Session Summary

AI Generated Recap

The transition from the frantic chaos of the October tremors to the structured guidance of the new term began in the classrooms of Hogwarts. Cassie, Vi, and Basil found themselves under the tutelage of two unlikely mentors: Professor Myrddin Blishwick and Jackdaw Finch. It became quickly apparent that the Divination master and the "Herbology" investigator were chums of old, sharing a rapport that spoke of a long history within the Ministry’s shadow.

Under their watchful eyes, the trio expanded their tactical repertoire. They mastered the concussive force of Bombarda, the barrier-breaching Partis Temporus, and the defensive utility of Vigilatus. For the mysteries ahead, they were granted the insight of Revelio and the formidable protection of Repello Inimicum, a charm designed to ward off the very dark entities that seemed to be stirring in the forest’s depths.

Equipped with these new tools, the trio returned to the Hogsmeade Sinkhole. Accompanied by Finch and Blishwick, they navigated a deliberate rockfall intended to cover tracks and approached the door that Cassie had magically unlocked during Vi's earlier vision.

The workshop beyond was a scene of scorched devastation. The Ancient Goblin Artificer had razed the laboratory with fire before departing, leaving behind little but ash and twisted metal. However, two significant relics remained. The first was the strange vanity unit from Vi’s vision. Though Vi used Reparo to mend the shattered glass, a single shard of the mirror remains missing—a jagged gap in a puzzle that is clearly far from complete.

Second, Cassie’s wand detected traces of the Fortissimum charm. An eclectic collection of items in the room had been rendered completely invulnerable to physical destruction, suggesting the Artificer was practicing the Unbreakable Charm, perhaps preparing his constructs for the "failed attempts" the trio had witnessed in their historical glimpses.

The group proceeded to Eleonora Humblewood’s Tomb Room. The crypt was silent and still; the spirit of Eleonora did not manifest this time, leaving only the weight of her warning to "discern the true past" hanging in the cold air.

Deep within these subterranean passages, Jackdaw Finch located and secured a terrifying device: an Ancient Magical IED. Recognizing the object as a volatile disruptor of raw, subterranean magic, Finch took custody of the weapon, intending to summon specialists from the Ministry of Magic to ensure its decommissioning.

In a display of daring, the trio took to their brooms, flying alongside Finch through the ancient, loamy tunnels that snake beneath the Hogwarts Valley. The journey led them to a startling discovery: the underside of Bartemius Finch’s "strange latrine-like chest." The heirloom, which had puzzled them in the Cold Plant Room, was actually a vertical conduit. Using Partis Temporus to breach the magical barrier protecting the base of the chest, the party finally ascended back into the school.

The session culminated in a moment of truth. Standing once more in the Cold Plant Room, Cassie, Vi, and Basil finally confessed to Jackdaw Finch that they had stolen the Ancient Magic crystal from his brother's chest during their first night.

Rather than anger, the revelation brought a sense of excitable closure to Jackdaw. He realized the crystal was the "missing piece" for the machinery Septimus Finch had spent years building. With practiced hands, Titus restored the device to its full function. As the ancient gears began to whir and the room hummed with restored power, he offered a final, contemplative thought on his brother's obsession: "Perhaps by a man's work shall ye know him."

Session Events

Event:: Cassie, Vi & Basil learn a handful of new spells courtesy of Prof. Blishwick and Jackdaw Finch, clearly chums of old it would now appear. You learn:
- Bombarda (dark), Partis Temporus, Vigilatus, Revelio & Repello Inimicum

Event:: Cassie, Vi & Basil returned to the caverns beneath the Hogsmeade Sinkhole, this time with Jackdaw Finch, Myrddin Blishwick and a little more time. Navigating an intentionally created (track-covering) rockfall, you entered through an already magically-opened door, as opened by Cassie in Vi's vision in Session 08 - Aftermath

Event:: Cassie, Vi & Basil discover a goblin workshop beneath the Hogsmeade Sinkhole, utterly destroyed - intentionally it would seem - by fire. The occupant, presumably the same Ancient Goblin Artificer that Vi saw in her vision had destroyed much of the contents. However you did find:

• The Strange & Ornate Vanity Unit, the mirror shattered and (after Vi casts Reparo) you find a single shard of the mirror still missing.
• Evidence of a 'Fortissimum' spell according to Cassie's wand. It seemed as if the spell were being practiced if the other eclectic set of similarly protected items is anything to judge by.

Event:: Cassie, Vi & Basil take Jackdaw Finch to Eleonora's Rest though find no sign of Eleonora Humblewood (dec.) this time

Event:: Jackdaw Finch secures the Ancient Magical IED, with the intention of calling in the specialists from the Ministry of Magic to ensure/make it safe

Event:: Cassie, Vi & Basil fly with Jackdaw Finch along the tunnels beneath the Hogsmeade Sinkhole and surrounding valley, eventually finding the underside of Bartemius (Barty) Finch (dec.)'s Strange Latrine-like chest. Using Partis Temporus to break through the magical barrier you all returned to the Cold Plant Room

Event:: Cassie, Vi & Basil finally confess to Jackdaw Finch that they removed an Ancient Magic crystal from the Cold Plant Room. Realising now what the machinery in there was missing, Jackdaw Finch completes the restoration as best as he could and continued his excitable experiments into Septimus Finch's work. 'Perhaps by a man's work shall ye know him'