Lily Potter (Harry Potter's Twin)

Chapter 41

Published March, 23, 2015

He- Who- Must- Not- Be- Named Returns

In a brief statement Friday night, Minister of Magic

Cornelius Fudge confirmed the He-Who-Must-

Not-Be-Named has returned to this country and is

active once more.

"It is with great regret that I must confirm that the

wizard styling himself Lord-- well, you know who I

mean-- is alive and among us again," said Fudge,

looking tired and flustered as he addressed reporters.

"It is with almost equal regret that we report the mass

revolt of the dementors of Azkaban, who have shown

themselves averse to continuing in the Ministry's em-

ploy. We believe that the dementors are currently tak-

ing direction from Lord- Thingy.

"We urge the magical population to remain vigi-

lant. The Ministry is currently publishing guides to

elementary home and personal defense that will be

delivered free to all Wizarding homes within the

coming month."

The Minister's statement was met with dismay and

alarm from the Wizarding community, which as re-

cently as last Wednesday was receiving Ministry as-

surances that there was "no truth whatsoever in these

persistent rumors that You-Know-Who is operating

amongst us once more."

Details of the events that led to the Ministry turn-

around are still hazy, though it is believed that He-

Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and a select band of

followers (known as Death Eaters) gained entry to

the Ministry of Magic itself on Thursday evening.

Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated headmaster

of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, re-

instated member of the International Confederation

of Wizards, and reinstated Chief Warlock of the Wiz-

engamot, was unavailable for comment last night. He

has insisted for a year that You-Know-Who was not

dead, as widely hoped and believed, but recruit-

ing followers once more for a fresh attempt to seize

power. Meanwhile the Boy Who Lived----

"There you are, Harry, I knew they'd drag you into it somehow," said Hermione, looking over the top of the paper at Harry.

We were still in the hospital wing. I was sitting on the end of Hermione's bed, listening to Hermione read the front page of the Sunday Daily Prophet. Ginny, whose ankle along with mine had been mended, was curled up next to me on the end of Hermione's bed. Neville was in the chair between the two beds and Luna, who had dropped in to visit clutching the latest edition of The Quibbler, was reading the magazine upside down and apparently not taking in a word Hermione was saying.