"Don't worry, Harry. You'll definitely succeed."
Ron set down the Daily Prophet he had just collected from Owl Post, trying to reassure the taciturn Harry beside him.
"Any news?"
Harry had not been this nervous in a long time, apart from when he had first become a Seeker in his first year.
"Let me see..."
Ron looked away from Harry and opened the paper. Seeing the latest front-page headline, his eyes widened. "Yes. There are rumors that Lord Voldemort plans to break prisoners out of Azkaban and free those inmates being held there."
As he spoke, Ron handed the paper to Harry. "But the paper says the Ministry of Magic is ready. If Voldemort really dares to break into Azkaban, he'll pay a terrible price for it."
"This feels like a smoke bomb someone deliberately released to draw attention." Harry tossed a sweet into his mouth and carefully read the front-page report about Voldemort's planned prison break.
"A smoke bomb?"
Ron caught the bottle Harry slid toward him and tipped out a sweet for himself.
"But... you think the news is real... that someone wants to use it to draw the Ministry of Magic's attention?" Ron rearranged his wording. "What exactly would they hope to accomplish?"
"I don't know." Harry took a bite of toast. "I suspect Voldemort wants to use this to do something else."
"But... it's only a rumor. Rumors like this are actually quite common," Ron reminded him uneasily.
"Of course I know it might be fake." Harry tapped the paper on the table with a finger. "But I'd rather believe it's real."
"Maybe there's another possibility." Harry looked at Ron. "Maybe this news was actually meant for Albert to see. That guy can predict the future, after all. If Voldemort plans to break prisoners out, he