Around campus today

[peckishmods]

WEDNESDAY, May 27th

• A few specific classes are cancelled today: any sessions of Potions, Hermeticism, DADA and Artificing for all years are made free periods for the day.


• [UP TO FOUR STUDENTS (claim below)] saw Mr. Berzelius, Ms. Altizer, Dr. Ranui and Mr. Purcell head to the BoMB camp this morning, where they stayed for several hours.


• [UP TO TWO STUDENTS (claim below)] later skipped class when they noticed the quartet leaving with a group of BoMB agents and aurors. They followed at a safe distance, out of campus, into town, to Elflock Lanes. The large group disappeared inside and did not return. [CLAIMED: Kermit, Trudy]


• Back on campus [CHARACTER A] spots the specialist aurors seeking Pocket at the falls. She never answers their calls.


• Over the course of the day, more and more of the residual vines wilt and die all over campus. That sense of safety that has hung over the holler since Pocket's party actually eases to a feeling of normalcy.


• In the evening [UP TO THREE CHARACTERS (claim below)] witness the return of the group that went to the bowling alley. They seem jubilant. [CLAIMED: Aristotle, 2 more]


• A bit before curfew, a mandatory assembly is called during which Ms. Kwan announces with a great deal of relief that the glyphs put in place to control the plant infestation have been strengthened and the holler can go back to healing.
  • All in all, the tone of the assembly is celebratory, though not overly so. Caution is still emphasized.
  
  
  • All students who have returned memories thus far are named and thanked for their assistance, as the revised and repaired glyph-work would not have been possible without them.
  
  
  • While some vines may persist, and may still be sentient, no new ones should spring up. If students spot new growth, they should report to staff immediately.
  
  
  • The BoMB and aurors stationed here will remain through the end of the school year. Over summer break, a full investigation will be launched.
  
  
  • The magimagicicada are doing well. Just exhausted and in need of rest. We've invited them to prom, though! It'll be their first official appearance in thirty years!
  
  
  • Curfew restrictions are still in place as we monitor the situation. We'll let everyone know when they're lifted.
  
  
  • Anyone who brought a Bub & Pepsi talisman with them might notice that at the assembly, it was humming very, very faintly.
• After the assembly, students are sent back to their dorms for the evening. Huh. Guess it's time to start planning that prom outfit?

Comments

REACTIONS: Fred & Viola

[ohwormhole]

"Well it's not my Dad," Fred insists, because listing who isn't a potty mouth in town really is a much easier task. Unbeknownst to Fred, this claim is also erroneous. At least in part. Her father is both far too young and far too Muggle to be the mystery Potty Mouth, though.

"I'm trying to narrow down a field of suspects," she continues, at exactly the same volume as before. "But Freya's parents pulled her out of school when the brain monster got out of the hell hatch."

REACTIONS: Fred & Viola

[tristfully]

"Ah, and how foolish Freya's parents look now," Viola says dryly, waving a limp wrist at the gathering of adults at the front. Clearly, she is taking these announcements with a boulder of salt.

"Is this about the cicada shell memories?" She pauses and bites down on her bottom lip. She doesn't know when she became such an incorrigible know-it-all but it's not a look that she likes on herself. Still, she must know. "I'm not as clever as Freya. Or as well read. But I might be able to help."