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Draco Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, Hestia and Flora Carrow among Juveniles to Have Charges Dropped
… Most surprising today was the decision to clear Draco Malfoy, son of noted Death Eater and leader of S.P.A.M. Lord Lucius Malfoy, of all charges relating to his involvement with the Dark Lord. The Golden Trio testified for the defense, providing startling new information on the events at Malfoy Manor, including Draco Malfoy’s successful attempt to protect their identities. Surprise witnesses — the late Albus Dumbledore and the recently deceased Severus Snape — clinched the verdict for young Malfoy when the truth of Dumbledore’s alleged murder came to light…
S.P.A.M. Loses First Decision
In a stunning defeat for the richest families in the wizarding world, the court denied S.P..A.M.’s request to release assets frozen by the Ministry. An appeal was filed by S.P.A.M.’s legal team immediately…
In dueling press conferences, Minister of Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt and S.P.A.M. head Lucius Malfoy each declared success. Shacklebolt’s statement thanked the court for protecting the rights of ordinary magical citizens to compensation. Malfoy, on the other hand, indicated the outcome was expected, allowing S.P.A.M. to escalate the case sooner. In a bit of cheek, Malfoy thanked the court for arriving at the wrong decision “expediently” so that a wiser court can hear the appeal…
Hogwarts Reopens to a Smaller Enrollment
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizarding, scene of the last and largest battle of the Second Wizarding War, reopens this fall for classes. Interim Head Minerva McGonagal thanked the multitude of students and alumni from around the world who made it possible.
Notable in the posted attendance acceptance list was the significantly smaller number of Slytherins. Large numbers of the surviving “Sacred Twenty-Eight” — the last of the pure-bloods in magical England — have chosen to send their living heirs to Durmstrang, an institution known for its support of blood purity and and social separation. Returning Slytherins include Blaise Zabini of the Italian Zabinis, Pansy Parkinson, Miles Bletchley, Terrence Higgs, Draco Malfoy…