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...The Prophet #9
Daily Prophet News Articles
Antonin Dolohov Found Dead In Kings Cross Station — Witnesses Sought
Cleaning staff stumbled upon the mutilated body of former Death Eater Antonin Dolohov. Preliminary investigations by the Aurors Squad on the scene indicate the use of dark magic including Unforgivable curses.
In a late night session, the Minister approved emergency legislation allowing the release of funds frozen as part of the prosecution of former Death Eaters. The statute allows withdrawal of up to 15% of each defendant’s frozen funds to “secure personal property and hire protective services for their immediate family.” In a prepared statement, the Minister’s press secretary clarified:
“…should not think that this is the return of funds from defendants who remain under indictment for heinous acts during the war. This statute recognizes that innocent family members deserve protection from the individuals or groups targeting the community. The Minister wants the community to remember that all defendants are innocent until convicted and imprisoned.”S.P.A.M., in a later statement, applauded the actions of the Ministry but criticized the limited efforts to identify and arrest the “serial killer in our midst.” The group submitted a list of demands to the Ministry for…University of England and Wales Report Weighs In On Population Risks
The Ministry today received an unsolicited analysis of the population losses threatening Britain’s wizarding community. An advance copy, obtained by the Prophet, documents the trend and confirms the reports published in the Quibbler.
Most disturbing was the analysts’ confirmation that the decline in live wizarding births began during the First Wizarding War. The report quotes concerns expressed by Albus Dumbledore, then a professor at Hogwarts, that segregation by blood-status would lead to a lack of healthy diversity within wizarding families. Dumbledore speculated that the measured decline actually began at least a century earlier.
In its preliminary recommendations, researchers caution that intervention by the Ministry will be necessary to overcome generations of population isolation by blood-status. Amongst the most controversial recommendations is the call for a Reproduction Statute to force reproductive pairings across blood-status. The report acknowledges the effort required to confirm said status and further qualifies that the fertility assessment process, currently under development at St. Mungo’s, will be critical in addressing the issues.
S.P.A.M. announced a series of meetings to address the report and any possible legislation. A S.P.A.M. representative indicated the events will focus on witches’ rights under any potential reproductive regulation…