[Shocking: classmates for two years, only to discover they were biological brothers!]
[Phoenix Potion Shop shuts down again—what unspeakable secret lies behind it?]
[Azkaban actually suffered a breakout—is there collusion involved, or was the supervision inadequate?]
The latest Daily Prophet had practically turned into a propaganda sheet, with huge headlines nearly taking up entire pages.
These stories barely needed any embellishment. Any one of them could stir up an enormous reaction.
The wizarding world was practically boiling over, and the Daily Prophet's sales soared.
Almost everyone held a newspaper, reading and rereading it as though they could glean something from it.
"I say Phoenix Potion Shop must have offended one of the Pure-blood families!"
"Not necessarily. Isn't their manager just some lowlife? Who can guarantee that their goods come from clean sources?"
"Harry Potter actually has a younger brother. Do you think they'll fight over the inheritance? I heard the Potter Family has quite a fortune."
"Exactly! That Harry Potter who suddenly appeared is probably after that!"
The spectators' discussions were always more captivating than the events themselves, perhaps because of their unfathomable malice, or perhaps because they longed for a good show.
Anyone could be an outstanding director.
By comparison, the Azkaban breakout seemed rather ordinary. At most, people cursed the Ministry of Magic a few more times after discussing it.
Eli did not care much about these so-called upheavals. In fact, he was currently in the Muggle world, where turmoil in the Wizarding World rarely affected him.
Except for the night the Dark Lord fell more than a decade ago.
The jubilant wizards had completely ignored the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. The magical fireworks that day had forced Muggle television stations to tell ordinary people they were meteors.
Still, Eli did take notice of the news of