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| House Point Totals | |
|---|---|
| Gryffindor | 4694 |
| Slytherin | 4607 |
| Ravenclaw | 3501 |
| Hufflepuff | 3278 |
The Hogwarts Express hadn’t even pulled in to Hogsmeade Station before unfortunate events fell on students and staff. In the weeks preceding the term, four identical copies of the same letter threatening the lives students were owled to Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic, and the Daily Prophet. Its demands were simple: QUIT QUIDDITCH OR DIE! This led Headmistress Truebridge to surprise the returning Quidditch Captains with her presence on the Hogwarts Express where she delivered the grave news that quidditch was canceled and they would have to turn in their captains’ badges. This announcement was echoed during the Headmistress’ opening speech and left the Great Hall uncharacteristically silent as added security from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement looked on.
Law Enforcement’s presence continued as the days and weeks went by, and with all brooms grounded and the quidditch pitch closed, it seemed as though Hogwarts had already faced the worst this term. Autumn felt a little colder than usual and come November, snow had already begun to fall. Also arriving at Hogwarts was the fiery new Arithmancy professor Lolita Domingo, who had left quite the impression on those who went on the field trip to Peru that past summer. An acquaintance of Hufflepuff Head of House Josephina Hadley, Domingo volunteered her teaching services which were reluctantly accepted by the Headmistress. Meanwhile the cold continued to creep its way across the grounds as bats and other small critters began fleeing the Forbidden Forest in search of warmer quarters.
The cold showed no signs of letting up and only intensified as time went on. During the first, and only, Hogsmeade weekend of the term, the wizarding village experienced a herd of unexpected visitors: unicorns. Having fled the forest as well, the creatures were eventually herded away to safety by the help of professors and students. Unicorns were not the only unusual thing in Hogsmeade, however. Compared to the freezing temperatures surrounding Hogwarts, Hogsmeade felt almost warm…
Centaurs began showing unease as well, appearing all over the Hogwarts grounds seeking shelter from the cold and warning students that the Forbidden Forest was no longer suitable for habitation. Meanwhile, Domingo began snooping around the Forbidden Forest and encountered a colony of acromantulas, who warned her (and the rest of the school) to stay away from the forest because it is unsafe...even for the likes of them.
Professor Romanos, who had been growing anxious ever since the unusual cold began settling over the grounds, wrote to an acquaintance about her suspicions, only to receive word back that everything was as it should be. Despite this, something in the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor remained uneasy.
Winter only got worse and worse, the cold becoming so violent that the glass on the greenhouses cracked and the Black Lake entirely froze over. All outdoor lessons, creatures, and greenhouse plants had to be moved inside and both Professors Thompson and Bentley were forced to relocated their offices. Students and staff began suffering more severe cases of dry skin and frostbite even after brief exposure to the outside weather. Domingo, yet again, attempted to sneak into the Forbidden Forest and accidentally shot sparks from her wand when she discovered something to her liking. These sparks were noticed by staff and students inside the castle. Professor Thompson, Professor Fuller, and Mr. Kitridge lead a small group of students into the Forbidden Forest to investigate the source of the sparks. They were briefly interrupted by a small group of acromantulas who spoke of a woman with a strange accent snooping around the area. Their conversation and investigation were cut short as unknown creatures from deep within the forest attacked the group, killing one of the large acromantulas, seriously injuring 6th year Gryffindor Victor Bay and the school librarian, and maiming a few others.
Within the next few days, an unusual winter storm caused the entire castle to be snowed in and all the owls fled, leaving Hogwarts without any means of communicating with the outside world. It wasn’t long after that it began snowing INSIDE the castle as well. After an unsuccessful weather experiment in class, Astronomy professor Airey Flamsteed sought the help of Ancient Runes professor Abraham Botros for a research session in the library to hopefully uncover something to explain the mysterious weather. After discovering an unusual passage involving Morgan la Fay, the rune Isa, and five months of winter, the group divided into two groups. Botros took a group of students to look around the castle for any signs of runic cravings that may have cursed the castle, while Flamsteed remained in the library and summoned Professor Romanos and Headmistress Truebridge to discuss the possibility of chort involvement
Prior to her arrival, the Headmistress had held a brief meeting in her office with Professors Thompson, Culloden, Fuller, and Morgan to ask what their thoughts were on the unusual weather. Morgan shared her feeling that something was disturbing the Forbidden Forest animals while Thompson raised his suspicious about chort involvement. A few minutes later, Healer Tillstorm arrived to announce that Gryffindor Victor Bay had finally woken up from his coma after two weeks. The Headmistress dismissed Tillstorm and Morgan afterwards, and instructed Culloden, Fuller, and Thompson to stalk Lolita’s movements as there was a good chance that she was the woman mentioned by the acromantulas.
After dismissing the research session, the Headmistress returned to her office and successfully contacted the Department of Environmental Regulation and Protection Department Head Bryce Howell using the floo in her office. Despite the faulty connection, she was able to relate the current situation at Hogwarts to the Ministry of Magic just before the connection cut out.
Hogwarts was finally able to catch a break...in the form of chort mating season to be precise. The weather warmed up just enough to allow students to make it to Hogsmeade safely - either by using the boats across the Black Lake or in carriages. Kitridge woke up from his coma just in time for the feast as well, much to the relief of his colleagues and students. With the Ministry promising to remove the chorts over the summer, and therefore saying good bye to the plague of an eternal winter, students and staff could depart Hogwarts with a sense of relief. Bye bye frostbite and demons...HELLO SUMMER!