Wakey Wakey, Wakey!
sleep 'spell' falls on Yorkshire Town |
Last Friday afternoon, a shop worker at a Hogsmeade high street shop (who wished to remain anonymous) returned home to her father in the Yorkshire town of Wakefield. He found him fast asleep and was unable to wake him. The shop worker then asked a muggle neighbour for help, who promptly informed him that three other people who lived on the street (all muggles) were suffering from the same affliction. Assuming magical foul play, the shop worker immediately informed ministry officials who began investigations. They discovered that eighty-three men (no women) across the town were affected by the sleeping ‘curse’. While it was unclear at first whether or not magic had been involved, after a few days of investigation all became clear. On Sunday evening, while searching a public house all the men happened to frequent, improper use of magic investigators found that several barrels of the guest ale, Tetley’s bitter (a muggle bitter brewed in Leeds), |
contained the Draught of Living Death. Soon the investigations took a more serious turn as investigators were worried about the health and safety of those affected. Thankfully Monday brought the revival and memory loss of most of the muggle men as well as a suspect. The suspect, a Mr. Truro Trunchen, 26, was found living nearby the public house affected. He is a skilled potioneer who has recently fallen on hard times, giving him both the ability and the reason to perpetrate this crime. Ministry officials have declined to make comment on the ongoing investigation, but according to sources at St. Mungo’s, fourteen men have still yet to regain consciousness. Perhaps Mr. Trunchen will face the dementor’s kiss if these men are to never wake. The father of the Hogsmeade shop worker was revived and has made a full recovery. AUTHOR: Gulliver Doran |
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