That's Just My Face (S3E21)

That's Just My Face is the twenty-first episode of the third season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on September 28, 2021.

## Synopsis

Alex is in the hospital wing with Gail Greytwig, keeping an eye on her. Masie has wandered off a little bit, about 10 or 15 feet away to look out of the window. Gail is still talking to herself and crying quietly. Alex comforts Gail. Gail asks Alex if she hurt anyone. Alex says no. Gail says that she can still hear the whispers. Alex asks if she’s remembering the whispers or if they’re telling her to get the wand back. Gail doesn’t answer. Masie tells Alex that she sees something strange outside. Alex offers to look with his binoculars. Suddenly, Alex hears a noise and is reminded of when he’s seen his father or gran apparate before. A dark robed figure appears in front of Masie. Alex swears that he sees the figure wearing a mask that looks reminiscent of the face of an animal, having features similar to some kind of wolf. Alex hears from behind the mask, “This is not her. But she’ll do for now.” Alex tries to cast a spell. Masie draws her wand. But she is grabbed and apparated away. Madam Pomfrey yells, “What is going on?” She approaches with wand drawn. Gail is covering her ears and shaking in bed. Alex tells Madam Pomfrey that someone apparated in and took Masie. Madam Pomfrey says that’s impossible. Alex says he saw it happen and he didn’t stop it. Madam Pomfrey casts a spell to alert the Headmistress. Madam Pomfrey tells Alex that it’s not his fault and she has to go check outside to make sure everyone is okay. She asks him to draw his wand and be ready to cast a shield charm. Madam Pomfrey hikes up her skirt and pulls out a little potion from a little pouch. Alex recognizes it as the Vitamix Potion that he had given Madam Pomfrey. Madam Pomfrey drinks the potion and moves faster than ever before, leaving Alex alone in the hospital wing with Gail. Alex grabs his binoculars and looks out the window where Masie was looking. Alex sees some of the students that he had seen leaving the Great Hall earlier. Alex also sees Olive outside. Olive is hiding behind an outcropping just outside the window down below. Alex recognizes several of the students. They’re from different years at the school. Some are Ravenclaws. Some are older. Alex recognizes some of the older Ravenclaw students: a 6th year named Cornelius Craft, a 5th year named Rebecca Rivers, and a few more.

Meanwhile, we learn that Olive has followed a group of about twenty students from the Great Hall to the courtyard. She watches them separate from the courtyard and start heading in all different directions around the school. She follows a small group of about 5 students. Standing by the West Wing, across Gryffindor Tower, Olive watches the students gather near the base of the Clock Tower. From what she can tell, she watches them bring down the wards around Hogwarts by casting some kind of complicated spell, which must have been very advanced magic. Night falls. Olive watches the students beginning to spread out and separate. One of them heads toward the Covered Bridge. One of them heads toward the castle (walking in between the Owlery and Gryffindor Tower). Two of them head around the base toward the western side of the Clock Tower. One of them heads toward Olive. Olive points her wand toward the student heading toward her and casts Fumos. However, the smoke screen is not completely opaque, so she is still visible to the student. The student, who looks younger than Olive, looks over to Olive sharply and casts a spell without an incantation.

From the window, Alex sees Olive being attacked, so he casts Stupefy, hitting the student square in the chest. Olive rushes over to the student. She pulls the sleeve of her robes over her hand and picks up the student’s wand. Alex quietly calls out to Olive. Olive looks around and sees Alex waving from the window. Alex tells her to be careful. Olive gives a thumbs up. Alex readies his wand to cover Olive.

Meanwhile, Rosie is helping Clem to the hospital wing to get her broken rib treated. Rose does her best to take care of the three students they had found outside. Rose falls a bit behind, as it’s difficult to bring these students along quickly. Rose tells them to be careful on their way to the hospital wing. As Clem and Rosie walk through the courtyard, they see several students (about six) and a figure with dark, amorphous robes and a mask on. The students appear to be following this figure. Rosie looks at Clem and then pushes Clem behind her so that she can help her walk, and they walk in a line like the other students and pretend to be like them, following the figure. The figure notices them, but does nothing. They head out of the courtyard, around the Transfiguration corridor, and toward the stairs in the Dark Tower. Rosie makes a plan in her head to wait until the figure leading the students is out of sight up the spiral staircase before changing course. They walk a few steps into the tower. Rosie and Clem start to slow down, letting the rest of the students to continue their walk. As they do so, everyone stops simultaneously, and they hear, “Something is wrong. Two of you are not moving as you should. Who are you? Why are you following?” Rosie says that they were heading to dinner and thought this was the way. A voice says, “Grab them immediately.” Rosie casts a badgering spell at the students trying to grab them. Her spell hits one of them (the one who looks like a 6th or 7th year). Having forgotten about magic, Clem lets out a guttural scream of pain and frustration and punches one in the face (the one who looks like a 4th year), causing them to recoil, stumble, and fall against the wall next to the stairs. From up the tower, they hear, “Very well. All of you, please subdue these two. We’re bringing them with us.” Rosie and Clem try to run away, but they stumble and are grabbed by their ankles. The student that was hit by Rosie’s badgering spell has transformed back. Clem is grabbed by the robes. They hear footsteps making their way down the stairs as more students and this figure approach. The figure speaks to them. “Ah, it appears that we did have some students interfering. That is unfortunate. I’m sure the Council will know what to do.” Rosie retorts that he has a stinky attitude and a bad hat. The figure tells the students to silence them. Rosie and Clem are silenced with a spell. They see that the figure is wearing a mask of a praying mantis, all in black.

Meanwhile, Madam Pomfrey comes rushing back to the hospital wing with Headmistress McGonagall. Alex tells them that Olive is nearby outside and that he cast a spell at a student who was attacking Olive. He points toward Olive. Alex tells the Headmistress the names of the students he recognized. The Headmistress begins to cast a spell, her lips moving quickly as she recites a long incantation with her eyes closed. Focused and determined, the Headmistress steels herself. As she does so, magic emerges from the tip of her wand, emanating in rhythmic wave-like pulses, travelling down the wall of the school toward Olive. Several ethereal cats emerge from these waves. At the end of incantation, Alex hears the Headmistress say, “Patronus Maxima!” The cats (about 15) begin to travel all along the grass of the school, spreading out along the grounds of the school.

Olive notices all of these ethereal Patronus cats rushing through the grass. One travels close to Olive, staring. The cat puts its paw on Olive’s robe and turns. It runs a few paces and looks back at her. Olive follows the cat to the stairs just near the Clock Tower.

The Headmistress opens her eyes, wobbles a little bit, and asks Alex to come with her. She tells Madam Pomfrey to watch after Gail. Alex tells the Headmistress that the person who took Masie had a mask of a wolf that was black and he tells her what the masked figure said before apparating. The Headmistress says that they don’t have time to analyze; they have to get Olive. She wonders where Harry is. They rush to Olive, who asks what’s going on. The Headmistress tells her that there are invaders in the school and that the wards have been brought down. Olive tells her that she stole one of their wands. The Headmistress quickly points her wand at a scrap of her robes to tear it off and form a bag to hold the wand Olive stole. The Headmistress asks them to follow her. As they move, she tells them that she’s seen more students and more invaders, but hadn’t been able to get a good look at them. The Headmistress tells Olive to stay with her because she might be the one they’re looking for. The Headmistress tells them that they have to go to the main entrance hall because there’s a place where they can potentially restore the wards at least for a time for some protection. The Headmistress casts a communication spell to alert the prefects and professors that the school is under attack, that she hasn’t seen Harry since they last time she spoke with him in the Great Hall, that the other Aurors are nowhere to be seen, that there are invaders wearing black masks, supposedly of a wolf, that they should barricade themselves and prepare defensive wards, and that if they hear anything strange, they should wait for her signal. Arriving at the entrance hall, they see three figures in black robes, wearing black masks. The Headmistress tells Alex and Olive to hold their wands, to ready defensive spells only, to not provoke them, and to get to a safe location if they have the opportunity to do so. The Headmistress addresses the three figures, asking them who they are. One of them steps forward and says that they have taken Auror Potter and several of her students, and that they are part of the Council. The Headmistress asks if it’s Moot behind the mask. One of the figures takes off their mask of a fox. They see the face of Colin Moot. Moot tells the Headmistress, “Magic is dying, Headmistress. We only seek to save that which you hold dear. Unfortunately, to do that, it is quite difficult.” For the first time, they notice something strange about Moot’s face. It’s not exactly the same as when they last saw him. They see that there’s something different. Alex thinks he sees runes on Colin Moot’s face. Alex whispers, “There are runes on his face!” Olive recognizes the runes as having to do with speech. She also notices that these runes have been burned into his flesh; they look like scars or burn marks. Olive remembers from her Ancient Runes class that these runes seem to form a spell of sorts. Moot says that he’s doing this for all of their sakes. He asks her not to fight because he wouldn’t want anything to happen to her students. They notice Rosie and Clem struggling against other students as they’re brought through the main entrance, just in range of their vision. The Headmistress tells them to let them go. Moot says he will if she lets them leave. He says that fighting is not his goal. The Headmistress breathes heavily. Clem tries to struggle against the students, but there’s a vice-like grip on her hands, which are pinned behind her back roughly and painfully. Clem and Rosie shake their heads. The Headmistress asks about the student they took from the hospital wing (Masie). Moot says they will be returned if they’re allowed to leave. The Headmistress agrees to let them leave if they let the students go. One of the other dark robed figures with the praying mantis mask says, “Very well. Let them go.” Clem and Rosie are brought forward and let go. Moot puts his mask back on. The figures step backwards, away from the group. Rosie gives Colin Moot the finger as she walks toward her friends. The fox-masked Moot looks at Olive and says, “Olive, you trained Cassiopeia well.” The three figures disapparate. The students that were left behind start to stumble, holding their heads. They look a bit stunned and confused. They ask what’s going on. Rosie tells the Headmistress that Clem is hurt. The Headmistress asks if Clem is alright. Clem says that the Headmistress shouldn’t have let them leave. The Headmistress says she didn’t have a choice. Clem asks where Masie is. The Headmistress says that she will be returned, but she was taken. Clem asks how they know they’ll keep their word. The Headmistress says they don’t know. Clem takes off running to search for Masie, but it’s clear that she’s in pain. The Headmistress rushes after her. Rosie runs after Clem and tries to comfort her. Clem thinks the masked figures were lying about Masie. Clem runs outside to try to see anything, but she’s severely hurt. Rosie tries to convince Clem to slow down and go to the hospital wing to get her rib fixed. Clem curses and then pushes past Rosie and starts heading toward the hospital wing. The Headmistress escorts Rosie, Clem, Alex, and Olive to the hospital wing. She communicates with the professors and prefects along the way. A few students are also making their way to the hospital wing. Professor Aster Bucks, the Ancient Runes professor and Head of Hufflepuff, is being helped to the hospital wing as well, as they are injured.

The group notices that Olive seems shaken. Alex puts his arm around Olive’s shoulder, guiding her along, while clutching his wand in his other hand. Olive’s eyes are unfocused, not looking at anything, seemingly zoned out. Her footsteps are plodding. Alex tries to comfort Olive. Olive tells Alex that Moot has her hippogriff. Alex tells Olive, “He has my Masie.” Alex promises that they’ll get them both back. They arrive at the hospital wing, which is full of students. The Headmistress leaves to inquire if Masie has been returned and to speak with the other professors. Alex says the Minister of Magic will help. The Headmistress assures him that she will notify the Minister of Magic. Alex leads Olive to a chair and then rushes to get her water. He tells her to take little sips and breathe. He says he’ll look for clues, but she can call him if she needs him. Alex starts patrolling the hospital wing. They see Professor Bucks being led to a hospital bed. Clem sits, fuming, waiting for someone to help her. Rosie guards Clem’s bed, worried that she’s going to do something irrational. Rosie shows off her biceps to Clem. Clem comments that the Headmistress better let them go after Masie. Rosie says that if she doesn’t, they should go after Masie anyway. Rosie tries to distract Clem by engaging in conversation. They talk about what happened and also wonder if they should come back to Hogwarts next year.

Rosie checks on Alex and asks him if it’s normal to have runes on your face. Alex thinks it’s not normal. He thinks it’s old or dark magic. Rosie asks him if they should ask Professor Bucks about the runes they saw on Moot’s face. Alex says he can ask while Rosie checks on Olive. Rosie agrees and gives him some crumbs of an old chocolate chip cookie before she leaves, which Alex discreetly dumps on the floor as soon as she turns away.

Alex approaches Professor Bucks, but realizes that she’s asleep. He overhears some 4th year students nearby talking about a fight between the Aurors and the masked figures where there were some students casting really advanced spells (like a first year casting Bombarda). Alex asks them if they heard anything else the masked figures said, specifically to the professor, or if the professor said anything to the masked figures. They tell him what they heard, but nothing stands out to Alex. Alex tells them that the students who seemed bad aren’t actually bad because they were being controlled. They talk about the Imperius curse and the possibility that the students’ wands were cursed. They tell Alex that the Aurors were talking about cursed wands during the fight against the masked figures. Alex tells them some of the signs of being under a wand curse. Alex goes back to patrolling.

Meanwhile, Rosie checks on Olive. She tries to talk to Olive, but Olive doesn’t respond, her eyes fixed with a glassy-eyed expression, staring off into space. Rosie says, “Nod once if you want a hug.” Olive suddenly bursts into tears, heaving, struggling to breathe. Rosie hugs Olive and tells her it’s okay to cry. Olive says she thought she was going to have to fight Moot again and that she’s tired of being scared at school. Rosie tells Olive that she gave Moot a chilling stare. Olive says that’s just her face. Rosie tells her that she’s intimidating in a good way. Olive thinks nobody likes her, but Rosie reassures that everyone likes her. Olive says that if she was strong, she wouldn’t have frozen and she wouldn’t be crying. Rosie says that having emotions doesn’t make her less strong. Feeling better, Olive thanks Rosie. Rosie gets Olive to feel her bicep muscles. Rosie tries to do a pushup to demonstrate her strength but immediately fails. Rosie brushes it off. She offers to get Olive some tea and imitates Madam Pomfrey’s slow shuffle.

Meanwhile, Alex checks on Clem. He asks how she got hurt. She tells him she got whacked by the Whomping Willow and then punched a 4th year. Alex tells her that the Whomping Willow could have whacked her to the point of not functioning. Clem realizes she could’ve died, which makes her feel tough and cool. Alex makes a note never to get on Clem’s bad side ever. Clem tells Alex that she would never punch Alex unless he deserved it. Alex asks Clem if she noticed any clues that she remembers. Clem tells him about being silenced by the figure with the praying mantis mask. Alex notes that the one who seemed like the leader was the praying mantis mask one. Clem agrees and tells Alex about what happened when she and Rosie followed the praying mantis masked figure. Clem asks Alex what happened to Masie. Alex said the wolf masked figure took her before he could cast a spell. Clem reassures Alex that he did everything he could. Alex says he hesitated because he couldn’t decide which spell to use. Clem tells Alex that it’s not his fault. Alex says that they shouldn’t be able to apparate in Hogwarts. Clem tells him that the students they found outside were doing something weird. Alex tells Clem he overheard a first year cast Bombarda. Alex thinks it wasn’t the students casting those spells, but someone casting spells through them. Alex hopes that the Minister of Magic will come and help. Clem gets impatient about getting her rib fixed so she can go look for Masie. Alex says they can’t leave because they’re going to bring Masie back and then they can go. Clem says if Masie isn’t back in three hours, then they should go to find her. Alex asks where they would go. Clem says anywhere but here. Alex wonders if Harry let them catch him on purpose so he could track them. Clem expresses her loss of faith in the adults to protect them, and thinks that the only people who can protect them are themselves. Alex thinks that the adults can protect them to an extent, but agrees that they need to protect themselves too. Clem asks Alex what the difference is between a praying mantis, a wolf, and a fox, and what makes them special. Alex wonders if it’s their Patronus or Animagus form. Clem and Alex discuss maybe becoming Animagi. Some words float into Alex’s field of vision. Alex follows the trail of words to Barney. Alex tells Barney that Masie isn’t there but will be back. Barney tells them that he and Lily were chasing after Ashley Indigo, trying to see what she was doing, but then Harry showed up and grabbed Lily to protect her, but then the masked figures showed up with students and attacked. Barney says that Harry fought them all, trying to protect all the students, including Ashley, but he got hit by a Petrificus Totalus. Barney says he thought he heard Ashley say, “Where are my parents?”

## Cast

### Main Cast

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

## Characters

* Alexander Pippin
* Gail Greytwig
* Masie Skyler (portrayed by Wacksteven)
* Clove Pinescrew (mentioned)
* Gran Pippin (mentioned)
* Wolf Mask Figure (mentioned)
* Madam Pomfrey
* Headmistress McGonagall
* Olive Everglade
* Cornelius Craft
* Rebecca Rivers
* Unnamed student who attacked Olive (younger than 3rd year)
* Rosalina Earthcloud
* Clementine Goosanders
* Rose Granger-Weasley
* Unnamed student (potential 7th year) from the Whomping Willow
* Unnamed student (potential 2nd year) from the Whomping Willow
* Unnamed student from the Whomping Willow
* Praying Mantis Mask Figure
* Unnamed student (6th or 7th year) who gets turned into a badger by Rosie
* Unnamed student (4th year) who gets punched by Clem
* Auror Potter
* Colin "Fox" Moot
* Cassiopeia
* Professor Aster Bucks
* Minister of Magic Hermione Granger (mentioned)
* Unnamed student (4th year) who were with Professor Bucks
* Unnamed student (4th year) who were with Professor Bucks
* Barney Dogwood
* Lily Luna Potter (mentioned)
* Ashley Indigo (mentioned)
* Ashley Indigo's parents (mentioned)

## Trait Changes

* Rosie: None
* Olive: None
* Clem: None
* Alex: None

## Relationships

* Rosie: +1 Olive
* Olive: +1 Alex
* Clem: +1 Rosie
* Alex: +1 Olive

## House Points

### Players

* Rosie: +5 points, rolled 8
* Olive: +10 points, rolled 10
* Clem: -5 points, rolled 5
* Alex: +5 points, rolled 9
* Lilian: +5 points, rolled 8
* Cornelia: -5 points, rolled 6

### Total

* Gryffindor: 315
* Hufflepuff: 200
* Ravenclaw: 270
* Slytherin: 210

## Downtime Moves

* Rosie: Potions (Mind), 8 (partial success), Swelling Solution (kind of)
* Clem: Club (Soul), 4 (fail)
* Olive: Spellcasting (Magic), 4 (fail)
* Alex: Club (Soul), 9 (partial success)

## Quotes

* Olive: He has my hippogriff. Alex: He has my Masie.
* Clem: Runehead? I don’t know. Maybe. Rosie: That’s a sick nickname!
* Rosie: I think runes stands for Running Under the Noise Explosion.
* Rosie: You have this mean stare that you did at Colin Moot down. And it was chilling. That was really impressive. Have you been practicing that? Olive: That’s just my face! Rosie: You’re so intimidating! In a good way! In a good way!
* Olive: I like yoga. Rosie: Please don’t lie to me at a very important time like this, okay? Olive: I’m not lying.
* Olive: I think we all deserve a mental breakdown every once in a while. Rosie: I agree, and it’s been two hours since I’ve had a carb, so mine’s just around the corner.
* Rosie: There’s probably tea in here somewhere. Madam Pomfrey probably has tea, right? Do you think I have to walk extra special slow to get to it? Olive: Yeah. Rosie: Okay, I’ll be back in a second...I’ll be back...Just give me a minute...What flavour? Olive: Whatever’s left by the time you get there. Rosie: Okay, I’ll let you know!
* Alex: Did you use a spell? Did you use Protego and it broke through? Or did you... Clem: Anger, primarily. Just pure, unbridled rage. Yeah. Alex: You just clenched your teeth and took a whomp?
* Mirggles (about Clem): I’m going to put my hand on Alex’s shoulder, look deep into his eyes, and say, “Alex, I will never punch you...unless you deserve it.” Alex: I will try my best not to deserve it. That’s what I’ll write down. Never deserve to be punched.
* Clem: Alex, look at me. Look at me. Alex: I am but behind my eyelids?
* Wack: PB is the accidental spillage. She’s got a cup, and her cup runneth over, except it’s just accidental. Mirggles: It’s just so much joy, and so much actual thrill and joy.

## Fun Facts

* Kolo was absent for this episode.
* Masie was portrayed by Wacksteven.
* Wack has a backup cam named “wackup cam” to solve tech issues.
* Running jokes: Rosie constantly mispronounces Potter; Olive fails her Downtime Move

## Notes & References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=558
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=6133
3. ↑ On stream, Gryffindors started at 305. Olive rolled 10, Clem rolled 5, and Wack rolled 9. 10-5+5=10. 305+10=315, not 310.
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=5269
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=5721
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=5989
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=6651
8. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=6777
9. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=6860
10. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=6924
11. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=7095
12. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=7196
13. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=7605
14. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=9170
15. ↑ https://youtu.be/KZbgoZqb7iU?t=1550