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Oct. 13th, 2014 09:29 amAlice,
There's an article in this morning's paper you ought to know about.
Ministry sources report that late last week, the Aurors executed a large-scale operation against the Crimson Company. Arrests are said to have been made at several locations, leading to the complete dismantling of this shadowy opposition group.
It goes on to describe the Crimson Company and - well, I have to say, it's hard to imagine anything like this making an appearance in the Prophet a year ago. Here, I'll copy out the important parts:
Readers will remember that the Crimson Company have claimed responsibility for a series of 'Robin Hood' kindnesses that left sacks of galleons on the doorsteps of needy families, particularly those facing eviction or harassment from bill collectors or threats from rogue 'security officers'. Where the Crimson Company obtained that largess has been a question on the minds of many, but it has not seemed until now to have been a priority for Magical Law Enforcement.
Magical Law Enforcement declined to comment on the details of an investigation in progress, but issued this statement: 'The Crimson Company are a band of troublemakers who have abducted and murdered Ministry personnel, who have targeted state institutions, and who, through vandalism and fraud, have sought to undermine many of the successful enterprises on which our country's commercial success and financial security rest. The Crimson Company's reign of terror has now been brought to an end.'
As if that weren't critical enough, it concludes:
So far as The Prophet can learn, there have been no convictions to date against anyone affiliated with the Crimson Company for any act that would rise to the level of disturbing the peace.
Independent information about the Crimsons is scarce, difficult to confirm, and always contested by Ministry officials, but the public have a right to know what is being done in their name, to whom, and why.
We can discuss the impartiality of the Prophet later; presently I'm more worried about our own security.
Have you heard from Sam Fawcett? He was supposed to be our contact within the Company, wasn't he?
We're on alert here, in case he was taken. Everyone else might want to pay close attention today, if MLE should come calling.
There's an article in this morning's paper you ought to know about.
Ministry sources report that late last week, the Aurors executed a large-scale operation against the Crimson Company. Arrests are said to have been made at several locations, leading to the complete dismantling of this shadowy opposition group.
It goes on to describe the Crimson Company and - well, I have to say, it's hard to imagine anything like this making an appearance in the Prophet a year ago. Here, I'll copy out the important parts:
Readers will remember that the Crimson Company have claimed responsibility for a series of 'Robin Hood' kindnesses that left sacks of galleons on the doorsteps of needy families, particularly those facing eviction or harassment from bill collectors or threats from rogue 'security officers'. Where the Crimson Company obtained that largess has been a question on the minds of many, but it has not seemed until now to have been a priority for Magical Law Enforcement.
Magical Law Enforcement declined to comment on the details of an investigation in progress, but issued this statement: 'The Crimson Company are a band of troublemakers who have abducted and murdered Ministry personnel, who have targeted state institutions, and who, through vandalism and fraud, have sought to undermine many of the successful enterprises on which our country's commercial success and financial security rest. The Crimson Company's reign of terror has now been brought to an end.'
As if that weren't critical enough, it concludes:
So far as The Prophet can learn, there have been no convictions to date against anyone affiliated with the Crimson Company for any act that would rise to the level of disturbing the peace.
Independent information about the Crimsons is scarce, difficult to confirm, and always contested by Ministry officials, but the public have a right to know what is being done in their name, to whom, and why.
We can discuss the impartiality of the Prophet later; presently I'm more worried about our own security.
Have you heard from Sam Fawcett? He was supposed to be our contact within the Company, wasn't he?
We're on alert here, in case he was taken. Everyone else might want to pay close attention today, if MLE should come calling.
