"That woman did it on purpose."
In the Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle, every girl who had read the latest issue of the Daily Prophet was furious. Rita Skeeter's article on the Triwizard Tournament had not mentioned Albert at all.
The front-page story in this issue of the Daily Prophet was less a report on the Triwizard Tournament than an exclusive interview with Harry Potter. Harry's photograph took up the entire front page, and the article was all about Harry Potter, embellishing every detail of his personal life.
As for the names of the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang champions standing alongside Harry Potter, they only appeared in the article's final line—and even their names had been deliberately misspelled.
How could that newspaper not infuriate Albert's supporters?
What was Harry in their eyes?
He was a thief who had used shameful means to steal a share of Champion Albert's glory.
So, on the very day the paper was published, quite a few students sent letters of protest to the Daily Prophet. Some upper-year students even sent Howlers that burned the quills on Rita Skeeter's desk to ashes, nearly making the special correspondent's nose twist with rage.
It was not Rita Skeeter's fault that Albert had not been mentioned. Albert himself had refused to be reported on. But how were Hogwarts students supposed to know that? How were the Daily Prophet editors supposed to know that? In any case, Rita Skeeter ended up taking the blame.
"That woman definitely did it on purpose!"
Rita Skeeter felt wronged, but she said nothing.
Faced with the furious girls before him, Albert remained very calm after reading the Daily Prophet.
"That's right, she did it on purpose. We should keep sending Rita Skeeter Howlers." Fred began egging them on, since he disliked Rita Skeeter too. That