A little-known newspaper, the Poison and Antidote Daily, was born.
This newspaper claimed to have first-hand information about the Triwizard Tournament and was officially authorized by the authorities.
Then Witches and Poison Press, Mr. Jerry, and many writers and masters recommended this newspaper to their book friends and fans. Not only that, many directors and senior officials of the Ministry of Magic said that the contents of this newspaper are true. reliable
A blatant public platform.
After such a propaganda campaign, many wizards seeking the truth purchased daily reports of poisons and antidotes to learn what was going on.
This gave the Daily Prophet a smell of danger, but unfortunately they were too busy taking care of themselves now. A notice of accusation from the Wizengamot shattered the last hope of Editor-in-Chief Barnabas Guffey.
The Ministry of Magic accused the Daily Prophet of maliciously fabricating false information about the Triwizard Tournament and reporting it without authorization, which caused a very bad impact. At the same time, Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter has repeatedly fabricated false information, causing serious damage to the rights and interests of many wizards. Now these wizards have jointly reported Rita Skeeter and the Daily Prophet to the Wizenga Morocco, two cases will go to trial next Monday
Several crimes are punishable at the same time. Once convicted, Rita Skeeter will face more than just spreading rumors. At the very least, she will face the Azkaban imprisonment package. Maybe she will see him in prison. Maybe Lockhart, another former celebrity.
As for the Daily Prophet, although it will not be closed down, due to improper supervision, it will need to bear corresponding joint and several liability and pay a large amount of Galleons for forgiveness. It is certain to lose money and eliminate disasters.
"I am innocent, I did not fabricate false information! You have no evidence!"
In the Wizengamot court on Monday, Rita Skeeter protested loudly that this was her only chance and she must not be found guilty.
In the face of Rita Skeeter's protest, the plaintiff's representative from the Ministry of Magic just took out a quill: "Ms. Rita Skeeter, do you remember this shorthand quill? It's the one you often use. The one you should be using to record a lot of stuff"
"By the way, do you need to see this?"
The plaintiff's representative of the Ministry of Magic presented another piece of evidence, including not only pictures but also sounds. It was the scene where Rita Skeeter made up the content.
How can it be? !
You can even take out such a thing?
Rita Skeeter's eyes widened like a toad in heat.
"This is just one piece of evidence we have."
The plaintiff's representative from the Ministry of Magic walked up to Rita Skeeter, and a soft whisper-like voice entered her ears.
"Ms. Ladybug of Illegal Animagus, I still have your transformed image here."
'boom'
Rita Skeeter felt her head spinning, and her body fell limply on the chair without any strength.
This is my biggest secret, and someone discovered it
She knew she was doomed.
Not to mention the charges of maliciously fabricating and spreading false information, just one illegal Animagus was enough for her to drink.
Out of the corner of his eye, he accidentally caught sight of a person sitting in the judgment seat.
A familiar tall figure.
It was Dudley, who was currently wearing the costume of a member of the Wizengamot, looking down at Rita Skeeter with a half-smile.
It was a look that said 'I told you we would meet on the Wizengamot, Ms. Rita Skeeter'.
What happened next was much simpler. Because it had to accept the trial of the Wizengamot, the Daily Prophet was forced to suspend updates. As a result, the support rate plummeted, and the Daily Prophet's image in the minds of many wizards also collapsed. Room available
The Daily Poison and Antidote perfectly seized this opportunity. Taking advantage of the absence of the Daily Prophet, they almost crazily grabbed its market share. With the help of Wizard card skills and the serialization of Teacher Jerry's new book, it only took a few days. In time, it reached the usual sales volume of the Daily Prophet.
It won’t be long before the Daily Prophet takes its place.
Soon, Rita Skeeter's sentence came down. Not surprisingly, she faced ten years in Azkaban prison package, and was required to compensate the mental losses of the wizards she had maliciously slandered. All the money in her name The property will be auctioned and debts paid off.
If she hadn't been driven mad by the Dementors in Azkaban, she would still be out of prison in ten years.
In fact, if someone analyzes these things one by one, they will find that there is a pair of invisible hands controlling everything. It will make things bigger step by step and push the attention to the peak——
This is an obvious act of creating momentum.
He slapped Rita Skeeter to death, crippled the Daily Prophet, and made the Daily Poison and Antidote famous.
In today's European wizarding world, who dares to say that they don't know about poisons and antidotes?
After this incident, the Daily Prophet, although it is not said that it will not be able to come back, is also severely damaged. Once things like credibility and public support are lost, it will not only take a long time, but also thousands of times to get them back. It takes a lot of effort.
Who serious person reads the Daily Prophet? It has become the most popular saying at the moment.
Those who play with public opinion will be backlashed sooner or later.
For Dudley, who was studying at Hogwarts, this incident was just a very small episode.
He never took Rita Skeeter seriously. All he wanted was the Daily Prophet. It was too easy to deal with a reporter who liked to spread rumors. This time he didn't even take action, but only revealed some information. , the wizards she had slandered took the initiative to join forces and pin her down.
Things like newspapers that reflect and guide public opinion must be firmly in your own hands.
If the Daily Prophet didn't take the initiative to commit suicide, it would be annexed sooner or later. It was originally part of Dudley's plan, and Rita Skeeter's behavior only accelerated the whole process.
There is still a week to go until the first match of the Triwizard Tournament.
The three school warriors knew nothing about the content of the test, and naturally they were not prepared.
But don't worry, cheating is a habit passed down from ancient times in the Triwizard Tournament.
Karkaroff and Ms. Maxim used their connections to the best of their ability to obtain the test questions for the first competition and reveal them to their hero.
At Hogwarts, Hagrid told them the content, or rather told was not the right word, and took them to a live broadcast.
The content of the first test of the Triwizard Tournament is dragons.
In four huge iron cages, each contains an adult fire dragon.
(End of chapter)
