To Anthony and the others, Karkaroff had done this because he had discovered that Death Eaters really had succeeded in breaking out of prison;
To avoid repeating Peter Pettigrew's fate and being avenged upon by those Death Eaters who had successfully escaped, Karkaroff had fled Hogwarts overnight.
In fact, it was not only Anthony and the others. After many Ravenclaws saw the report in The Evening Prophet, they formed similar associations as well;
They not only felt that Karkaroff's flight was connected to the "Azkaban Breakout Incident," but also that Cornelius Fudge must have done something again for this report in The Evening Prophet to appear.
Hearing the well-reasoned analyses from everyone around them, Vizet and Luna exchanged a smile.
Vizet and Luna could foresee that The Daily Prophet would also report on Karkaroff's escape over the next few days;
If Rita Skeeter wrote the report, then apart from exposing Karkaroff's former identity, she would also guide everyone through implication into linking it with Anton Dolohov's escape from prison;
Those unreasonable parts would also become reasonable because of the Ministry of Magic's usual methods of concealment.
The direction of discussion would change as a result, shifting from "the Ministry of Magic may be hiding the news of Voldemort's return" to "the Ministry of Magic is hiding news of prisoners escaping again";
The main reason such reports could guide the public into thinking along these lines was still that Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, had made one blunder after another and had done far too many things that weakened the Ministry of Magic's credibility.
Previously, because of Sirius Black's escape, Cornelius Fudge had taken absurd measures such as having Dementors patrol Hogwarts and illegally allowing Dementors to "breed" to increase their numbers;
Only after it was confirmed that Peter Pettigrew