JUSTICE SERVED: AZKABAN'S GATES SWING FOR NOTT!

Daily Prophet

JUSTICE SERVED: AZKABAN'S GATES SWING FOR NOTT!

London – September 1, 1999 – A sense of grim satisfaction permeated the Wizengamot chambers yesterday as @Tiberius Nott, a notorious figure in You-Know-Who's inner circle, was sentenced to a life term in Azkaban for his active and unrepentant role as a Death Eater during the Second Wizarding War. The verdict, delivered by Chief Warlock Ragnok, was met with a murmur of approval from the public gallery, a powerful declaration that justice, though slow, is indeed coming for those who terrorised the magical world.

Nott, pale and visibly trembling, offered no final words as the Aurors escorted him from the courtroom. His trial, which lasted several weeks, presented overwhelming evidence of his participation in torture, murder, and the enforcement of You-Know-Who's tyrannical pure-blood regime.

The ruling comes on the same day as Hogwarts Express departs for another school year, a stark reminder of the new generation inheriting the consequences of the war. Among the students returning to the venerable institution is @Seraphina Nott, a fifth-year Slytherin, and niece to the convicted Death Eater. One can only imagine the burden she carries, stepping onto hallowed grounds where her family's name now rings with infamy.

In a brief, tense encounter outside the Ministry, @Theodore Nott, Tiberius's son, maintained his innocence regarding his father's actions. "I… I knew nothing of it," he stammered, avoiding eye contact with reporters, his usually composed features looking strained. "My father kept his affairs private. I was… preoccupied with my studies at Hogwarts." His denial, however, felt hollow to many present, including this reporter, given the Nott family's long-standing, openly prejudiced views and the fact that Theodore himself was frequently seen in questionable company during the war years.

The question now echoes across the wizarding world: how many of these "unaware" family members, particularly those from the pure-blood elite, secretly harbour the same dark ideologies? The recent surge in attacks on Muggle-borns by the shadowy group known as The Obsidian Hand casts a chilling shadow over such claims of ignorance. Are these new bigots, these self-proclaimed "purifiers," merely the children or disillusioned relatives of those now behind Azkaban's bars?

It is a question the Ministry of Magic is undoubtedly asking, and one the entire community must confront. As we celebrate justice for Tiberius Nott, we must also remain vigilant. The war may be over, but the fight against hatred, it seems, has merely entered a new, more insidious phase. The legacy of You-Know-Who's pure-blood fanaticism lingers, threatening to ignite new conflicts unless stamped out entirely.