Sep 27, 2007 11:50
What very scary times we live in, loyal readers. How can anyone feel safe in their beds when just last night Hermione Jane Granger, one of our beloved heroines from the last war and girlfriend of our own Minister Knightly, was brutally murdered in her own home? How can anyone venture outside when the home of Remus Lupin, another war hero and werewolf, was also attacked? How can anyone go about their lives when there are rumors of a third attack and one or more yet unidentified fatalities?
At this very moment three to four bodies lie in the St. Mungo's morgue, victims of werewolf attacks. A child is left motherless and at the tender mercies of her estranged fathers after having witnessed the brutal death of her mother. Remus Lupin is severely wounded in St. Mungo's Dark Creatures Wing. And these are just the three most recent- werewolf attacks have been on the rise over the past year.
When will these crimes be solved? How many more must be lost before our government will act to protect it's citizens? "The lot of 'em ought to be locked up on the moon, if you ask me," said Aloiysus Whipple, a resident on the outskirts of London. "I've not let my family out of my sight since those attacks on Tiberius Ogdon and Newt Scamander last November and I spend each full awake with me wand and silver gun."
What wolves are responsible for these heinous attacks? There are mankillers on the loose in our fair land, loyal readers. It is imperative that we all take precautions to secure our homes and our loved ones against further attack. We here at the Prophet will be taking the advice of the Werewolf Protection Guide published on page 5 of today's paper and we advise our readers to do the same. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Hermione Granger and especially to her daughter, Lily.
Page 5 of the Prophet advises all readers to carry the following at all times: a loaded gun with a silver bullet, a sprig of wolfsbane and a pitchfork (for use if the worst should happen and the first two weapons are ineffective)