The Daily Prophet has received information that Kingsley Shacklebolt was sighted at the village of Hogsmeade just yesterday. The accounts were given by at least three witnesses, whom wish to be unnamed in this report. All three of them were confident they had seen a man who looked almost completely like Shacklebolt near the Shrieking Shack. Though Daily Prophet investigators reported they had seen no sign of human presence at the Shack, the witnesses all were extremely confident of what they had seen.
For those of you who have been living in a hole for the past year, Shacklebolt was presumed dead around a year ago, when auror and ex-headmaster Vincent Majere dueled him at Hogwarts castle. Though his body was never found, his disappearance for at least a year has led many to believe that he did not survive the battle.
While it seems likely that he did die, I for one believe that Shacklebolt survived the battle and is alive. For a wizard as talented as Shacklebolt, hiding from the general populace is hardly a difficult thing, and reason no one has seen him for a year could be that the ministry has proclaimed him guilty of several crimes including corruption, though he has since been cleared of these crimes.
Could the sightings actually be true? Is Shacklebolt alive? Or is this merely a tale being told at Hogsmeade? We can only guess, and I'm sure we'll know the answer soon.
by James Roland Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:32 pm
