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mmesnape · 03-30-2008, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DumbledoRO

Rico had started to lean back in his chair again, hoping that the line of questioning was over. Or, at least, at a halt. He'd just closed his eyes for a moment when bam, she had another question.

He sat up abruptly, shaking his head. "I dunno," he blinked, leaning across the desk to glance at the article. "I see what you mean though. But maybe the journalist wanted to remain anonymous?" He could only shrug.

"To be honest with you, Emma," Rico sighed. "I don't know much about The Quibbler or its Editor, this this Xenophile guy," he frowned. "So what's the big deal? I mean, I just picked the magazine up on my way into work, it looked like a fairly legit publication - why is there so much doubt?" He stood up and started pacing around the office, wondering if maybe The Quibbler was a phony, scam magazine, like tabloids in the States. He'd never heard of anything like a tabloid in the wizarding world though....then again, he was new to Britain.

Emma snickered briefly before choking back the bubble of laughter that wanted to come up. Sitting back in her chair, she tossed the Quibbler back on the desk. Could anyone not know of the Quibbler? she thought to herself.

"Rico, the Quibbler has a reputation of being.... how can I explain this? It is good to read it with a healthy dose of scepticism. Ever heard of Crumpled-Horn Snorkacks?" she paused for a moment. "Blibbering Humdingers maybe?" she asked with a twinkle in her eyes. "If you haven't, you aren't alone. Old Xeno and his daughter are great believers of unbelievable things. They extolled about them in many articles and pieces written in the past, but never offered any true evidence of their existence."

Taking a more serious tone again, she added; "But that being said, they have written things that had very valid points. Pieces that nobody else wanted to publish, lest they wanted to attract the attention of Vold... Vol... He-who-must-not-be-named!" Emma stammered and blushed profusely. She still could not utter that madman's name without breaking out into a mild sweat. "Those were earth shattering articles, that brought out certain truths that nobody wanted to hear at the time..." Certainly not the Minister of Magic of that time, Emma thought with little generosity toward the man.

03-30-2008, 03:05 AM	#79 (permalink)
mmesnape Chizpurfle Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ka-na-da Posts: 10,445 Third Year	SuperClaw Amie de Rogue ♥ Quote: Originally Posted by DumbledoRO Rico had started to lean back in his chair again, hoping that the line of questioning was over. Or, at least, at a halt. He'd just closed his eyes for a moment when bam, she had another question. He sat up abruptly, shaking his head. "I dunno," he blinked, leaning across the desk to glance at the article. "I see what you mean though. But maybe the journalist wanted to remain anonymous?" He could only shrug. "To be honest with you, Emma," Rico sighed. *"I don't know much about The Quibbler* or its Editor, this this Xenophile guy," he frowned. "So what's the big deal? I mean, I just picked the magazine up on my way into work, it looked like a fairly legit publication - why is there so much doubt?"** He stood up and started pacing around the office, wondering if maybe The Quibbler was a phony, scam magazine, like tabloids in the States. He'd never heard of anything like a tabloid in the wizarding world though....then again, he was new to Britain. Emma snickered briefly before choking back the bubble of laughter that wanted to come up. Sitting back in her chair, she tossed the Quibbler back on the desk. Could anyone not know of the Quibbler? she thought to herself. "Rico, the Quibbler has a reputation of being.... how can I explain this? It is good to read it with a healthy dose of scepticism. Ever heard of Crumpled-Horn Snorkacks?" she paused for a moment. "Blibbering Humdingers maybe?" she asked with a twinkle in her eyes. "If you haven't, you aren't alone. Old Xeno and his daughter are great believers of unbelievable things. They extolled about them in many articles and pieces written in the past, but never offered any true evidence of their existence." Taking a more serious tone again, she added; "But that being said, they have written things that had very valid points. Pieces that nobody else wanted to publish, lest they wanted to attract the attention of Vold... Vol... He-who-must-not-be-named!" Emma stammered and blushed profusely. She still could not utter that madman's name without breaking out into a mild sweat. "Those were earth shattering articles, that brought out certain truths that nobody wanted to hear at the time..." Certainly not the Minister of Magic of that time, Emma thought with little generosity toward the man.