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May 5th, 1983 - The Prophet Remembers the Essien Massacre |
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Posts: 184 Member Since:06/18/05 May 4 12 9:01 PM
Sylvie Carrington
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On the morning of May 5th, 1983, the Daily Prophet dedicated a large chunk of the paper to remembering the victims of the Essein Massacre on the five year anniversary of the event. The excerpt below, along with the slightly old, candid photograph of Anna Shanahan, could be found on the cover of the morning edition of the paper. ![]() [...]There are many ways to put the tragedy into perspective, but one of the most harrowing ways by far is to turn our eyes from the victims and back to the oft forgotten survivors of the brutal attack. In the aftermath of the events, there were three survivors found on the scene, including Rosalie Summers of Bristol, who died of her injuries at St. Mungo's Hospital several weeks later. Now the oldest living survivor of the attacks is fifteen year old Anna Shanahan, a fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, who is living in an undisclosed location in London with her parents. Although neither Miss Shanahan or her parents were available for comment, some investigation on her life since the attack suggests that young Anna's is a life filled with unfathomable grief. Release papers from St. Mungo's Hospital suggest that Shanahan underwent no fewer than eight emergency psychiatric hospitalizations since the accident five years ago and is still recovering from the invisible wounds inflicted on her on that afternoon in London. Although the nature of the hospitalizations is unclear, it seems obvious that what she witnessed that day had a lasting effect on the girl's mental state. Although the Prophet was able to confirm that Shanahan is currently receiving psychiatric assistance from several Qualified Healers, none of the individuals working on her case were available for comment. […] ---- ---- ---- The photograph and excerpt above did not appear in the second printing of the paper. The lack of content was covered up by different formatting and a large photograph of the house where the attacks took place. On the very bottom of the article is a small apology to the Shanahan family which, on most copies, is smudged, blurry, or slightly cut off.
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