We are back again for our next dose of Hogwarts Mystery. This time we start Chapter 3; Dealing with Trouble.
Ben: You're (full name), right?
OC: ...Yes. Who are you?
Ben: Ben Copper. I'm a first-year like you. I just wanted to say thank you for standing up
to Merula Snyde.
OC: Who told you I did that?
Ben: I was watching from the end of the corridor.
Ben: I've been following her so she can't sneak up on me, and if she sees me, I'll at least
have a chance to run away.
Ben: She tormented me the entire way her on the Hogwarts Express. She keeps threatening me,
and calling me a Mudblood.
OC: I'm sorry, Ben. That's terrible.
Ben: Merula is obsessed with being the best witch in our year, and she thinks she has to
impose her will on us to prove it.
Ben: I'm just glad someone was brave enough to stand up to her. I'm certainly not. It's a
joke that I got put in Gryffindor.
OC: Everyone is afraid of something, Ben.
Ben: Unfortunately, I'm afraid of everything. I come from a Muggle famil, so all of this is
new and scary to me.
OC: I know how you feel. I come from a wizard family, and this hard for me too.
OC: I'll try to help you however I can, Ben.
Ben: Thanks, (name). I'll see you around.
House Prefect: I'm your Prefect (Prefect's Full Name).
House Prefect: It's a Prefect's job to keep order in the house, and help first-years like you with their problems.
OC: I don't know what happened, but I never wanted to hurt (house)'s chance of winning the House Cup.
House Prefect: I believe you (name). I would talk to Snape if I thought it would do any good.
House Prefect: In any case, Professor Snape already sent you a letter directly to our Common Room.
OC: Why wouldn't he send it to me?
House Prefect: Probably because he despises you.
House Prefect: Snape hates everyone, so I wouldn't take it personally, but I would read that letter immediately.
OC:'(Surname), I have discovered evidence that your potion may have indeed been tampered with.'
OC:'While it does not prove your innocence, it does cast doubt on my belief that you are hopelessly incompetent.'
OC:'Bring me a jar of Pickled Slugs from the Potions Storeroom, and I will consider restoring your House Points. Snape'
OC: There's directions to the Potions Storeroom at the bottom of the letter...
OC: Thanks, Rowan. You know your way around the castle much better than me.
House Prefect: He's offering to give us back ten House Points you lost! Hurry to the Potions Storeroom before he changes his mind!
OC: The directions on Snape's letter say this is the Potions Storeroom.
Rowan: I always thought it was located in the Tapestry Corridor. I suppose there must be more than one..
OC: I need to find a jar of Pickled Slugs and bring them to Snape, so I can get those ten House Points back.
Your Character and Rowan then enter the Storeroom to collect the Slugs.
OC: I can't see a thing...
OC: Why did you close the door, Rowan?
Rowan: I didn't. It closed behind me as soon as I stepped inside. And I think it's locked...
Rowan: You should cast the Wand-Lighting Charm to help us see...
OC: What is that thing?!
Merula: A deadly plant called Devil's Snare. Some fourth-year Slytherins showed it to me when I first arrived.
Merula: It's sensitive to light. If you're really better at the Wand-Lighting Charm than me, escaping it should be no problem.
OC: Merula?! You locked us in here?!
Merula: Along with sending a fake letter from Snape. I told you things would only get worse for you, (Surname).
Merula: You should have never blamed me for your failure in Potions...
Merula: Something has to stop you from ruining Hogwarts. It may as well be Devil's Snare...
Rowan: (name)!
OC: We have to get out of here!
Rowan: Merula is right about Devil's Snare being sensitive to light.
Rowan: Use Lumos to hold it off while I try to open the door, and call for help.
Rowan: Help! We're trapped in here with Devil's Snare! Someone help!
OC: LUMOS!
Rowan: Keep it up, (name)! I think I hear someone!
???: Outta the way!
OC: I'm scaring it?!
Hagrid: Let's get yeh outta here...
OC: You saved my life! Thank you, Mister...
Hagrid: Rubeus Hagrid, at yeh service. I'm Keeper of the Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts. Pleasure to meet yeh.
OC: I'm (full name).
Hagrid: Ah, yer the one everyone's been talkin' about. Maybe trouble really does run in yer family.
Hagrid: How'd yeh end up in there, (name)?
OC: A first-year named Merula Snyde locked us inside.
OC: I'm going to tell Professor Dumbledore, and make sure she's punished.
Hagrid: Do yeh have any proof?
OC: I have a fake letter from Snape, but I can't prove she's the one who wrote it.
Hagrid: Professor Dumbledore would want to help yeh, but even he can' do anything if yeh don' have proof.
Hagrid: I'd head back to yeh Common Room, an' take some time teh think, (name). I don't want yeh doin' somethin' yeh'll regret.
Hagrid: Yeh might also want to do somethin' about those robes. That Devil's Snare got yeh good.
OC: Thanks, Hagrid. Hopefully, I'll see you again.
Hagrid: Yeh certainly will, (name). But fer now, yeh'd better get back teh yeh Common Room.
OC: I got snared by Devil's Snare.
House Prefect: Devil's Snare?! How? What happened with Professor Snape?
OC: It was a trick. Merula Snyde faked the note, and trapped me in a room with Devil's Snare.
House Prefect: What is it with you and this girl?
OC: I think she's threatened by me. And I think she hates that I'm the only first-year who's stood up to her.
House Prefect: And I take it you once again don't have any proof?
OC: I have the fake letter from Snape, but I can't prove she's the one who wrote it.
House Prefect: Well, you can't go around the castle like that. (head of house) will have a fit.
House Prefect: People already look at you like you're mad because of your brother.
House Prefect: Go and change into some fresh robes, or better yet, pick something to wear outside of class hours.
OC: Thanks, but I'm mainly just happy to be alive.
House Prefect: Well, you'd better hurry to your first Flying Class before you're expelled.
House Points: See if you can find a way to earn back House Points while you're there...
Madam Hooch: You'll begin by observing, before learning to summon your broom in your next Flying Class.
Madam Hooch: Well what are you waiting for? Everyone, step you to the left side of your broomstick.
Ben: I've been dreading this class all summer...
OC: You're afraid of heights?
Ben: Falling from heights, mostly. I told you I come from a Muggle family. The idea of flying through the sky on a broom is terrifying.
OC: Believe it or not, I've never flown on a broom either. My mum was pretty strict about us using magic outside of school.
OC: You can do this, Ben. Just concentrate on the broom, and try not to think about falling.
Ben: Do you promise to catch me if I fall?
OC: I promise to try my best.
Ben: That's not very reassuring, but I suppose I have to try sooner or later...
Madam Hooch: Even you don't have anything to fear from today's lesson, Mr Copper. You will only be observing today...
Madam Hooch: Listen up, boys and girls. I am going to explain several important bits of information to you.
Ben: I suppose I don't have to worry about falling if I never actually fly...
Ben: Thank you for helping me, (name). I may be able to fly soon if I keep following your lead.
Madam Hooch: I think you've chosen a fine tutor, Mr Copper.
Madam Hooch: Mr/Miss (surname), you appear to have a knack for helping your classmates overcome their fears.
Madam Hooch: Ten points to (house).
OC: You just need to get used to the idea of flying, Ben. I'm sure Rowan has some books about flying that we can borrow.
Ben: I do like reading books. Hardly anyone falls to their death while reading books...
OC: I've been meaning to talk to Rowan anyway. We've had a rough go of it so far, and I think she takes it harder than me.
Ben: You should ask her to play Gobstones! I'd play myself, but I'm afraid of getting sprayed...
OC: Hogwarts shouldn't be about bullies, and barely escaping death. It should be about learning magic, and having fun.
Rowan: Wait until you play Gobstones! I play it on the farm all the time.
Rowan: Mostly because I'm not strong enough to help with the actual farming...
Rowan: It will be fun to play with an another person for once...
Rowan: Thanks for helping me adjust to things here, by the way...
OC: Of course. It's nice having a friend who understands me, and can help explain everything about Hogwarts.
Rowan: I wish I could explain why Merula is such a bully...
Rowan: I've been researching her family to understand why she acts the way she does...
OC: Let's just relax, and you can tell me what you found out about Merula while we play...
Rowan: Brilliant! Gobstones is the finest skill-testing manual dexterity game in the world!
Rowan: It's a bit like the Muggle game Marbles, except that every time a point is scored, the loser gets sprayed in the face!
OC: Sprayed with what?
Rowan: No one knows, but it smells awful!
Pairing 2: How do you like Gobstones? - Let's talk about Wand Wood...
Pairing 3: Let's join the Gobstones Club - Let's bunk off school...
Pairing 4: I can't believe you might win... - The library burned down.
Rowan: Some people think Gobstones isn't cool, but I've always considered it to be the thinking witch's quidditch.
Rowan: Thanks for playing. I've never been especially good at making friends.
OC: We became friends pretty quickly...
Rowan: Yeah, but most people think I'm either a useless weakling or an awkward nerd. You're weird like me.
Rowan: No offence.
OC: I take it as a compliment.
Merula: Isn't this precious?
Merula: Hello, (surname). You are unfortunately looking well after wrestling with the Devil's Snare.
Merula: While you were off playing with plants, I've been doing a little research about your brother.
OC: Why don't you just leave me alone?
Merula: Because you are a danger to Hogwarts just like him, and none of us will be safe until you're gone.
Rowana: What are you talking about, Merula?
Merula: (surname)'s brother didn't just get expelled for endangering the entire school in search of some imaginary vaults...
Merula: He immediately went missing, and the next time he was seen, he was working for Voldemort.
Rowana: You can't say that! You have to call him He Who Must Not Be Named!
Merula: I say what I want.
OC: You're lying about my brother having anything to do with He Who Must Not Be Named.
Merula: No wonder why the professors were talking about you before the Feast.
OC: What happened to make you so mean? Why don't you just live your own life, and leave me alone?
Merula: Why don't you just drop out of Hogwarts? Save (house) and your little friend here the embarrassment of being associated with you.
OC: You're just afraid that I'll be better than you.
OC: Lumos!
Merula: Pathetic.
Merula: Flipendo!
Merula: Learn a few more spells, (surname). Maybe next time you'll put up a fight.
Rowan: Merula is never going to leave us alone...
OC: Not unless I learn more spells, and find someone who can teach me how to duel...
Madame Hooch: Before you can summon your broom, however, you need to learn how to maintain it. To your broom care stations!
Until next time,
Peace Out - Geekette
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