Term Forty-Three: Revenge of the Hag
| House Point Totals |
| Slytherin | 2721 |
| Ravenclaw | 1984 |
| Gryffindor | 1756 |
| Hufflepuff | 1445 |
Plot summary by sweetpinkpixie
While all was assumed quite at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Ursula Black, the stowaway hag, had been living a very comfortable existence in the Black Forest since her flight last term. Although she has her hovel and plenty of wildlife to eat, she cannot forget what she left behind at Hogwarts: a handsome man whose heart she wants to possess (or eat), enough children to satisfy her appetite for years, and a great treasure she hadn’t had the time to uncover. After several months stewing over her losses, she develops a three pronged plan… to bring the things she has lost to her house in the woods.
Of course, all of this was unbeknownst to those within the castle and it was only a few days into the term that strange occurrences began happening. The potions storeroom was raided and nifflers were popping up all over the castle and grounds, like daisies!, acting a bit more eager than usual and dragging their shiny spoils back towards the Forbidden Forest. More mystery lay around the Forest as an eerie lullaby began luring students towards it, enchanting those who came in contact with it to act like mindless drones with one goal in mind: FIND! Ransacking professor’s offices and various places all over the school, students were on the hunt for potions ingredients (suspiciously those used for brewing a certain love potion), a book of some sort, and more gold.
Aletag, the youngest of the Acromantula colony who invaded Hogwarts some terms ago with a love of roast turkey and now the leader of the cluster, revealed himself and requested the assistance of students in pursuing a herd of nifflers who the colony had observed acting out of the ordinary. Speculating that the nifflers had been enchanted by something, or someone, to do its bidding, all nifflers were herded up and returned to their home in the forest.
Whatever witchcraft that had befallen students eventually wore off, and with no memory of their odd behaviors, and just in time for the Headmaster’s mid-term party in the Trophy Room. Professor James Draper arrived at the party with a plate of brownies that had been left outside his office and, since he did not trust them nor have a sweet tooth, contributed them to the food spread. All those who ate the brownies fell to the effects of Amortentia and went frantically about the room and the castle for “her”. Thanks a lot, James Draper.
Soon after the love potion’d brownie fiasco, the same hypnotizing song lured more to the forest and once again the savage hunt for something began by any who fell under its spell - including professors this time.
And then the culprit finally revealed herself.
Unable to use Hogwarts students and staff to do her dirty work, primarily that of finding the The Book of Mysteria, the hag known as Ursula Black emerged from the forest and began snatching students and dragging them to the forest to eat. Students and staff bound together on a rescue mission and prevented any students from becoming lunch along with managing to securely tie the hag up for Magical Law Enforcement to collect and deliver justice as seen fit.
Stay safe Hogwarts and stay away from the brownies!
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