Ministry Trains Wizards 

In Defeating 

Imperius Curse    

by Fawkes

The Ministry of Magic, looking for ways to insure the safety of every witch and wizard in Great Britian has set up classes to train citizens on defense against the Imperius curse. Noted Aurors are teaching the lessons and many people have set up reservations to take the class. The classes are seen as a wonderful way in which the Ministry of Magic is working for the common citizen in the recent days of You-Know-Who's return.

The classes are currently being offered at different magical locations throughout Great Britian. The Ministry has given these Aurors presiding over the lessons great slack in planning. Not only are there very little for guidelines in the structure of the lessons but the Aurors have also been given explicit permission to use the Imperius Curse on their students for the purpose of teaching. The Ministry reports that just short of 10% of those who have taken the class were able to fight off the curse. These numbers are ridiculously low considering there have already been over 200 students.

As with every Ministry Deed, some nay-sayers are calling it yet another blunder. Many speculate that these Aurors who are working too teach the masses how to protect themselves could be better used rounding up He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's supporters. Jennifer Dulworthy of Oxford said, "If they were out doing the job they signed on for there wouldn't be any need for such classes. The Ministry is just messing up like they do with everything these days. It's their fault he's back you know." 

Another line of thought is that the Ministry should not be allowing these Aurors toperform Unforgivable Curses. An anonymous Ministry Official had this to say, "It's ridiculous that they're allowed to perform unforgivables no matter what it's good uses might be. If I can't do it they shouldn't be allowed to. These Aurors can get away with anything."

If you're interested in signing up for these classes please contact Montague Ardencore (Fawkes) in the office of Aurors at the Ministry of Magic for reservations. All are welcome, no face will be turned away.

Magic Blooper in Devon  

by Fawkes

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Ola Fortsmith got into a spat with two muggle children who had wandered onto her property. Fortsmith, nearing the ripe old age of 121 years, looked out her Sitting Room window to find two muggle youngsters playing on her front lawn. Known for her less than hospitable attitude, Mrs. Fortsmith walked right out into the open in her robes and hat along with her walking stick and told the two off. "I told them to get their nasty muggle bottoms off my front lawn," Mrs. Fortsmith told the Daily Prophet from her Manor in Devon.

  Apparently the two children were less than disturbed by her warnings and laughed at her appearance saying, "Halloween is over." Fortsmith then pulled out her wand and starting blasting curses in their direction. A neighbor called the muggle law enforcement (Policemen) who arrived on the scene shortly before the ministry.

"When we arrived Mrs. Ola Fortsmith was in those thingies they call handcuffs and they'd taken her wand away," said Oliver Farler of the Ministry of Magic's Dept. of Magical Law Enforcement. Seventeen memories had to be modified, including that of the neighbor who witnessed the attack. One of the muggle children was released from St. Mungos this morning after having the bean sprouts removed from his ears. The children are both safe and have no memory of the incident. Mrs. Fortsmith was brought up on charges for her defiance of both the Muggle Protection Act as well as the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy. 

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