The Bean to My Sandwich (S1E4)

The Bean to My Sandwich is the fourth episode of the first season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on November 19, 2019.

## Synopsis

Out on the Quidditch pitch, Olive is holding a school broomstick, waiting to try out for the Chaser position on the Quidditch team. She watches Masie make second string after catching the snitch (taking a few tries). Olive cheers for Masie, jumps up and down, and does some finger guns. The captain calls out for those trying out for the Chaser position. Olive steps up and receives the Quaffle. She’s a natural at flying, but not good at doing other things while flying, like catching the Quaffle. Instead, her fight-or-flight response kicks in, and she shrieks and dips out of the way and moves. Olive lands her broom. Masie waits for Olive and asks if she’s okay. Masie tries to comfort Olive. Olive congratulates Masie for making second string. Masie asks if Olive would want to practice flying sometime, and Olive says yes. They agree to help each other practice. Olive leaves to go to the Great Hall, and Masie stays to figure out how she’s going to practice, but agrees to meet Olive in the Great Hall later.

A few days later, Alex is in his first day of History of Magic class, taught by Professor Cuthbert Binns, sitting next to Barney. Professor Binns drones on and on. Alex falls asleep in class. Barney wakes him up at the end of class. They head off to their next class: Transfiguration with Professor Barrows.

Meanwhile, Blaine attends his second Transfiguration class with Professor Barrows, who is known for being the meanest teacher in the school. Professor Barrows lectures about the four branches of Transfiguration: Vanishment, Transformation, Conjuration, and Untransfiguration. These four branches were defined in 1651 by a German Transfigurist. There were a few different wizards who claimed credit that year. Professor Barrows asks if anyone knows who they were. Blaine knows that one of the most famous wizards that’s claimed credit is named Fritz Holtz, who claimed that their notes disappeared in a mysterious fire the day before the big Transfiguration conference. Blaine also knows that Transformation is the branch of Transfiguration that is the most common and it’s what most people think about when they think about Transfiguration. It causes things to actually change from their original state into another. Blaine gives Professor Barrows the correct answer and she rewards 5 points to Hufflepuff. Professor Barrows continues to lecture: “Transformation is broken down into three sub-branches: Trans-species Transformations, Switching, and Human Transfiguration. These three sub-branches do not include General Transformations, which some Transfigurists believe should be added.” Blaine recognizes Rosalina, a fellow Hufflepuff whom he knows to be overly nice to everyone in Hufflepuff, going out of her way to give everyone baked goods and mashed potatoes from her pocket, calling it “Pocket Mash.” Rosie gives Blaine a congratulatory smile and thumbs up for getting house points. Rosie tries to sneak a cookie into her mouth. Blaine also recognizes Rain Salmander, who is blind and wearing a goggle apparatus. He notices that Rain has been pretty hard-working but sometimes her eyes wander, especially if there’s an interesting color or strange object that catches her attention. She occasionally makes noises of bewilderment and happiness. After class, a few Hufflepuffs pat Blaine on his shoulder and tell him, “Good job!” Blaine is approached by Lauren Macon, who asks tells him that she’s been struggling with Transfiguration and that he’s really good at it. Blaine says he can help her. Blaine agrees to work on Transfiguration homework with Lauren. Lauren says bye and rushes off. Blaine finishes packing up his stuff. He stays a little bit after class to take in the moment of his success, feeling super proud of himself.

Meanwhile, the Gryffindors head to their second Defense against the Dark Arts class with Professor Azolea Bovin. Clem and Masie are both super excited about this class and get there quickly. Olive goes to the bathroom before class to splash water on her face and give herself a pep talk, and so she arrives later. Professor Bovin asks them to turn to page 37 and says that they’ll be learning about the components of spellcasting. The professor lets them know that it’s not just about wand movement and pronunciation but also concentration and willpower. Professor Bovin asks if anyone knows the components of spellcasting. Clem answers: concentration, willpower, wand movement, and incantation. Clem knows that concentration has an interchangeable equivalent: focus. When casting a spell, the spell needs to be instructed. This is partially done through the incantation but is primarily done by the thinking, specifically of what you want the spell to do and what you want the effect to affect. Willpower is like thinking in terms of physical force. If you want to push a desk across the floor, you need to exert physical effort in the same way you need to exert mental effort if you want a spell to work. Wand movement requires a great deal of concentration, and getting the wand movement exactly right is very important. If you fail to complete a wand movement correctly, you can have extremely disastrous results. Incantation is when you pronounce the words, enunciating clearly and precisely to bring a spell forth. Professor Bovin continues on with her lecture and begins to teach them the Verdemillius charm, an offensive spell that also offers a temporary light source and can be used to reveal objects that have been hidden by dark magic. The offensive version of the spell emits green sparks from the tip of the wand, which will fly at the opponent and explode around them, causing the opponent to experience a slight stinging sensation. The wand movement for this spell is: forward slash. Professor Bovin asks the students to practice the spell. Masie tries to cast Verdemillius but fails, the spell backfiring and shooting up her arm instead of out of her wand. Olive tries to cast the spell, giving it her all, but also fails, accidentally hitting her feet and stumbling into a student behind her. Clem casts Verdemillius, but with a diminished effect and her wand flies out of her hand. Olive asks how Clem did it. Clem says that she thought of how, after the car crash, her therapist told her to meditate, to turn off her brain and only focus on breathing. Masie and Olive tell Clem that they’re sorry she went through that. Olive pats Clem’s shoulder very lightly. Clem says not to worry about it and goes back to talking about the spell.

Everyone heads to the Great Hall for lunch. Students tend to sit with others in their house, but there’s some mingling of different houses together. Alex arrives first with Barney. He heads toward the water-stained table, the table that has started to become “their” table. Alex argues that anything between two pieces of bread is a sandwich. Alex asks Barney how ghosts get paid. Alex wonders if ghosts eat or sleep. Barney says he’s seen the Fat Friar eat, but that he hasn’t seen the Grey Lady sleep. Masie and Clem arrive next. Clem is craving steak and pumpkin pie. Masie asks Clem to help her find her other friends at some point because she’s worried about going to see them on her own, but now that she knows she’s on the Quidditch team, she’s ready to find them. Clem offers to help her find them now, but Masie suggests later. Clem looks for Alex and finds him after some help from Masie. Masie calls their “spot” the “Watering Hole.” Clem asks if she can call Alexander, “Alex,” and he says yes. Alex asks them about sandwiches and ghosts. Clem suggests that Alex test his sandwich theory by putting all his Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans between two pieces of bread and seeing if that counts as a sandwich. Clem challenges Alex to try it. Masie agrees. Barney, Masie, and Clem start chanting, “Do it! Do it! Do it!” Alex relents. Olive arrives just as Barney, Masie, and Clem are chanting, “Eat it! Eat it! Eat it!” Clem prompts Olive to join in. Olive joins in the chanting without knowing what’s going on. Alex asks if he has to eat the whole thing or just one bite. Clem says the whole thing. Alex suggests cutting the sandwich into four pieces and splitting it. Clem and Masie disagree. Alex convinces Olive, Clem, and Masie to share the bean sandwich. Alex eats his quarter of the sandwich. It tastes like some sort of alcohol, strawberries, and fresh-cut grass. Blaine sees Alex eat this sandwich quadrant and he asks if it tasted good. On Blaine’s plate is normal food but also pet food like anchovies. Clem invites Blaine to sit with them. Olive asks if Blaine knows Rosalina. He says yes and that Rosie’s been trying to sell Pocket Mash to everyone. Olive, Clem, and Masie eat their bean sandwich quadrants. Masie gets some bad beans and starts gagging. Clem starts slapping Masie on her back. Olive thinks that Masie is choking and tries to do the Heimlich maneuver, but not very well. Masie turns green. Masie asks for pumpkin pie. Masie’s bean tasted like very coarse hair mixed in with a strong drain smell. Masie says it tasted spicy. Clem suggests cheddar cheese and pickles. Alex says he has another box of beans and rattles them in the air. Masie tries to grab the box from Alex, but fails. Alex puts them away and suggests visiting the hospital wing. Alex asks again about whether ghosts sleep or not. Alex looks around the Great Hall to see if there are any ghosts around. Alex sees the Fat Friar and Peeves, who looks like he’s setting up a prank on one of the students. Alex invites Blaine to come with him to ask the Fat Friar questions. Clem has heard about Peeves from other students, that he’s a prankster who causes trouble and chaos. Clem knows that Peeves used to mess with the old caretaker, Filch, a lot, but that he does less now because Mrs. Nanny Buckland is more intimidating and she’s not a squib. Clem warns Alex about Peeves. Alex and Blaine find the Fat Friar “eating” food (when he reaches into the food, there’s a ghostly version that pops out, and he eats that).

Later, as they’re leaving the Great Hall, they encounter an older Slytherin student right near the stairs who is continuously walking into the wall, as if there’s a path before them, continuously banging against the wall.

This older Slytherin student is a girl who is tall with short, boy-cut hair, focused eyes, and an expressive face. Olive walks over to her and lightly tugs at her robes, but she doesn’t respond. Alex looks for a prefect. He finds a 5th year Hufflepuff prefect named Amber Barrows and brings her to the student they found. While Alex was finding the prefect, Olive hears something soft, as if it’s in the distance. It sounds like a music box. Olive starts to feel lightheaded. Masie recognizes the student as Raye Cappernay, a 4th year Slytherin. Amber Barrows tells them to back away. Amber recognizes the student as Raye. Amber tries to talk to Raye, but Raye doesn’t respond. Amber casts Revelio. Amber tells them to go to class and says she’ll take care of it. Amber calls for a professor. Alex suggests staying because they were witnesses. Blaine reminds them that they have class. Clem suggests returning after class. Alex suggests that they should help Raye to the hospital wing now and then if they’re late, they can get a note. Olive notices remaining magic of some kind of a charm. Amber brings back Professor Pinescrew. Alex suggests going to class. Barney agrees. Clem tells Professor Pinescrew what they witnessed. Professor Pinescrew addresses Alex. Alex tells everyone that he’ll see them at dinner and then rushes off with Barney toward Herbology. Blaine also leaves for class. Masie asks Olive and Clem if they should use the Verdemillius spell to see if there’s dark magic. Masie gives Clem a good pep talk. Masie also tries to give Olive a pep talk but it doesn’t go so well. Clem tries to help, but fails. Clem and Masie awkwardly hug Olive, which makes Olive feel better. Masie apologizes for not being a good friend and for upsetting Olive. Olive says she has nothing to be sorry for and that she’s just happy they’re friends. Clem hugs them both and says, “Best friends.” A shadow slowly grows over them. They look up and see Professor Pinescrew, who tells them to get to class. Clem suggests hiding and then doing the spell. But on second thought, Clem suggests going to class and then coming back later to cast the spells. The three of them run quickly to Transfiguration class, getting there just in time.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Wacksteven - Headmaster of Doom
* Helloitskolo - Masie Skyler
* Mirggles - Clementine Goosanders
* Negaoryx - Olive Everglade
* Zcotticus - Alexander Pippin

## Characters

* Masie Skyler
* Clementine Goosanders
* Olive Everglade
* Alexander Pippin
* Blaine Buttersworth

## Relationships

* Masie: +1 Olive, -1 Alexander
* Clementine: +1 Olive, -1 Rosalina
* Olive: +1 Masie, -1 Rosalina
* Alexander: +1 Masie, -1 Rosalina
* Blaine: +1 Alexander, -1 Masie

## House Points

### Players

* Masie: +10 points, rolled 11
* Clementine: +10 points, rolled 10
* Olive: -5 points, rolled 4
* Alexander: +5 points, rolled 9
* Blaine: -5 points, rolled 5

### Total

* Gryffindor: 22
* Hufflepuff: 20
* Ravenclaw: 20
* Slytherin: 8

## Downtime Moves

* Masie: Spellcasting (Magic), 8 (partial success)
* Clementine: Spellcasting (Magic), 8 (partial success)
* Olive: Spellcasting (Magic), 6 (fail)
* Alexander: Studying (Mind), 5 (fail)
* Blaine: Studying (Mind), 9 (partial success)

## Quotes

* Alex: [*wakes up from falling asleep in class*] No potatoes for me!
* Alex: (talking about History of Magic) We have a whole year of this, Barney. Barney: Well, we also have tomorrow.
* Olive: What’s he eating? Barney: Everything. Olive: Got it, okay.
* Olive: Yeah, like an impartial third - what’s the phrase? Clem: Third wheel. Olive: I don’t - mmm, not what I was thinking of. Clem: An impartial third wheel. Let’s go for it!
* Blaine: I’m in Hufflepuff (Myth: It’s obvious.)
* Blaine: (talking about Rosie) She’s trying to sell it to a lot of us. Olive: The free pocket mash that she’s getting from lunch and dinner, she’s then selling to the other students? Masie: I mean, maybe it’s more the service, because she’s feeding them. Clem: Sounds like she’s an enterprising young lady. Olive: That’s brilliant.
* Clem: I bet he gets paid, and he just sleeps on a giant bed of money.
* Clem: I get it now. I know exactly what’s been happening. This is a simulation. We’re in a simulation.
* Myth: Oh yeah, like a broken NPC pathing. Wack: Yeah. Myth: Classic Slytherin. Negs: Myth. Don’t start.
* Alex: Do you think she maybe has History of Magic next and is trying to get out of it?
* Wack: Hufflepuff has Defense against the Dark Arts. Myth: I have DADA.
* Mirggles: Life is play-testing live.
* Masie: Olive, listen, you can...I mean, you’re - you can do things, like you did with the Lumos. You did that right. Olive: No, I didn’t get Lumos. Masie: Oh, but you extinguished it though, right? Olive: No, I just waved my wand around!
* Clem: You’re the bean in our sandwich.
* Olive: I don’t have very good hearing, so I’m just going to follow whatever you do, because your mouths are moving but I can’t hear what you’re saying. Masie: Okay. We’re going to RUN.
* Myth: I don’t know what I’m doing. So I’m picking someone for a plusie, and then I’m giving someone a no-likey. Wack: Yes. Myth: Alright, umm. Mirggles: (laughing) Someone a no-likey. Myth: Well, that’s what I’ve learned from this. You guys all don’t like Luxie’s character. (*Collective gasp*) I’m just kidding.

## Fun Facts

* LuxieGames was absent this episode
* Rosie was briefly portrayed by Wacksteven.
* House points system changed to +10, +5, -5 points.
* By the end of the show, people had already finished making fan art of the bean sandwich that Negs requested.

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