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Muggle Prime Minister Moans Pessimistic Mood

A very weary week was wasted by the British ballot baron, the Prime Minister. An awfully awesome occasion occurred after the other. Terrible things turn out to tread in three – this time the terrible things turn out to tread in in thirty.
The poor premier was pained by painstaking pain. He should chase the chance of cheering charms changing the general chagrin.

A satisfied smile seems to not fit the situation. Somehow this sir must be scared. We would want to warm his wig and worry his woes.
Life is not listless these last lunar years. So share your own cheerfulness with the sad sitter in the supermost chair of this state. Hold hands with his highness and have a happy humdrum. (MF)

Day Breaks And Night Falls

Dear readers, we here at broom devote a lot of our time to diving into the dictionaries and deepnesses of our language. Every now and then we stumble over a special particularity, however, instead of standing up again and brushing the dust from our knees, we here at broom remain lying on the ground and watch and wonder.
And so it happened that we came across the fact that ‘day breaks’ and ‘night falls’. Many interesting questions arise from

this, for example, who breaks the day and who lets the night fall? Come to think of it, who mends the day and who picks the night up so that they can break respectively fall again? Unfortunately, we here at bright broom have no additional answers.
If you happen to know a bit about language, please do contact broom, we desperately need someone to proofread our articles. (ALL)

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December 1 There are 23 days left to prepare Christmas broom, write half a million Season’s Greetings and get plenty of presents. We decide to take it slow.
December 5
There are 19 days left to prepare Christmas broom, write half a million Season’s Greetings and get plenty of presents. We decide to take it slow.
December 6
St. Nick’s Day and we didn’t manage to find any chocolate in our shoes although we had put all of them in front of the door.
December 10
There are 14 days left to prepare Christmas broom, write half a million Season’s Greetings and get plenty of presents. We decide to take it slow.
December 12
We want Christmas biscuits!
December 13
We want Christmas biscuits so much that we decide to bake them ourselves. Later that day we find out that

the guys from the fire brigade are really nice chaps.
December 14
We decide to buy some Christmas biscuits. While we’re at it we also get some Christmas decoration. There are 10 day left until Christmas no need to buy any presents yet.
December 19
5 days left until Christmas and we still have to do Christmas broom, write half a million Season’s Greetings and get plenty of presents.
December 24
Hooray, Christmas broom is done, the Season’s Greetings are done and the presents are, well, almost done.
December 25
The presents are done we have to take a break! And we deserve it.
December 31
This seems to be the last day of the month. Tomorrow will be January. Tomorrow we will need a new broom. SLAVES, SLAVES! 

“I Spy With my Little Eye…”

(The World…Of The Supernatural) At this time of the year magazines and newspapers are stuffed with horoscopes which are telling you what the new year will be like. We here at broom set forth to find out more of the art that is hidden behind astrology. Sybill Trelawney was kind enough to answer a couple of questions.
ST:
I, of course, knew that you would come here to ask me a couple of questions.
broom:
Really, that is amazing. Tell us more!
ST:
I like to call it the gift.
broom:
Very creative.
ST:
Didn’t you want to ask some questions?
broom:
Oh, sure, we only thought you already knew what we wanted to ask and could answer right away.

ST: I would have to take a look into my crystal ball…
broom:
Yes, please do so.
ST:
There’s a lot of fog and mist. It seems that you don’t have a very clear understanding of your own job and in your private life I can also see several difficulties…
broom:
Thank you that will be enough. Let’s move on to the next question. Which of your prophecies became reality?
ST:
Well, in summer I made the prophecy that there would be snow in December. And when you’re looking outside, well, it’s quite obvious that I was right.
broom:
Snow in December, well, could have been an educated guess as well.
ST:
I beg your pardon - I never guess.

broom: Right, next question. You’re providing the horrorscopes for 2010 which are featured in this edition of broom. How did you find out what will happen to the different star signs throughout the upcoming year?
ST:
The stars told me all about it.
broom:
The stars, yeah, who else. Do you sometimes use a phrase like “I spy with my little eye…”?
ST:
No, of course not!
broom:
What a pity. What do you see for broom?
ST:
I can see that someone is leaving…
As usual Sybill was right. The reporter of your favourite broom left her private chamber in Hogwarts. Read Sybill’s horrorscopes below and decide for yourselves whether she’s right or not! Horrible New Year!

Horrorscope for 2010


Aquarius:

Sun, Venus and Jupiter cool down your emotions and feelings. You must be careful not to be too indifferent to someone who hates you.


Pisces:

You don’t know what is good for you. Let somebody else decide for you. Choose wisely.


Aries:

A month which is not at all to your taste: Excitement, passion and strength but where has your beloved boredom gone?


Taurus:

Your relation breaks up. It takes the wind out of your sails. See the positive aspect: you will learn something new about yourself.


Gemini:

Stop talking. Nobody is listening and why should they? You’ve got nothing important to tell.


Cancer:

Love is down, job is down, life is down, you are down. Anything else you need to know?



Leo:

Love is an unknown expression to you. You don’t love anybody so please don’t wonder that nobody should love you either.


Virgo:

No light is falling on you. Make the best of it: nobody is watching you, let your hair down.


Libra:

The stars hate you and yet this seems to be too mild an expression for what is going on now. Hide!


Scorpio:

All your hopes fail. Dream and reality are galaxies apart. Life can be so hard. What made you think you were an exception?


Sagittarius:

Love is boring and so are you. You must make up your mind what you want and what you don’t want.


Capricorn:

You live up to your reputation but that isn’t necessarily positive. Do you sometimes think of other people?


 

Travelling Tails 2009: A Lesson A Day Keeps Death Eaters Away

Sometimes you don’t learn anything
Although we really tried to find a valuable lesson for each day of our holidays, today we failed. That’s not for lack of trying, oh no. You see, we did do loads. First we visited the most leaning belfry of Europe, which is NOT the one in Pisa but the one in Surhusen. Just looking at it gives you nausea, since the bell seems to drop out onto your head. It doesn’t, don’t worry, it just looks like it. A friendly Muggle showed us the church and surroundings, which was fun. He told us it was easy to repair it since even measures were not needed. Just wait until Arthur Weasley hears of this – he knows the principle, seeing that he built The Burrow the same

Europe's most leaning belfry - no, we did not tamper with the photo. photo: KS 2009
way.
After that, we visited a museum showing how Muggles farmed the land. Quite
ingenious, how they managed to get along without magic! We also visited a lighthouse which is a huge tower with light on top, guiding sips towards the coast. We think it might be eclectic light, but we are not really sure about it. There was a debate if a lighthouse worked in Peruvian Darkness Powder, but we didn’t experiment: Too many Muggles were around.
The temperature went up into astronomical heights. This seemed to be the reason for our lack of rule for the day… Our brains couldn’t be prodded into working mode! So, sadly, the only thing we learned was that there are days when you don’t learn anything.

Greg Nott Becomes broom’s Next Best Bad Boy!

(Our World) Traditionally the voting for broom’s Next Best Bad Boy took place throughout December despite the trend of holding casting shows. This time the public was able to witness an underdog take the leads and win the title. Read on to learn more about the election and the chosen one.
It was a very tight decision this time. In fact broom’s head-mathematician says it has never before been so exciting. “Mr Nott won only one vote more than his closest rival,” our head-mathematician reveals. And still after counting and recounting of the votes it became clear that we have another winner: Greg Nott.
“Of course, I’m very honoured and pleased and I just want to thank anyone who has voted for me,” Greg did not say as a reaction to his newly won title. And still he will be featured in every monthly edition of your favourite magazine. Read on and find out all about his public and private life as we move along the year!
When Greg Nott was young – in fact, extremely young, he was born. However, he was not just born like any other child, you have to say he made a special appearance on a special day. Not many of us share his fate because he was born on the 29th of February.
He was born like so many of us in St. Mungo’s. Full nine months his parents had been eagerly waiting for him. He was to be the prince of their kingdom, the salt in their soup. Unfortunately baby Greg was ugly – no not just ordinarily ugly like you and me. He, in deed, was so ugly that the nurse went blind when his mother had him. That’s at least what rumours say.

As a consequence and to avoid further ado, young master Greg was hidden as a baby. This seems to be a very common practice nowadays which we often have witnessed in the Muggle world of stars. They usually hide their children because they are so ugly. And the same happened to little Greg.
Fortunately – well, actually this depends on the point of view – they discovered a healer who was ready to apply a spell to little Greg. Of course, there were many discussions, but in the end Greg’s parents decided that it was the best thing for both Greg and the family peace. The spell was applied.
This changed Greg’s whole life: No more hiding, no more staring and no more tears. At least not for Greg. The spell had made Greg very handsome. And as handsome as we all are we know that handsome people are favourites with everyone. This also worked for Greg.
As cruel as the other children had been to him he now was to the other children. First he only used his handsome appearance to get what he wanted – everything he wanted. Soon the other children’s toys and fancy clothes belonged to Greg. He never was in want of food neither.
When this didn’t work any longer he used force to get whatever he wanted from anyone. Although he by then was not at any wizard school, he didn‘t hesitate to use his magic abilities. The status of his family was the only thing that protected him from any prosecution. In fact, his parents were quite proud of him.

Read on in the next edition to find out what happened once young master Greg joined the other pupils at Hogwarts. And how he reacted to a change in his closest surrounding.

Scandalous Selection Of The New Bad Boy

(The World) Water-proof proof was uncovered that broom faces another scandal connected to their recent choice of the Next Best Bad Boy. Eye-witnesses are talking about wilful forgery.
“At the start of the voting process, Greg only had about 21 votes,” reports one visitor of broom’s website. Greg who was rather seen as an outsider managed to catch up with all other participants and in the end happened to win one vote ahead of Fenrir Greyback.
As magical as this may seem it obviously has a simple origin: Having been so successful with their forgeries in the last couple of years broom and especially its editors Brian Cullen and Mike Flatley had grown tired of real democracy. Throughout the years they had been working against their own head of government and campaigned against almost any other leader of state.

In real life their efforts have led to the end of the reign of the Muggle Prime Minister in the UK and additionally to the sacking of the Minister of Bavaria/Germnay. They were also held responsible for the drop of Cornelius Fudge and the installation of Rufus Scrimgeour. Once they had grown tired of Scrimgeour they even campaigned against their own carefully chosen candidate.
Some insiders even claim that they are behind the change of government in the US, however, these seem to be only vague rumours which lack any supporting evidence. Then again there exists proof that they were offered to work for the US government. What else would they have done if not forging elections?
The public calls for an inquiry in front of the whole Wizengamott. Cullen and Flatley must be taken responsible for their past deeds! (ALL)

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Happy New Year, Severus!


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