Although Voldemort's plans had suffered setback after setback, Heroes' Square had been repaired by Dumbledore, and the prisoners of Azkaban had not succeeded in escaping, the Dark Mark hanging high in the sky was an undeniable fact.
Yet the front-page news of The Daily Prophet was about Azkaban, with the Dark Mark mentioned in passing, while the accompanying picture was of Heroes' Square being burned by Fiendfyre.
Azkaban Prison Break Thrill: Ministry of Magic Successfully Resolves Crisis
A major security incident occurred at Azkaban last night. Anton Dolohov, a Death Eater imprisoned there, successfully broke out. The plot in question was secretly planned and carried out by members of the Dolohov Family...
This included casting Fiendfyre on Heroes' Square. Fiendfyre was an extremely vicious form of Dark Magic, capable of burning everything that could burn and using it to strengthen itself...
This was one of the Dolohov Family's plots, and it achieved an outstanding effect. Albus Dumbledore had no choice but to go to the scene in person to deal with the threat posed by the Fiendfyre...
According to reports, Dolohov had been trapped in Azkaban for many years and had always been regarded as one of Voldemort's most loyal followers. No sooner had he been rescued than he impatiently launched a retaliatory action...
According to descriptions from other Azkaban prisoners, Anton Dolohov used some rare and complex Dark Magic to gather the Dark Marks on all the Death Eaters and project them into the sky...
This was not only a deterrent to the Death Eaters still in exile, but was also intended to display the family's loyalty and absolute allegiance to Voldemort...
After Michael Corner finished reading this section of The Daily Prophet, he let out a long breath, as if he had finally relaxed.
"I told you!" he