A Maid in the Devil's Manor
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Harry Potter › Het - Male/Female › Snape/Hermione
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
51
Views:
39,392
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483
Recommended:
1
Currently Reading:
0
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Rita Skeeter's Column
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Chapter 12 – Rita Skeeter’s Column
FRONT PAGE BLURB
Possible Leak to Deatheaters by Ministry Employee…Page 2
[ PHOTO ]
Snape hands Granger two-way mirror.
Photo by Bozo Baggins
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WIZARDING WORLD
Daily Column by Rita Skeeter
Possible Leak to Deatheaters by Ministry Employee
Dear Readers,
We have all been made painfully aware of the spectacular and successful attacks by rogue deatheaters over the past few months, despite the best efforts of Ministry Aurors to thwart them. They manage to escape time and time again, almost as if they know what to expect.
Several days ago I received an anonymous tip from a concerned citizen concerning a Ministry employee currently working in the Spells Development Department, who is in close association with a former deatheater. The source was concerned that rogue deatheaters may be receiving sensitive information on the latest defensive and detection spells created for use by the Aurors due to this association.
Upon investigation I found a muggle-born employee, Hermione Granger does indeed have a clandestine association with Hogwarts Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape, an admitted servant of the Dark Lord.
The two were sharing an intimate dinner at Crowdag’s restaurant, imbibing large amounts of wine when I approached them for an interview. Both denied being intimately involved and claimed to be business partners only. When questioned about the nature of their business, both refused to reveal any details, citing a right to privacy.
I witnessed for myself the strange nature of this so-called business relationship, when the Professor would not allow Miss Granger to order her own meal, plucking the menu out of her hand as she perused it. I have never seen mere business partners conduct themselves in such a manner. Miss Granger submitted to this public indignity without protest, which only led me to wonder what other areas of her life this former deatheater controls and to what extent?
Professor Snape was caught on camera providing Miss Granger with a very small two-way mirror. This mirror is small enough to fit in a robe pocket and can be used anywhere at anytime to pass private communications. The interview ended when my own person was threatened with bodily harm by Professor Snape if I attempted to continue to question the couple. I discretely withdrew and immediately retired to my desk to report these strange going-ons to the public, who have the right to know. Am I the only one who is suspicious here?
Readers, the Ministry has not always been on point concerning the activities going on within its own walls. Several years ago, Voldemort personally wreaked havoc inside the Ministry building, right under the officials’ noses. I assume they are unaware of the new potential danger that is in their midst at this very moment. While there is no concrete evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Miss Granger and Professor Snape, the man’s history and his close association with an employee that has access to defensive secrets should invite at the least an inquiry, and at best a full-blown investigation.
It is my hope that in reporting these little-known facts, a fire will be put under the Ministry, and they will investigate this matter before more lives are lost to rogue deatheaters. I remain,
Rita Skeeter
Daily Prophet Columnist/Reporter
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A/N: I decided to write this as part of Rita’s daily column rather than a news report, since all of what Rita is implying is speculation and conjecture, not real news, and writing it this way allows me to put a more personal spin on the article, which is not usually present or allowable in straight reporting. If she has a readership, (and she does) this would be enough to ignite an outcry. Please review.
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Chapter 12 – Rita Skeeter’s Column
FRONT PAGE BLURB
Possible Leak to Deatheaters by Ministry Employee…Page 2
[ PHOTO ]
Snape hands Granger two-way mirror.
Photo by Bozo Baggins
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WIZARDING WORLD
Daily Column by Rita Skeeter
Possible Leak to Deatheaters by Ministry Employee
Dear Readers,
We have all been made painfully aware of the spectacular and successful attacks by rogue deatheaters over the past few months, despite the best efforts of Ministry Aurors to thwart them. They manage to escape time and time again, almost as if they know what to expect.
Several days ago I received an anonymous tip from a concerned citizen concerning a Ministry employee currently working in the Spells Development Department, who is in close association with a former deatheater. The source was concerned that rogue deatheaters may be receiving sensitive information on the latest defensive and detection spells created for use by the Aurors due to this association.
Upon investigation I found a muggle-born employee, Hermione Granger does indeed have a clandestine association with Hogwarts Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape, an admitted servant of the Dark Lord.
The two were sharing an intimate dinner at Crowdag’s restaurant, imbibing large amounts of wine when I approached them for an interview. Both denied being intimately involved and claimed to be business partners only. When questioned about the nature of their business, both refused to reveal any details, citing a right to privacy.
I witnessed for myself the strange nature of this so-called business relationship, when the Professor would not allow Miss Granger to order her own meal, plucking the menu out of her hand as she perused it. I have never seen mere business partners conduct themselves in such a manner. Miss Granger submitted to this public indignity without protest, which only led me to wonder what other areas of her life this former deatheater controls and to what extent?
Professor Snape was caught on camera providing Miss Granger with a very small two-way mirror. This mirror is small enough to fit in a robe pocket and can be used anywhere at anytime to pass private communications. The interview ended when my own person was threatened with bodily harm by Professor Snape if I attempted to continue to question the couple. I discretely withdrew and immediately retired to my desk to report these strange going-ons to the public, who have the right to know. Am I the only one who is suspicious here?
Readers, the Ministry has not always been on point concerning the activities going on within its own walls. Several years ago, Voldemort personally wreaked havoc inside the Ministry building, right under the officials’ noses. I assume they are unaware of the new potential danger that is in their midst at this very moment. While there is no concrete evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Miss Granger and Professor Snape, the man’s history and his close association with an employee that has access to defensive secrets should invite at the least an inquiry, and at best a full-blown investigation.
It is my hope that in reporting these little-known facts, a fire will be put under the Ministry, and they will investigate this matter before more lives are lost to rogue deatheaters. I remain,
Rita Skeeter
Daily Prophet Columnist/Reporter
********************************
A/N: I decided to write this as part of Rita’s daily column rather than a news report, since all of what Rita is implying is speculation and conjecture, not real news, and writing it this way allows me to put a more personal spin on the article, which is not usually present or allowable in straight reporting. If she has a readership, (and she does) this would be enough to ignite an outcry. Please review.