One of the children -- the Thomas boy, one of the candidates in this competition -- brought me something this morning he says had been slipped into his belongings at Hogsmeade: a rather-professionally-printed copy of Pure Victory. With, one must observe, an afterword signed by Sirius Black, on behalf of the Order of the Phoenix. It claims the manuscript to be the original version, seized before publication for sedition. Horace, meanwhile, received an identical copy from Mr Zabini (also one of the candidates). I have checked; it is not an element of the competition.

I had a few words with Mr Thomas, trying to reproduce his movements yesterday and see if I could discern anything about how the items were distributed, and am about to ask the same of Mr Zabini to see if there is any similarity in their experiences; I will do the same if any other copies are turned in to me. However, you ought see Black's message; if nothing else, it claims the Order has been active in resistance all along.

I've had some additional news with disturbing implications from Minerva, but that's best passed along in person.

Wearily,
T