The Daily Prophet – Special Birthday Edition

(Sources: Imagination and some from Harry Potter Lexicon info. on the Daily Prophet issues written in the late 1990s by J.K. Rowling for the Bloomsbury’s Official Harry Potter Fan Club (for British witches and wizards only).that were delivered by email to the club members.)

The fonts and table layout used for the paper are not really made for the blog – so it won’t appear exactly as it does when printed from word.

***** HOGWARTS HOSTS A MAGICAL CELEBRATION *****A Special Day for Young Witches and Wizards

Aspiring young witches and wizards will be gathering today, May XX, 2007, for a Hogwarts Celebration held in honor of ***name*** 11th birthday. Those attending were specially selected from *name* relatives and friends who show great promise as future leaders of the wizarding world. The festivities will take place at a secret location where several of the Hogwarts staff have magically transported everything needed for a truly magical day.

Attendees will begin their day browsing and shopping for wares from Diagon Alley. Next the students will enjoy a complimentary snack and beverage from the Three Broomsticks Inn where Madam Rosmerta has brewed up a fresh cauldron of pumpkin juice just for the occasion. Then it’s off for a whirlwind sampling of classes, and even a Wizard Tournament. A huge feast will be presented for all to enjoy, ending of course with a delicious birthday cake of magical proportions. Inside sources tell us that the young witches and wizards are in for a delightful day with lots of enchanting treats and goodies to take home, including samples from Honeydukes Sweetshop.

A warning was issued this morning from the Ministry of Magic about a shady street peddler in Diagon Alley named “Honest Willy Wagstaff.” Any one spotting him should NOT purchase one of his wands and report his location to the Ministry of Magic. If you suspect you have already acquired one of his wands do NOT use it until you have it checked by the Ministry.

Scandal hit the Improper Use of Magic Office yesterday, as an inquiry was launched in the mysterious disappearance of a Muggle “tube train” on Friday evening. An anonymous source revealed that the offender is related to a Ministry official. Fortunately muggles did not notice that the train had gone missing and it was returned without incident.

Billwig Jobberknoll

Centaur Kelpie

Doxy Mooncalf

Fwooper Niffler

Glumbumble Puffskein

Jarvey Streeler

(NOTE: Information for this issue gathered from imagination and from the Harry Potter Lexicon information on the Daily Prophet issues written in the late 1990s by J.K. Rowling for the Bloomsbury’s Official Harry Potter Fan Club (for British witches and wizards only).that were delivered by email to the club members.)

Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor for noted secondary school. Send resume and cover owl to A. Dumbledore, Headmaster, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Equal Being Opportunity Employer.

Dragon Feeders for weekend shift, Gringotts Bank, Diagon Alley. Applicants must have experience. Apply in person for an interview, no appointment necessary. Equal Being
Opportunity

Assistant Shop Keeper wanted for Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions, Diagon Alley. Send resume and cover owl to Madam Malkin, Diagon Alley. No experience necessary, will train. Flexible hours and discount on all robes. Equal Being
Opportunity

· Attractive but lonely wizard, professional educator, mid 30s, dark hair, pale, enjoys candlelight dinners in romantic dungeons, walks on the beach, potion-making. Seeking attractive, dark-haired, pale witch of similar temperament for friendship, maybe more.

· Crazy sorceress seeks wacky wizard for moonlit broom rides, exploring and conjuring up fun. Box 701 Hogsmeade.· Shy sorcerer seeks studious witch, enjoys collecting magical relics and artifacts, reading ancient spellbooks, and astronomy. Box 302, Hogsmeade. 

· Quiet witch seeks non-bat owning wizard companion, enjoys gardening, cooking, and wizard chess. Box 1313, Hogsmeade.

Luxury Pup Tent. 2 bdrm, 2 ½ bth, 3 fpl, 5 twrs w/ turrets, gold flagpole, gas heat/stove, all mod. con. Folds to 3? x 2?, 5 lbs. 100 galleons OBO. N. Malfoy, Olde Manor, Wiltshire.

Cleansweep 7. Fair condition, worn Cushioning Charm, leans slightly right. 5 galleons. Matilda Mashbottom, Chaser’s Corner, Portree Pitch.

Used Cookbooks For
Sale. Magical Meals for Moms, 101 Potable Potions, The Charm of Casseroles, Spellbinding Soups for Winter Nights. 1 Galleon. Gretchen Fiddget, Everley St. Greenmore.

Polly Peterson’s Pesky
Pest Potion Pesticides – Chizpurfles chomping on your cauldron? Ghouls groaning at your guests? Imp infestation in the attic insulation? Try Polly Peterson’s Pesky
Pest Potion Pesticides. On sale now at apothecaries everywhere, or by owl order to Peterson’s Pest Prevention, 31b Diagon Alley, London.

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The paper was set up in a word document as two columns (except for the first article), copied as a one-page 2-sided handout, along with Entries for a door prize (see below for entries) – the 4 entries were done on one page, after the students filled them out a staff helper cut them up and put them into the four cauldrons for the prize drawing later in the day.

Entries for Door Prizes:

NAME: ________

Unscramble the Magical Words

Z I D R A W

L L S E P S

O O N I T P

NAME: _________

Quidditch Trivia Sentence Completion

The game ends when the seeker catches the ________________.

In Quidditch the players ride on __________________________.

The ball used to score goals is called a _____________________.

NAME: ________

Draw an X through the word that is NOT a spell for each line.

ACCIO FERULA PORTUS GIMME

DIFFINDO BLAH TERGEO NOX

WIGGLY LOCOMOTOR OPPUGNO COLLOPORTUS

NAME: ________

WHAT AM I?

I am a person who turns into a wolf when the moon is full: ______

I am a bird with tears that can heal and I rise renewed from ashes: _____

I have a man’s head arms and chest, and a horse’s legs and body: ______