News of ten Death Eaters breaking out of Azkaban en masse spread through the Daily Prophet, throwing the entire British magical world into an uproar.
To the wizards of the magical world, Death Eaters were almost as terrifying as Voldemort himself.
Back then, under Voldemort's reign of terror, the Death Eaters had committed countless unforgivable crimes. They were the most vicious and evil Dark wizards.
After the Daily Prophet's report on the Azkaban breakout was published, it sparked widespread dissatisfaction. The newspaper had concealed the truth about the Death Eaters' escape, and the entire front-page article was nothing but nonsense.
To vent their inner anxiety and unease, quite a few wizards sent "warm" letters of greeting to the Daily Prophet's editors. Even more people silently chose to ignore the truth behind the breakout.
For the Hogwarts students who had listened to Wizard Lookout Station on Christmas Eve, this was undoubtedly a tremendous shock. Wizard Lookout Station had never lied to deceive its listeners; it had calmly told them the truth from the very beginning. The truth was simply too cruel, and many people were unwilling to believe it.
Many wizards desperately wanted to hear more useful information from the radio station and began trying to find out how to subscribe to Defence Reporter magazine.
However, the latest issue of Defence Reporter was slow to go on sale, as though it were quietly brewing some major news.
The Azkaban breakout was like a bombshell, leaving the magical world in turmoil. Yet none of this affected Albert. He still spent the last few days of the Christmas Holiday with his girlfriend.
"Did you write this article?"
Isobel set down the latest issue of Defence Reporter in her hand and looked at Albert with an odd expression.
The recently released issue of Defence