No one knew when it had started, but the wizarding world's old pattern of going more than a decade without any major news had disappeared. Every few days, another explosive story broke.
One after another.
Even news that wasn't quite so explosive no longer seemed all that astonishing.
The Top 100 Tournament had selected its hundred finalists, who would move on to the more intense ranking matches...
Anthony Weasley had made his move, and the hundred finalists had all transformed into Antlered Great White Bears...
Voldemort had reclaimed his original name, Tom Riddle, and become the Speaker of the American Magical Congress...
Anthony Weasley had several locations filled with mysterious magic that could "grant Muggles the ability to cast spells and transform them into wizards." One of them was Barrel Cottage in Hogsmeade...
The American Magical Congress had expelled members of the International Confederation of Wizards' American branch in protest. The British Ministry of Magic and Albus Dumbledore, Chief Warlock of the International Confederation of Wizards, had detained their Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, Barty Crouch Jr...
According to rumors, Barty Crouch Jr.'s release might be offered as a prize in the Top 100 Tournament's fourth round. Albus Dumbledore might use the opportunity to assess the American Magical Congress's strength...
The British Ministry of Magic had issued a notice: Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter had been caught red-handed illegally using Animagus Transformation to sneak into Barrel Cottage in Hogsmeade. The Wizengamot's governing body might take serious action against her...
The case was reportedly not only connected to the secret of "turning Muggles into wizards," but also to the recent surge in illegal Animagus cases. The Auror Office stated that it would tighten its reviews of wizards applying to the Animagus Office to become Werewolf Animagi...
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