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The Daily Prophet was a three-page newsletter written by J. K. Rowling and emailed to all those who joined Bloomsbury's official Harry Potter fan club. The summary of these newsletters was obtained from the Harry Potter Lexicon.

Contents

July 31, 1998

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(The date is that of the actual publication of this newsletter and does not correspond with the dates of the stories.)

Page 1 - Headlines:

  • FAULTY WANDS RECALLED
    • A warning from the "Department of Magical Equipment Control" about a shady street peddler in Diagon Alley named "Honest Willy Wagstaff." That department doesn't exist as we now know the Ministry to be organized, but at the time this was written, Rowling hadn't finalized the makeup of the Ministry, as evidenced by similar non-existent departments mentioned in books 1-3.

Page 2 - Sport

  • Quidditch League Table and Match Information
    • The Tornados lead the League and the Cannons are at the bottom. Upcoming matches and locations are announced.
  • CANNONS GO DOWN IN A SHOWER OF ARROWS
  • MAGPIE CHASER "ONLY TRIED FOOTBALL FOR A LAUGH
    • In this first of a series of articles over the course of the Daily Prophets, we learn that Alasdair Maddock, Chaser for the Magpies, is becoming inordinately fond of Muggle sport.
  • A couple of small news bits reveal that Puddlemere United will be changing the color of their robes to blue and that no one dares disagree with Gwenog Jones, the brilliant but dangerous Captain and Beater of the all-witch Holyhead Harpies. The color change of the robes presents a bit of a problem for canon, since the new blue color (blue) would have come into use before the edition of Quidditch through the Ages was released, which we have in Muggle form.

Page 3 - Letters

  • Letters with the following headings:
    • Star Letter from Ethelbald Mordaunt about the misconduct of his neighbor, who bewitches his garden furniture.
    • "Gripe with Gringotts Bank" about their use of Sphinxes as guards.
    • "Gobstones Tournament Overlooked," a complaint that the Prophet doesn't cover Gobstones events enough.
    • "A Word in Support of Hags," sent in by a Hag who tries to sound homey and cheerful, offering babysitting services.
    • "Merlin Remembrance Day Suggestion," clearly an attempt to create a new holiday just for the day off work.

Feb 8th, 1999

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Page 1 - Headlines

  • ENQUIRY AT THE IMPROPER USE OF MAGIC OFFICE
    • The disappearance of a Muggle "tube train" leads to the suspension of a Ministry of Magic employee. The Daily Prophet reporter (unnamed) reveals that the offender is the Minister's nephew, Rufus Fudge, who did it for a bet. The Muggles did not notice that the train had gone missing. (Cornelius Fudge is incidentally revealed as a Gobstones fan.)
  • CELESTINA WARBECK CONCERT CAUSES BROOM SMASH OVER LIVERPOOL
    • A three-broom crash over the River Mersey of late ticket holders for the concert.
  • TROLL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OUT OF CONTROL
    • An anti-troll meeting invaded by Troll Rights activists. Careless club swinging by the trolls knocks out their own spokeswitch.
  • Separate box contains a reference to an editorial on page 11 (not included) entitled "WHY THE JOKE'S ON THE MINISTRY, NOT THE MUGGLES".

Page 2 - Classified Advertisements

  • LONELY HEARTS
    • Shy sorcerer seeks wicked witch
    • Warlock into Transfiguration seeks like-minded witch
    • Quiet witch seeks non-bat owning wizard
    • Crazy sorceress seeks wacky wizard

Page 3 - Sports

  • Headlines:
    • Bats Survive the Tornados- surprise Ballycastle Bats win over former league leaders Tutshill Tornados.
    • Maddock Blamed for Kestrels Win- Montrose Magpies Chaser Alasdair Maddock lost the game against Kenmare Kestrels because he tried again using techniques from Muggle football during the match.
    • Chaos Reigns on Exmoor for Falcons & Pride of Portree - Ministry's invisibility spell on stadium leads to confusion as no one can see the pitch or the opposing team.
    • Wilda wallops the Wigs - Chaser Wilda Griffiths, poached from the Holyhead Harpies, wins game against Wigtown Wanderers for new team Puddlemere United.
    • Cannons Didn't Lose Shock - Chudley Cannons draw their game against Caerphilly Catapults, breaking a 16-game losing streak.

June 1st, 1999

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Page 1 - Headlines

Pages 2 & 3 - Letters [marked as page 12] PROBLEM PAGE

  • Letters:
    • "How Much Revenge is Safe?" - reader want to transfigure brother's children after receiving cursed broomstick.
    • "Making it Stick" - problems with a Fixing Charm.
    • "I'm Turning Purple" - colourful and alarming symptoms explained.
    • "He Says He Hates Me" - witch wants to use Love Potion.

Page 4 - Sports

  • Quidditch League Table & Match Information
    • Ballycastle Bats lead the league with 800 points.
    • Falmouth Falcons are at the bottom of the table with 350 points.
    • Forthcoming matches listed are:
      • Holyhead Harpies v. Puddlemere United, Ilkley Moor - crowd trouble is anticipated, so wands will be confiscated at the gates.
      • Chudley Cannons v. Falmouth Falcons, Exmoor
      • Wimbourne Wasps v. Kenmare Kestrels, Bodmin Moor
      • International: English under-17s v. Armenian Junior Nationals
  • Headlines:
    • Mugglemaniac Maddock Must Quit Magpies Says McLeod - Chaser Alasdair Maddock was sacked by team manager Cormack McLeod prior to the game against Caerphilly Catapults, having been caught trying a Muggle sport that uses "peculiar metal sticks" to hit "non-flying balls into holes in the ground" (golf).
    • Seekers Jinxed as Pride of Portree Fall to the Arrows - collision during the race for the Snitch leads to illegal use of wands and jinxes on both teams' Seekers.
    • Brand New Harpy Saves the Day - replacement chaser for Holyhead Harpies, Valmai Morgan, scores ten goals in latest game. Team captain Gwenog Jones looks forward to grudge match against former Chaser's new team, Puddlemere United.
    • Chudley Cannon Win Stuns Fans - narrow win over the Wigtown Wanderers breaks 17-game losing streak.

Oct 1st, 1999

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Page 1 - Headlines

  • MINISTRY IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS
    • Plans to restrict Hallowe'en celebrations, the one time of year wizards can be "out and about" without arousing the suspicions of Muggles, were announced by Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Celestina Warbeck, the singing sorceress, and others interviewed protest the decision. Dangerous Hallowe'en incidents involve exploding pumpkins and broom accidents, leading to busy wards at St. Mungo's Hospital.
  • NEW POTION GIVES HOPE FOR HAGS

Page 2 - Sports

  • Quidditch League Table & Match Information
    • Ballycastle Bats lead the league with 820 points.
    • Falmouth Falcons are at the bottom of the table with 360 points.
    • Forthcoming matches listed are:
      • Tutshill Tornados v. Wigtown Wanderers, Bodmin Moor
      • Ballycastle Bats v. Caerphilly Catapults - due to Muggles camping on Ellis Moor, venue to be decided.
      • Kenmare Kestrels v. Wigtown Wanderers
  • Headlines:
    • Puddlemere Chaser Vanishes Amid Chaos at Holyhead Match - Ministry fears of violence at the match between traditional rivals Holyhead Harpies and Puddlemere United were realised when former Harpy, Chaser Wilda Griffiths, disappeared midway during the match. Many Puddlemere and Holyhead supporters had handed in "dummy" wands at the gates and used their real wands during the ensuing riot. Holyhead team captain Gwenog Jones is said to be "helping the Ministry with its enquiries". [N.B. if you are "helping the police with their enquiries" it means you are being held in custody while they gather enough evidence to charge you.]
    • Cannons Blast the Falcons - shock of another Chudley Cannons win causes the collapse of their manager Ragmar Dorkins.

Pages 3&4 - Crossword

  • "Fiendishly Difficult Crossword", clues and answers
    • Clues include:
      • 42 Across - The colour of the Quaffle (3)
      • 49 Down - Your worst nightmare as a Bertie Bott bean flavour (3)
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