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...The Prophet #12
Daily Prophet — New Year’s Eve Mid-Morning Special Edition
Reminder - Candidate Registration Begins At Midnight
Crowds are expected to swell around the Ministry’s headquarters tonight to register as candidates for the Minister of Magic position. Full elections have been reinstated by the present Interim Minister, Kingsley Shacklebolt, to restore this fundamental right to magical creatures in the British Isles.
Election laws have been updated to reduce the legal minimum age of candidates from 30 to 18 — a nod, the Minister said, to the young veterans who fought in the war. In a departure from past events, the Ministry will stay open until all candidates are registered.
The current Minister registered his own candidacy one minute after midnight to day.
Ministry of Magic Announces Plans To Study Magical Birthrates in the New Year
Deadalus Diggle, the recently named Ministry Press Secretary in Charge of Quibbler Issues, released a statement declaring the Ministry’s intent to look into claims by the Quibbler and other researchers that birthrates are declining.
The Ministry’s new Head for Population Issues, Mafalda Hopkirk, has been tasked (according to Press Secretary Diggle quoting the Quibbler) to investigate and report on the severity of the problem. Miss Hopkirk will also, according to Diggle, present a plan to the Minister of Magic outlining corrective measures.
The Prophet was unable to get details when Miss Hopkirk, overwhelmed by her rapid promotion this morning, fainted during the interview.
Minister of Magic Will Attend the Children’s Carnival New Year’s Eve Celebration
Minister of Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt, will be attending an informal luncheon, in the magical section of Hampstead Heath overlooking the city, under heavy guard by the Auror’s Department. The event is open to the wizarding public; the Minister will spend time personally greeting guests, with special holiday crackers for war orphans and widows supplied by Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
The London Eye will be available exclusively for magical citizens from midnight December 30 until sunrise January 2. Children will not be admitted after 7:00 p.m. A limited number of tickets remain and will be distributed at the attraction kiosk on a first-come-first-served…
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