Healing Bean Sandwich (S1E12)

Healing Bean Sandwich is the twelfth episode of the first season of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It aired on January 28, 2020.

## Synopsis

The next day, Alex wakes up with tears on his pillow, having not slept well the night before. It’s Monday, the first day of their second week of school. Alex hears people stirring in the dormitory as they clean up and get ready for the day. Alex pulls his blanket further over himself and tries to go back to sleep. Alex feels a nudge and sees some words float underneath his covers. Barney asks Alex if he’s coming to class. Alex says he can’t go to class because he’s not feeling well. Barney offers to take him to Madam Pomfrey. Alex says he wants to stay in bed and that he doesn’t feel like he can move. Barney asks if something happened the night before. Alex convinces Barney to get to Charms class without him. Alex curls himself in his blanket and tries to will himself back to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the Hufflepuff common room, Blaine remembers the commotion he heard last night when Rosalina returned with Bucket. Some of the prefects had gotten upset at her for bringing Bucket out of the common room because there’s a strictly no-Niffler policy in the rest of the castle because apparently, Bucket has caused several problems throughout the years. Rosalina managed to talk her way out of it and didn’t get any serious reprimands. Bucket roamed around the common room. Rosie was taken to the hospital wing because she had banged her knee up. Blaine starts getting ready for Transfiguration class with Professor Hazel Barrows.

Meanwhile, in the Gryffindor dormitory, Masie is sound asleep in her bed, having stayed up until 4am the night before finishing her homework after Quidditch practice. Olive notices as she’s about to head off to Potions class that Masie is still in bed. Olive tries to wake Masie up gently. She tugs on the blanket a bit. Olive looks around and notices that everyone else has left the room. Olive claps loudly, waking Masie up. Olive tells her that they’ll be late for class. Masie drags herself out of bed, pillow marks down the side of her face, hair all over the place. She grabs her cloak, which is half inside out. She picks up the wrong books. She slips her shoes on, stamping the back of the shoes down. She shuffles after Olive. On the way to class, Olive tries to explain to Masie everything she missed, speaking discreetly under her breath so that nobody else can hear about their official SWOFF business. Masie is really tired, so she doesn’t really hear what Olive says. Olive and Masie arrive at Potions right in the middle of Professor Lazuli Griffis’s lecture. Olive and Masie sit down. Professor Griffis approaches them. Masie apologizes and says that it’s her fault that they’re late because she overslept and Olive helped wake her up. Professor Griffis asks them to avoid being late in the future. Masie apologizes again and promises not to be late again.

Blaine has double Transfiguration. Olive and Masie have Charms after Potions. They saw Clem in class but she wasn’t her usual self. Alex has Herbology after Charms, but he stays in bed, even through lunch. Olive and Masie arrive at the Great Hall for lunch and load up their plates. They notice that Clem and Alex both don’t show up for lunch. Olive asks if they should check to see if Clem and Alex are alright. Masie asks what happened. Olive tells her how Alex stormed off the night before after their encounter with his dad. Masie becomes confused because she hadn’t processed what Olive had told her earlier that morning. She apologizes to Olive for not listening well earlier. Olive recounts yesterday’s events again for Masie about Raye and the key. Olive proposes that they should talk to Professor Bovin today about ghosts. They decide that could investigate first so that they could cheer Clem up with good news about making progress in solving the ghost mystery. Masie asks where everyone else is. She notes that they haven’t seen Blaine in a while and comments that she can usually smell him because he usually smells like anchovies. Olive asks what she smells like. Masie says Olive smells like the little yellow flowers, summer, and a bit like pocket mash. Olive gives Masie a hug. Olive suggests asking Lily to join them. Olive also notices Jacinth nearby. Barney walks over and joins Olive and Masie. He asks them if anything happened yesterday. After using the SWOFF password, Olive tells Barney what happened. Barney tells them that Alex stayed in bed and didn’t show up to class. Barney says that he was going to get Alex some food. Olive loads up a plate for Alex and she suggests writing a note for him. Masie pulls out her pink quill and parchment and starts writing down what Olive says. Olive says that it’s okay to be sad and if he wants them to cheer him up, they’ll cheer him up, but if he wants to be left alone, they’ll leave him alone. Olive asks Barney to bring back classwork for Alex, and Barney says he already has it. Olive tells Barney that they’ll be investigating the Shade later today. Olive and Masie finish up lunch and heads off to talk with Professor Boving. On their way out, they run into Blaine. After using the SWOFF password, Olive tells Blaine that they’re going to investigate how to summon ghosts by talking with Professor Bovin. Olive asks if Blaine wants to join them. Blaine asks why. Olive explains that they got attacked by a Shade the other day and they couldn’t find any more information about ghosts and Shades in the library. Blaine says he’ll come with him, but he isn’t sure if he wants to talk. He quickly runs in to grab some food, including a bean sandwich cut four ways. He tries to give some of the bean sandwich pieces to Masie, Olive, and Barney, and they are hesitant to take it. Olive takes one and puts it into her pocket. Masie refuses to take one. Barney takes one to give to Alex. Blaine tells Barney to tell Alex that he says hello.

Meanwhile, Alex is still in bed. He sees some words sneak into his covers. Barney tells him that he brought him food, a note, and his classwork. Alex is quiet for a little while and then asks if there are any sausages. Barney says yes and says that there’s a bean sandwich that Blaine made him. Alex sneaks his hand from underneath the blanket and reaches out for some food. He grabs a sausage and starts eating one. Barney sits on the edge of Alex’s bed. Alex asks Barney how to stop feeling bad. Barney says that whenever he feels bad, he tries to play a game. Alex asks Barney to hand him the note. Barney hands him the note, and Alex pulls it in under his blanket and casts Lumos. His wand flies out of his hand. Barney grabs it and returns it to him. Alex admits that maybe he should go see Madam Pomfrey. Barney tells Alex that he heard what happened. Alex admits that he’s upset about his dad, about being mean to Clem, and about losing house points. He worries that his dad, Clem, the rest of SWOFF, and all of Ravenclaw hates him. He worries that maybe the note is a trick. Alex feels that everyone hates him and that everything is going wrong. Barney tries to comfort him. Alex asks Barney if he should go see Madam Pomfrey or SWOFF. Barney asks what he wants to do. Alex asks if Barney is sure SWOFF isn’t mad at them. Barney says he’s sure. Alex decides to see SWOFF. Alex grabs the bean sandwich and eats the whole thing. It tastes like Madagascar vanilla ice cream, chocolate brownies, toffee, and fudge. Alex cries. Alex gets dressed and splashes water on his face. Alex asks where SWOFF is. Barney tells him that they were going to go talk to Professor Bovin. Alex asks invites Barney to join, and Barney agrees.

Meanwhile, Olive, Masie, and Blaine arrive at the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom twenty minutes before class. They find Professor Bovin preparing materials for the class. They startle the professor a little bit. She asks why they’re early. Masie says that they wanted to ask her some questions about some things that they read in their class textbook. Olive says that they’re curious about ghosts and that they heard that she also teaches Ghoul Studies. Professor Bovin says that ghouls and ghosts are very different. Olive asks how to summon a ghost. The professor asks why she would want to summon a ghost. Olive says that they wouldn’t do it anytime soon, and she lies about her mum telling her about a family member who became a ghost. Olive says that maybe one day when she’s older and a more advanced witch, she could summon this family member ghost and learn family history. Masie jumps in and says that they’re interested in how ghosts and Shades come to be. Professor Bovin tells them that they shouldn’t be summoning any ghosts. Masie asks if the reason why the professor didn’t write the books for their course was because she didn’t want people summoning ghosts. Professor Bovin says that she doesn’t think one has to write the books for the class in order to show their significance. Olive asks what is dangerous about summoning a ghost. Professor Bovin explains that summoning a ghost is dangerous, especially if you don’t know why the ghost is still hanging around. Blaine asks what year is it safe to summon a ghost, if not in first year. Professor Bovin says at the N.E.W.T. level. Olive asks to confirm that if one is of the right age and skill level, they would still need knowledge and connection to the ghost. Professor Bovin confirms that this is correct and explains that ghosts hang around for a reason and that they can’t leave something behind. She explains that the ghosts of Hogwarts each have a personal connection to the school. Olive explains that they were trying to find Sir Nicholas the other day and couldn’t find him. Olive asks how they would go about finding Sir Nicholas, and she asks if ghosts tend to retreat to places that are significant to how they died or if they should say their name out loud. Professor Bovin explains that ghosts are tethered to the thing that they can’t leave behind. Masie asks if that thing could be a person. Olive asks what would happen if the thing that the ghost is tied to disappears. Blaine realizes that it’s almost time for class, and he tells everyone that he has to leave. Blaine rushes out. On the way out, Blaine runs into Alex and Barney. Alex stops dead in his tracks when he sees Blaine and then says, “Good sandwich.” Alex and Blaine high five. Blaine says that he just had his bean sandwich and it tasted like paint. Blaine rushes off to Potions class. Alex opens the classroom door a little bit to peek in, but the door creaks loudly, causing everyone to turn around and notice Alex. Olive waves Alex over. Olive repeats her question about what happens when the thing a ghost is tethered to disappears. Professor Bovin speculates that the ghost would move on. Masie asks if there would be a reason why the ghost wouldn’t move on. Professor Bovin supposes that might happen if it’s tied to something else. Alex asks if it’s possible for a ghost to be stuck, disturbed, and then woken up a long time after the person died. Professor Bovin says it’s unlikely. Alex asks if it’s possible for a ghost to be trapped like a genie in a bottle. Professor Bovin says there are some cases like that and that there are sorts of magics that could contain a ghost. Professor Bovin tells them that they won’t be learning about this until they cover evil spirits in their Defense against the Dark Arts class. Masie asks if all ghosts are evil. Professor Bovin says it depends on the ghost. Alex asks about Peeves. Professor Bovin says that he’s a special case. Professor Bovin reminds them that they have class soon. Alex says he’s scared because they ran into a Shade and he wants to learn how to make it go away. Alex asks if they could talk again after fourth period. Professor Bovin agrees, but reminds them to let the adults handle such things. Alex rushes off to Potions with Barney. Olive and Masie stay for Defense against the Dark Arts class.

In Potions class, Professor Griffis mentions working in conjunction with Professor Longbottom’s Herbology class to raise Snapdragons from seeds to later use as an ingredient for a Hair-Colour potion that they will make in Potions class. Barney gives Alex his Snapdragon seed and little terracotta pot. Alex and Barney go to Defense against the Dark Arts after Potions while Blaine, Olive, and Masie have Herbology. In Herbology, Professor Longbottom makes an announcement after class about the wilted plants in the greenhouses. He requests that if anyone knows of anything related to the wilting of the plants, they should let him know. Professor Longbottom instructs the class to give the Snapdragons only 10 minutes of sunlight per day. Olive asks Blaine and Masie if they should tell Professor Longbottom what they know. Masie says she thought they could tell Professor Bovin. Olive is hesitant about that idea because Professor Bovin seemed angry. They think that Professor Longbottom might be more receptive and nice about it. Blaine says that Professor Longbottom did a lot of stuff with Harry Potter when they were in school. Masie says her dad told her that Professor Longbottom killed a Basilisk when he was in school. Olive asks to not be the one who talks. She gives Masie a pep talk, but it has the opposite effect, causing Masie to feel stressed and anxious instead. Masie walks over to Professor Longbottom and tells him about the ghost, the Shade, climbing the wall, the key, and the Niffler. She turns around and asks Olive for the key, but Olive shakes her head because she’s afraid he won’t give it back. Professor Longbottom asks for clarification. Masie tells him about the ghost that Olive met, who they think is related to the students who were walking into walls. Olive tells Professor Longbottom about her encounter with the ghost boy and how they noticed the wilted plants after that encounter. Masie tells Professor Longbottom again about the key. Olive says that the student who was walking into walls (Raye) woke up with a key. Professor Longbottom asks if she has the key. Olive says no, but Professor Longbottom doesn’t believe her and asks her to hand it over. He starts to get angry. Olive takes the key out but warns him that she felt powerful magic on it, so she asks him to wear gloves or something before touching it. Professor Longbottom casts Wingardium Leviosa to take the key and drop it into his front shirt pocket. He says that the key should’ve gone to Headmistress McGonagall. He asks why she was holding on to it. Olive says she didn’t know what it did and she thought they could figure it out. Masie says that’s not the real reason. Olive says that they’re trying to get in contact with the ghost and help him move on. Masie helps Olive explain. Suddenly, Masie notices that Professor Longbottom looks strange. Olive recognizes the distant, enchanted look on his face. Masie casts Wingardium Leviosa on the key in his pocket and floats the key high above him. Professor Longbottom wakes up. Masie explains to him what happened. Olive and Blaine back up Masie. Professor Longbottom casts Wingardium Leviosa on the key to take it from Masie. Professor Longbottom says they have to take it to Professor Bovin, who might have a way to contain the key. Olive asks to hold the key. He says no. Olive argues that it’s more dangerous with him because if it can control people, controlling an adult wizard is more dangerous than controlling a young witch. Professor Longbottom relents. Masie asks if Olive will return it once they get to Professor Bovin. Olive says yes. Professor Longbottom floats the key into Olive’s pocket. They all head off to look for Professor Bovin.

Meanwhile, Alex and Barney are already in the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom with Professor Bovin waiting for Olive, Masie, and Blaine to arrive. Alex sees them walk in with Professor Longbottom. Alex looks at them, alarmed. Blaine just waves. Olive points at Professor Longbottom and mouths to Alex, “He knows.” Alex looks even more alarmed. Professor Longbottom tells Professor Bovin about a Shade and the key. Professor Bovin asks what the key is for. Alex says he thinks it’s for a music box. Professor Bovin asks why. Alex says the Fat Friar and Sir Nicholas and other people heard a music box when they were near the Shade. He asks Professor Longbottom if he heard the music box. Professor Longbottom says he heard something. Alex theorizes that maybe the ghost boy and the Shade were both in the music box and then someone opened it and they got away. Professor Bovin gets a bit upset. She asks where the key is. Olive says it’s in her pocket. Professor Bovin casts Accio on a cloth of warding. Then she casts Wingardium Leviosa on the key in Olive’s pocket and floats it into the cloth. Then she uses her wand to close the cloth. Olive asks to confirm that it can’t hurt anyone anymore. Professor Bovin confirms this. Alex asks if the key is cursed and if he can help investigate. Professor Bovin says no. Alex asks if he can read the investigative reports. She says no. Professor Bovin asks Professor Longbottom if there’s anything else. He says no, but asks Professor Bovin if the Shade might be the reason why the plants in the greenhouses might have died. Professor Bovin says that it’s possible. Professor Longbottom asks if she had heard about the Shade. Professor Bovin says that Headmistress McGonagall told her and a few other professors who specialize in areas related to Shades. Professor Longbottom asks to be updated on the Shade so that he can take appropriate action in the greenhouses. Alex says that maybe there’s a spell Professor Longbottom could use to stop the Shade from getting into the greenhouses. He asks Professor Bovin if there’s such a spell. Professor Bovin sighs and agrees to teach them some basics. She tells them their first defense is to run away. Alex tells her that he casted Lumos and asks if that was a good idea. She says yes and no, and then she starts to teach them some basic spells that they could use against Shades.

## Cast

### Main Cast

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

## Characters

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

## Relationships

* Masie: +1 Blaine
* Olive: +1 Blaine
* Alexander: +1 Blaine
* Blaine: +1 Alexander

## House Points

### Players

* Masie: +5 points, rolled 8
* Olive: +5 points, rolled 9
* Alexander: +5 points, rolled 9
* Blaine: -5 points, rolled 6

### Total

* Gryffindor: 82
* Hufflepuff: 10
* Ravenclaw: 75
* Slytherin: 40

## Downtime Moves

* Masie: Studying (Mind), 6 (fail)
* Olive: Studying (Mind), 5 (fail)
* Alexander: Social Activities (Heart), 5 (fail)
* Blaine: Social Activities (Heart), 7 (partial success)

## Quotes

* Zcotticus: Well, I will say that someone’s hand did enter another creature technically, so that gives you a kind of - [*laughs*] Mythematic: That doesn’t give me any context. I have no idea. Wack: [*laughs*] Kolo: Did Olive’s love for a ghost go to a whole other level last week or…? Negaoryx: OH MY GOD, KOLO! Wack: Nice! Kolo: Alright, Luxie’s not here. I’ve gotta make up for it. Zcotticus: Well done. Well done. She’s now here in spirit. Olive: WE ARE ELEVEN! Wack: Yes, you are.
* Olive: Do you know Professor Bovin? Wack: Everybody knows Professor Bovin. Professor Bovin is the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher. Blaine: Everybody knows Professor Bovin. Professor Bovin is the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher.
* Blaine: I just had mine [bean], and it tasted like paint. Wasn’t really bad. But I gotta go! Bye! I gotta go to class!
* Masie: He killed a Basilisk! Olive: Did he really? Blaine: He did. Masie: Yeah, my dad told me. Olive: What? Masie: Yeah. Olive: Plant guy? Masie: Professor Longbottom. Olive: Oh, sorry.
* Olive: ...right, Blaine? Blaine: Right, and if you don’t do it, you could lose points from your house. Olive: Well, let’s not focus on that bit though. We’re focusing on uplifting Masie. You know, positive thoughts, Blaine, positive. Blaine: Alright, alright, okay. Olive: He’s going to give us points for solving such an important mystery for Hogwarts. Blaine: ...Unlikely. But maybe. Olive: Well, again - Masie: Not very helpful, Blaine. Olive: - Positive thinking, Blaine. Blaine: I’m just trying to be reasonable and logical about it. That’s all.
* Masie: Okay, Olive. Just, just, it’s a bit much. Olive: I just - I really admire you, and it’s just very inspiring to watch you. Masie: Okay, that’s enough, Olive. Olive: Okay, sorry.
* Blaine: Olive? Olive: What? Blaine: I know that we were worried about the key being for powerful wizards, but I think you’re a powerful wizard even if the key doesn’t. Olive: Do you really? Blaine: Yeah, I do. Olive: Thanks, Blaine.
* Professor Bovin: Right, since you’re all so insistent on being difficult - Blaine: Eager to learn. Masie: That’s a good way to put it, Blaine. Blaine: Thank you. Professor Bovin: Eager to cause trouble, I think. And eager to do things that are extremely dangerous.
* Alex: I don’t want a Shade to eat me.

## Fun Facts

* LuxieGames and Mirggles were absent this episode.
* Rosie was portrayed by Wacksteven
* Blaine added a +1 to Olive as a result of partially succeeding on his Social Activities downtime move

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=102
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=3548
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=5274
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=7027
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=7119
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=7337
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=8702
8. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=9463
9. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=9500
10. ↑ Clem did not speak, but she did appear and was mentioned
11. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=1275
12. ↑ https://youtu.be/TSikS7Ua5tw?list=PLreNnYE4Fc5wzfFJSeHEEzmruEAThLfdK&t=10449