Potter and Carpenter, and the Mystery of Mysteries- Episode Two

If you missed episode 1, click here.

"So, what do we do now?", asked Potter.

"It's time to open the box", was Carpenter's reply.

"No! Not the box!"

"Yes! He would've saved it for such a calamity."

Now, as we saw in the last episode, their mentor, Dr. Bumblewindow had died. He had left them a strongbox, which said, as usual, "Do not open!"

"If you say so. Don't say I didn't warn you."

Cautiously, they approached the box. It was a large wooden crate with no latch, secured by rope tied around it.

"Well go ahead, open it, what are you waiting for?", asked Potter.

"Duh! I'm a lady. You open it!"

"Duh! You're my sidekick and you do what you're told, now open it."

"I help his solve mysteries and this is what I get. I'll start my own agency after this."

"Bullcrap. You can't live without me."

Crackle.... Reception lost for a while

"Ok. where were we? Ah, yes the box. Open it."

Carpenter undid the knot and opened the box. They found nothing but a single envelope inside.

"That's strange. Such a big box for just an envelope?", asked a puzzled Carpenter.

"Where are your sleuthing brains? The larger the box, the tougher it is to steal. So whatever's inside must be really valuable."

"You're so clever!"

Crackle... crackle...

"All righty then. Oops, almost forgot about the envelope. Wonder what's inside..."

"I'll take out my trusty letter open from my trusty kitbag."

"And kids," said Potter, staring at the camera, "that's why you should have a super hot sidekick with a trusty kitbag!"

Carpenter tore open the envelope and exracted a single A4 sized paper out of it. She read it once, and then, bewildered, passed it to Potter.

Potter stared at the paper with furrowed eyebrows. "What could this possibly mean?".

It was Carpenter's turn to explain a few things now. "I draw the following conclusions from this:

1. It is clearly originally from a computer lab, where people where asked to keep quiet.
2. The appaling grammar and the use of the rupee currency clearly proves that the author is from India, and most probably from the state of Tamil Nadu.
3. And of course it is in a college, which can be inferred from the statement "trouble maker account will be disabled and fine Rs.500".
4. Now, there are only two colleges in Tamil Nadu where the notices are printed in english, or at least they call it that.
5. We can safely rule out the first one as there are only geeks and freaks there. So that narrows it down to one college in Tamil Nadu, India- NIT, Trichy.
6. So we have to head to NIT, Trichy to locate Lord Nag."

"You never fail to amaze me!", said Potter.

Crackle... crackle...

So what do our super sleuths find lurking in the wasteland of Trichy? Will they find Lord Nag or is this all a big joke? Find out on the next episode of Potter and Carpenter, and the Mystery of Mysteries!

Potter and Carpenter, and the Mystery of mysteries!- Episode 1

"Guitar string.... number 5.... Karuna Musicians... world... end... die... aaaaargh...." were Dr. Bumblewindow's final words.

Teen super sleuth Hardy Potter and his faithful sidekick Nancy Carpenter stood by him and watched him die. It was a painful moment for both of them. Dr. Bumblewindow was like a father to them. Like all other fictitious teen heroes, Potter and Carpenter were orphaned at the age of two, when their parents were dismembered and disemboweled right before their eyes by the evil villain Lord Nag. Bumblewindow took under his wing and nursed them. He watched them grow from toddlers to brave, adventurous teenage sex symbols, with considerable pride.

But now, our teen heroes did not have time to mourn their saviour's passing. They had to save the world from Lord Nag's evil scheme. And Bumblewindow's cryptic clues didn't make sense either, until Nancy suggested, "Hey Hardy, I have Karuna Guitar String Number five in my trusty kitbag!"

"Excellent!", replies Potter, and adds, staring into the camera, "And kids, that's why you need a super hot sidekick with a trusty kitbag."

Carpenter turns pink and gives Potter a loving punch. (The rest of this scene is cut out in theatres, for the general public, but can be caught on youtube, at least till before they remove it, or on rapidshare.)

Our exhausted young detectives now try to fathom the Doctor's clue. "Hmm... I wonder... aaah!", says Potter.

"Are you onto something?", enquires Carpenter.

"Not yet, but maybe looking up 'immitation' in Sleuthing For Dummies may help."

"Good idea. You're so clever!" (try Youtube or Rapidshare again.)

The next morning, Potter is at the breakfast table with his newspaper and his cereal, and Carpenter makes her entry.

"I just borrowed Sleuthing for Dummies from Holmes and Watson next door", she said.

"Such a cute couple they make, don't they?"

"Yeah. And they're strangely indifferent towards Brokeback Mountain."

"I know. Watson says it doesn't have enough... umm... passion. He pored through Youtube for weeks, and then through innumerable blogs searching for rapidshare links, but couldn't find one, you see, for the missing links."

"Oh... I see. But hey, look up that word now."

"Oh yes, the word... hmmm, aaah! Here it is."

Immitation- from "imminent" and "castration", meaning imminent castration. Will lead to the destruction of male population, ergo eventual extinction of humankind.

"Oh no!", cried Potter. "We're done for this time. Nag will destroy us!"

Carpenter, however, had a determined expression on her face. "Not yet, Hardy. Not while we're there to ruin his plans of world conquest."

Will Lord Nag succeed in immitating the world? Or will our superheroes be able to, once again, foil his evil scheme? Find out on the next episode of "Potter and Carpenter, and the Mystery of mysteries!"

Kodaikanal: A Photographic Expedition!

We started out on one hot sweaty evening, with high hopes of rest and relaxation at beautiful Kodaikanal. And what you see on your left was our means of transportation. I have heard of Air Buses and stuff, but this definitely was a first.

The journey was bumpy. The bus was small and cramped, it just about held 47 of us. But the ride wasn't as bumpy as my friend's nose to your right.





We were all very tired and some of us were not used to the altitude. Like my friend here.
We finally reached Kodaikanal at about seven in the morning. We stayed at "RJasmine Gust House". Surprisingly, it wasn't really windy!

We rested a while and got ready to see the sights, and as the Kodai tourism people put it, the "Seeneries". Come to think of it, it was my second time in kodai, and i had already "seen" most of the stuff there...






And we went to the following places, among others:
1. Pillar (or is it "Piller") Rock.
2. Suicide Point: Here, we were requested to "Put the waistes in the dustpin" and avoid smoking to "save the forest fire"!

The other places we visited were not as eventful so we returned to the gust house. We played rummy and bluff until after midnight and went to sleep. The next day we boated and then returned to college in our spare bus. I could not find any more images to reminisce the trip with, but it was one awesome experience. And the rest of us couldn't agree more...