Chief Inspector Basher sat back at her desk waiting for the first of the suspects to be brought before her. A light tap to the window signified the arrival of the midmorning delivery owl, in its claws it carried a newspaper. On inspection the Chief Inspector saw that it was the updated version of this mornings Daily Prophet.
Swishing her wand, somehow knowing she would be needing a strong coffee, a cup appeared in her hand, she took a sip as she shook the paper out onto her desk and read the headline.

News Flash New Developments in Weasley Murder Investigation
By Anita Scribe, Daily Prophet Special Correspondent

It has been brought to my attention that the Ministry of Magic's Chief Investigator Boadicea Basher, has detained eight prominent Wizards and Witches in relation to the brutal murder of Ronald Bilius Weasley. I was truly shocked at the names on this list. Many are famous figures that fought together on the side of Light in the war against Voldemort. They find themselves together again, however this time they are accused of being involved in a most heinous crime. With the help of statements from people who know these suspects, I have pieced together a brief insight into their relationship with the deceased. Could the Ministry have got it wrong? Do they indeed have the murderer of Ronald Weasley in one of their holding cells? Or have they been duped into believing idle speculation?

The information I have gathered for you, as unbelievable as it may seem, is correctly recorded. My sources have been double checked for authenticity, and I can assure you that they have corroborated this information under Veritaserum. The Daily Prophet is committed to bringing you the whole story as it comes in. I will update any more information as it comes to light throughout these investigations. In the meantime,

The Suspects

Hermione Granger had been betrayed too many times by the victim, and was threatening to publicly humiliate him and get him sacked from Hogwarts. She had sought comfort on a couple of occasions from the Italian Stallion, Blaise Zabini, but ended that liaison when she found he liked his own sex more than she thought he should. Hermione works as an Auror in the Dark Wizard Department of The Ministry and is on speaking terms with Chief Investigator Basher.

Molly Weasley found her son and his old Potions master in a very compromising position and told Ron that if he didn't come clean to his fiancée, she would do it for him. Ron assaulted his mother, telling her that she would have to watch her back. The result was that Molly told Hermione, who promptly dumped him. Ron never forgave his mother for this and they hadn't talked for some time.

Now that the Dark Lord has gone, Lucius Malfoy has become bored of petty squabbles in the Wizarding World and now runs a select nightclub in Muggle London. Ron was a regular at the club, Echelon, and was known to be seen quite often doing 'business' at Lucius' table. It has been reliably told to me that the nature of this business was drugs. Lucius has also disowned his only son and heir, Draco, out of jealousy of his relationship with Harry Potter, with whom Lucius has been enamoured for quite some time.

Draco Malfoy loathed Ron Weasley with a passion, and only just tolerated anybody else from Hogwarts. To say Draco is overjoyed that his school days are over is an understatement. His lover, Harry Potter, had suddenly begun getting visits from Ron at odd hours, which only made Draco angrier. Draco had recently been disinherited because of his relationship with Harry. If anything happened to this relationship, Draco would be penniless.

Neville Longbottom, was a long suffering friend of Ron's who had been going through a terrible time. He had taken up with a Muggle girl, Lorelei MacClaggan at a party. They had been together 6 months and had planned on settling down. She was out partying one night and after somebody gave her a spiked drink, she died. Neville is still in a state of shock. Neville works at a Muggle flower shop.

Severus Snape, the lascivious old Potions master seems to literally have his old and new students beating down his door. Ron went in for the rough sex that he could inflict on Severus where as Harry Potter enjoyed being totally dominated by him. Ron threatened to tell everyone that he was a 'raving poof' if he didn't turn a blind eye to Ron's little drug dealings. Severus' reputation was at stake, so he had no choice but to comply. This was much to the chagrin of his other secret lover, Harry.

Harry Potter, Draco's long term lover. Has been getting more than Potions tutoring from his older teacher for quite some time. It was due to the kinky nature of their sex lives that Harry was very jealous of Severus' affair with Weasley and wanted to really have a go at Ron over it. But because he was in a relationship with Draco, he had to sit back and watch it go on, literally. Harry, like Hermione, had been estranged from the Ron for quite some time. The late night visits that Ron was making to Harry's house were starting to become a problem.

Blaise Zabini never really had a lot to do with Ron, but was a constant in Neville Long bottom's life, since they shared a house together. Blaise is allegedly a confirmed sex maniac, loving nothing more than breaking couples up for sport. The victim recently discovered Mr. Zabini was more than friendly with Hermione Granger. Blaise was also engaged in sexual liaisons with another of his school friends on a regular basis; they would meet at the Leaky Cauldron for sex, once a month or so.

Chief Investigator Basher has scheduled interviews with the eight suspects, beginning immediately. Transcripts of those interviews will be made available as soon as they are released by The Ministry of Magic. Please continue reading The Daily Prophet, your source for the latest developments in the ongoing Weasley Murder Investigation.