THE DAILY PROPHET NEWS
FALSE ALARMS FRIGHTENS MANY
A boisterous interruption occurred yesterday during the Wizard Senate's debate on Wizard-Muggle Interaction, writes Daily Prophet correspondent Xander. According to eyewitness accounts, an utterly terrified centaur galloped in on Sen. Crinklesnoots' seven hour long filibuster. Racing into the middle of the chamber, he spoke of an ominous prophecy. Although eyewitness accounts of the incident are conflicting, the gist of his message was of the resurrection of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, now gone for almost 15 years. Although centaurs are usually accurate predictors of the future and there have been rumors of You-Know-Who's involvement in this year's Triwizard Tournament, this reporter has not found a scrap of concrete proof supporting the allegation.
The idea of the Dark Lord's reappearance is just ludicrous. But, for merely investigative purposes, I looked into the idea. For more information I contacted the headmaster of Hogwarts and famed defeater of the dark wizard Grindelwald, Albus Dumbledore. He offered a scarce contribution: "Regarding the centaur incident, all I have to say is that Firenze is perfectly sane and his message should not be completely dismissed.
Other than that, I would just recommend that people carefully choose their friends in the upcoming months." Prof. Dumbledore's message appears to be even more ominous than the centaur's. Speaking of which, an informant has notified the Daily Prophet that this Firenze has been banished by the centaur community for repeatedly breaking their code of silence. Apparently this is not the first time that he has spread his "wisdom." So, agreeing with my previous statement, the notion of You-Know-Who rising again is unsubstantiated.
The only lasting effect of this rogue hybrid's devious behavior is the damage done to the Senate chambers.