20 year Anniversary of Battle of Hogwarts
(I felt like going one last piece for my Slytherin Raised By Wolfstar series, so I decided to write my version of the Dumbledore's Army reunion. Warning though, if you aren't familiar with my series OR if you haven't read the 1998-2017 notes than you may have difficulty understanding what is going on but it should still be a pleasant read.)
[The stuff I wrote as Rita possess her dramatic tendencies and may not be accurate to the 100% truth of reality.]
Enjoy : )
Tags: @Pervaza972 @CatsAndRoblox @Missy Clara Oswald (love the new profile pic) @SaphireStark @Mega.mind.harry.potter @Interested.me
Friday, July 13th
Graciosa Glamour: Wizarding World's Who's Who Flock to Bola Voador Stadium
By: Rita Skeeter
I'm here to report on those spotted here at the camp near the sun-kissed shores of Graciosa Island: the crème de la crème of the wizarding world! I'm talking A-listers, folks! There are the expected of course, Ministers and Presidents, but this year I am at Bola Voador Stadium to observe and report on those who truly make waves in our society, such as pop sensation Celestina Warbeck making an appearances and sending the crowd into a frenzy. And don't even get me started on brilliant but controversial artist Eris Foxglove - the American's presence has been causing quite the stir! Fans and haters alike are going wild, clamoring for autographs and even resorting to Bridging Charms to sneak a peek at the VIP boxes. It's absolute pandemonium, and I am here for it all!
But when word swept the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards and witches (no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their heyday, but nevertheless recognisable) had arrived for the final, excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd stampeded, tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore's Army were rumoured to have been sighted, desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore's Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite, which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area, all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when, to the accompaniment of loud screams, Potter took his two sons, Sirius and Dobby (Dobs) to visit the players' compound, where Ireland's Captain and Seeker Terence Higgs, and his family, were staying.
About to turn 38, there are a few more streaks of silver in the famous Auror's black hair than there were at the previous Quidditch World Cup, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a tween of the 90s. The famous lightning scar has company: Potter is sporting a nasty bruise over his left temple. Requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: ‘We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter.' So what are they hiding? Is the Chosen One embroiled in a fresh mystery, possibly related to the hushed Calamity, that will one day explode upon us all, plunging us into a new age of terror and mayhem?
Or does his injury have a more humble origin, one that Potter is desperate to hide? Has his wife perhaps injured him? Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy? Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Allison chose a profession that often has her leave her husband and children behind in London to train and compete with the Tutshill Tornados, sometimes for weeks on end? whilst reporting on this tournament? There are rumours that the famous Beater maybe retiring soon, but if she makes her separation away from her family more permanent she may wish to stay with her team for years still to come.
As my longtime viewers will remember, Higgs stole Potter’s first love many moons ago, but apparently there are no hard feelings, as they embraced upon meeting, and Higgs’ triplet daughters come out to greet the three Potters as though they were kin. Potter’s eldest and Higgs two identical daughters then seemingly proceeded to pull a spontaneous prank on the younger two Slytherin’s of the two families, much to the Gryffindor and Hufflepuffs’ delight. (what really happened in that maze? After half an hour's chat, Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore's Army until the small hours.
In the next tents are Potter's two closest associates, the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him, or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out, tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named's defeat? To one side is the absentee owner of Borgin and Burkes, werewolf Magizoologist Canini Howling, the adoptive younger sister of Potter who recently has returned from a month long expedition in Bermuda with her daughter. Potter spends a great deal of time catching up with her, as does his three kids with their adoptive cousin. Little is known about this mysterious little sister, as even when Ms Howling resides in the UK she is hard to find as her residence of the Ancient House of Black family home is still unplottable, makes one think what she could be up too.
Don’t have to do much digging however to learn what Potter’s cousin-in-law and former foster brother Theodore Nott is up to these days. There is hardly a day Nott isn’t working on one cure or another in St. Mungo’s Alchemy Room. His greatest success to date came just a few short months ago with his now famous Remus Dreamus. The upgraded Wolfsbane potion has been such a success in fact, that rumours suggest Nott will soon be the recipient of an Order of Merlin Second Class, which would mean he would be receiving his nearly exactly twenty years after his first love, Colin Creevey, posthumously received his. Poor Mr Nott never did seem to get over this loss, as even after marrying someone else he still insisted on naming their first born child after Mr Creevey. I can’t imagine the embarrassment that must have caused for husband Auror Terry Boot.
Just like Potter, these two family members fought during the Battle of Hogwarts alongside the rest of the surviving members of Dumbledore’s army, most of which are also present today. For their great deed they each no doubt deserve the plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world that they have received, but have their twenty years of actions since been as praise worthy?
One of the few whose worthiness isn’t in question isn’t even staying in the VIP camp, but with the staff of the games themselves. Recently appointed Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports Ronald Weasley surely has a chance to claim to be the most occupationally successful Weasley to date. Though his famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly, his luck and charisma only seem to grow as he ages. After helping his brother George with the popular wizarding joke emporium Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes for a couple years, Ronald moved on to work for the Games division of the Ministry where he quickly made waves, worked on increasingly memorable events, and now has planned and coordinated what he has promised to be the most spectacular Quidditch World Cup in a millennium.
The same admiration can not be said for his fellow Dumbledore's Army wife, Hermione Weasley-Granger, who has earned quite mixed opinions from all citizens of the UK. Some of her legislation over the the last two decades from her time as both a D.R.C.M.C. employee and now as Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement has undeniably been positive (although the positive outcry of her and Minister For Magic Shacklebolt's repeal of the Employee Safety From Lycanthropy Legislation were likely from people to afraid of upsetting the pro-werewolf Potter family), but many of her other deeds have had varying results at beast, such as her nepotism from helping her younger Muggle sister get hired by the Department of Muggle Relations when she turned eighteen, or the recent very controversial ruling that no House-Elf is allowed to be owned by anyone, how ridiculous is that? The only thing going for her is the two kids she shares with Mr Weasley, a Gryffindor daughter, Rose, and a son, Hugo.
The final true Dumbledore's Army celebrity of any note is Hogwarts new Charms Professor, Ireland National Team Seeker's wife, and for Potter girlfriend, Tracey Higgs. Beloved Professor Flitwick finally retired last September after over fifty years of Charms teacher only to be replaced with what has so far unanimously been described as an even more beloved Professor. The nineteen years following the battle of Hogwarts, Mrs Higgs has reportedly only predominately done two main things, study and invent as many charms, jinxes, and hexes as she could, and be a caring mother towards her triplet daughters, and it is this vast knowledge and great empathy that she supposedly brings to her course. It is hard to believe she was once a Slytherin, but it was no surprise that two of her three daughter were sorted into Hufflepuff.
Then there are those members of Dumbledore's Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter, Howling, Nott, Higgs', and Ronald Weasleys and his wife (are they resentful? Almost certainly). Neville Longbottom, now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is here in Patagonia with his spouse Hannah. Until recently the pair lived in an apartment above the Leaky Cauldron in London, but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer, but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that ze and zir husband both enjoy a little more Ogden's Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children, but no doubt we all wish zir the best of luck with zir application.
Ronald's younger sister Ginerva Corner is also here as a Quidditch Correspondent, but we'll unfortunately be seeing (and worse so hearing) a great deal of Sunday so for now we best move on. Duelist Susan Bones is present with her wife Lily Moon, readers may recall Bones just barely lost first place in a Russian competition three months back, but she is set to compete again on her home turf at the end of this coming October. One late arrival would be Ella Wilkins, as she had to prepare three days worth of enchanted baked goods to sell at this event, which the entire campsite seems to be enjoying.
Last of the ringleaders of Dumbledore's Army is, of course, Luna Lovegood (now married to Rolf Scamander, swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt). Still delightfully eccentric, Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are ‘at home with grandpa'. Is this a euphemism for ‘too disturbed to be seen in public'? Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here, but it is on these few I have mentioned that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley, but it is difficult to tell whether it is George (wealthy manager of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes), Charlie (dragon wrangler, still unmarried, with gossipers speculating he may be an ace in the hole?), Percy (Head of the Department of Magical Transportation – it's his fault if the Floo Network's too busy!), or Bill (who used to be the most recognisable with a disfigured face from a werewolf attack – why was the Employee Safety From Lycanthropy Legislation repealed again – has since taken Nott's cursed scar cure and is now all shiny and new, likely much to his French Veela wife's delight)..)
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore's Army in the VIP boxes at the final, adding to the glitz and razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviours of all of their offspring don't embarrass them, heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people, but the fact is that anyone who even remotely close connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his twenty-year-old godson Teddy Karasu-Tonks – a lanky shapeshifter with bright blue hair – has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving on the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy, who was raised almost evenly by his surviving mother and Potter, but one shudders to think what will become of Master Karasu-Tonks without urgent intervention. Meanwhile, Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful, blonde eighteen year old daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Karasu-Tonks happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what, in my young day, was called ‘snogging.'
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his cohorts never claimed to be perfect! And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are, my new biography: Dumbledore's Army: The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
Sunday, July 15th
Commentary by Rita Skeeter and Ginerva Corner
Ginny Corner
--
The stadium is full and the noise is deafening. We await the arrival of both team's mascots, who will put on a pre-match show. The Canadians, of course, bring their celebrated enchanted singing and dancing troupe of Wood Nymph, which constitutes a major reason for the team's popularity. Ireland's Leprechaun have already caused a great deal of mischief so far this tournament but are similarly popular, mostly because of their magical false gold. Security wizards stand by all around the perimeter in case of trouble.
Rita Skeeter
--
The VIP boxes are now full. The Canadian Minister of Magic Estelle Cormier, is chatting to our own Minister For Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt, but all eyes are on Box Two, where Dumbledore's Army sit under close guard, to prevent mobbing by an overexcited crowd. The Potter family – including the adoptive sister, second cousin-in-law, and their families – have been given prime places in the front row. All are wearing the green of Ireland except young child Lily-Balance (Lily-Bali), who is seemingly sporting Canadian red and white. This will undoubtedly send the gossips into overdrive – what message is young Lily-Bali sending us all by choosing to support a team other than his father's? A team, lest we forget, that is competing against a friend of her father who is so close they treat like an uncle. Are we witnessing a very public, very ugly display of father-son rivalry? My colleague, Ginny Corner, who is somewhat close friends with the Potters and is sitting close enough to read everything my Quick-Quotes Quill is scribbling, informs me that Lily-Bali is just a great fan of Canadian Chaser Cas Eask. That, of course, would be one possible explanation for this oddly public parade of familial dissent.
Ginny Corner
--
The crowd roar as the gates open and the mascot troupes assemble! First, the Canadian Wood Nymphs, dressed in cheering gowns made entirely of different flowers, and singing a majestic French melody. Their accompanying dance routine is also quite something to behold.
Rita Skeeter
--
Up in the VIP Box something completely unexpected has just occurred. The son of wealthy philanthropist Draco Malfoy, Scorpius has just snuck up from his family’s box a few below and has now entered the Potter and gang box. Potter and Draco Malfoy have a very intense and complicated relationship, one that at times was hostile during their Hogwarts years. I wonder if Draco Malfoy has sent his young son to spy on the Potters, or pull a malicious prank. Scorpius is approaching and…sits down directly next to Potter’s youngest son Dobs. Facilitating, it would appear the two young Slytherins have been able to form quite a bond, one I doubt their fathers approve of.
Ginny Corner
--
And here come the Leprechauns with their Forrest green festive outfits. Gigging, performing acrobatics together, stealing hats from fans and generally creating mayhem, the stadium is greatly enjoying their antics.
Rita Skeeter
--
It is always enchanting to observe young people enjoying the culture and traditions of other wizarding nations. Unfortunately, Master Teddy Karasu-Tonks and Ms Victoire Weasley appear to be far more interested in what they are saying to each other than – I take that back. In what some may see as a somewhat belated show of parental authority, Mr Bill Weasley has swapped places with his now very sulky-looking daughter and is directing her attention to the pitch. It is indeed a terrible waste not to drink in the magnificent spectacle now unfolding before us, with the colours and dancing and whatnot.
Harry Potter is saying something with a smile into his wife's ear.
Ginny Corner
--
The opening ceremony concludes with an interesting Nymph/Leprechaun pyramid formation, with the highest Leprechauns now showering the crowd with their gold. I must say this cooperation between mascots is a great improvement from the first Quidditch World Cup I attended twenty years ago, which ended in an all out brawl and many were maimed.
And here come the two teams – Canada in red, Ireland in green!
Rita Skeeter
--
While I had expected the Higgs family to be supporting Ireland, I had thought there might be some variety amongst the rest of Potters family. Both Nott’s first son as well as his adoptive son, Jason, are decked out with violently green scarves and flags (young Slytherin Colin must feel as though he’s back at Hogwarts), and little Dora Howling is wearing an Irish flag as a blanket as the evening air begins to cool. The only one of Potter's closest companions not in green, other than his daughter, is Hermione Weasley-Granger is not wearing anything to indicate which team she is supporting. Does she hope to portray diplomatic neutrality one might expect of a ruthless careerist whose long-term ambition is undoubtedly to be Minister for Magic?
Ginny Corner
0.00 hours
And they're off! Fourteen players rise into the air for the 428th Quidditch World Cup final!
Rita Skeeter
0.01 hours
Neville Longbottom is already on his feet cheering, even though nothing has really happened yet. Is he drunk?
Ginny Corner
0.05 hours
The Quaffle is in Canada's possession but slick defence from Quigley and Casey has so far prevented them from scoring. Eask, Johnson, Wilson are relentless, ducking and weaving as they try to find a way past the Irish Beaters.
Rita Skeeter
0.18 hours
Luna Lovegood appears to be passing out some kind of snack to her friends in the VIP box. Some might hesitate to accept baked goods from Lovegood, whose schoolgirl nickname, I am reliably informed, was 'Loony'. They'll probably swap it for some of Wilkins' treats when no one is looking.
Ginny Corner
0.32 hours
An excellent intercept by Irish Chaser McFly and Ireland are streaking towards the goal – thrown to Sheriff – ouch! Even the Canadians groaned in sympathy there as a Bludger hit Sheriff hard in the throat. He drops the Quaffle, which is caught by Eask. Canada is back in possession!
Rita Skeeter
0.33 hours
Neville Longbottom is laughing hard at something that Harry Potter has leaned across and whispered to him. What is so amusing? Why such an open display of humour in full view of the public? Surely Potter is aware that everybody in the stadium can see him? Is it not rather elitist to enjoy 'private' jokes with fellow celebrities when people in the cheap seats cannot hear them?
Ginny Corner
0.37 hours
And it's first blood to Canada with a spectacular goal from Eask!
Rita Skeeter
0.38 hours
Lily-Bali Potter has almost toppled out of the VIP box cheering for her favourite Quidditch player. Family friend Tracey Higgs uncle seized the back of her robes and saved her from what would surely have been a death of international significance, spawning news stories across the wizarding world. Brother Sirius is laughing heartily (did he push his sister?). Harry Potter appears completely unconcerned, merely handing his only daughter one of 'Loony' Lovegood's treats.
Ginny Corner
0.42 hours
Quigley and Casey are successfully disrupting the Canadian Chasers, preventing the formidable trio from scoring a second goal, but Ireland is relying far too much on their defence and their last touch of the Quaffle resulted in a drop and fumble by Sheriff. No sign of the Snitch so far.
Rita Skeeter
0.54 hours
Harry Potter, Mrs Potter, and Mrs Higgs is cheering every move the Irish team does, whether they've actually done something worth of cheering or not. Nott's husband, Auror Terry Boot, has just yawned . Whether he intends to convey boredom, or is merely exhausted after Dumbledore's Army's long night of noisy revelry in the VIP section of the campsite, has yet to be determined, but I am sure there will be consequences for this act of blatant rudeness.
Ginny Corner
0.59 hours
Fergus O'Neil breaks through the Canadian defence and equalises! Ten all!
Rita Skeeter
1.10 hours
One of Dumbledore's Army last minute members, Seamus Finnigan, is jumping up and down like a school girl, probably excited that his cousin did something interesting. He is in the further back of the VIP section with most of the other more minor members of Dumbledore's army. Around him I can see Dean Thomas, couple Ernie and Lavender Macmillan, my fellow Correspondent Ginerva Corner's husband Michael Corner, and British National Quidditch team players Adrian Pucey and Scarlett Lympsham, among still many others.t
Ginny Corner
1.23 hours
A sudden burst of quick-fire Quaffle passes has resulted in a brace of goals for Canada, whose Chasers are tearing up and down the pitch. Cas Eask has scored twice more and Sophia Johnson once, taking the score to 40-10. Ireland is making too many careless mistakes and need to take the offensive. Canada looking far the stronger team at this point.
Rita Skeeter
1.31 hours
Charlie Weasley – or 'The "Arrow" That Hits No One' as he is often known - is a burly chap carrying several burns due to his work with dragons. Like his sister-in-law Hermione 'Bored Yawn' Weasley-Granger, he is paying little attention to the match, preferring what seems to be a most interesting talk with Rolf Scamander, husband of 'Loony' Lovegood. How difficult it has been to marry 'into' Dumbledore's Army we can only speculate. Nobody who witnessed it will ever forget the shock on Scamander's face when he saw Lovegood's wedding dress – rainbows, spangles and a tiara of silver unicorn horns, voted 'Most Hideous Outfit of the Year' by readers of my regular Daily Prophet column. While Lovegood and Scamander appear to be holding hands in the VIP box, this might well be because Rolf is trying to prevent his wife from putting on one of her famous Special Event Hats.
Ginny Corner
1.43 hours
THE SNITCH HAS BEEN SIGHTED! With the score standing at 50-20 (following goals one minute apart from Wilson and Flynn) a flash of gold near the Canadian hoops leads LeBlanc and Higgs into a breakneck chase – Beaters and Chasers scatter – Higgs is ahead but narrowly misses a capture – as the Snitch soars upwards, both Seekers look around desperately but it is no luck – the Snitch has disappeared again.
Rita Skeeter
1.58 hours
George Weasley, wealthy owner of joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, has only one ear. This disability did not prevent him from marrying his dead brother's ex-girlfriend Angelina Johnson, or from fathering two children with her: Fred and Roxanne. They are putting on a show of family togetherness up in the box. However, few will forget the recent rumours that – in spite of the plentiful gold brought in by such inventions as Puking Pastilles – Angelina has grown restless in her marriage and recently left the marital home to – my colleague, Ginny Corner, has just informed me that Angelina left the marital home to care for her sick father. Many will think that a likely story. Meanwhile, Teddy Karasu-Tonks and Victoire Weasley have taken advantage of their elders' inattention to find their way back into adjacent seats.
Ginny Corner
2.03 hours
Moments after Johnson lengthens Canada's lead – 60-20 – Beater Kilabuk hits Terence Higgs hard over the head with her bat. The referee is examining Omniocular footage to determine whether a foul has been committed. The game has been paused.
Rita Skeeter
2.04 hours
A great groan has issued from the crowd, undoubtedly in response to Ronald Weasley flagrantly and openly kissing his wife on the cheek. This piece of disgusting exhibitionism appears to have disgusted spectators – my colleague, Ginny Corner, has just informed me that the crowd groaned because one of the players has sustained an injury. Tracey Higgs looks white as a ghost, so possible it was the Seeker, but it doesn't really matter.
Ginny Corner
2.21 hours
No foul! Azorean referee Hélder Jordão concludes that Elizabeth Kilabuk did not mean to hit Terence Higgs around the back of the skull with her Beater's bat. Higgs signals that he is fit to continue and play resumes!
Rita Skeeter
2.36 hours
Nearly widowed Tracey Higgs has put on a false brave face as she tries to console her daughters who in truth don't look like they need it as they are currently laughing at Allison Potter, one of their godmother's, who appears to be spiritedly describing the precise manner in which Higgs sustained his nosebleed. Mrs Potter has always been a brute, and now her lack of empathy is on full display, even if Mrs Higgs is now joining in on the laughing.
Ginny Corner
2.38 hours
Mere minutes after play resumes, Higgs and LeBlanc are rocketing suddenly upwards - five thousand Omnioculars follow the pair into Graciosa Island's dazzling night sky -
Rita Skeeter
2.39 hours
Dumbledore's Army seem agitated and tense. Has one of them grievously offended the others? Have bitter wounds been reopened here, in front of thousands of people, where everybody hoped merely to enjoy a unique sporting occasion? Ought Dumbledore's Army draw such flagrant attention to themselves when - apparently - something exciting is happening on the pitch? Or are they using this as a cover to air old grievances?
Ginny Corner
2.40 hours
Higgs and LeBlanc are in a breakneck dash for the Snitch, which LeBlanc sighted first – she is four feet ahead of Higgs as both rise almost vertically –
Rita Skeeter
2.41 hours
Everyone is on their feet, including the denizens of the VIP boxes – Harry Potter is shouting – if my lip-reading is accurate, Mrs Potter is swearing –
Ginny Corner
2.42 hours
Higgs is gaining on LeBlanc but will it be enough…?
Rita Skeeter
2.43 hours
Teddy Karasu-Tonks has accidentally punched his girlfriend on the nose as he gesticulates – are we about to witness a breakup, live at the Quidditch World Cup?
Ginny Corner
2.43 hours
Higgs and LeBlanc neck and neck –
Rita Skeeter
2.44 hours
Teddy Karasu-Tonks and Victoire Weasley snuggled up together again – don't they care about Quidditch at all? Should they be taking up valuable space in this stadium, when all eyes ought to be glued on the pitch? When so many poor witches or wizards would simply love to be here?
Ginny Corner
2.45 hours
HIGGS' GOT THE SNITCH! IRELAND HAS WON!
Rita Skeeter
2.45 hours
I can't see the VIP boxes – everyone is jumping up and down –
Ginny Corner
--
The crowds are going crazy – after two and three-quarter hours of adrenalin filled competition, Ireland has won the Quidditch World Cup and Terence Higgs has achieved one of his greatest dreams, of catching the Golden Snitch during the Quidditch World Cup – it looks like he might fall off his broom – tears are streaming down his face – a hugely popular win here in the Bola Voador Stadium – but hearty commiserations to Canada - they led almost all the way, but in the end, it was Higgs the Seeker who defeated them. A stunning display of sportsmanship here, as LeBlanc and Higgs embrace –
Rita Skeeter
--
Ah, that's better – people are calming down, I can now see the VIP boxes – well, Dumbledore's Army seems to approve of the victory, Harry Potter in particular seems emotional – with a determined grin on his face, Mrs Higgs is jumping up and down with her daughters who she is hugging at the same time – all the young Potter cousins are celebrating, even little Lily-Bali who is likely just trying to save face after her loss. The flock of Weasleys are all mingling, with their hair it looks like their waving a Canadian flag instead of Irelands – my colleague, Ginny Corner is approaching me, no doubt with another tedious correc-
Ginny Corner
--
Rita Skeeter has been taken unaccountably ill with what some are calling a jinx to the solar plexus. As celebrations continue here in the Patagonian Desert, we at the Daily Prophet sincerely hope that you have enjoyed our World Cup coverage from Graciosa Island. Next week, the National Gobstones League comes to Birmingham! But in all honesty…don’t bother.
