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Great Portkey disappearance of 2003 (Scopatore)

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The Great Portkey disappearance of 2003 was the disappearance of twenty-three witches and wizards in Canada due to a vanishing Portkey on 24 August, 2003. This incident was the first case of a vanishing Portkey in over one hundred and fifty years, the previous incident occurring in 1853 in Britain. Much like the previous incident, nobody was recovered, however only eight wizards disappeared in 1853, much less than the amount that disappeared in 2003. The Portkey was taken from Vancouver with the destination of Paris, France. A investigation into the matter was undertaken by the Canadian Ministry as well as several wizarding governments of Europe, which was followed by a media thunderstorm.

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The Great Portkey disappearance of 2003 was the disappearance of twenty-three witches and wizards in Canada due to a vanishing Portkey on 24 August, 2003. This incident was the first case of a vanishing Portkey in over one hundred and fifty years, the previous incident occurring in 1853 in Britain. Much like the previous incident, nobody was recovered, however only eight wizards disappeared in 1853, much less than the amount that disappeared in 2003. The Portkey was taken from Vancouver with the destination of Paris, France. A investigation into the matter was undertaken by the Canadian Ministry as well as several wizarding governments of Europe, which was followed by a media thunderstorm. Eventually, the vanished Portkey was found in Spain, with the magic having failed and the portkey nearly burnt to a crisp. The two theories on what happened to the witches and wizards who vanished were: the wizards fell from a considerable height when the Portkey's magic failed, falling to their deaths, or the Wizards simply were incinerated when the Portkey burnt up. Neither theory was pleasant, though some clung to hope that those who disappeared survived their fall. Unfortunately, people were quick to point out that even if any survived the fall, provided they accept the first theory as fact and not even taking into consideration the extremely unlikely chance that they could have survived, then they would have no problem finding their way back to civilization. Seven months after the initial investigation was launched, the disappeared victims were legally declared dead, and as no bodies were ever found, the theory that they burnt up when the Portkey's magic failed is traditionally accepted as fact.