Although Voldemort's plans had suffered setback after setback, Heroes' Square had been restored by Dumbledore, and the prisoners of Azkaban had failed to escape, the Dark Mark hanging high in the sky was an indisputable fact.
Yet the Daily Prophet's front-page headline was about Azkaban, with the Dark Mark mentioned in passing. The accompanying photograph showed Heroes' Square engulfed in Fiendfyre.
[A Thrilling Prison Break at Azkaban: Ministry of Magic Successfully Defuses Crisis]
[A major security incident occurred at Azkaban last night. Death Eater Antonin Dolohov, imprisoned within the facility, successfully escaped in a prison break secretly planned and carried out by members of the Dolohov family...]
[This included casting Fiendfyre upon Heroes' Square. Fiendfyre is an exceptionally vicious form of Dark Magic, capable of burning all flammable objects and growing stronger in the process...]
[This was one of the Dolohov family members' schemes, and it achieved remarkable results. Albus Dumbledore was forced to attend the scene in person and resolve the threat posed by the Fiendfyre...]
[Reports state that Dolohov had been imprisoned in Azkaban for many years and was long believed to be one of Voldemort's most loyal followers. Once rescued, he wasted no time in taking revenge...]
[According to accounts from other Azkaban prisoners, Antonin Dolohov used some rare and complicated form of Dark Magic to gather the Dark Marks on all the Death Eaters and project them into the sky...]
[This was not only a warning to the Death Eaters still at large, but also meant to demonstrate the family's loyalty and absolute devotion to Voldemort...]
After Michael Corner finished reading that section of the Daily Prophet, he let out a long breath, as though he had finally put his mind at ease.
"I told you!" he said excitedly. "How could You-Know-Who possibly have returned...?"
"So