A/N: Hey everyone, first of all thank you for your continued support; I really appreciate it. I've appreciated your patience even more. I've been writing different situations for this story and am working on tying them together. Then I realized that I had never written a reaction from the media. Luckily, I hadn't posted past the point that this chapter would have been confusing. It's short, but I hope it's entertaining.

Daily Prophet Headline

NEW PROFESSOR AT HOGWARTS

Many generations of Hogwarts students would not be surprised by the news of Hogwarts getting yet another new member of staff, but this one is, in a word, peculiar. According to many students who have written home about their new professor, she is a young woman with long black hair, dark brown eyes, and Asian features but the most peculiar thing about her is her skin. This seemingly ordinary young witch has GREEN SKIN!

She is not sick! Her skin is vibrant emerald green! Now most of the parents thought that their children were joking. No person could possibly have green skin unless he or she took a potion or was hit by a spell that went awry. However, this author has written to a reliable source (Professor Jane Umbridge) at Hogwarts, and she assured me that the young woman in question does in fact have green skin.

"I was sure she was involved in a prank or an accident." Professor Umbridge wrote back to me, "But, she assured me that she was born with the unnatural, shocking color."

Professor Elphaba Thropp is the newest addition to Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and will be teaching all the students (fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh years) wandless magic. Yes, you read that right. WANDLESS MAGIC! If you are still in shock, that's magic without a wand. Headmaster Albus Dumbledore also wrote me a short reply on the subject.

"It is nothing like I've ever seen before." He wrote, "I am confident that the students will benefit from this skill, if they can master it."

Other than her appearance and what she will be teaching, we here at the Daily Prophet know absolutely nothing about Professor Thropp. We do not know where she is from or how she came to be in England. She has an accent, but no one knows what her first language is. She uses wandless magic primarily, so where did she learn that? Who taught her wandless magic? Does she even use a wand?

This author has interviewed a few parents on this pressing matter concerning this new skill being taught and the odd young woman teaching it. What are your concerns about this new teacher and her bewildering magic?

Mr. Lucius Malfoy and his wife expressed concerns about this woman's teaching credentials. "Does she even have a teaching degree?" Mrs. Malfoy asked me. I informed her that I had written the Headmaster that very question, but he had never answered me. Mr. Malfoy inquired about the safety of this wandless magic.

"How do we know this wandless magic is as beneficial as Dumbledore says?" Mr. Malfoy asked. "This Thropp woman could be teaching the children how to commit murder for all we know. Also, in my opinion and many at the Ministry agree with me, recently, Dumbledore has been making… questionable choices. I very much doubt his reliability when it comes to hiring new teachers."

Other parents have expressed similar concerns. However, a few of the parents decided to be optimistic about the new subject.

"I think it is a wonderful idea to be teaching such a new skill." Said a mother who wished to remain anonymous. "To think what children could do. My son is constantly misplacing his wand. It gets to the point where he is frantic and I have to Accio it. I tell him every time not to misplace it, but he does anyway, and you know he'll lose it again when he has his own place. Now, if he can do wandless magic, well, he won't have to worry so much will he?" Next, I asked her what she thought about Professor Thropp. "I try not to judge people based on first impressions. Besides, it's not as if her appearance will affect her teaching the students, unless she allows it. If she doesn't make a fuss about her appearance, then the children won't either.

"Now, concerning her credentials. I know there is a law that teachers must have a teaching certificate to teach, but Dumbledore hired a werewolf who taught more in one year than the previous two did in one month. Then, he hired an ex-auror to teach DADA. I think if someone has a talent that needs to be taught… well, I think Headmaster Dumbledore made a good decision to take Miss Thropp in."

Those are the main thoughts of the parents that are coming into the Daily Prophet right now. Some like the idea, some do not. However, I suppose it is really up to the school board, the faculty, and the students as to whether Professor Thropp will have a long or short career at Hogwarts. In any case, I wish Professor Thropp and her students good luck.

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Elphaba calmly sipped her tea as general murmurings flitted about the Great Hall during breakfast. She didn't miss the many glances in her direction.

Snape sighed next to her as he let the morning newspaper fall to the table. "The Daily Prophet answering absolutely nothing about anything, typical."

"Yes, I read the article earlier this morning. At least there isn't a picture of me."

"I think a picture would have been a nice addition." Madame Pomfry mentioned in an off-handed tone.

"You don't have vibrantly colored skin." Elphaba's lips twisted into a slight sneer.

"It would have been in black and white." Snape informed her.

Elphaba merely hummed in response.