response to daily prophet press access request from hogwart’s administration 25.5.92

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[Hogwarts archives, accessed 2021. Daily Prophet records of the exchange have been lost or destroyed. No other correspondences between Hogwarts and J. Grinlow have survived.]


To: Daily Prophet

Press access granted to J. Grinlow, Daily Prophet, 24-hours 4.6.92. Access subject daily to renewal through 12.6.92. The following staff have granted interview permission: A. Dumbledore, M. McGonnagall, P. Sprout, S. Kettleburn, R. Hooch, P. Pomfrey. S. Snape has agreed to provide written statement but denies interview permission. Interview permission denied to R. Hagrid, A. Filch, S. Trelawney.

The following students have agreed to provide interview testimony under staff supervision: O. Wood, P. Weasley.

Interview permission pending for the following students: H.J. Potter, R. Weasley, H. Granger. Supervised interviews may be permitted pending Headmaster approval, circumstantially dependent. Hogwarts School reserves the right to deny interview permission to any and all students per 17.B.

DMLE interviews permitted pending Ministry approval outside Hogwarts grounds. Contact K. Shacklebolt (DMLE, Auror Office) for further information.

Reporter access restricted to Entrance Hall and Staff Room. Tours of areas of interest permitted with staff accompaniment, pending Headmaster approval.

Photography access restricted outside Entrance Hall.

All notes, transcripts, and drafts subject to unconditional oversight by Hogwarts Administration and DMLE. Hogwarts Administration and DMLE state full editing, redacting, and cancellation privileges per edict 27.C (auror operations, media exemption).

Thank you for your interest in Hogwarts School and the Headmaster’s Office’s enduring commitment to combatting the Dark Arts.

Sincerely,

M. McGonnagall, Deputy Headmistress, School
A. Dumbledore, Headmaster, Hogwarts School