Daily Prophet newsletter 2

Calendar and Dates

Although the date printed on DP2 is 8 February 1999, the timeframe for these events is 1992-1993.

Interesting facts and notes

The Liverpool concert that the injured Celestina Warbeck fans were rushing to catch was part of her "Flighty Aphrodite" tour (Pm).

Memorable lines

‘Alasdair made a simple mistake, which admittedly cost us the match and made us slip to third place in the League. I am quite sure, however, that nothing like this will happen again. He will certainly be unable to kick the Snitch if I turn him into a jellyfish, which is the sort of simple mistake I might allow myself one of these days.’ - Cormack McLeod, manager of the Magpies, speaking about Alasdair Maddock, a Chaser who is becoming overly fond of Muggle sports

Deaths: Warlock Demetrius J. Prod
November 27th, very noisily at home after an argument about the washing-up. Sadly missed by wife Elsie.

For Sale: Muggle ‘batteries’ – collection has grown too large to house, any reasonable offer accepted. Contact A. Weasley, Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, Ministry of Magic.

‘It was only supposed to be a bit of fun. ....Rufus wanted to see how long it would take the Muggles to notice that one of their trains had gone into a tunnel and not come out again, so we took bets round the office. Rufus won; he said it would take ages and he was right. Seems it happens all the time. Took the Muggles an hour and a half to realize the train had vanished into thin air.’

Characters Introduced

• Brevis Birch
• Barnabus Blenkinsop
• Lennox Campbell
• Mervyn Fenwick
• Rufus Fudge
• Wilda Griffiths
• Alastor Gumboil
• Hobday family
• Egmont Elvert Hobday
• Hilliard Hobday
• Violetta Hobday
• Jorkins family
• Albert Jorkins
• Granville Jorkins
• Grimwold Jorkins
• Griselda Harmonia Jorkins
• Primrose Jorkins
• Aidan Kiely
• Artemius Lawson
• Cormack McLeod
• Madam Primpernelle
• Demetrius J. Prod
• Elsie Prod
• Heliotrope Willis