Advice - Issue 6

[Kristina Riddle]

What war
Have you been paying attention?
^{By: Kristina Riddle, Advice columnist}
Since when do I care?

I guess you could say that it is a bad idea for an advice columnist to stay out of the loop with something so big, however I have. Somehow or another I have kept my family, rather my children out of the limelight of this war that has broken out. I have come to terms with war is a part of life, whither it be with one person of many.

Call me crazy, and call me insensitive, however a war of power never ends well. I have a bleak understanding of what is going on since I left Hogwarts. Kids talk way more then adults do, and can tell you straight up what is going on with out hesitation or bias. However It is about time I look at the world around me, before it is gone from my very sights.

Ignoring a problem does not make it go away, not to say I am going to be on the front lines anytime soon, I should put more effort in then I have. So next edition is a readers one. Write me in your thoughts on the war, what you believe and why. Lets see if we know what we are fighting for before diving in.

As always I just give advice, so don’t feel that I have said something in stone. Write ins are accepted until the 12th of July, Send them by owl to Kristina Riddle, daily Prophet.


Yours truly,
Kristina Riddle

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[Kristina Riddle]

Prophecies, secrets, hidden objectives!
^{By: Kristina Riddle, Advice columnist}
Now I am never a fan of a prophecy, they seem to run our lives here in the magical community, and destroy others. To me they are all self fulfilled and are a constant excuse for war.
However that is not what I have been learning from the readers.

Misguided from Hogwarts writes,
There is talk about someone in (omitted for protection) house that is going to save us? Why is it so vague? Get real, this war has shifted so many ways, but with the rumors of a prophecy coming about everyone is freaking out that this or that person is the one, and all of a sudden it is a challenge amongst students so prove that tey could be the one. How the hell is the one even suppose to know?

Kristina’s Response:
Dear Misguided From Hogwarts,
I have had hundreds of people write in with many different versions of your same dilemma, and countless numbers and variations of this prophecy. I can’t tell you what is right or wrong, but I believe the reason that a prophecy will never name names is because it is never clear until it is finished. I see it as some sort of guessing game, where muggles where freaking out about the number 23 a few years back. It is common in muggle fiction to play with ideas. If you are looking for the details they are easy to find.

Take the famous case of Harry Potter, had Voldemort chosen another boy he would be the one who lived. Perhaps it would then be called the Longbottom case?

Lost in paradise writes,
Well I would not consider this paradise, but a war that no adult wants to admit is hard to get past. The school does not allow us out after dark, quidditch has been suspended, and there has not been a dance in ages. Hogwarts was once a fun place to learn and meet friends, now it is a cold prison that dose little to teach us, what staff is left holds a lesson everyone and a while and when they do we are not learning anything, like I care who found what star system? I want to know current events!

Kristina’s Response:
Dear Lost in Paradise,
Your message hit me with so much truth and I do remember those days at the school. Teachers and staff do their best to protect you in times likes these and unfortunately teaching gets the back burner. They rather have you alive then smart I wonder at times. However what I suggest is getting classmates together and learn in study groups. As far as I know those are not banned, and this allows you to learn and practice magic together.

Yours truly,
Kristina Riddle

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