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Chapter 284: The Prophet Daily
Chapter 284: The Prophet Daily
After asking repeatedly without receiving a response, Kyle reluctantly put the diary back into the box.
Is it frozen?
It's not interesting enough; he has more explosive news to make up... er, he didn't say anything.
He has a weak mental tolerance.
Kyle put the box and the ink bottle back under his bed and then tidied up the parchment on his desk.
After a thorough inspection, Kyle found two mistakes, both of which were minor details that could easily be overlooked if one wasn't careful.
One of them might have been a coincidence, but three mistakes in a row... it was obviously intentional.
Riddle is indeed not an honest child; after just a few days, he's already thinking of causing trouble.
Kyle shook his head and compared the parchment with the illustrations in the "Magic Glyph Collection."
...
"Kyle, where have you been all day?"
As the sky darkened, Kyle had just left the Room of Requirement when Fred and George rushed over and pulled him to sit at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall.
"I was reading," Kyle replied, "What's the matter?"
"Reading... all day?" Fred said incredulously.
"And you didn't even have lunch!" George exclaimed, "We waited for you in the Great Hall for two hours at noon."
"I was so engrossed in reading that I forgot," Kyle calmly explained.
"What do you want?"
"No wonder you got a perfect score..." Fred muttered, but he didn't ask further.
He took out a copy of The Prophet Daily.
"I know why Lucius Malfoy was so angry. Look at this."
Kyle was slightly stunned as he looked at the familiar flying car photo on the front page of The Prophet Daily.
"Why are you using a newspaper from a few days ago?"
"This is today's newspaper; they just used the same photo."
George pointed to the eye-catching headline above the photo: "The King's Cross Station Conspiracy: The Savior's Life in Danger."
It was Rita Skeeter's article once again.
However, unlike the previous article that criticized Mr. Weasley, this time, she transformed into a meticulous and thoughtful positive character.
Although it was only a brief sentence... it was already rare for Rita Skeeter to have so many words of praise.
Apart from this, the rest of the content was not so friendly.
"We have learned that on the first day of Hogwarts' opening, the entrance to Platform 9 was suddenly closed ahead of schedule, preventing two students from entering the platform.
An insider revealed that one of the students was none other than Harry Potter, who defeated the Dark Lord..."
The article described the scene in great detail, as if Rita Skeeter was also present.
"To close the platform ahead of schedule requires a very advanced Confundus Charm, which even an Auror might not be able to perform easily...
But according to a student's parent, he seemed to have seen a person in a black robe at King's Cross Station... The attire was very similar to that of the infamous Death Eaters.
The Ministry official in charge of guarding the platform also stated that when the entrance was closed, he was erasing the memory of a Muggle family... Because they were attracted by the sound of an owl, they unexpectedly saw a wizard entering the platform."
...
Kyle turned to Fred and George, "Were you seen by Muggles?"
The only wizard who entered the platform before it was closed was the Weasley family.
"No...
"George isn't so sure either."
"But we didn't hear any owl hoots when we were at King's Cross Station."
Kyle nodded and continued reading.
"Is this a coincidence? Or is the platform closure part of a carefully planned conspiracy, and someone wants to kill Harry Potter to avenge the Dark Lord?"
"And that person might be hiding among the parents sending off their children..."
"We received a letter from home this morning." Fred said with a hint of pleasure in his voice, "Dad's investigation is over."
"It's all thanks to you, Kyle." George stepped forward and patted his shoulder firmly.
Kyle shook his head. In reality, even without his intervention, Dumbledore wouldn't have allowed Mr. Weasley to lose his job; it's just that it wouldn't have happened so quickly.
"It seems that Lucius Malfoy must have gotten the news in advance and knew that Mr. Weasley was in the clear."
Kyle laughed, "No wonder he said 'Weasley' instead of 'you' yesterday when he mentioned that they wouldn't always be so lucky..."
"Exactly."
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Fred couldn't help but laugh, "And there's more. Look at this!"
He turned the page of the newspaper, and there was another paragraph on the back.
"The Ministry member guarding the platform said that he saw a total of six wizards at King's Cross Station, including Lucius Malfoy..."
Upon seeing this name, Kyle immediately understood what Fred and George were implying.
Lucius had already been suspected of being a Death Eater, and given Fudge's character, he would likely have investigated him after learning about this incident.
"Rita Skeeter... She's really something."
Fred clicked his tongue, "We prepared three letters, but only sent one."
"The other two letters were thrown away." George spread his hands, "Her report was much more detailed than ours."
"Maybe someone else wrote to her as well."
At that moment, Harry, who was sitting nearby, spoke thoughtfully, "Look here... Only people from the school would know that I ran into the Whomping Willow, but she also knows about it."
"That's right, we were thinking the same thing." George laughed.
Although the turn of events was somewhat unexpected, as long as Mr. Weasley passed the investigation, it didn't matter who wrote the letter.
In the wizarding world, any topic related to the Dark Lord or Death Eaters would immediately become popular.
Even during dinner in the Great Hall, people would still glance at Harry from time to time.
On the high table, Lockhart was also discussing the matter with the other professors, claiming that if he had been at the station, he would have certainly caught the Death Eater.
As for Harry... he didn't pay much attention to these gazes.
Mainly because after such a long time, he had already gotten used to them. It was even more exaggerated when he first entered school last year.
Moreover, he had other things on his mind.
To be honest, after reading today's Prophet Daily, even Harry himself began to wonder if it was all true.
Everything seemed too coincidental.
He couldn't help but think again about the house-elf named Dobby, who had stolen his letters during the holidays and caused him to receive a warning from the Ministry.
That elf also didn't want him to return to Hogwarts.
Why did it do this? Was it related to the platform incident? Was there a connection between it and Voldemort... or the Death Eaters?
Harry was perplexed and couldn't find a solution.
(End of Chapter)
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