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Witch Weekly · April 22, 2018 – 4:01 AM

It's surprising how many normally-outlandish explanations for a woman's disappearance from society seem perfectly reasonable or Mrs. Hannah Pettigrew!

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Mrs. Pettigrew
The circumstances surrounding Mr. Thom Pettigrew's marriage to his wife, Mrs. Hannah Pettigrew (née Echelon) were far from typical; in actuality, "atypical" may have been the only appropriate word to describe them! Many of our readers will remember the Echelon human trafficking scandal of 1885, in which Mrs. Pettigrew's own father was found to have been guilty of involvement in a human trafficking ring prior to his demise.

Much of society expected to Echelon family to live in ruin following the seizure of family assets, but it seemed the daughter of the late and disgraced Mr. Echelon seemed to find herself the light at the end of the dark tunnel: a husband in famous quidditch sponsor and entrepreneur Mr. Thom Pettigrew! Their blooming romance (which seems the only viable reason for the marriage, as there was little Mr. Pettigrew could have gained from the match!) left many of us here at Witch Weekly scratching our heads.

In the time since, the circumstances of their sudden and unexpected romance has proved less confusing than the circumstances of their marriage — if one could be inclined to believe such a thing! It's now well-known that Mr. and Mrs. Pettigrew now live apart, with Mr. Pettigrew having left his wife at their countryside estate while he lives in Hogsmeade. And not to mention the failed pregnancy she suffered early in 1887 (which some may speculate played a role in their separate living arrangements!)

But what could have led the seemingly in love couple to such a tragic downfall? It doesn't take much speculation to come up with a few answers:

Mrs. Pettigrew inherited her father's proclivity towards crime! Perhaps an ailing marriage with her husband prompted her to pursue illegal means to end her own pregnancy — surely such a thing would have angered her husband!
The least scandalous of the reasons could merely be that Mr. Thom Pettigrew has suffered socially due to his connection with his wife, and now has regrets. It's easy to believe — we would certainly have regrets, too!
An affair on Mrs. Pettigrew's part led her husband (likely with one of his own friends) led to him falling out of love with her. It's not too difficult to believe; it happens to sorry couples every now and then!

Whatever might have happened, one thing is clear: Mrs. Pettigrew hasn't been seen in quite at society events in quite a while, which is concerning considering her marriage to one of the social scene's hottest hosts! No one can deny that there's not something going on, but whatever that is has yet to be confirmed!

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