History Recap / LuzClawthorneHexsidesNumberOneDelinquentWitchChapter2

* ForWantOfANail: The [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E9SomethingVenturedSomeoneFramed destruction of Detention Hall]], which led to the subsequent creation of the Detention track, has already occurred. There's also the fact that Principal Bump agreed to let Luz attend Hexside and under his protection.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Sooner or later, Luz's actions against students of high ranking class would attract the attention of their parents, and they'd no doubt have her separated from Eda, or worse taken to the Conformatorium. Getting expelled from school would honestly be the safest option for her.

[[caption-width-right:350:Art by Crosshot: A deal is struck.]]

* ScyllaAndCharybdis: Since a lot of Luz's victims are from prestigious families with political connections, they could have Luz and Eda sent to the conformatorium with Bump unable to defend them. To rectify this, Bump gives them a choice: either he expels Luz and leaves both of them at the mercy of the authorities, or he has them both sign a MagicallyBindingContract that will curse them with bird-mouth if she is unable to bring her grades up and pass the exams at the end of term. Eda agrees to the latter and makes Luz co-sign it.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Regal and Harwitch families are mentioned.
* ForWantOfANail: The [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E9SomethingVenturedSomeoneFramed destruction of Detention Hall]], which led to the subsequent creation of the Detention track, has already occured. There's also the fact that Principal Bump agreed to let Luz attend Hexside and under his protection.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Sooner or later, Luz's actions against students of high ranking class would attract the attention of their parents, and they'd no doubt have her seperated from Eda, or worse taken to the conformatorium. Getting expelled from school would honestly be the safest option for her.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Luz purposely provokes Boscha for the fun of it after she sees her patched up eye.

* MagicallyBindingContract: Part of the conditions for Luz staying in Hexside means that Luz and Eda have to sign a magical contract. The contract will cause birds to fly out of their mouths for the rest of their lives if Luz is unable to pass the term. Eda also has to have a steady job as part of the contract, Bump offering her a position as the groundskeeper.

* TheReveal: Boscha is revealed to have two mothers.

* RaisedByWolves: Evoked. After finding Luz, Owlbert suggested this for her. Eda even considered it but declined since she knew they would just eat the infant. She also considered leaving her with the Bat Queen and the imps.
* ScoobyDooHoax: The reason why there is a vacancy with Hexside's groundskeeper is because the last one was busted by a group of young mystery sleuths and their goofy looking Cerberus mascot when they caught him acting like a ghost gopher to hide his crystal ball thefts, an obvious ShoutOut of Franchise/ScoobyDoo.

[[caption-width-right:350:Art by Crosshot: "A deal is struck."]]

!!Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:

* ShoutOut: Along with the above mentioned "Scooby-Doo" nod, Eda mentions not wanting to leave baby Luz with the troll, [[Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}} Grumbles McKiltskin]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Art by Crosshot]]

How Eda come to decide to care for Luz, while in the present Luz gets in trouble, follow by a mother/daughter tension

* RaisedByWolves: Evoked. After finding Luz, Owlbert suggested this for her. Eda even considered it but declined since she knew they would just eat the infant.

* DefrostingIceQueen: After Eda found Luz, she spent a great deal of time trying to find someone to hock her off. By the time she finds someone who would take her -- a nun-ran human orphanage -- she's grown attached to the infant and [[InterspeciesAdoption decides to adopt her instead]].
* ForWantOfANail: The [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E9SomethingVenturedSomeoneFramed destruction of Detention Hall]], which led to subsequent creation of the Detention track, has already occured. There's also the fact that Principal Bump agreed to let Luz attend Hexside and under his protection.

* ShoutOut: Along with the above mentioned "Scooby-Doo" nod, Eda mentions not wanting to leave baby Luz with the troll, Grumbles McKiltskin.

* InternalReveal: It's here that Ed finds out that Luz was lying to her and that she was put in the Detention Track.

* MagicallyBindingContract: Part of the conditions for Luz staying in Hexside means that Luz and Eda have to sign a magical contract. The contract will cause birds to fly out of their mouths for the rest of their lives if Luz is unable to pass the term. Eda also has to have a steady job as part of the contract, bump offering her a position as the groundskeeper.

* ScoobyDooHoax: The reason why there is a vacancy with Hexside's groundskeeper is because the last one was busted by a group of young mystery sleuths and their goofy looking Cerberus mascot when they caught him acting like a ghost gopher to hide his crystal ball thefts, obvious ShoutOut of Franchise/ScoobyDoo.