Chapter 366 "The Daily Prophet" And "The Quibbler"

Even if Elena pointed out the general scope and direction, it was not easy to accurately find the stone tunnel leading to the secret room in Hogwarts' dim and complicated pipe system.

After all, the ghosts' perception of the outside world is still limited to the human category. Traveling between the corridor walls and diving deep into the castle's underground are two completely different experiences - only patient ghosts like Professor Binns Professor, it is possible to take the trouble to carry out this "physical investigation" exploration process.

The secret room built by Slytherin is roughly a few miles deep under the castle. According to Elena's estimation, even under the most optimistic scenario, Professor Binns would need two to three days to explore from the starting point to the end. .

During this period, she had enough time to think about the manuscript for the next issue of "The Quibbler" and prepare the corresponding historical truths and logical traps in advance for the questions that Professor Binns might raise - to deal with the old-fashioned academic professor. The best way to teach is to give him some "after-school homework" that is difficult to refuse.

Since Dumbledore likes to arrange after-school study tasks for her, he himself can no longer sit comfortably in the principal's office playing with birds, reading and sleeping... The worst is to hurt each other, who is afraid of whom?

Let’s not mention Professor Binns’s exploration of the castle and the historical issues that Dumbledore is about to face.

On the other side, the "Magic Era" storm triggered by Elena has just begun.

With Dumbledore and Grindelwald speaking out, a controversy triggered by the new issue of "The Quibbler" is spreading rapidly, quickly sweeping the entire European wizarding world.

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Diagon Alley, London, the headquarters of the Daily Prophet.

The Daily Prophet is not the only publication in the British wizarding world, but it is definitely the most subscribed. Most wizards will use it to get the latest news - in a sense, this newspaper can be regarded as a weather vane of public opinion in the magical world.

However, due to the low population ratio in the magic world and the convenience of magic industrialization.

Even though it is one of the largest newspapers in the magical world, the actual size of the company and the number of employees of the "Daily Prophet" are as small as those of its non-magical counterparts, as if it were a school magazine founded by a university.

If you don’t count the contracted columnists and the reporters who contribute articles and provide breaking news from time to time, the actual number of employees of the Daily Prophet is actually no more than thirty people in total - and this does not include the editor-in-chief Barnabas. Gufei, as well as two special reporters Betty Braithwaite and Rita Skeeter.

Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the entire magazine, almost everyone will participate in the daily information collection and organization process. As the editor-in-chief, one of the tasks of Barnabas Guffey is to read the contents of other "third-rate newspapers and periodicals" every day and discover news that can be reported and published at any time.

boom!

"Hogwarts Calendar, Magical Era, Rewriting the History of Magic..."

Barnabas Guffey slammed the gaudy magazine in his hand on his desk and looked around at the silent employees with a particularly ugly expression on his face.

"Why haven't we received any news about such a major matter before?!"

"But, Mr. Guffey..."

Looking at the furious Barnabas Guffey, a middle-aged wizard swallowed and spoke cautiously.

"Just this morning, weren't you still using the example in "The Quibbler" to warn us not to imitate the sensationalism of third-rate tabloids? Besides, this shouldn't be of any importance... "

"Nothing important?! Mr. Wigswader, are you blind?"

Barnabas Guffey sneered like a mouse whose tail was stepped on. As he spoke, he shook a few pieces of paper in his hand and roared angrily.

"Look! A letter from Bathilda Bagshot, the author of "History of Magic", and a letter from Miranda Gorshak, the author of "Standard Spells". The most important ones are these two... the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Letters from Beth Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic—"

The content of the letter is very simple. It is all support and interpretation of the articles published in the latest issue of "The Quibbler". Although the angle is slightly different, considering the time when the letter arrived, it is obviously a "Prophet" Major events unknown to the Daily News.

If the Daily Prophet could refuse the first two authors, then when it came to the joint statement by Fudge and Dumbledore, the Daily Prophet had almost no room for rejection.

"It's so funny. I never thought that one day the Daily Prophet would publish reviews specifically to promote other magazines. And it would be a third-rate tabloid full of nonsense."

After a slight pause, Barnabas Guffey sat back heavily in his chair like a deflated balloon, shook his head, and let out a feeble sigh.

"Oddpeak, sort out the contents of these letters and publish them in three issues. The comments of Minister Fudge and Principal Dumbledore will be placed directly on the front page of tonight's Evening Prophet."

I have to say, personal emotions aside, from the perspective of an ordinary reader, those articles published in "The Quibbler" about "Hogwarts Calendar" and "Magical Era" are really too So beautiful - the feelings of Hogwarts alma mater, the conspiracy theories of the Ministry of Magic, the anxiety of social decline, the reappearance of past glory...

Once the authenticity and reliability of these articles is confirmed by official and authoritative sources, Barnabas Guffey can bet his magic wand that the entire wizarding world will be firmly grasped by the opinions contained in them.

To recreate the wizarding chronological method and the relationship between the Magical Era and the Muggle Era, whether it is a pure-blood wizarding family or a growing number of mixed-race and Muggle wizards over the years, they will actively participate in the discussion on this topic.

As a senior editor, the moment of emotional venting just now was enough. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the unexpected appearance of "The Quibbler", coupled with the "force" of a series of letters he received unexpectedly, it made his mentality slightly exploded.

But Barnabas Guffey knows very well what the focus of public opinion in the magical world will be in the next period. As the current helmsman of the Daily Prophet, all he needs to do is to regain this advantage as much as possible. In hand...

The middle-aged wizard raised his head, knocked on the wooden table thoughtfully, and said in a deep voice.

"Wiggleswader, help me contact Rita Skeeter. Isn't she known to be the best at digging up those difficult wizarding news? Tell her to do everything possible to find that Theresa Apokalis. Be sure to get the next exclusive license before "The Quibbler" does."

As for the magazine "The Quibbler", Barnabas Guffey never paid attention to it from the beginning to the end. He knew very well that this weird magazine, which could not even pay the contributors, was simply impossible. The real threat to the status of the Daily Prophet is, at best, just a boost in sales for it.

As long as he finds the mysterious "Theresa Apokalis", everything will return to the process he is familiar with.

Compared with the more famous and well-capitalized "Daily Prophet", that poor third-rate small magazine can't offer anything more to attract writers to stay. This is why the "Daily Prophet" has long been The most important reason for standing still - "The Daily Prophet" can give you what others can't give you; and what "The Daily Prophet" can give you more than what others can give you.

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Meanwhile, the Lovegoods.

Reserve Liang narrowed his eyes slightly and squatted quietly on the wooden table to observe the reactions of the two people in the room.

Elena's little master's reply has been sent to the owner of the house. As the Lovegoods and their daughters read the contents of the letter, the whole room fell into a strange silence, as if someone had cast a spell. Silent magic is the same.

Gu! Gu Gu!

The reserve barked impatiently twice and scratched the table with his little paws, breaking the tranquility on his own initiative.

"so……"

Luna Lovegood blinked, slowly put down the letter in her hand, raised her head and looked at her silent father and spoke softly.

"That A.K., I mean Ms. Teresa's request is - if you want to take back the [Crooked-Horned Snorlax], do I also have to go to Hogwarts with you?"

"I go."