Facing Rita's criticism, Harry did not panic. This was what he had expected. He just calmly compiled the letters from supporters or victims of Rita Skeeter from all over the place, and then sent them to them.
Reply to the letters one by one and collect evidence.
No matter how much Rita Skeeter yelled, Harry just huddled in the editorial office and wrote the article. But it wasn't like he didn't say anything. He just let out the news that he would respond to Ms. Skeeter in the second issue of the bedtime message.
Although Harry only told the news to the students around him, where is Hogwarts? It is the only wizarding school in the British wizarding world. Announcing a news here is equivalent to holding a press conference. It does not take a day.
By then, the news that Harry was going to face Hall Skeeter head-on in the next bedtime message spread throughout the wizarding world.
One was the Boy Who Lived, and the other was the Poison Rose of the Daily Prophet. The confrontation between the two was definitely like Mars colliding with the Earth. At this time, the entire magical world was in shock.
Originally, Voldemort had shrunk his power, the Death Eaters had ceased their activities, and the Triwizard Tournament was in first place again. During the offseason of the second event, the wizarding world was generally in a calm state. As a result, Harry and Rita have done something like this.
The big drama brought a lot of fun to the quiet life. So everyone turned their attention to the battle between these two people and collectively took advantage of it.
At the weekend, when the second issue of bedtime news was printed, it was snapped up almost instantly by students waiting outside the printing room.
Although the editors in the editorial department were well prepared and doubled the amount of prints, there were still many little wizards at the back who did not receive them.
The reason for this situation is very simple: some students at the front of the queue have received more than one copy. They have to read one copy for themselves and send one copy back to their families. This is a double copy. If there are many relatives, they have to get more copies.
This situation really aroused dissatisfaction among the little wizards who did not receive the newspaper.
"Hey, why do you get so much for one person?" A senior Slytherin student grabbed a third-year Gryffindor student by the collar and dragged him over.
He snatched the newspaper from his hand, and upon careful counting, there were four copies, which made him even more angry with his empty hands.
"This... I have a lot of people at home..." The Gryffindor student knew that he was in the wrong and lowered his head, not daring to argue with his senior.
"But I didn't get any!" The person who caught the person was Lucian Bol, the beater of the Slytherin Quidditch team. Because of his anger, he became even taller because of his anger, and the bruises on his chest and arms
Standing there with bulging muscles like a gorilla.
"It's because of people like you that I'm waiting in line here in vain!" Lucien clenched his fists.
The Gryffindor student who was stopped was already frightened. He quickly said: "Then take these copies -"
"Of course!" Lucian glared at him, kept two copies for himself, and then gave the remaining two copies to his friend Perigen Derek.
"Wait a minute, I-" The student wanted to say something, but Lucian glared at him and he shut his mouth obediently.
"You are you, I am me, there is so much nonsense!" Lucian pushed the little boy and prepared to leave with the newspaper.
Angelina beside her couldn't stand it anymore, so she stood up and stopped Lucian and the two.
"You have gone too far!" Angelina was filled with indignation. "It is wrong that he took so many copies, but you should at least leave one for him!"
Angelina is an old acquaintance of Lucian and Perikin. As a Slytherin Quidditch player, they also have deep grudges with Angelina of the Gryffindor team. So naturally they are not polite.
He said it was a small lesson and wanted them to return a copy? There was no way!
"Then what do you mean? You say you won't let others take more, but you have two copies each?" Angelina pointed at the newspapers in their hands and said loudly.
The quarrel between several people attracted the attention of the onlookers, who gathered not far away and pointed, explaining what happened to the crowd who did not know the truth.
Soon, the little wizards who were watching were divided into two groups. One group felt that the Slytherin people were really overbearing and would vent their anger on the weak when they didn't get it. The other group felt that although Lucian and the others were overbearing, they really did what they needed to do.
wrong.
What’s interesting is that most of the former receive newspapers, while most of the latter don’t.
For a moment, the corridor was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Seeing that he and his friends seemed to be pushed to the forefront, Lucian suddenly had an idea and immediately gave the two extra newspapers to other Slytherin students.
"You have nothing to say now, right?" Lucian praised his wit and said proudly.
"Why don't you give newspapers in the order of the team? What you are giving to Slytherin students now is equivalent to them robbing other people's newspapers!" Angelina had no intention of letting Lucian go. At this time, she was interrupted by the noise.
The number of Gryffindor boys she attracted was also increasing, which made her more confident.
"Are you looking for trouble?" Lucian was angry. His hand was already on his wand. The next step was no longer a verbal argument, but the Slytherin students were also moving closer to him.
"Here comes the newspaper!" A female voice suddenly came in, interrupting the build-up of anger between the two parties.
Hermione suddenly appeared and grabbed the newspaper with a flying spell.
"Granger, what are you going to do?" Lucian was furious, but he was also wary of Hermione and her boyfriend Tom Yoder. He didn't dare to say anything too harsh, for fear that he would be asked out tomorrow after having a good talk today.
Del was sent to the crematorium.
"Copy into two!" Hermione clicked the newspaper in her hand with her wand, and the newspaper suddenly turned into two copies. "It will return to its original shape after a while, but it is enough for you to read."
Hermione thrust the copied newspaper into Lucian's hand.
"Please, we are wizards!" She rolled her eyes and left the scene of the conflict. At this time, Harry and Luna also arrived with urgently printed newspapers.
A conflict was eliminated invisible.
However, the conflicts between students are easy to resolve, but the conflict between Harry and Rita Skeeter cannot be solved by a copying spell.
Opening the second issue of bedtime news, you can see Harry writing in bold letters: [Dog Barking]
This title is hard not to remind people of the "dogs bark when stoned" theory previously proposed by Rita Skeeter. Just by looking at the title, you can smell the strong smell of gunpowder.
After getting the newspaper, Angelina didn't care about arguing with the Slytherin students. She quickly turned to the article that Harry responded to and started reading.
[I wonder if Ms. Rita Skeeter seriously thought about it before she wrote that sentence. Isn’t she the one barking the loudest now? Then according to her theory, she must have been stoned.
Hit.]
Looking at the beginning of this sentence, Angelina laughed, and the group of Gryffindor students around her also seemed very happy.
The conflict between Harry and Rita had just broken out, and Rita Skeeter had not yet had time to launch a public opinion offensive to brainwash passersby, so the Gryffindor wizards subconsciously chose to support their classmate Harry Potter. After all,
Rita is as fictitious as her article, while Harry is real. His performance in the past four years has been seen by everyone, so compared to the two, the students are naturally more inclined to Harry.
After fighting back at the beginning, Harry began to output the content.
[Aunt Skeeter’s words are actually not wrong. If a person is offended by a certain statement, it means that the statement involves something that he cares about. If he doesn’t care at all, how can he be angry?
But the problem we are facing now is: only a small group of people have the right to throw "stones". Even if these people hit the wrong person, they will not be blamed, let alone held accountable. This group of "people" has the right to throw "stones" at the wrong person.
Others regard it as a "dog", but I think it is wrong to do so. You should be more cautious before throwing stones. If you accidentally hurt someone, you should also apologize or deprive it of the right to throw stones.]
Harry's words triggered everyone's thinking.
"What kind of dog? It's a stone one," Ron scratched his head, "Aren't you talking about that old witch Rita Skeeter?"
"Harry believes that the manuscripts sent out by reporters like Rita should be supervised and reviewed." Angelina explained to Ron, "Harry also found several examples of how Rita was doing when interviewing others.
I once arbitrarily fabricated facts to gain attention and bring trouble to others - the next few issues of Bedtime News will follow and report on these characters!"
The second issue of Bedtime News stirred up a stir and sparked an extremely heated discussion in the wizarding world. From Hogwarts to Hogsmeade, from the Ministry of Magic to ordinary wizarding communities, everyone was discussing whether journalists should be restricted.
their rights.
"Journalists have too much power!"
"But if speech is controlled, will it cause the failure of public opinion supervision?"
The debate between the pros and cons has become increasingly fierce, and even the Ministry of Magic is discussing whether to establish a department to control the speech in the Daily Prophet.
The wizards of the Ministry of Magic naturally welcome it. They feel that the more power they have in their hands, the better. But as strong as the support is, the stronger the opposition will be. The reason for many people's opposition is also very simple: if reporters become magicians
The yes-men of ministry officials can only sing praises, so how should they carry out the supervision of public opinion that should be carried out by them?
The two sides quarreled back and forth, reaching a complete stalemate, and the matter reached a deadlock.
But regardless of the outcome, Hogwarts' school newspaper: Bedtime Message has completely become famous. There is an endless stream of emails from all over the UK asking Harry if he can order Bedtime Message.
To this, Harry's response was of course, and he offered an extremely low price. The price of each bedtime message was the same as that of the Daily Prophet, only one Nat.
This little money is enough to buy some snacks for the owl postman. The main source of funding for the bedtime message is the advertisement at the end of the article.
When "Bedtime News" spread throughout the British wizarding world, Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes also spread throughout the wizarding world on the back page of the newspaper. Many people know that there are a pair of Weasleys in Hogwarts.
As a child, I opened a joke shop.
This made Mrs. Weasley half-dead, so she used her trump card: the roaring letter, but this thing had extremely limited effect on Fred and George. Years of struggle have made these two people more shameless than Hogg.
The walls of Watts are still thick. So they swept away the ashes of the shouting letters on the table as if nothing was wrong, and then told their classmates that all products were on sale at a 10% discount recently.
The two of them are already in a broken situation, and their mother will not come to Hogwarts. What are they afraid of? Of course, you still have to be careful when making transactions, because many products are listed in Hogwarts.
on the list of prohibited items.
In the days after the howling letter was sent, Filch followed the two very closely. But it was of no use. Fred and George had a hundred ways to deal secretly, so Filch did not
It can prevent two people from making a lot of money.
In view of their mother's violent reaction, Fred and George have made a decision...that is, they will not return to the Burrow this summer! Contracting a small shop or a small stall in Diagon Alley may be a good choice.
.
As for the start-up capital, Fred and George thought they could save enough money before the end of the school year, and it would be even better if they could repay Bagman's debt.
Due to the exposure brought by advertising delivery, Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes made a lot of money, which also made more stores turn their attention to this nascent newspaper, Flourish and Blotts, The Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes... various
Advertising applications from various stores are pouring in, bringing a lot of income to "Bedtime News", which will be used in the payment of royalties and the daily operation of the newspaper.
In this way, a positive cycle was established, and Harry's newspaper gradually got on the right track.
While Bedtime News rose to fame, its stepping stone, Rita Skeeter, wasn't so lucky.
A large number of wizards who had been slandered by her before appeared and liquidated her. Rita was forced to publicly announce her temporary withdrawal from the press, and the liquidation came to an end. But soon, Rita received a summons from the Ministry of Magic.
Gwartz sued Rita Skeeter to the Wizengamot, hoping she would explain the source of her article about Hagrid's life story.
Hogwarts will not wrongly accuse a good person, nor let a bad person go. Since Rita, you said that Hagrid is a half-blood giant, then you have to come up with evidence! Even if she can hand over the evidence, there is still a hurdle.
Wait for her - Rita was previously banned from entering Hogwarts for press activities, so how did she get this evidence?
The lawsuit was enough to make Rita Skeeter too distraught to write nonsense in the Daily Prophet.
With Rita Skeeter's misfire, the wizarding world calmed down again, and the turmoil within Hogwarts gradually subsided.
The peaceful days passed like this day by day, and when the calendar turned to February, the second event of the Triwizard Tournament also arrived as scheduled.