As he read on, he found many more articles reporting on the incident.
Matthew was briefly startled. He realized that the Goblin Village mentioned in the Daily Prophet was the very one he had visited during the summer holiday.
The newspaper said that Bask As'ha, a master of Goblin Alchemy, had also died in the attack.
This Dark Wizard was no ordinary one, to have committed such a crime within a Goblin Village.
Eureka As'ha had once told Matthew during a casual chat that more than a thousand Goblins lived permanently in that village.
Yet even now, the Dark Wizard's identity remained unknown, and the Ministry of Magic was still calling on Wizards to provide relevant clues in the newspapers.
The Goblin Village was not very large. Judging from the accompanying photograph, the streets had also been part of the crime scene.
That Dark Wizard had actually managed to cause an incident on such a scale without alerting the other Goblins.
This was not something an ordinary Dark Wizard could have done.
"Matthew, isn't this the village we visited?" Luna leaned over and saw the contents of the newspaper as well.
Matthew nodded. "Yes, Cornwall only has this one Goblin Village."
"The two bearded gentlemen died too." Luna was somewhat saddened. The Goblins she had met during the summer holiday had also come to harm.
Matthew noticed Luna's low spirits and comforted her. "The Ministry of Magic will catch the murderer."
Geralt said, "I heard from Father that the Ministry of Magic is in complete chaos right now."
"Minister Fudge believes this matter is far too vile and that it is a provocation against the Ministry of Magic. He wants to expand the Auror Department, form a special task force to crack down on Dark Wizards, and carry out a