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Witch Weekly · September 16, 2018 – 4:19 AM

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Letters From Our Readers!
Since the article 'Horror At Hogwarts: Foggy Failures' was published in last weeks edition of Witch Weekly encouraging readers to write in, we have been inundated with letters from parents. Here is a selection from the many we received:

Dear Witch Weekly,
My youngest son has just started at Hogwarts this year and while I took comfort from the fact that he was successfully sorted, after reading the article published on Sunday I am now once more deeply concerned that my son may now be a squib. My son received his first wand without issue prior to the arrival of the fog and had demonstrated numerous magical outbursts in the past. Since starting Hogwarts, however, he has written home on more than one occasion and described how distraught he is that he has been incapable of casting a single spell. I might be inclined to blame the professors were it not for the fog which I feared would rob my boy of his magic from day one! I fear he will be dismissed from school if this continues.

Friends have tried to reassure me that it is merely a coincidence that my son has become magically impotent, citing our residing in the countryside all summer and not in Hogsmeade or Irvingly, but he has been in frequent contact with those who were exposed to the fog's effects and I think it likely he has suffered from secondhand exposure. I can only hope that spending time in a highly magical environment such as Hogwarts will restore his magic.

Sincerely,
Mrs. G. F.

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Witch Weekly,

What utter nonsense! These feeble-minded mothers are merely looking for an excuse as to why their children are under-performing at school when the tragic reality is that they're simply untalented. Rather than blaming the fog, these parents ought to face up to reality and realize that the fault lies either in the sub par pre-Hogwarts education they provided for their child or it is simply a case of unfortunate lineage. This is why it is essential to keep muggle taint as far from wizarding blood as possible. It is a well known fact that for every halfblood who can match a pureblood in magical aptitude, there are five more who struggle at the most basic of spells.

If you will mix blood with muggles at least take responsibility for the consequences when they manifest in your offspring!

With regards,
A Pureblood Parent

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Witch Weekly,

My daughter has experienced some abnormal difficulty in spell casting since returning to Hogwarts after spending the summer in Irvingly. I'm really not sure what to believe, however. I thought there weren't supposed to be any long term side-effects from the fog and yet I couldn't help but to wonder after reading the Horror at Hogwarts article. Regardless, I think the Ministry really ought to have people researching fog exposed children, just to make sure. While I think it unlikely that the fog is still affecting us, it would certainly provide some peace of mind.

R. D.

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