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Magical Creatures or New Hexes? Muggles Calling It COVID19
By: Selevas Amagus
In a series of unprecedented events, one right after another, the Department of Mysteries and The Department of Magical Creatures have undergone a joint collaboration to understand what the muggle world has identified as COVID19.
Interestingly enough, not a single Wizard or Witch has been known to contract what the World Health Organization has deemed a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”. Regardless of it not affecting the magical community, the department of International Magical Cooperation has been following cases of the “virus” in muggles throughout multiple countries in an attempt to understand its pattern of contraction.
When we caught up with Edward Scot, the Lead Liaison Minister, he had the following to say regarding the situation:
“At this point in time we’re not sure why The Wizarding world is not being affected by COVID19. We have no recorded cases of contractions. I do know that the Department of Mysteries is looking into how a hex may have contributed to this outbreak, and that the Department of Magical creatures is performing autopsies on deceased muggles to look for connections to any magical animals.”
In an interview, the Lead Liaison could not provide any definitive answers for The world of magic, but it is important to note that they are looking into hexes and magical creatures as viable possibilities to this malady that has muggles more frantic than Magical Community was the last time an Erumpent was set loose in Diagon Alley.
One important warning the the department of International Magical Cooperation wishes to share with the world of magic is this:
“Even though Muggles have taken to boarding up in their homes, we must continue to adhere to the International Statute of Secrecy and safeguard our community from the Muggles. Some wizards have been seen in the empty streets of London wearing robes, using magic and failing to conceal themselves because so many Muggles seem to have gone into hiding. One group of young Wizards was even discovered by a group of Muggles playing Quidditch out in the open on the countryside! Took a whole team of Oblivators to rectify the situation. Despite these unusual times, I remind you to stay vigilant and avoid notice from the Muggle community.”
Could a Wizard or Witch have conjured a hex that only affects muggles? Is a new, un-identified magical creature responsible for the novel disease muggles and no-majs are contracting? Why is our Wizarding community immune to this pandemic?
There seems to be an abundance of confusion and misinformation infiltrating the media at this time about the circumstances surrounding this malady. But one thing is for sure, The Daily Prophet will continue to follow up on the ongoing circumstances that are alluding both the muggle and the magical world.
Until then, Witches and Wizards, remember to keep your wands and broomsticks clean (Scourgify!) and stay out of sight of the Muggle community while we get to the bottom of this mysterious ailment.
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Has to be the Wrackspurts! Have you explored this yet?
The Daily Prophet has informed the appropriate parties of your suggestion and have been assured it will be looked into as a possible cause.
oh yes i am muggle born myself and know just how awful it is. I’m starting my second year at Hogwarts this fall. This covid19 thing I think is a hex, because the wizarding world may not have found all the charms, spells and curses. so any wizard or witch could have found a new one
Your young… I’m starting fifth year this term, Audrey Truong-Ravenclaw-Half blood-Seeker, dating Lex Marich-Ravenclaw-Muggle born-Chaser. Have you heard of me or Lex? I am very excited for O.W.Ls.
What the frick my real name is Lex Marich. Do you know me in real life?
I’m on the Ravenclaw quidditch team too. Beater. I was the one who was pretty blooded up last year during that match against Slytherin.
It’s me rose granger weasley
I’m on my fourth year at Hogwarts and it’s pretty hard trying to school work on a computer. I’m trying to go to Hogwarts to become an Auror but it’s gonna be difficult due to this hex that the Muggles call Covid-19.
Man you guys are making me feel old… I just graduated from Hogwarts last year! I was a Hufflepuff, I’m currently working at the ministry under the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures as Junior Magizoologist. If anyone’s about to graduate wants to work with magical creatures, let’s me know and I’ll put in good word!
it might be some sort of pure-blood’s idea of a prank on all the muggle born kids. a couple of my friends have gotten it, and they were all muggle born. probably a seventh year, because its a complex hex.
I’m so sorry, Geneva. Are your friends ok? Fortunately, all members of my family are wizards and I don’t know anyone who’s gotten it.
As you all know Hermione and I are muggle-born and we both know how awful this is for the muggles
I feel so sorry for you guys. This was either an unlucky accident, or an extremely uncivilized pure-blood’s prank. 🙁
But I’m sure they’ll get to the bottom of it soon. :SL
So rude. :I
That is quite some interesting news. I am muggle-born myself, and living without any wizard family members, it is quite difficult for me to use any magic to fix problems for the ministry. Don’t worry, I work in the Ministry of Magic.
i honstley think its a death eater *coughUmbridgecough*
I very much think it’s Umbridge too Sophia. Cause Umbridge made Harry write ”I must not tell lies.” in his own BLOOD when she was the Defence against dark arts teacher.
It can’t have been Umbrige she works at the ministry. It would affect her too.
Why does she still work there? After all she did
Hi Ginny tell Harry I said hi please!
How does she even have a job after what she did at Hogwarts
She’s in Azkaban, thankfully, so she couldn’t have used it, especially now that auror’s instead of dementors are guarding Azkaban.
Can’t imagine. 🙁
*Shudder*
Mr. Snape, that’s a point but it doesn’t matter whether she works at the ministry of not. Mrs. Potter and Miss Sophia are right. Umbridge would do anything to harm muggleborns and muggles. P.s. Mr. Snape, your sacrifices for this world are great💚💚💚, honestly, we❤️you xoxo
– Varsha Iyengar
First-year Gryffindor, Hogwarts
By the way, Mr. Snape, are you writing from the Afterlife or is it your portrait writing here? If it’s actually you writing from the Afterlife, I am glad you are still in touch with all of us modern day witches and wizards! 💚💚💚 we❤️you XOXO
– Varsha Iyengar
First-year Gryffindor
Aren’t you supposed to be dead?
Wait, I thought she was in Azkaban and aren’t you dead? Or is tis your portrait speaking?
professor, She could have someone covering up her tracks. Like when she was in Hogwarts. Remember, her potronus is a cat. Cat’s are sneaky.
Lol. But to think of it, it is possible; Umbridge mostly hates Muggle-borns, and to hurt them ( she would do ANYTHING), she might as well put a teeny hex on them. I hope the Ministry finds out the last spell Umbridge used with her wand. But Umbridge is not that dumb– she might use a different wand from someone else loyal to her. The Ministry better search who did this.
WHY DOSE EVERYONE THINK EVERYTHING BAD IS FROM AN DEATH EATER? IM PRETTY SURE THERE DONE BECAUSE VOLDEMORT PROBS WON’T COME BACK
Probs?
Harry, Hermione and *grit teeth*… Ron worked so hard to make sure he WOULDN’T-No questions asked.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo… They ARE done, right??
Same I think that too. I’m sure some Death Eaters having a bunch of fun trying to kill off a whole bunch of muggles.
So, the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures have began to do autopsies of Muggles now, have they? Preposterous! I mean, really, what ARE the point of the Muggle Liaison Office, if not to keep an open line of communication with the Muggle Prime Minister in times like this. And come to think of it, what is the British Institute for Muggle Studies doing these days, exactly? Playing gobstones?
I agree, Archie!
Hex? I think this is less a hex and a curse instead.
Anything is possible. Hex or curse, this MUST be all of a witch/wizard’s work.
According to muggles, it originated in China, and many places other than the United Kingdom and Ireland, so perhaps a foreign wizard.
I am a witch and I am in Hogwarts now. I think its a death eater behind all this. I vote that we try to find that death eater. I am on the search myself at Hogwarts. So, I request the magical community to keep a look out for the Death Eater.
But after the *death* of Voldemort, didn’t they all return to Azkaban? Surely, the guards took their wands away, too. I’m muggle born, so I don’t know much…
Aquarices,
Some did in fact flee and were not captured. The dark marks on their arms scarred over but there are many still out there today that are unbeknownst to the Ministry of Magic’s registry of modern Death Eaters.
The Prophet has speculated for some time now that it could in fact be a new order of Death Eaters that are among us.
True. But are there any clues in their secret headquarters? Maybe a string of hair? Also, did that incorrigible Fenrir Greyback get thrown into Azkaban? Even if he’s not fully a Death Eater, he still supported Volde– er, sorry— You-Know-Who. I recently found out that my friend in Slytherin is afraid of its name.
A Slytherin afraid of Voldemort? I call that progress. Also, if Voldemort is dead and long gone, I don’t think Death Eaters matter as much.
Some death eaters were not caught. Others who were caught said that they were under the Imperius curse. Also if they escaped the would probably get new wands or steal wands. Or Nargles could be behind it.
– Chloe Lovegood (Luna Lovegoods daughter) – Ravenclaw
After the battle, no death eaters could quite pretend, at least ones which show extreme loyalty to you-know-who. And now aurors guard Azkaban, so nobody could escape without it being reported. I also thought your mum discovered that nargles and similar creatures didn’t exist after she became a magizoologist.
Since this Covide19, is all around the globe. Would be possible that the Death Eaters, are around the globe as well, but unable to be detacted?
I’m a muggle-born witch, and living in a house of 5 muggles, I also must stay quarantined to avoid suspicion of the muggle cops.
this is a dangerous thing. I think the Death Eater’s are behind this. As this is all around the globe are Death Eater’s too?
I truly believe that this pandemic in the muggle world is a hex. Though I think that this pandemic was caused by a witch/wizard fooling around with magic. As dark witches and wizards would have made this illness spread to the muggle community and the magical community, to create an environment suitable for world take over. With everything said I do wish the muggles to take care and stay safe.
I quite agree Evelyn, are you a pure blood because my dad is a muggle and he is lucky that he gets to stay in a home with protection charms so covid19 can’t get in. We are also keeping up with my dads mates (muggles) and it sounds absolutely HORRIBLE, it also sounds achingly familiar for when decades ago Death eaters and You Know Who was extremely powerful and it was a danger to leave homes. I still don’t forgive that revolting squib, J.K Rowling for spilling our magical history and turning it into books. It is also such an offence for them to make a MOVIE about it. My grandmother was equally furious because she said it was EXTREMELY HORRIBLE back then! It is a little relieving that muggles think it’s just some made up story but that is also an offence and J.K Rowling got FAMOUS for it! What a sickening squib. Honestly!
Maybe this has been done by a death eater to get rid of the Muggles!
My dad is a muggle (me is half blood) and he had to stay in a protected house full of charms with us. His friends have been keeping in touch with us and it sounds hpHOREUBLE. Not being allowed to meeting your friends or going shoPing
Can this be seen by muggles? I WILL report this because I’m using a muggle device from my muggle dad.
No. As a half-blood, the Muggles call it a virus. And viruses are very, very, tiny. Not-been-able-to-see-with-a-naked-eye tiny. Perhaps the Ministry can do SOMETHING to find all this mess… if it IS a hex or curse.
How horrible! While I do not know any muggles myself, several muggle born friends have told me about the fearful aura surrounding muggles these days.
A reminder to all that muggles are not weak, nor are they stupid. Please remember that!
Visiting my mates and family here in the United States and I must Say that these Muggles are perhaps handling it the most poorly of anyone.
We Americans are handling it very well thank you very much, for example, my family (they don’t know I am a wizard) has been going outside without masks forever like for since this thing started.
You Americans are handling this virus in the U.S. very very poorly… I believe you are a muggle because a bunch of dumb muggles there say you are handling it very well…
I think that definitely there are a large amount of people who don’t in the United States, and that the government is not handling it well, though there definitely are people who act well. And also, Benjamin Longbottom, doesn’t your family know? Because they might be confused with you disappearing to hogwarts every year.
Yes I agree
I am living with my cousins [ they are muggles ] and VERY bad hope I get to see you guys soon oh and……………. WIZARD ON
Not all lots are as proactive as the next!
sounds something Bellatrix Lestrange would do…
*sigh*
(whispers)
why did she die? would have happily joined her….
SHE WAS ABOUT TO KILL GINNY WEASLEY!!!!! IF SHE SUCCEEDED THE ATTEMPT, THEN LILY POTTER WOULDN’T BE ALIVE!!!! >:(
Harbor, are you dating my daughter cause you said it like you’re ❤ with her?
Calm down Auntie, they’re probably just friends, like me and Scorp- Oh, I see your point now.
Bellatrix tried to kill Ginny!! She also Killed Sirius And DOBBY. Im happy she died and im Proud o f Molly Weasley for killing her!!!
– Chloe Lovegood (Luna Lovegood’s daughter) – Ravenclaw
I WOULDVE KNOWN MY GREAT GREAT GEANDFATHER IF NOT FOR HER! U probably can tell who it is!
Seriously? these muggles didn’t know what hit them after i cursed them…
😉
Please stop.
My best friend is literally called Wren and we’re both in Slytherin. Wren, is that you? I hope you didn’t really curse all the muggles…
I honestly think it is a death eater as well.
Leave it to the muggles to ruin the world, no hate on them but they are always getting them selves in messes and having us caught in the cross fire!
The Muggles have been making this “Counter Potion” to inject into other Muggles arms. Do you think their “Counter Potion” would actually work against the hex? I’m a bit concerned for the Muggles…
I’m not sure… and also, they’re not called potions– they’re called vaccines. Kind of like potions, except, you don’t drink it.
Yes, I’m sure us witches and wizards could easily created a painless drinkable counter potion instead of these so-called vaccines… only if we could help those muggles
Is it possible that the magic in our blood grant us immunity?
Maybe…
Not really! If that was the case one of the best wizards, such as Marlin or Dumbledore, would’ve thought of it first. So, good old potions rule!!!
This might be some kind of hex! Thank god we can still go back to school (Hogwarts), I’ve been missing Alex! (Alice Granger-Weasley/Gryffindor/5th year/Quidditch Captain/Currently dating Alexander Diggory, 5th year as well)
Aww, how nice. I’m in 2nd year, and I have no interest in boys. Most of the boys in my common room are disgusting.
I miss my boyfriend too. Can’t wait to see him! (Luna Potter-Weasley/Slytherin/6th year/Prefect/Right now dating Joel Granger-Weasley, 7th year)
That’s my ex glad too see you dating a Prat, ugh of course i am a Slytherin, I am Jessica Severus Malfoy.
Jessica, do you, by any chance, listen to girl in red?
P.S. I’m a Slytherin, too.
If you a Potter-Weasley and your dating a Granger-Weasley doesn’t that mean your dating you cousin??
– Chloe Lovegood (Luna Lovegood’s daughter) – Ravenclaw
I didn’t know I had a cousin named Luna. Oh my gosh, if you’re a Potter-Weasley, does that mean that Auntie Ginny and Uncle Harry had a kid nobody knows about? I miss Uncle Harry dearly, my condolences.
Isn’t your surname just Potter?
Is it possible the virus is related to bats? My muggle cousins in america are telling me that they get targeted for being asian americans. Sort of like how pure-bloods used to treat us muggle-borns. Also, I’m wondering if this will affect this year’s N.E.W.Ts exams.
COVID 19 is So confusing……Either it’s a hex or a curse. I remember someone saying that it could be a death eater but I don’t believe that. If also could be related to bats. A lot of people said that it’s related to bats.
Most Likely A Hex.
I’m muggleborn and I know that the muggles are staying at them homes.
Isn’t your mom a witch though?
Antonia is a fourth cousin of my mum, not her child. Also, hi Antonia! I haven’t seen you for ten years!
Watch out! Anyone whose family member is a muggle can catch the hex. Some of us may need to quarantine too.
I just read on the muggle-web that it is actually a germ, it is so tiny that you can’t see it but it can cause death if absorbed.
I’m a witch muggle-born, and hide in muggle word as nurse assistant and I think this is a hex and can affect some of us!! It was created by a group of witches and dark wizards. Not a single witch or wizard can do without help of the dark. I survived this hex and was able to protect my loved ones. However I must admit it’s was such a dangerous and exhausting fight. Fighting against the unseen it’s very challenging. Unfortunately, this “virus” (like muggles called it) as mutated. Now it’s more dangerous, contagious and deathly than before! I would recommend just to be vigilant and safe.
It is a hex. I doubt Umbridge would do that or Snape. First of all. Snape is a Hogwarts teacher, he would not do that with all of the other teachers close by. Umbridge works for the ministry, surely she would not want the ministry to be blamed for this.
Hey, I’m not sure how to get back to Hogwarts, I’m a first year, not very good at Muggle devices (though I’m Half-blood)… What ‘Web-Site’ do I have to go to? Any idea guys?
I’m going to “Hogwarts is here”. It has all the subjects and you can send classwork to win house points.
U GO TO MY SCHOOL! My username is Midna_Tailight because i couldnt use my old account kaylynn Black as i cant remember the username.
i meant twilight
It was Voldemort and his death eaters I saw him last year trust me!
Wasn’t Voldemort dead?
I think it’s a fake account.
I live in the muggle world and I’m starting my first year at Hogwarts in September I need to go to Diagon Alley and my my school things is their a way to get their without going through the muggle world you see I’m a muggle born my mom and dad told me all of the stories of Harry Potter I hope I get to meet him on day Please if anyone knows how I can get to Diagon Alley with going through the muggle world please tell me and I live in a flat with my uncle as my mom and dad had died a year before Covid 19 came along.
What if it’s some type of mutated Bundimun?
They are found worldwide, and extremely good at hiding!
The muggles where I am in the states are taking this all really badly…. I couldn’t attend Ilvermony this year! WE are taking many of our lessons through flew powder, only the muggle borns though. Even a year later we still can’t do anything! Since I moved schools from Ilvermony I have been enrolled in Hogwarts and its been much easier to take classes.
Maybe this is he-who-must-not-be-named in the afterlife.
He’s stuck in limbo.
I think that it was Nargles or Wrackspurts
– Chloe Lovegood (Luna Lovegood’s daughter) – Ravenclaw
Am I the only one who believes that maybe it could just be desease? I mean, it’s ended like this in the past, the Black death, countless plagues just only affect Muggles. Honestly, have none of you paid attention in history of magic? I guess Slytherin is the only one with any wit. I wuld have thought better of the Ravenclaws on here.
Yes exactly. Slytherins are best
Either you guys are just gloating to make yourselves feel better, or you have no brains, because you’re picking a fight that you can’t win. Of course we’ve noticed. Some Ravenclaws just prefer to MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS. I would’ve left you alone, but attempting to insult another’s house is just wrong. I’m not saying that Slytherins are rude, no. Some of them are actually pretty nice once you get to know them. The key words here are ‘Some of them’.
~CastChance Unique, 5th Year, Ravenclaw Prefect, Quidditch Seeker
I’m not saying I agree with what she said about any other house. (Honestly, ravenclaw is a great house, second best choice…) I agree that slytherins are great, not that everyone else is bad. My bestie is Maria Goldstine, and she’s a hufflepuff. So sorry if I insulted anyone.
I’m a griffindor 4th year in Hogwarts and I believe that the muggles are getting sick because they are not yet immune to it. As far as I’m concerned all people that are magic (except muggle-borns that are still magic) are immune to this “virus” because we have had much more sicknesses than muggles and maybe it’s not a creature or what we think , maybe we have had this virus before and are immune to it because of that.
Hey, I noticed my friend hermione got it, she’s a muggle born. Is there a potion to fix it? I need help!
Hmmm… I don’t know any potions that can take care of that, but I can try and come up with one. Maybe if I modify The Healing Potion… hmm… I’m not exactly the best at potions, but I’m good at research. And Charms, of course… OH! I know just who to ask!
~CastChance Unique, 5th Year, Ravenclaw Prefect, Quidditch Seeker
Ay,
lay off muggles, mate. They’re not all bad; I mean look at the muggles going down to the South of the States to help those that lost power cause of cold! And that’s really brilliant, because the whole time they have to use muggle transportation, no magic! Not saying all muggles are great, I’ve been gobsmacked at some things some muggles have done before, but don’t stereotype. I mean, look at Voldemort, (I’m not afraid to say it, he may have killed my brother Harry and mine’s parents, but he didn’t kill our spirit) he was a wizard same as us, but he left Harry and me properly knackered after fighting him.
To be honest, I would think that it was a Witch or Wizard messing around one day. (Gryffindors… I’m looking at you…) If it was a Dark Wizard or Witch, (Oh Merlin please not again. We’ve already dealt with Voldemort.) Then they would’ve cast the spell/Hex/Curse to affect the Wizarding World as well, seeing as that would’ve been a GREAT opportunity to take over.
~CastChance Unique, 5th Year, Ravenclaw Prefect, Quidditch Seeker
Also grindlewald…
Oh, please! What do you have against Gryffindors? I’m one myself 🙁
My theory is that it’s similar to the curse on the Defense Against The Dark Arts post. If you don’t know every year there’s a new professor because it’s cursed, we don’t know where it came from. Similar to this, muggles have experienced a virus of some kind every century, the one before Covid-19 was the Spanish Flu, so this might not be the cause of a new wizard but one from many years ago
I am appalled, Scorpius and I are supposed to be sending two of our children into years 5 and 3! I have studied up on the subject and I believe it is the doing of a muggle, as there is no trace of magic. (I work for the Ministry) The not-so-rational Quidditch player in me wants to celebrate that Muggles have to do something other than party all day, but the rational, Hermione side of me knows I should not. Oh dear me, Faith (My fifth year) asked me what a ventilator is. I have no earthly clue! Could someone please explain this strange object? As I do not work in the same department as my Father-in-Law.
I know it has not had effected any of us when this was published but my mother had a case of what we thought was Dragon Pox, until we found out later she spread it to a muggle walking to St. Mungo’s and he contracted COVID, he is our neighbor and his results came back as they say: “positive.” I think we exposed them to a magical disease they have never contracted, but that is just my theory.
Yes this muggle virus is quite weird. I am very interested in studying Care Of Magical Creatures. I’ve been doing major research on the Muggle internet about this “coronavirus” and it seems kind of scary. Of course, I’m sure our wizarding world could fix that easily if it was affecting us… or could they? Lord Voldemort is destroyed, but there may be still Death Eaters… or children of Death Eaters… maybe Death Eaters did it! Trying to kill off all the muggles…
Yes it must be
(I’m related to Hermione Granger) I’m in 2nd year right now and I do feel so bad for the muggles. As a muggleborn I have had some of my family members pass away from this aweful virius.
Oh I’m so sorry for your loss Christi Granger 🙁
This might be a virus spread by a Nundu, dark magic or even a undiscovered magical creature. I hope we can comprehend and solve the situation. Meanwhile, Prefect duty is hard on a computer…
I am in my second year and i think it was some student who was messing around and created this Covid19.
I am in my second year of Hogwarts, my name is Jenny and I am in Hufflepuff and yes, I am muggle-born so I know just how bad COVID-19 is.
You all have fantastic points! I graduated a few years past and work at the ministry, everyone’s going frantic over there trying to figure it out.
Are you quite sure it’s not the remaining Death Eaters? Some of them are still at large and might be using Dark Magic to do this. After all, aren’t they the ones with a vendetta against Muggles and Muggleborns?
Trust me, Covid is scary alright. I’m dealing with Delta right now.