Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Will and Won’t
Thenatureofthatprophecyisunknown,althoughspeculationisrifethatitconcernsHarryPotter,theonlypersoneverknowntohavesurvivedtheKillingCurse,andwhoisalsoknowntohavebeenattheMinistryonthenightinquestion.SomearegoingsofarastocallPotter’theChosenOne,’believingthattheprophecynameshimastheonlyonewhowillbeabletoridusofHe-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
Thecurrentwhereaboutsoftheprophecy,ifitexists,areunknown,although(cont.page2,column5)
Asecondnewspaperlaybesidethefirst.Thisoneboretheheadline:
SCRIMGEOURSUCCEEDSFUDGE
Mostofthisfrontpagewastakenupwithalargeblack-and-whitepictureofamanwithalionlikemaneofthickhairandaratherravagedface.Thepicturewasmoving—themanwaswavingattheceiling.
RufusScrimgeour,previouslyHeadoftheAurorofficeintheDepartmentofMagicalLawEnforcement,hassucceededCorneliusFudgeasMinisterofMagic.TheappointmenthaslargelybeengreetedwithenthusiasmbytheWizardingcommunity,thoughrumorsofariftbetweenthenewMinisterandAlbusDumbledore,newlyreinstatedChiefWarlockoftheWizengamot,surfacedwithinhoursofScrimgeourtakingoffice.
Scrimgeour’srepresentativesadmittedthathehadmetwithDumbledoreatonceupontakingpossessionofthetopjob,butrefusedtocommentonthetopicsunderdiscussion.
