User blog:Colin687/Daily Prophet: Issue 11

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WORLD CUP ENTERS

THE FINALS



WILSON, BRIAN

'''T he Quidditch World Cup has been the hype of the season! Everyone has packed into the Quidditch World Cup stadium to see the event. It's all we can think about! Now, after nearly a month of the tournament being underway, we've reached the finals, where the Holyhead Harpies and Ballycastle Bats will face off in a brilliant match that will highlight the century!'''

'''As we all know, the Quidditch World Cup is one of the most followed annual quidditch events of wizarding society. Witches and Wizards come from all different parts of the world to watch the matches, and this year, the excitement couldn't have been any higher. And it's not over!'''

Round One

'''In the first match, we saw a close game between the Holyhead Harpies and the Patonga Proudsticks. It was great seeing some true teamwork between the two beaters for Hollyhead Harpies, Lena Schmidt and Morgan Reese, as they shot a bludger together at Patonga seeker, Zesiro Okello. Harpies chaser, Althea Keyne, is the first to score in the match, making it ten to none. The Harpies gaining a huge lead of 110-20, it seemed like all was lost, until the golden snitch had been spotted. After all seemed lost, Okello catches the snitch after going neck and neck with Harpies seeker, Viola Sodworth. Sadly, just before Okello had caught the snitch, Harpies chaser, Keyne, scores, making the final score 170 Patonga, 180 Hollyhead. A close ending indeed.'''

'''Pouring rain in the second match of the tournament, Puddlemere United and Toyohashi Tengu had a rough game ahead of them. Chaser for Tengu, Yooralla Wilson, steals from Puddlemere chaser, Macmillan, and scores first in the game. A while into the game, the snitch has been spotted in the center field, now standing at 70-40 in favor of Japan. Japan seeker, Maya Yamaoka, does a better job of putting up with the rain filled stadium compared to her rival seeker, Hazel Albertson, of Puddlemere United, and she makes the catch, winning her team the game, 210 - 130.'''

'''In the third match of round one of the Quidditch World Cup, the Thunderella Thunderers face off against the Ballycastle Bats. At the start of the match, it's a big wrestling match between the chasers to get to the quaffle, but it is James Boyle, of the Bats to get the quaffle and score, as well. Not long after, Beckett, of the Thunderers, makes a quick score. We see the first foul of the tournament here, when Bats beeter, Aerich Pryce, shoots a bludger at Thunderers seeker, Briar Devlin. The Thunderers receive a penalty shot from the referee and they score. Not long after, we see another penalty, against the thunderers chaser, Bethany Westenberg! This being one of the longer games of round one, the snitch is seen very late into the game, but it is caught by the seeker for the Bats, winning them the game, ending 90 - 210. Despite Westenberg's great performance in this match, the Bats won it all. A good sport, she could be seen wishing luck to her opponents. A great sense of character in Westenberg, she'll go far in years to come.'''

'''In the fourth match, we see Fitchburg Finches compete against the Heidelburg Harriers. We saw great teamwork between two Harrier chaser girls, Julchen Beilschmidt and Viltaute Ingersleben, pulling off a cold drop, earning themselves the first score of the game. Finches chaser, Emily Smith, is hit by a bludger and goes down, but pulls herself back up shortly. Many blocking fouls being handed out in this game, nearly 10% of the scores were made because of them. After two bludgers hit American seeker, the chance for the Finches seeker, Miley Ranheart, to grab the snitch are high, and she does it! Finches win the match, moving up into round two, with an end score of 290 - 170.'''

'''Round one was a very interesting one indeed. Round two came soon after, and lived up to the popular expectations.'''

Round Two

'''Starting round two off with another great game, the Holyhead Harpies take on the Toyohashi Tengu. The Harpies are the first to score, and it's certainly not the first. They've scored forty points in mere minutes. Harpies beaters, Lena Schmidt and Morgan Reese, play excellently in this game. They couldn't be beaters without each other. The Japan team starting off very poorly had begun to make a comeback as Wilson, japan chaser, lands a few tricky shots against the Harpies. The match had started to take a turn toward the foul side, tensions definitely rising between the two teams. Seeker for Japan, Maya Yamaoka, is hit by her own teammate, Ren Moto, beater, meant to go for Viola Sodworth. After Yamaoka's injury, Sodworth manages to catch the snitch, winning the game for the Harpies, 380 - 200.'''

'''Ireland the first to score in the second game of round two, Fitchburg Finches against the Ballycastle Batts, it seems like the Finches will struggle to compete against the Bats. This game was a short one indeed. Tristan Kelly, seeker for the Bats, catches the snitch over Ranheart, giving his team the chance to move onto the finals and play the Harpies for the title. The game ended 380 - 220.

The Quidditch World Cup Final

The Quidditch World Cup begins to come to an end as it approaches the final game, which will deem either the Ballycastle Bats or the Hollyhead Harpies the Quidditch World Cup Champions of 2025.

'''In this game, we've got some of the best beaters in the league going against one another, making for a very bruised up match. Bats chaser, Margo Thompson, is sharply hit in the back by a bludger sent by Lena Schmidt, and sends her falling, barely holding on to her broom. She nearly plumits to the ground, but pulls herself up, miraculously. Fleming is hit by a bludger and sent into Thompson with the quaffle, and they end up spinning out of control. After a long fighting battle between beaters, chasers, and even the keepers at some point, it all led up to the snitch being caught by Sodworth, ending the game, and giving putting the Quidditch World Cup into the hands of the Hollyhead Harpies!

'''Congratulations to all of the teams who competed in this year's Quidditch World Cup. One of the most interesting matches of the century by far. '''

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GOBLINS FIGHT FOR EQUALITY IN

MAGICAL CONGRESS



ROBINS, NATASHA

''' T ension rises as inequality between wizards and goblins surges in the United States. It has been debated worldwide, the ability for a goblin to use and own a wand legally. Now, in the United States, goblins are calling upon the Magical Congress to give goblins the right to carry and use a wand, such as a witch or wizard could. The Magical Congress was quick to deny this right. Goblins, in the United States, are listed under the "being" category, as they are here in England. Goblins have stated that the restriction of wands is discrimination, for they are also capable of doing magic, and even so without a wand.'''

'''Goblins have been fighting for rights sense the creation of the Ministry of Magic, and the decree restricting them of using or having wands in 1631. Goblin's have been restricted of wand usage for a large number of years now, and gaining the right again now could be very dangerous not only to wizards, but to goblins as well. While we here at the prophet are sure that this issue will be intensely looked into by not only the Magical Congress, but also the Ministry of Magic, there has been no advancement in this current world issue.''' 3=  '''Thanks for reading the Daily Prophet!

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