Pillow Fort (S3E13)

Pillow Fort is the thirteenth episode of the third season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on July 13, 2021.

## Synopsis

After lunch on Saturday, Lily and Masie discuss the secret thing. Looking for a private place to talk, Olive takes them to the prefects' bathroom. Barney comforts Alex on the way there. Masie and Lily whisper about the hair (for the polyjuice potion). It was supposed to be one of James Sirius Potter's hairs but Lily didn't get it yet. Before entering the prefects' bathroom, Olive warns them about Moaning Myrtle. They open the door and hear Moaning Myrtle talking with Head Student Eva Larchmont (7th year Slytherin prefect). Olive quickly shuts the door. Everyone leaves quickly. Lily suggests going to the 7th floor corridor. She opens the Room of Requirement and explains to SWOFF how it works. There are comfy chairs, a fireplace, and a tea bar with snacks. There's also coffee. Clem pours a cup. Masie manifests a table, parchment, ink pots, and quills. Rosie manifests cake. Olive panics about the room manifesting what she's thinking. Alex disappears, the chair that he was sitting on having turned into a pile of pillows and blankets. Masie frantically searches for Alex in the pillows and finds him. They begin their meeting. They catch each other up. Olive tells them about seeing Ashley in the library. Olive also reveals Headmistress McGonagall's request. They discuss who would want to hurt Masie and/or Alex. They consider Ashley Indigo and/or Gail Greytwig as possible suspects. Masie investigates Alex's wand and discovers remaining magic on it - some kind of repelling effect. Masie says she noticed Alex's wand moving strangely before. Alex hides. Masie panics. They think someone tampered with Alex's wand. Masie tried to give her wand to Olive, but her wand doesn't let her do so. Olive casts Expelliarmus and successfully gets Masie's wand. She wants to bring it to Headmistress McGonagall. Alex starts hearing whispers. He panics and tries to leave, but Masie succeeds in asking the room to close the door. Clem casts Expelliarmus on Alex and gets his wand. Alex hides back under the covers. Olive grabs Clem's hand, and they run out. Masie tells Lily to go with them. Rosie and Barney stay with Masie and Alex. Masie tries to comfort Alex. She joins him in the pillow fort. Lily, Clem, and Olive find Headmistress McGonagall talking with Harry Potter. Olive fangirls for a moment. Then they go into Headmistress McGonagall's office. Olive pulls out her sneakoscope, but it doesn't work because the office is warded. Olive tells her about the wands. The wands start affecting Olive and Clem (aka they hear whispers). Harry asks Clem to put the wand down. She tries but is compelled to pick it up again. Headmistress McGonagall thinks they "won" these wands from Masie and Alex, that these wands belong to them now. Headmistress McGonagall pulls up a seeing glass device called an Investigatorium. She sees a lot of colors, representing different kinds of magic. She detects a curse on the wands. She asks Harry for a cloth and takes Harry's shoelace. She turns them into a makeshift bag. She casts Expelliarmus and directs the wands into the bag. The wands continue to move within the bag, as if they're trying to poke their way out. However, they remain trapped in the bag. Olive asks how they can tell if a wand is cursed. Headmistress McGonagall lends her the Investigatorium. She also gives her the Investigatorium manual. Olive asks Harry for spell suggestions to learn. He suggests Expelliarmus and Protego, but emphasizes running as the best option. Olive resists that idea, so he suggests practicing basic curses and hexes, like the ones they will learn in Defense Against the Dark Arts (Hermione told him about the dueling lessons). Meanwhile, Rosie and Barney wait. Rosie becomes anxious. She tries to find Masie and Alex to check on them, but they're silent in the pillow fort. Rosie manifests a teddy bear. Masie and Alex talk. Then they appear out of the pillows, but with blankets still wrapped around them. Masie apologizes for worrying Rosie and brings her under the blanket with her. There's a knock at the door. Rosie and Masie look through the peephole and see Lily, Clem, and Olive. However, Rosie is skeptical so they ask the SWOFF code question and other questions that only they would know the answers to, which the room helps them communicate via some sort of magical telephone. Olive and Clem give a report on what happened, including the fact that Harry Potter wants to speak with Alex and Masie. Alex suggests asking Roger about wand curses. Olive wants to stay in the Room of Requirement to practice spellcasting, but quickly changes her mind after Masie asks her to go with them all. They all leave the Room of Requirement to meet Headmistress McGonagall and Harry.

### Post Credits

"We find ourselves following someone walking into a very creepy, run down looking place. There are dilapidated boxes and things all about. This ramshackle looking place has endless rows of these boxes. We can see this person walking in, wand loft, the tip of the wand glowing bright, illuminating the shadow, illuminating these boxes along the walls. Further they walk into this seemingly endless rows of boxes, most of which are open. They search. They stop in one row, three down, and in the center. They bend down, using their wand to force the boxes away."

## Cast

### Main Cast

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

## Characters

* Lily Luna Potter
* Masie Skyler
* Olive Everglade
* Barney Dogwood
* Alexander Pippin
* James Sirius Potter (mentioned)
* Moaning Myrtle
* Eva Larchmont
* Rosalina Earthcloud
* Clementine Goosanders
* Ashley Indigo (mentioned)
* Gail Greytwig (mentioned)
* Headmistress McGonagall
* Harry Potter
* Hermione Granger (mentioned)
* Roger Bristlecomb (mentioned)

## Trait Changes

* Masie: None
* Rosalina: None
* Clementine: None
* Olive: None
* Alexander: None

## Relationships

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

## House Points

### Players

* Masie: +5 points, rolled 9
* Rosalina: +5 points, rolled 8
* Clementine: +5 points, rolled 9
* Olive: +10 points, rolled 14
* Alexander: +10 points, rolled 10
* Cornelia: +5 points, rolled 9
* Lilian: -5 points, rolled 6

### Total

* Gryffindor: 190
* Hufflepuff: 100
* Ravenclaw: 135
* Slytherin: 155

## Downtime Moves

* Masie: Social Activities (Heart), 4 (fail)
* Rosalina: Job (2d6), 9 (partial success)
* Clementine: Social Activities (Heart), 5 (fail), Therapy with Ignatius Punt
* Olive: Social Activities (Heart), 7 (partial success)
* Alexander: Clubs (Soul), secret SWOFF club, 7 (partial success)