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January 14th, 1889
Russells Return
Son of Infamous Murderer To Attend Hogwarts This Fall
Isaac Russell, son of the infamous Thomas Russell, arrived in London this week with his older sister, Katherine. The two have taken up residence in Bartonburg in order for the boy to be eligible to attend Hogwarts this coming fall.
Thomas Russell stands accused of the murder of the Cooper family in 1880, but fled the country before the aurors could affect an arrest. He has been living abroad and dodging extradition requests for nearly a decade. Mr. Russell's wife was left behind when he fled the country, and subsequently divorced him. To all appearances, she has had no contact with either him or her children in the intervening years, and has not benefited from the large fortune Mr. Russell stole from his victims following their murders.
The Cooper murders shocked the country not only for its scale (three adults, two children, and one infant) but also for its brutality. With the exception of a strangulation spell used on the nanny as the murderer entered the home, all of the killings were done using Muggle methods, resulting in one of the bloodiest crime scenes wizarding England has seen in decades.
Isaac Russell was only an infant himself when the murders were committed. His sister, Katherine, was seven at the time of the murders, and is now in her teens. The two appear to be living with a hired chaperone in Hogsmeade.
A source close to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement said that their unexpected arrival had created quite a stir in the department, but a spokesperson for the Ministry declined to issue an official comment on the situation.
"I don't like having them so close," Mrs. Heather Delling told our paper, after recently learning that the Russell children have become her neighbors. "You'd think there would be some sort of rule against that sort of thing. There ought to be. I hope someone makes them leave — this is a respectable neighborhood, after all."
Another neighbor, Mr. Liam Peters, said he wasn't sure the children ought to be held accountable for their father's crimes. "The kid ought to still be able to get a Hogwarts' education, no matter who his father was. Now, if he starts to show — you know, the same sort of tendencies, then obviously someone should do something about it, but they'll be looking out for that sort of thing at the school, I'd imagine."
What sort of impression the two children intend to make in Hogsmeade remains to be seen; at the time of this writing, they do not appear to have yet left their house. Perhaps they plan to remain locked away inside until September?
Thomas Russell stands accused of the murder of the Cooper family in 1880, but fled the country before the aurors could affect an arrest. He has been living abroad and dodging extradition requests for nearly a decade. Mr. Russell's wife was left behind when he fled the country, and subsequently divorced him. To all appearances, she has had no contact with either him or her children in the intervening years, and has not benefited from the large fortune Mr. Russell stole from his victims following their murders.
The Cooper murders shocked the country not only for its scale (three adults, two children, and one infant) but also for its brutality. With the exception of a strangulation spell used on the nanny as the murderer entered the home, all of the killings were done using Muggle methods, resulting in one of the bloodiest crime scenes wizarding England has seen in decades.
Isaac Russell was only an infant himself when the murders were committed. His sister, Katherine, was seven at the time of the murders, and is now in her teens. The two appear to be living with a hired chaperone in Hogsmeade.
A source close to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement said that their unexpected arrival had created quite a stir in the department, but a spokesperson for the Ministry declined to issue an official comment on the situation.
"I don't like having them so close," Mrs. Heather Delling told our paper, after recently learning that the Russell children have become her neighbors. "You'd think there would be some sort of rule against that sort of thing. There ought to be. I hope someone makes them leave — this is a respectable neighborhood, after all."
Another neighbor, Mr. Liam Peters, said he wasn't sure the children ought to be held accountable for their father's crimes. "The kid ought to still be able to get a Hogwarts' education, no matter who his father was. Now, if he starts to show — you know, the same sort of tendencies, then obviously someone should do something about it, but they'll be looking out for that sort of thing at the school, I'd imagine."
What sort of impression the two children intend to make in Hogsmeade remains to be seen; at the time of this writing, they do not appear to have yet left their house. Perhaps they plan to remain locked away inside until September?
Fidelia Spiller