Wizengamot Werewolf Wrangling or Minister Meddling?
Long awaited and hotly debated the Repeal to the Werewolf Protection Act came for debate at the Wizengamot. Long standing members of the Wizengamot cited the Minister for Magic to be clutching at coins and backtracking on promised policies as Grexit continues to drain the Ministry’s coffers dry.
Luckily for the Lycanthropic few the Wizengamot voted against the repeal ensuring that Werewolves would remain protected for the time being.
Ministry Reshuffle
Changes within the Ministry have been felt heavily within the Department of Magical Law Enforcement as Aleksander Metel has been promoted to Head of the Department of Law Enforcement with Avery McCallister demoted to Head Auror. A source who does not wish to be named reported to The Daily Prophet that the structural reshuffle was due to budgetary changes as Metel reportedly took on a smaller pay packet than McCallister was in receipt of.
Green smoke in Godric’s
An increased presence of the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol was felt in Godric’s Hollow this week as they descended on the village to investigate green smoke coming from one of the local chimneys.
On behalf of The Ministry of Magic, The Daily Prophet wishes to remind all magical residents of Godric’s Hollow to correctly dispose of any magical waste in a way that will not cause any breaches of the Statue of Secrecy.
Golovin; Gone but not forgotten
Matvey Golovin, Headmaster for the Durmstrang Institute, died on December 19th whilst attending the Hogwarts Yule Ball.
Matvey was born in St Petersburg, Russia on October 10th, 1980 and graduated from Koldovstoretz School in 1998. Despite this, Matvey took to teaching at the Durmstrang Institute as an adult before eventually taking over as Headmaster in 2020.
Matvey was unmarried and though he leaves behind no biological children, there are many students left to mourn his death. Matvey is said to have been a kind and loving man who accepted everyone and brightened the lives of those who knew him. He is best known for opening the Institute to muggleborn and goblin students and his work supporting the Gremain party.
Following the memorial service in Hogwarts his tomb has been moved to its final resting place in the grounds of Durmstrang Institute.