Letter from the Editors
By Nicole & Erikka
This month is all about smoke and mirrors. Deceit, embellishment, muggle magic, and...professors?
Along with this issue, we hesitantly excitedly welcome two new writers to our publication. And it's all thanks to Professor Slughorn. Yes, you read that right and I'm sure you're wondering the same thing as we are. What is Slughorn doing getting involved with SOUP? With the theme in mind, could this be just a coincidence or something else entirely? Our writers have been trying to convince us that it's the former, but we're not convinced. At. All.
"You're looking too much into things," they said. "You guys are going crazy." Pfft. Apparently, along with being unable to see through the old Potion's master, our writers are also quite dramatic. Sooo we had a little chat with each new writer that ended up being perceived as more of an interrogation....that doesn't make us crazy. It just means that we're thorough when interviewing our applicants.
Obviously though, we weren't thorough enough with our previous writers. I mean, they're journalists...isn't there supposed to be some sort of desire to seek the truth within them? There's a perfect opportunity right in front of them and they couldn't care less. I swear, they could be told that the man is the armchair they're currently lounging in by Dumbledore himself and they wouldn't bat an eye let alone ask why.
And no, all those whispers of this being due to a long term grudge because certain individuals were not extended an invitation to join that ridiculous Slug Club are absolutely false. We didn't want to join anyway, so hah!
Our writers wouldn't even consider drafting a piece on at least the possibility that something may be amiss. But their quills can't seem to stop when it comes to us.
"Irrational behavior..."
"...Deeply concerned."
And, of course, the classic
"Please stop, you're scaring us."
Ridiculous.
Until next time,
Nicole & Erikka