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Witch Weekly · April 29, 2018 – 2:14 PM

Miss Scrimgeour has been generating scandalous rumors nearly non-stop since her graduation from Hogwarts last year, and word on the street is that her family was most displeased!

The Fate of (the Late?) Miss Scrimgeour
Our readers will doubtless be familiar with the story of Miss Annabelle Scrimgeour; she has frequently been the subject of conversation for anyone who cares about proper society as she repeatedly demonstrates she has no desire to be a member of said society. After being rescued from Muggle kidnappers at age eleven and reunited with her parents, she spent her Hogwarts years trying (and failing) to learn how to be a lady. After a disappointing debut, she relocated to the home of a more distant relation and severed all hope of a potentially respectable future by pursuing an internship at a hospital.

Annabelle Scrimgeour is the twin to Miss Araminta Scrimgeour.

The exact reason why Miss Scrimgeour began living away from her natal home is unclear — familial strife may have played a role, or she may have wiled her way into the home of a relative in order to enjoy more lax supervision than she would have had otherwise. One thing that is clear, however, is that she is there no longer — Miss Scrimgeour, in fact, is nowhere to be found!

Sources close to the family say that tensions rose dramatically after rumors began circulating earlier this month regarding a purported relationship between Miss Annabelle Scrimgeour and notorious bachelor Reuben Crouch. The two were spotted drinking together during the Celtic Street Fair, implying both a close connection prior to that encounter and rather lax morals on behalf of both parties. This behavior understandably shocked and enraged her parents, as well as wreaking havoc on the reputation of her innocent sister, Miss Araminta Scrimgeour.

There was a series of tense letters exchanged between Miss Scrimgeour and her parents in the days leading up to her arrival, leading to widespread speculation as to what has become of her. One theory is that her father insisted she return home, and Miss Scrimgeour opted to instead run away (although Mr. Reuben Crouch has been seen during the past few days, so if she did run away, it cannot have been to elope!) Another theory circulates around her father Argus Scrimgeour's retirement from the auror department of the Ministry under somewhat suspicious circumstances. Did Mr. Scrimgeour in fact retire at an incredibly young age, or was he asked to leave due to professional misconduct — perhaps an undue use of force?

It is not difficult to believe that a man who was carried away in the pursuit of criminals who had not personally wronged him might be prone to fits of temper when his passions were aroused, as they would doubtless have been by the faults of his wayward daughter. Did something happen to Miss Scrimgeour at the hands of her father? For many, this provides the only reasonable explanation for why the family has not yet contacted the auror department themselves to get law enforcement on the case of the missing girl.

Unfortunately, with the somewhat secretive stance the Scrimgeours have taken, these questions seem likely to remain unanswered until some trace of Miss Scrimgeour is found — perhaps by way of her ghost!

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