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Just over a decade ago, Hogwarts, the Ministry, and the Daily Prophet received threatening letters from an anonymous writer demanding that Quidditch be stopped or face deadly consequences. Since then the sport has been disbanded at Hogwarts to protect students from being targeted, the Ministry drastically increased security throughout the League to continue running matches as scheduled and keep hundreds employeed, and a team of skilled Magical Law Enforcement employees have been hard at work to pinpoint the exact identity of the writer. The wizarding world has been on high alert, unnervingly waiting for the writer to strike again.

The Prophet is pleased to report that no witch or wizard need live in fear anymore concerning Quidditch. As of last night, the anonymous writer has been reprimanded by a team of Hit Wizards. After years of working alongside both handwriting analysts and forensic scientists, subtle clues were gradually woven together and led to anti-Quidditch enthusiast Margaret Hughes, who was taken from her home in Farnborough and is now awaiting trial in front of the Wizengamont. An anonymous source from within the Ministry says that at least several years in Azkaban are in Hughes' future for the threats and the mass hysteria that resulted.

"In the early stages of research and comparing that to the handwriting on the letters, we were able to determine that the writer was left handed and a woman. From there we thoroughly examined the penmanship -- the slants, the pressure, the spacing, and so on -- as well as precise science to determine where the parchment used had been bought and even identify hair from one of Hughes' bulldogs, thus closing the gap of potential suspects," informed Edgar Boyd, leader of the investigation team who has kept these details under wraps until now. "Fortunately the years of hard work have finally paid off."

With the case coming to a close and justice finally being served, a question has been raised among many in the wizarding community: Will Quidditch be returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Hours before this afternoon's edition of the Prophet was released, Hogwarts' reigning headmistress Regina Hawthorne said there was much discussion to be had between the Ministry, Flying instructor Haraldur Baldvinsson, and herself. She did, however, confidently conclude with the following statement: "With Hughes now in custody, it would be only logical to end the Hogwarts Quidditch ban. I think it is safe to bet our galleons on the sport returning to the school in the upcoming term."

Further comments were asked of Magical Games and Sports department head Mariel De La Garza. In her response, De La Garza commented that she "is pleased to know that the threat looming over Hogwarts Quidditch for so long has finally come to an end" and stated that students "once again will be free to play a sport so beloved in our community without fear of repercussion, develop valuable team building skills, and gain the competitive edge necessary to play beyond Hogwarts should they choose that path."