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Chapter 9: Diagon Alley

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BOOM!

BANG!

BANG!

BOOM!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"PLEASE! NO! I BEG YOU!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"HAHAHAHAHA"

Rubble was everywhere. Bodies lay in the street dead. Diagon Alley was in chaos. Men in masks went about the street blowing things up and shooting the killing curse at anyone they pleased. Aurors and Order members fought a losing battle. Only Gringotts stood untouched by the attackers. Some people had run into Gringotts to protect themselves, others would try and hide but it was no use the attackers were killing anything they saw and managed to find. Bodies were dropping left right and centre.

Hestia arrived at the scene late thanks to a certain dog cough-Sirius-cough and now she was glad she was late it was horrible. She turned over the nearest body and let out a scream. It was Ollivander the old wandmaker, that was going to hurt the wizarding world. She had just moved on to the next body when one of the Death Eaters appeared in front of her and raised his wand.

"Avada Ka-"

"Bombarda!" A voice yelled from behind her. She turned round to face her saviour to see her wizard soulmate Sirius glaring at the Death Eater who had been so close to killing her. She got up from where she was crouching and ran to him and kissed him. When she pulled away she got her wand out and ran to where she heard people screaming these Death Eaters didn't know who they were about to deal with.

"Avad-"

"Stupefy."

"Cruc-"

"Finiate." The Blast of light was blinding, people screamed, others welcomed it and Sirius dropped his jaw in shock. When the light died down it seemed that only the Death Eaters had been effected as they were all unconscious on the floor. There was silence and then people realized something had happened that could save them, they started to panic.

"How-? When did you-? How?" Sirius stuttered out to Hestia. She turned round to see him staring at her in shock.

"Nevermind How." Hestia replied "Sonorus. ATTENTION PEOPLE OF DIAGON ALLEY. THAT SPELL WILL ONLY LAST SO LONG GET OUT OF HERE! GET THE INJURED TO ST MUNGO'S! LEAVE THE DEAD! GO GO GO!" There was a mad rush after Hestia had finished yelling this. She grabbed Sirius's hand and apparated away.

-R-

DEATH EATERS DESTROY DIAGON!

By C . V . Smith

Yesterday afternoon signals the start of dark times for the wizarding world like the attack in Hogsmeade last June. Death Eaters appeared in Diagon Alley and destroyed nearly everything apart from Knocturn Allley and Gringotts. Both were never touched possibly because they were of value to the Death Eaters who attacked. Currently 98 people are in Saint Mungo's in Critical Condition. While 105 people are currently being treated for minor injuries. However it our greatest regret to inform everyone that over 300 people were killed in the attacks yesterday most notably: the wandmaker Ollivander, Flourish from Flourish and Blotts and Quidditch Star Samuel Hornby. For names of all people who were brutally murdered see pages 7-9.

Inquiries are being made into this barbaric attack and so far all we know is that what stopped the Death Eaters was a bright light as described by witnesses. What was this light? Another witness described what it was like; "I thought I was going to die everything was being blown up and I thought this is it i'm going to die and like then this bright light tore through the street and like when it cleared it was like all of the Death Eaters were on the floor unconscious. Then there was this voice a girls yelling to get the injured to Saint Mungo's and get everyone who wasn't to just leave and like I wasn't stupid I got myself out of there.

People are wondering why this happened? Why now?

We at The Daily Prophet hope to get down to the bottom of this.

We at The Daily Prophet give our condolences to the people who are affected by this attack and our hearts are with you.

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Ginny and Harry stared at the paper.

"Th-That's Horrible." Ginny managed. Harry nodded. He couldn't say anything. Yesterday after they had woken up they had had a visit from Mcgonagall to see how they were doing and afterwards had bonded some more. This morning they had woken up to a copy of The Daily Prophet on the dining table. Ginny was hastily writing a letter when Harry came out of his thoughts.

"Could I borrow Hedwig?" She asked. Harry nodded and called Hedwig in. Ginny tied the letter to the owl's leg and told Hedwig to go to a place called 'The Borrow'. Then she turned and curled up on the couch. Harry sat down next to her and pulled her close to comfort her. It was obvious to him someone she loved might have been in Diagon on the day of the attacks. Harry realized that he needed to give her comfort if something had happened to her loved ones.

-B-

Molly Weasley was absolutely worried. She had spent 15 hours in St Mungo's emergency room waiting for news on her son. George sat next to her on the left and Arthur on the right. Bill and Charlie had gone to borrow to see if Ginny or Ron had sent the letters. The door opened and a healer stepped out.

"Mr and Mrs Weasley?"

-Y-

Ron was in the owlery sending off his letter to home. He needed to know if someone had been hurt.

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