Episode 1.1: Welcome to Chappelwood.
Summary: When a new student arrives during the second week of the school year, Reynold & Miguel find out their new home has something unnatural about it when Jonathon finds out he's transferred just as one student goes missing.
Author's Notes: I can't write stories, but I've read a lot of scripts. Therfore I'll be writing this novel as a TV Series based off the ideas of JK Rowling's Harry Potter books. Read, review, or don't. I welcome all criticisms.
Chappelwood school corridors: Camera rolls through the main corridor. It passes by students transfiguring small bronze coins into beetles, and watching them chase off girls. Smaller students running, firing off spells at a group of larger students in pursuit, Scout running after them. Camera strafes down a corridor to see Professor Connor shrinking a very large book to the size of a coin with a potion. As the camera pulls through the school it starts to follow Reynold. Spinning around him to the front he's carrying a note which he's carefully scrutinizing.
Cut to the office. Reynold walks in and stands at the counter.
Reynold: (reading the note) as a member of Principles Advisory, you have been charged with the task of welcoming the new student. Please report to Mrs. Poole's office at 12:43 to get the checklist for his arrival.
Mrs. Poole: (Behind the counter, off camera) Yes it's called reading Mr. Freed.
The camera pans over the desk revealing her as Reynold leans up against it.
Mrs. Poole: I assume you've learned how to write as well?
Reynold: A lot better than whoever scribbled this note.
Mrs. Poole: That was your Principle.
Reynold: That explains a lot… Where's this kid?
Mrs. Poole: Checklist first.
Reynold walks closer to the desk and reaches over the counter for a clipboard Mrs. Poole holds out for him. She looks at her watch.
Mrs. Poole: What was your question?
Reynold: (unsure) Where is this kid?
The fireplace explodes in green flame covering several feet in front of the mantle. The flames pull back unveiling Jonathon, looking a bit ashy.
Reynold: Wicked!
Mrs. Poole clears her throat, Reynold looks away from Jonathon onto his checklist.
Reynold: (reading) Hello Jonathon, welcome to Chappelwood. (Reynold reaches to shake hands, as if instructed.) I'll be showing you the 'lo-cah-shon'? 'locah-shon?'
Mrs. Poole: Mr. Freed, stop reading and just follow the checklist.
Reynold pulls the top sheet of parchment off the clipboard and throws it behind him.
Reynold: Oh! Location!
Mrs. Poole rolls her eyes. Jonathon looks worried.
Reynold: Right, well this is Mrs. Poole. She does the umm… Mrs. Poole what exactly do you do?
Mrs. Poole: (Raised voice) I make sure you're not dilly-dallying, now get moving.
Reynold: She does the yelling at people.
Cut to school corridors. Camera rolls in front of them.
Reynold: Says here to ask me a question at any time.
Jonathon: Are you really the most qualified person to be showing me about?
Reynold: No... Over there's potions; Professor Conner is one of the best teachers around. These are the lockers, the end of the week they're supposed to be able to get things from the trunk in your dormitory from there. The guy running after the older kids is Scout; he's our incompetent security guard.
Jonathon: You mean he can't go to the bathroom?
Reynold: (confused) actually I have no idea what it means, that's just what Professor Bennice said about him.
Jonathon: Who's Professor Bennice?
Reynold: She's the –erbology teacher.
Jonathon: Herbology?
Reynold: You're in America now, the H is silent. That's what's left of the quidditch team; they're holding tryouts later in the week by the way. I've heard we've been top in quidditch for 5 years running.
Jonathon: So are you a Slytherin then?
Reynold: Bless you… Anyway, from what I understand we've got a good quidditch team and a horrible quodpot team.
Jonathon: What's quodpot?
Reynold gasps, then puts his arm around Jonathon and walks at the now fixed camera.
Cut to Quodpot Field. A group of students on broomsticks are scrimmaging in the sky. Pan to the mostly empty stands, where Reynold and Jonathon are taking a seat.
Reynold: One goal, not three. 11 players, not 7, no beaters, no seekers.
Jonathon: That seems a bit boring.
Reynold: Well there's a catch or two.
One of the broom riders in the stadium catches the quod, which shortly after explodes. He flies into the stands to enormous laughter from Reynold, and shock from Jonathon.
Jonathon: Is he alright?
Reynold: I dunno. But that was awesome wasn't it?
Jonathon: That's just wrong.
Reynold: You'd prefer flying bowling balls, smashing people in the face? No thanks. I'll take burns and bruises over a broken arm and skull.
Jonathon: So what? Last person standing wins?
Reynold: Well not exactly, it's timed. Whichever team has the most points at the end wins.
Jonathon: What if it's a tie?
Reynold: Hasn't happened since I've been here.
Jonathon: How long have you been here?
Reynold: Two weeks.
Cut to Cafeteria. Jonathon and Reynold walk through the space between the food lines, and the tables to eat at.
Reynold: Right now lunch is wrapping up- you hungry?
Jonathon: I just had supper an hour ago.
Reynold: (confused) Right…
Jonathon: You don't have houses, or points, or anything like that?
Reynold: We have dormitories.
Jonathon: You don't have like four houses of students that compete for a cup?
Reynold flips through the checklist, pulls out a couple sheets, and throws the rest behind him on the floor.
Reynold: Doesn't say anything about that.
Jonathon: You don't have uniforms?
Reynold: Thankfully no… Is that what you're wearing?
Jonathon: No these are just robes.
Reynold: Be careful with those, Brennell might think you're trying to show him up.
Jonathon: Brennell?
Cut to Logan. There's a crowd of girls around him, all diverting their attention occasionally to the book he's pointing to.
Logan: The Brennells are the oldest wizarding family this side of the Atlantic. Owen Brennell (points to a name in the book holding a family tree) is my great, great, great Grandfather.
Pan back to Reynold and Jonathon, both looking curious.
Jonathon: Why's that such a big deal?
Reynold: Cause he's a pureblood.
Jonathon: So?
Reynold: There aren't many Purebloods in this country. In the school there's only a handful, and you can usually find them wearing outfits like… yours. Are you a Pureblood?
Jonathon: (offhand) Sure. If there are so few purebloods then how are there so many students?
Reynold: I dunno. Most of the students are half-bloods and diet wizards.
Jonathon: Diet wizards?
Reynold: Yeah, diet wizards… Same flavor no sugar? All the magic, none of the blood?
Jonathon: Muggle-borns?
Reynold: There you go.
Jonathon: So there are no houses?
Reynold: What are you talking about?
Dasha: (off camera) He's talking about houses.
Camera cuts to Dasha, who walks up to the two boys.
Reynold: Dasha. What's up? And what houses?
Dasha: No, we don't have them here. Which I think is good, because now instead of boys fighting over whose house they're in, they fight over gossip. Hey Reynold, who's this?
Reynold: This is Jonathon he's new from um… Where are you from?
Dasha & Jonathon: England.
Jonathon: (pause) how did you know I was from England?
Dasha: Other than the Monty-python accent? I've got Hogwarts a History on paper-back.
Dasha throws Reynold a glass orb. It turns red as he almost drops it while clumsily catching it.
Reynold: Well, here you go. (Hands Dasha the remains of the clipboard) I've got people to see.
Dasha: Real or Imaginary!
Reynold: (looking at the remembrall) this thing's broken.
Reynold continues off camera.
Dasha: What do you think of your welcoming person?
Jonathon: He's… different.
Dasha: That's a good word. Says here you can ask a question at anytime.
Jonathon: Been through that.
Dasha: Any questions?
Jonathon: How are there so many students and so few pure bloods?
Dasha: Well, we've never really had Deatheaters here.
Jonathon: Well neither do we anymore.
Dasha: When you haven't had them as long as we have, I guess it makes the muggles feel more welcome.
Jonathon: And the purebloods?
Dasha: What, the 4 of them?
Jonathon: Only 4?
Dasha: Well there's probably a bit more than that, but they're not walking about confronting other wizards calling them "mud bloods" or anything. (Checks watch) Oh I have to go. Nice meeting you.
Jonathon: You too.
Cut to Charms
Jonette: Ok class, today we're going to be studying levitation. Is Jonathon Lux here?
Jonathon: (raises hand)
Jonette: Hello Jonathon. See me after class I have some papers to have you.
Reynold: (Whisper to Miguel) cause we'd all be lost without that syllabus.
Jonette: Reynold, perhaps you'd like to demonstrate a levitation spell.
Reynold: Actually I think I'd like to stay here and be quiet.
Jonette: Good thought. Who can tell me what a Levitation spell is? Alice?
Alice: (puts hand down) A levitation spell is a spell that makes things float.
Jonette: Very good, everyone open their books to page 73. (Points wand at Reynolds's book) Wingardium Leviosa.
Reynolds's book floats into the air. As Professor Jonette moves her wand, the pages turn to page 73 entitled "Levitation" She lowers her wand as the book slowly sways down on Reynolds's desk.
Jonette: Ok everyone read those pages and then get your wands out.
Reynold: I'm feeling good about this.
Jonette: Now when you've read-
Miguel: Wingardium Leviosa.
Miguel's wand, flashes for a second. It lifts Barrett's quill into the air, higher and higher. Barrett tries to catch it but it keeps swaying and spinning. He stands jumping trying to catch it to the amusement of the whole class including Professor Jonette before she finally says anything.
Jonette: Very good Miguel, now if only you could lift a quill to do your own work.
The class laughs and turns back to Professor Jonette
Jonette: Anyway, when you're finished reading the section on levitation, start practicing that same spell. Miguel, since we can't trust you to read anything, you're not allowed to do wand work until you can answer the questions on levitation on the following page.
Cut to Corridors. Camera faces them, strange things still happen behind them. Older students turn themselves into tigers. Paper airplanes fly through the corridors at much greater distances than they should.
Reynold: I was the only person who couldn't lift a feather Miguel. Even the new kid lifted a feather. Barrett lifted a sheet of parchment. You lifted a book!
Miguel: It was a light book.
Reynold: I couldn't handle a feather! You could go up to any girl and say "Can I get those for you?" And Wingardium Leviosa her books in front of her all the way to History.
Miguel: You could carry her books.
Reynold: That wouldn't look nearly as cool.
Jonathon runs into the shot squeezing into view on Reynolds's side.
Jonathon: (out of breath) there you are.
Reynold: Hey Jonathon. This is Miguel by the way.
Jonathon: Oh, right. Nice work with that book.
Reynold: (Scoff)
Miguel: Yeah...
Jonathon: Listen, all these corridors look alike is there a map anywhere?
Miguel: It's not just you, I get lost all the time. Sometimes they go different places I think.
Reynold: I think I'd rather be lost than go to study hall. Anyway why are you so out of breath?
Flashback to Barrett firing curses at him while he runs through the patio.
Jonathon: The not so welcoming committee. That bloke who hangs around Brennell.
Reynold: Barrett Miles… He's a jerk.
Jonathon: What's Study hall?
Miguel: It's a class with no teaching.
Reynold: It's an empty period used to fill holes in the schedule. Good time to watch the news and do homework, but that's about it.
Jonathon: You mean read the news?
Cut to Study Hall. Jonathon is sitting next to Reynold and Miguel. Alice is front of them.
Female Reporter: Think your cauldron is safe? That's what one local man thought before his homemade pepper up potion blew up his kitchen, more on that later. As for our top stories: Is Gringotts security winding down? A break in at-
Jonathon: (Whispering to Reynold) what is that?
Reynold: (Also whispering) what is what?
Jonathon: that woman reading the morning paper? She's in a box.
Reynold: Oh! That's a television…
Jonathon: That's a muggle device right?
Alice: It's like a muggle floo network only one head can appear in as many places that want to see it.
Jonathon: What happened with Gringotts?
Reynold: I dunno.
Female Reporter: Unfortunately for said "Dark Wizards" the vault had been emptied earlier that day. Finally, another nest of vampires was found empty on the outskirts of Woodberry.
Miguel, Reynold, and Alice and several others shift their attention toward the TV.
Jonathon: Woodberry, isn't that?
Everyone: SHhhh.
Female Reporter: The vampire migration looks as if it's drawn to the quickly growing number of wizards there. Woodberry citizens are advised not go out at night and to keep an eye out for suspicious persons during twilight hours.
Cut to dusk Horizon, and slowly pan to Dormitories below.
Cut to Jonathon. Jonathon is looking at a piece of parchment and reading each of the names on the barns. In the background Reynold has Barrett's Wand at his throat.
Reynold: (nervous) Please don't.
Barrett: Why not you Fairy?
Reynold: Because…
Miguel steps out from behind Barrett with a wand pointed at him.
Reynold: (smile) Because, I don't feel like cleaning up after what he'll do to you if you try it.
Barrett: (Notices Miguel) I'll put mine away, if you put yours away?
Reynold: Doesn't work that way, does it Miguel?
Miguel: Nope.
Barrett turns around and runs off, before pretending like nothing happened. Jonathon appears to have been watching from a distance. He finds the correct building and goes in. A close up of the sign says "Montague Knightley".
Cut to MK dorm. There is a pile of luggage at the foot of one of the bunks. Mathias leaves the bathroom and plops down on the bottom bunk next to the luggage... Jonathon walks in. He looks around, confusedly.
Mathias: That your luggage?
Jonathon: …Oh, Yes.
Jonathon begins to unpack his things into a trunk at the foot of the bunk bed. Miguel and Reynold come in.
Miguel: You shouldn't talk to someone who has a wand at your throat.
Reynold: Why? You weren't going to let him curse me.
He turns from Miguel to see Jonathon.
Reynold: What are you doing here?
Jonathon: I live here.
Reynold: Oh, Welcome.
Jonathon: Thank you.
Miguel: You're welcome.
Fade to Quodpot Field. Jonathon and Miguel are walking through the field while Miguel eats a hotdog.
Jonathon: So you'd met before going here.
Miguel: They both live in my neighborhood. I used to pick on him a lot.
Jonathon: The mean bloke or Reynold?
Miguel: Barrett.
Jonathon: Why?
Miguel: Wouldn't you?
Jonathon: Only cause he deserves it.
Camera pans around them to see someone in a heap in front of them.
Jonathon: What's that?
Miguel turns the body onto its back. It's Barrett. He looks dead.
Miguel: That's Barrett.
Miguel lifts his chin up to get a better look at Barrett's neck, there's blood coming from 2 holes traced with a bite mark. Jonathon gets closer. Barrett's eyes snap open.
Cut to Infirmary. Miguel and Jonathon sit at the opposite side of the room that Barrett lays. Logan sits next to him. Sunlight pours through the window at an odd angle onto Barrett's face. Jonathon and Miguel are murmuring to each other.
Logan: How is he?
Healer Galena: (sarcastic or drunk) He's got a couple holes in his neck.
Jonathon: (To Miguel) I can see why they made her the healer.
Logan: Is he going to be ok?
Healer Galena: We've got plenty of sunlight on him; all he needs is some garlic, a few more blood replenishing potions, some brandy…
Logan: So he won't be a vampire then?
Jonathon: Brandy?
Miguel: She's a bit of a drunk.
Healer Galena: To early to tell.
Jonathon: I have a question.
Miguel: Ok.
Jonathon: You weren't scared?
Miguel: I'm never scared.
Cut to Mathias.
Mathias: That's impossible.
Reynold, Jonathon, and Mathias walk together from the lunch line. Each of them is carrying a sandwich and a beverage.
Reynold: Ok well he is scared of stuff, but he never flinches or jumps or anything.
Mathias: I've seen him flinch… once when Barrett tried to curse him over by the grass.
Jonathon: Well that's not the same. I jumped 3 feet in the air, he didn't even move.
Reynold: Barrett or Miguel?
Jonathon: Well, neither except for the quick eyes open thing.
Reynold: I've known Miguel for ever, he doesn't panic at all.
Flash to Miguel, looking terrified at something. Camera pans down to his desk, where a large sheet of parchment says "History Test."
Reynold: Good luck.
Flashback to Patio. Reynold, Jonathon and Mathias all sit at a table.
Mathias: What'd you guys think of that test?
Jonathon: I didn't have to take it.
Reynold: I didn't do any of the reading, but most of it was on the notes anyway. Have you guys seen this pen Dasha uses when she takes notes? If she takes her hand off of it, it keeps writing.
Mathias: Miguel's still taking the test?
Reynold: Probably.
Mathias: Something else on your mind?
Jonathon: Alright, it's probably nothing, but I was in Mrs. Poole's office. Have you guys ever heard of a Theodor Baldwin?
Reynold: Is he in some way related to the other Baldwins?
Jonathon: (Oblivious to the reference as well as Mathias giving a snort) probably, do you know him though?
Mathias: No. Why?
Jonathon: He's missing.
Reynold: So?
Mathias: How do you know he's missing?
Jonathon: Well I overheard Mrs. Poole saying he had missed all his classes over the last week because he was in the infirmary. But we were in the infirmary and we didn't see anyone other than Barrett.
Reynold: I wish I could have seen Barrett in the infirmary.
Mathias: That doesn't mean he's missing, he probably was released before you got there. Or maybe he was sent to lunch or something.
Reynold: Think I'll go visit him, and laugh.
Jonathon: Reynold!
Reynold: What?
Jonathon: You have to find him.
Reynold: Why?
Jonathon: Because you're the principle's advisory person for our year.
Mathias: He's right; you're supposed to know everything about your class.
Reynold: I am?
Mathias: You're responsible for all of us. You didn't know?
Reynold: Ok, I'll check it out next period. What was he in the infirmary for?
Jonathon: I don't know, by then Mrs. Poole noticed me and asked what I needed.
Mathias: What did you need?
Jonathon: Another copy of my schedule.
Cut to Infirmary. Barrett is sleeping, a tray full of partially drained potions next to him. Healer Galena is pacing about. Reynold walks in. He sees Barrett, and gives a chuckle.
Reynold: Ms. G?
Healer Galena turns around, standing protectively in front of a bottle.
Healer Galena: It's past visiting hours son.
Reynold: I know, I was just wondering if you were still treating… (Reads hand) Theodor Baldwin.
Healer Galena: Oh, he's wondering if he should come back in, is he? Spell Flu, is nothing to joke about and very contagious.
Reynold: Who's joking?
Healer Galena: That boy is trouble. Get him and that pretty little Asian girlfriend of his back in here immediately.
Reynold: Umm… Sure. What dormitory is he in?
Healer Galena: You know very well what dormitory he's in.
Reynold: Oh Yeah, I've got all the dormitories memorized.
Healer Galena: He's you're roommate you little squib.
Reynold: Squib?
Healer Galena: Never mind, go get him.
Reynold: Hold on, I've got three roomies and none of them are (checks hand again) Theodor Baldwin.
Healer Galena: Who?
Reynold: Theodor Baldwin.
Healer Galena: Who's that?
Reynold: The boy with Spell Flu you want me to go get.
Healer Galena: Spell Flu, don't joke around about things like that. You can't hang around here it's almost curfew. Go to bed.
Reynold: But you just-
Healer Galena: Bed!
Cut to MK Dormitory. Miguel, Mathias, Jonathon, and Reynold each sit on their respective beds facing the center.
Jonathon: Well that's not right.
Reynold: I know. She called me a squib!
Mathias: I think he meant about her flip-flopping.
Reynold: Oh.
Miguel: She's a drunk, don't worry about it.
Reynold: She did look a little gone.
Jonathon: She actually drinks? How is she allowed to be healer? At a school?
Reynold: Because it's hard to find a healer who'll work for a teacher's pay.
Mathias: Besides, she's never been caught.
Jonathon: You going to keep looking for him?
Reynold: Not unless he doesn't turn up between now and the next Principle's Advisory meeting.
Miguel: Why don't you just look for Alice?
Reynold: Alice… the pretty Chinese girl?
Mathias: Vietnamese.
Miguel: Only pretty little Asian girl we know. Maybe she knows where he is.
Jonathon: Maybe she's hiding him.
Mathias: She wouldn't be hiding him. She's a goody little two-shoes.
Reynold: Alright I'll ask her tomorrow.
Cut to Rec-room. Reynold is playing chess against the pieces, and loosing. He checks the wall clock. Behind him Miguel and Jonathon are playing cards. Reynold points from the clock to the entrance. Alice walks in right on queue. She sees him and makes her way over to him.
Alice: Hi Reynold.
Reynold: Alice, what a surprise.
Alice: Yeah.
Reynold: Something I can help you with.
Alice: No, it's just I usually sit there. (Moves a chess piece) Checkmate.
Alice sits down while Reynold looks rather displeasingly at the chess board,
Reynold: Wow. Let's not tell anyone I just got beat by a girl.
Alice: Hey, Did you need help with charms?
Reynold: (defensively) what makes you think I need help with charms?
Alice: Nothing, it's just I thought maybe I could help you with the… homework if you can fix my remembrall.
Reynold: Yours too? You sure your not forgetting anything?
Alice: I'm almost positive.
Reynold: Almost?
Alice: Well, over the last few days I've had a lot of spare time. I don't know where it all came from. Makes me think maybe I'm forgetting to do something I do everyday. But I went over my list and I can't find anything.
Reynold: You have a list?
Alice: A to-do list. You don't have one?
Reynold: Is it like a Santa-clause 'Naughty & Nice' list?
Alice: Point is... I'm sure I'm not forgetting anything.
Reynold: What about Theodore Baldwin?
Alice: Who?
Reynold: Just some student who seems to have disappeared out of the hospital wing.
Alice: It kind of sounds familiar but I don't think I know what he looks like.
Reynold: Well, if you suddenly remember, I'm in the Montague Knightly Dorm on the boys' side. Just Knock.
Cut to Infirmary. A knocking at the door wakes up Healer Galena. She gets up and rushes to the door. Principle Krieg is on the other side. It's night time.
Healer Galena: Yes Mr. Krieg?
Principle Krieg: Hello Paige. Sorry to drop by so late, I was just wondering how many people came to the Hospital wing today.
Healer Galena: I've only had a few patients in the last week. Most of them just nicks, and burns.
Principle Krieg: I'd like the list of all patients and visitors who've seen Mr. Miles and Mr. Baldwin.
Healer Galena: Sorry, I don't think I've treated a Mr. Baldwin.
Principle Krieg: Just checking. Where is Mr. Miles?
Healer Galena: He's been isolated in the equipment room. Have to keep sunlight on him.
Principle Krieg: Very well Paige, just be sure to have that list on my desk in the morning.
Cut to Patio. Jonathon and Dasha are talking over pancakes. Sunlight trickles around them.
Jonathon: When does the post usually come in?
Dasha: You mean the mail? It was supposed to get here an hour ago. The time's been off since a day before you got here.
Camera swings over to Reynold and Miguel who walk around the corner into the patio.
Miguel: You worry too much. Barrett's been out for 2 days and all you think about is how bad it's going to be if there's a PA meeting.
Reynold: I'm going to get yelled at. All the first years are going to look like little morons all because of me. But it's ok because Miguel "can't pass the written" says not to worry.
Miguel: Dude, there's a vampire alert and a kid's been bitten. I don't think someone skipping class is going to fall on you.
Camera Swings to the other side of the patio where Alice and Mathias walk in.
Alice: It all falls on Reynold. I don't think he's the person for that kind of responsibility.
Mathias: Well I'm sure there are people who can do it better but-
Alice: At least half the people we know could do better.
Mathias: Are you actually worried about him, or are you sore that you weren't picked?
Alice: Well what do they use to pick Advisory members? Most inappropriate?
Mathias: I thought it was those weird tests at the beginning of the year.
Alice: We never got to see the results.
Mathias: You ever think it's because he's just short of average that he was picked? I don't know about-
Owls flock around the patio. All of them carrying packages and landing next to the addressed person. Mathias is interrupted as an owl lands on his shoulder. A paper airplane lands and unfolds itself in front of Reynold. Dasha receives a magazine from a flustered looking screech owl. A barn owl drops a letter off for Jonathon. Reynold rolls his eyes. Camera cuts to the parchment. "Principle's advisory meeting. 2:00pm."
Principle's Advisory meeting fades to a sign on a classroom door. 7 students, sit at desks around the room. Scout and Mrs. Poole sit on stools on either side of the main desk. Principle Krieg appears to be taking attendance behind the large desk in the center.
Principle Krieg: Ok, it's only week three, but I want to get our new members into the mindset of how these meetings work. So let's start with our 7th years.
(7th) Carolyn: We're concerned about the new curfew. Most of us are legally adults, so it's sort of patronizing.
Principle Krieg: Understandable. But all of Woodberry had a curfew when the vampire news first broke. 6th Years?
(6th) Bruce: The teachers are giving too much homework on the same day. It's getting harder to keep up when Scout's asking me to leave the library for curfew.
Principle Krieg: You're about to take PCATs, of course there's a lot of homework. Bring it up to your teachers individually. Next!
(5th) Carla: We're not happy about the curfew either. Also, the lockers are sucking some people back into their rooms.
Principle Krieg: We're working on that.
(4th) James: The mails' been late a lot this week, and remembralls all over the school are telling everybody they're forgetting stuff.
Principle Krieg: It's… probably the construction going on under the school.
Mrs. Poole: Construction?
Principle Krieg: Construction. You know, the lockers, the new dormitories, the fences. Who's next?
(3rd) Natalie: A lot of us were injured in quodpot tryouts. And I caught a couple students sneaking toward the field after curfew.
Principle Krieg: Scout, you have to be more random in your patrol. Who else?
(2nd) autumn: Think we're ok.
Principle Krieg: You're sure?
Autumn Nods.
Principle Krieg: Alright then. Don't be too shy, next time ok.
(2nd) Autumn: Ok.
Principle Krieg: Alright then, I'll check neighboring schools. See what they're doing about curfew and I'll see about spreading out homework for the 6th and 7th years come next faculty meeting. I think we'll call this meeting adj-
Mrs. Poole: What about Mr. Freed?
Reynold looks around the room. He smiles nervously as everyone stops packing up and looks at him.
Principle Krieg: Well, the first years are still finding their way around. We'll cut him some slack this time.
Cut to MK Dormitory. The quartet sits in their respective beds.
Mathias: That was lucky.
Reynold: I know right?
Miguel: Told you.
Mathias: He probably didn't want to embarrass you in front of the older kids.
Reynold: Maybe he just didn't want to talk to me. He seemed like he was in a hurry.
Jonathon: You didn't say anything though?
Reynold: No.
Jonathon: Why?
Reynold: What was I going to say? We're good except for a couple of missing kids?
Jonathon: Well, you going to look for him?
Mathias: Why bother. No one except you noticed he was missing.
Miguel: It's not that big a deal.
Jonathon: It just doesn't feel right.
Dasha: What doesn't?
Cut to girls' dorm. Dasha, Alice, Keaira, and Layla sit in their respective beds.
Alice: Just the last week or so.
Keaira: I totally know what you mean.
Alice: You do?
Keaira: Yeah. My hair's not staying straight. And my wand just doesn't match anything.
Layla: Keaira. Can we spend 5 minutes not talking about you?
Keaira: Sorry, it's not my fault I'm the only one here with taste.
Dasha: You were saying?
Cut back to MK dormitory.
Jonathon: I'm just saying that something doesn't make sense with no one knowing the boy who's been gone for a week.
Reynold: Isn't that what missing means?
Cut to Girls dorm.
Alice: Missing: Gone. Don't know where it went.
Layla: Doesn't that happen to everyone? I mean I can't remember what I did most of last week either.
Keaira: I can't remember where I put my gum. Have to keep buying more.
Alice: It's not that. It feels like I've been doing something else, and now I'm not doing it.
Dasha: Well it definitely isn't your homework.
Cut to MK Dorm.
Jonathon: So what are you going to do?
Reynold: I'm going to go to sleep.
Jonathon: Really?
Reynold: Yes.
Mathias: I'm not wasting anymore time thinking about it.
Miguel: Way ahead of you.
Reynold, Mathias, and Miguel roll the rest of the way into bed.
Cut to Girls Dorm.
Dasha, Layla, and Keaira roll the rest of the way into bed.
Split screen down center. Boys' dorm on the left, girls on the right.
Jonathon and Alice: Alright, whatever.
Both of them roll into bed, and the screen turns black as the torches go out in both rooms.
Fade to a path going from the dormitories to the school building. Jonathon, Miguel, Mathias, and Reynold, are walking along. Logan walks up to them.
Logan: Any of you seen Barrett?
Reynold: Thankfully no.
Logan: I'll let that slide.
Jonathon: Isn't he still in the infirmary?
Logan: No. The healer says he was gone when she got up this morning.
Mathias: What if he… you know.
Logan: He couldn't, his neck was healing up and she said he was going to be fine in a day or two.
Reynold: When was that?
Logan: Last night.
(Pause)
Jonathon: Well he's probably around somewhere.
Miguel: Just look for someone who's easy to pick on.
Logan: I already did, but they're all hanging with you.
Mathias: Hey?
Logan: Quiet Cole. Oh, and Reynold… Been able to cast a spell yet?
Logan walks off.
Reynold: I think I made sparks the other day.
Miguel: There you go. Don't listen to him.
Jonathon: (suddenly has an idea) I'll see you guys in class.
Fast-forward following Jonathon to the infirmary. As he's about to knock on the door, it swings open revealing the principle.
Principle Krieg: Are you alright?
Jonathon: Fine.
Principle Krieg: Then what are you doing here?
Jonathon: Well not that fine, obviously. Feeling a bit knackered.
Principle Krieg steps out of the way, and holds the door open for Jonathon. He looks around, and then follows him in.
Cut to Patio. Jonathon sits staring into nothing. Reynold plops down next to him.
Reynold: I asked everyone that would talk to me, and no one knows who Theodore Baldwin is. I think someone made a mistake in the files. You missed class.
Jonathon: I was speaking with the Principle.
Reynold: About the missing student?
Jonathon: What missing student?
Reynold: Theodore.
Jonathon: Which one's that?
Reynold: The missing one.
Jonathon: So? How do you know he's missing?
Reynold: You said you overheard Mrs. Poole saying he had missed all his classes because he was in the infirmary.
Jonathon: Huh?
Reynold: But then when you were in the infirmary dropping off Barrett no one was there. Remember?
Jonathon: Who's Barrett?
Reynold: You've got to be kidding.
Cut to Outside Library. Reynold is walking quickly with Jonathon in tow. Alice comes out the entrance.
Alice: Hey.
Reynold: Hi. Follow me.
Alice: Why?
Jonathon: Yes. Why?
Inside the Library, Reynold leads Jonathon and Alice to a study table.
Reynold: Stay!
Jonathon: But-
Reynold: Shh- Stay.
Jonathon and Alice look at one-another and shrug. Reynold comes back after a minute carrying three books.
Alice: "Afflictions of the Mind"?
Jonathon: "Mental Hexes"?
Reynold: Look up something that has to do with not remembering something.
Alice & Jonathon: Memory Charms?
Reynold: Yeah.
Alice: Why?
Reynold: You can't remember what you did most of last week. Jonathon can't remember a boy he took to the infirmary.
Jonathon: I'm sure I didn't though.
Alice: How do you know?
Jonathon: Because I'd re-…
Reynold: Exactly.
Alice: What are you forgetting?
Reynold: If I knew that, I wouldn't have forgotten it.
Time passes. Alice is reading over another book. Jonathon and Reynold are staring blankly at the pages.
Alice: Irreversible.
Reynold: Which means what?
Jonathon: Can't undo it.
Alice: So now what?
Jonathon: Well Alice doesn't know what she's been doing the last week. I don't remember a visit to the hospital wing.
Alice: Maybe I was tutoring whoever was in the hospital wing.
Reynold: You were tutoring Barrett?
Alice: Oh, Never!
Jonathon: Alright, anything else missing?
Reynold: Theodore Baldwin.
Flashback to Hospital wing.
Healer Galena: Get him and that pretty little Asian girlfriend of his back in here immediately.
Reynold: Hold on, I've got three roomies and none of them are (checks hand again) Theodor Baldwin
Reynold stands up.
Reynold: Oh! … Oh!
Cut to Potions. Alice, Reynold, Jonathon, Mathias, Dasha and Miguel are standing around the teacher's desk. Reynold is in the middle.
Reynold: So what do you think?
Alice: The Principle…
Miguel: We had a roommate before Jonathon?
Mathias: I'm having a little problem with killed.
Dasha: Even if he did alter Jonathon's memory there's no way the Principle would kill anyone.
Alice: Can we go through this again?
Reynold: What, all of it?
Alice: Summarize.
Reynold: What-er-ize?
Jonathon: Give it to us in a nutshell.
Reynold: Ok. Alice spent most of her time visiting her friend, and our roommate Theodore Baldwin. The principle got rid of him and erased her memory about it. Then he erased Jonathon's memory about everything he found out, plus Barrett.
Dasha: But the rest of us all know Barrett.
Mathias: For now.
Miguel: I don't think anyone would mind forgetting him. Only Brennell would care enough to start looking.
Everyone looks at Miguel.
Cut to Quodpot field. Logan is flying around the pitch. Alice and Miguel are standing on the pitch waiting for him. Logan swoops down, and stops short in front of them.
Logan: Miguel Tocho. Came to get schooled in flying?
Alice: We came to talk to you about-
Logan: Sorry, busy practicing. If you can keep up we'll talk in the air.
Alice: Wait, it's import-
Miguel and Alice watch as Logan kicks off and starts racing in tight circles around the pitch. They look at each other. Miguel walks out of shot, and returns with a broom. He mounts it and kicks off thus beginning a series of one on one quidditch. Miguel slowly catches up to Logan in the air.
Miguel: Is that it?
Logan growls, and speeds up. Miguel keeps pace. Logan dives toward the ground; Miguel loops in the air and follows. Logan stops at a chest in the center of the field and picks up a quaffle. He throws it into the air, and kicks off after it. Miguel catches it and races toward the hoops at the end. Miguel throws it at the center goal, only to find Logan's fist punch it out from the other side. They both fly toward the ground to retrieve it. Logan gets it first and races toward the other end of the field to score in the right hoop. Miguel fly's past Logan as he throws it toward the right goal. Miguel catches it, and bolts toward the other end of the field as Logan's about to catch it he's hit in the gut with a bludger. He nearly falls to the ground but stops three feet from it. Alice walks toward him carrying a beater's bat in one hand, and her wand pointed at him in the other.
Alice: Sorry.
Logan heaves, and falls onto one knee.
Logan: That didn't hurt.
Alice: We want to talk to you about your friend Barrett.
Logan: Who?
Alice's eyes widen.
Cut to Potions. Alice, Reynold, Jonathon, Mathias, Dasha and Miguel are standing around the teacher's desk. Alice is in the middle.
Miguel: I'm just saying I would have beaten him.
Reynold: I know Mig.
Miguel: I had him.
Reynold: I know.
Alice: You were right, he's covering it up. Logan didn't even know who we were talking about.
Mathias: Wow.
Dasha: Anything else?
Alice: He said he had a talk with the principle earlier about "Quodpot tryouts".
Miguel: So what? Is he trying out?
Reynold: What do you mean so what?
Miguel: I mean, no one's going to miss Barrett, and I'm sure Baldwin wasn't much better.
Reynold: Miguel. What if Barrett isn't the last one? What if it's one of us next?
Jonathon: It probably will be. One of you said I was with him when we dropped off Barrett.
Mathias: Not to mention Reynold was asking questions the other night.
Miguel: So what do we do?
A paper airplane flies into the room. It lands, and unfolds itself in front of Reynold. He reads it.
Reynold: Please report to the office for a Principle's Advisory briefing.
Alice: You can't go.
Reynold: I have to.
Miguel: No you don't…
Dasha: I've got an idea.
Cut to Office. Reynold walks in. He stands at the counter.
Reynold: Please report to the office for a Principle's Advisory briefing.
Mrs. Poole: (off camera) didn't have to sound anything out that time.
Reynold: Well his handwriting still sucks.
Mrs. Poole: Be sure to mention that to him. He said he's waiting for you.
Reynold walks around the desk into the last door before the wall. Principle Krieg sits with his back to Reynold.
Reynold: You wanted to see me?
The principle turns around. The remembrall in his hand is clear.
Principle Krieg: Yes, I wonder what you knew about Barrett Miles.
Reynold: More than I want to.
Principle Krieg: I could understand why you feel that way. He's a troublemaker.
Reynold: Yeah, that's going around.
Principle Krieg: What do you mean?
Reynold: Well the news was saying how people were going missing in Woodberry.
Principle Krieg: So have you gone looking for him?
The principle picks up his wand from his robe pocket, and twirls it.
Reynold: I found him.
Principle Krieg: You found him?
Reynold: Yeah, someone told me it was my responsibility to know where all of my class is.
Principle Krieg: That's very true. Where is he now?
Reynold: Right where you left him.
Principle Krieg: Well thank you for making this so easy.
Reynold: Huh?
Principle Krieg: Obliviate!
A flash of light hits Reynold in the head. His eyes widen and un-focus, before nearly closing. The Principle puts his wand away.
Principle Krieg: You don't know anyone named Barrett Miles, or Theodore Baldwin. You'll forget anything you've done relating to them, and you'll be inclined to send anyone else asking about them to me. And if anyone asks where you've been you'll tell them you were with me discussing your future in Principle's advisory.
Reynold blinks, and suddenly shakes awake.
Reynold: Sorry, I spaced out there for a second. What were we talking about?
Principle Krieg: Your future in Principle's Advisory. You ok? You look kind of flushed.
Reynold: Yeah I'm fine I think. Is that the time?
Principle Krieg looks up at a wall clock.
Principle Krieg: Yes.
Reynold: Don't I have Study Hall right now?
Principle Krieg: Yes, why don't you head back there, and we'll talk more about this later. And if you see Miguel Tocho, send him in will you?
Reynold: Huh? Oh. Sure.
Reynold leaves. Once he's out the office door, Principle Krieg follows. Camera follows him out the exit. Shortly after which, Miguel, Jonathon, and Dasha follow bent low to the ground, using the walls for cover.
Cut to outside the dormitories. The principle looks around; making sure no one sees him. He taps his foot three times, and a square patch of ground falls into a staircase. He goes down the stairs. Camera pulls back to see Miguel, Jonathon, and Dasha watching from the shelter of a tree. The stairs pull back up.
Jonathon: I can't believe Alice stayed in study hall.
Dasha: That girl wouldn't miss a class if her life depended on it.
Miguel: We should go down there.
Jonathon: What? No!
Miguel: How come?
Dasha: Because the principle is down there; and who knows what else.
Miguel: Fine stay here.
Miguel gets up and runs over to the spot where the Principle had stood. He taps his foot three times, and watches as the stairs appear in front of him. A red light comes up from below him and hits him in the chest. Miguel falls down. The Principle stands over him. Jonathon sticks his wand out from behind the tree.
Jonathon: Enervate!
Miguel snaps to life, grabs his wand and points it at the Principle who is to distracted listening to where Jonathon's voice came from to notice Miguel's been revived.
Miguel: Stupefy!
Principle Krieg falls down next to Miguel. Dasha turns to Jonathon.
Dasha: Enervate?
Jonathon: Second spell I ever learned.
Dasha and Jonathon come out from behind the tree and Join Miguel at the staircase. They walk down into the Dungeon. Vincent falls from the ceiling as the staircase shuts behind them. When they turn around, Dasha and Jonathon scream. Miguel waves his wand, but Vincent snatches it from him before he can say anything. He pushes Jonathon and Dasha to the wall. They both collapse on the floor.
Vincent: You're a first year.
Miguel: You're not.
Vincent: The most foolish one I've ever met though.
Miguel looks over Vincent. He finds Barrett lying by the Exion rock. He's translucent, almost like a ghost.
Miguel: What did you do to him?
Vincent. I got hungry.
Miguel: Hungry. Hope he tasted bad.
Vincent. You have no idea.
Miguel: So now what?
Vincent: Well there's' three of you, and I need to get some of the taste out of my mouth.
Dasha stands up, her wand raised.
Dasha: Lumos Solemn!
A light arcs out of Dasha's wand. It turns into an orb that expands into the whole dungeon. Vincent jumps back into the darkest corner, and is protected by some hanging rocks. Miguel's wand falls from his hands. Miguel grabs his wand from the dirt and the translucent Barrett and pulls them back toward the staircase. Jonathon gets up and runs with Dasha toward the staircase. Jonathon taps his foot three times and the staircase appears once again. The light goes out of Dasha's wand and the 3 of them run. Miguel drags Barrett up every step. Once in the daylight, Barrett is whole again. All of them pant as the stairs close behind them. After a second of everyone checking that everyone else is ok, Jonathon turns back to Dasha.
Jonathon: Lumos Solemn?
Dasha: 2nd spell I ever learned.
Miguel: What do we do with him? (Pointing at Krieg)
Dasha: Let's wake him up. (Takes his wand)
Jonathon Enervate!
Principle Krieg wakes up and looks around. He gets to his feet. Everyone conscious has their wands at the Principle.
Principle Krieg: Someone want to tell me what's going on?
Dasha: We followed you out here, and-
Miguel: You stunned me.
Principle Krieg: I did?
Jonathon: Don't worry sir, he stunned you back.
Principle Krieg: He did?
Cut to Study Hall. Reynold is sitting behind Alice, and next to Mathias.
Mathias: How'd it go?
Reynold: How'd what go?
Mathias: Check your pockets.
Reynold checks all his pockets and out of the last one, he pulls a piece of parchment and a small green pen.
Mathias: Read that.
Reynold: Who's Barrett Miles?
Mathias: Alice, will give you the details.
Alice: Good job Reynold.
Reynold: Thanks… what'd I do?
Fade to the Rec-room.
Dasha: So as it turns out, the vampire had placed the principle under something call the Imperious curse. It's one in a series of illegal curses.
Jonathon: Messed up his memory too. When he woke up he didn't remember anything for the last two weeks. Didn't even know I was transferred.
Mathias: Explains Healer Galena's behavior when you asked her about Theodore Baldwin. Probably did a number on her.
Miguel: That, or the brandy.
Reynold: I did good in the principle's office though right? Because I read what that pen wrote, and it was a little unclear about how cool I sounded.
Cut to the principle's office. It's night time. Vincent walks in, he looks burnt in places.
Principle Krieg: Yes, Can I help you?
Vincent: We failed.
Principle Krieg: Well you should try being more organized. Like me.
Principle Krieg slides a sheet of parchment across the desk.
Vincent: We failed. It was your children that made a mess of things.
Principle Krieg: It was not un-expected, there's a handful every year. At least now we know which ones to take care of.
Camera zooms in on a sheet of parchment with the Full names of Reynold, Dasha, Jonathon, Miguel, and Alice. Vincent's burnt hand takes it.