The Guardian

The Guardian
Periodical information
Format	Newspaper
Frequency	Daily
Focus	Publishes newsworthy events
Known subscribers	Muggles

The Guardian was a British Muggle daily newspaper published in London and Manchester that had at least 23 pages. Its website is guardian.co.uk.

In 1996, an issue of The Guardian cost 80 pence in Great Britain and 1 Euro in Ireland.

In 2019, an issue of The Guardian cost £2.20 (£1.20 for its subscribers).

History

A few days after the attack on the Millennium Bridge, in early July, patrons at Treats were seen reading various papers, including The Guardian. That day, a large photo of the ruins of the bridge was featured on the front page, under the headline "Bridge disaster hits London." David Blishen took the photo seen on the front page.

Other front-page headlines from that day's issue were:

• "Bill Clinton: Exclusive interview on his European tour"
• "Fresh and wild: Can you eat too much fruit?"
• "US award to Dalai Lama angers China"
• "25% of NHS trusts fail on hygiene code"
• "IVF doctors: don't rely on frozen eggs"
• "Rotherham in good shape for season"

The 17 April 2019 issue of The Guardian

On its 17 April 2019 issue, The Guardian reported on the front page that "Mysterious incidents [were] at an all time high": this coincided with the height of the Calamity, a series of chaotic large-scale breaches of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy — the front-page had a large, poor resolution picture of a three-headed dog attacking a Muggle vehicle by a sports stadium.

Behind the scenes

• The Guardian is a real-world UK newspaper founded in 1821.
• According to the book timeline, the attack on the Brockdale Bridge occurred in 1996. However, there are many detail in the films that place the film series timeline at about 10 years after the books', roughly contemporaniously with the films' releases.
• The masthead of the prop Guardian featured in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — single font, lowercase, two colours — was introduced in 2005, making its appearance in the movie anachronistic, it the scene were set in 1996.
  • Additionally, the date is given as 5 July 2007, and all of the articles, other than the fictional bridge disaster, are real news stories from that year. This provides the strongest concrete dating of the film's timeline.
• The online versions of the print articles used in the film prop include:
  • "The third age of Clinton" - 5 October 2007
  • "Bush to defy Beijing over Dalai Lama award" - 16 October 2007
  • "Quarter of trusts failing on hygiene, survey reveals" - 18 October 2007
  • "Speculation and media's age fixation drove leader to quit" - 17 October 2007
  • "Women urged not to use frozen eggs as insurance" - 18 October 2007
  • "Tories to vote against CGT change" - 16 October 2007
  • "Terry injury piles pressure on England" - 17 October 2007
• Interestingly both Bill Clinton, who was the American President in 1996, and George W. Bush, who was President in 2007 are mentioned on the newspaper.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (First appearance)
• Harry Potter Limited Edition
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Appeared in trailer)