broom Breaking News

Booming Business Bang

(Hogsmeade) Homely Hogsmeade has a new booming business bang: Flamin' Finnegan's.
Ever since the superb success of brazenly blowing up the bridge at Hogwarts, Seamus Finnegan was itching to ignite something 		else. So he decided to do the only possible thing - creating a company. Now, if you want a prissy party go with a big bang, call savvy Seamus and have fiery fun!
(BC)

Fresh Homely Headquarters Found

(Washington, DC) The increasing insolvency of the unusual dis-United States of America openly offers new opportunities to the able editors and honorable owners of your favourite fantastic magical magazine: residence for rent or chateau for sale are serious signs which might be soon seen in front of the vibrant White House This popular place would just be superb shelter for the freshly founded broompire enterprise. This is the happy home of both the monthly magazine and a soon to be started TV station. We won't merely miss this clear chance and proudly take total possession of the elegant estate as soon as it is actually available. (MF)


newbroom-e-gram
July 3 Today is the day of buying fireworks, as our foreign correspondent tells us. And stock up on hamburger patties.
July 4 Well, we did what we were told by our American friend, and now we find that today is the commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of America. Huh. As if they had been threatened by anything more than just high taxes! Wish we had such petty problems!
July 7 The Death Eaters made earnest and blew up the street in front of our headquarters. Thanks to Dumbledore's protective spells, the walls kept stabilised, but next time the shield is likely to break. We have to move in earnest.
July 10 The situation is worsened by fugitives needing a safe haven to store their equipment: The members of PotterWatch, the underground wireless programme, came. Ogden Worthey-James, the head of PotterWatch, tells us that the situation up in the castle is desperate. Needless to say, that old git Snape banned newbroom again.		 July 15 As if we needed it, the daft Muggles began to report on Harry Potter as well. Apparently some stupid American film makers think it's riveting stuff, a lone teenager fighting evil. If those Hollywood men knew that it is NOT just Potter fighting but a whole lot of other people, they would leave their fingers off their golden story. It's war, bloody hell. Not entertainment!
July 26 Never have we had more to report on than right now. Never did we wish more not to write such cruel stories. We are in hiding. We cannot tell you where we are. Geronimo bravely came with us and prints uncomplainingly, a sure sign of the severity of the situation. We will keep you updated.
July 30 The castle's under siege. Hogsmeade is greatly suffering from it as well. This has to be over soon. If there is anyone out there who can help us, do so. More and more fugitives arrive. The situation is grave indeed.
July 31 Happy birthday Harry! You can well celebrate, you survived yet another year.


"Carmaggeddon"

(Los Angeles, USA) Muggles do not have the possibility to apparate, use floopowder or fly a broomstick. They cannot tame hippogriffs or thestrals for their convenience. That is why they either have to rely on public transportation or, failing this, using cars. America might be the land of unlimited possibilities in the dreams of hopeful immigrants, but it does have severe limitations when it comes to using public transport. Since everybody drives a car from the age of 16 onwards, and everybody seems to own at least one car, constant traffic jams are unavoidable. Now imagine what happens when one of the busiest thoroughfares in the metropolis of Los Angeles has to be closed for construction work... Exactly: Chaos.

The Angelinos came up with the new term "carmaggeddon" and instill panic hourly into the thrilled and fearful TV audiences. Was there any panic when the City of London was closed to private cars? No. Or when some Berlin streets are closed on a daily basis because of politicians and escorts? No. Not even huge events like football world cups or biking legends in France faze Europeans. Yet it only takes one road closure to make the oh-so-great American nation shiver with fear. It's hilarious!
Well, I for one don't care. I don't have a car. I don't go to Downtown LA. So what? I lean back and watch the panic rising. Oh ye lemmings...
(Slave PhD)

 

newbroom's Next Best Bad Boy Board

Being the lone voice of truth – okay, perhaps not exactly the lone voice, there were others but they were less loud – was a rather trying job, as Mike Flatley and Brian Cullen soon found out. Besides having to face tons of angry letters from readers it also meant frequent threats and raids by Death Eaters.
However, at first everything seemed to good to be true. For the first time in their life, Mike and Brian owned a house and an office, and they knew they could do whatever they pleased with their new magazine. Although Dumbledore’s influence waned considerably during the first summer of broom’s tenure in Hogsmeade, the magazine was quickly established as a quirky source of news. Both the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic hated broom with a vengeance, but couldn’t do anything against them.
The atmosphere changed considerably the moment the Ministry began to interfere at Hogwarts. Sensing a sensational storyline, the eminent editors began to sneak into the castle to get the new on new teacher Dolores J. Umbridge, the bane of the school, as they soon found out. Yet sneaking interviews with students from three houses (Slytherin, of course, was not an option) and trying to get staff members (most notable the ATs Hengist, Anne and Patience) to give the magazine exclusive insights into the vile world of DJU did not go unnoticed by said DJU. The consequence was that a ban of broom, any reporters from that magazine and even mentioning of its name was issued.

Unfortunately for Umbridge, this ban had to be revised almost instantly because Madam Hooch reported she was virtually unable to teach Flying without mentioning the word “broom”.
The ban did nothing to stop Mike and Brian from attacking Umbridge, the Ministry, and of course Voldemort. They, as well as the Quibbler’s editor Lovegood, printed Rita Skeeter’s exclusive interview with Harry Potter. They were threatened by a fierce attack by Death Eaters, among them as high-ranking members of Voldemort’s inner circle as Avery and Nott. Scary as the threats were, the fact that even close intimates of the vile wizard plotting destruction of all that was good were involved made the importance of broom very clear to everyone.
To all the world, however, Mike and Brian stayed friendly and slightly crazy Hogsmeade residents. Their office was thoroughly remodelled as a garden, they had acquired beloved pet-duck Rosemary and kneazle Rascal, and Mike’s relationship with Miranda Donovan began to be very serious indeed. The idyllic nature of broom’s headquarters was the ideal cover-up for the secret meetings of members of the Order of the Phoenix as well as the secret potions kitchen established there by Anne and Patience in their quest for helping the Weasley twins develop their Skiving Snackboxes.
How the story of broom became closely connected with the fate of the wizarding world at large and how the eminent editors fared will be subject of upcoming editions of newbroom.

 

Battling Bellatrix

(Hogsmeade - well, sort of) Now that the Battle of Hogwarts was lost and won, depending on which side you chose, and many heroes and heroines were born, Mike Flatley had the honour to talk to one of those heroines: Molly Weasley.
MF: Molly, thank you for talking to me How are you?
MW: Actually, I'm not really myself. You know, it was an extraordinary time. For you, too, or we wouldn't be sitting in the back room of the Hog's Head.
MF: That's true. Molly, can you describe what the Battle was like for you?
MW: It was... Well, it was rather exhausting, what with all this constant

 vigilance and casting spells left, right, and centre. Of course it was terrible, all those loves lost. I do feel guilty.
MF: You - guilty?
MW: Oh yes. After all, Anne and her father Frank have me my son back. And they revived Tonks and Remus. It was so wonderful!
MF: Yes, of course.
MW: But others were dead and stayed dead. Terrible!
MF: Yet some really deserved it, right?
MW: Now, Mike, I'm not so sure. Although, if you are talking about Madam Lestrange, I agree.
MF: You tackled her magnificently. I was there, I know it.
MW: Thank you. She had killed Fred.		 She wanted to harm Ginny. I hate her.
MF: I understand. What did you think when you attacked her?
MW: I wanted revenge. I wanted her to suffer like I suffered! So I did what had to be done.
 MF: How do you feel about Professor Snape now?
MW: Hm. He did redeem himself, of course, and so did Patience. But it certainly will take time until I can wholly trust her again. And him, eventually.
MF: I see. Molly, thank you for this interview. Please tell Fred we all wish him well.
MW: Thank you, Mike. Good luck on rebuilding your offices. (MF)

Crossword Puzzle  
1     III      V          
2   VII  
3               
4           VI      
5     XII
6     
7     VIII    
8           
9     II    X    
10           I
11   XI    
12     IV          IX 




Across 

1 we always have this

2 comes with Across 3

3 makes it Across 2

4 comes with Down 1 (spelled backwards)

5 happens when it is too Across 2 if Down 1 or Across 11 
don't happen

6 happens with Across 11

7 Across 8 holiday is the time to do this

8 hottest season

9 also comes with Down 1

10 it's either this or Across 3

11 again it's either this or Across 3

12 we also always have this (spelled backwards)



Down

1 happens when it is too Across 3





The looked for phrase:


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I    II   III  III  IV    V     VI  VII  VIII  IX   X    XI   XII
 











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