Despite Kingsley's wish to keep things quiet, news of the Weasley family being attacked—and their house ruthlessly burned down by Dark wizards—could not be concealed. The day after the incident, it made the front page of the Daily Prophet, alongside the bombshell news that Harry Potter was about to marry Ginny Weasley.
Upon seeing the Daily Prophet's headline, Ron slammed the paper onto the table so hard that his nose nearly twisted out of shape with anger. The article had been written by Rita Skeeter.
As everyone knew, Rita Skeeter was always adept at finding the selling point in a story and piquing people's interest.
Thus, the report devoted a great deal of space to Harry and Ginny's impending marriage. It particularly emphasized that Ginny was still underage, expressed concern over the improper wedding, and called for the Ministry of Magic to intervene. It treated the matter entirely as a gimmick, tossing the attack on the Weasley family straight aside.
The article undoubtedly caused Harry enormous trouble. When he went to report for duty at the Ministry of Magic, he faced the curious looks of many colleagues. Quite a few even took the initiative to congratulate him and ask when they were getting married.
Compared with Harry, Ginny was in a much better situation. The atmosphere at Avalon was fairly friendly, so she did not have to endure the malice stirred up by that newspaper.
Moreover, Rita Skeeter's actions had made everyone furious.
They had hoped the attack on the Weasley family by Dark wizards would make people more wary of Dark wizards, rather than diverting everyone's attention with gossip about Harry and Ginny.
During a break, they discussed the matter again and unanimously agreed that Rita Skeeter should get what was coming to her.
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