The Daily Prophet, Readers' Columns

A collection of short articles sent in for publishing to the Daily Prophet, by various members of the Wizarding World

Dear Readers,

I have decided – after the flood of letters I have received from people wishing to have work/articles etc, published in this newspaper – to create an entirely new section which is devoted to people in the wizarding world who wish to have their opinions, etc known. If you have anything you would like to see in print, please send it to the usual address!

Enjoy,

The Editor.

ISSUE ONE

Gnomes have rights too!

By: A Garden Gnome

Good Morning, Daily Prophet readers. I am a gnome. For all my years, and my father's, and grandfathers' years before me, we gnomes have been mistreated, abused, and severely neglected by The Ministry of Magic. We are magical creatures too! We are not your slaves, like house elves - we are not trying to kill you like centaurs! We just want to be left alone by witches and wizards trying to eject us from our natural habitats - by the Garden Pond.

I live in a large wizarding garden in Ottery St Catchpole. I have been thrown over the hedge of my garden in Ottery St Catchpole 46 times! Once, over 50 feet – which, although impressive, is UNACCEPTABLE! My brother has been so severely brain damaged by this vile treatment that yesterday he spent the entire day giggling hysterically in a Wellington boot, while a Kneazle tried to kill him!

Although the garden was full of wizards, not one tried to rescue my brother. In return for that, I must say I did bite the Boy-Who-Lived. The Wizarding World must take this as a Warning! We are not going to put up with this treatment any more! As you can see, my vicious attack on Harry Potter, was provoked. We gnomes are not violent creatures. There is nothing we like more than sitting by the pond and fishing the day away. But if we are not left in peace, brain-damaged or not, we will march on the Ministry and destroy the wizarding world!

You have been warned!

We realise this is very short, but it will be updated regularly, and with various members of the wizarding world writing in articles!

Feel free to check out the other sections of the Daily Prophet under 'Padfoot, Prongs and Moony'

Please Read and Review! We really appreciate any opinions/comments!

P,P,M