Gryffindor Prefect Disqualified Over False Start

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME - The Department of Magical Games and Sports is currently beyond mystified after receiving intelligence that at around 5:20 PM EDT. In the early evening hours of 17 May 2019, Gryffindor prefect disqualified from 100m dash (DQ R162.7) after a false start, leaves many muggles and wizards alike, mystified.

This track meet, the Cumberland County Championships 2019, takes place at the George Martin Memorial Field in South Portland. Having the meet being hosted by South Portland, followed by other teams: Cheverus, Deering, Falmouth, Portland, Scarborough, Westbrook and Windham. Gorham and Hogwarts are both competing as one combined team.

Christopher Lewis, first-year returning Track Athlete for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is about to run the 100m race when the starter gun was shot twice. Unknowingly, he was immediately (without warning), disqualified and was scored a DQ R162.7 (FS in the records). The false start was actually invalid, according to one official by the Ministry of Magic, as the gun was shot after 1.54 seconds the person responsible uttered set. Christopher stuttered at exactly 1 second after the set call. One witness, by the name of Draco Malfoy, Slytherin (g. 1998), has a different story, however. "We believe that it was some sort of jinx, according to several eyewitnesses (adding myself). Although the triggered was pulled at exactly one second, the noise was delayed between 0.25 and 2 seconds after that. I also witnessed Christopher's unfortunate disqualification along with [his] mother. We believe that a jinx might have been placed on the gun, but the Ministry of Magic, including Filius Flitwick, is performing more review on the subject."

- Draco Malfoy, after witnessing the delay and Christopher's disqualification during an interview with Harry Potter

Another eyewitness first guessed that because the Gorham Track Team is a combined team of a Muggle and a Wizarding School, then this may be a secondhand cause of the delay. "My husband was a death eater during the first two Wizarding Wars, and he would've said that muggle relations with wizards are very difficult, dating back to the early 18th century when Wizards were forced into hiding."

- Narcissa Malfoy's view of Muggle and Wizard relations, as first guess.

We are still performing a criminal investigation and potential charges will be set against the person responsible. For now, please consider following this page for more updates to follow. Meanwhile, this case is handled by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.