HARRY POTTER TO RETURN TO HOGWARTS!
28 August 1999
By Rita Skeeter
LONDON- Hogwarts' Headmistress Minerva McGonnagall announced this afternoon that The Man Who Conquered, Harry Potter, will be returning to Hogwarts in a few weeks as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
"There is no doubt he is a qualified man for the job." she said at a small press conference, held at the Hogwarts Castle. "Although we usually have younger teachers hold apprenticeships before assuming the role of professor, Mr. Potter assures us he is prepared. We know the classes are in good hands." On his resume, besides the obvious killing of Voldemort, is his position of leader of Dumbledore's Army, a student led Defense education group he founded with his friends.
Harry's job as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor comes after over a year of complete silence. "He's been really torn up since Ginny's death." a source close to him reports. His girlfriend, Ginny Weasley, died two weeks after the Battle of Hogwarts due to wounds that she obtained while fighting. The couple had been dating on and off for about a year, and were said to be very close. The same source tells us, "He had a lot of stuff to overcome, and getting to be with Ginny was what he saw at the finish line. But once he killed Voldemort and Ginny died, he was pretty lost." The last public sighting of him in England was at her funeral, over a year ago.
It is rumored that he spent a few months traveling around the world. He was reported seen in Egypt, Iceland, and even America.
While Harry's been travelling the world, his two best friends, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, finished their last year at Hogwarts. Miss Granger has accepted a job working for the Ministry of Magic in the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Mr. Weasley has begun Auror Training. When they were contacted for comments on this article, they did not wish to respond.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well, there you go! The teaser chapter/ intro to my new story. It's real first chapter should be up about next weekend, depending on how crazy this week is for me. I hope you guys like it! The epilogue for my other story is nearly done, so that will be up soon. Thanks!