DAILY PROPHET
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May 16th, 2004 _
Grieving Widow Takes Own Life
By: Candace Richards
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Early this morning, we at the DAILY PROPHET received news that 28 year-old Ginny Weasley tragically took her own life at around eight o'clock p.m. last night. Her body was found sprawled on the ground beside the late Harry Potter's tombstone in Saint Richard's Cemetery (Greenwich).
For those of you who are familiar with the story, Harry Potter's life met a sudden end on July 31st, a little over ten years ago. While no one was convicted at the time, there was a certain air of suspicion around Potter's known rival, the prominent Draco Malfoy.
(For full details on the relationship between Weasley and Malfoy, turn to page 5).
On that one terrible night, Weasley lost her closest brother, Ronald Weasley, her good friend, (and girlfriend to her brother), Hermione Granger, and close companion Harry Potter. Over the years her family has slowly dwindled down from the astonishing nine members to only two, (brothers Frederick and William).
While the PROPHET tried to contact her only remaining siblings, they refused to give an interview. It seemed that Weasley's death would remain a mystery, just as Potter's.
However, there was one more thing uncovered at the site of her unnatural death. Beside the blunt kitchen knife Weasley used to end her life, detectives Rauch and Kilgore discovered a letter, written in the woman's handwriting. The contents of said letter were released early this morning and are as follows:
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To whom it May Concern:
By the time you read this, I will most likely be dead.
I am not going in bad temper, and I understand why everything happened like it did.
To Fred and Bill: I love you. I always will. Don't grieve over me. I'm going to a much happier place than the one I'm in now.
Which leads me to my next point.
While it may not do any good, because I will be gone before I can testify against him, there are a few things I would like to tell the world about my husband, Draco.
He killed Harry Potter. I saw it happen.
This is terribly hard for me to write down, so please take this as evidence and throw him in Azkaban.
The events occurred as follows:
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The Department of Magical Crime Investigation did not show the rest of the note, but our own Theresa Hughes had this comment to give.
"When they brought the body in, there were bruises all over her face and arms. While usually a small mark or two is normal, these injuries seemed to be fairly severe. We even found evidence of a small amount of brain damage, most likely due to extreme force being brought upon her head. The only logical explanation would be domestic abuse, probably direction from her spouse."
This bit of information would have normally tainted Weasley's credibility in convicting her husband. But, thanks to a ingenious spell cast by our own Chad Wilken, Investigative officers were able to confirm that the letter was written in the best of intentions and completely verified her comments.
Malfoy is being held in Azkaban prison to await his trial on July 31st. There will be no witnesses, except for the Ministry workers involved in the case.
From an interview given earlier, Malfoy said this.
"You cannot prove I killed Potter. I'm sad to say that my wife was probably trying to get revenge on me for a quarrel we had earlier this week."
While this reporter is on the fence, much of the public sides with the deceased Ginny Weasley. I suppose we'll all just have to await the verdict of Malfoy's sentence.
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DAILY PROPHET
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August 1st, 2004
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Verdict in Malfoy Case Arrives
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An eager press waited outside the Ministry's courtroom doors this morning, waiting for the possible conviction of Mr. Draco Malfoy. After a delayed verdict, the High Court emerged and declared that Malfoy was 'cleared of all charges.' Malfoy was released with a few parting words, which included a sneering comment of:
"There was never any evidence against me. There was no possible way I was going to prison."
In other news, Yolanda Lundgren of the National Lawn care Society held a seminar on proper hedge trimming this weekend, which turned out quite a crowd.........
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A/N:
I know I said there would be any add-ons or prequels, but I really felt that I left this one unfinished. Plus, a newspaper article isn't really under one of those categories.
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May 16th, 2004 _
Grieving Widow Takes Own Life
By: Candace Richards
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Early this morning, we at the DAILY PROPHET received news that 28 year-old Ginny Weasley tragically took her own life at around eight o'clock p.m. last night. Her body was found sprawled on the ground beside the late Harry Potter's tombstone in Saint Richard's Cemetery (Greenwich).
For those of you who are familiar with the story, Harry Potter's life met a sudden end on July 31st, a little over ten years ago. While no one was convicted at the time, there was a certain air of suspicion around Potter's known rival, the prominent Draco Malfoy.
(For full details on the relationship between Weasley and Malfoy, turn to page 5).
On that one terrible night, Weasley lost her closest brother, Ronald Weasley, her good friend, (and girlfriend to her brother), Hermione Granger, and close companion Harry Potter. Over the years her family has slowly dwindled down from the astonishing nine members to only two, (brothers Frederick and William).
While the PROPHET tried to contact her only remaining siblings, they refused to give an interview. It seemed that Weasley's death would remain a mystery, just as Potter's.
However, there was one more thing uncovered at the site of her unnatural death. Beside the blunt kitchen knife Weasley used to end her life, detectives Rauch and Kilgore discovered a letter, written in the woman's handwriting. The contents of said letter were released early this morning and are as follows:
*
To whom it May Concern:
By the time you read this, I will most likely be dead.
I am not going in bad temper, and I understand why everything happened like it did.
To Fred and Bill: I love you. I always will. Don't grieve over me. I'm going to a much happier place than the one I'm in now.
Which leads me to my next point.
While it may not do any good, because I will be gone before I can testify against him, there are a few things I would like to tell the world about my husband, Draco.
He killed Harry Potter. I saw it happen.
This is terribly hard for me to write down, so please take this as evidence and throw him in Azkaban.
The events occurred as follows:
*
The Department of Magical Crime Investigation did not show the rest of the note, but our own Theresa Hughes had this comment to give.
"When they brought the body in, there were bruises all over her face and arms. While usually a small mark or two is normal, these injuries seemed to be fairly severe. We even found evidence of a small amount of brain damage, most likely due to extreme force being brought upon her head. The only logical explanation would be domestic abuse, probably direction from her spouse."
This bit of information would have normally tainted Weasley's credibility in convicting her husband. But, thanks to a ingenious spell cast by our own Chad Wilken, Investigative officers were able to confirm that the letter was written in the best of intentions and completely verified her comments.
Malfoy is being held in Azkaban prison to await his trial on July 31st. There will be no witnesses, except for the Ministry workers involved in the case.
From an interview given earlier, Malfoy said this.
"You cannot prove I killed Potter. I'm sad to say that my wife was probably trying to get revenge on me for a quarrel we had earlier this week."
While this reporter is on the fence, much of the public sides with the deceased Ginny Weasley. I suppose we'll all just have to await the verdict of Malfoy's sentence.
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DAILY PROPHET
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August 1st, 2004
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Verdict in Malfoy Case Arrives
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An eager press waited outside the Ministry's courtroom doors this morning, waiting for the possible conviction of Mr. Draco Malfoy. After a delayed verdict, the High Court emerged and declared that Malfoy was 'cleared of all charges.' Malfoy was released with a few parting words, which included a sneering comment of:
"There was never any evidence against me. There was no possible way I was going to prison."
In other news, Yolanda Lundgren of the National Lawn care Society held a seminar on proper hedge trimming this weekend, which turned out quite a crowd.........
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A/N:
I know I said there would be any add-ons or prequels, but I really felt that I left this one unfinished. Plus, a newspaper article isn't really under one of those categories.