Plots
April 2001
1 MON
The Badger Festival is only a month away! The Mayor’s Office and the HHRA unveil plans to make it the best festival yet!
2 TUE
While exiting Golden Apples Market, Susan Bones slips in a mud puddle. When Eloise Midgen and Hannah Abbott try to help her, all three end up in the puddle, groceries and all. Everyone ends up going home with items they didn’t purchase.
5 FRI
Andrei Capper gets drunk and tries to break The Fat Fryer’s “Fattest Fryer” record to mixed results.
7 SUN
The full moon.
8 MON
Terence Higgs witnesses Orpington cornering and threatening Wayne Hopkins in an alley off of Fat Friar Lane.
11 THU
Sally-Anne Perks gets lost in the maze-like shelves of Tattered Pages only to be discovered and rescued several hours later by Taliesyn Robards.
14 SUN
Easter Sunday.
Happy birthday, Daphne Greengrass!
15 MON
Witch Weekly names Orpington the Sexiest Wizard of the Year and proclaims that the Calliope Heights project will be a triumph.
16 TUE
Happy birthday, Barney Dunstan!
17 WED
Veronica Smethley’s pet goes missing and is later found making herself at home in Wayne Hopkins’ sitting room.
18 THU
Happy birthday, Benjamin Macnair!
21 SUN
Andrew Singh catches Orpington groping his little sister, Audrey Singh, while she is waiting on him at The Jewel of India. Violence ensues. Witnesses include Sylvie Fawcett, Benjamin Macnair and Wenceslas Wickersham.
23 TUE
Barney Dunstan is spotted entering Curl Up & Dye. That evening he is cornered in the Salty Badger by Henrietta Davies who demands that he explain his betrayal.
25 THU
Orpington berates Lavender Brown outside of Mirror, Mirror calling her names such as “mongrel”, “slut”, and “inhuman whore” until she runs away in tears. Witnesses to this include Stephen Cornfoot, Parvati Patil, Portia Diggle and Gawain Robards.
28 SUN
Zacharias Smith and Isolde Montgomery get into a disagreement about the floral arrangements for the Badger Festival. Louisa Macnair must mediate.
30 TUE
The staff of the Mayor’s Office, members of the HHRA, and the community at large spend the day beautifying the town in preparation for the Badger Festival.
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May 2001
1 WED
During the day, the Badger Festival is a huge success! Food and fun is had by all. There is even a pancake breakfast for the town organized by Susan Bones and Stella Chambers.
At around 11pm, during the Weird Sisters (surprise!) closing set in Town Square, a scream rings out as Louisa Macnair bursts through the crowd having just discovered Xavier Orpington’s body just inside the alley between Golden Apples Market and Higher Grounds. He appears to have been strangled with his own tie. The music abruptly ends, help is called for while people panic. Eventually, Mayor Smith steps up on stage and advises everyone to remain calm.
Hit Wizards and a team from Magical Forensics arrive from London, the area is warded off, and everyone present must provide their name and answer questions about anything suspicious they might have seen. The crowds are released to return to their homes at around 3am.
2 THU
Happy birthday, Eloise Midgen!
For the first time in three years, the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts is overshadowed in the media. All anyone can talk about is the murder of Xavier Orpington in the sleepy little town he was trying to bring out of obscurity. The press descends on Helga’s Hill and rumors fly about town as people speculate, both on and off the record, about who the killer could be.
3 FRI
The front page of the Daily Prophet asks, “Can the Calliope Heights Project Soldier on After the Tragic Demise of the Visionary at its Helm?” The subtitle reads, “Orpington’s Killer Still At Large! Entire Town is Under Suspicion!”
4 SAT
Hit Wizards descend on Mirror, Mirror and take Lavender Brown into custody. The media goes full tilt to decry the jilted werewolf murderess. Witnesses to the arrest include: Benjamin Macnair, Tristan Montgomery, and Astoria Greengrass.
5 SUN
A memorial service is held for Xavier Orpington in London.
6 MON
After thirty-six hours, Lavender Brown is released due to insufficient evidence. The Daily Prophet assures the public that she remains a prime suspect.
Zacharias Smith throws a party at the Smith Manor.
7 TUE
The full moon.
Henry Radford the newly assigned Head Investigator for the Orpington case moves into The Salty Badger with his small daughter, Daisy.
8 WED
The Daily Prophet headline reads: “Has the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Missed the Obvious in the Orpington Case? Suspected Serial Murderess Lives in Helga’s Hill!” The article goes on to speculate wildly about what Audie Zabini’s involvement in the murder could be.
10 FRI
As paranoia in town grows, a fight breaks out in the Grotto when someone accuses Terence Higgs of acting suspiciously.
11 SAT
Helga’s Heroes v. Hogsmeade at home. The match draws unprecedented crowds.
12 SUN
Hoping to keep scrutiny away from herself (or maybe because she simply don’t like her), Heidi MacDonald starts a rumor that Sylvie Fawcett had great motivation to kill Orpington.
14 TUE
Mayor Smith’s offices are broken into and ransacked.
16 THU
Barney Dunstan’s cousins from Wiltshire send baskets of baked goods from their bakery to help the denizens of Helga’s Hill keep their chins up. Taliesyn Robards, Veronica Smethley, and Megan Jones volunteer to deliver the baskets to each home in town. The note on each basket from Dunstans Bakery reads, “Just something to brighten your day! Don’t eat it all at once!” Ophelia Selwyn eats it all at once anyway.
18 SAT
Worried that suspicion will fall on him next, Alexander Derrick drinks too much and passes out on the street. Upon discovering them, Wayne Hopkins freaks out, thinking he has found a second body.
21 TUE
Eloise Midgen accidentally lets her motive slip when Barney Dunstan and Stella Chambers can overhear her.
23 THU
Percy Weasley has the wards changed on his home and cannot get in when he returns from work. He takes refuge in the Salty Badger. While there, he is spotted chatting away with Henry Radford.
24 FRI
The Daily Prophet reports that Orpington’s personal effects, correspondance, and business materials are still being combed through by the DMLE. They claim to have several promising leads.
25 SAT
Happy birthday, Terence Higgs!
Hogsmeade v. Diagon Alley in Hogsmeade.
26 SUN
Happy birthday, Audrey Singh!
27 MON
Hannah Abbott believes she is being followed on her way home and, in a panic, Apparates out of the village to spend the night elsewhere with family.
28 TUE
When Hannah Abbott does not return home by the following morning, Susan Bones alerts the authorities and a missing persons report is filed. The village is in an uproar until she returns from work that evening, unaware that she was missed.
29 WED
Happy birthday, Wendy Wickersham!
30 THU
Happy birthday, Astoria Greengrass!
31 FRI
The Daily Prophet reports that forensic evidence has concluded that one of the hairs found on Orpington’s body could only have come from his biological child. But Orpington has no known children…
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June 2001
1 SAT
Happy birthday, Lavender Brown!
2 SUN
Happy birthday, Veronica Smethley!
The Sunday Prophet speculates about who could be Orpington’s secret child. This list includes the usual suspects (like Harry Potter, of course), as well as Helga’s Hill residents Blaise Zabini, Humphrey Winfield-Hayes, Louisa Macnair, Ophelia Selwyn, and Tristan Montgomery. They get their photos on the front page of the paper.
4 TUE
The Helga’s Hill Residents’ Association announces the first ever HHRA Dance-A-Thon will be held on June 30th!
5 WED
The full moon.
7 FRI
Media reports that a source from within the DMLE has leaked information about Xavier Orpington’s will. Specifically, that there isn’t one. Later that day, the DMLE confirms this information.
8 SAT
Happy birthday, Andrei Capper (and Sabina)!
Helga’s Hill v. Diagon Alley at Diagon Alley.
9 SUN
Alicia Spinnet and Andrew Singh get into an arm wrestling match. Engorgement charms are employed.
10 MON
Gemma Alderton, columnist for Witch Weekly and Gideon Crumb superfan (and Tamara Crumb not superfan) writes a front page piece speculating that perhaps Adelaide Crumb is actually Orpington’s love child and her hair ended up on the body when Tamara took care of him for attempting to tell her poor, cuckholded husband. There is no evidence to support this, but it is so sensational that both the WWN and the Daily Prophet pick up the theory by day’s end.
11 TUE
Residents of Helga’s Hill begin wearing pink or blue ribbons on their chests to denote whose side they have taken in the Wickersham/Davies divide. No one knows where they came from. Later it is revealed that Sylvie Fawcett distributed them for a lark.
12 WED
Happy birthday, Hannah Abbott!
14 FRI
Henry Radford holds a birthday party for his daughter, Daisy.
15 SAT
Summons are sent to all residents of Helga’s Hill who were not present in the crowd/questioned the night that Orpington was murdered, including Susan Bones, Veronica Smethley, and all other characters who were not there. They are asked to make appointments to come into the DMLE for questioning at their earliest convenience.
17 MON
The third, and final, installment in Wayne Hopkins’ parents’ bestselling book series is released, breaking all previous Wizarding publishing sales records.
19 WED
The Daily Prophet claims to have irrefutable proof that Wenceslas Wickersham is Orpington’s secret child. This comes as a surprise to his parents.
20 THU
A paternity test performed on Wenceslas Wickersham refutes The Prophet’s irrefutable proof.
22 SAT
Mr and Mrs Hopkins do a book signing in Helga’s Hill, once again drawing huge crowds to the tiny but now notorious town. Fangirls (and fanboys!) in attendance include: Heidi MacDonald, Daphne Greengrass, Taliesyn Robards, Gawain Robards, Tamara Crumb, Sylvie Fawcett, Alexander Derrick, Louisa Macnair, Stella Chambers, and Barney Dunstan.
24 MON
A couple of Helga’s Hill residents get into a scuffle over which of them is going to win the Dance-A-Thon.
26 WED
Having performed the paternity test that Stephen Cornfoot requested, the private firm he hired owls him back the results. They confirm that he is, in fact, Xavier Orpington’s son. Unfortunately for Stephen, the owl is a bit confused and the results are instead delivered to Ernie Macmillan.
28 FRI
Dance-A-Thon sign-up and registration fee deadline! Couples include: Barney Dunstan & Stella Chambers; Terence Higgs & Gwen Montgomery; Audrey Singh & Percy Weasley; Andrei Capper & Isolde Montgomery; Felicity Eastchurch & Taliesyn Robards; Sylvie Fawcett & Humphrey Winfield-Hayes; Ernie Macmillan & Tristan Montgomery; Susan Bones & Henry Radford; Hannah Abbott & Blaise Zabini; and Katie Bell & Wendy Wickersham.
29 SAT
Helga’s Hill v. Hogsmeade at Hogsmeade.
30 SUN
The Helga’s Hill Residents’ Association Dance-A-Thon! Couples must not stop dancing except during designated five minute rest periods every hour on the hour. Couples must always be in contact with their partner. If the judges (Parvati Patil and Veronica Smethley) see a couple stop dancing or break contact, the couple will be disqualified and asked to leave the dance floor. The last couple standing will split the winnings with the HHRA, who will use their share of the profits to throw more community events.
However, after the winners are crowned, Alexander Derrick rushes on stage and announces that Stephen Cornfoot is Orpington’s son and he’s got the paternity test to prove it.
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July 2001
1 MON
All anyone can talk about is the fact that Stephen Cornfoot is, undoubtably, Xavier Orpington’s son! The press descends to ask anyone and everyone for information about Stephen.
2 TUE
Stephen Cornfoot is taken to the DMLE for questioning. He is released later that day.
3 WED
A small fire breaks out at the Jewel of India after hours. No one is harmed and it is presumed to be accidental.
4 THU
Happy birthday, Megan Jones!
5 FRI
The full moon.
Happy birthday, Felicity Eastchurch!
6 SAT
It is announced that the rights to The Curl & the Flame series have been bought by the WWN and the books will be converted into a riveting new serial.
7 SUN
Happy birthday, Susan Bones!
8 MON
A second fire breaks out, this time at the Fat Fryer. People are present but no one is harmed. Those present include Tamara Crumb, Felicity Eastchurch, and Alexander Derrick.
10 WED
A third fire is set. This time serious damage is done to Higher Grounds. Katie Bell is burned, though not terribly, while helping to put out the flames. The DMLE announces that the fires are now officially being investigated as arson.
11 THU
The headline of the Daily Prophet reads “Is Serial Arsonist in Helga’s Hill Also Orpington’s Killer?” The article goes on to speculate about how various suspects including Stephen Cornfoot, Lavender Brown, Tamara Crumb and Ophelia Selwyn would fare with flames.
12 FRI
Strawberry picking begins at Barney Dunstan’s farm. Veronica Smethley, Wayne Hopkins, Louisa Macnair, and Taliesyn Robards are first in line!
13 SAT
Diagon Alley v. Hogsmeade at Hogsmeade.
14 SUN
The home of Megan Jones is set ablaze. No one is home at the time but several rooms are destroyed.
15 MON
The WWN announces that they will be holding open auditions next month for The Curl & the Flame serial as they are looking for “fresh new talent”.
17 WED
Happy birthday, Taliesyn Robards!
18 THU
Ophelia Selwyn spots well known WWN talent scout, CeeCee DePlomb, lurking around Helga’s Hill. Perhaps looking to discover the stars of Wayne’s Worst Nightmare everyone’s most anticipated new show?
19 FRI
Wyn’s Pizzeria is burned to the ground before it opens for the day.
21 SUN
The Annual Badger Spotting Picnic! An evening picnic is held (catered by the Mayor’s Office) in the meadows outside of Helga’s Hill. The person who spots the most badgers (the animal, Hufflepuffs don’t count) wins a prize. Benjamin Macnair gets into a fierce competition with Daisy Radford for the title.
22 MON
Many people are struck down with food poisoning presumably from the picnic cuisine. Victims include Susan Bones, Tristan Montgomery, Andrew Singh, Percy Weasley and Audie Zabini.
23 TUE
Overwhelmed by the media still hounding him, Stephen Cornfoot gets drunk at the Grotto and makes a pass at Astoria Greengrass.
25 THU
Sylvie Fawcett and Daphne Greengrass give an impromptu drunken musical performance in the Salty Badger.
26 FRI
The Grotto throws a “Light My Fire” party that is meant to be The Curl & the Flame themed but given recent events is rather confusing. A fire breaks out at the event. Lavender Brown pulls Heidi MacDonald and Audrey Singh to safety. The injured also include Gwen Montgomery, Andrei Capper, and Barney Dunstan.
27 SAT
Helga’s Heroes v Diagon Alley at home. Victory assures the Heroes a chance at the final next month!
29 MON
Alicia Spinnet finds Hannah Abbott’s wallet and returns it, but not until after she’s had a good snoop.
31 WED
Henry Radford catches the arsonist as they are about to strike again and the town is aghast to discover that it is…
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August 2001
1 THU
The community is rocked by the news that Audrey Singh is the arsonist. The Prophet headline reads “Local Girl is Notorious Helga’s Hill Arsonist. Is She a Murderer, Too?”
3 SAT
Happy birthday, Sally-Anne Perks!
The Jewel of India is vandalized.
4 SUN
The full moon.
Veronica Smethley and her compatriots hold a pancake breakfast to raise money to help rebuild the businesses and homes destroyed in the fires.
5 MON
Happy birthday, Ernie Macmillan and Parvati Patil (& Padma Patil)!
6 TUE
The Daily Prophet reports that Audrey Singh is claiming to have been under the influence of the Imperious Curse when setting the fires.
7 WED
Eloise Midgen finds a litter of kittens who have been abandoned and brings them home to raise.
9 FRI
Open auditions are held all day at the WWN for The Curl & the Flame serial. Helga’s Hill residents who audition include Portia Diggle, Sally-Anne Perks, Humprey Winfield-Hayes, and Benjamin Macnair.
10 SAT
Happy birthday, Ophelia Selwyn!
12 MON
Audrey Singh is released on bail but placed under house arrest.
13 TUE
Tamara Crumb plays a game of tag with the kids from Fledglings, Hatchlings, Cubs & Kits, and manages to sprain her ankle in the process.
15 THU
During an unexpected downpour, Susan Bones gets soaked through while wearing all white.
16 FRI
Happy birthday, Isolde Montgomery and Tristan Montgomery!
17 SAT
The Amateur Quidditch Summer Triseries 2001 Final between Hogsmeade & Diagon Alley @ Hogsmeade.
19 MON
Parvati Patil and Taliesyn Robards hold a fundraiser to help the Singhs with money for Audrey’s legal defense.
20 TUE
The official announcement of who will head up the cast of The Curl & the Flame as Harmony is released!
22 THU
Happy birthday, Percy Weasley!
23 FRI
Eloise Midgen’s kittens are ready to be adopted! Louisa Macnair, Sally-Anne Perks, Astoria Greengrass, Henry Radford and Andrei Capper all end up with fuzzy new roommates.
24 SAT
A heat wave hits with temperatures rising to 32C. People around town begin to act a bit crazy(ier than usual).
25 SUN
Someone accidentally gives themself frostbite while trying to cool off.
26 MON
The heat wave finally breaks in the evening with massive thunderstorms.
27 TUE
Someone in the Vane household incorrectly disposes of (read: dumps down the sink) a love potion that Romilda Vane has been brewing. The potion makes it into the town’s water supply causing mass infatuation with the first person seen after ingestion.
Victims include Benjamin Macnair, Barney Dunstan, Alexander Derrick, Portia Diggle, Felicity Eastchurch, Romilda Vane, Wayne Hopkins, Zacharias Smith, Isolde Montgomery, and Sylvie Fawcett, and the effects last several days.
28 WED
Happy birthday, Stella Chambers!
29 THU
Under the influence of the love potion, Hannah Abbott and Humphrey Winfield-Hayes elope.
30 FRI
Secondary casting news for The Curl & the Flame is released. Who will play Raul? Genevieve? Harriet?
31 SAT
Happy birthday, Matilda Vane!
When the outbreak of love potion is traced back to the Vane home, Hit Wizards surround the place and storm it during Matilda Vane’s birthday party. All guests are rounded up in the garden. During their search of the home, anti-Orpington signs calling for the man’s death are discovered hidden in a garden shed. They are covered in the sisters’ fingerprints. Matilda Vane, Lucinda Vane, Emelda Vane and Romilda Vane are escorted from the event in handcuffs.
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September 2001
1 SUN
Happy birthday, Mandy Brocklehurst!
Hogwarts students return to school on the Hogwarts Express.
Once again, the town is shocked by citizens being taken into the Ministry in handcuffs. And, given the love potion they inflicted on the town, some people have to wonder if the Vane sisters really did murder Orpington. The Daily Prophet headline reads “Actual Sorority of Murderous Sisters Arrested in Helga’s Hill!”
2 MON
The full moon.
The Daily Prophet reports that Lucinda Vane’s fingerprints on the Vane’s anti-Orpington materials were bloody.
3 TUE
Copies of all of Xavier Orpington’s papers and business materials are finally returned to Orpington Industries so that the company can continue operations.
4 WED
The blood on the Vane sisters’ posters proves to belong to Lucinda Vane herself. The sisters are released without the physical evidence but are still under investigation.
6 FRI
Orpington Industries is broken into and trashed. Many boxes of documents go missing. Stephen Cornfoot, working late, is knocked over the head and tied up while unconscious.
7 SAT
The Daily Prophet wonders “Who Broke Into Orpington Industries? Was it the Vane Sisters? What Are They Trying to Hide?”. The article also speculates that the vandal could have been Audrey Singh despite her continued house arrest.
8 SUN
Someone paints “THE MAYOR IS USELESS. HE CANNOT PROTECT YOU FROM WHAT I KNOW.” across the front of the Mayor’s Office building in scarlet. Zacharias Smith is the first to discover it.
9 MON
The town celebrate the grand re-opening of Higher Grounds!
11 WED
A second work of graffiti appears, this one on the side of the Salty Badger. It reads, “ASK STELLA CHAMBERS ABOUT HER CRAZY MUMMY. ORPINGTON KNEW.” Jennie Hopkins finds this one.
13 FRI
Happy birthday, Henry Radford!
Terence Higgs and Gwen Montgomery sponsor a Friday the 13th party late at night in the Town Square. Scary costumes are required! Barney Dunstan scares Dorothy Spinks half to death when he grabs her from behind for a lark.
14 SAT
The next morning, Daphne Greengrass discovers a third graffiti message on the side of Golden Apples Market. It reads, “ASK ALEXANDER DERRICK ABOUT HIS SHADY DEALINGS. ORPINGTON KNEW.”
16 MON
It’s official, the WWN announces that The Curl & the Flame serial will premiere on the 26th of October… and that the star-studded premiere party will be held in Helga’s Hill!
17 TUE
In less happy news, the Wizengamot announces that Audrey Singh’s arson trial will begin in November.
18 WED
Portia Diggle discovers the next piece of graffiti, this one on the side of the Post Office. It says, “ASK HANNAH ABBOTT WHAT SHE GETS PAID TO WRITE HER ADVICE COLUMN. ORPINGTON KNEW.”
20 FRI
Tamara Crumb finds a man’s shirt covered in red paint between the Nazaryan and Montgomery homes. She takes it to the authorities.
21 SAT
Happy birthday, Lucinda Vane!
22 SUN
The Alban Elfed Festival, the Welsh celebration of the Autumn Equinox, is held. Activities include apple bobbing, cider making/drinking, pumpkin and apple flavored treats, and a pie baking contest. Wayne Hopkins surprises everyone by unexpectedly winning the contest!
23 MON
Gawain Robards stumbles across another message, this one painted on the front of Percy Weasley’s building. It reads, “ASK PERCY WEASLEY ABOUT HIS MISSING PAYCHECKS. DID ORPINGTON FINALLY PAY?”
24 TUE
Tom Pippin and Katie Bell organize a gigantic game of Capture the Flag spanning the entire village. It gets incredibly intense and lasts two days and a night with stiff competition.
Tom Pippin’s team includes Veronica Smethley, Tristan Montgomery, George Weasley, Verity Jenkins, Heidi MacDonald, Isolde Montgomery, Gwen Montgomery, Terence Higgs, Jennie Hopkins, Hannah Abbott, Ernie Macmillan, and Susan Bones.
Katie Bell’s team includes Andrew Singh, Wendy Wickersham, Sally-Anne Perks, Stella Chambers, Andrei Capper, Michael Corner, Mandy Brocklehurst, Sylvie Fawcett, Alicia Spinnet, Lavender Brown, and Barney Dunstan.
26 THU
More graffiti is discovered by Sylvie Fawcett on Fat Friar Lane. It reads, “ASK WAYNE HOPKINS ABOUT HIS STATE SECRETS. ORPINGTON KNEW.”
27 FRI
Happy birthday, Heidi Macdonald!
29 SAT
Another graffiti, on Quills ‘N’ Things, reads “ASK VERITY JENKINS ABOUT HER REAL LAST NAME. IT’S CARROW. ORPINGTON KNEW.” Parvati Patil finds the message.
30 SUN
Audrey Singh is finally allowed to leave her home, although only with a Hit Wizard escort and anti-Apparation anklet.
While attempting to paint another graffiti, the town’s resident artist is caught. And it is…
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October 2001
1 TUE
Happy birthday, Andrew Singh!
2 WED
The full moon.
4 FRI
Zacharias Smith is fined for his grafitti and charged with assaulting Stephen Cornfoot. Immediately after, he is released on bail.
6 SUN
Happy birthday, Wenceslas Wickersham!
7 MON
Witch Weekly features a cover story and photo spread of Stella Chambers and Christian Cavanaugh! The article is full of innuendo and speculation about their chemistry on and off set. They are also featured heavily in paparazzi photos in the ‘Celebrities Out & About’ section having lunch and grabbing coffee. (There is also a smaller photo of Portia Diggle and her TCTF romantic counterpart, Adair Liath, having a rather friendly lunch. Another potential showmance?) Barney Dunstan does not get a mention.
8 TUE
Merton Graves is in town for the day and it a bit miffed when a clerk takes, in his opinion, too long to serve him. When he pulls the classic, “Don’t you know who I am?” line, Susan Bones must admit that she does not.
9 WED
Happy birthday, Tom Pippin!
11 FRI
Worried that Wyn’s Pizzeria will put him out of business with sympathy customers when it reopens in November, Angelo of Angelo’s Pizza attempts to break the Wold Record for largest pizza. He fails to reach his goal, but anyone who helps gets to eat for free. Sally-Anne Perks eats rather too much and needs to be helped home by Andrew Singh.
12 SAT
While under the influence of the Imperius Curse, Terence Higgs is caught shoplifting a loaf of bread from Golden Apples Market and is unable to explain himself.
14 MON
Perhaps to drum up publicity for the upcoming TCTF premiere party, Witch Weekly dedicates an issue to Helga’s Hill, declaring it the scariest place to live in Britain. Percy Weasley, Megan Jones, Veronica Smethley, and George Weasley are all featured in the style pages as fashion don’ts.
16 WED
A pub quiz at the Salty Badger starts a feud between Ernie Macmillan and Dorothy Spinks, after Ernie accuses Dorothy of cheating.
17 THU
Sally-Anne Perks slaps Michael Corner, a customer at Higher Grounds, after he orders his coffee. The Imperius Curse strikes again.
19 SAT
A pumpkin carving contest is held by the HHRA. Louisa Macnair is the winner while Alicia Spinnet must be rushed to St Mungo’s after almost losing a finger.
In the next bit of Imperius Curse madness, Sasha Capper attends the event and spends the entire time telling everyone how wonderful, talented, and special they are. Seriously, she puts Veronica Smethley to shame.
20 SUN
Alexander Derrick splinches himself while distracted by Romilda Vane’s flesh-bearing ensemble.
22 TUE
Having been Imperius’d, Wenceslas Wickersham walks straight up to Jennie Hopkins and kisses her passionately.
23 WED
Live to Tell the Kale releases a juice consisting of sweet potato, apple, blueberries and cinnamon that tastes almost exactly like pie and can be drunk hot or cold. It’s a hit.
24 THU
To the shock of everyone (including, one imagines, himself once he is released from the Imperius Curse), Percy Weasley goes streaking through town.
25 FRI
Half-price pumpkin martinis at the Grotto! Sebastian Stebbins and Terence Higgs decide that matching pumpkin tattoos would be totally awesome. They regret it the next morning.
26 SAT
The Curl & the Flame premiere in held in Helga’s Hill! The town is filled to bursting with celebs, show business higher ups, the press and, of course, Harold and Cynthia Hopkins. The event consists of a red carpet and then a special airing of the first two episodes of the serial. Some members of the community even score tickets. Jennie Hopkins has a wardrobe malfunction. Nobody manages to kiss Christian Cavanaugh, who stays notably close to Stella Chambers all evening despite Barney Dunstan being her official escort.
27 SUN
Happy birthday, Verity Jenkins!
The reviews are in and TCTF is going to be a SMASH! While most of the focus is on Stella Chambers, Christian Cavanaugh, and their hot, hot, hot chemistry both Portia Diggle and Adair Liath also receive praise for their performances.
29 TUE
Hannah Abbott punches Zacharias Smith in the face. You might almost think she was Imperius’d. (She wasn’t.)
30 WED
It is unseasonably warm for October, reaching 20C in the afternoon. Katie Bell, Wenceslas Wickersham, Seamus Finnigan, Barney Dunstan, and Benjamin Macnair play a pick-up game of Quidditch at lunchtime.
31 SUN
Trick or Treating and a childrens’ party is organized by Sepphora Smith. Much of the town competes to have the best costumes and decorations when the children come by. Towards the end of the evening, Lucinda Vane rushes into the party screaming “THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING” before fainting. When she awakens, she have no memory of any of this or idea what she meant.
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November 2001
1 FRI
The first full moon.
3 SUN
Happy birthday, Portia Diggle and Romilda Vane!
5 TUE
Bonfire Night.
George Weasley and Verity Jenkins are married!
6 WED
Adventures in the Imperius Curse continue when Gawain Robards performs a series of complicated flips before vaulting over a bench in Town Square. Sylvie Fawcett tips him.
8 FRI
A pigeon does its business on Louisa Macnair’s head just before a date or meeting.
9 SAT
The Daily Prophet runs a front page story profiling Orpington’s nephew, Gavin. It paints him as a tragic victim in all of this, having to fight against the cousin he never knew he had for an inheritance that should rightfully be his.
10 SUN
Veronica Smethley throws a baby shower for Penelope Diggle.
11 MON
Wayne Hopkins has a bad haircut at Sampson & Delilah which reignites the Helga’s Hill hairdresser feud.
12 TUE
Happy birthday, Alexander Derrick!
14 THU
The first day of Diwali, the five-day Hindu festival of lights.
15 FRI
No one is more surprised than Veronica Whitaker and Seamus Finnigan when the Imperius Curse causes them to start polka dancing in the Salty Badger.
16 SAT
Blaise Zabini withdraws 100 galleons in sickles from his personal account, then proceeds to make it rain money outside Falafelly Good. Given how tight-fisted he is, it has to be the Imperius Curse.
17 SUN
Portia Diggle and Adair Liath are once again spotted having a cozy lunch. This time it appears to be a double date with Stella Chambers and Christian Cavanaugh. Showmance rumours abound.
18 MON
The Imperius Curse strikes again when Emma Vane walks into Heaven Scent, buys some Truth Is Beauty body lotion and starts applying it there and then. She is cautioned by the DMLE for indecent exposure.
19 TUE
A random person taking their Apparation license test lands on Sally-Anne Perks.
21 THU
After being accidentally locked in overnight, Veronica Smethley is found in Tattered Pages, deeply engrossed in Charms For Dummies, which she has been Imperius’d to read all night long.
22 FRI
Gavin Orpington and Adair Liath make the Daily Prophet when they’re seen walking their crups together. Rumours of a love triangle abound.
23 SAT
Benjamin Macnair spots Christian Cavanaugh buying a cardigan in Helga’s Hideaway. It suddenly becomes fashionable to dress like your granddad.
24 SUN
The first “Team Gavin” and “Team Portia” t-shirts appear. Terence Higgs is Team Portia all the way.
25 MON
Audrey Singh’s arson trial begins.
26 TUE
There’s an argument at Mirror, Mirror when two people both want the same perfect dress robes for the Blue Moon Ball.
28 THU
Gavin Orpington hits on Mandy Brocklehurst at the Grotto. What about Adair? Perhaps he takes after his uncle after all…
29 FRI
Fledglings, Hatchlings, Cubs, & Kits holds an art exhibition and Susan Bones gets caught in an argument between two pushy mothers who are both convinced their respective child is a genius. Daisy Radford attempts to sell her painting to Tamara Crumb.
30 SAT
The second full moon.
The Blue Moon Ball, a festival supposedly started by Helga Hufflepuff after she met her husband under the blue moon, is held at the Smith Manor. Everyone is invited. Tradition says that couples who attend the ball and kiss under the moon have bright futures and those who meet their future partner at the ball are especially lucky. Just as the Smith’s grandfather clock strikes midnight and the Mayor is preparing to read the traditional blessing, Gavin Orpington takes to the stage and confesses to murdering his uncle.
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December 2001
1 SUN
Happy birthday, Michael Corner!
All Wizarding media is transfixed by the Gavin Orpington’s confession that he murdered his uncle in a fit of rage. The murder investigation weary residents of Helga’s Hill, however, seem, for the most part, more interested in the romantic intrigues of the Blue Moon Ball.
2 MON
The Helga’s Hill Residents Association decorates the town for the holiday complete with wreaths, holly, lights, and garlands (but, notably, no mistletoe).
4 WED
A heavily laden, overworked post office owl accidentally drops a gigantic sack of Christmas cards which narrowly misses landing on the head of Louisa Macnair. She sees her life flash before her eyes.
5 THU
The Daily Prophet comments on the odd silence from the DMLE surrounding the Orpington confession and the heroic work of Henry Radford in wearing down the murderer with his relentless investigation skills.
6 FRI
Andrei Capper drinks too much eggnog at the Salty Badger and goes to serenade Felicity Eastchuch under her window.
7 SAT
Happy birthday, Alicia Spinnet!
Helga’s Hill v. Hogsmeade at Helga’s Hill.
8 SUN
Daisy Radford and Frankie Brocklehurst set up a Peppermint Hot Chocolate stand outside of the Radford cottage at 12 Helga’s Hill Road. Benjamin Macnair cannot resist their angelic faces and drinks enough to feel quite sick.
9 MON
Witch Weekly reports that Christian Cavanaugh was seen in Aphrodite’s Adornments, a shop famous for creating one-of-a-kind engagement rings. The Christella fangirls (and fanboys) are all aflutter.
11 WED
Susan Bones, Sally-Anne Perks, and Taliesyn Robards must testify in Audrey Singh’s arson trial. Taliesyn Robards cries on the stand.
12 THU
A heavily pregnant Penelope Diggle slips on the ice outside of Golden Apples Market and her waters break. Alexander Derrick and Veronica Smethley help her to St Mungo’s where she gives birth. Wayne Hopkins finds himself responsible for contacting Portia Diggle to let her know.
14 SAT
Sabina Capper and Augustus Harper are married in a lavish ceremony in London. The reception to follow is fabulously catered and the open bar is enjoyed by all those who actually garnered an invitation.
15 SUN
Happy birthday, Dorothy Spinks!
Overnight George Weasley has used snowmaking charms to cover the village in snow that reaches above the knee. And epic snowball battle ensues led by Sebastian Stebbins and Gwen Montgomery. Forts are built and no one is spared.
Sebastian Stebbins’ team includes: Lavender Brown, Barney Dunstan, Stella Chambers, Sylvie Fawcett, and Seamus Finnigan.
Gwen Montgomery’s team includes: Tristan Montgomery, Isolde Montgomery, Katie Bell, Benjamin Macnair, Megan Jones, and Michael Corner.
16 MON
BREAKING NEWS! The DMLE reports to Wizarding media that they have brought in an outside Imperius expert, Karl Kalb, from Germany to examine Gavin Orpington. Kalb has confirmed the use of the Imperius and broken the strong dark magic used on the young Mister Orpington. He has retracted his confession and been released.
17 TUE
In the dark of the night, mistletoe appears in the doorway of every shop, restaurant, and public place in town. It cannot be removed and anyone who walks under it is frozen until they receive a kiss. Want to do your Christmas shopping? Better be ready to snog. (Oh, Verity Weasley, you strike again).
The mistletoe remains until the holiday and the many, many victims include: Andrew Singh, Astoria Greengrass, Susan Bones, Heidi Macdonald, Taliesyn Robards, Ernie Macmillan, Andrei Capper, Zacharias Smith, Tom Pippin, Isolde Montgomery, Matilda Vane, Louisa Macnair, Benjamin Macnair, Alexander Derrick, Barney Dunstan, George Weasley, and Megan Jones.
19 THU
In an incredibly good bit of holiday news for certain families in town, the DMLE announces that, due to the revelations surrounding Gavin Orpington’s confession, they are indefinitely suspending Audrey Singh’s arson trial and the investigation into Zacharias Smith while their claims of Imperius usage are thoroughly investigated.
21 SAT
Diagon Alley v. Helga’s Hill at Diagon Alley.
Susan Bones and Tamara Crumb lead a group of carol singers around town. Jennie Hopkins does not appreciate their efforts and throws a clementine at them.
22 SUN
A sledding and mulled cider social in held by the Mayor’s office on Helga’s Hill, just outside the village. Everyone is invited!
23 MON
While doing some last minute wrapping, Barney Dunstan messes up a ribbon charm and ends up tied in one gigantic, sparkling knot without use of his limbs. Stella Chambers must rescue him.
24 TUE
Christmas Eve.
25 WED
Christmas Day.
26 THU
Boxing Day.
27 FRI
In an interview on the wireless, Gavin Orpington thanks all of those who have supported him through this trying time (including his ‘dear friend, Adair’). He does not stop there, however, and announces that he, unlike previous victims, saw the person who cast the Imperius Curse on him. And, more importantly, that he will identify that person during an exclusive WWN broadcast on New Year’s Eve.
28 SAT
A holiday party for local business owners is held at the Mayor’s office. The main topic of conversation is Gavin Orpington. Sally-Anne Perks, however, distracts everyone by drinking too much and making a pass at the Mayor.
30 MON
The full moon.
31 TUE
New Year’s Eve.
The Grotto hosts a booze-filled NYE party that will include tuning in to the WWN for Gavin’s announcement at 11pm and then the traditional countdown to midnight. When 11pm comes and goes, people all over the country are baffled when the increasingly agitated WWN announcers make more and more outlandish excuses for why the announcement hasn’t occurred. Finally, with only fifteen minutes left until midnight, they must confess that Gavin Orpington has not arrived.
Someone discovers why when, while leaving the Grotto for stroll in Town Square to get a bit of air, they trip over the body of yet another Orpington. Their scream brings everyone running just as the clock begins to strike midnight. Gavin Orpington is dead and, once again, the DMLE must be called to Helga’s Hill.
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January 2002
4 SAT
Helga’s Hill v. Diagon Alley.
5 SUN
Happy birthday, Blaise Zabini!
11 SAT
Happy birthday, Louisa Macnair!
18 SAT
Happy birthday, Katie Bell and Stephen Cornfoot!
Hogsmeade v. Helga’s Hill.
19 SUN
Fallafelly Good is shut down for a week after Hannah Abbott spots a mouse.
20 MON
A pipe bursts in Tamara Crumb’s home, causing nearly 100 galleons worth of damage.
21 TUE
Happy birthday, Gwen Montgomery!
22 WED
Alexander Derrick is faced with eviction when the owner of his flat announces their intention to sell.
24 FRI
One day only shoe sale at Mirror, Mirror! Heidi Macdonald and Romilda Vane get into a very public argument over the perfect pair of heels.
25 SAT
St Dwynwen’s Day (Welsh Valentine’s day).
Gwen Montgomery and Terence Higgs throw their engagement party, renting out The Glass Slipper.
27 MON
After he is spotted opening a door for Penelope Diggle, Witch Weekly speculates that Christian Cavanaugh is the father of her baby.
28 TUE
The full moon.
Happy birthday, Wayne Hopkins!
29 WED
The Daily Prophet speculates that plans for a reimagined Calliope Heights will soon be unveiled after Stephen Cornfoot is spotting having lunch with an architect at the Glass Slipper.
30 THU
Sylvie Fawcett notices that not only is Quills ‘N’ Things is the first shop to start the countdown to Valentine’s Day, but that the ‘personal massager’ being sold isn’t as innocent as it sounds. Ahem.
31 FRI
Casino night at the Grotto. Jennie Hopkins wins big, but Andrei Capper literally loses the shirt off his back.
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February 2002
14 FRI
Happy birthday, Sasha Capper!
23 SUN
Happy birthday, Dean Thomas!
24 SUN
Happy birthday, Sylvie Fawcett!
25 MON
Happy birthday, Seamus Finnigan!
27 WED
The full moon.
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March 2002
21 FRI
Happy birthday, Jennie Hopkins & Veronica Whitaker!
Terence Higgs has his stag party. A fit of drunken generosity leads to him giving away a significant percentage of his fortune.
23 SUN
Happy birthday, Zacharias Smith!
Gwen Montgomery and Terence Higgs are married at 3:00pm in Ceridwen’s Grove, Helga’s Hill.
24 MON
Happy birthday, Sebastian Stebbins!
28 FRI
The full moon.
29 SAT
Happy birthday, Gawain Robards!
20 SUN
Easter Sunday.
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April 2002
1 TUE
Happy birthday, George Weasley!
Parvati Divekar spots a sign on the Calliope Heights plot with a projected completion date. Is it an April Fools joke?
2 WED
The Badger Festival is only a month away! The Mayor’s Office and the HHRA unveil plans to make it the best festival yet!
3 THU
A little after 10pm, Alexander Derrick discovers Daisy Radford in the town square. She is clutching several of her father’s investigation files and has no idea how she got there. Who would Imperius a little girl?
5 SAT
Dean Thomas kneels down to pick something up in the Salty Badger causing the other patrons to think he is proposing to Lavender Brown and proceed to buy them many free drinks. Despite not being involved with one another, they play along, and have the karmic hangovers the next morning that they deserve.
7 MON
Happy birthday, Emelda Vane!
Stella Chambers becomes the first person to ever grace the cover of Witch Weekly twenty-four times in two years. To celebrate, she is featured in a fifteen page photo spread which includes some very steamy lingerie shots with Christian Cavanaugh.
8 TUE
A ground-breaking ceremony is held at the Calliope Heights site, attracting as many press as it does protesters. Alicia Spinnet gets a bit carried away with their placard and accidentally wallops a Hit Wizard; they are arrested for assault.
10 THU
Hestia’s Hearth celebrates 150 years in business with a 50% off sale. Verity Weasley buys several items that she doesn’t even need, including a crystal vase.
12 SAT
Stephen Cornfoot and Mandy Brocklehurst babysit Frankie Brocklehurst and Daisy Radford. Daisy goes missing and is later found by Michael Corner in Tattered Pages; once again, she has no idea how she got there.
14 MON
Happy birthday, Daphne Greengrass!
15 TUE
An underground zine featuring The Curl & the Flame fanfiction appears and quickly gets the fandom all aflutter. It includes smutty fiction about the canon pairings, of course, but also Harmony/Harriet, Harmony/Dragul (their blonde nemesis), and the controversial Raul/Genevieve.
16 WED
Happy birthday, Barney Dunstan!
17 THU
One of the ducklings from Barney Dunstan’s farm wanders away from home but is rescued and returned by Dorothy Spinks.
18 FRI
Happy birthday, Benjamin Macnair!
Wenceslas Wickersham discovers that his elderly neighbour has passed away when their ghost comes to visit.
20 SUN
Witch Weekly names Christian Cavanaugh the Sexiest Wizard of the Year. This year, they host an awards ceremony, with other awards including Most Charming Smile, Role Model of the Year, and a Lifetime Achievement award for Celestina Warbeck.
This star-studded event in London is attended by Blaise Zabini, Barney Dunstan, Stella Chambers, Tamara Crumb, Tom Pippin, Stephen Cornfoot, Mandy Brocklehurst, Portia Diggle, Alicia Spinnet, Hannah Abbott.
At the party, Tom Pippin is spotting flirting with several women, including Mandy Brocklehurst and Hannah Abbott. A little before midnight, he collapses, clutching his throat. Portia Diggle manages to save him before his own tie strangles him to death.
21 MON
Happy birthday, Tamara Crumb!
The Daily Prophet is full of speculation about last night’s near-strangling. Can it be a coincidence that Xavier Orpington died the same way and that Tom Pippin is also from Helga’s Hill? Lucinda Vane is sure that it isn’t.
24 THU
Veronica Smethley buys twenty boxes of biscuits when Frankie Brocklehurst and Daisy Radford come to the door in their Wee Witches uniforms. Benjamin Macnair, Seamus Finnigan, Megan Jones, Wayne Hopkins, Isolde Montgomery, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, and Susan Bones are more restrained in their purchases.
26 SAT
Daphne Greengrass realises that Blaise Zabini is missing when he fails to turn up for a meeting. The last time anyone remembers seeing him was at the Witch Weekly event.
27 SUN
The full moon.
Alicia Spinnet is sure that she saw Blaise Zabini cast the spell that nearly strangled Tom Pippin at the Witch Weekly party.
28 MON
After hours there is a break-in at J Pippin’s. Some property damage, but all that’s stolen are a hefty supply of sedatives.
29 TUE
The Daily Prophet teases a Big Announcement from Harold and Cynthia Hopkins in the coming week.
30 WED
More break-ins. This time at the Golden Apple Market and Tattered Pages. Wendy Wickersham is knocked unconscious by the robber and later discovered by Andrew Singh near the stairs from Tattered Pages up to her flat. Does she remember who attacked her…?
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May 2002
1 THU
The Badger Festival comes to Helga’s Hill once again! During Mayor Smith’s speech, a minute of silence is held in remembrance of Xavier Orpington.
Sebastian Stebbins decides to eat a bag of candy floss for breakfast.
A scavenger takes place around the village. Teams of two are given a list of items to collect. Participants include Susan Bones and Daisy Radford, Stephen Cornfoot and Mandy Brocklehurst, Charlie Weasley and Lavender Brown, Andrei Capper and Felicity Eastchurch, and Benjamin Macnair and Tristan Montgomery.
Just after 3pm while searching for an item by the Calliope Heights site, Susan Bones and Daisy Radford stumble across something that’s not on their list: Blaise Zabini’s body. Above it on the ‘coming soon’ sign someone has painted ASK BLAISE ZABINI WHAT HE SAW in scarlet letters.
Once Henry Radford has been alerted, Ministry officials descend on the town. With the reappearance of graffiti, Zacharias Smith is taken in to the Ministry for questioning. He is released at 10pm after his alibi for the time of death has been established.
2 FRI
Happy birthday, Eloise Midgen!
The anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts.
Victoire Weasley’s birthday party is held at Heaven Scent. The number of gingers and veelas in town grows exponentially for the afternoon.
Hannah Abbott is interviewed about the last time she saw Blaise. Meanwhile, their house is searched for any evidence that he was involved in any of the ongoing investigations.
3 SAT
Alicia Spinnet is questioned about her assertion that she saw Blaise Zabini trying to strangle Tom Pippin.
A nearly-full loyalty card from Higher Grounds was found among Blaise’s belongings. As Xavier Orpington’s body was found next to the coffee shop, Sally-Anne Perks, Wenceslas Wickersham and the rest of the Perks family are interviewed.
4 SUN
The Daily Prophet reports that even national-treasure-in-training Christian Cavanaugh has been re-questioned about events at the Witch Weekly awards. Stella Chambers can’t believe that they would even try to implicate him.
5 MON
As immediate neighbours to Hannah and Blaise, Stephen Cornfoot, Mandy Brocklehurst, and the Brocklehurst family are interviewed.
Harold and Cynthia Hopkins announce in the Daily Prophet that they are retiring from writing. The fans are devastated.
7 WED
Old leads are reinvestigated; Sylvie Fawcett is questioned about not only her motives to kill Xavier Orpington, but also how well she knew Gavin and Blaise.
9 FRI
Live to Tell the Kale launches their new sunshine smoothie — mango, banana, orange and just a hint of coconut! Like a bright summer’s day in a glass.
10 SAT
A memorial service is held for Blaise Zabini at Zabini House in Surrey. Afterwards, a wake is held. Someone drinks too much and gets overly emotional.
11 SUN
Taliesyn Robards swaps his roomie’s shampoo with Heaven Scent’s It’s a Spring Thing. Dorothy Spinks is not impressed with her new curly locks.
12 MON
Witch Weekly prints an article entitled “Too Hot to Die” featuring, among other deceased wizards, Blaise Zabini and Xavier Orpington. The magazine is slammed for such an insensitive article and Wendy Wickersham is particularly vocal.
13 TUE
Hannah Abbott gets very, very drunk at the Grotto and needs to be helped home by George Weasley and Alicia Spinnet.
15 THU
Megan Jones wonders if the murderer killed Blaise himself or made someone else do it.
17 SAT
A plain clothes Hit Wizard spots Alexander Derrick selling an unlabelled vial to Michael Corner in the Salty Badger. The two are held overnight until it is determined that the potion is actually a sleeping potion laced with purple food colouring and edible glitter.
18 SUN
A town troubadour takes residence in the Town Square singing songs about recent events in Helga’s Hill, including epically long, bloody ballads of murder. Seamus Finnigan makes it his personal mission to run him out of town.
19 MON
The Daily Prophet speculates on Henry Radford’s competence as an investigator. Should he be replaced?
20 TUE
The second installment of everyone’s favorite fanzine hits the streets! This time as well as last months’ pairings it also includes stories featuring an original character, Raul’s clingy ex-girlfriend, Lilac Bronze; stories about the actors rather than the characters, especially Christella and Adortia; and even an incredibly raunchy story starring Harold and Cynthia Hopkins themselves.
22 THU
A bad batch of products has gone out from Heaven Scent due to contaminated potion ingredients that went unnoticed. Symptoms of complainers vary: Sebastian Stebbins and Eloise Midgen suffer from rashes, Louisa Macnair from a horrible headache and fatigue, and Mandy Brocklehurst from stomach flu-like nausea. After hours, Blodwen Cadwallader confronts Susan Bones about this screw-up.
23 FRI
Spring cleaning abounds! Lavender Brown decides to clean out Ernie Macmillan’s wardrobe. Wayne Hopkins receives some cast offs!
24 SAT
Trials are held for the 2002 World Cup teams!
25 SUN
Happy birthday, Terence Higgs!
26 MON
Happy birthday, Audrey Singh!
The full moon.
Gemma Alderton, columnist for Witch Weekly and Gideon Crumb superfan, devotes a whole page to how Gideon and Tamara Crumb not smiling when they are out in public together means that their marriage has been crumbling since Gideon lost their house to Orpington.
28 WED
The WWN holds open auditions for the new The Curl & the Flame character, everyone’s favourite moonchild, Selene. Sally-Anne Perks and Orla Quirke audition. Portia Diggle, however, thinks it’s just a publicity stunt.
29 THU
Happy birthday, Wendy Wickersham!
Humphrey Winfield-Hayes expresses his displeasure that Hit Wizards are still roaming the village at all hours.
Jennie Hopkins and her boyfriend have one of their infamous fights. A Hit Wizard cautions them for disturbing the peace.
30 FRI
Happy birthday, Astoria Greengrass!
While playing at Daisy’s house, Frankie Brocklehurst shows Henry Radford a handkerchief that she found in her sister’s old room. It is embroidered beautifully with the initials ‘BZ’. When he questions Mandy Brocklehurst about it, rather harshly, she becomes very upset and cries as she claims no knowledge of where the handkerchief came from.
31 SAT
Just before midnight, a fire breaks out at 12 Helga’s Hill Road, the home of Henry Radford and Susan Bones. When they leave to escape the flames, there’s a message waiting for them in an all-too-familiar scarlet across the front of No. 9: RUN, RUN, RUN, AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
Audrey Singh is located by the DMLE officials who arrive from London and taken into custody.
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June 2002
1 SUN
Happy birthday, Lavender Brown!
Veronica Smethley wakes up late, having slept through the fire and other commotion in the village. Needless to say, she is shocked and confused when she finds out what happened. Tristan Montgomery is horrified that Audrey has been dragged into everything again. Someone else is more cynical and suggests that things might have been different if she’d gone to trial. That evening, Audrey Singh is released by the DMLE after Percy Weasley establishes her alibi.
2 MON
Happy birthday, Veronica Smethley and Megan Jones!
The latest graffiti is more cryptic than any that has come before: there’s speculation as to what RUN, RUN, RUN, AS FAST AS YOU CAN might mean.
3 TUE
The Helga’s Hill Residents’ Association announces the second HHRA Dance-A-Thon will be held on June 21st. The announcement is a lot quieter than last year’s owing to the current turn of events.
4 WED
Romilda Vane spots WWN talent scout CeeCee LePlomb buying smoothies at Live to Tell the Kale. (Apparently she genuinely likes kale.)
5 THU
An exhausted and unhealthy looking Hannah Abbott is seen out with Myron Wagtail. They are snapped by paparazzi taking drinks from suspicious looking vials and making out in public. (It is also Justin Finch-Fletchley’s birthday.)
7 SAT
While showing off for a member of the opposite sex, Tom Pippin falls into the fountain in Town Square.
8 SUN
Happy birthday, Andrei Capper (and Sabina)!
9 MON
Witch Weekly reports how the home teams are preparing for the Quidditch World Cup. Naturally, this includes several photos of a topless Oliver Wood. Stella Chambers is photographed sweating and without make-up, which the magazine finds scandalous.
11 WED
Tabitha Titterington of the Daily Prophet teases that perhaps the WWN is in talks with Luna Lovegood to voice Selene on TCTF.
12 THU
Happy birthday, Hannah Abbott!
To celebrate the start of the Quidditch World Cup, the Salty Badger has discounts on Welsh beers and ciders for the duration of the match.
Megan Jones and Gwen Montgomery-Higgs decide to do a shot every time Wales score a goal.
13 FRI
Season finale of The Curl & the Flame. This episode features the steamiest scene between Harmony and Raul to date, but a cliffhanger in the last two minutes leaves the lovers separated and Harmony’s life hanging in the balance. Let the countdown to season two begin!
14 SAT
The society pages of the Daily Prophet take great delight in speculating on the relationship between Sasha Capper and Ernie Macmillan now that she has broken off her engagement to Valerius Bole.
15 SUN
Happy birthday, Daisy Radford!
Susan Bones and Henry Radford throw a fairy-themed party for Daisy in their backyard.
16 MON
Witch Weekly prints photos showing Barney Dunstan having lunch with a ‘mystery woman’ while Stella Chambers is away in Brazil. “They looked very cosy and kept laughing at private jokes,” an onlooker is quoted as saying. The mystery woman turns out to be Jennie Hopkins.
17 TUE
Louisa Macnair decides to eat lunch outside. Unfortunately, a group of pigeons interrupt.
18 WED
HHRA Dance-A-Thon sign-up and registration fee deadline! Couples include: Katie Bell & Wendy Wickersham; Parvati Divekar & Nitin Divekar; Isolde Montgomery & Seamus Finnigan; Percy Weasley & Audrey Singh; Terence Higgs & Gwen Montgomery-Higgs; Benjamin Macnair & Tristan Montgomery; and Stephen Cornfoot & Mandy Brocklehurst.
In honor of Christian Cavanaugh’s birthday, Heidi Macdonald spends the whole day re-reading the TCTF books.
19 THU
When Verity Weasley grimaces from a baby-induced twinge in Town Square, Michael Corner thinks that she is going into labour and drops something heavy on his foot. Despite the panic, no-one is having a baby today; Verity is the one who has to help someone to a Healer. In the ensuing commotion, someone bumps into Henry Radford causing him to drop a number of files and photographs. Stephen Cornfoot and Sasha Capper help him to pick everything up.
20 FRI
Entering a WWN floo-in competition on a whim, Andrei Capper is stunned to win lunch with the Broomstick Boys.
21 SAT
The Helga’s Hill Residents’ Association Dance-A-Thon! Couples must not stop dancing except during designated five minute rest periods every hour on the hour. Couples must always be in contact with their partner. If the judges (Susan Bones and Ernie Macmillan) see a couple stop dancing or break contact, the couple will be disqualified and asked to leave the dance floor. The last couple standing will split the winnings with the HHRA, who will use their share of the profits to throw more community events.
Running alongside the Dance-A-Thon is the fully-supervised and super fun Dinky Disco for under-12s to keep the kids busy while the grown-ups do their thing. Sponsored by FHCK and snacks provided by Live to Tell the Kale.
At around 10pm, George Weasley discovers Susan Bones unconscious and bleeding badly from a head wound. When Henry Radford is summoned, it’s realised that Daisy had been with Susan. With the little girl nowhere to be found, save for a glittery pink dance shoe, the building is put on lockdown and the competition halted. The DMLE spends the next few hours questioning everyone in the building with the final people being released to go home at 2am.
22 SUN
The hunt for Daisy Radford has well and truly begun. Volunteers from the the village include Tamara Crumb, Eloise Midgen, Alexander Derrick, Benjamin Macnair, and Katie Bell. Higher Grounds provides free tea and coffee to everyone assisting with the search.
23 MON
At the Salty Badger, a hotspot for town gossip as the search for Daisy goes into its second day, Idris Robards and Alexander Derrick get into a fight after Idris says that Daisy probably won’t be found alive.
24 TUE
The full moon.
Anniversary of Cedric Diggory’s death.
Susan Bones is released from St. Mungo’s.
25 WED
Happy birthday, Maeve Quirke!
A vigil is held in the Town Square. Taliesyn Robards, Gawain Robards, and Dean Thomas attend.
26 THU
Still no sign of Daisy. The Daily Prophet’s front page is dedicated to a photograph of her and includes a 12-page report on everything that’s been happening in Helga’s Hill over the past year.
27 FRI
Culture is coming to Helga’s Hill in August! It is announced today that as part of their summer season WADA are putting on a production of Twelfth Night in Ceridwen’s Grove. But possibly the most exciting thing of all is that the play will star Christian Cavanaugh as Orsino and Stella Chambers as Viola.
28 SAT
Gawain Robards wonders if there has been a ransom demanded for Daisy’s return.
29 SUN
A shiny galleon just lying on the pavement! With no one around to claim it, Sylvie Fawcett pockets it.
30 MON
The Grotto hosts a Quidditch World Cup-themed party, decked out to the nines with home nations flags and with special cocktails representing various countries and beers from around the world.
When Sally-Anne Perks steps outside for some fresh air to sober up, they notice more than the usual number of DMLE personnel in the vicinity. A Hit Wizard advises them to go home.
In a coordinated attack, law enforcement begin a raid on several properties, including [spoiler] and [spoiler]. Megan Jones is woken up by the noise but tries to ignore it and go back to sleep.
Daisy Radford is found in [spoiler]. Once she has been recovered, the Hit Wizards around the Grotto swoop in and attempt to arrest [massive spoiler] in front of shocked onlookers.
Confusion quickly dissipates when [massive spoiler] uses the Imperius curse to make Sebastian Stebbins and Barney Dunstan fight off the Hit Wizards. When [another spoiler] is hit with a stray curse, they are distracted enough to be subdued. Henry Radford places [massive spoiler] in a full body lock and takes their wand.
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July 2002
Has the terror in Helga’s Hill finally come to an end?
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