Hadrian Romanoff and the Beginning

Chapter 20

Boy-Who-Lived Missing!

Savior Of The Light Lost To The Dark?

an article by Rita Skeeter

Yes, my faithful readers, you read that correctly. Early this morning, this reporter was informed of something absolutely shocking. Harry Potter, son of the late James and Lily Potter, defeater of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, known as the Boy-Who-Lived to the people he saved, is missing!

As you all know, the Boy-Who-Lived was slated to returned to the wizarding world with his arrival at Hogwarts as this year marked his eleventh birthday. Children and parents alike were filled with anticipation at the first sighting of the Hero of the Wizarding World in nearly ten years.

Unforunately, during the sorting of the new batch of Hogwarts first years, when Harry Potter's name was called, no one stepped forward. Students of all ages looked around the Great Hall in confusion as they tried to make sense of the absence of the Boy Hero. Perhaps thinking the boy had inherited his father's infamous pranking side, Professor Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, Transfiguration Professor, and Gryffindor Head of House called out his name a second time, again met with no one coming forward.

It was soon determined that Harry Potter had never arrived at the school and in fact hadn't even been spotted at King's Cross Station.

That very night, dozens of owls raced through the air as students wrote home to inform their families of the surprising revelation that the Boy-Who-Lived hadn't arrived at Hogwarts and the staff seemed to be just as confused by the turn of events as the students.

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Order of Merlin: First Class, Supreme Mugwump of the International Con. of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, and Grand Sorcerer, has been cited several times after coming forward and telling the wizarding world that he had personally ensured the safety of the Boy-Who-Lived by placing him in a secret location to be raised away from the dangers that still lingered after He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's downfall. He has claimed that Harry Potter was safe and happy and thriving all these years, but now those claims fall into question.

Dumbledore has yet to come forward with a statement about Harry Potter's non-appearance at Hogwarts, though plenty of theories have been shared between the students and their parents.

The question, my faithful readers, is where exactly is Harry Potter? Has Dumbeldore decided to keep him away from the wizarding world? And if he has, when does he plan to allow the Boy-Who-Lived to take his rightful place as member of our great community? Or has Dumbledore been covering himself all these years and has, in fact, lost our beloved hero? Only Dumbledore and the Boy-Who-Lived can answer these questions.

Until next time, dear readers.

for more information on the defeat of You-Know-Who, turn to pg. 4

Severus threw the Daily Prophet down on the staff table in disgust.

He knew it had been only a matter of time before word got out about the Potter brat being a no show, but it didn't mean he had to appreciate the Skeeter woman getting her hands on the story. If something wasn't done soon, and nothing less than the Boy-Who-Lived-While-Lily-Didn't showing up on a golden horse would do, the public would start calling for someone's head. Dumbledore's.

Severus still couldn't believe the man had thought he would get away with lying about knowing where the Potter brat was living. All he had to do was truly check in on him like he said he had throughout the years just once and they would've known the boy wasn't with his relatives like they all thought and they could've spent that time searching for him.