12 December 1885

[Daily Prophet]

DECEMBER 7TH 1885

BARTONBURG HOME BURNS THE HOME OF MRS. ROSALINE BENNETT BURNS TO THE GROUND

Yesterday,, the Ministry of Magic was called in to respond to a fire on Cauldron Corner, in Bartonburg. The fire was suspiciously well-enforced and did not respond well to magical attempts to curb it - it was finally extinguished, but only when the building had crumpled into ash. Investigators were relieved to discover that the home's residents are Mrs. Rosaline Bennett and her son, who reside at Hogwarts during the school year as the former is a house matron and the latter is a student.  _____________________________________________________________

It was swiftly discovered that their landlord appears to have fled the country, supporting suspicions that he may have taken advantage of Mrs. Bennett's absence to misuse the house, and burned it upon realizing that he could not hide the evidence. Mrs. Bennett declined to comment on the fire, but our Hogwarts sources have confirmed that she has been aware of the fire since yesterday afternoon. AUTHOR: IAN PENGLOSS

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