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Witch Weekly · April 12, 2021 – 6:42 AM

Sinking Socialites
The ghastly news of the Santa Antonina's sinking comes as a terrible shock. As luxurious and modern as the cruise liner seemed to be how could this possibly have happened? At the time of writing there is still no news of what caused the shipwreck, only that it was on the final leg of its journey from Brest to Plymouth. It is also unknown at this time whether the majority of passengers managed to find safety or if there is a significant death toll.

Society may well be shaping up for a gloomy start to the season should the sinking of the Santa Antonina prove to be a tragedy of historic proportion. Many notable figures were travelling on the ship at the time of its wreck from Ministry officials to famed socialites. Whilst the season usually begins with a flurry of excitement around the new debutantes, it is the seasoned society wives who host the most dazzling and exclusive events of the season where the young ladies make their first impressions.

What is the season without its socialites?

Mrs. Matilda Zabini

Mrs. Matilda Zabini along with her husband, Mr. Domitian Zabini, are known to have been on board at the time off the incident. Mr. Zabini is certainly a most competent wizard having recently proven as much to the spectators of the Transfiguration Teacup Trials of last month, hopefully he was able to use his expertise to escape the ship safely. Other ladies may not have been so fortunate.

Mrs. Rufina Mulciber & Mrs. Ursula Black

Mrs. Zabini's sister, Mrs. Rufina Mulciber, was also a passenger but is said not to have been traveling with her husband. Mrs. Mulciber's parties are not the sort any self-respecting lady cares to miss if she has an invitation. What will society do if Mrs. Mulciber fell victim to the perils of the ocean? Certainly it cannot look to the lady's closest friend and wife of Hogwarts Headmaster, Mrs. Ursula Black, for she too was aboard the ill-fated cruise ship! Just as Mrs. Mulciber was, so too was Mrs. Black left to weather the wreck without her husband. While our readers may find it incredibly difficult to fathom how ladies such as Mrs. Mulciber and Mrs. Black might be left to their doom, it is worth remembering that in times of panic and chaos people are oft to think only of their own safety and that of their immediate family.

Mrs. Ambrosia Selwyn

Another familiar name on the passenger list is that of Mrs. Abmrosia Selwyn, although as a known bird animagus we should think its likely that Mrs. Selwyn will make it back to Britain alive, if not well. (Certainly Mrs. Selwyn's animagus form will be more helpful than that of Mr. Zabini.)

Mrs. Diana Abbott

Text A much more recent addition to the ranks of society wives is Mrs. Diana Abbott who was also onboard along with her husband, Mr. William Abbott. The couple have only been married since September and surely were not prepared for such a calamitous disruption of their newlywedded bliss.

It is our ardent hope here at Witch Weekly that those involved in the Santa Antonina's shipwreck will return home to their families very soon.

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