Dungeoneers (S1E16)

Dungeoneers is the sixteenth episode of the first season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on February 25, 2020.

## Synopsis

Clem, Alex, and Olive see Masie fall into the shadow in the Quad. Alex tries to put his hand into the shadow to see if he can reach in and grab Masie, but it feels like solid ground to him. Clem starts screaming for help. There’s a mass panic as several students nearby react to the Shade that they’ve just seen. Clem screams for someone to get a professor. Olive says to get the headmistress. Clem is beside herself and very distraught. Alex becomes upset. Olive is really shaken up by witnessing Masie’s disappearance. Clem continues to scream and touch the ground where Masie disappeared. Students begin to congregate. The headmistress and the professors arrive. Over the next half hour, the headmistress and the professors ask what happened and listen to everyone’s accounts. The professors try to calm everyone and get everyone back to their dormitories, with the help of the prefects. Clem is hit especially hard by Masie’s disappearance, which causes her to question her safety and triggers her feelings about the car accident she was in before. As students are getting escorted back to their dormitories by their prefects, Olive overhears Headmistress McGonagall tell Professor Pinescrew to gather all the other professors immediately and cast tracing spells to find Masie. The headmistress’s voice sounds authoritative but also fearful. Alex hears the professors discussing a lot of theories about what happened to Masie, including teleportation, apparition, and transfiguration.

After being escorted to their common room, Olive comforts Clem, who is still shaken up about Masie’s disappearance and experiencing some PTSD and therefore unable to really hear Olive.

Meanwhile, Alex is sitting on his bed, hugging his knees, and imagining in his head seeing the Shade and then falling over on his own feet. Alex thinks over and over again that if he hadn’t tripped and gotten there quicker, maybe the Shade couldn’t have attacked, and maybe Masie wouldn’t have disappeared. Barney tells Alex that the adults will find Masie. Alex isn’t convinced because from what he overheard, it sounded like they had no idea. Alex worries that they will never find Masie. Alex blames himself. Barney says it wasn’t his fault. Alex says that they need to get rid of the Shade. Alex worries that something might happen to Barney and the rest of SWOFF. Barney wonders if the Shade is a dark creature. Alex wonders if Masie is in the Vanished Wing. Alex wonders if the Shade is hiding in the Vanished Wing. Alex says they need to go outside and look where it was. He wonders if there’s a trap door somewhere. Alex wonders if Masie fell through a portal and was teleported somewhere else or if Masie fell underground and is just underneath Hogwarts. Barney says that there are dungeons underneath Hogwarts. Alex says they should check the dungeons. Barney says he overheard that the Slytherin common room is in the dungeons. Alex decides to think of a plan to find Masie to present to SWOFF when they see each other again.

Meanwhile, Clem is sitting on her bed, staring into the void, the middle distance. Olive silently grabs Moss and sits next to Clem, gently raising her hand to pet Moss. Olive also puts a hand on Clem’s shoulder.

The prefects give the students updates throughout the day, saying that classes are cancelled for the rest of the day and that the Quad is off-limits; lunch is cancelled, but dinner should be taking place; prefects will be escorting everyone in groups to the Great Hall for dinner.

Clem does not go to dinner. Rosie goes to dinner to see if what she heard is real. Rosie doesn’t get any food. Olive goes to dinner and makes a plate for Masie in case she comes back at some point during the night and is hungry. The usual dinner chatter is pretty quiet for the most part, as most students are a little freaked out. Professors and prefects keep an eye on the dinner hall like security guards. Alex and Barney also go to dinner with their search party plans. Rosie asks them if Masie really disappeared. Alex says they need to get a search party together. Alex tells them that Barney thinks the Shade might be a dark creature and that maybe the Shade took Masie to the Vanished Wing, so if they can get to the Vanished Wing, they can rescue Masie. Alex also tells him about his idea to search the dungeons for an entrance to the Vanished Wing. He says that they could also search the Vegetable Garden where the Vanished Wing used to be. Olive asks how to get under Hogwarts. Alex says they could follow a Slytherin to their common room or ask one to take them. Olive wonders if an older student might know of another entrance or passageway throughout the castle. Olive mentions Raye but says that Raye doesn’t like her much. Rosie says she only knows Mrs. Nanny Buckland. Alex suggests asking Lily, who has two older brothers, one of whom is in Slytherin. Alex suggests asking Lily for help and then going down into the dungeons to search for the Vanished Wing, and if they can’t find Masie, they can go outside and check there. Olive says that she will go back to her dormitory to get Clem and also leave the plate of food she made for Masie. Alex suggests asking Roger where the Vanished Wing. Olive says that Alex can do that while she goes to the dormitory. Alex says he hasn’t met Roger. Rosie tells Alex that she can help him since she’s met him before, and she gives Olive a piece of a chocolate bar to add to the plate of food for Masie. Olive says she and Clem will meet them in the Great Hall.

Olive finds Clem still in bed with Moss on her stomach. Olive tells Clem that Alex is leading a search party. Clem worries that if she joins, someone else might get taken away. Clem worries that she’s the one to blame. Clem says that they’re better off if she’s not there because bad stuff happens around her. Olive perches on Clem’s bed and gently pats her back while trying to comfort her. Clem asks if Olive thinks they can find Masie. Olive says yes. Clem decides to join. Olive gives Clem’s hand a light squeeze, and Clem climbs out of bed.

Meanwhile, Alex looks around for Lily but doesn’t see her. Rosie suggests stalking a Slytherin to their common room. Barney hesitates, but Rosie assures him that it will be okay. Rosie stands on the bench with her hands acting as goggles around her eyes as she tries to look for any Slytherins. Rosie sees Ashley Indigo laughing with some of her friends. Rosie says that they could follow her but that Ashely is not nice. Alex says they could also try to find Roger and tell him that they’re first years who are lost and need him to take them to the Dark Creatures classroom. Rosie hesitates about going to the Vanished Wing because she’s afraid that someone else might disappear, or even that all her friends might disappear, and her dads will find out. She’s also afraid that if they go into the Vanished Wing, they might get stuck inside. Rosie asks if they should go to the professors. Alex says that they know about the Shade already. Alex says he needs to do something because it hurts and he needs to fix it. Rosie says they should do the safe stuff first and then do the dangerous stuff. Olive and Clem arrive. Alex asks Clem if she wants a hug. Clem says yes. They group hug Clem in a “bean sandwich”. Rosie gives Clem a cookie, and Clem starts to feel better. Alex explains his plans to Clem. Rosie suggests stealing the key. Clem says that it would be too hard since it’s with Headmistress McGonagall. Clem suggests asking Sebastian if he woke up with any item like Raye. Clem looks around and sees Sebastian. She walks over to him and asks to speak with him privately. He agrees and gets up. Clem asks Sebastian if he noticed anything weird after he woke up from being possessed. He remembers hearing weird music. Clem asks if he woke up with an object he’d never seen before. He remembers something weird, but it was something he couldn’t really see. Clem tells him to let her know if he remembers anything else and then returns to SWOFF. Clem tells them about her conversation with Sebastian. Alex says they should follow a Slytherin. Clem looks around and sees James Sirius Potter heavily flirting with a Hufflepuff student. Clem tells SWOFF that she is going to talk to James. Rosie offers to go with her. Clem and Rosie discuss how they should start the conversation. Rosie suggests throwing mashed potatoes. Clem suggests saying, “Oi, git. Where’s your brother?” Olive rejects those ideas. Rosie suggests using flattery. Clem says she’s prepare to do anything. Rosie tells Clem, “No punching.” Clem huffs, and Rosie grabs Clem’s hand and leads her over to James while whispering, “Absolutely no punching.” Rosie then greets James.

Clem asks James where his brother Albus is. James points to Albus, who is across the room. Rosie gets riled up, and Clem has to pull her away so that she doesn’t punch James. Clem and Rosie notice Albus and another body who has a shock of shoulder-length platinum blond hair that’s swept back sitting in an area where nobody is around and having a quiet conversation. Clem and Rosie get the distinct impression that people are avoiding this space. Clem says hi, causing both of them to jump. She introduces herself and Rosie and asks them to help them find Masie, who they think might be in the Slytherin dungeons/common room. Clem asks the other boy for his name, and they look shocked. He introduces himself as Scorpius Malfoy. Rosie offers him pocket mash and says that Nanny Buckland has eaten some and liked it. He declines. Clem asks if she can get some of their other friends before they leave. Albus says that they might run into trouble since the prefects are supposed to be walking everyone to their respective common rooms. Rosie stays with Albus and Scorpius and teaches them yoga while Clem leaves to grab Olive, Alex, and Barney. Olive and Alex follow Clem back to Rosie, Albus, and Scorpius. Alex asks Albus and Scorpius if they’ve explored the dungeons a lot. Albus and Scorpius share a look. Alex notices that they’re feeling overwhelmed by all the social interaction and realizes that SWOFF needs to be less aggressive to gain their trust. After getting permission from the rest of SWOFF to bring up the Vanished Wing, Alex tells Albus and Scorpius about it and his suspicion of an entrance to the Vanished Wing possibly being in the dungeons. Clem suggests inviting Albus and Scorpius to investigate with them. Alex offers more information about the Vanished Wing in exchange for any information Albus and Scorpius have about cool stuff they might have found in the dungeons. Albus and Scorpius share a look. Scorpius mentions an old room that used to be where they stored really scary things. Alex asks if they found a music box in that room. Scorpius offers to show them where the room is, saying that it’s not far from the Potions room. He also mentions that it’d be hard to sneak around since the staff is keeping an eye on everybody due to Masie’s disappearance. Clem says that she’s not too concerned about getting in trouble with Hogwarts because their best friend was eaten by a shadow. Scorpius mentions that they’re working on their own thing right now, so they can’t go with them, but they can point out the room to them. Alex offers to help them with their thing. Clem asks them what their thing is. Olive notices Albus move his hand toward his neck to try to hide something. It looks like it was a necklace underneath his sweater. Scorpius says that their thing is private. Alex backs off with respect. Scorpius comments that they probably wouldn’t want to be associated with him. They ask why. Albus and Scorpius look super confused. Olive asks Albus what he’s wearing. He says his uniform. Olive clarifies that she meant the necklace and asks if he minds if she looks at it. He puts his hand on his neck and says that it’s private. Olive asks again what they’re up to. They say that it’s something magical and very private. Clem asks if it was something they found that plays a song to them and makes them feel weird when they hold onto it. They say no. Alex asks if they hear any whispering. They say no. Clem and Alex realize that it’s not like the other magical items they’ve encountered related to the Shade. Alex says they won’t tell anyone about their magical necklace. Scorpius kicks Albus in the shin, and Albus says they should get going. Albus and Scorpius get up super awkwardly. Rosie asks the rest of SWOFF if they think they have friendship necklaces and they’re just embarrassed about it. Rosie gets upset while pondering this idea and starts to cry. Clem hugs her and suggests inviting them into SWOFF. Alex says he thinks it’s not friendship necklaces but something cool that they were trying to hide out of fear that someone might take it from them. They notice Albus and Scorpius standing by their prefect and that it’s gotten dark outside, as it is around 7:30pm at this point. Barney speaks up and says he should maybe go back to the Ravenclaw dorm. The rest of SWOFF assure him that it’s okay for him to go back to his dorm. Barney is relieved and he waves as he shuffles off rather quickly. Rosie watches him leave and stares for a really long time until he’s gone. Alex wonders if the Vanished Wing fell into the shadow like Masie did. They start following Albus and Scorpius from a safe distance in pairs. Olive and Rosie are noticed by a Gryffindor prefect named Silas. Rosie claims that they’re part of an Architectural Studies Club. The prefect is convinced, but insists that they return to their common rooms. Olive claims that she forgot something in the Potions classroom. He says that she’ll have to get it tomorrow. She says that she needs it to do her homework. He agrees but also goes with them. Olive looks for Alex and Clem, who had hurriedly hid when they saw Olive and Rosie get caught. Olive whispers to them to go on without her and Rosie and that they’ll keep him distracted. Alex and Clem continue following behind Albus and Scorpius. Clem feels a little claustrophobic, being a person who prefers open skies. As they’re passing by a room, Scorpius, behind his back, points to the left. Alex and Clem enter the room. It’s very dusty and paper-laden but reasonably organized. There’s a lot of dark stone, and it feels ominous. They see various knickknacks, flasks, dried potion ingredients (like herbs), etc. around. A bit of moonlight trickles in through some very small, thin horizontal windows. Clem notices a drainage trap in the center of the room. Alex lays his cloak at the bottom of the door and then casts Lumos. His wand flies out of his hand. He goes over to pick it up. Clem tries to cast Lumos, but her spell backfires, and she accidentally jinxed herself. Clem suggests calling the Shade to come and talk to them. Alex disagrees. Clem says that they could tell the Shade where Roger is in exchange for Masie. Alex thinks that the Shade would just take them as well, so they decide to rummage through the room to see if they can find anything. After about 45 minutes, they find a placard or sign that’s broken on one corner. Alex dusts it off, revealing “Dark Creatures Wing” written on the sign. Alex calls Clem over. Clem says they should take it with them. She tucks it into her robe. Suddenly, they notice something move outside the window. Alex casts Nox. Clem books it to the door, forgetting that Alex’s cloak is still there. She tries to open the door, but she slips on the cloak. The door opens for a second, and Clem falls and slams the door closed again. Clem fumbles and picks up Alex’s cloak. Alex takes it and dusts it off. Suddenly, they hear a voice ask, “What are you doing with that? Put that back.” Clem and Alex look up and see a faintly ethereal shape outside the window. Clem asks why. The ghost says that it doesn’t belong to them. Clem says that they’re putting it back where it belongs. The ghost says that it belongs far away. Alex asks the ghost if he is Roger Bristlecomb. Roger asks who they are. Clem says that they’re friends of Olive and that they’re trying to help him. Alex and Clem introduce themselves (their names and houses). Roger asks why they have the sign. Clem says that they found it in this room and that they think it will help. Alex says that their friend is lost. Clem asks if Roger has seen Masie, who was taken by the Shade. Clem wonders if the Shade mistook Masie for Olive because of her red hair. Alex asks if Roger has seen a music box. Roger seems to become fearful and asks what they know about the music box. Alex says he thinks they can put the Shade inside the music box. Roger says no and asks them to put the sign back. Clem asks why. Roger begs them not to make things worse. Roger insists that they should put it back and not look for any music box. Clem insists that they need to find their friend. Roger says that he can’t help them and that he makes everything worse. Clem and Alex try to console him, relate to him, and inspire him. Roger says, “Just leave me alone!” and he flies away. Alex asks why Clem didn’t find Roger scary like he did. Clem says that the scariest thing that could have happened already happened twice, and one was today (Masie’s disappearance). Alex opens the door and peeks out. He doesn’t see anyone. Alex and Clem agree to return to their respective common rooms and update the other members of SWOFF either in their dormitories or the next morning at breakfast.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Wacksteven - Headmaster of Doom
* LuxieGames - Rosalina Earthcloud
* Mirggles - Clementine Goosanders
* Negaoryx - Olive Everglade
* Zcotticus - Alexander Pippin

## Characters

* Rosalina Earthcloud
* Clementine Goosanders
* Olive Everglade
* Alexander Pippin

## Relationships

* Rosalina: +1 Clem
* Clementine: +1 Alexander
* Olive: +1 Clem
* Alexander: +1 Clem

## House Points

### Players

* Rosalina: -5 points, rolled 2
* Clementine: +5 points, rolled 7
* Olive: +5 points, rolled 9
* Alexander: +10 points, rolled 13

### Total

* Gryffindor: 92
* Hufflepuff: 0
* Ravenclaw: 110
* Slytherin: 60

## Downtime Moves

* Rosalina: Quidditch Team (Body), 5 (fail), checked out quidditch practice to cheer on teams.
* Clementine: Clubs (Soul), 6 (fail), attempted to start a Therapy Club.
* Olive: Studying (Mind), 8 (partial success)
* Alexander: Social Activities (Heart), 12 (success)

## Quotes

* Rosie: I could just throw mashed potatoes right at their face. Strong introduction. Olive: [*shakes her head violently*] Rosie: No? Clem: No, no, I’ve got something better. I’m gonna just go, “Oi, git. Where’s your brother?” How’s that? Olive: [*shakes her head violently*] No. Also no.
* Clem: Well, I mean if it comes to it, I’m prepared for anything, to be honest. Rosie: No punching, Clem. Clem: [*huffs*] Fine. Well, what if he’s a git?! Rosie: No! No, no! Clem: Okay, fine. I mean, some people have very punchable faces and deserve it. Rosie: Okay, that’s enough. [*grabs Clem’s hand and leads her over to James, whispering*] Absolutely no punching. None. Whatsoever.
* Wack: The group has decided to allow Rosalina and Clem to go speak to James Sirius Potter. Mirggles: [*laughing*] Decided to allow! Luxie: This is an incredible idea, and I don’t understand the hesitation or fear. Mirggles: Yeah. Luxie: Stop being such sissies about the situation. Everything’s gonna go fine. Wack: So you approach the cool kids table. Luxie and Mirggles: [*dab*]
* Rosie: Clem! Clem: Don’t worry. Don’t worry. Rosie: I really thought it was gonna be you. I really thought it was gonna be you. Clem: I know, I know. It’s fine. I thought it was gonna be me too. Rosie: He has such a punchable face!Clem: I know, he really does!  Rosie: So punchable! Clem: He really does! It’s okay. We’ve got the information we need. Rosie: How could they just laugh while Masie’s missing like that? [*turns to James and his friends*] YOU’RE STUPID! Clem: Uh, Rosie!! They are. They’re very stupid. They’re very stupid, and one day bad things will happen to them, and then they will finally know what it feels like. Rosie: Yeah, you’re right. Okay.
* Clem: Next time, honestly, let’s just at some point find a time to punch him. Okay. Rosie: You can’t schedule a time to punch someone, Clem. It just happens. Clem: Oh, I can schedule a punching. Rosie: It’d be like pre-meditated punching. Okay, sorry, go ahead. Clem: The best kind of crime.
* Rosie: May I just add in that they wouldn’t eat my pocket mash. Thank you.
* Rosie: Do you think it’s friendship necklaces and they’re embarrassed? Like one says, “Best”, and the other one says, “Friends”, and they have like a little panda on them. Clem: We should tell them that they shouldn’t be embarrassed. Rosie: That’s why I’m worried that they’re embarrassed about their friendship.
* Rosie: It just really hurts my feelings that they can’t express their love for each other with friendship necklaces!
* Mirggles: Hufflepuff’s about to get HuffleRUFF, let me tell ya. [*Laughter*] Zcotticus: When the Hufflepuff gets HuffleTUFF?

## Fun Facts

* Helloitskolo was absent this episode.
* Alex’s word of the day: Inconspicuous
* Zcotticus mistakenly gave his +1 to Clem because he thought Clem was the one who said she would hold Alex’s hand, but actually it was Olive, so he changed his +1 from last week to Olive.

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