The Three Beaverteers! (And a digression on Boarbristle Bastards)

"Oh, all right, then," Fay says as you and Golondrina outline the plan. "So, Morgan, you hate Torch for being a lecher and a loose cannon, and you despise Draconis for being full of phonies." She nods. "And Golondrina, you cringe at the thought of all the arbitrary, self-indulgent cruelties of Minerval's lords and masters, ladies and mistresses. So, Beavertail it is." Fay grins. "I always did wonder whether Housemistress Beeblossom's most prominent assets were natural or enhanced. Though I suppose it hardly matters. We're most of us, witches, our own creations."

You open your mouth to object, but instead Fay has you thinking. Maybe it is more true than not. Your thoughts don't come to a point of objection, but rather curiosity. Maybe you'll have to ask Fay later.

Golondrina nods. "It might take a while to get Housemaster Firetail talked round. He was my sponsor, and sees himself as my protector."

"Keeps your secrets?" Fay asks.

Golondrina's cheeks pinken. "Yes."

"Well, Morgan and I, we already know," Fay says. "So we, the Three Beaverteers, pledge together not to let anything hurtful slip, and to support one another." She stands up and raises a hand. "All for one..."

"Stand up, Lolo," you prompt, joining Fay and raising your hand to touch hers. "Like this."

"Oh? Oh!" Golondrina says. "The Three Musketeers?"

Fay rolls her eyes. You nod vigorously.

"ALL FOR ONE!" Fay repeats loudly.

"AND ONE FOR ALL!" you chorus together.

"More than one, I was hoping," Fay says.

You snort. Golondrina giggles.

"I wish we could take the risk," you say. "But we better not cross Torch until things are further along."

"Dear sweet Warden," Fay says. "May Miss Woodbine and I come visit Miss Redmoor? We have only the most honorable of intentions. We solemnly promise we shan't get her with child and embarrass the House."

Golondrina dissolves into a fit of giggles.

"You may think it's funny," Fay says. "But every year, there's a squalling little baby born to the Boarbristle Academy where the ma or the da or both was a student. It's an old tradition. Housemistress Beeblossom's a Boarbristle Bastard. So was my da. Granddad got his Potions mistress up the duff."

"You'd think a Potions mistress would know better," you say.

"You WOULD," Fay said.

Golondrina blinks. "This is a...tradition?" she says.

"It might as well be," Fay says. "So, Granddad blames it on a love potion. Poke, pop, and Potions mistress was preggers. Early next school year, out came my dad. I love the old bastard, so I can't complain."

"Your da is sweet," you say. "He was very nice to me."

"I told him he'd better be," Fay said.

The bell chimes for a class change.

"All for one," Fay says, raising her hand.

"And one for all," you all repeat, hands raised and touching.

Golondrina, long limbs swinging, marches off to her next class.

Fay gives you a look with a wry half-smile. "Beavertail produces about half the Boarbristle Bastards all by itself, you know. I looked it up."

"Oh," you say. "You mean, by mother?"

"Either," Fay says. "Now and again, two mothers. Or two fathers, ha. You know, TRANSFORM? Just so you know what we're getting into. Granddad was a Beavertail."

You do know TRANSFORM, having stolen it from Fiammetta Hawk's mind as her rump writhed against your mouth in the midst of her climactic spasm under the Forbidden Spell SHAMEGASM.

"Hmm," you say. "All right, then."

You have some work to do to arrange things so Golondrina, Fay, and yourself all end up as happy little Beavertails together. Lots of strings to pull.

Perhaps you should start with Prefect Pip. Gossip for gossip, and wet for wet? Perhaps a nice moonlit walk in the Weirding Woods?

"Are you thinking of seducing someone?" Fay asks.

"Yes?" you say.

Fay laughs. "I've been a bad influence on you. Carry on."

You have a FAVOR from Pipistrelle Clawson, Minerval Prefect.
Your roommate Fay in House Minerval is your FRIEND.
Golondrina Redmoor of House Leontes, is your FRIEND and owes you a FAVOR.
Barbara Torch, Warden of Leontes, is your voyeuristic HANGER-ON.

You have the GOAL (-2 Ambition) of getting Golondrina into House Beavertail. You'll also have to save 5 XP to change Houses yourself, though Fay will follow you when the time comes.

You have 2 XP, Ambition +2, Bravery -1, Cunning +2, Diligence +0.
You know the spell TRANSFORM and the Forbidden Spell SHAMEGASM.