Daily Prophet

The Daily Prophet is a wizarding newspaper based in London. It is the primary source of news for British wizards. The paper has strong ties to the Ministry of Magic, which has been known to actively influence what is printed.

The Daily Prophet has been producing papers since 1883. The current editor is Barnabas Cuffe, who works in the main office at Diagon Alley.

The paper is delivered to subscribers by owl. This paper is delivered to Professors and a few students at Hogwarts in the mornings, when the Owl Post arrives. During the Ministry's campaign to discredit and smear Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter, Hermione Granger subscribed to the paper to keep on top of the Ministry's agenda. One Daily Prophet costs five Knuts. Some people, such as Augusta Longbottom, cancelled their subscriptions due to believing in Dumbledore over the Ministry.

When the Death Eaters took over the Ministry, they also took over the Daily Prophet, and subsequently they stopped reporting deaths that Death Eaters were responsible. They also printed biased news such as muggle-borns stealing magic from true wizards. As such, many resistance members turned to other programs for news, such as Potterwatch and the Quibbler.

The paper features a morning and evening edition, the latter of which is called the Evening Prophet. The weekend edition is called the Sunday Prophet. Additional news bulletins can be delivered quickly when important, news-worthy events occur. An edition may change as news changes during the day via magic, which may be a Protean Charm.

Additional features

 * A Magizoology column is run every Wednesday.
 * A Quidditch section which features a boxed table of all the teams in the league, ranked by total number points scored, with forthcoming matches listed side by side. It also includes articles on recent matches and other items of interest.
 * An editorial section, where only few get responses, and are usually brief. The best letter is under the headline STAR LETTER.
 * A classified advertisements section, with subheadings of JOBS, FOR SALE, and LONELY HEARTS. Birth and death notices also appear on this page.
 * An advice section, wherein a variety of experts in differing fields answer readers' questions. Some topics covered in the past have been Medical Queries, Emotional Dilemmas, Legal Problems, and everyday magical problems.
 * An occasional and "fiendishly difficult" crossword.

Known positions

 * Editor
 * Security Editor
 * Reporter
 * Photographer
 * Photographer's Assistant
 * Senior Quidditch Correspondent
 * Advice Columnist (General)
 * Advice Columnist for Legal Problems
 * Advice Columnist for Personal Problems
 * Advice Columnist for Medical Problems
 * Advice Columnist for Magical Problems
 * Op-Ed Columnist

Known personnel

 * A. Fenetre, reporter
 * Andy Smudgley, reporter
 * Barnabas Cuffe, editor
 * Betty Braithwaite, reporter
 * Bozo, photographer's assistant
 * D. Shaman, advice columnist
 * Dempster Wiggleswade, advice columnist for legal problems
 * Dr. Medusa, advice columnist (possibly)
 * E. Limus, reporter and (presumably) advice columnist
 * Ginevra Potter, senior Quidditch correspondent
 * Grizel Hurtz, advice columnist for personal problems
 * Helbert Spleen, advice columnist for medical problems
 * M. Amerinus, reporter
 * R. Amorin, security editor
 * Rita Skeeter, reporter
 * Winkus Oddpick, op-ed columnist
 * Zamira Gulch, advice columnist for magical problems

Known articles



 * GRINGOTTS BREAK-IN LATEST
 * INQUIRY AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC
 * CANNONS GO DOWN IN A SHOWER OF ARROWS
 * FAULTY WANDS RECALLED
 * MAGPIE CHASER "ONLY TRIED FOOTBALL FOR A LAUGH"
 * MUGGLES NOT AS STUPID AS WE THINK, SAYS MINISTRY REPORT
 * BLACK STILL AT LARGE
 * HOLYHEAD HARPIES DRAWS RECORD CROWD
 * CELESTINA WARBECK CONCERT CAUSES BROOM CRASH OVER LIVERPOOL
 * TROLL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OUT OF CONTROL
 * BATS SURVIVE THE TORNADOS
 * CANNONS DIDN'T LOSE SHOCK
 * CHOSE REIGNS ON EXMOOR FOR FALCONS & PRIDE OF PORTREE
 * MADDOCK BLAMED FOR KESTRELS' WIN
 * WILDA WALLOPS THE WIGS
 * GOBLIN RIOTS ERUPT IN CHIPPING CLODBURY
 * MAKING SURE THE PURCHASER OF YOUR OLD WAND IS HUMAN
 * WHY CAN'T GOBLINS BE MORE LIKE ELVES
 * MUGGLEMANIAC MADDOCK MUST QUIT MAGPIES, SAYS MCLEOD
 * SEEKERS JINXED AS PRIDE OF PORTREE FALL TO THE ARROWS
 * BRAND NEW HARPY SAVES THE DAY
 * CHUDLEY CANNONS WIN STUNS FANS
 * MINISTRY IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS
 * NEW POTION GIVES HOPE FOR HAGS
 * ESCAPE FROM AZKABAN
 * PUDDLEMERE CHASER VANISHES AMID CHAOS AT HOLYHEAD MATCH
 * CANNONS BLAST THE FALCONS
 * THE BOY WHO LIES
 * DUMBLEDORE: DAFT OR DANGEROUS?
 * TRESPASS AT MINISTRY
 * MASS BREAKOUT FROM AZKABAN
 * HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED RETURNS
 * DEATH EATER ATTACK TARGETS MUGGLES

Behind the scenes

 * The film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix establishes that, aside from owls, copies of the Daily Prophet are also available via newspaper vendors in the Ministry of Magic.
 * Several montages in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix appear to show several example of the Prophet's motion photography with audio. It is unclear whether this is done simply for dramatic effect, or if in fact some stories in the Daily Prophet include audio clips.
 * In the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hermione Granger used a Daily Prophet to hit Harry Potter over the head when he commented that he was The Chosen One and that gave Romilda Vane the right to be interested in him.

Notes and references
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