Voldemort and Valour 2 (S1E24)

Voldemort and Valour 2 is the twenty-fourth episode of the first season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on April 21, 2020.

## Synopsis

Right after Alex gets hauled off by Professor Wispbottom, Lilian and Cornelia wonder if Alex is being taken to the dungeons, where they suspect the Muggles are. They decide to sneak out and follow to see what happens to Alex. They don’t notice any Dementors, and they notice that Alex is being hauled off to the Dark Arts classroom. Lilian and Cornelia realize that he’s not being hauled off to the basement, so they decide to stay in Potions class. Olive returns to her seat, lowers her head, and gets back to her potion. Toward the end of their potion-making, they all cast the spell to finish their potions. Lilian’s potion explodes because she’s not paying attention and accidentally drops her nail file into her cauldron. It bubbles at first, catching her toe and causing it to blister. It bubbles further until there’s a gout of flame that juts up from the potion, covering Lilian’s face in soot and singeing her eyebrows off. Cornelia tries to calm her down by saying that they can draw eyebrows on her face. Olive leaves to get the professor. Masie stays in the corner, out of the drama, observing. Masie’s potion turns out perfectly, while Olive and Cornelia’s potions are a bit off. Masie notices three house elves looking at each other and shaking a little bit, looking at the potions. Masie decides to sabotage her potion by casting Wingardium Leviosa on it to make it tip over in the corner. The potion crashes to the ground and most of it spills out, but some remains. A house elf notices as well. Masie decides to add another ingredient so that it looks like she just messed up the potion (instead of spilled it), but she doesn’t have enough ingredients left, so she starts investigating the classroom for ingredients. However, she bumps into Lilian and Cornelia, who are going out the door. Masie decides to go back to her cauldron and cast Incendio to set fire to her cauldron, which ends up singeing Cornelia’s eyebrows off.

Meanwhile, Olive makes her way out the door to look for the professor. She remembers that Professor Wispbottom had said that he would be taking Alex to Professor Snape. She starts walking toward the Dark Arts classroom. As she rounds a corner, she starts getting very cold. She feels happiness start to drain away from her. She notices a Dementor coming up behind her. Nobody else is around. She almost stops in her tracks, but she continues. However, she feels overwhelmed and her morale wanes. Olive says that she’s just trying to get the professor because there are students in class who need to be disciplined. The Dementor tells her to go back and points toward Potions class. Olive continues to not make eye contact and tries to argue back. Professor Wispbottom interrupts and hauls Olive back to the classroom.

Meanwhile, Alex sits in front of Professor Snape, who looms over him. Professor Snape asks if he took his advice. Alex realizes that the note with the alternate way to make the potion was from Professor Snape. Professor Snape tells Alex that he needs to be more careful and that he needs to be better. Professor Snape gives him 20 lines of “I will follow the rules” with the special quill that carves whatever he writes into the back of his hand. Alex starts writing his lines while Professor Snape prepares to teach his Dark Arts class. After 5 lines, Alex has to stop because of the pain. He pretends to continue to write lines so that Professor Snape won’t notice that he’s taking a break. Professor Snape says that he has to stop whimpering because other people will take advantage of him. He tells Alex to do 5 more lines and then he can be done. Alex does 5 lines, but it’s horrifically painful. He tries to put on his best poker face. Professor Snape hands Alex some bandages and water. He also tells Alex that he noticed that Alex was speaking with Scorpius Malfoy. Professor Snape asks Alex if he noticed anything strange with Scorpius’s behavior. Alex says that Scorpius was putting him in his place. He tells Alex to remember that there are always people watching. Professor Snape tells Alex to apply the bandage and salve nightly for the next week to ease some of the pain, although it will smell foul. Professor Snape goes back to his desk to work. Alex sits until properly dismissed. Alex notices that Professor Snape seems to genuinely want to help him. Professor Snape lets Alex sit and apply the salve for 15 minutes and then dismisses him. Alex suggests that Professor Snape speak with Scorpius. Professor Snape asks why, and Alex struggles to give a proper answer and ends up leaving.

Later, right before dinner, Lilian and Cornelia go to the bathroom and draw eyebrows on each other. Cornelia accidentally makes Lilian’s eyebrows super thick. Lilian tries to draw scorpions for Cornelia’s eyebrows, but they end up looking like bumblebees. They become furious with each other and refuse to talk to each other, although they still sit together for dinner, across the table from each other.

Masie arrives at dinner, after getting chewed out for messing up her potion, receiving a Dreadful grade for it, and witnessing the house elves drink all the potions that were made in class. Masie remembers how Olive had looked fine on the outside but her eyes had been vacant, as if she was outside of her body and just going through the motions. Masie is significantly affected. Already not a good eater, she has no appetite and just pushes the food around on her plate.

When Olive enters the Great Hall, she looks for Scorpius to see if he might wave her over. He’s occupied, so she decides to sit down in between two Slytherin students. Masie picks up her food and approaches Olive and compliments her on her potion, although she’s trying to convey concern for Olive. Olive picks up on Masie’s concern and notices that Masie sees through the mask that she’s putting on. Olive pushes the bench across the table to invite Masie to sit before going back to the other two Slytherin students she’s sitting with to make bland small talk. Visibly shocked, Masie sits down and listens to the conversation from the sidelines.

Alex arrives at dinner, after making the most effective potion out of everyone in the class (Professor Wispbottom had him finish his potion). Alex squeezes his hand to ease the pain. Gail asks Alex if he’s okay. He says he learned a hard lesson. Gail and Alex talk about how hard things are at Hogwarts. Alex looks over and sees Scorpius’s table laughing and roughhousing. Headmistress Umbridge makes an announcement that students are not to engage in any activities that involve more than ten students at a time. Alex notices that Scorpius does not look comfortable with the people at his table, unlike his old self, which was very confident. Scorpius catches Alex’s eyes and Alex notices a plea of help on Scorpius’s face. Alex “accidentally” knocks his goblet off the table onto the floor behind him. He scrambles to pick it up near Scorpius’s table. Scorpius immediately says, “Oh, look what the clumsy first-year has done. Don’t worry. I’ll set him right.” Scorpius gets up and grabs him “roughly” (but with no strength) by the robes. Alex tiptoes to try to sell Scorpius’s “bullying”. Other students laugh as Scorpius “drags” Alex off to “teach him a lesson”.

Sitting alone, outcast from the rest of the Great Hall, Lilian and Cornelia argue but then end up laughing at how ridiculous their eyebrows are.

Meanwhile, Olive notices Scorpius leaving the Great Hall with Alex. Olive starts packing up and excuses herself to follow them down the stairs and into the dungeons. Olive continues, pretending that she’s heading to the Slytherin common room. However, she falls down the stairs. Scorpius, who had whispered to Alex that he knows a place where they can talk in peace, notices Olive fall down the stairs. Olive tries to convince Scorpius to let her come with them. Scorpius agrees, terrified of Olive. Scorpius leads them to a storage room. Just as they close the door, Masie approaches the stairs. Confused as to where they all disappeared, Masie tries to investigate but is unable to find Olive.

Scorpius introduces Alex and Olive. He guesses Alex’s surname to be Pippin, but Alex corrects him and then asks how Scorpius knows his mum’s maiden name. Alex tells Scorpius that he is acting strange. Scorpius confesses that he doesn’t belong here. Olive asks Scorpius if anyone hexed or jinxed him. Scorpius says that he’s responsible and that it’s partly his fault. Confused, Olive asks if he’s an impersonator. Scorpius asks if they know what a Time Turner is. He keeps mentioning “Albus”, and Alex asks if he means Dumbledore. Alex asks if Scorpius is from the past, but Scorpius says no. Alex tells Scorpius that he can trust him and that he might know someone who can maybe help. Scorpius hesitates.

Suddenly, there’s a knock at the door. Alex tells Scorpius to point his wand at him and then tells Olive to go to the door. Olive puts her finger to her lips and then casts Homora to lock the door. It partially misfires, accidentally hitting Alex, and her wand flies out of her hand.

Meanwhile, Masie tries to open the door but finds it locked. At this point, Cornelia and Lilian come down the stairs. Masie tries to hide but is unable to hide in time. Lilian and Cornelia start engaging Masie in conversation, asking what she’s hiding behind the door. Masie makes a mean comment about their eyebrows. Lilian tries to hip bump Masie, but she faceplants instead. Masie just laughs at her and then intimidates them with the threat of the Scorpion King seeing their eyebrows. She also threatens to lock them in a cupboard and makes a rude gesture as Cornelia and Lilian hurry away. As other students start coming down the stairs, Masie decides to return to the Great Hall.

Meanwhile, Scorpius, Alex, and Olive overhear the entire encounter between Masie, Cornelia, and Lilian. Olive and Alex convince Scorpius to tell them what’s really going on. Scorpius pulls out a small medallion from underneath his robe. Alex immediately recognizes it as a Time Turner. Scorpius says that he and Albus changed the past by saving Cedric Diggory from dying in the Triwizard Tournament. Scorpius then reveals that Voldemort died where he’s from. Alex and Olive look at him in shock. Olive asks Scorpius to take them there. Alex asks if that’s how Scorpius knows his mum’s name. Scorpius reveals that he knew both of them, that they were nice, and that they were friends. He says that there were Muggleborns at Hogwarts. Olive asks why they would want to change that. Scorpius says that they weren’t trying to change that and that they made a horrible mistake. He says that they were just trying to save someone’s son. Scorpius asks how Cedric Diggory became a Death Eater. Olive just hugs Scorpius, who immediately goes rigid. Alex and Olive don’t know the answer to Scorpius’s question. Olive asks if the Time Turner works still. Scorpius says yes, but it’s dangerous to use (case in point: what he did with Albus). Olive asks where he got the Time Turner. Scorpius says he stole it. Olive says he could send them back to get it. Scorpius asks about Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Olive and Alex recognize those names as wanted criminals. Alex asks if Scorpius Malfoy knew Professor Snape. Scorpius says that Snape died and that Albus is named after him. Alex says that Professor Snape was helping him out. Alex suggests telling Professor Snape and asking him for help because they’re just kids. Olive is hesitant, but Alex is convinced that they have a good shot with Professor Snape. Olive asks if Scorpius can use the Time Turner quickly in case their conversation with Professor Snape starts going south. Scorpius says he doesn’t know and confesses that he just helped Albus. Olive and Alex comfort and encourage Scorpius. Olive asks if Hogwarts is a nice place where Scorpius is from. Scorpius says that people thought he was Voldemort’s heir and he got picked on, but he would take any day there over the best day here. Alex says he thinks he’s better than the old Scorpius and that the other him would probably like him as well. Alex asks if the other him is nice. Scorpius says that they have a lot of friends. They agree that Professor Snape should be informed tomorrow before Quidditch practice. Scorpius says that he won’t ask them to come with him because he doesn’t want them to suffer any consequence that may happen. Olive says any consequence is worth it if it makes the world a better place. Alex says he’s also willing to risk it. Scorpius thanks them. Scorpius says that they should leave separately. Alex says that he needs to rough him up so it looks like he hurt him. Scorpius suggests casting a hex instead. Alex agrees. Scorpius casts Inflatus and then pushes Alex out of the door before he inflates too much. Alex starts to float into the air.

Masie sees the door open and Alex fly out. Scorpius pretends to laugh and mock Alex. Masie takes a step back against the wall.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Wacksteven - Headmaster of Doom
* Helloitskolo - Masie Skyler (VaV Timeline)
* LuxieGames - Lilian Inkwood (VaV Timeline)
* Mirggles - Cornelia Hemlock (VaV Timeline)
* Negaoryx - Olive Everglade (VaV Timeline)
* Zcotticus - Alexander Pinescrew (VaV Timeline)

## Characters

* Masie Skyler (VaV Timeline)
* Lilian Inkwood (VaV Timeline)
* Cornelia Hemlock (VaV Timeline)
* Olive Everglade (VaV Timeline)
* Alexander Pinescrew (VaV Timeline)

## Relationships

* Masie: -1 Lilian
* Lilian: -1 Masie
* Cornelia: -1 Lilian
* Olive: +1 Alexander
* Alexander: +1 Olive

## House Points

### Total

* Gryffindor: 370
* Hufflepuff: 220
* Ravenclaw: 255
* Slytherin: 80

\*Note: No House Points were rolled for this episode

## Downtime Moves

No Downtime Moves were rolled for this episode.

## Quotes

* Negs: Can I just say—every week on this show feels like staying up late at summer camp. Like, hanging out with this group of people.
* Wack: PG mode activate. PG mode activate.
* Kolo: Can this episode title be “Roll for Brows”? Wack: “High Brow Comedy” Luxie: More like “Low Brow Comedy” Zcotticus/Wack: “No Brow Comedy” [*Laughter*]
* Cornelia: Oh, no, you’ve definitely looked uglier, don’t worry. Lilian: [*GASP*]
* Lilian: They look like tiny little nargle spat on your face, they do. Yeah. Mhm. Cornelia: Lilian? Lilian: Yeah. Cornelia: I don’t think I’ll ever speak to you again. Lilian: Do you see what you did to my head? I think that I would be fine with that. Cornelia: Okay, you know what? You know what? I’ll see you at dinner, but I won’t say a word to you. Lilian: Fine. Cornelia: Fine! Lilian: Fine!
* Luxie: I gotta go draw big eyebrows on my face. Mirggles: Yeah, me too. See you guys later. Be back in like 5 minutes. Luxie: Bye. Everyone’s sad and my eyebrows look stupid.
* Cornelia: 11 years of friendship down the drain over eyebrows?! Lilian [*Laughter*]
* Lilian: Think of it this way: Now my forehead is much smaller than it was before.
* Cornelia: You’re just so mean, I love it. Lilian: You’re where I get all this meanness from. I don’t know why you’re complaining.
* Zcotticus: Oh man, that’s a sleeping bag. Intense. Everyone else: [*Collective groan*] Zcotticus: That’s what I like to hear! Mirggles: Alexander Punscrew over here. [*Laughter*]

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