Post by Revolutions Administration on Mar 16, 2006 20:21:48 GMT -5
All over the wizarding world, issues of the Daily Prophet are being passed around with the craze worthy of thresals in a frenzy. The front cover sporting a black and white photo of Ministry Officials talking in hushed whispers and occasionally glaring up at the readers.
December 1st 2006. The holiday season has arrived, students attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are home for the holidays and families all around the United Kingdom are gathering to celebrate the Christmas season. However, many members of these families will have to miss out on helping to decorate the tree with their favorite fairies due to the Ministry on December 19th placing a ban on the most convenient form of travel; flooing.
"It is for the safety of the wizarding world," stated a ministry official that preferred to have his identity disclosed, "with students out of school, there is a greater risk of Eleven attacks, which have been occurring increasingly."
Wanting to go unnamed for a very sound reason. Code Eleven -- the "Eleven attacks" in reference -- is a Ministry code for juvenile infringement for intentional harm against muggles, which is in accordance with the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery. Reliable sources tell us that it is affirmative that the vandalizing of Big Ben with a replica Dark Mark (( the symbol of You-Know-Who )) is also confirmed to be a Code Eleven attack though the Ministry has no viable proof.
As slipped by our unnamed official, the Ministry of Magic seems to be losing its faith in our youth. By banning Flooing, the number one source of travel for those under seventeen without an apparition license has been taken away. Reducing the possibility of large groups of underaged wizards gathering quickly at one location. All of which has been done on the grounds "there is a greater risk of Eleven attacks, which have been occurring increasingly."
Is this discrimination and stereotyping our sons and daughters for a few, evidence-wise unconnected events? Mainly enraged parents and members of the wizarding community believe so, a good majority of which travel plans have been ruined due to this announcement.
"Its disgusting!" rants Victor Prewett, "they are placing a ridiculous restriction on Flooing without any righteous reasoning! Whats next, apparition being taken away? And then even the already regulated portkeys?"
Prewett made a very good point. The Ministry is getting into more and more of a fret over these recent events, are a couple of underaged wizards and witches too much for them to handle? The Minister doesn't believe so, as a matter of fact, he denied any claim to the Elevens.
"The man you spoke to was mistaken," Scrimgeour told our reporters, "there is no evidence that Big Ben or other related attacks were a Code Eleven Offense. The Ministry has halted Flooing for reasons that cannot be released at this time."
It all seems very fishy to us as well as various other members of the wizarding community.
"Ministry Bans Flooing" continues on page 9....
MINISTRY BANS FLOOING
December 1st 2006. The holiday season has arrived, students attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are home for the holidays and families all around the United Kingdom are gathering to celebrate the Christmas season. However, many members of these families will have to miss out on helping to decorate the tree with their favorite fairies due to the Ministry on December 19th placing a ban on the most convenient form of travel; flooing.
"It is for the safety of the wizarding world," stated a ministry official that preferred to have his identity disclosed, "with students out of school, there is a greater risk of Eleven attacks, which have been occurring increasingly."
Wanting to go unnamed for a very sound reason. Code Eleven -- the "Eleven attacks" in reference -- is a Ministry code for juvenile infringement for intentional harm against muggles, which is in accordance with the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery. Reliable sources tell us that it is affirmative that the vandalizing of Big Ben with a replica Dark Mark (( the symbol of You-Know-Who )) is also confirmed to be a Code Eleven attack though the Ministry has no viable proof.
As slipped by our unnamed official, the Ministry of Magic seems to be losing its faith in our youth. By banning Flooing, the number one source of travel for those under seventeen without an apparition license has been taken away. Reducing the possibility of large groups of underaged wizards gathering quickly at one location. All of which has been done on the grounds "there is a greater risk of Eleven attacks, which have been occurring increasingly."
Is this discrimination and stereotyping our sons and daughters for a few, evidence-wise unconnected events? Mainly enraged parents and members of the wizarding community believe so, a good majority of which travel plans have been ruined due to this announcement.
"Its disgusting!" rants Victor Prewett, "they are placing a ridiculous restriction on Flooing without any righteous reasoning! Whats next, apparition being taken away? And then even the already regulated portkeys?"
Prewett made a very good point. The Ministry is getting into more and more of a fret over these recent events, are a couple of underaged wizards and witches too much for them to handle? The Minister doesn't believe so, as a matter of fact, he denied any claim to the Elevens.
"The man you spoke to was mistaken," Scrimgeour told our reporters, "there is no evidence that Big Ben or other related attacks were a Code Eleven Offense. The Ministry has halted Flooing for reasons that cannot be released at this time."
It all seems very fishy to us as well as various other members of the wizarding community.
"Ministry Bans Flooing" continues on page 9....