Down at Transfiguration Today, the staff were very excited today by the unannounced visit of that most majestic of witches, Ethel Twindlebroom!!
Mollie, Deputy Admin, having only recently returned from her spell in St Mungos, had only just brewed up some tea and popped some pumpkin pasties over the fire, when Belle, the Administrator, nearly jinxed Mollie in her excitement at seeing her old friend Ethel.
Many in the wizarding world were too young when Ethel was in her heyday - she was such a successful singer on the Wizarding Wireless Network, that she had her own fan club which employed at least 50 owls to cope with her fan mail.
She and Belle had been at school together and she was coming to see her old friend, having heard how successful Belle was with her venture at Transfiguration Today.
During their conversation, Ethel reminded Belle of the time they were at Hogwarts together and they had formed their own band called the Shifty Shufflers, and how they had to disband soon after following their drummer disappearing in a puff of smoke during their rendition of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes "or was it Burn Baby Burn?" asked Ethel...
Don't miss tomorrow's edition when there will be a full colour supplement with the words and music of Ethel's greatest hits FREE!!