Episode 1.2: Spell Flu
Summary: The girls get sick while there's still doubt about the safety of the Infirmary. Things turn for the worst when the Healer can't help them.
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 criticism
MK Dormitory at night. Miguel is standing next to Reynold, who's waving his wand emphatically, trying to get it to do something. As the camera pulls back, Reynold is trying to lift a feather sitting on a trunk.
Reynold: Wingardium Leviosa! ... Wingardium Leviosa! Am I not saying it right?
Miguel: I don't know, I just point and it happens. Maybe you're trying to hard.
Reynold: You know, as a teacher, you suck.
Miguel: You want me to leave?
Reynold: Ok, I'm sorry.
Miguel: Let's try this. Do you remember when you got your wand?
Flashback: A small store with a lot of tightly packed shelves filled with wands sorted by size, and alphabetically by wood. A sign behind the counter next to the entrance reads Wandmart. Reynold walks in. A small old woman with thick glasses sits on the other side.
Reynold: I can't believe I'm buying a wand from Wandmart. What's the apothecary called, Potions-r-Us?
End Flashback.
Miguel: Forget about the store.
Reynold: The whole magic shopping thing felt like an outlet mall.
Miguel: Do you remember when she gave you your wand?
Flashback continued… Reynold is holding a 10inch wand.
Old Woman: Just wave it, like the others.
Reynold: Shouldn't I be choosing a wand?
Old Woman: You choose the one that works.
Reynold: What are most of these broken? Can't you just show me the ones that are working, and save me the trouble?
Old Woman: WAVE IT!
Reynold waves it, and white sparks come out of the tip.
Reynold: I'll take that one.
End Flashback.
Reynold: So what's your point?
Miguel: Maybe you should start with sparks.
-Cut to Dormitories. Mathias and Jonathon are walking down the row of barns at night.
Jonathon: So is she ok?
Mathias: She says if she's not feeling better by tomorrow, then she's going to the infirmary.
Jonathon: Is that a good idea. We don't know if the infirmary's safe.
Mathias: Barrett just got out today.
Jonathon: And what a joy he's been.
Flashback to Patio. Barrett's firing curses at Jonathon. Jonathon keeps running. End flash.
Jonathon: Anyway, why would she want to go to the infirmary after what happened the other day?
Cut to Girls Dorm: Alice is in bed, with Keaira attending to her. Layla and Dasha are in the other beds.
Alice: I'll miss class, I'll fall behind, I might be eaten…
Keaira: Eaten?
Layla: I guess you can't rule that out.
Keaira: Well it's a bit dumb to rule it in.
Layla: Ok then, her hair might go out of style.
Keaira: Like she's worried about that. I mean first of all, way to late… and second-
Dasha: Keaira she's sick, not deaf.
Alice: I've never been sick away from home before.
Dasha: Well what's wrong exactly?
Alice: Fever, a cough, some violent sneezes… and some scary stuff.
Keaira: Scary stuff?
Alice: Yeah. I was levitating my quill the other day and the spell went berserk.
Layla: Berserk how?
Alice: It shot out the window.
Keaira: Well that's not too bad.
Alice: The window was closed.
Dasha: We'll go tomorrow, just try to get some rest.
Lights go out in the girls' dorm. Fade to infirmary. It's morning. Healer Galena is tidying around Alice who's asleep. As the camera pulls back, Principle Krieg is standing over her.
Cut to Potions lab. There's a potions recipe on the blackboard. Professor Conner is pacing about the class. Dasha takes her wand off the station desk, and into her pocket. Reynold and Miguel are working together over a green potion.
Miguel: There's no way you can be a squib. We're further ahead then anyone in the class.
Reynold: I don't know. Jonathon and Matt look pretty close.
Miguel: Yeah, but squibs suck at potions.
Reynold: After an hour and a half of trying last night, I only made sparks twice. And the colors weren't even the same.
Miguel: Yeah but the second time they flew across the room and left a burn mark on the door.
Reynold: You could barely see that.
Miguel goes to stir the cauldron while Reynold is grinding something.
Reynold: Don't!
Miguel puts his hand down. Reynold goes back to grinding.
Professor Conner: Ok, if you've got a greenish substance you're ready to take the cauldron off the fire. If you've got a brown liquid, keep stirring and adding horned slugs. If it's bright pink, like Ms. Cheyenne's, you've spilled face powder into your potion and will have to start again.
The class laughs, Reynold takes the cauldron off the fire. Camera moves over to Jonathon and Mathias doing the same.
Mathias: Dasha took her in this morning.
Jonathon: Well we're talking about her… so far so good. Maybe there's nothing to worry about.
Camera over to Dasha. She sneezes causing her wand to spout a steady stream of bubbles from her pocket. She sneezes again, and her cauldron tips over. Everyone at neighboring stations backs away from the mess.
Mathias: Nothing to worry about?
Cut to Principle's advisory meeting. Principle Krieg is wrapping up.
Principle Krieg: Ok, other than the curfew, were there any other concerns?
Mrs. Poole: Mr. Freed? Did you have anything to add?
Reynold looks up from the desk. Everyone is looking at him.
Reynold: Yes, thank you Mrs. Poole. There's a strange bug going around, 3 first year girls have all been… admitted to the infirmary. I think it would be a good idea to make sure the healer is prepared to take a higher number of students.
Principal Krieg: Mr. Freed, that's a very well thought out, and articulate suggestion, I'll have Mrs. Poole see to it.
Cut to Rec-room. Jonathon and Reynold are doing homework, while Miguel plays cards.
Miguel: That's great Ren.
Jonathon: Nice work.
Reynold: I don't know what articulate means but it sounds really good.
Jonathon: That's what articulate means.
Miguel: So who's the 3rd?
Reynold: Sorry?
Miguel: Who's the 3rd first year girl?
Reynold: Oh, Keaira had a fit in Self Defense class.
Jonathon: What kind of fit?
Reynold: Wasn't very clear, but I guess she set her hair on fire during a cough.
Miguel: She deserves it.
Jonathon: How are we making sure no one goes missing?
Reynold: We're all keeping a list. I've got one in my potions book, so I'll probably see it every day.
Miguel: Good idea… What time is it?
Jonathon: It's 4:00.
Miguel: Crap! I got to go.
Reynold: Where you going?
Miguel: I'm trying out for Quidditch.
Jonathon: Oh, good luck mate.
Reynold: Traitor. What about Quodpot?
Miguel: The team is full man!
Miguel runs out of shot.
Reynold: When's this due?
Jonathon: Tomorrow morning.
Reynold: Well I guess it'll have to be late. He's going to need me to take him to the infirmary when he gets cracked in the skull with a bludger.
Reynold gets up and follows. Cut to Quidditch Field. Reynold is in the stands next to Jonathon who has his homework with him.
Jonathon: Just tell me if anything good happens.
Logan, Miguel, and 3 other older riders are lined up on one side of the field. Black and White checkered sparks shoot in the air, prompting the 5 of them to kick off. They race in tight circles around the field. Camera back over to Reynold.
Reynold: They're racing!
Jonathon looks up from his work.
Jonathon: Wow.
Reynold: You know what the worst part is? We haven't even taken a flying class yet.
Jonathon goes back to work. Reynold jumps up. Miguel finishes first. Logan finishes 3rd. Miguel waves at Reynold in the stands.
Cut to Infirmary. Mathias sits in a chair next to Alice, who's asleep. Behind him Healer Galena is stifling a cough. Mathias looks at her.
Mathias: How long has she been asleep?
Healer Galena: The Principal put her to sleep this morning.
Mathias: What do you mean?
Healer Galena coughs a bit more violently.
Healer Galena: He gave her a potion to make her sleep so she wouldn't get worse.
Mathias: Why would she get worse?
Healer Galena: Nothing has worked in her treatment. If we had caught in any later, she would have been a danger to the school.
Mathias: Caught what?
Healer Galena: She's got spell flu.
Two older students in quidditch gear are brought into the room by Scout. They don't appear to have any burns, or broken bones. Mathias leaves.
Cut to MK Dorm. All four students are in their respective beds.
Reynold: So what, 3 girls and two quidditch players?
Mathias: So far.
Jonathon: Did you get their names?
Mathias: No, but the healer will have them written down.
Miguel: Spell Flu?
Reynold: It sounds really familiar.
Mathias: That's what the missing student had before he disappeared.
Jonathon: Then why would a vampire try to take him and make sure no one noticed?
Reynold: Well it's a lot easier to snack if know one knows you're in the kitchen.
Miguel: Right on.
Mathias: So what's the plan?
Jonathon: Right. What are we going to do?
Reynold: What do you mean?
Mathias: You're on Princ-
Reynold: Principal's advisory. Right, I know. But I'm not a healer. I know nothing about spell flu.
Miguel: You tell em.
Jonathon: Reynold, look. This could kill every student at the school.
Mathias: Even if it doesn't, all the sleeping sick, would be like an all-you-can-eat buffet for that vampire.
Reynold: So why is that all my responsibility? If it's a danger to everyone, I think everyone should help out.
Jonathon: Reynold-
Reynold: Besides I saved people not even a week ago. So you tell me what I should do.
Miguel… Get help.
Reynold and Jonathon: What?
Miguel: Well if it's as bad as these two say, the drunk is going to need some help.
Cut to the Office. Reynold walks in and stands at Mrs. Poole's counter.
Reynold: Mrs. Poole.
Mrs. Poole: Yes Mr. Freed?
Reynold: I need to speak with the Principal.
Mrs. Poole checks her watch, and looks up a Reynold.
Mrs. Poole: Make it fast. He's leaving for breakfast in 3 minutes.
Reynold: Thanks.
Reynold walks into Principal Krieg's office. The Principal is looking over some sheets of parchment and fixing his collar.
Principal Krieg: Come in. Don't knock or anything.
Reynold: Thank you.
Principal Krieg: Something I can help you with Mr. Freed?
Reynold: Not me, so much as the school.
Principal Krieg: Well let's start with you, the first years, and work our way up.
Reynold: 2 more students went to the Infirmary last night.
Principal Krieg: I'm aware of that.
Reynold: There are 5 people there, and they all have spell flu.
Principal Krieg: You're not a healer by chance, are you Mr. Freed?
Reynold: Well, No.
Principal Krieg: Than what makes you think they all have spell flu?
Reynold: The Healer told me.
Principal Krieg: I see. So you thought you'd tell me how to run the school.
Reynold: No. I don't have any say in-
Principle Krieg: No you don't.
Reynold: I just wanted to help, and say that I think we should-
Principle Krieg: If you have a comment for me Mr. Freed, it can wait until the next Principle Advisory meeting. Now if you'll excuse me, I would like to continue to breakfast unmolested.
Cut to Patio. Reynold and Jonathon are eating oatmeal at a table in the shade.
Jonathon: Maybe he was offended.
Reynold: Maybe. What's molested?
Jonathon: I don't know, why?
Reynold: Because I asked Mrs. Poole about it on the way out and she got all nervous and said I'd find out later.
Jonathon: So now what?
Reynold: I was just going to ask you the same thing.
Miguel arrives and takes a seat next to Reynold. He's got an apple in his hand.
Miguel: Did we get the help?
Jonathon: He thought Reynold was trying to tell him how to run the school.
Reynold: Yeah. Miguel, do you know what molested is?
Miguel: Means disturb or bother.
Reynold and Jonathon just stare at Miguel.
Miguel: What?
Reynold: How do you know that?
Miguel: Because, No Moleste in Spanish, means do not disturb.
Reynold has a look of comprehension. Jonathon shrugs. Owls start to fly in. Jonathon receives a letter.
Reynold: What's that?
Jonathon: Letter from my mum. About time too, it was supposed to be here yesterday.
Miguel: Been taking longer. Quidditch gear came a day late too.
In the background Layla blows her nose causing her eyes to inflate out of her head. She falls to the ground cupping her face. Students near-bye run to help her. Reynold, Jonathon and Miguel turn around, and run toward the crowd.
Cut to Infirmary. 7 students are now either asleep or being attended to by Healer Galena. Jonathon and Miguel walk from bed-to-bed getting the names of each of the students from the charts on the end of the beds. Jonathon examines Alice and Dasha's charts very thoroughly. Healer Galena goes to a bookshelf and begins to sort through its contents. She pulls out a book and opens it. Pan in on page.
Pan off page. Reynold and Mathias are in the library.
Mathias: Hmm.
Reynold: Hmm good, or Hmm Bad?
Mathias: Hmm, let me read this and I'll find out.
Reynold stares at Mathias as he reads the page.
Mathias: Stop staring, it's distracting.
Reynold: I'm letting you read it.
Mathias: Let me read it without an audience please.
Reynold: Fine then don't "hmm" me to attention.
Mathias: (pause) Pepperup potion cures the common cold.
Reynold: I'm pretty sure lighting your hair on fire by coughing, isn't too common.
Mathias: Side effects include steam coming out of the ears and in extreme cases the nostrils.
Reynold: Sounds fun, but where's the part about spell flu?
Mathias turns the book toward Reynold. Reynold starts to read it.
Reynold: No cure?
Mathias: Keep reading.
Reynold…This could be good.
Mathias: Good?
Reynold: Yes. Let's go.
Mathias: I don't think you read-
Reynold gets up, and leaves the library. Camera follows Mathias who stands at the counter waiting to check out the book.
Cut to Potions classroom. Jonathon, Miguel, Reynold, and Mathias all stand around the teacher's desk. Professor Connor is sitting in his chair reading over the chart information.
Professor Connor: It looks like the healer was trying different combinations of potions as a cure.
Jonathon: Doesn't look like any of them worked.
Professor Connor: No, in fact most of them made it worse, and the rest made no difference at all.
Reynold: Matt, show him the book.
Mathias: But it-
Reynold takes the book, and opens it in front of Professor Connor. He flips pages until he finds the one they'd read in the library. Professor Connor scrutinizes the words carefully.
Professor Connor: No cure?
Reynold: Keep reading.
Professor Connor: I see. So you're suggesting…
Reynold: Turn everything off.
Jonathon: Sorry?
Miguel: What's going on?
Professor Connor: It says that spell flu is a mystical disease. Mystical diseases only work where there's plenty of magic for them to feed on, which is why muggles can't catch it.
Reynold: So if you turn off every bit of magic in the school. Everyone should get better.
Professor Connor: I'll inform the Principal.
Principal Krieg: Don't bother.
Camera changes to Principal Krieg. He's standing at the entrance with a book in his hand.
Principal Krieg: We can't just turn off all the magic.
Reynold: Why not?
Principal Krieg: Because. We'd be visible to muggles. All the security wards and fences would go down. Every creature in 10 miles could waltz right into the school.
Miguel: So?
Principal Krieg: Mr. Freed, Instead of all that I decided to take your advice.
Reynold: My advice?
Principal Krieg: Yes, I've summoned help from Woodberry.
Jonathon: Oh good, we could use an extra healer.
Principal Krieg: The constables will arrive tomorrow morning. (He turns to leave) Professor Connor, I want you to aid Paige in working on a treatment.
Principal Krieg leaves the room.
Jonathon: Who are the constables?
Reynold: I don't know.
Professor Connor: For lack of a better word, they're law enforcement.
Jonathon: Like aurors?
Miguel: More like Scout, only worse.
Mathias: Aurors catch Dark Wizards. Constables stop less serious crimes.
Reynold: Well how can they help?
Professor Connor. They can make sure none of us try to unward anything.
Cut to MK Dorm: Reynold, Miguel, Jonathon, and Mathias are facing each other.
Jonathon: So get the word out?
Reynold: Anyone and everyone. Also, talk to some of the older kids, maybe one of them knows how to turn wards off.
Mathias: What about the house elves?
Reynold: The what whats?
Mathias: The house elves. The servants that cook the food, and keep everything so neat.
Reynold: What do they have to do with magic?
Mathias: They use magic more than anyone in the school. They're not just going to stop just because we ask them too.
Reynold: I don't know… you take care of it. Ask them to go on vacation or something.
Miguel: What about the constables?
Jonathon: I don't think we should bother with them until we know how many there are.
Reynold: Can't be that many.
Cut to school corridors. Normal student trickery is stopped, and at every corner stands two people in navy robes with silver badges. They wear visors that cover their eyes. They have wands in a holster on the right side. Jonathon and Miguel walk into view passing two of them.
Jonathon: (imitating Reynold) can't be that many.
Miguel: There's a ton of them.
Jonathon: If there's two at every corner, Plus the 4 in the common room-
Miguel: The what room?
Jonathon: Common room… the room with the fireplace, and the games.
Miguel: That's called the rec-room.
Jonathon: Fine, the rec-room… Plus the 10 hanging around the dormitory.
Miguel: Sounds like a lot.
Jonathon: If they sent us a round number? Probably 100.
Miguel: Better get started.
Miguel and Jonathon break apart and start talking to passing students.
Cut to Cafeteria. Two more constables stick out in the background. Reynold and Mathias walk into frame looking for evidence of a kitchen.
Mathias: Reynold, we've been looking for over an hour.
Reynold: I know.
Mathias: Don't you think it's time to come up with a new plan?
Reynold: I can do that, and still follow the old one.
Mathias: You didn't even know there were house-elves until last night.
Reynold: I know, and Alice is 'Dying' for me to meet them.
Mathias: We don't know it's deadly. It'll probably go away in a week like the normal flu.
Reynold stops and turns to look at Matt.
Reynold: Look! What's the matter with you? You tell me how important something is, but as soon as I need help on it, you say it's not worth it.
Mathias: Hey. I'm helping you. I'm taking time out of my day to help you. The least you can do is be thankful, and maybe listen to what I have to say.
Reynold: Thank you, and I'm listening. Happy?
Mathias turns around and walks off Reynold leans back and falls through the wall behind him.
Cut to Kitchens. Dozens of house elves all stop what they're doing to look at Reynold. Reynold gets up and looks at all of them.
Reynold: Ok… which of you is Sneezy?
The house elves look at one another, and back at Reynold.
Reynold: How about Doc?
Cut to Infirmary. Mathias enters the room. There are now 10 full beds in the infirmary. Healer Galena is in one of them. Mathias stops next to her bed.
Mathias: If you're here, who's running the infirmary?
Professor Connor: I am.
Professor Connor walks into frame from the equipment room.
Mathias: How long has she been like this?
Professor Connor: Since yesterday evening.
Mathias: It's not deadly is it?
Professor Connor: I read everything I could find on it, but there's no information on a cure or what the worst is. It's like the authors suddenly lost interest.
Mathias: What do you mean?
Professor Connor: There are still a few more books to read, but so far, everything on Spell Flu is incomplete.
Mathias: Well that's bad.
Professor Connor: It gets worse.
Cut to Kitchen: Reynold is sitting on a step stool, with a plate full of cookies. The house elves are all offering something: brownies, drinks, napkins. One house elf wearing a brighter tunic then the rest steps forward.
Reynold: (mouth full) you know, I should spend more time hanging out with you guys.
Joggers: Sir is not sick.
Reynold swallows, trying to figure out from which elf this statement came.
Reynold: What was that?
Joggers: Sir is not sick.
Reynold: Who's not sick?
Joggers: You sir.
Reynold: Me. I'm fine.
Joggers: Many of the other sirs have sickness.
Reynold: Oh… thank you for bringing that up. I need all of you to leave.
Joggers: Joggers can't leave.
Reynold: I don't care if Joggers can't leave; I need you guys to clear out.
Joggers: Joggers can't leave.
Reynold: Who's Joggers?
All of the house elves including Joggers point to Joggers.
Reynold: Well, why not?
Cut back to Infirmary: Mathias is still talking to Professor Connor.
Professor Connor: Because, to turn off the wards surrounding the school we'd need to know exactly what wards there were. It would take curse-breaker months to shut off every ward in this school
Mathias: So find out what wards there are.
Professor Connor: Only the principal knows, only he can turn them off.
Cut back to the Kitchen. Reynold is standing looking down at Joggers. Other House elves have got back to work behind him.
Joggers: Only if the master orders us to leave, can Joggers go.
Reynold: But you don't get paid… isn't that slave labor?
Cut to study hall. Miguel and Jonathon are eating Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Jonathon's got a look of disgust on his face.
Jonathon: Blood.
Miguel: Bread & Butter.
Jonathon: Why do you get the all good ones?
Miguel: I had chalk.
Jonathon: Yes, but the best one I've gotten so far has been tooth paste.
Mathias walks in. He takes a seat next to Jonathon, and grabs a handful of beans from his desk.
Mathias: How'd it go?
Jonathon: No one believed us. How about you?
Mathias: Didn't find the kitchen. It doesn't make a difference though.
Miguel makes a gag noise. Mathias and Jonathon look at him.
Miguel: Brusselsprout.
Jonathon: Why doesn't it make a difference?
Cut back to the Kitchen.
Reynold: Clothes make a difference? I mean, I shouldn't be judging but I refuse to believe that Keaira is right about clothes being THAT important.
Blank look from Joggers.
Reynold: Let's try this then. (Muttering: Unbelievable… Clothes!) Would you say that it's part of your service to the master, to make sure everyone is safe?
Joggers: Joggers doesn't understand sir.
Reynold: So like, when you're cooking the food, you couldn't accidentally poison us.
Joggers: No sir.
Reynold: What if someone else came in and tried to poison the food? You would stop them right?
Joggers: Yes. Joggers would stop the poisoner.
Reynold: OK! So, what if by using magic, you were helping make people sick.
Joggers: Then Joggers would stop using magic.
Reynold: Ok. Joggers. Magic is making people here sick.
Cut back to Study Hall. Mathias, Jonathon, and Miguel are still sitting idly eating.
Mathias: Mayonnaise.
Miguel: Cheddar.
Jonathon: Sardines.
Reynold walks in looking very pleased with himself. He sits down next to Miguel, and picks up a handful of beans. The television is on behind him.
Female Reporter: The disappearance of citizens in the town of Woodberry has brought up concerns about the dispatch of the constables to Chappelwood. Though local parents are praising the decision-
Mathias: Sorry about in the kitchen I didn't…
Reynold: Me too, I shouldn't have…
Mathias: Same here.
Miguel: Huh… Water.
Reynold: What about it?
Miguel: This one's water flavored.
Jonathon: Cool.
Female Reporter: The alleged increase in vampire migration is the reason local law enforcement suspects is what the recent disappearances are attributed to.
Mathias: So… Any luck?
Reynold: I found the kitchen.
Miguel: Good job Ren.
Mathias: And the house elves?
Reynold: They agreed to stop using magic. By the way, those things are committed. They have big problems with clothes though.
Jonathon: I'm sorry; did you say you convinced the house elves to stop using magic?
Reynold: Wasn't that hard.
Miguel: Too bad about it not mattering. Grape.
Reynold: What?
Mathias: Miguel, your timing sucks.
Miguel: Sorry.
Jonathon: As it turns out, there's no way to turn off the wards that protect the school without the Principle.
Reynold: Great. Maybe we should just go to the infirmary now, while there's still beds.
Miguel: Wouldn't be a good idea without a healer. Chicken soup.
Reynold: There's no Healer?
Mathias: She's been out since last night. Probably from spending all her time with the sick people.
Jonathon: Well that settles it then. We'll have to get the principle to turn everything off.
Reynold: I'll give it a try, but I don't think he'll listen.
Mathias: You just convinced house elves to quit using magic. The principle should be easy.
Miguel: Marshmallow.
Jonathon: Miguel, we're not playing right now.
Miguel: Sorry.
Cut to Principal's advisory. Its short three people. The 6th, 3rd, and 2nd, years are missing.
Principal Krieg: Three members were admitted to the hospital wing yesterday, so we'll be continuing without them. Carolyn?
7th Carolyn: There's a lot of tension with the constables around, especially with the news talking about the increase in vampire activity.
Principal Krieg: That's part of the reason for their presence. Carla?
5th Carla: Right. The Infirmary is getting close to full. Is anyone going to be released any time soon?
Reynold: (under breath) only if they go missing.
Principal Krieg: Just an early winter bug. It's just been difficult because our healer is out and the pepper-up potion is contaminated. James?
4th James: Well, the mail's been late a lot more lately. People are saying some packages aren't arriving at all.
Principal Krieg: There have been some new security procedures regarding the delivery of mail. Woodberry is concerned that a theft at Wandmart could be related to dark wizards. Mail has to be screened so that intercepted owls won't reveal any important information. Reynold?
Reynold: Well, I also have a concern about the infirmary, but it's more of a personal matter.
Principal Krieg glares at Reynold. Mrs. Poole stands up.
Principal Krieg: That's about all for today, dismissed.
Everyone leaves the room. Except Mrs. Poole, Principle Krieg, and Reynold.
Reynold: You need to turn off the school's wards.
Principal Krieg: Mr. Freed, I don't think you understand the danger that would put this school in. Lives could be lost.
Reynold: But if everyone dies of Spell Flu, that's ok?
Mrs. Poole: Mr. Freed, I'll remind you that you're talking to the principal of the school.
Principle Krieg: No one has ever died of spell flu.
Reynold: What have you been reading?
Mrs. Poole: Mr. Freed!
Reynold: Alright I'm sorry.
Principal Krieg: Thank you Madelyn.
Reynold: What's the worst that could happen?
Principal Krieg: The worst? Vampires for one. Centaurs for another, Merlyn knows we're not on good terms with them.
Reynold: You don't think the constables patrolling the place like a prison can handle that?
Principal Krieg: Maybe for a short time, but that's a risk, I can't take. Now if you'll excuse me.
Principal Krieg gets up and leaves the room. Mrs. Poole hangs around.
Mrs. Poole: I'd lay very low for the next couple of weeks if I were you Mr. Freed. I would also send an apology.
Mrs. Poole leaves the room. Fade to patio. Reynold, Miguel, Jonathon, and Mathias are staring blankly. Each of them is chewing on something.
Reynold: Vanilla.
Jonathon: So are we just going to hope for the best? Blah, grass.
Miguel: What do you call a house elf without magic?
Mathias: What?
Miguel: Doesn't matter, he'll do the job anyway.
Mathias and Jonathon start laughing. Mathias nearly chokes on his bean and coughs. The half chewed bean comes out of his mouth and begins to grow. Reynold looks pensive.
Reynold: That's kind of cruel.
Reynold's eyes suddenly perk up. Mathias's coughing fit stops. The bean is now the size of a bowling ball. They all look at it, then at Mathias.
Cut to Infirmary. Mathias is being dragged in. Miguel's doing most of the dragging. Professor Connor comes over carrying a goblet.
Mathias: I'm fine!
Reynold: Professor!
Jonathon: Mathias, you nearly choked yourself to death.
Miguel: Wonder what flavor that was.
Mathias: Take me home!
Professor Connor: There's been quarantine. Drink this!
Mathias drinks from the goblet and passes out. Miguel heaves him down onto one of the far beds in the infirmary.
Jonathon: Well that's it then. Only a matter of time before it's our turn.
Reynold: What's quarantine?
Professor Connor: No one enters or leaves the school.
Miguel: No one?
Professor Connor: The constables are allowed to leave during shift change.
Reynold: How are they getting out?
Professor Connor: Flu powder. Not sure which fireplace though.
Flashback to Jonathon arriving though the fireplace in the office.
Reynold: Ok, I've got an idea.
The 4 of them huddle.
Professor Connor: Yes, but people who are sick don't display symptoms right away!
Reynold pulls him back into the huddle.
Cut to Kitchens: Jonathon, Miguel, and Reynold fall through the wall into the kitchen once again. The house elves appear to be bustling. Joggers steps forward.
Joggers: Sir has brought friends!
Reynold: Joggers. I came to tell you something.
Joggers: We have not been using magic.
Reynold: And that's good. But that's not why I'm here.
Joggers: Sirs are sick.
Jonathon: What do you mean?
Miguel: All of us?
Joggers nods.
Reynold: That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
Cut to quodpot field. Miguel is gathering broom parts, twigs, and dry grass from the field. He's placing it in a pile in the center of the field. A constable looks at him from the school entrance barn and leaves his post to investigate.
Cut to Infirmary. Professor Connor is placing bronze coins with his wand into a bag. Jonathon is standing next to him.
Jonathon: Will these work?
Professor Connor: Yes. They'll lead right here.
Professor Connor hands the bag to Jonathon. Jonathon takes it and runs out of view. Professor Connor then pours some kind of thick oil around the room. He's holding his nose. Miguel runs in with a trunk. It's full of wood, grass, and twigs, and a ball of twine.
Professor Connor: Were you seen?
Miguel: Yes. But I stunned him.
Professor Connor: You stunned- Never mind lock the door.
Miguel runs to the door, and locks it.
Cut to Cafeteria: Reynold is walking with Joggers in tow. People look at Joggers, who looks right back. Joggers stops. Reynold staggers and looks down at him.
Reynold: What's wrong?
Joggers: There's many sick.
Reynold: Ok… Fine. Stay close.
Jonathon runs into frame. He hands Reynold the bag of coins, Reynold looks inside the bag.
Reynold: Will these work?
Jonathon: We'll find out.
Jonathon takes reaches into the bag.
Reynold walks through the cafeteria tables and climbs onto one. Joggers follows, with a bit of difficulty. Reynold points his wand in the air. Nothing happens. He shakes it and does it again. No effect. Joggers looks at him.
Reynold: How come this thing won't spark or make a loud noise or something?
Joggers makes gun with his fingers and points it up in the air. Yellow sparks and loud bang follow.
Reynold: Good Job. CAN I HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION PLEASE?
The constables all leave their corners and begin to circle Reynold.
Reynold: THIS IS JOGGERS; HE'S A HOUSE ELF REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL. HE'S GOING TO PICK SOME VERY LUCKY WINNERS FOR A BRONZE… VACATION PACKAGE.
The constables look at one another, and then back at Reynold. Students start crowding behind them. Joggers looks at Reynold curiously.
Reynold: THIS IS FOR STUDENTS ONLY, SO MAKE ROOM. OK?
The constables reluctantly go back to their posts. Students fill in the gaps, and start gathering closely.
Reynold: OK. HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS, EVERYONE COME UP ONE AT A TIME. IF JOGGERS GIVES ME THE SIGNAL YOU WILL COME UP AND GET A BRONZE COIN AND GET A WEEK OFF FROM SCHOOL. Otherwise, you get to go back to what you were doing before I started yelling. WHO'S FIRST?
Cut to infirmary, there's a knock at the door. Professor Connor looks up from the fireplace while Miguel continues wrapping twine around the legs of all the hospital beds. Jonathon appears holding one of the Bronze coins right next to Miguel.
Professor Connor: Who is it?
Constable Norrington: This is Constable Norrington; a student just stunned one of my men. He was seen heading this way.
Professor Connor: Sorry constable. Everyone in here is unconscious.
Constable Norrington: That's very well Professor, but I still need to search.
Professor Connor: If you enter this room, you will get sick; that I can promise you.
Cut back to cafeteria. Someone reaches into the bag of coins, and disappears. Cut back to Infirmary, the same person appears by Jonathon.
Student: Is this the vacation?
Jonathon: Shh!
Constable Norrington: I thought you said everyone in there was Unconscious!
Professor Connor hands the student a goblet. The student drinks it, and passes out. Jonathon throws twigs and brush over the black oil on the floor.
Professor Connor: You've heard of people talking in their sleep before haven't you?
Professor Connor waves his wand and Miguel and Jonathon. Bubbles appear around their heads. He does the same to himself.
Cut back to Cafeteria. Reynold now has a longer line of students. Joggers looks concerned.
Reynold: DON'T BE SHY, EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE! THAT FIRST WINNER IS ALREADY ON HIS WAY.
Another person steps up. Joggers nods at Reynold.
REYNOLD: WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!
The second 'winner' sticks his hand in the bag and disappears.
Cut back to Infirmary. The second winner appears in front of Professor Connor, who throws a dark green potion into the middle of the room. A translucent emerald gas fills the room and disappears knocking him out. Miguel raps twine around the two unconscious students waists, securing them to the nearest bed.
Constable Norrington: If I am not allowed to enter now, I will come back with my men, and arrest everyone in that room.
Professor Connor: This is for your own protection constable!
Cut back to the cafeteria. The line is moving by a bit faster now. The people who don't win are standing behind Reynold watching. One more constable enters the room, causing the rest of them start leaving. Reynold notices.
Reynold: HURRY UP PEOPLE, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! CONGRATULATIONS MISS!
Cut back to the infirmary. Every two seconds someone is appearing in the room before passing out. Jonathon and Miguel are wrapping twine around them. There's a loud bang at the doors.
Professor Connor: Sorry, there's quarantine in progress, no one in or out!
Another student appears in the room and passes out.
Cut back to the cafeteria. Reynold's line is shrinking quickly. He sneezes, causing his hair to stand up. He takes his wand out of his pocket, and continues.
Reynold: HURRY UP, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! CONGRATULATIONS.
Joggers: Sir, I will finish.
Reynold: You'll what?
Joggers: I will give them the coins if Sir desires.
Reynold: Thank you Joggers.
Joggers: Sirs name?
Reynold: What?
Joggers: Sirs name?
Reynold: Reynold.
Joggers: Reynold sir must be going, he's contagious.
Reynold: Right. EVERYONE! JOGGERS IS GOING TO TAKE OVER, SEE YOU ON VACATION!
Reynold runs out of the cafeteria the same way the constables went.
Cut to the infirmary. With another loud bang, the doors burst open. The constables march in wands pointed at Jonathon, Miguel, and Professor Connor. As they come into the room, they pass out minus a few in the back and constable Norrington. There's a stand off between them. Professor Connor is holding a Ceramic pot.
Constable Norrington: You're all under arrest.
With a loud crack Joggers pops into the room. The constables re-focus their wands on him. Miguel pulls his wand out.
Joggers: Where's sir Reynold?
Constable Norrington: Stupefy!
Miguel and Joggers are hit with red sparks, and at the same time the whole room catches fire. Camera over to Reynold who's running at break-neck speed toward the blown open infirmary doors. Jonathon holds onto Miguel. Professor Connor throws the ceramic pot into the air and grabs onto some of the twine. Reynold jumps over the Constables who are in the drop-roll part of the proper way to put out a fire. His shirt catches just as the ceramic pot hits the ground turning the flames bright green. He holds onto Miguel
Reynold: 2134 East Barrow!
The whole room is sucked into the fireplace minus joggers and the constables.
Cut to a house backyard. A small clay fireplace spews the contents of the room onto the grass. Most of it smokes. Professor Connor, Jonathon, and Reynold stand up around the mess.
Jonathon: Where are we?
Reynold: My house.
Professor Connor: Good thinking.
Reynold: Think we'll get in trouble for this?
Cut to Potions lab. Reynold, Alice, Miguel, Dasha, Jonathon, Professor Connor, and Mathias are all standing around the room. Alice is reading a book. Mathias is peaking over their shoulder.
Miguel: Least you're just getting expelled. I'll be arrested.
Professor Connor: You'll go to jail; I'll be fired and sent to Dementor City.
Dasha: They can't do that!
Reynold: My luck they can. I'm so sorry Professor.
Professor Connor: Do you think you did the right thing?
Reynold: Well, I did at the time, but-
Professor Connor: Would you do it again?
Reynold: Well, probably.
Professor Connor: Then don't be sorry. I'm not.
Jonathon: Think they'll expel me?
Mathias: Did you set a room on fire, or stun anyone?
Jonathon: No.
Mathias: Than you're fine.
Principal Krieg enters the room.
Principal Krieg: I thought I would find you here.
Professor Connor: I'll have my resignation on your desk tomorrow.
Principal Krieg: As much as I would appreciate that Professor, Constable Norrington is not going to arrest you.
Professor Connor: … Not that I care, but why not?
Principal Krieg: For the same reason they didn't decide to arrest Mr. Tocho here. It would make the paper.
Reynold: So?
Principal Krieg: I don't think Norrington wants the world to know an under age wizard and a potions teacher got the best of Woodberry's finest.
Jonathon: So where does that leave us?
Principal Krieg: You're all off the hook.
Everyone sighs in relief.
Principal Krieg: Except Reynold.
Miguel: Why except Reynold?
Reynold: Yes, why except Reynold?
Principal Krieg: For instigating disobedience.
Dasha: Who's disobedience?
Reynold: What's disobedience?
Principal Krieg: The house elves. Before you all came forward today all we found yesterday was a scorched empty infirmary, some unconscious constables and a house elf. Imagine my surprise when the house elf called Reynold by name.
Reynold: So am I expelled?
Principal Krieg: Actually I had something else in mind.
Cut to Cafeteria. Dasha and Layla are talking over sandwiches. Mathias and Alice take a seat next to them
Layla: So he wasn't expelled?
Dasha: I think he knew that there would have been trouble if he expelled anyone.
Layla: What a way to repay him...
Mathias: That's what we all said.
Alice inhales sharply as if shocked by something.
Mathias: What's wrong?
Alice: Read this!
Alice pushes the book over to Mathias.
Mathias: Though there is no cure, if simply left untreated the condition takes its course… in less than two weeks.
Layla: So what did Krieg do to him?
Cut to kitchens: Reynold is cleaning the dishes with all of the house elves watching him.
Reynold: I think I would have preferred expulsion.
END