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| House Point Totals | |
|---|---|
| Hufflepuff | 5732 |
| Gryffindor | 4224 |
| Slytherin | 3673 |
| Ravenclaw | 2393 |
First was the appearance of gray hairs and unusual aches and pains among the students after only a week into the term. Then came the sighting of an unknown ghost in the Astronomy Tower's Tower Patch. With more signs of premature aging, like hair loss and beard growing, spreading among the students, the overall mood of the school began to darken. Hoping to put a bit more life into the school, the four Hogwarts House Ghosts, ironically, proposed a pep rally in the dungeons to the Headmistress. With staff assistance, the pep rally was held with various activities and stinky spoiled food for all to, er, enjoy. During the festivities, it was revealed that the ghost first seen in the Tower Patch was none other than Marion Burbage - the former Astronomy professor who had been devoured by a giant Umbrella Vinora 5 years ago. Goodness gracious HEAVENS above!
After the pep rally, the aging epidemic appeared to intensify as aches and pains worsened. Some students walked around with beards down to their knees and others had to be shouted at to be able to hear. Professor Flamsteed (Astronomy) was rushed to the hospital wing while in the middle of teaching a lesson. But perhaps the most mysterious occurrence was that Abraham Botros (Ancient Runes) arrived to one of his lessons with a head full of blonde hair and walking upright without the use of his signature cane!
The Hogwarts Board of Governors held a meeting to discuss the best course of action to take with this epidemic, but had their meeting interrupted by a chorus of partly deaf students concerned about their aching wrinkly bodies and graying hair. Slytherin third year Sophie Newell brought it to the Board’s attention that Botros was aging backwards along with bringing Burbage’s presence in the school to question. The Board decided to split into two teams to investigate both leads and hopefully find something conclusive.
The group that went to the Tower Patch seeking out Burbage, lead by Board member Nolan Reynolds, found that the ghost had no connection to the aging and really was just a lonely spirit. Board members Erik Vinteren, Ivy Knox, Sherman Clark, and Atticus Aldredge were the ones who went to speak with Botros in his office. After a series of questions, the de-aging professor was asked to request the presence of his personal St. Mungos Healers to pay the school a visit to see if they could find the missing piece to this puzzle.
Meanwhile, with talk of quarantines and closing down the school, Ministry of Magic Healers were called to the school to perform physical examinations on the infected. Unfortunately, the Healers could find nothing conclusive and the epidemic continued to spread. Serious injury among students began occurring as a result of the aging epidemic. First was Hufflepuff Adi Rehman breaking his leg by the Black Lake, then Ravenclaw Hope Evans took a serious tumble down the moving staircases, Gryffindor Penelope Greenwell nearly busted a hip in the kitchens, and finally Slytherin Caleb Newell broke his hip in the Student Garden. With Healer Tillstorm running out of hospital beds and infected students and staff growing older and older every day, it was clear that Hogwarts was running out of time. Literally.
Hope was restored with the arrival of St. Mungos Healers Amethyst Boyle, Botros personal Healer, and her assistant Andrew Wombley. The pair immediately began researching and testing for possible reasons and a cure, but it was not until the End of Term feast that an answer would be revealed. At the final hour, Boyle approached the Heamistress and whispered that the cause of the epidemic was due to an experiment-gone-wrong on Botros' healing potions which instilled the elderly gentleman with a youth sapping touch. Meaning that while he was getting younger, the people he touched got older. A cure was passed out to each of the tables and, after drinking it, students and staff returned to their proper ages. HOORAY!