A Better World (S1E27)

A Better World is the twenty-seventh episode of the first season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on May 12, 2020.

## Synopsis

Albus and Scorpius return to the Potions storage room in the dungeons. Scorpius sits with the Time Turner in between his fingers, looking down. He sees Albus and asks if it’s really him. Albus says why wouldn’t it be, and asks if they’re going to go. Scorpius says that they shouldn’t because saving Cedric Diggory inadvertently allows Voldemort to win the war. Scorpius promises to tell Albus everything, and he mentions that he has to thank the first years that helped him. They return to Charms class.

Later that evening, Olive and Clem arrive at the Great Hall for dinner. They sit at their usual table. Olive is worried about the hair colour changing potion. Clem assures her that she’ll do fine and that if it doesn’t go well, she could get a wig. Olive figures that she could maybe pull off being bald. Olive wishes that she paid more attention when her mum would dye her hair. Clem wonders if they are allowed to get outside help and suggests sending her mum a letter. Olive confesses that she doesn’t know where her mum is right now because her dad had said that her mum is currently traveling. Clem asks Olive about her mum. Olive says that her mum travels a lot but that she would always get to go through her mum’s stuff when she came back home and pick out souvenirs to keep. Olive shows Clem one such souvenir: a charm bracelet. Olive asks Clem what colour she would choose for her hair. Clem says she is expecting her potion to go poorly, so she will probably go bald. She confesses that she thought about blonde, although she doesn’t think it would suit her. Olive suggests starting their own band where the only requirement is that you have to be bald. Olive wonders if Masie would shave her head. At that moment, Masie, Alex, and Barney arrive. Olive asks Masie if she would ever shave her head. They tell them about their bald rock band idea. Alex asks what instruments they play. Clem says that she can sing pretty well. Barney and Alex asks for a demonstration. Clem sings. A very tired Rosalina approaches. She’s got a bit of orange on her clothes. Her hands are a bit orange. As Rosie sits down, she sees her dishes of pumpkin mash start appearing on the table. They all try Rosie’s pumpkin mash, and it tastes amazing. Alex decides to start a petition to make pumpkin mash a permanent dish. Olive asks Rosie if she ever thought about doing a cooking club at Hogwarts. Olive pulls out a piece of parchment and gets everyone to sign it. Masie takes her mug and scoops pumpkin mash until it’s full. She starts drinking it. Within a minute or two, all the pumpkin mash is devoured. Alex tells Barney to make his writing super big so that everyone knows that Rosie made the pumpkin mash.

Scorpius and Albus start approaching their table. Some of the students nearby scoot away. SWOFF thinks that they’re coming over to give Rosie compliments on the pumpkin mash. They all pretend to be cool and laid back. Scorpius and Albus ask to sit with them, and they say yes. They find out that Scorpius and Albus had not tried the pumpkin mash yet, so Rosie takes some out of her pocket and plops some down straight onto the table for them to try. Scorpius asks them if they can keep a secret. Masie says that they have to be initiated into SWOFF first. Alex starts to prepare a bean sandwich. Rosie supplies the beans. Scorpius and Albus agree to eat it. Alex and Masie eat the other two squares. Scorpius’s tastes like gravel. Albus’s tastes like toenail. Masie’s tastes like cat yawn. Alex’s tastes like dog food, pickled fish, and cucumber. Students nearby have started to trickle away, some of them murmuring, “Heir of Voldemort.” Clem offers to beat someone up for Scorpius. Masie notices that Scorpius might need a cuddle. This turns into a group hug. Over the course of dinner, Scorpius tells them the story of what happened when he and Albus used the Time Turner and how he made it back. Scorpius gives Olive a piece of paper and tells her that the other Olive wrote it for Olive. Masie puts her arm around Olive. Olive asks to read it later. Masie asks Scorpius if he read it, and he says no. Olive asks Scorpius what happened to everyone when he left. He says that he didn’t know. Clem and Rosie ask Scorpius if they helped. Scorpius says that unfortunately, in that timeline, Muggleborns weren’t allowed at Hogwarts. Rosie grabs Clem’s hand. Scorpius and Albus apologize because they caused it in the first place. Clem gives them a pep talk. Olive expresses her appreciation and hugs Scorpius as she cries. Albus looks around. Someone nearby says “Heir of Voldemort.” Albus bits his lip and then stands up on the bench. Olive draws his wand and furrows her brow. Rosie spots Albus. Clem holds up her fists. Albus tells everyone that Scorpius is his friend and not the heir of Voldemort. Albus says he believes in Scorpius, and everyone should as well. One by one, Alex, Olive, Clem, Masie, and Rosie all say that they believe in Scorpius, and they all climb up onto the table with Albus, their wands drawn and pointed up. Albus says that Scorpius is a good guy and that he lost his mother this year, and they’re all calling him the heir of Voldemort like he did something bad, but he’s very good. Albus says that Scorpius is his best friend. The rest of SWOFF that Scorpius is their friend too. Lily stands up at her table. She waves and says that she believes in Scorpius Malfoy. Blaine and Jacinth do the same. Lily kicks James, who rolls his eyes. James says he believes in Scorpius Malfoy too. Albus is shocked. Scorpius turns beet red and thanks them with tears in his eyes. Masie offers her scarf to him to dry his tears. Alex and Rosie threatens not to give pumpkin mash to whoever talks bad about Scorpius. Clem also threatens anyone who comes near Scorpius. Masie threatens to put beans in their mash. Scorpius thanks them and says that this is a much better place. Olive asks Scorpius if she looked good in the Slytherin green robes. Scorpius says yes, and that her hair was blonde. Olive is shocked. Alex suggests that Olive could turn her hair blonde with the potion they’re making for class. They all start talking about their Snapdragons and how healthy or unhealthy theirs are.

In Professor Lazuli Griffis’s Potions class, everyone has finished their hair colour changing potion. Alex managed to turn his hair green. Olive turned her hair blonde. Rosie turned her hair blue, although she intended for it to be rainbow. Unfortunately, Clem turned bald, and Masie had a bald patch. Barney intended his hair to be black, but it turned purple instead. Rosie tries to help Masie to hide her bald spot by manipulating her hair. Her bald spot is still visible from the back, but they don’t tell her. Olive does give her a pep talk though. Alex says he will go ask the professor if he can have his hair back. Professor Griffis then announces that their next potion will be the correction potion, so their hair will have to remain as is until they brew the hair restorer potion. Professor Griffis dismisses class. Rosie goes over to help Masie fix her hair, but she surreptitiously plucks a hair from Masie’s head. Rosie slips it into a vial in her robes.

A few days later, the weekend arrives, as well as the final Quidditch match of the season. It’s a little windy, overcast, and cold, approaching winter. Masie prepares for the game with the Gryffindor Quidditch team, including Lily. If Gryffindor wins today, they will be the victors for this year’s Quidditch cup. Masie worries that she might have to play and might let everyone down. Lily gives her a pep talk. Masie says that she’s going to work all summer and save up money to buy a broom for second year. Masie mentions how she trained with her friends from home, like Lucinda. Masie and Lily hope that Gryffindor wins the Quidditch cup, which it hasn’t done for 7 years. Masie and Lily wonder if they’ll get off second string and onto the main team next year.

Headmistress McGonagall starts off the Quidditch game with an introductory announcement. The Gryffindor Quidditch team consists of seeker Alistair Jordan, chasers Pandora Owler, Rose Granger-Weasley, Rufus Halebillow, Sebastian Clatteringshaw, Lily Luna Potter, Blair Hawthorne, Leah Carroll, and Levvy Fernbrow. The Slytherin Quidditch team consists of Eva Larchmont, Samuel Oliver, Sharon Sweetleaf, Dania Fingerling, Gustav Shrew, Charlotte Willows, and Heidi Crescentworth. Announcing the game is Andrew Buckwillow. SWOFF, including Scorpius and Albus, sit together. They teach Scorpius and Albus the A-Masie cheer. The Gryffindor chasers attempt a goal, but miss. A Gryffindor beater manages to hit a Slytherin player. Rose Granger-Weasley scores for Gryffindor. Lucinda Templeton manages to score for Slytherin. Alistair Jordan and Arvilla Catts both spot the snitch. Alistair tries to reach out, but he gets pushed out of the way by Arvilla. Sharon Flint grabs the Quaffle, but she gets hit by a bludger. Gryffindor scores another goal. Dania Fingerling scores for Slytherin. Dew Talpin, the Hufflepuff Keeper stares at this game, mystified. Levvy Fernbow accidentally drops the Quaffle into his own goal, allowing Slytherin to score another 10 points. Captain Pandora Owler scores for Gryffindor. Heidi Crescentworth tries to score, but Pandora steals it and scores for Gryffindor. Eva tries to get the snitch, but she collides with a bench. Alistar Jordan reaches for the snitch. Levvy Fernbrow blocks a Quaffle, preventing Slytherin from scoring. Sharon Sweetleaf scores for Slytherin. Leah Carroll hits a bludger, but accidentally hits a teammate, allowing Dania Fingerling to grab the Quaffle and score for Slytherin. Blair Hawthorne tries to hit a Slytherin player with a bludger but narrowly misses. Rufus Halebillow tries to make a shot, but Heidi Crescentworth blocks it. Alistair chases down the snitch, bludgers missing him completely. Levvy Fernbrow narrowly stops a Quaffle. Rose Granger-Weasley scores for Gryffindor. Eva Larchmont catches up to Alistair. They’re neck and neck. Alistair takes a spin but recovers. Samuel Oliver scores for Slytherin. Levvy Fernbrow stops another goal. Rufus Halebillow scores for Gryffindor. Pandora Owler gets the Quaffle. Leah Carroll hits a bludger, which clips Eva Larchmont on the toe, sending her spinning. Eva almost gets the snitch, but she collides with a post. Pandora and Rose pass the Quaffle back and forth until Rose scores another goal for Gryffindor. Sharon Sweetleaf scores for Slytherin. Blair Hawthorne tries to hit a bludger, but it ends up hitting him instead. Charlotte Willows accidentally hits the bludger at Blair, knocking him off his broom this time. Alistair tries to get the snitch, but he is hit by a bludger. Alistair is unable to continue. Masie is sent out, and SWOFF cheers “MASIE, MASIE, YOU’RE A-MASIE!” Lily also does the A-Masie cheer. Masie hops onto her broom and flies all the way up. She searches for Eva Larchmont, the Slytherin seeker, who is chasing after the snitch. Masie manages to catch up to Eva Larchmont. Masie bumps Eva out of the way and catches the snitch! Masie flies down to the center of the pitch and lands. Her team swarms her and pick her up, holding her up in the air and cheering “MASIE, MASIE, YOU’RE A-MASIE!” SWOFF rushes down from the stands. Olive cries happy tears, causing Masie to cry. They hug. Masie checks on Alistair, who is being tended to by Madam Pomfrey and Madam Hooch. Masie puts the snitch in his hand, but he’s really out of it. Masie takes the snitch back out of his hand and steps back.

Winter break comes and goes. Everyone returns to Hogwarts. Clem is the first to arrive. She sits at their table in the Great Hall. Olive and Rosie enter next. They all hug. Clem is super happy to see them. Rosie and Olive invite Clem to stay with them next time. Olive brings out presents that she brought from home for everyone. Olive remembers the letter from herself that she’s kept in her breast pocket but hasn’t opened yet. Olive suggests reading her letter after everyone opens their presents. Olive says she’s scared to read it by herself and asks to read it with everyone. They say yes. Alex arrives, and they receive him warmly. He tells them how his gran made him do remedial work over the break.

Later, at the end of term feast, Gryffindor is announced as the winner of the House Cup. SWOFF sits at their table together. The table is covered in pumpkin mash. Everyone is sad that they’ll be apart for the summer. They decide to send letters. Rosie says she’ll send everyone mash. Rosie says her dads might get her an owl, which she will name Cheese. Masie and Alex say that they’ll lend them Humphrey and Benny. They review their first year at Hogwarts. Rosie is disappointed that she has to do remedial work over the summer. She mentions how her dads wrote a strongly worded letter to the school. Masie offers to help Rosie with her studies. Rosie accepts and offers food in return. Scorpius, Albus, Barney, Lily, Blaine, and Jacinth join their table. Clem asks Olive if she read her note. Olive says she hadn’t yet because she was worried that the other-her might not be a person she would be proud of. They reassure her. Olive asks someone to hold her hand. Rosie holds her hand. The rest all put a hand on Olive. Olive pulls out the letter and opens it. Scorpius offers to clean it up a bit, but Olive says it’s okay. The letter reads,

“Dear Olive,

I don’t have much time to write this, but I wanted to try. Scorpius tells me your world is a better world. I hope for all of our sakes he’s right. I hope we succeed. I don’t know what life is like for you, but every day we live in fear. I trust no one. I am so scared. I have been scared for so long. I’m trying to help Scorpius because no matter how scared I am, I can’t live another day like this. I can’t let people keep hurting without trying my best to help. I don’t know what you’re like in that world. I hope you’re happy. I hope you’re loved. I hope I make you proud. Scorpius tells me you have friends there. Hug them tight for me. Tell mum and dad I love them.

All my love,

Olive”

Olive becomes emotional as she reads the letter.

Headmistress McGonagall makes a final end-of-the-year speech. She mentions that next year, the Vanished Wing and a Dark Creatures class will be open to 6th and 7th year students who have studied counter curses and have signed permission slips. Alex thinks they should name the Vanished Wing the SWOFF Wing. Clem really wants to take the Dark Creatures class.

## Cast

### Main Cast

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

## Characters

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

## Relationships

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

## House Points

### Players

* Masie: +10 points, rolled 11
* Rosalina: -5 points, rolled 4
* Clementine: -5 points, rolled 5
* Olive: -5 points, rolled 4
* Alexander: +5 points, rolled 8

### Total

* Gryffindor: 465
* Hufflepuff: 265
* Ravenclaw: 275
* Slytherin: 85

\*Notes:

* End of Year 1. Gryffindor wins the House Cup.
* The points won in the Quidditch game within the live episode were added to the House Points Total in this episode.
* A Quidditch game took place in the Discord and was added to the House Points Total in this episode. 50 points for the winner.

## Downtime Moves

No Downtime Moves were rolled for this episode.

## Quidditch Games

* Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw (Discord)
	+ Hufflepuff: 310, Winner
	+ Ravenclaw: 280, caught snitch
* Gryffindor vs. Slytherin (Live)
	+ Gryffindor: 220, caught snitch (Masie), Winner
	+ Slytherin: 90
	+ Weather: Poor (rolled 3)

## Quotes

* Masie: I mean, obviously, you inherited your dad’s cooking genes. Rosie: Yeah, I don’t know how that works because they didn’t even give birth to me, but maybe they like - maybe it’s magic. Like say, I woke up and they were like: you’re gonna be good at it, and my magic body was like: you know, what, you are! And now I’m a world-class chef, and I have no choice but to found a new club where we will do yoga followed by cooking in the tree pose. [...] Alex: You could call it “Yogastronomy.”
* Masie: Does the back look okay? [*entire cast trying not to laugh, as there is clearly still a bald spot still visible*] Olive: I saw the back, yeah, yeah. Masie: Does it look okay? Clem: There’s no blood or anything. Olive: You did your hair…
* Rosie: Um, professor, can I keep my hair blue? Professor Griffis: You may… Rosie: And if I get tired of it, may I then have the potion? What are the chances I could have a to-go potion? Professor Griffis: We’ll have to take a few hairs from you to see if the potion works correctly. Rosie: I totally understand. I do the same thing.
* Madam Pomfrey: Congratulations on your win. Masie: Thank you. I think I’m probably going to wake up in a minute.

## Fun Facts

* To prepare for this episode, Wack went through all the old episodes to take tallies
* Wack accidentally deleted Luxie’s character. He felt really bad about it. He put as much information as he could, and he made all of Rosie’s relationships positive as compensation. He also gave Rosie 30 Galleons and let Luxie buy treats off of the Honeydukes trolley.
* Wack announced a Year 1 Recap that was posted on the Patreon
* There was a Quidditch game in the Discord, Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff won.
* Barney knows how to play the drums a little
* Before winter break, Rosie’s grades were Dreadful, Clem’s were Acceptable, Alex’s were Acceptable, Olive’s were Exceeded Expectations, and Masie’s were Exceeded Expectations.
* Masie received the Best Grades Award (+20 to her house, Gryffindor) and Clem received the Best Attendance Award (+20 to her house, Gryffindor).
* Wack accepted fanart submissions to add additional House Points rolls for houses. As a result, Gryffindor lost 5 points, and Hufflepuff and Slytherin’s points did not change since the rolls balanced out to zero.
* Any Patreon NPCs that did not appear in Year 1 will roll over to Year 2

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=1882
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=6020
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=6183
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=8738
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=162
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=177
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=412
8. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=469
9. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=6461
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12. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=9429
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14. ↑ https://youtu.be/IbGK6POFBp8?t=10385