A/N: So this was written for The Published Article Competition. For this challenge I decided to write an advice column for the Daily Prophet from the eyes of my OC Adeline Aspen. This article is published sometime during Harry's fifth year.
Well my dears, it's that lovely time of the week again! It's time for: Ask Adeline. Due to the overwhelming amount of letters I receive each day, I can unfortunately only choose a few to answer. If your question was not answered today, feel free to owl me at: 29 Richington Drive (please tip your owl prior to sending it to us, as we refuse to tip them upon arrival) Thank you, and we hope you enjoy: Ask Adeline!
Dear Adeline,
As much as I hate to admit it, I have fallen in love with a muggleborn wizard! A muggleborn! He's one of the kindest, sweetest, handsomest wizards I've ever met, but I am part of one of the most honorable Pureblood families in all of England! What do I do? My whole family will disown me if they even suspect my feelings for a minute. He and I have been sneaking around for over a year now, and I don't know how long I can keep this up!
Help me Adeline,
Problem-filled Pureblood
Dear Problem-filled Pureblood,
Yikes! You are in one tough situation. But the answer is obvious: dump his sorry butt, and forget about him. We purebloods are way above those low life muggleborns who don't even deserve to have magic. Your heart will hurt a little bit, but it's nothing a trip to Honeydukes won't fix (I recommend their new Fizzy Fruits, they are simply to die for). Plus, I'm sure if you talk to your parents, they will be more than happy to find you a perfect pureblood husband who isn't to bad. I, too was in a similar situation once upon a time. In my later years of school, I met a lovely wizard, unfortunately he turned out to be a muggleborn, so I immediately let him go (In other words I just turned him into a frog, who hasn't done that a few time before?). Anyways, a few months later, my parents set me up with a very rich and powerful pureblood whom I'm still married to today! Our bloodline still remains pure, and that's all that matters, right?
Good luck, and remember blood purity conquers all,
Adeline
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Dear Adeline,
I finally have graduated Hogwarts, and am moving closer to Ministry, as I will start working their soon. Unfortunately, the flat I've moved into is extremely dirty. Without my house elf, I've been having a lot of trouble cleaning. Any recommendations on charms or spells to use?
Love,
Horrible with Household Spells
Dear Horrible with Household Spells,
I'm so glad you asked. First off, congratulations on graduating Hogwarts and you new job at the Ministry. The Ministry is wonderful place to work, and my friend Dolores Umbridge works there . She is a very lovely lady and if you get a chance, definitely talk to her (she's currently teaching at Hogwarts, but she stops by the Ministry often). I could never imagine living without my house elf, but anyways, back to your problem. My first recommendation for cleaning is the Scouring Charm. It's a relatively easy spell that can clean up a particular object quite easily. My next recommendation is "Merlin's Insta-Clean Potion" (see ad in Witches Weekly). It is a rather expensive potion, so if your tight on money, it's a little tricky, but it works like a charm! One bottle and you house will be clean and stay clean.
Good luck,
Adeline
P.S. Get a house elf as soon as possible. You should not have to do all this dirty work, that's what the house elves are for.
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So that's all for today, don't forget to comeback next tomorrow for: Discussing with Dolores! Tomorrow we will be discussing the nastiness of werewolves and centaurs with the lovely Dolores Umbridge.
Have a lovely day,
Adeline Aspen