WIZARDING WORLD NEWS AND OPINION SINCE 1997
No.5 - March 1998

Werewolves Attack Ministry of Magic

Officials of the Ministry have been shaken to the core with the attacks they suffered just last night. A pack of werewolves, it appears, had managed to infiltrate the security of the Ministry of Magic Headquarters and wreaked havoc among the halls.

Written by Cassandra Lobiesk - read full story

Boggart Causes Chaos in Muggle Neighborhood

Obliviators were dispatched to a residential area of London today as a boggart was set loose in a muggle neighborhood. Members of the Muggle Worthy Excuse Committee, while not required since there was no large scale damage to explain, kept appearing at the scene unsummoned because of the apparently entertaining nature of some of the muggles' fears.

Written by Sophia Manasa - read full story

Quidditch Teams Gone Missing

Alas, an incoming Quidditch World Cup might not be possible in the near future, what with the strange disappearances of a huge number of prestigious players in the field. Various Quidditch teams have reportedly just 'upped and vanished' during their practices, and even single well-known players have silently 'poofed away' without telling their teammates. What in the world is going on?

Written by Cassandra Lobiesk - read full story

Gold Handle of the Firebolt Empire

Showing up just in the past few years, the "Firebolt" has been what the Quidditch world was waiting for. A broom clearly superior to all other brooms and the image of the new age in broom advancements, with the ability to accelerate 0-150 miles an hour in ten seconds and complete with an unbreakable braking charm, the Firebolt was, and is, truly the broom wanted by everyone.

Written by Eddie Valon - read full story

Snape Wrongly Accused?

Does the world want to believe the worst of Severus Snape, former Professor of Potions and then Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Do the drunken meanderings of a half-giant mean anything?

Written by Tarma Black - read full story

Krum Tells All

The Squibbler talks to Vrasta Vultures Quidditch star Viktor Krum about his life on the road, his murky past, and his fond, and not-so-fond memories from the World Quidditch Cup and the ill-famed TriWizard Tournament only a few years ago.

Written by Sophia Manasa - read full story

Politics

Love Potion Purchases Rise To Unsuspected Levels

A love potion is a very simple potion that will make the drinker fall in love with the person who enchants it. Although very popular with love-struck teenagers (even with the requirement that for it to remain in effect the person so enchanted would have to drink it daily), the use of this potion is allegedly banned on the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Written by Alexandra Lupin - read full story

Muggle Affairs

Godric Tells All: Desmystifying the Muggles. What is Electricity?

Wizards seem to be pretty clueless about the subject of electricity. Most of them have heard of it, and the evidence of it is everywhere. Just step out the door of the Leaky Cauldron and you'll see all kinds of things run by it - lights, portable music machines, even cars have some stuff that uses electricity.

Written by Godric Swede - read full story

Travel

Wizarding Pub -- Down Under

When you think of Australia you may think of words such as 'G'day', Boomerang, Kangaroo... the list goes on ... but when you see wizarding Australia you will think of a lot more. The all new wizarding Australia has opened a bar named the the 'Shabby Snagga'.

Written by Maddison Fletcher - read full story

This Issue (About The Squibbler)

Issue: No. 5 - Back Issues
Month: March 1998
Published: 02-May-2006