- Rating:
- PG
- House:
- The Dark Arts
- Genres:
- Drama Action
- Era:
- Multiple Eras
- Spoilers:
- Order of the Phoenix
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Published: 09/10/2004Updated: 09/10/2004Words: 36,356Chapters: 1Hits: 5,210
- Posted:
- 09/10/2004
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- 5,210
BLACK SCREEN
Slowly a woman´s voice whispers in the darkness, tinged with sadness and regret:
TRELAWNEY (V.O.)
The One with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches . . . Born to those that have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies . . . He will have powers the Dark Lord knows not, and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal . . . One must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives . . .
FADE IN
EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT (Godric's Hollo)
The house is ominous, surrounded by blackness with no neighboring houses in sight. There´s a light on in one of the ground floor windows.
CUT TO
INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
A beautiful woman slowly paces back and forth with a baby asleep in her arms. A fire lighting the room burns in the background. The baby´s head bobs slightly resting on his mother´s shoulder as she lightly hums to him. The woman has light red hair and brilliant green eyes. She is Lily Potter.
She stops humming, turns her neck around slightly to see her baby´s eyes shut. She smiles. Even though he´s asleep, she starts humming again and lightly bobs up and down as she walks back and forth.
A man enters the room. A smile creeps across his face as he leans against the wall in the threshold of the room. He wears glasses and his hair is a wild mess, but he´s handsome regardless. His name is James Potter.
Lily turns and sees her husband. They talk in whispers, not to wake their son.
JAMES
He finally out?
LILY
Yeah. `Bout time, too. I don´t think he likes all this moving around.
Lily puts her baby down on a couch and stretches her back. James walks up behind his wife and lightly massages her shoulders. She places her hand on top of his as they look down at their son. The one-year-old baby is fast asleep.
JAMES
With a bit of luck we won´t be here long. At least we´re safe.
LILY
How´d you feel about it?
JAMES
Hm? `Bout what?
LILY
About all this. Bringing him into this. It´s different with a family.
JAMES
It´s okay; I´m scared too.
LILY
But do you regret it?
JAMES
Regret what?
LILY
Bringing a child into this world. Now.
JAMES
Of course not.
LILY
We´ve barely been a family a year and we´re hiding for our lives. I don´t want to raise him like this. Hiding, shielded from the outside world.
JAMES
It´s just for now. Voldemort is not so mighty yet that he´s above fear, Lily. He will never harm Harry. Never.
James speaks as if he´s trying to convince himself as much as his wife.
CUT TO
EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT
The wind violently blows in the night.
CUT TO
INT. HARRY´S ROOM (NURSERY) - NIGHT
Lily lays Harry down in his crib and pulls the covers over him. She lightly brushes his head and smiles. She bends down and kisses his forehead.
CUT TO
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
James walks into the kitchen. We follow closely behind. He stops and turns his head slightly as if he´s sensed something. He goes over to the window and pulls up the drapes, peering outside. Lily comes in.
LILY
What is it? (He doesn´t answer) James?
JAMES
There´s something out there.
LILY
What?
JAMES
I can feel it.
James´ eyes widen.
JAMES (cont´d)
It´s him. He´s here.
James rushes to Lily.
LILY
No, it he can´t be. It´s impossible!
JAMES
He must of gotten to Peter. Lily, listen to me! Get Harry, and go through the the fire place. I´ll hold him off!
LILY
James, no!
JAMES
You have to! Go!
LILY
No, we have to stay together!
JAMES
Don´t worry about me, just go! Please, Lily!
Lily turns and runs up stairs. James stands in front of the entrance door and pulls out his wand. He takes several deep breaths, preparing himself for what he´s about to face.
CUT TO
INT. HARRY´S ROOM (NURSERY) - NIGHT
Lily, carefully picks up Harry and turns to a large fire place. It´s large enough for her to stand inside it. She grabs a fistful of powder from a pot next to the fireplace. She takes a deep breath, holding her son tightly with her free hand.
LILY
Hogwarts!
And with that she throws her fistful of powder in the air around her. Green sparks fill the air, but she doesn´t vanish. The sparks cease.
LILY (cont´d)
No.
She looks bewildered.
CUT TO
INT. ENTRANCE HALL - NIGHT
James stands at the ready. Suddenly a dark red light protrudes through the entrance door´s key hole. Cracks spread through the door. And without warning the door explodes inward in pieces. James doesn´t budge. The light dies down . . .
A heavily black cloaked figure enters. Under the hood a skull white head emerges with snakelike eyes that are scarlet red. This is Lord Voldemort. James slightly shakes, but stands his ground. Voldemort speaks in high whispers that are full of menace and malice.
LORD VOLDEMORT
Potter.
JAMES
No matter what you do to me all your policies and webs of fear and treachery are coming to an end. I swear this!
LORD VOLDEMORT
Ah, James. Brave even in your last stand. I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, saving yourself much trouble and pain. But you and your Mudblood wife chose the side of a Muggle-loving fool! Did you really believe that Dumbledore and your pitiful little band of wizards could ever grow strong enough to launch an assault upon me?
JAMES
Of course I do, you´re still afraid of him!
LORD VOLDEMORT
Lord Voldemort suffers no rival!
JAMES
Albus Dumbledore´s very name still frightens you! And he is, and will always be mightier than you are! And as long as he lives more of us will gather, and those like me and my family will always be there to fight you and your slaves!
VOLDEMORT
You always were a fool, James. Dumbledore couldn´t protect you from me. Your friend has forsaken you, Potter. And no one will save you this time.
JAMES
Then face me if you dare!
CUT TO
INT. HARRY´S ROOM (NURSERY) - NIGHT
Lily holds Harry tightly. We can hear enormous explosions below as the entire house shakes.
LILY (To herself)
Please, no.
CLOSE ON: Harry. His eyes open, wide awake.
The entire house shakes again, and then all goes silent. Then we hear the sound of footsteps climbing steps. We focus on the door that´s shut. Lily´s grip around her son tightens as the tension is about to explode.
Then . . . a light protrudes through the keyhole. Lily screams as she turns, shielding Harry as the door explodes inward in a dozen burning pieces. The light goes out as Lily turns just as Voldemort enters, his wand in his right hand. He steps towards her. Tears begin to pour down her face.
LILY
No, please! Just don´t hurt him; kill me. But just leave him alone.
LORD VOLDEMORT
You silly girl. What ever made you think I came here for you and James?
Lily´s face turns to horror.
LILY
Not Harry! Not Harry! Please, I´ll do anything.
LORD VOLDEMORT
Stand aside!
Voldemort raises his wand. Lily turns, using her back to shield Harry and begins muttering something under her breath, staring into Harry´s eyes.
LORD VOLDEMORT (O.S.)
Avada Kedavra.
A green light explodes behind Lily. The light blinds us. We hear her scream.
Lily falls from sight. One-year old Harry stares forward. Voldemort stares back. He measures up the child in front of him. A look of insult crosses the Dark Lord´s face. He raises his wand towards the baby.
LORD VOLDEMORT (cont´d)
Harry Potter.
CUT TO
EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT
The second floor window glows dark green. But then something happens none expect. The window explodes, and the the rest of the house follows . . .
FADE TO BLACK
Presentation Credits
Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix
Screenplay by RODNEY REECE
Based on the novel by J.K. ROWLING
CUT TO
EXT. PRIVET DRIVE - LATE DAY
Fifteen-year-old Harry Potter jumps awake. He´s laying down in flower bed. His forehead is bathed in sweat, obviously awaken from a nightmare. He takes a second to regain where he is exactly. Then a newscaster´s voice comes into earshot. We pull up to reveal that Harry fell asleep in front of an open window of number 4 Privet Drive.
He rolls to his side and dusts himself off. He walks away from view of the window as a glimpse of Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon appear inside the window watching the news. Harry sighs and walks away, hands in his pockets, down the street. He looks bored and depressed. And worse, uninformed of what´s happening in his world.
Harry looks up and slightly smiles. A block down and across the street from him is his cousin Dudley Dursley walking towards him with three friends. A sadistic smile crosses Harry´s face.
CUT TO
EXT. MAGNOLIA ROAD - SUNSET
This is Dudley´s little gang. It includes Dudley (16), Piers (15), Malcolm (16), and Gordon (16). They get their kicks out of harassing young eleven-year-olds.
PIERS
Did you see him start crying?
GORDON
Yeah, Big D really put the fright in him, didn´t´ya?
DUDLEY
Yeah. Same time tomorrow.
MALCOLM
My place, my parents won´t be home. Later, D.
The gang breaks up and head in different directions. Dudley heads home, eyes to the ground as he comes to a stop with;
HARRY
What´s going on, Big D?
DUDLEY
Oh, it´s you.
HARRY
Cool name, Big D. I liked `Dinky Diddydum´ better though.
DUDLEY
Shut up!
HARRY
What, you don´t tell the wild bunch back there what your mum calls you? Or do they just take you as a pig that learned how to walk and talk?
DUDLEY
You just think you´re all big with that think in your pocket?
HARRY
Oh what? This?
Harry pulls out his wand. Dudley shutters back a step.
DUDLEY
You´re not allowed! They´ll kick you out of that freak school of yours.
HARRY
How do´ya know they haven´t changed the rules?
DUDLEY (Unsure)
They haven´t . . . I´ll tell Dad!
HARRY
Oh, run to daddy, Diddykins.
DUDLEY
Not so brave at night, are ya? Always crying for mommy and daddy.
This catches Harry off guard.
HARRY
What´s that suppose to mean?
DUDLEY
"Oh, please don´t kill Cedric. Please." So who´s Cedric, your boyfriend?
Suddenly it gets very dark as the wind picks up. Dudley´s hit a real nerve in Harry.
HARRY
Shut up!
DUDLEY
"Please, save me Dad."
HARRY
SHUT UP!
Harry points his wand at Dudley´s throat. Suddenly it gets very cold. Their breath becomes visible in the fridged air. Harry becomes aware of this.
DUDLEY
What are you doing?
HARRY
I´m not doing this.
DUDLEY (Frightened)
Stop it! I´m gonna tell Dad.
HARRY
It´s impossible. Not here.
DUDLEY
Stop it! Stop it!
HARRY
Shut up, Dudley, they´ll hear.
Harry begins looking around and turns his back to Dudley. Suddenly, without warning, Dudley slams his fists into the back of Harry knocking him to the ground. Dudley turns and runs.
HARRY
Dudley, no! You´re running right at it.
Suddenly Dudley stops, but not because Harry told him to. Dudley begins to shiver and falls backwards. He can´t see what´s in front of him. But Harry can.
Harry falls to the floor for his wand.
HARRY (cont´d)
KEEP YOUR MOUTH CLOSED!
Harry looks up and freezes. The largest Dementor we´ve ever seen hovers in front of Dudley, bending down on him. Then Harry slowly turns around and sees a second Dementor closing on him. Harry stumbles backwards, raising his wand. Harry closes his eyes, forcing himself to think of something happy. He stands. No more than five feet away from the Dementor Harry roars;
HARRY
EXPECTO PATRONUM!
An enormous bright white stag erupts from Harry´s wand. It towers before the Dementor and charges forward. The Dementor flees. Harry turns and sees the first Dementor bending down on Dudley.
HARRY (commanding)
There!
The stag turns at Harry´s command and charges the Dementor. Seeing the stag it turns and flees. Harry runs to Dudley and falls to to his knees, out of breath and exhausted. The stag returns, standing guard over Harry.
CUT TO
INT. PRIVET DRIVE - FRONT DOOR - NIGHT
The door opens to reveal Harry, under the arm of Dudley, staggering under his weight. Aunt Petunia screams at the sight. Uncle Vernon rushes to the door and screams at the sight of their son who looks half dead.
Uncle Vernon grabs Dudley, relieving Harry of the weight.
Uncle Vernon lays Dudley in the middle of the living room, as Aunt Petunia grabs Dudley from behind crying. Dudley begins to stir.
UNCLE VERNON
What happen, son, what happened? Did Mrs. Polkiss give you something foreign for tea?
AUNT PETUNIA
Vernon, call the police, he´s been mugged.
UNCLE VERNON
Who did this to you, son? I´ll get them, don´t worry. Give me a name?
AUNT PETUNIA
Please, talk to Mummy?
Harry nearly collapses, breathing hard. Dudley looks about right, just shaken from the ordeal.
DUDLEY
It was him!
UNCLE VERNON (to Harry)
Boy, what have you done to my son?
HARRY
It wasn´t me!
UNCLE VERNON
I swear, I´ll have your neck if you don´t tell me what you´ve done.
HARRY
I swear, it wasn´t me.
AUNT PETUNIA
Vernon, he´s all cold, we have to get him to the hospital.
HARRY
No, here (reaches into his pocket and pulls out a chocolate frog) Eat this.
UNCLE VERNON
Poisoning my son, boy!
HARRY
It was not me! It was a dementor!
Without warning a owl zooms in from the fireplace and drops a letter in front of Harry. Harry rushes for it and opens it up.
HARRY (reading fast)
"Mr. Potter. We have received intelligence that you performed the Patronus Charm in the full presence of Muggles. We regret to inform you of your expulsion from Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry . . ." (Beat) "A Ministry representative will be calling shortly to destroy your wand . . ." No . . .
Harry drops the letter and stares blankly into nothingness. He looks to Dudley who´s eaten the chocolate and looks quite fine. Harry sits down, his eyes wide.
UNCLE VERNON
What did you do?
HARRY
They´ve expelled me, for saving us . . .
UNCLE VERNON
What?
HARRY
They expelled me from my school, because I fought off the Dementors with magic.
UNCLE VERNON
So you admit it, boy! (To Dudley) What happen, son?
DUDLEY (Shaking)
It was . . . In my head . . . felt -
HARRY
- like you´d never be happy again.
DUDLEY
Yes.
HARRY
The Dementors. The guards of Azkaban.
AUNT PETUNIA
The wizard prison?
HARRY (shocked)
How did´ya know that?
UNCLE VERNON
Who cares, what the hell were they doing to my son?
HARRY
Sucking his soul out.
They all go quiet.
UNCLE VERNON
And what were these, thing-a-ma-gigs doing in Little Whinging?
HARRY
He must of sent them after me. He has control of Azkaban now, then.
UNCLE VERNON
Who, boy?
HARRY
Lord Voldemort.
UNCLE VERNON
Lord Vold-what? Wait, I´ve heard that name before . . . he was -
HARRY
The one who murdered my parents.
AUNT PETUNIA
But he´s gone.
HARRY
He´s come back. For me.
UNCLE VERNON
And now he´s sending dismembers after you?
HARRY
Yeah.
UNCLE VERNON.
Well, that does it: GET OUT!
HARRY
What?
UNCLE VERNON
I didn´t stutter, boy. It was a mistake to ever take you in. You get out of my house! And don´t you ever come back!
Harry looks hard at his uncle. This day has been a long time coming.
HARRY
Fine!
Harry gets up, but just then a second owl comes through the chimney and drops a red letter on the floor.
UNCLE VERNON
Bloody Owls! Take them with you, boy!
AUNT PETUNIA
Vernon . . . Vernon! This letter is addressed to me.
UNCLE VERNON
What?
CLOSE ON: The red letter reads; "Mrs. Petunia Dursley, the Living Room, Number Four, Privet Drive." Harry turns back.
HARRY
It´s howler.
Her hand trembling, she opens the red letter. A VOICE THUNDERS OUT OF IT;
HOWLER
REMEMBER MY LAST, PETUNIA!
Petunia looks in shock as she shakes.
UNCLE VERNON
P-Petunia? Dear?
AUNT PETUNIA (Very sternly)
The boy stays.
UNCLE VERNON
What?
AUNT PETUNIA (To Harry)
You, up to your room. Now!
HARRY (To Petunia)
Who sent the howler to you?
UNCLE VERNON
You heard your aunt! Upstairs, now!
CUT TO
INT. HARRY´S ROOM - NIGHT
Harry enters, furious. He stops at the sight of Hedwig, Harry´s owl, on his desk with a letter attached. He grabs the letter as Hedwig nibbles affectionally on his hand. He opens the letter. We hear the voice of the writer.
LETTER (ARTHUR WEASLEY; V.O.)
"Harry, Dumbledore has arrived. Do not leave your aunt´s house and do not surrender your wand. And for God´s sake do not use anymore magic. Arthur Weasley."
Harry drops the letter, confused and furious. There is nothing he can do.
TIME CUT/DISSOLVE
Harry sits in the corner of his room, his face between his knees. Sun light dimly comes through his window. Suddenly we hear the sound of a door being unlocked and the door swings open and Uncle Vernon steps in dressed to impress.
UNCLE VERNON
We´re going out. You are not to leave this room. And I´m locking you in.
HARRY (coldly)
You do that.
Uncle Vernon is taken aback at Harry´s attitude, but grunts and closes the door. The sound of the lock turning comes a second later. Harry returns to his sullen position.
TIME CUT
Harry is laying in his bed. It´s night now. His hair, which is usually wild, looks particular messy, even for his standards. Then we hear the unmistakable sound of glass breaking. Harry jolts up and looks at his door. A second later we hear HEAVY FOOTSTEPS.
Harry reaches for his wand and points it at the door as the footsteps begin to climb the stairs. Harry´s breathing quickens.
EXCU: The door knob begins to turn . . .
Harry´s eyes narrow. Then the door is knocked open. The shock makes Harry blink. There are several shadowy figures outside, but it´s impossible to tell who and what they are.
HARRY
Who are you?
The closest figure steps into the room and removes his hood to reveal . . .
HARRY (cont´d)
Professor Lupin!
The wizard smiles widely. Harry stands up, not believing it´s him.
LUPIN
It´s not professor anymore, Harry. It´s good to see you.
Harry hesitates for a moment, and then launches forward and wraps his arm around Lupin in the mostly loving hug you´ve ever seen. Lupin smiles as he returns the hug.
HARRY
What are you doing here?
LUPIN
Take a guess.
Harry´s smile widens.
LUPIN (cont´d)
Let´s go, Harry. We haven´t much time.
CUT TO
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
Lupin walks with Harry right behind him. There are three other wizards around. He introduces Harry to them.
LUPIN
Harry, this is Alastor Moody.
HARRY
I know him.
MAD-EYE MOODY
Don´t confuse me with that punk who posed as me, Potter.
LUPIN (ignoring him)
This is Nymphadora.
Lupin points to the only woman of the group. She´s a young witch with bright pink hair. She shakes her head at Lupin.
TONKS
Lupin, you´re asking for it.
LUPIN (To Harry)
She prefers Tonks.
TONKS
You would too if your mother named Nymphadora.
Lupin points to the tall black wizard.
LUPIN
And this is Kingsley Shacklebolt.
HARRY
Pleasure.
MAD-EYE MOODY
If you´re done with gettin´ acquainted-like, I´d like to get a move on before the Death Eaters find out we´re here.
LUPIN
Quite right. (To Kingsley) Kingsley, his trunk is up stairs.
Kingsley heads up the stairs.
HARRY (To Lupin)
Are we in danger?
TONKS
Don´t let stumpy-leg here scare ya, Harry. He always thinks somethin´s `bout to jump out the bushes and hex `im. He gets a little paranoid.
MAD-EYE MOODY (To Tonks)
It´s not paranoia, it´s experience.
TONKS
I think that magic eye´s affected your brain for too long, Lazy-Eye.
Harry smiles and Lupin rolls his eyes.
CUT TO
EXT. BACKYARD - NIGHT
Kingsley is tying Harry´s trunk to the back of his broom. Harry walks out into the lawn with Lupin and Tonks. Kingsley walks back into the house. Harry´s eyes widen. There are five more witches and wizards waiting for him, all with a broom sticks in hand.
HARRY
Is this . . . all for me?
TONKS
Yeah, quite a lot volunteered to come and get ya. If you hadn´t noticed you´re kind´a popular.
Kingsley emerges from the house with a broom stick in one hand and Hedwig in the other. Tonks shakes her head fast and her pink hair turns bright blue. Harry blinks.
TONKS (To Harry)
What do you think? Blue or Pink?
HARRY
Ah . . . Blue.
TONKS
Yeah, you think? Really?
KINGSLEY (O.S.)
Harry!
Kingsley tosses Harry his Firebolt. Harry smiles looking over his broom.
KINGSLEY (cont´d; to Harry)
That everything?
HARRY
Yeah, thanks.
Mad-Eye Moody addresses all of them.
MAD-EYE MOODY
Alright, I want close formation. It´s a clear night, so I want high and fast. No going into clouds. If one of us is killed, keep flying. And don´t break rank.
TONKS (to Harry)
He´s such an optimists. Don´t worry, we´ll be fine. You just stick close to me, Harry.
MAD-EYE MOODY
Alright, mount your brooms.
Harry smiles. He´s having the time of his life. And without warning, the nine witches and wizards launch into the sky. The silhouette of the nine riding their brooms shimmers in the bright moonlight.
CUT TO
EXT. SKY - NIGHT
Harry flies on his Firebolt with an ear to ear smile. The other wizards and witches are closely circled around him. Harry lets go of his broom and holds out his arm, embracing the night air, and his freedom from Dudley and his aunt and uncle.
DISSOLVE TO
EXT. 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE - NIGHT
The streets are completely quiet. There is one street lamp. Suddenly the light burns out and the moonlight is the only thing lighting the deserted street. Then nine figures land, each with a broom in hand.
ANGLE ON: Harry as he runs to keep up with the others.
HARRY
Where are we?
MAD-EYE MOODY
Here (Pulls out a piece of paper, giving it to Harry) Read and memorize.
HARRY
What´s "the Order of the-"
MAD-EYE MOODY
Shhh, not out here.
Suddenly the piece of paper magically burns up in Harry´s hand.
CUT TO
INT. 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE - NIGHT
The door closes behind them. The house is large and old. Harry stares in amazement.
LUPIN
Welcome, Harry, to your new home. The headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.
Suddenly Mrs. Weasley appears from another room. She beams with joy seeing Harry as she pulls him into a motherly hug. Harry doesn´t resist. They all talk in whispers.
MRS. WEASLEY
Harry, thank goodness. I was so worried. Oh, let me look at you. You´re looking pecky; you need feeding up.
HARRY
I´m fine.
MRS. WEASLEY (To the other)
Did everything go well, then?
TONKS
Not so much as a peep. Bucket-leg here (Mad-Eye Moody) wanted to come from the southwest. Add another hour to the trip.
MRS. WEASLEY
Well, the meeting has already started. The others are waiting for the rest of you. (To Harry) Harry, upstairs, first door on your right.
HARRY
I can´t come?
LUPIN
Sorry, Harry. Members only, and you´re still a bit young.
HARRY
Are you sure, I mean I -
MRS. WEASLEY
Oh don´t worry, Harry. It´s nothing important. Just go up stairs, they´ll explain everything.
HARRY
They?
Harry quickly finds himself alone as the others exit. With his broom in one hand he walks up the stairs.
CUT TO
Harry stands in front of a dark door with a serpent´s head mounted on it and knocks . . .
The door swings open letting light pour into the dark hallway. Standing in the doorway is Hermione who launches herself around Harry in a hug. She talks in quick bursts, not believing it´s him as she pulls him into the room.
HERMIONE
Harry! It´s so great to see you. Ron!
CUT TO
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Hermione pulls Harry in, who looks half bewildered. Ron jumps off the bed smiling. Ron is at least a good six inches taller now than both Harry and Hermione.
HERMIONE (to Harry)
You must be so furious with us. I´m sorry we couldn´t tell you more in our letters, but Dumbledore made us swear not to tell you. We heard everything -
RON
- Did you really fight off two dementors -
HERMIONE
Don´t worry, Harry they have no case against you. I looked it up. You were defending yourself, they can´t expel you!
RON
Hermione, let him breathe. (A beat) So how´ve you been, Mate?
HARRY
Have you been attacked?
RON
What? By dementors? No. We´ve been here, with the Order of the Phoenix. We came a week after the end of last term.
HARRY
Why didn´t Dumbledore send for me?
Hermione and Ron look at each other.
RON
I suppose he wanted you to stay with the Muggles.
HERMIONE
He had people from the Order tailing you, though.
HARRY
Didn´t work, though, did it?
HERMIONE (To Ron)
See, I knew he´d be mad. (To Harry) Harry, I´m so sorry. We really wanted to tell you, but -
HARRY
But Dumbledore made you swear, I got it.
Harry, absentmindedly, walks to the window to find Hedwig already there. Harry puts down his broom. The room goes quiet. Hermione and Ron give each other a knowing look.
RON
But you´re here now, that´s what matters.
HARRY
How come you two are allowed to know, but I´ve got to be kept in the dark about everything?
RON
We don´t, Mum still won´t let us in the meetings. Says -
Harry erupts at them;
HARRY
So what! You´re still here, together! I´ve been stuck in a black hole, completely cut off! I´ve been hiding in bushes listening to Muggle news, hoping for some shred of news about Voldemort! Everyday I´ve been looking over my shoulder, expecting to see a Death Eater pop out with a wand pointed at my heart! And all the while I haven´t got a clue what´s going on! I can save the Sorcerer´s stone, get rid of Riddle, and save both your skins from the Dementors, but I can´t be trusted to know what´s happening with the people who are plotting to kill me!
Ron stands with his mouth half open. Hermione looks almost in tears.
HERMIONE
Harry, I´m sorry. We wanted to tell you, but -
HARRY
Whatever!
Suddenly, out of thin air, George and Fred Weasley materialize between Harry and Ron and Hermione.
GEORGE
Hey, Harry. Thought we heard the ranting of our tragic hero.
FRED
You might want to consider anger management.
RON (to Harry)
Guess who passed their Apparation test?
GEORGE
With distinction.
Suddenly the door opens and Ginny walks in.
GINNY
Hi, Harry. Thought I heard you.
GEORGE
It was kind´a hard to miss, Mate.
HARRY
Sorry. I didn´t . . . you know.
RON
It´s alright, I´d be mad too. But you haven´t been missing much. They don´t tell us anything.
GEORGE
Shame too. I really wonder what Snape´s been up to.
HARRY
Wait, Snape's here?
RON
Yeah, remember he is on our side.
HARRY
Who else is here?
HERMIONE
Everyone. McGonagall, Hagrid, pretty much the entire school staff.
RON
Bill and Charlie are even here.
HARRY
Where´s Percy?
They all give each other a knowing look. Harry shakes his head.
HARRY (cont´d)
What?
GEORGE
Well, Percy´s being a real git right now.
FRED
He and Dad had kind´a falling out. Don´t mention it in front of Mum. She still breaks down.
HARRY
What happen?
HERMIONE
Fudge promoted him. Junior Assistant. Youngest one ever.
HARRY
So what´s the problem?
RON
Well, Dumbledore´s name is mud in the Ministry these days. Yours too. They don´t want to listen to him, all because of You-Know-Who. They still don´t think he´s back. Dad sided with Dumbledore, Percy with Fudge.
HERMIONE
Percy takes the Daily Prophet seriously.
HARRY
What do´ya mean?
HERMIONE
You haven´t been reading it, have you?
HARRY
Of course not.
HERMIONE
Dumbledore´s name isn´t the only one that´s gone downhill since you saw Him come back. They´re kind´a taking shots at you too.
HARRY
Why?
HERMIONE
They´re just trying to discredit you. They just don´t want to believe it.
CUT TO
INT. HALLWAYS - NIGHT
Harry walks with Hermione and Ron. Ginny is right behind.
HERMIONE
You don´t have to worry, eventually You-Know-Who is going to have to reveal himself, and everyone will know you were telling the truth.
RON
Yeah, they´ll be begging forgiveness then -
They walk past a painting of an old woman that suddenly explodes at them.
MOTHER BLACK
Filthy Mudblood! How dare you befoul the house of Black with your -
HERMIONE
- Not again -
MOTHER BLACK
- filthy Muggle feet walking into my house and
SIRIUS (O.S.)
Give it a rest!
Suddenly Sirius Black appears in FRAME pulling a curtain down in front of the panting.
SIRIUS (To Harry)
Hey, Harry. See you met my dear old Mum.
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INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
Mrs. Weasley works preparing dinner as Hermione, Ginny, the Twins, Ron, Harry, and Sirius sit at the table. Tonks walks in and helps Mrs. Weasley.
HARRY (to Sirius)
This is your house?
SIRIUS
My family´s, yeah. Never thought I´d be back here. You see, my grandfather put hundreds of hexes on this place, perfect for hiding. No one can find it unless its address is written down by someone who´s been here. Dumbledore thought it´d be a good place for headquarters. So how ya been, Harry?
HARRY
Alright.
Hermione rolls her eyes.
SIRIUS
Sorry `bout all the secrecy, but we had to make sure.
GINNY
Tonks, I like your new hair.
TONKS
Yeah, Harry thought it was good too. I was thinking about yellow, but I thought it stood out too much.
SIRIUS
No, bright blue is much more modest.
Mr. Weasley walks in, followed closely by his son, Bill Weasley.
MR. WEASLEY
Harry, wonderful to see you. You gave us quite a fright. Two dementors.
Mrs. Weasley starts piling the food on Harry´s plate.
MRS. WEASLEY
I´d be more worried about what those Muggles did to him. Look at him, he´s nothing but skin and bones. Don´t they feed you dear?
HARRY
Well, not really.
MRS. WEASLEY
Well, you´re in my care now. Eat up, I want you back to full strength.
SIRIUS
You know, Harry, I´m surprised. I would´a thought the first thing you´d ask stepping in here is about Voldemort.
MRS. WEASLEY
No, Sirius! He doesn´t need to know. He´s safe now and that´s all that matters.
HARRY
Well, I did -
MRS. WEASLEY
He´s not in the Order.
SIRIUS
Since when do you have to be in the Order of the Phoenix to ask questions?
MR. WEASLEY
Molly, a few questions can´t hurt. The boy has a right to know.
SIRIUS
It´s not your job to protect him. He´s not your son, Molly -
Sirius closes his eyes realizing the mistake he´s made before he´s even finished the sentence. Mrs. Weasley stares furiously at Sirius.
MRS. WEASLEY
He´s as good as! And don´t you ever take Harry´s well-being as being less important than any of my children.
SIRIUS
I´m sorry, Molly. I didn´t mean it like that -
HARRY
I just want to know what´s happening.
MRS. WEASLEY
Very, well. Tell him. But no more than he needs to know.
SIRIUS
So?
HARRY
Well, first, what´s the Order of the Phoenix?
MR. WEASLEY
It´s a secret society, Harry. Devoted to fighting You-Know-Who and his Death Eaters. Thanks to you, we have a head start on Him. He didn´t expect you to survive your last encounter. No one is suppose to know He´s returned.
SIRIUS
Most don´t believe it, regardless.
MR. WEASLEY
But still, the last person He wanted to know he had returned was Dumbledore. Again, you ruined that for him, didn´t you? Not an hour after His return the Order had been reformed. Right now we´re trying to convince as many as possible that He has indeed come back. But that´s proving a bit tricky.
BILL
Fudge still refuses to believe You-Know-Who´s back.
HARRY
Why?
MR. WEASLEY
Dumbledore. Fudge is afraid of him. Thinks Dumbledore is going to overthrow him. Take over. Which couldn´t be farther from the truth. Plus, Fudge is flat out scared. Ministry is in no condition right now to handle You-Know-Who´s return. And I´m afraid Dumbledore is losing his footing at the Ministry.
MRS. WEASLEY
They´re already demoted him from Chief of the Wizard´s High Court.
BILL
He says he doesn´t mind, as long as they don´t take him off the chocolate frog cards.
MR. WEASLEY
But this is exactly what You-Know-Who wants. We´re fighting amongst ourselves when we should be gathering our strength. He is biding his time, gathering his forces. His plans are ripping; his plan to strike down all resistance and to seize control of this world and all who live within it for ever. But fortunely for us He does not have that type of power yet. Yet time is on his side. He is fast becoming powerful; He, Himself, is already stronger than He was when His powers broke, Harry. Your last encounter with You-Know-Who has taught him one thing. Your survival against his assaults was more than luck of chance. He still doesn´t understand how you have escaped time and time again. It´s the lack of this knowledge that protects you, Harry.
HARRY
I want to join the Order!
Sirius smiles.
MR. WEASLEY
Sorry, Harry. Only overage wizards. Besides, harm has an easy enough time finding you without us putting you in its way.
CUT TO
INT. BEDROOM - LATE NIGHT
Harry lays wide awake in his bed. Ron´s snoring in the bed next to his. His mind is racing.
CUT TO
INT. MAIN HALL - MORNING
Harry is up with Ron and Hermione. Mr. Weasley is kissing his wife goodbye. Sirius is leaning against the wall.
MRS. WEASLEY
Now, Harry, I don´t want you to worry about a thing. Everything´s gonna be fine.
HARRY
I know.
MR. WEASLEY
I´ll have him back before noon, Molly.
Harry turns and walks towards Sirius.
SIRIUS
You feeling okay?
HARRY
No.
SIRIUS
Look, I don´t want you to worry. They´re not going to expel you. But -
HARRY
What?
SIRIUS
Even if they do, you know you have a home with me, right?
Harry tries to hide his smile. He actually does feel better.
SIRIUS (cont´d)
It´ll be just be you and me. But you really shouldn´t have to worry. Dumbledore isn´t going to let the famous Harry Potter fall behind because of Fudge. Remember, no matter what happens I´ll always be there for you. You have a family.
Harry nods and turns around. He stops and goes back and hugs Sirius. Sirius hugs him back rubbing his mop head. Hermione smiles widely next to Ron in a "awe, that´s so cute" look.
SIRIUS (cont´d)
Now get outta here, kid, you´re bothering me.
MR. WEASLEY
Come on, Harry. Want to be early.
HERMIONE
Good luck, Harry. Don´t worry, they haven´t got a case against you.
RON
See ya when you get back, Mate.
Harry nods and Mr. Weasley leads him out. The door closes behind them. Both Ron and Hermione don´t look as confident anymore.
CUT TO
INT. MINISTRY OF MAGIC - ENTRANCE HALL
A door opens up like an elevators and Mr. Weasley steps out followed closely by Harry. We pull back to reveal just how big the hall is. It is jammed pack with witches and wizards. There is a fountain that has a large golden statute in the center with a wizard raising his wand into the sky. Next to the statue is a golden witch, followed next by a centaur and a house-elf. This is the Fountain of Magical Brethren. Water spins magically below the group of statues.
HARRY
Wow.
MR. WEASLEY
Come on, Harry. It´s easy to get lost.
Suddenly through the crowd Kingsley comes rushing towards Mr. Weasley and Harry.
KINGSLEY
Arthur! Arthur!
MR. WEASLEY
Kingsley, what are you doing down here?
KINGSLEY
This just arrived a moment ago.
Kingsley hands a piece of parchment over. Mr. Weasley reads it and his face goes red.
MR. WEASLEY
Merlin´s beard!
HARRY
What´s the matter?
MR. WEASLEY
They changed the time. We should of been there five minutes ago. Hurry!
They begin to run through the crowd.
MR. WEASLEY (cont´d)
Why would they change the time? Thank goodness we decided to come early.
They reach a lift and enter just as the doors close.
CUT TO
INT. BOTTOM COURTROOM - HALLWAY
The lift´s doors opens and Mr. Weasley runs out, followed by Harry. There´s no one down here except them. They stop in front of a doorway.
MR. WEASLEY
I can´t believe they did this. Come here, Harry. Let me get a good look at you. Good enough. Well then, good luck.
HARRY
Wait, you´re not coming with me?
MR. WEASLEY
Me? No, I´m not allowed. But you´ll be fine. Just tell the truth, that´s all you´ll need. I´ll be right out here waiting. Ready?
HARRY
Not really.
MR. WEASLEY
Oh, good luck, Harry.
Harry takes several deep breaths and walks in.
CUT TO
INT. COURTROOM - MORNING
The courtroom is like a large dungeon. Cold, black, and made of stone. At the front is a towering bench with more than thirty wizards and witches. They become aware of Harry´s presence.
FUDGE
You´re late.
The people Harry knows among them are Minster Cornelius Fudge, who sits at the front. To the far side separated from the judges is Percy, with a quill in hand staring menacingly at Harry.
Harry swallows as he walks towards them.
HARRY
I´m sorry, I didn´t know the time changed -
FUDGE
That is not the Wizengamot´s fault. Take your seat.
Harry does.
HARRY (To himself)
This is too much.
FUDGE (Addressing everyone)
Very well, I want this done quickly. The accused being presented, let us begin. Disciplinary hearing of the twelfth of August. Witness for the defense Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Without warning Dumbledore enters from the back as the door closes shut behind him. Harry breathes a sigh of relief. Fudges eyes flick menacingly as Dumbledore sits next to Harry.
FUDGE (cont´d)
Ah. I see you got the message, Dumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE
Actually, it would appear that I have missed it. But, due to a lucky mistake I arrived three hours early.
FUDGE
I see. So then, the charges are followed: the accused knowingly and deliberately produced a Patronus Charm in a Muggle area and in the presence of Muggles on August the second at nine twenty-three. You are Harry James Potter?
HARRY (Faintly)
Yes.
FUDGE
And this is your second offense?
HARRY
Yes, but -
FUDGE
And knowing full well that you are not permitted to use magic outside of your school while you are under the age of seventeen?
HARRY
Yes, but -
FUDGE
And fully aware that you were in close proximity of Muggles?
HARRY
Yes, but -
FUDGE
And you admit to producing the Patronus charm?
HARRY
Yes, but we were attacked -
JUDGE WITCH # 1
You produced a fully fledged Patronus?
HARRY
Yes.
JUDGE WITCH # 1
And your Patronus was clearly defined? Meaning it was more than just vapor and smoke?
HARRY
Yes. It´s a stag.
JUDGE WITCH # 1
A stag? And you´re only fifteen. Impressive. There are not many judges that sit before you that could produce such a Patronus. Fifteen, my goodness.
Fudge´s fury is clearly present.
FUDGE
Yes, yes, yes, very impressive. But I´m afraid the more impressive the worse. It was in view of a Muggle.
JUDGE WITCH # 1
Mr. Potter, why did you produce the Patronus Charm?
HARRY
Because I was being attacked by Dementors.
There is a large murmur among the judges. Another judge witch speaks. This is Madam Bones.
MADAM BONES
Dementors? In Little Whimging?
FUDGE
Yes, I thought we´d hear another fair-tale like this.
HARRY
I´m not lying!
FUDGE
Enough. I´m sure it would be a very entertaining story, Potter. But the fact remains you don´t have any proof.
HARRY
Why else would I use the Patronus Charm if I wasn´t being attacked by Dementors?
DUMBLEDORE (Rising)
Excuse me, Minister. But we do have a witness.
FUDGE
Oh, yes. Dudley Dursley?
DUMBLEDORE.
No, one of the neighbors.
FUDGE
What?
TIME CUT
Mrs. Figg sit down besides Dumbledore.
FUDGE
Your full name?
MRS. FIGG
Arabella Doreen Figg.
FUDGE
I was not aware of any other witches or wizards living in Privet Drive other than Harry Potter.
MRS. FIGG
Well, I don´t see why you would. I´m a Squib.
FUDGE
A Squib? So you have no magical powers . . . whatsoever?
MRS. FIGG
No, sir.
FUDGE
Are Squibs able to see Dementors?
MRS. FIGG
Yes, we are.
FUDGE
And did you see one on the night in question?
MRS. FIGG
No . . . I saw two. Attacking Harry and Dudley.
MADAM BONES
You are sure of this?
MRS. FIGG
Oh, yes. Not only did I see them, but felt them. Thought I´d never be happy again. It was lucky Harry produced the Patronus, or else I don´t know what would´a happened.
FUDGE
Indeed. That´s what you saw? Very well, you may go.
Mrs. Figg nods to Dumbledore who nods back politely. She exits.
FUDGE (cont´d)
Not very convincing, I´d say.
MADAM BONES
I wouldn´t say that. She certainly described their affect.
FUDGE
So, two Dementors, just happen to cross into a Muggle town and attack this boy. Is that what I´m hearing? While the Dementors remain in place at Azkaban, doing everything we ask them. Have I got it right so far? I think we´d remember if we sent two Dementors outside, wouldn´t you say?
DUMBLEDORE
I believe, Cornelius that we must ask who inside the Ministry would have ordered such an attack? Or if the Dementors are taking orders from someone other than those in the Ministry. You already have my opinions on this matter.
Fudge´s eyes are venomous as he stares down at Dumbledore.
FUDGE
If there were Dementors, which I doubt -
DUMBLEDORE
You have heard from an eyewitness. Call her back if you misunderstood her statement. If not, I await your verdict.
Dumbledore sits down and folds his hand. Fudge´s looks as if he´s going to respond, but stops.
FUDGE
Very well. All those in favor of conviction?
Fudge raises his hand along with about six others. His eyes burn with fury.
FUDGE (cont´d)
All those in favor of clearing?
Twenty or more hands rise up. Harry´s face can´t help the smile that spreads across his face.
MADAM BONES
Very well, Mr. Potter is cleared of all charges!
DUMBLEDORE
Excellent! Good day to you all.
And with that Dumbledore stands and leaves. Harry´s mouth is slightly open, expecting some sign of acknowledgment of existence from Dumbledore, but none is found.
CUT TO
INT. MINISTRY OF MAGIC - ENTRANCE HALL
Mr. Weasley walks with Harry through the crowd.
MR. WEASLEY
They tried you in front of the full court? I didn´t know you could stand in front of-
Mr. Weasley breaks off mid-sentences as they turn the corner and run right into Fudge standing next to Lucius Malfoy. The presence of Malfoy shocks Mr. Weasley. Harry stares back defiantly at his former tormentor.
Fudge and Lucius turn to Harry and Mr. Weasley.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Well, if it isn´t Patronus Potter.
Mr. Weasley's hand lays on Harry´s shoulder, as if protecting and restraining Harry.
MR. WEASLEY
Lucius.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Arthur. (To Harry) The Minister was just telling me about your narrow escape from conviction. Interesting how you seem to always wiggle out of holes . . . almost snakelike.
HARRY
Well, I´m good at escaping. But you already knew that.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Indeed. (To Fudge) Well, Minister, might we continue this some place where the fouls of the young can no longer hear us.
Fudge nods and together they turn away. Harry calls after Malfoy so that only he hears him;
HARRY
I look forward to the day when you and I meet alone.
CUT TO
INT. BEDROOM - DAY
Ron sits in front of Harry, awestruck. In the background George and Ginny are dancing in a circle chanting, "He got off, he got off, he got off."
RON
I knew you´d get off. You always do!
HARRY
Yeah, but it was a close call there for a moment. Fudge didn´t look happy.
RON
Well, of course he didn´t. Dumbledore´s prized student got off right under his nose.
HARRY
Yeah, I just wish he´d talk to me. Or at least looked at me . . .
RON
He´s been busy, you know.
George and Ginny finish their little dance and come over. Suddenly Harry winces and rubs his forehead.
GINNY
What´s wrong?
HARRY
I think someone else found out I got off. And he doesn´t seem too happy about it.
GEORGE
Wicked, Harry. I wish I could tick off You-Know-Who as much as you do and know when he find´s out.
HARRY
Trust me, you don´t.
Fred enters holding a parcel and a handful of letters.
FRED
Hogwarts letters are here. Ron, you got this. (Throws the small package over to him)
Ron opens it.
GEORGE
Guess Dumbledore found a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Wonder how long they´ll last this year?
RON (Muttering to himself)
I don´t believe it.
Ron is huddled over something small and shiny in his hand. He catches the rest of their attention.
HARRY
What? What is it?
GEORGE
No way . . .
We go over Ron´s shoulder and peer down and see a badge that has a giant "P" across it. Ron looks up;
RON
They made me a prefect . . .
Ron hands Harry the badge. Harry holds it, not believing it anymore than Ron.
RON (cont´d)
It´s real, right?
HARRY
Yeah . . . it is.
Suddenly Hermione bursts into the room, unable to hide a smile. She stops at the sight of Harry holding the badge.
HERMIONE
I knew it! Me too!
Hermione holds out her prefect badge. Hermione moves forward to hug him, when Harry shakes his head.
HARRY
Not me. (To Ron) Him.
HERMIONE
What?
GEORGE
Ron´s the prefect!
Hermione shakes her head, not believing it anymore than the rest of them.
HERMIONE
Ron . . . no, I mean . . . Really?
FRED
His name is on the letter it came in.
HERMIONE
Well, fantastic. Well done, Ronald.
GINNY
C´mon, you have to show Mum!
Ginny grabs Ron by the hand and pulls him out the room. Fred and George push behind him, forcing him to move, wanting to see the shock on their mother´s face. Hermione follows, but looks back at Harry, still not believing it wasn´t Harry. Harry forces a smile at her and then the door shuts, leaving him alone.
He sits down on the bed alone. Suddenly a mixture of amazement and envy cross Harry´s face.
HARRY
Who in their right mind would make Ron a prefect?
CUT TO
INT. DINNER TABLE - NIGHT
Everyone sits at the dinner table. All the kids, with Sirius, Mad-Eye Moody, Tonks, Kingsley, Lupin with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
MR. WEASLEY
I think a toast is in order. To Ron and Hermione, the new Gryffindor prefects!
There´s applauds followed by a "Here, here."
MR. WEASLEY (cont´d)
And, of course, to Harry for getting off.
More applauds. Mad-Eye Moody sits next to Harry
MAD-EYE MOODY
You alright, Potter?
HARRY
Yeah.
MAD-EYE MOODY
Got somethin´ here you´d might like to see.
Mad-Eye pulls out a small picture. Like all magic pictures, the figures in the picture are alive and moving.
MAD-EYE MOODY (cont´d)
The original Order of the Phoenix. Found it today.
There are twenty people in the picture. Harry sees two people he recognizes as his parents.
HARRY
Those are my parents . . .
MAD-EYE MOODY
Of course!
HARRY
They were in the Order of the Phoenix?
MAD-EYE MOODY
Hell, Harry, they were the first members. Right after Dumbledore, your mum and dad were the ones that defied Voldemort the most. Tried to make ya parents join His side of things. Oh, did He ever want control of your dad. Wanted your dad to be the head of his Death Eaters. But even Voldemort couldn´t ensnare your dad, and that´s saying something. James would never turn; too close to Dumbledore. Probably closer than any of us ever knew.
Harry stares down at the waving photo, realizing that most of these people had die just like his parents.
CUT TO
EXT. PLATFORM 9 3/4 - MORNING
The Hogwarts express is just about to leave. Mrs. Weasley hugs all her children, including Harry and Hermione.
MRS. WEASLEY
Now you watch out after each other, you hear? (To Fred and George) And you two. I don´t wanna hear a peep about you being out of line.
GEORGE
Of course, Mum.
FRED
How can we when little baby brother here´s a prefect.
RON
Shut up. I´m not Percy.
Harry smiles and turns to a big black dog sitting besides him. The dog gives a joyful bark.
HARRY (cont´d)
I´ll be alright, Sirius.
CUT TO
EXT. TRACKS - COUNTRY SIDE - DAY
The Hogwarts Express races along the tracks.
CUT TO
INT. HOGWARTS EXPRESS - CORRIDOR
Harry, Ron, Ginny and Hermione walk looking for an vacant compartment.
HERMIONE
I still think it was foolish for Sirius to come. Even if he was a dog.
HARRY
He´s barely seen daylight all summer. Give `im a break.
HERMIONE
But what if someone saw?
RON
Who would know if they did?
HERMIONE
Ron, you can´t be that thick. (She turns into a WHISPER) Peter knew! And, sure enough, he told You-Know-Who. And Malfoy´s dad we know is a Death Eater. He was on the platform.
Harry and Ron look at each other.
HARRY
I´m sure he was fine. Come on, let´s find a compartment.
Ron and Hermione exchange a look.
RON
Actually . . . we sort to have to go to the prefect carriage and report.
HARRY
What?
HERMIONE
I´m sure we won´t have to stay for the entire journey. We´ll catch up.
HARRY
You´re leaving me?
HERMIONE
Sorry, Harry. We have to.
HARRY
Fine, whatever.
Harry turns and walks away. Ron looks like he wants to say something, but can´t say of anything.
HERMIONE
Harry, we´ll catch up. Okay?
HARRY
Yeah, sure . . . c´mon, Ginny.
CUT TO
INT. COMPARTMENT - DAY
Harry enters, followed by Ginny. A teenage girl sits alone reading a magazine that is upside down.
GINNY
Hi, Luna. Can we sit? Everywhere else is full?
LUNA (Not looking at them)
Sure.
Harry and Ginny sit down across from her.
GINNY
You have a good summer?
LUNA
Yeah, pretty good. (Lowers her magazine) You´re Harry Potter.
HARRY
I know.
GINNY
Oh, Harry, this is Luna Lovegood. She´s a Ravenclaw.
HARRY
Hi.
LUNA
Hullo. (Back to her magazine)
HARRY
You know, you´re reading that magazine upside down.
LUNA
I know.
Harry´s eyes flicker to the cover. Upside down it reads: "Sirius Black! Notorious Mass Murderer Or Innocent Singing Sensation?"
Harry frowns.
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS EXPRESS - LATE DAY
PULL UP as the train races forward below. Above the hill the Hogwarts castle comes into view.
CUT TO
INT. GREAT HALL - NIGHT
Harry sits down at the Gryffindor table next to Ginny. Suddenly Ron and Hermione come into FRAME. Ron sits next to Harry and Hermione across.
RON
Sorry, `bout that. It was a nightmare. I don´t think I´m gonna like being an authority figure.
HERMIONE
And you´ll never guess who´s Slytherin´s prefect.
HARRY
Malfoy.
RON
Yep.
HARRY
Just what I need; Malfoy with power over me.
HERMIONE
Have you seen Hagrid?
HARRY
No, he wasn´t at the train station.
RON
(Looks over to the teachers)
And he´s not over there. Do you think something happened to `im?
HARRY
I hope he´s okay.
HERMIONE
Harry, Hagrid can handle himself.
RON
But who´s that.
Ron points next to Professor Snape. Next to him is a woman with pallid, toad like face with a pouchy eyes. This is Umbridge. She will throughout the film make a "Hem, hem" sound whenever she wants to call attention to herself.
HARRY
I know her. She was at my trial.
HERMIONE
Really? Oh no.
RON
What?
HERMIONE
That means she works for Fudge. And she´s here.
Suddenly Dumbledore stands and addresses the school.
DUMBLEDORE
Welcome back everyone, to another year at Hogwarts. And a pleasant welcome to those joining us. As you may have noticed we have two changes in staffing this year. We are very pleased to welcome back Professor Grubbly-Plank, who will be taking Care of Magical Creatures lessons; we also like to introduce Professor Umbridge, our new Defense the Dark Arts teacher . . .
RON (To Harry and Hermione)
She´s gonna be teaching us.
They look back to find that Umbridge has taken the stand.
UMBRIDGE
Thank you, Headmaster. I´m am delighted to be here and I´m sure we´re all gonna to be good friends. The Ministry of Magic has always considered education-
Harry turns to Ron. Hermione listens to Umbridge.
HARRY
I have a bad feeling about this.
RON
She looks like a toad.
Umbridge´s voice comes out louder, calling Ron and Harry´s attention.
UMBRIDGE
. . . some changes will be for the better. Some old habits, outmoded, and worn out, must be abandoned.
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INT. HOGWARTS - STAIRWAY - NIGHT
Ron, Harry, Hermione walk up the stairs as they turn to the Gryffindor common room along with the rest of those in their class.
RON (imitating Umbridge)
"Old habits, outmoded, and worn out, must be abandoned." What´s `progress for progress´s sake´ mean?
HERMIONE
It means the Ministry starting to interfere with Hogwarts.
RON
How do you know that?
HERMIONE
Because she just said it, Ron. Didn´t you listen? Didn´t you see the look on Dumbledore´s face? No one wants her here. I bet you she´s a spy for Fudge.
RON
But they can´t do that! I mean -
HERMIONE
Ron, haven´t you been paying attention? The Ministry´s slowly taking over. Forcing Dumbledore out. That´s why the Daily Prophet´s been calling him an `old fool.´ It´s Fudge´s doing. It´s propaganda.
CUT TO
INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - NIGHT
Ron, Harry, and Hermione enter and continue their conversation.
HARRY
It is just me, or are people staring at me more than normal.
HERMIONE
Ignore it, Harry. It´s just . . .
HARRY
It´s what?
HERMIONE
Just from last year. A lot of people still don´t believe you, you know.
HARRY
Why?
HERMIONE
It´s just everyone´s gone home since what happened last year and their parents have been telling them what to think. It´s . . .
RON
Not many of `im believe you about what happened, that´s all.
HARRY
But Dumbledore even told them what happened.
HERMIONE
But Dumbledore told them from what you saw.
HARRY
I didn´t make it up!
HERMIONE & RON (In Stereo)
We know.
HERMIONE (cont´d)
You just have to wait it out. You-Know-Who can´t stay hidden forever.
RON
Cheer up, Mate. At least we´re back.
DISSOLVE TO
EXT. HOGWARTS CASTLE - EARLY MORNING
The Hogwarts castle glitters in the morning sunlight.
CUT TO
INT. PROFESSOR´S UMBRIDGE CLASSROOM - MORNING
Ron, Harry and Hermione sit together. The rest of the class mutters with itself, teacher-less.
Suddenly Professor Umbridge enters walking towards the front of the class. She flicks her wand and a piece of chalk begins to write on the blackboard, "Defense Against the Dark Arts. Return to Basic Principles."
UMBRIDGE
Wands away, books out!
Harry and Ron give each other a depressed look. Hermione pulls their books out for them.
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
Well, good morning class.
HERMIONE AND DEAN
Good morning.
UMBRIDGE
Well, that won´t do. Let´s try again. Good morning class.
CLASS
Good morning, Professor.
UMBRIDGE
Much better. I´ve been going over your history and it seems your class has been disrupted and fragmented. With the changing of teachers every year, you are far below the Ministry-standards. As you all know, I´m sure, your O.W.L.´s are this year. They determine your future. I strongly suggest you take them seriously. I´d like you to open your book to page 5: `Basic for Beginners.´ There will be no need for talk.
Umbridge sits down. Harry rolls his eyes and looks at the plan black and white pages. He turns to Hermione, who surprisingly looks rather depressed about being force to read. Then, to both their great surprise, Hermione raises her hand.
UMBRIDGE
Yes, miss --
HERMIONE
Granger. Professor, I have a query about your course aims?
UMBRIDGE
A query? I think that will be perfectly clear once you read through carefully.
HERMIONE
But there´s nothing here about using defensive spells.
UMBRIDGE
Ms. Granger, why would you need to learn how to use defensive spell? Are you expecting to be attacked in my classroom?
RON
Wait, so we won´t be learning magic?
UMBRIDGE (Testily)
Students will raises their hands if they wish to speak in my class!
Ron ducks down sheepishly. Hermione raises her hand again.
UMBRIDGE
Yes, Ms. Granger?
HERMIONE
But, surely the point of Defense Against the Dark Arts is to . . . defend ourselves against the dark arts?
UMBRIDGE
Well, Ms. Granger, I´m afraid you are not qualified to decide what the `point´ of any class is. You will be learning defensive spells in a secure, risk-free way-
HARRY
What the hell´s the point of that?
Umbridge´s eyes burn down on Harry. Unlike Ron, Harry doesn´t shy away.
UMBRIDGE
Mr. Potter! Did I not just say raise your hand if you wish to speak? (Harry raises his hand) As I was saying, It´s not my place to criticize this way this school is run . . . yet. But in the past there have been very irresponsible wizards giving you instructions in this class. I assure you that all ends today. As long as you have studied the theory hard enough, there is no reason why any of you should not be able to perform the spells under a controlled examination.
HERMIONE (Raising her hand)
Without ever practicing them?
UMBRIDGE
I repeat, as long as you´ve studied the theory!
HARRY
How does that help us in the real world!?!
UMBRIDGE
What did I say about your hand, Mr. Potter? This is school, not the real world. Who are you expecting to jump out of the bushes and attack you?
You could fry an egg on Harry´s forehead.
HARRY
Oh, gee, let me take a wild guess on that one? How `bout LORD VOLDEMORT!
The entire class shutters as if Harry has just shouted the most offensive curse word known to mankind. Umbridge stands and glares down at Harry. Harry stares right back.
UMBRIDGE
Ten points, Mr. Potter. Now let me makes this very clear: You have been told a certain Dark wizard has return from the dead -
HARRY
He wasn´t dead to begin with! If you haven´t noticed I kind´a carry around a permeant remainder of that!
UMBRIDGE
Mr. Potter! Let me repeat. You´ve been told of the return of a certain Dark wizard. Let me assure you, this is a lie!
HARRY
No, it´s not! I saw him come back, I fought him!
UMBRIDGE
Detention, Mr. Potter! Once again, this is a lie.
HARRY (Standing)
So, Cedric Diggory just drop dead on his own then, huh?
The entire class shutters again. Hermione closes her eyes.
UMBRIDGE
Come here, Mr. Potter.
Harry stomps right up to Umbridge´s desk. There is no regret in his stance. He looks defiantly as Umbridge writes down something and hands it to him. Harry snatches the note.
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
Get out of my classroom.
Harry storms out. Hermione and Ron give a worried look to each other.
CUT TO
INT. PROFESSOR McGONAGALL´S CLASS ROOM - DAY
The classroom is empty, except for Professor McGonagall who is sitting down writing something down. Harry storms in and hands her the note. McGonagall looks up surprised.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Potter, why aren´t you in class?
Harry hands her the note. She takes it, opens it with her wand, and reads. She sighs and shakes her head.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL (cont´d)
Sit down, Harry. (He does) Potter, use your common sense. You know where Dolores Umbridge comes from. Misbehavior in her class could cost you far more than house points.
HARRY
She called me a liar. She said -
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Potter, do you really think this has anything to do with telling the truth or lies? You have to keep your temper under control. You and I both know the truth. But it´s not your place to try and convince the world that You-Know-Who has returned. There are those in the Order who shale do that. You, must keep your head down and learn to stay silent. Didn´t you listen to Dolores Umbridge´s speech last night?
HARRY
Yeah . . . The Ministry is trying to take control of Hogwarts.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Well, I´m glad you are at least listening to Hermione Granger. You will serve your detention tonight with Umridge.
Harry sighs and nods. He gets up and begins to leave.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL (cont´d)
And Potter. Be careful.
Harry nods.
CUT TO
INT. HALLWAYS - NIGHT (Later)
Harry walks down the hallway. Every student near looks at him as he passes. We can hear murmurs. They range from, "He says he fought You-Know-Who." "Who does he think he´s kidding." "He just wants attention, famous Harry Potter." "What if he´s telling the truth?"
Harry enters Umbridge´s classroom.
CUT TO
INT. PROFESSOR UMBRIDGE´S CLASSROOM - NIGHT
Umbridge sits behind her desk with a piece of parchment. Her eyes flicker up as Harry enters. It´s very dark, the room´s only light coming from nearby candles. There is one desk prepared in the front with a black piece of parchment and a single red Quill.
UMBRIDGE
Sit down.
Harry does, the parchment and quill in front of him.
HARRY
Professor?
UMBRIDGE
What?
HARRY
I was wondering. You see, I´m on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and tonight there are try outs for a new Keeper . . . I was wondering if I could skip tonight´s detention and make it up with two more . . . or something.
UMBRIDGE
Oh, no no no no no. Now, you will take your quill and write, "I must not tell lies."
Harry rolls his eyes as he snatches the quill. He thought that might of worked. He looks down.
HARRY
You didn´t give me any ink.
UMBRIDGE
You won´t need any.
Harry raises an eyebrow, but shrugs and begins to write on the black piece of parchment. Just as he finishes the first line he winces and turns over his hand. On the back of his hand the words, "I must not tell lies" cut open on the back of his hand in his own handwriting. Slowly the open cut heals itself up, leaving his skin very red.
Harry looks up shocked, but Umbridge isn´t paying attention. Harry defiantly looks down and begin to write again. And again the words he writes cut into the back of his hand as if being written by a invisible scalpel.
CUT TO
INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - NIGHT
The common room is empty with the exception of Harry and Hermione.
CU: as Hermione tenderly lowers Harry´s bleeding hand into a bowl of liquid. Harry winces and Hermione quickly blows on his hand. She begins to wash the wound with a wet cloth. Harry looks at her very gratefully.
HARRY
Thanks, Hermione.
HERMIONE
That wicked woman. You should go straight to McGonagall with this.
HARRY
No, I´m not gonna let her win.
HERMIONE
Then tell Dumbledore, I know he wouldn´t stand for this.
HARRY
No. Dumbledore . . .
Suddenly Ron enters with a broom in one hand. Both Harry and Hermione stare.
HERMIONE
Where´ve you been?
RON
No where.
HARRY
What are you doing with a broom?
RON
Ah . . . it´s mine. (Harry blinks) Mum got it for me, for making prefect.
HARRY
Ron, did you try out for the team?
Ron looks rather scared of him.
RON
Maybe.
HARRY
Well, how did´ya do?
Ron seems surprised at Harry´s positive attitude. Ron smiles.
RON
Well, I think I did rather good, actually.
HARRY
Are you trying for Keeper?
RON
Yeah. What do you think?
HARRY
Brilliant, Ron!
RON
Really? I mean, you´re not mad?
HARRY
Mad, no, why? That´d be great if we were both on the team.
Ron sits down next to them.
RON
Good. I thought you´d be angry.
HARRY
Why?
Ron looks at Hermione.
HERMIONE
Well, Harry, don´t take this the wrong way. But ever since you got back you´ve been acting like a sourpuss.
HARRY
No, I haven´t!
HERMIONE
You see, everytime you get mad you bite our heads off. Remember, we´re on your side.
Harry looks like he´s about to argue, but stops. Then he says;
HARRY
I´m sorry . . . It´s just . . . with everything and all . . .
RON
Hey, we understand, Mate. Can´t be easy being the most loved, hated, and envied fifteen year old in the world.
Ron puts his arm around Harry. They smile at each other. Ron looks down at Harry´s hand.
RON (cont´d)
Why did you write "I must not tell lies" on the back of your hand?
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS GROUND - EARLY MORNING
Harry has Hedwig perched on his arm. He strokes her gently. Then, he throws her up in the air and she takes off in flight.
CUT TO
INT. GREAT HALL - MORNING
Hermione, Harry, and Ron sit next to each other eating breakfast. Neville sits across from them. Angelina Johnson, a pretty black girl with braids walks up.
ANGELINA
Harry, why weren´t you at practice last night?
HARRY
I´m sorry, I had detention.
ANGELINA
Detention? It´s the first week, how´d you do that?
HARRY
It´s a long story.
ANGELINA
Harry, I´m the new captain. We have a new Keeper so we all have to be there. I can´t have practice without my Seeker.
HARRY
I know, I´m sorry. I´ll be there.
ANGELINA
You better, Harry.
Suddenly Malfoy walks to the table.
MALFOY
Scar feeling okay, Potter? It´s been a week since you´ve been to the hospital wing, that´s a record for you, isn´t it?
HARRY
Get outta here, Malfoy!
MALFOY
I don´t like your tone, Potter. I just might have to give your detention.
RON
You´re not the only prefect here. So beat it.
MALFOY
Ah, Weasley, now I don´t like your tone. So let see: That will be fifty points for you. Fifty for Potter, for talking back . . . And Granger, I forgot, you´re a Mudblood, that´s fifty more.
HERMIONE
Funny Malfoy. Prefect can´t take away more than five points.
MALFOY
You mean Gryffindor prefect can´t take away more.
HARRY
What?
They all turn towards the house point counter. And sure enough a hundred and fifty points have fallen.
RON
You can´t do that!
HERMIONE
How did you -
HERMIONE
It pays when your father is close friends with the Minister of Magic.
HARRY
Yeah, well, tell your dad to say "Hi" to Voldemort for me.
Malfoy stares at Harry. But he doesn´t look offended. Malfoy smiles and walks off.
RON
Umbridge must has to be behind this. I don´t know how, but it has to be her.
CUT TO
INT. CORRIDOR - MORNING
Hermione, Ron, and Harry stop in front of a giant billboard. They look shocked as Hermione reads;
HERMIONE
`The Ministry of Magic seeks education reform . . . Dolores Umbridge appointed first-ever "High Inquisitor."´
RON
What´s that mean?
HERMIONE (Still reading)
`Education Decree twenty-three, which gives the High Inquisitor power to inspect her fellow teachers and appoint new powers to students as she sees fit.´
RON
Hermione, what does this mean?
HERMIONE
This is an outrage. She´s going to conduct inspections of the classes. That means she´s looking to sack some teachers.
RON
Oh.
HERMIONE
I didn´t think it´d happen this fast. Oh, I can´t wait to see her inspect McGonagall, then that toad is going to get it.
HARRY
Forget McGonagall, I want to see what Snape and Umbridge do to each other.
RON
Maybe we´ll get lucky and they´re finished each other off.
CUT TO
INT. DUNGEON (PROFESSOR SNAPE'S CLASS) - DAY
Hermione, Harry, and Ron sit together talking to themselves.
HERMIONE (to Ron and Harry)
This is why Fudge sent her, she´s going to weave out Dumbledore´s supporters.
RON
But she won´t be able to sack anyone. I mean our teachers are tough enough as it is -
HERMIONE
I think regardless she going to take them out. She´s trying to find out which are loyal and which aren´t.
Suddenly Professor Snape lurks into the class room. Immediately the class goes silent. Professor Snape flicks his wand and rolls of parchment fly out to each and every student. The parchments roll open with grades on top.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
As you can see, I have awarded grades on the last test to the standards of the O.W.L.´s. This should give you a realistic idea what to expect on your finals this year.
Harry picks up his parchment that has a fat "D" on it.
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
Needless to say, most of you would of failed had this been the real O.W.L. I expect better of my students and I will see a great deal more effort. Or I´m going to start handing out detention to those who get Ds.
MALFOY (Laughs)
Some got Ds.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Today we shale have a visitor critiquing the way this class is run. Anyone who acts in a manor of foolishness shale find themselves imbibing Mr. Longbottom´s next carelessly produced potion. Today's lesson is on the board, I suggest you get started.
With a flick of Snape´s wrist a long, complex list of ingredients and instructions magically appears on the board.
TIME CUT
Umbridge has a clipboard and is writing with a quill next to Snape who leans against his chair with his hands folded. He looks as if he doesn´t have a care in the world.
UMBRIDGE
So you´ve been teaching for fifteen years?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Yes.
UMBRIDGE
And it says you´ve applied for the Defense Against the Dark Arts position several times. Each one denied.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Yes.
UMBRIDGE
Any reason why you were denied some many times, considering the job seems to have constant openings?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
I suggest you ask the Headmaster about that.
UMBRIDGE
Oh, believe me I will. Very well, they seem to be advance for their age. It seems you have control of this class.
Snape looks up almost insulted as if something less was expected from his class.
CUT TO
INT. McGONALGALL´S CLASSROOM - DAY
Professor McGonagall stands before her class. Umbridge stands to the side with a clipboard in hand as she looks over. She makes a "hem, hem" kind of cough.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Now, as you prepare for you´re O.W.L.s you´ll be forced to begin to consider what profession you´ll be heading for your future. Throughout the year you will be taking practice test to prepare you for the real thing.
UMBRIDGE
Hem, hem.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL (ignoring)
Today we´re advancing from vanishing snails to mice. Now the Vanishing Spell-
UMBRIDGE
Hem, Hem!
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
(To Umbridge)
Yes?
UMBRIDGE
Well, Professor, I was just wondering if you had received my note about the inspection today.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Well, obviously, or I´d ask you what exactly you´re doing standing in my classroom.
Hermione and Harry smile at each other. Professor McGonagall turns back to the class.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Now, as I was saying the Vanishing Spell grows in complexity with the complexity of the animal. As you begin -
UMBRIDGE
Hem, hem.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
- on your mice you will see that vanishing them will prove far more concentration than with -
UMBRIDGE
Hem, hem.
Professor McGongall´s eyes burn towards Umbridge.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
May I offer you a cough drop?
UMBRIDGE
Oh, no.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Well, I wonder how you expect to gain an idea of my normal teachings standards if you continue to interrupt me with your sudden asthmatic attacks?
Umbridge writes something down and returns he cold gaze at McGonagall.
UMBRIDGE
Expect the result of your inspection in ten days.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
I don´t know how´ll I contain my anticipation.
Umbridge turns and leaves in a rush. McGonagall takes a moment trying return to her normal teaching state. Harry raises his hand.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL (cont´d)
Yes, Potter?
HARRY
You could turn her into a worm.
The class can´t help but laugh. Normally McGonagall wouldn´t stand for something like this, but she shakes her head lightly trying to hide a smile.
HARRY (cont´d)
We could go fishing in the lake?
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
That´ll be enough, Potter.
CUT TO
INT. PROFESSOR´S UMBRIDGE CLASSROOM - DAY
All the students sit quietly as Umbridge walks in, with her clipboard in one hand.
UMBRIDGE
Right, wands away books out. Read chapter two.
Harry sighs pulling open his book that was already out. Hermione raises her hand. Umbridge sighs;
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
What is it, Ms. Granger?
HERMIONE
I´ve already read chapter two.
UMBRIDGE
Then proceed to chapter three.
HERMIONE
I´ve read that chapter, too. I´ve read the whole book.
Harry and Ron look at each other and smile.
UMBRIDGE
Well, then, you´ll be able to tell me what Skinkhard says about counter-jinxes in chapter seven, won´t you?
Umbridge crosses her arms waiting for an answer she expects will never come. But Umbridge has never tangled with the `cleverest witch of her age´ before, has she?
HERMIONE
He says that counter-jinxes are often improperly named because the witches or wizards who discover them do so by accident during an attack; so `counter-jinx´ is just a means where people give their jinx to sound more acceptable in the general public.
Harry holds out his hand and Ron slaps.
HERMIONE (Cont´d)
But I think he´s wrong. Giving your jinx, that you´ve created, a name you´ve chosen puts ownership over it. When you choose to -
UMBRIDGE
That´s enough. Five points from Gryffindor.
HARRY
For what?!?!
HERMIONE (Whispering to Harry)
Harry, don´t.
UMBRIDGE
For interrupting my class with pointless interruptions. I will not have my class lectured by a bookworm Know-It-All.
HARRY (Furious)
Don´t call my friend a `Know-It-All!´
UMBRIDGE
Sit down, Mr. Potter. Your previous teachers may have allowed you to act a fool in front of the class, but I will not. With the exception of Professor Quirrell, you haven´t had a decent teacher since you´ve begun your schooling.
HARRY
Yeah, Quirrell was great. He just had that little drawback of having Voldemort sticking out from the back of his skull!
Every single student freezes, amazed at what they just heard. Umbridge´s eyes could spit fire, but Harry stares right back not flinching a bit.
CUT TO
EXT. GREAT HALL - DAY
Hermione is washing Harry´s bleeding hand. Again. Hermione takes gentle care of Harry´s hand. Her gratitude for Harry sticking up for her pouring into her care of his hand. Ron, Fred, and George sit around.
GEORGE
Wicked, Harry. So it cuts open every time you write?
HARRY
Yeah.
FRED
Brilliant.
HERMIONE
It´s not brilliant, it´s barbaric.
FRED
I was speaking strictly from a disciplinary point of view.
HERMIONE
She´s an awful woman. We have to do something about her.
RON
Like what? Dumbledore can´t get rid of her, what hope have we got?
HERMIONE
I wasn´t talking about getting rid of her.
FRED
Oh, I was going to suggest poison, but if you got a better idea, we´re all ears.
HERMIONE
She´s purposely not teaching us anything. So, I think it comes time we do it ourselves.
HARRY
What?
RON
You are mental. You want us to do more work? We already can´t sleep at night with all the essays Snape's making us do.
HERMIONE
This is more important than homework, silly.
RON
Something more important than home work? What have you done to Hermione?
HERMIONE
Listen. But we can´t do much ourselves, we have to be taught. We need a teacher.
HARRY
But where are we going to find a teacher?
HERMIONE
Harry, wake up. You!
HARRY
What?
RON
Yeah, that´s brilliant. You teach us.
HARRY
You´ve both lost it. I can´t teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.
RON
She´s right. I mean look what you´ve done.
HARRY
I haven´t done anything.
HERMIONE
Haven´t done anything, Harry? In your first year you saved the Stone from You-Know-Who! Second year you killed a basilisk and stopped Riddle. Third year you fought off a hundred dementors! And last you you survived your forth attack from You-Know-Again and two dozen Deaath Eaters!
RON
Not to mention you´re the youngest Triwizard champion ever.
HARRY
But that was luck.
RON
No one´s that lucky.
HERMIONE
You can do it. I know you can. You´re the best Defense Against the Dark Arts student since You-Know-Who was here.
HARRY
Stop it, both of you. That was all luck. I was guessing half the time, the other half I was scared outta my mind. You don´t know what it´s like. You have no idea what it´s like to face him. It´s not like Cedric was stupid and I was smart. That could just as easily been me if he didn´t need to use me.
HERMIONE
We´re not saying anything like that. But just on experience only you could teach us. Harry, think about it.
Harry shakes his head. But the idea is there. Maybe he could actually teach them. . .
CUT TO
INT. HOG´S HEAD - DAY
Harry sits behind a table drinking his butterbeer. Ron and Hermione sit across.
HERMIONE
Harry, we´re not going to learn a thing with that hag teaching us. You´re our only hope.
HARRY
I dunno, Hermione.
HERMIONE
Harry, even Viktor said you could do things he´s never seen. And he´s three grades ahead of you and was taught by a Death Eater.
RON
Wait? Viktor Krum?
HERMIONE
How many Viktors do we know?
RON
You´re still in contact with him.
HERMIONE
So what if I am?
RON
What do you two talk about?
HERMIONE
Nothing that concerns you. I can have a pen pal.
RON
Your pen pal, I doubt, he´s trying to be.
Hermione shakes her head turning back to Harry.
HARRY
Hermione, who am I to teach-
HERMIONE
Harry, you´re Harry Potter! You´re in every Dark Arts book written in the past fifteen years. You can´t pretend like you´re not good at it. Call it luck, but the fact is you were surrounded by two dozen Death Eaters and You-Know-Who Himself and you dueled him and survived. No one´s ever done that and that was your forth time.
RON
It´s kind´a becoming a bad habit really.
HARRY
Yeah, okay, I´ll do it. But just you two.
Hermione pauses, and then says;
HERMIONE
Well that might be a bit of a problem.
HARRY
Why?
HERMIONE
Well, I told a few others, just Ginny. And well, some others might of overheard and they were interested too. I mean, Harry, everyone should have a right to learn if they want to.
HARRY
How many?
HERMIONE
Now I don´t want you to be mad, Harry, but-
HARRY
Hermione, what did you do?
Suddenly, with a ring, the pub´s door opens. Harry turns to see.
TIME CUT
We start on Harry and pull back down a long table. First we see Hermione and Ron, then Neville, Dean, and Lavender. Closely followed by Parvati and Padma Patil and Luna Lovegood. And then there´s Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, Angelina, Ernie Macmillian, Colin (with his camera in hand), Fred and George, Lee Jordan, and finally Cho with her girlfriend. Then there are about ten others from different houses that we have never seen.
Harry, sweating, leans towards Hermione;
HARRY
I will never forgive you for this.
Hermione rolls her eyes.
HERMIONE (To everyone)
Well, thank you everyone for coming. I think we all know why we´re here. We think it´s a good idea if we, on our own, study Defensive Against the Dark Arts. I mean, to defend ourselves properly.
MICHAEL CORNER
Doing this because you don´t wanna fail your O.W.L.?
HERMIONE
No, because I want to be prepared for . . . for . . . For Lord Voldemort.
Everyone pauses.
LEE
What proof do you have You-Know-Who´s back
HERMIONE
Dumbledore believes it.
MICHAEL CORNER
You mean Dumbledore believes him!
CHO
Harry said it happened, so it did.
Harry stands.
HARRY
Look, Dumbledore told you what happened last year. If you didn´t believe it then, you might as well leave now.
The group looks at each other. No one leaves.
SUSAN BONES
Is it true you can produce a corporeal Patronus?
HARRY
Yeah.
SUSAN BONES
My aunt told me there are only a few wizards in the world that could do that.
HARRY
Look, I´m not trying to impress you. I´m just offering to help teach the best I can. If you want to learn, you´re welcome to join.
NEVILLE
Harry, you´ll be teaching us?
HARRY
Yeah . . .
There´s a long pauses as the group looks at each other.
NEVILLE
I´ll join.
CHO
Me too.
MICHAEL CORNER
If you´re teaching it, I´ll join.
FRED
I´m in.
GEORGE
I was in before you even said a word.
Harry looks amazed as suddenly he realized everyone is joining. Hermione smiles and pulls out a piece of parchment.
HERMIONE
We all sign, then!
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INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - NIGHT
Hermione lays down the piece of parchment with all twenty signatures. At the top it reads "Dumbledore's Army."
RON
Why `Dumbledore´s Army?"
HERMIONE
Because that´s exactly what Fudge is afraid Dumbledore´s doing. We´ll call it the D.A. for short.
Hermione smiles at what she´s done.
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INT. CORRIDOR - SECOND FLOOR - DAY
Harry, Hermione, and Ron walks together to class.
RON
Now all we have to do is find a place to practice.
HERMIONE
It has to be some place where no one will find us. And it´s got to be wide open, so that -
Harry stops, seeing something off screen.
HARRY
No.
A giant parchment poster has been posted on the wall. A few students stand by reading. Hermione, Harry, and Ron come forward. Hermione reads;
HERMIONE
`Education Decree number twenty-four. All student organizations, societies, teams, groups, and clubs are henceforth disbanded . . . None may exist without the knowledge and approval of the High Inquisitor.´ How does she know?
RON
Someone ratted us out!
HERMIONE
No, they couldn´t have. I hexed the parchment and everyone signed it. We´d know who´d ratted us if they did. She somehow knows, though. What do we do?
Harry stares blankly at the parchment, as if it were Umbridge herself. We can see the fury burning in his eyes. He says;
HARRY
We do it anyway.
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS - DAY
The skyline begins to change and snow begins to fall. We dissolved until the entire area is covered with at least six feet of snow in every direction of the castle.
DISSOLVE TO
INT. BOY´S DORMITORY - EARLY MORNING
Harry lays asleep in bed. He trashes back and forth. It´s clear he´s having some sort of nightmare.
INSERT: POV a brief glimpse of a dark hallway with a door at the end. We walk towards it.
Back to Harry, mumbling in his sleep.
With a shock Harry wakes, drenched in sweat. He touches his forehead and rubs his scar. He takes several deep breathes, reminding himself he´s back in the real world. Then we hear a quivering voice.
DOBBY (O.S.)
So sorry, sir!
Harry turns and sees Dobby standing at the foot of his bed.
HARRY
Dobby? What´re doin´ here?
DOBBY
Dobby came to wish Harry Potter a happy Christmas.
Harry shakes his head.
HARRY
Oh . . . Well, thank you Dobby. But Christmas isn´t for another three weeks.
DOBBY
Dobby knows, but he won´t be here when Christmas comes for Harry Potter. So Dobby has brought Harry Potter a present now, you see.
Dobby pulls out a poorly wrapped present. Harry smiles.
HARRY
Dobby, you shouldn´t have.
DOBBY
Oh, but Dobby wanted to, sir.
HARRY (lying)
I got you something too.
DOBBY
Harry Potter has gotten Dobby a . . . present.
Harry opens his trunk. Dobby begins to cry in sobs.
DOBBY (cont´d)
Harry Potter is too great a friend to Dobby. Dobby is not worthy to have such a friend.
HARRY
Sorry it isn´t wrapped.
Harry pulls out a long orange sock. It has several brown spots in the fabric. Dobby takes the sock as if it were gold.
DOBBY
A sock? They are Dobby´s favorite! Dobby has several already, he buys them with his wages, sir. Thank you so much, Harry Potter.
Harry takes Dobby´s present and unwraps it. Sure enough, two different colored socks. Harry lowers them to see Dobby´s ear to ear smile. Harry smiles.
HARRY
I love `em, Dobby.
DOBBY
Oh, Dobby wishes only for the happiness of Harry Potter. If there is anything Dobby can do, good sir, name it and it will be done.
HARRY
Thanks, Dobby. But right now I´ve got to find a place where I can teach twenty-eight people without anyone knowing. Especially Umbridge.
Dobby´s eyes light up.
DOBBY
Harry Potter seeks the Room of Requirements.
HARRY
What?
DOBBY
The Room of Requirements. A magic room, Harry Potter. But it can only be entered if you truly need it and it gives whatever you require at the time.
HARRY
Dobby, are you serious?
DOBBY
Oh yes! Very few know of it, and those that do don´t understand and never find it again. For they do not require anything the room can give.
HARRY
It sounds brilliant. Do you know where it is?
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INT. ROOM OF REQUIREMENTS - DAY
A door cracks open and Harry, followed closely by Hermione and Ron enter. Harry is holding his invisibility cloak in one hand and the Marauder´s map in the other. The door closes behind them.
The room has a high ceiling and the floor space of a basketball court. All the walls are lined with books, which Hermione rushes for. She grabs one book.
HERMIONE
Harry look at these books. The Dark Arts Outsmarted. . .Self-defensive Spell Work. It´s perfect!
Harry walks forward, in awe of the room. The CAMERA does a 360 degree spin around him. The scene dissolves and standing before him are twenty-eight Hogwarts students in pairs dueling with each other. Harry watches over them.
Harry smiles at his students.
TIME CUT
Harry is paired with Neville. Neville looks scared, but Harry looks back reassuring.
HARRY
Neville, trust yourself. C´mon, you can do this.
NEVILLE
No, I can´t, Harry. Really.
HARRY
Yes, you can. Just speak clearly. Don´t think about stuttering, don´t think about anything else. All I want you to think about is what you´re about to do. Look, if you do it; great, but if you don´t, no big deal. We´ll try again until you get it, okay? Ready?
Neville nods, but doesn´t look it.
HARRY (Cont´d)
Alright . . . go!
NEVILLE
Expelliarmus!
Suddenly Harry´s wand flies out of his hand and lands on the top of the highest bookshelf. Harry looks, his wand a good eight feet beyond his reach. Neville rushes towards him.
NEVILLE
I-I did it. (Looking where Harry´s wand landed) I actually did it.
HARRY
You did. You disarmed me, Neville. (Beat) Okay, now go get my wand back.
Neville´s smile disappears as he looks up. Harry pats Neville on the back and walks way.
TIME CUT
The room is almost empty. All that´s left is Harry, Ron, Hermione, Cho and her friend.
Hermione and Ron are arguing.
RON
Hermione, I disarmed you way more.
HERMIONE
Ron, you got me once. I got you at least six times more. (Turns to Harry) Harry, that was really, really good.
RON (To Harry)
It was, Mate. Did you see me disarm Hermione?
HERMIONE
Once!
Hermione and Ron head for the door and look back. Ron´s about to say something when Hermione sees what´s happening. Hermione pushes Ron out the door.
HERMIONE (To Harry)
We´ll see you back in the common room.
HARRY (Confused)
Okay . . .
Harry turns around shrugging when he see that he and Cho are the only one left in the room. He suddenly looks very nervous. Cho turns to him.
CHO
Harry, that was a really good lesson. I´ve never been able to disarm before.
HARRY
Thanks.
CHO
You know . . . learning all this, just kind´a makes me wonder . . . if he´d known it, would he of still . . .
Harry sighs. Cho turns to tears as she tries to hide them from Harry.
HARRY
Cedric did know, Cho. He was good too. But this is still no match for Voldemort.
CHO
But you survived . . .
HARRY
I got lucky.
CHO
But you survived when you were just a baby.
HARRY
Yeah, but that had nothing to do with skill or knowing anything. I don´t know how that happened.
CHO
I´m sorry, `bout this. Talking about Cedric . . . You probably don´t want to be reminded.
HARRY
No, it´s okay.
Cho looks up above them and lightly smiles.
CHO
Mistletoe.
Harry looks up, and sure enough there´s mistletoe there. Harry blinks surprised.
HARRY
That wasn´t there before . . . how´d-
CHO
I suppose one of us had a requirement, and the room provided. (She moves closer) I really like you Harry.
HARRY
Well, I like you too.
CHO
You really are a great teacher . . . and a great wizard . . .
She moves closer. Almost nose and nose . . .
CUT TO
INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - NIGHT
Hermione is writing on a large piece of parchment as Ron plays chess by himself. They´re alone. Suddenly the porthole opens and they turn to see Harry walk in. Harry walks mindlessly forward. Shock and confusion all across his face.
RON
Hey, what kept you . . .
Both see that something´s wrong with Harry.
HERMIONE
Harry?
Both of them corner him.
RON
Look a mess, Harry?
HERMIONE
Was it Cho? Did she corner you?
RON
What? Why would she . . . oh!
HERMIONE
Did you kiss?
For the first time Harry turns to them. He´s searching for the words.
HARRY
. . . ah, sorta.
RON
Yeah? YEAH! Well, details! How was it?
HARRY
Wet . . . Because she was crying.
RON
Oh? Were you that bad at it?
HERMIONE
No, of course not!
HARRY
Well, why was she crying?
HERMIONE
Harry, she´s confused. Last year she liked Cedric and he died. And worse, you saw it happen. She feels guilty. She´s happy, sad, and confused all at once.
RON
One person can´t feel all that at once, they´d explode.
HERMIONE (To Ron)
Well, we all know how thick you are when it comes to feelings like this, don´t we?
Hermione storms off. Ron looks innocently.
RON
What I say?
FADE TO
EXT. QUIDDITCH FIELD - DAY (Snowing)
The entire school is out for the match. GRYFFINDOR VERSUS SLYTHERIN. The game is already in progress. Ron hovers in front of the three goal rings as Keeper. He looks extremely nervous. In the background we can hear faint singing of "Weasley is our King."
RON POV: two Slytherin chasers pass the Quaffle back and forth to each other advancing forward on Ron.
Ron´s head goes back and forth as they pass. Suddenly Ron drives for the right ring as the Chaser shoots for the left ring and scores.
ANGLE ON: Harry is high above the game, looking for the Snitch. He looks at Ron.
HARRY
Come on, Ron. Just Relax.
Suddenly Harry´s eyes widen. At the far side of Slytherin´s end the Golden Snitch flutters a few inches above the ground. Harry is a blur as he launches himself to the ground towards the Snitch.
Right then Malfoy smashes into the left side of Harry. The two are neck and neck. A green and scarlet red blur flying through the sky. Harry glares at Malfoy, and he does the same. They´re inches above the ground. An evil shadow seems to cross Harry´s face.
In one quick move Harry spins on his broom clockwise. The movement breaks the two apart and flips Malfoy with the spin. Malfoy flips upside down and smashes into the ground, skidding to a rough stop as Harry jets forward.
The Snitch is right out of his reach. Harry reaches out for it. Harry frowns and jets upwards, the Snitch being scooped in his outstretched hand.
Harry touches down holding on to the Snitch. His teammates touch down near him. Ron touches down and seems to be able to breathe again.
Then without warning a Bludger slams into Harry´s back. Harry falls face flat in the snow. Angelina and the rest of the team rush to him.
Madam Hooch screams angrily at Crabbe as he drops down from the sky.
ANGELINA
That brute, Crabbe. But we won, Harry, we won!
HARRY (coughing)
Yeah.
Fred and George grab Harry from behind smiling.
FRED
It takes more than that to take out Harry Potter!
MALFOY (O.S.)
Saved Weasley´s neck this time, Potter.
Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor team look and see Malfoy with a bloody nose sneering at them.
ANGELINA (to Harry)
Just ignore him. They´ve never won yet with that little foot fungus as their Seeker.
Harry smiles and turns. Malfoy doesn´t stop.
MALFOY
He´s a loser like his father.
Both Fred and George turn and look as Harry does. Harry looks emotionless. His eyes cold, and his stare deadly. Malfoy laughs again.
MALFOY (cont´d)
But, oh wait, you like the Weasley´s don't you, Potter? Spend holidays at that shack house of theirs. How can you stand the smell? I guess being raised by Muggles, even the Weasley mustn´t smell that bad.
CU: Malfoy laughs turning towards his other teammates to see if he´s getting a rise out of them.
MALFOY (cont´d)
Oh, that´s right. You can´t remember what your filthy Mudblood mother smelled like, can you, Pott-
Instantly Malfoy´s laughs are brought to a halt as a fist slams INTO FRAME right into Malfoy´s face. Harry´s on top of Malfoy, beating down on him with both fists. George is right behind Harry kicking Malfoy.
HARRY
Don´t you ever talk about my mother you pi-
The words don´t finish. Harry beats down on Malfoy as we hear a frantic whistle blowing with screams of horror. It becomes all too clear that Malfoy is powerless to stop Harry.
MADAM HOOCH (O.S.)
IMPEDIMENTA!
A light explodes on Harry´s back side and he flies off Malfoy. Harry jumps to his feet and rushes back towards Malfoy. Another blast hits Harry as he´s knocked down again. Once again, Harry jumps up, but he stops, coming to his senses.
Madam Hooch, with her wand raised at him, along with everyone else in the school, stares horrified at Harry. George is on the ground, wheezing as he gets up.
There´s no remorse or regret in Harry´s eyes. Harry stares back defiantly at the school and returns his gaze back to Malfoy who´s surrounded in snow drenched with his own blood.
Harry bends down and picks up his glasses and puts them back on. He looks like the Harry Potter we all know and love again. But for a moment, he looked like something else entirely.
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INT. PROFESSOR McGONAGALL´S OFFICE - DAY
Harry and George stand in front of the Professor´s desk.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
I have never been more ashamed of two Gryffindors in all my years of teaching. Resorting to Muggle fighting!
GEORGE
Professor he insulted my family, and Harry´s dead mother.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
I don´t care if he insulted every person in your lineage. Do you two have any idea what you´ve done? Fifty points will be taken each. And you will both serve detention for a month.
Harry winces, but doesn´t say anything. To him, it´s fair.
HARRY
I´m sorry, Professor.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Sorry doesn´t cut it this time, Potter.
UMBRIDGE (O.S.)
Hem, hem! (Steps in) May I help, Minerva?
Impossible as it seems, Professor McGonagall looks even more furious that Umbridge is in her classroom and that she addressed her by her first name in front of students.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Help? No, I´m quite capable of handling those in my own house, thank you!
UMBRIDGE
Well, I´m afraid I´m of the opinion that simple detention isn´t enough for these two.
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Well, I´m afraid your opinion doesn´t count to my students.
UMBRIDGE
Well, I´m afraid it does. Educational Decree Twenty-Five says it does!
PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL
Not another one.
UMBRIDGE
"High Inquisitor has the power to strip pupils of privileges." And I think I´m going to have to ban these two from playing Quidditch. Ever again.
HARRY
What?
UMBRIDGE
Oh, and the boy´s twin brother too.
GEORGE
Fred didn´t even do anything!
UMBRIDGE
Well, if his fellow teammates hadn´t restrained him, I feel he would of. The rest of the team may keep playing. I´ll be taking their brooms. Good day.
Umbridge turns to leave, leaving Professor McGonagall looking almost a enraged as Harry.
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INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - LATE DAY
Harry sits in the middle of the floor, staring at nothingness. George and Fred are on the sofa besides him. Hermione by the window with Ron.
HARRY
I have never hated someone as much as I hate her. I wish Voldemort would just walk into Hogwarts and we could finish her off together. Then he could go back to being my mortal enemy.
HERMIONE
Harry!
RON
I´m with Harry on this one. She took away our Seeker and our two Beaters. It´s my fault, if I was just a better Keeper I cou-
HARRY
Ron, you didn´t make me hit Malfoy. It´s not your fault.
FRED
At least we saw the little punk go down bleeding and crying.
HARRY
Yeah, it was almost worth it to see that. This is the worse day of my life.
HERMIONE
Well, I wouldn´t say that. Hagrid´s back!
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EXT. HOGWARTS GROUNDS - LATE DAY
It´s snowing as three sets of footprints magically print themselves in the snow. They reach Hagrid´s hut. Harry pulls up his invisibility cloak and knocks on the door, with Hermione and Ron besides him.
HARRY
Hagrid, it´s us!
HAGRID (O.S.)
Should´a known. Only bin home three seconds.
The door opens and the three smile . . . and then scream.
Hagrid´s left eyes is nothing more than a black and blue puff. Cuts scattered all along his face. He let´s them in.
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INT. HAGRID´S HUT - LATE DAY
Harry, Ron and Hermione stare blankly up at Hagrid.
HERMIONE
Oh Hagrid . . . What happ-
HAGRID
On, it´s nuthin´. Just a `lil stinkin´, that´s all.
HARRY
What happened?
HAGRID
I told yeh, nuthin´. Well, look at yehs? You must of grew a few inches at least.
HERMIONE
Did the giants do that to you?
HAGRID
GIANTS? WHO SAID ANYTHIN´ `BOUT GIANTS?
The three of them give Hagrid a knowing look. Hagrid sighs.
HAGRID (cont´d)
Blimey, can´t I keep nuthin´ secret from yehs three?
RON
Giants beat you up, Hagrid?
HAGRID
Well, it´s a bit of a long story, yeh see.
HARRY
So you found them?
HAGRID
Well, they´re not that easy to miss.
Hagrid goes over and pulls a dark black steak from the table and slams it on his eyes. He gives a honest sigh of relief.
HERMIONE
Well, what happened?
HAGRID
Me and Olympe went searching on Dumbledore´s orders, top secret. Oh, it was a bad journey to start with. Month gettin´ there and alls. But we found them alright. Not many of `im left, giants. All bunched up together, not like they ough to be. Been killin´ each other as much as anyone else . . .
RON
You walked up to a bunch of giants?
HAGRID
Sure, we did. Well, down to the, really. About a good ninety of `im, or so, I´d imagine.
HERMIONE
And they didn´t try and kill you?
HAGRID
Oh, def´nitely on some of their minds, I bet. But we brought them presents. Giants love presents. Who doesn´t.
RON
What´cha bring `im? Food?
HAGRID
Naw, they got enough of that. We brought magic. Giants love magic, just not when it´s used on `im. Problem was, we´s weren´t the only ones bringin´ `im presents. Dumbledore told us it might happen, just wasn´t expectin´ it to be so quick.
HERMIONE
Death Eaters?
HAGRID
Oh, yeah! Problem is they liked killin´s `bout as much as `im giants do. Had more in common. By then it was pointless. Them Death Eaters are smooth talkers too.
HARRY
But that had to be six months ago Hagrid? Why did it take you so long to get back?
HAGRID
Oh I had trouble gettin´ back. Had a heavy load, I´m `fraid.
HERMIONE
Hagrid, did you find your mother?
Hagrid takes a deep breath and sighs.
HAGRID
Dead. Few years ago.
HERMIONE
Hagrid, I´m sorry.
HAGRID
Naw, wasn´t much of a mother. But . . . there sumthin´ else I think you should see?
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EXT. FORBIDDEN FOREST - EVENING
Hagrid leads the way with a lantern. Hermione, Harry and Ron followed closely behind.
HAGRID
. . . yeh see, when I found what happened to me mother, them giants pointed something else out to me . . .
They reach a clearing. Hagrid stops with the three of them standing behind. There´s a heavy noise that sort of sounds like heavy, deep breathing.
HAGRID (cont´d)
Ah, there he is. Sleepin´.
HERMIONE
Oh no, Hagrid. Tell me you didn´t . . .
HAGRID
I had too.
ANGLE ON: A good twenty feet in front of them is a giant mound of earth that is going up and down. As the light hits it it becomes more define . . . as a giant laying down asleep, its back is turned to us.
HAGRID (cont´d)
Had me a time pullin´ him along. Him bein´ bigger than me. But we got along fine.
HERMIONE
Oh no, Hagrid, why didn´t you leave him where he was?
HAGRID
I couldn´t, he´s me brother.
HARRY
When you say brother, do you mean-
HAGRID
Half-brother, yeh see. Mum went and had him a few years ago. Oh look, he´s wakin´ up.
The mound of earth begins to rise. Hermione shutters behind Harry and Ron hides behind Hermione. Slowly the giant is standing, all sixteen feet of him.
HAGRID (cont´d)
Grawp, wakey, wakey!
HERMIONE
Grawp?
HARRY (fearful)
Hagrid, don´t wake him up. I´m sure he´s fine asleep.
Grawp turns and sees Hagrid, and then notices the other smaller three.
HERMIONE
Harry, he´s looking at us.
HAGRID
Grawp! This is `Arry Potter! (To Harry) I´ve been teachini `im a spot of English, gettin´ thumpin´ good too, if I say so myself. (To Grawp) This is Hermione! (Back to the kids) Mind if he calls you Hermy? Bit of a long name for him.
HERMIONE (terrified)
Sure.
HAGRID (To Grawp)
Hermy and Ron!
HARRY
Nice meeting him, Hagrid, can we go now?
HAGRID
Yea, sure, if yeh want. I just wanted yeh to know, tha´s all. And maybe, yeh know, if you could check in on `im every now and then?
HARRY
Hagrid, I don´t think we could-
HAGRID
Oh, it wouldn´t be much, just once a week or somethin´. Only if sumethin´ happens to me. Heard `bout that Umbridge. Can´t imagine she´d like me too much, eh? Knows how close me an´ Dumbledore are.
Harry, half frighten doesn´t know what to say;
HARRY
. . . Okay . . .
HAGRID
Knew I could count on yeh, `Arry! (To Grawp) These are yeh new friends, Grawp!
The giant stares down at them. Hagrid turns back with a huge smiled. Playfully Grawp knocks Hagrid to the ground with a thud of his finger.
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INT. BOY´S DORMITORY - LATE NIGHT
Harry lays restlessly in his bed asleep. He turns back and forth.
FLASH SHOT: POV low on the ground of what can only be a snake slithering.
Back on Harry, turning violently now in his bed.
FLASH SHOT: POV a man comes into view. The snake moves faster towards him. He turns just in time to see the attack. It´s Arthur Weasley.
TIGHT ON: Harry as he snaps into FRAME as he gasps for breath.
RON (O.S.)
Harry! Harry!!
Ron comes into FRAME, grabbing hold of Harry´s shoulder, shaking him back into reality.
RON (cont´d)
It´s okay, it was a dream.
HARRY (Sobbing)
No, no, your dad. Ron!
RON
What? (To Dean) Go for help.
HARRY
No, Ron! Your dad´s in trouble! He´s hurt! Bad!
RON
Harry, it was just a dream. You were dreaming.
HARRY
It´s not me, Ron! We have to find him! He´s in trouble! He´s dying!
Ron wants to tell Harry that it´s okay. That it was a dream. But he´s scare now, too. Dean comes back followed closely by Professor McGonagall.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Potter? What´s wrong? Where does it hurt?
HARRY
Mr. Weasley´s in trouble. He´s been attacked by a giant snake! I saw it! It wasn´t a dream, I swear! I´m not mad!
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
I believe you, Potter. Come on, we´re going to see the headmaster.
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INT. DUMBLEDORE´S OFFICE - NIGHT
Professor McGonagall walks up the stone spiral steps, followed by Harry. The entire office is lit by candle light. Dumbledore is sitting behind his desk. He sees them enter and smiles.
DUMBLEDORE
Professor . . . ah!
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Potter has had . . . a nightmare.
HARRY
It was real, Professor! I swear. I saw a snake attacking Mr. Weasley! A giant snake!
DUMBLEDORE (quickly)
How did you see it, Harry?
HARRY
I . . . I was the snake. I bit Ron´s dad . . .
DUMBLEDORE
Was Arthur seriously injured?
HARRY
Yes!
Dumbledore pauses and thinks. It´s impossible to read his face. Harry´s face is of panic. Dumbledore turns to the the closest portrait.
DUMBLEDORE
Everard! The man has red hair. Make sure he´s found by the right people.
PORTRAIT EVERARD
Right away.
Everard turns and walks out of the frame of the portrait. Dumbledore turns back to them again.
DUMBLEDORE
Professor, please alert the other Weasley children. I´m sure they´ll want to know what´s happened to their father.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Of course, Albus.
She turns and leaves. Harry and Dumbledore are alone. Harry notices that all the portraits are empty except one.
DUMBLEDORE
Don´t worry, Harry. They´ll find him.
Everard returns to his portrait.
PORTRAIT EVERARD
Dumbledore! He doesn´t look good. They´re taking him to St. Mungo´s.
DUMBLEDORE
Thank you, Everard.
Dumbledore gets up and opens up a large wooden cupboard. He pulls out a blackened kettle. He raises his wand and taps it muttering words under his breath. Dumbledore turns to a portrait of Phineas. Phineas is dressed darkly and is asleep in his portrait.
DUMBLEDORE (cont´d)
Phineas. Phineas!
PORTRAIT PHINEAS (waking up)
You called, Headmaster?
DUMBLEDORE
I need you to visit your portrait at the Black house. You need to alert Sirius what has been happening and to expect Potter and the Weasleys. Their father has been hurt. Understand?
PORTRAIT PHINEAS (yawns)
Father injured, kids and Potter coming to stay, got it.
Phineas walks out of his portrait. Dumbledore turns to Harry.
DUMBLEDORE
Sirius´ great-great grandfather. He was headmaster here during his time. Rather unpopular, actually.
Suddenly Professor McGonagall enters with Ginny, Ron, and Fred and George. They all look terrify.
GINNY
Harry . . .
DUMBLEDORE (to them all)
Listen: Your father has been injured in the course of his work for the Order of the Phoenix. He´s being moved to St. Mungo´s Hospital. (He pauses, sensing something, then turns to McGonagall) Umbridge is aware you´re out of bed. Minerva, head her off - tell her anything but the truth.
She´s gone in a flash.
Dumbledore holds out the black kettle.
DUMBLEDORE (cont´d)
This is a port-key that will take you all to the house. Everyone gather `round and grab a hold. (They all do) Ready, one, two, three-
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INT. 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George appear flat on the floor. The image slowly comes into focus. Sirius picks up Harry off the ground.
GINNY
Is Mum here!?!
SIRIUS
No, she doesn´t know yet. Dumbledore will take care of that. The important thing is you´re all here, away from Umbridge.
RON
So are we going to St. Mungo?
SIRIUS
No, we wait.
FRED
Wait? That´s our father!
SIRIUS
Listen to me, all of you. Your dad has been seriously injured no more than five minutes ago in service of the Order. No one should know.
GEORGE
Who cares!
SIRIUS
Listen! We can´t draw attention to the fact that Harry´s having vision of Voldemort´s action. You´re dad is in the best care possible. There´s nothing you can do, for now. What you need to do is stay calm. You need to relax. And wait.
Ginny is in tears. George looks frustrated, as Ron stares at Harry.
TIME CUT
Every one sits around the fireplace. Each has a mug of hot chocolate. No one speaks. The Weasley children are lost in thought, seconds away from breaking down in tears. Harry looks mindlessly off. Suddenly Sirius sits down next to him.
SIRIUS
You alright?
HARRY
It was me . . . I bit him. And . . . I wanted to do it. I wanted nothing more than to bite him . . . Sirius, what´s happening?
SIRIUS
No, listen to me: You didn´t do this. If it wasn´t for you it would of been hours before they found him, and then it´d be too late. This is not your fault.
HARRY
But, how come I saw it? I´m going mad. I´ve been seeing things . . .
SIRIUS
I don´t know how this is happening, Harry. I wish I did. But you have to trust yourself.
Suddenly the front door opens and Mrs. Weasley steps in. All eyes shoot towards her. Her eyes are puffy, and she´s obviously been emotional. The moment last as everyone holds their breath. Then Mrs. Weasley says;
MRS. WEASLEY
He´s going to be alright.
George feels as if he can breathe again. And a tear falls down his face. Ginny rushes forward in tears and embraces her mother. Slowly George, Fred and Ron go to their mother. The Weasley family holds each other. Sirius´ hand falls on Harry shoulder as he smiles.
Mrs. Weasley turns to Harry. Harry gets up and walks towards her and she embraces him as much as her own son. Tears fall down her eyes.
MRS. WEASLEY (cont´d)
Thank God for you, Harry! I don´t know what would of happened if it wasn´t for you.
Harry can hardly stand her gratitude, still feeling responsible. Sirius breaks the silents.
SIRIUS
Right, then. Who´s hungry?
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INT. ST. MUNGO´S HOSPITAL - FIRST FLOOR - EARLY MORNING
Mrs. Weasley walks down the medical ward with Ginny in hand. George and Fred follow. Ron is behind them with Harry coming up the back.
They reach a door with Mad-Eye Moody and Tonks waiting in front of it. Tonks smiles seeing the family.
TONKS (to Ginny)
Hey, kiddo. You okay?
Tonks embraces Ginny. She turns to Mrs. Weasley.
TONKS (cont´d)
We´ll wait outside. I think it should just be family first.
Harry instinctively steps back. Mrs. Weasley sees and grabs Harry by the hand.
MRS. WEASLEY
Don´t be silly, Harry. You are family.
They enter the room.
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INT. ST. MUNGO´S HOSPITAL - WARD
Laying in bed sitting up, hidden behind a copy of the Daily Prophet is Arthur Weasley. The titled reads on the paper, "Massive break out from Azkaban!!!"
He lowers the paper seeing his guest. He looks bright as sunshine.
MR. WEASLEY
Hullo!
Ginny rushes forward and hugs her father. George and Fred, followed by Ron come up to. Harry hangs back next to Mrs. Weasley
MR. WEASLEY (cont´d)
Please, please. I´m fine. I hope they didn´t make too muc of a fuss. I´d go home if only they´d figure a way to stop the bleeding.
Mr. Weasley ribs are wrapped in thick bandages.
FRED
Why can´t they stop it, Dad?
MR. WEASLEY
Oh, they think it was the snake´s venom. It keeps the wound open, but they´ll crack it. Speaking of which, they told me about a very interesting Muggle remedy called `stitches.´
MRS. WEASLEY
Arthur, I will not have you being sworn together by some Muggle!
MR. WEASLEY
It was just a thought, Molly. (Sees Harry) Harry. I owed my life and my family´s to you when you were just baby.
GEORGE
Are you in the paper, Dad?
MR. WEASLEY
No, lucky enough. But 12 Death Eaters escaped Azkaban last night. Even Fudge couldn´t keep this secret.
FRED
12? Has it got anything to do with what happened to you?
MR. WEASLEY
No, no, no, Fred.
GEORGE
So what were you doing, Dad?
MR. WEASLEY
That is my business.
All the Weasley children surround their father. Harry slowly backs away heading for the exit. Harry looks back, and nods seeing that Mr. Weasley really will be alright.
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INT. ST. MUNGO´S HOSPITAL - FIRST FLOOR - EARLY MORNING
Harry is walking by himself down the hall. Deep in thought.
Suddenly he passes a portrait of Phineas. He speaks as Harry passes;
PORTRAIT PHINEAS
Not running away, are you?
HARRY (Surprised)
No.
PORTRAIT PHINEAS
I thought you Gryffindors were suppose to be brave. We Slytherins are brave, yes; but not stupid. We know when it´s time to save our own necks.
HARRY
I´m not saving my own neck.
PORTRAIT PHINEAS
I see, then. So this is you being nobel. Thinking yourself dangerous, I bet? I must admit seeing the Dark Lord´s actions in dreams is very odd. I suppose running away would be noble . . . Or many cowardly . . .
HARRY
I´m not safe. I could hurt anyone of them next!
PORTRAIT PHINEAS
Young people, so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything. You know, there is a reason why the headmasters is not confiding every little detail of his plan to you? But no, you alone knows what´s best, and are clever enough to know what the Dark Lord is planning. You feel you know so much, yet you have no clue of how little you do. There are bigger things happening than you, Harry Potter. Stay where you are.
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INT. PUBLIC BATHROOM - MORNING
Harry burst in and goes to the sink and washes his face. It´s too much. He´s so confused. As he sits up to look in the mirror we pull with him in a TIGHT SHOT of his face.
But the reflection isn´t his own. It´s Voldemort´s, his snakelike scarlet eyes staring at him, smiling.
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INT. ST. MUNGO´S HOSPITAL - FIRST FLOOR - DAY
Harry jolts awake. Another nightmare he tells himself. He´s laying on a bench in the hospital. He becomes aware of his surroundings. A jacket has been pulled over him, as a blanket. His head was resting on Hermione´s lap, who´s sitting down fast asleep. Ron´s on the other side of Hermione, his head leaning against her shoulder, and her head slightly cushioning on his.
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INT. 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Hermione is helping Ginny decorate a Christmas tree that stands in the living room. Harry and Ron stand behind her.
HERMIONE
McGonagall woke me and told me what happened. I took the Knight Bus.
HARRY
Well, you surprised me.
HERMIONE
Oh cheer up, it´s Christmas. Mr. Weasley going to be fine and -
RON
And 12 Death Eaters escaped from Azkaban.
HERMIONE
You heard?
HARRY
It was kind´a hard to miss. Voldemort´s making his moves.
RON
Would you stop saying his name!
Mrs. Weasley comes in.
MRS. WEASLEY
Harry, dear, could you come to the kitchen? Professor Snape would like a word.
HARRY
Yeah, sure . . . WHAT? Snape?
MRS. WEASLEY
Professor Snape, dear. In the kitchen.
RON (To Harry)
What´s he doing here.
HERMIONE
Ron, he´s part of the Order, remember?
RON
Yeah, but what´s he want with you, Harry?
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INT. KITCHEN - DAY
Harry enters and sure enough, Professor Snape is sitting there. Sirius is leaning against the wall to the side.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Sit down, Potter.
Harry does.
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
The headmaster has sent me to tell that it is his wish for you to study Occlumency.
HARRY
What?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Occlumency, Potter. It is the magical defense of the mind against intrusion. The headmaster feels in light of certain events it is necessary that you are better prepared. You will receive private lessons once a week. No one is to know of this, least of all Dolores Umbridge. I expect you at six o´clock Monday evening.
Sirius steps forward.
SIRIUS
Wait a sec! You´re teaching him?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Trust me, Black, I didn´t beg for the job.
SIRIUS
Fine. But if I hear you´re using these lesson to give him a hard time -
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Oh very touching, Black. I´m sure you´re aware how very much like his father he is. You´d know then that he´s so arrogant that criticism bounces off him.
SIRIUS
Watch it, Snivellus!
PROFESSOR SNAPE
You talk bravely for a man who´s spent the last six month hiding in his mother´s house, Black.
SIRIUS
That´s it! I don´t care who says you´re reformed, I know better! You know, how is old Lucius Malfoy? I expect he happy that his lapdog is back at Hogwarts -
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Speaking of Malfoy and dogs, did you know that he recognized you when you said goodbye to your precious godson? Just another excuse not to leave and risk your own neck -
SIRIUS
You snot nosed worm!
Sirius pulls out his wand, Snape the same. Harry jumps between the two.
HARRY
No, stop! Both of you!
Both look past Harry and at each other. Snape pockets his wand.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Six o´clock, Potter!
Snape exits. It´s silent for a moment.
SIRIUS
Ah, just like being back at the old school yard.
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EXT. HOGWARTS CASTLE - DAY
The snow has nearly all melted.
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INT. ROOM OF REQUIREMENTS - DAY
The D.A. is packed in the room, each in pairs. Harry and Hermione are dueling talking at that same time.
HERMIONE
Snape is going to teach you Occlumency?
HARRY
Yeah, I get to see his shining face twice as much as before now. (casting his spell) Protego!
A blue jet shoots at Hermione. She flicks her wand and deflects it.
HERMIONE
Harry, Occlumency is very advance magic. It´s not even on the N.E.W.T.s. Impedimenta!
Harry swings his wand upward as the spell is about to hit, deflecting the spell to the ceiling. It hits, breaking off a few pieces of ceiling.
HARRY
Nice one.
HERMIONE
Thanks. So when do you start?
HARRY
Today at six. Accio wand!
Suddenly Hermione´s wand flies out of her hand and towards Harry. It lands in Harry´s free hand and he holds it up. But then every single wand in the room flies towards Harry, all leaving their holders´ hands. Harry covers his head as all the wands fly through the air and bounce off him and then fall to the floor. The room goes silent looking at him.
HARRY (cont´d)
Guess I should´a been more specific.
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INT. PROFESSOR SNAPE´S OFFICE - LATE DAY
Harry enters slowly. At the end of the room Snape is sitting behind his desk.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Shut the door, Potter.
Harry does and walks towards him. He sits down at the only chair in front of the desk.
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
Well, you know why you are here, Potter. Let´s just hope you prove more adept in Occlumency than you are at Potions. Now, as I hope you are now aware, Occlumency is a branch of magic to seal the mind against intrusion and influence. The Dark Lord is skilled at Legilimency, the antonym of Occlumency.
HARRY
He can read minds?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
The mind is a complex thing, Potter. It cannot be opened at will. But under certain conditions, those that have mastered the art, are able to delve into the minds of their victims to a certain extent. The Dark Lord, for instance, almost always aware when someone is lying to him.
HARRY
So he could know what I´m think of right now?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
The Dark Lord is considerable distance away. Time and space matter in magic. It seems that the curse that failed to kill you has somehow forged a psychogenic connection between you two. It is inadvisable for this to continue.
HARRY
But, sir, why? I´ve been able to see his thoughts, too. I saw the snake.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
It seems the Dark Lord has been unaware of this connection until recently. Your last experience has clued him in and he´s now aware such a bond exists. He knows you´ve had access to his thoughts and he knows the process can work in reverse. He will try and access your thoughts and feelings. If the Dark Lord breaks into your mind and discovers the secrets you know about the Order of the Phoenix it will make you more trouble than you´re worth. Now take out your wand, Potter.
Harry does.
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
Prepare yourself, Potter. I´m going to attempt to break into your mind. You´ve already shown aptitude to the Imperious Curse, you will find this similar. Brace yourself.
Harry takes a deep breath and stares into Snape´s eyes.
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
Legilimens!
FLASH IMAGES: Images and movements flash quickly before us. At first there are too fast, but we catch a few:
Five-year-old Harry running from a dog up into a tree.
A hundred dementors closing in on him.
Hermione looking beautiful staring at him.
The bond breaks and Snape and Harry both come back into view. Harry looks as if he´s been violated.
HARRY (breathing)
No.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
You lost control. You let me in too deep.
HARRY
Did you see everything I did?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Flashes of it. Who was the dog?
HARRY
My Aunt Marge´s.
Snape slightly smiles.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Well, that certainly could of gone worse. You stopped me, eventually. But you let me in too deep. You have to clear your mind. Again. Ready? Legilimens!
FLASH IMAGES: Again images and scenes flash before us.
Cedric Diggory lying dead on the ground. Voldemort pointing his wand at him.
A long dark corridor with a door at the end.
The connection breaks again. Harry find himself on the floor.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Get up.
Harry does. He breathes as if he´s run a mile.
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
That last image . . . that door. How did that image enter your mind?
HARRY
I saw it in a dream. I´ve been seeing it a lot.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
You dream about that door? Potter, every night you will clear your head before you sleep. I want you back here Wednesday.
Harry stands and walks away disgruntled.
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INT. ROOM OF REQUIREMENTS - LATE DAY
Hermione stands with her wand pointed. Her eyes are fixed.
HERMIONE
Expecto Patronum!
Slowly a puff of silver smoke blows out of her wand. She lowers it in frustration. Harry turns to her.
HARRY
It´s okay, that wasn´t bad for -
HERMIONE
- the twentieth time.
HARRY
You have to think of your happiness memory. Or just a happy thought, as long as it´s strong. Fix on it.
CHO (O.S.)
Harry?
Harry turns to see Cho calling him over. He walks towards her. Cho´s and Hermione´s eyes meet. If Cho´s eyes could shoot flame they would.
CHO (cont´d)
Nothing´s happening. At all.
HARRY
Maybe I should´a waited a while longer before I introduced the Patronus Charm.
Suddenly a very frighten and weeping Dobby moves into the light. Harry looks surprised to see him.
HARRY (cont´d, to Dobby)
Dobby, what are you doing?
DOBBY (Sobbing)
Harry Potter must forgive Dobby, good sir. Bad Dobby! Bad!
HARRY
Why . . . what happened?
DOBBY (hiss)
She knows, sir.
Harry looks as if his heart has just stopped.
HARRY
Who, Dobby? Who knows?
DOBBY
Dobby is not allow to tell Harry Potter. She told Dobby not to tell.
HARRY
Dobby, listen to me, is it Umbridge?
The house-elf looks up, tears streaming down his faces, and nods.
HARRY (To everyone)
UMBRIDGE ALERT!!!!!
The entire room, full of all the D.A. students, minus one, stand shocked for a moment.
HARRY (cont´d)
Run. Separate outside, don´t stay together. Make for your houses!
Everyone scrambles for the door. Hermione and Ron run up to him.
HERMIONE
But how, Harry, I jinxed -
HARRY
I don´t know! Take the invisibility cloak. Make for Hagrid´s, it´s closer! (To Dobby) Dobby, this is an order, go back to the kitchen. And I forbid you to hurt yourself.
RON
What about you? You gotta come with us!
HARRY
No, we can barely move under the cloak with all three of us. I´ll head for the Dungeon. She´ll be looking for me. C´mon, go! Now!
Harry forces them through the door and throws the cloak over them.
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INT. HALLWAY (FIRST FLOOR) - LATE DAY
Harry walks forward, keeping his eyes open. He´s alone. Suddenly something forces him to flip on to his back. Malfoy comes into view above.
MALFOY
Trip Jinx, Potter!
Harry pulls out his wands and points it at Malfoy.
HARRY
I don´t have time for this today, Malfoy!
MALFOY
That´s what you think . . . PROFESSOR, I GOT HIM!
Harry´s eyes widen as Umbridge appears around the corner. He quickly lowers his wand.
UMBRIDGE
Excellent, Draco! Fifty points! See if you can round up a few others. Look for Weasley and Granger, they should be around here somewhere.
Malfoy smiles. Umbridge turns her deadly gaze on Harry.
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
You´re coming with me!
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INT. DUMBLEDORE´S OFFICE - LATE DAY
Umbridge pushes Harry forward up the stairs into Dumbledore´s office. The sight makes Harry pause. Dumbledore is behind his desk, but the room is packed with Kingsley, Percy (Quill in hand), Professor McGonagall, Fudge, and two unknown Auror (Dawlish and Joseph).
Fudges smiles at Harry.
FUDGE
Well, Harry. Game over, I´m afraid.
UMBRIDGE
The Malfoy boy caught him.
FUDGE (Staring at Harry)
Excellent! I´ll remember to tell Lucius. (To Harry) I expect you know why you´re here?
HARRY (Looks at all of them)
Well, no.
FUDGE
Excuse me?
HARRY
All I know is I´m walking by myself and Malfoy jinxes me. I´d like to make a complain, if I could.
McGonagall cracks a small smile. Fudge stares furiously at Harry.
FUDGE
There´s no slithering your way out of trouble this time, Potter! So, you are not aware of breaking any school decrees?
HARRY
Well, dunno? (To Umbridge) Did you make any new ones in the past five minutes.
UMBRIDGE
I think I´ll fetch out informant.
FUDGE
Yes, nothing like a good witness, is there, Potter?
Umbridge brings out a student. She has a hood pulled over her face. Harry looks closer. It´s Marietta, Cho´s friend.
UMBRIDGE (To Marietta)
It´s alright, dear. The Ministry and the school are very proud of you. Just tell them what you told me.
Marietta lowers her hood slightly to talk, but just then the ugliest, nastiest pimples pop up around her face spelling the word, "Snitch." Harry jumps back.
FUDGE
Oh, for Goodness´ sake, don´t we have the counter curse.
UMBRIDGE
Not yet. The curse is very advance. Leading me to believe that a teacher might have done it. No student could of done this.
Harry tries his best to hide his smile.
FUDGE
Ms. Edgecombe, you did the right thing. Tell us . . .
UMBRIDGE
It doesn´t matter, she told me before the spots appeared. I also have testimony. We heard that day that Potter was setting up an illegal society. To learn spells and curses the Ministry feel are not school-appropriate.
DUMBLEDORE
If I may say, you are wrong there, Dolores.
UMBRIDGE
Really?
DUMBLEDORE
Cornelius, I do not deny, nor, I´m sure, does Harry, that he was in the Hog´s Head the day in question, or that he was trying to recruit students to his own Defense Against the Dark Arts group. I am simply saying at that time that you are wrong to suggest that it was illegal.
FUDGE
What?
DUMBLEDORE
If memory serves me, and I admit it doesn´t always, that Umbridge´s decree against organizations in school did not happen until the day after. So during the time it happened it would have been perfectly legal.
FUDGE
That very fine, Dumbledore! But this is five months later. If the first meeting was legal, all those that followed certainly are not.
DUMBLEDORE
I agree. But what proof do you have that such meetings ever took place after the first and last?
UMBRIDGE
We have a witness of meetings that took place twice a week afterwards since then!
DUMBLEDORE
I am unaware that Marietta here has said anything of this nature.
Umbridge turns to Marietta.
UMBRIDGE
All you have to do is shake your head, dear. Did these meetings take place afterwards?
All eyes turn to Marietta. She slowly shakes her head, "No." Fudge and Umbridge´s eyes go furious.
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
Why are you shaking your head?
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Well, normally that means "no."
UMBRIDGE (To Marietta)
There was a meeting tonight! Potter was their leader! He organized it . . . Why are you shaking your head, you stupid girl?
DUMBLEDORE
Dolores, that´s quite enough. You will unhand my student.
Umbridge releases her.
UMBRIDGE
Fine. We still have proof. Marietta here, before she decided to go mute, came to me earlier and told me about a magic room known as the Room of Requirements that Potter has been holding these meetings in. And alas, we needed and the room provided.
Umbridge pulls out a piece of parchment that is littered with signatures. She hands it to Fudge.
FUDGE
"Dumbledore´s Army!"
UMBRIDGE
You will find Potter´s name at the very top, along with the rest who joined in.
Dumbledore closes his eyes and sighs.
FUDGE
See what they´ve done.
UMBRIDGE
No escaping this time, Potter. I´m going to enjoy expelling you.
DUMBLEDORE.
Well, it seems the game is up. Would you like a written confession from me, Cornelius?
Everyone is caught off guard. Fudge turns to Dumbledore.
FUDGE
What?
DUMBLEDORE
This piece of parchment reads, "Dumbledore´s Army." No where do I see "Potter´s Army."
FUDGE (In ecstasy)
You did this . . . You recruited students for you own army?
DUMBLEDORE
I did indeed.
Harry looks horrified, as does McGonagall.
FUDGE
You´ve been plotting against me!
DUMBLEDORE
Right under your nose too. (Looks at Umbridge) Tonight was the first meeting. Pity. I´d have liked to see how many who´ve shown.
FUDGE
Weasley, you´re getting this all down!
PERCY
Yes, sir!
FUDGE
I want it sent to the papers. Oh, Dumbledore, how long I have waited for this.
HARRY
NO!!!
DUMBLEDORE.Harry, quiet, please.
FUDGE
Yes, shut up, Potter! (To Dumbledore) I´d always knew I´d see you thrown in Azkaban. I was expecting to expel Harry Potter tonight, but this is so much better.
DUMBLEDORE
I imagine so.
FUDGE
You will be taken to the Ministry where you´ll be formally charged and then sent to Azkaban to await sentencing. Arrest him.
DUMBLEDORE
Actually, no.
FUDGE
What?
DUMBLEDORE
Well, you seem to be under some illusion that I´m going to let you take me away. What in heaven´s makes you believe that I would allow you to take me to prison?
FUDGE
So you expect to to take me, Umbridge, and three Aurors, do you, Dumbledore?
DUMBLEDORE
Merlin´s beard, no. Not unless you´re foolish enough to actually attempt to bring me in by force.
Dawlish and Joseph look at each other.
FUDGE (To Dawlish)
What are you waiting for? Take him!
Dawlish lowers his wand in fear. Joseph the same.
FUDGE (To Dawlish)
What are you doing?
DAWLISH
If You-Know-Who was afraid of him, I see no reason why I shouldn´t be.
Fudge reaches for his wand and points it at Dumbledore. Dumbledore doesn´t even flinch.
FUDGE
I am the Minster of Magic. I am the one in power!
DUMBLEDORE
An error that I will see corrected very soon.
Suddenly a flash of light explodes. It stays bright white for a full two seconds. When the light dies down Fudge still has his wand pointed at Dumbledore. Harry has fallen to the floor. He looks up and sees Dumbledore calmly sitting up. Everyone seems frozen in time. Except for Dumbledore, Harry, and McGonagall.
McGonagall rushes to Dumbledore as he walks around his desk.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Albus, what do we do?
DUMBLEDORE
You, Minerva must remain here. I will not leave my students defenseless against Umbridge. Do forgive Kingsley for me, I had to hex him as well.
HARRY
Professor, I´m sorry -
DUMBLEDORE
Harry, you must do everything Professor Snape tells you. Remember, close your mind. You will understand soon.
Fawkes, the phoenix, lands on Dumbledore´s shoulder. Suddenly flames burst around Dumbledore and he vanishes, leaving nothing but smoke in his wake. A second later everyone comes to. Fudge blinks.
FUDGE
Where is he? Where is he!
UMBRIDGE
He disappeared!
FUDGE
You can´t. Not in this castle. Search the grounds, quickly.
The others rush out as McGonagall and Harry remain silent.
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INT. GREAT HALL - MORNING
The entire school is talking about the event that happened last night. We pass over and catch murmurs of some of the stories that are making way; "I heard that Fudge is laying in St. Mungo´s with a pumpkin for a head." "Dumbledore fought off three Aurors, Umbridge, and Fudge by just looking at them." "I heard Umbridge is locked in her office afraid to come out." "I heard Fudge was going to try to expel Harry Potter and he turn´d them all to slugs before he could get a word out." We stop at Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Harry looks like his best friend has just died. The others don´t look much better.
HERMIONE
I can´t believe that frog is our headmaster now.
HARRY
I really didn´t think things could get any worse . . .
Suddenly Fred and George sit down with them, looking cheerful as ever.
FRED
Cheer up, dynamic trio.
GEORGE
You look as if Dumbledore´s not coming back.
RON
What are you two so happy about?
FRED
Well, since the old hag has decided to take Quidditch and our dear headmaster away from us, we decided to declare war on her.
RON
What?
HERMIONE
No, you mustn´. Things are as bad enough as it is.
GEORGE
Don´t worry about us, we don´t care about being expelled anymore.
FRED
We´d leave right now if we were determined to begin phase one of "Operation Dumbledore Strikes Back."
HERMIONE
But you can´t drop out of school! What´ll you do afterwards?
GEORGE
Again, friend of friends, already taken care of. We already have a shop in Diagon Alley with our names on it. Paid for and everything. We just need to do our final test on some of our more brilliant ideas.
FRED
Which brings us right back to "Operation Burn Umbridge at the Stake."
GEORGE
"Operation Dumbledore Strikes Back," you mean.
FRED
Whatever.
HERMIONE (Shocked)
How did you get the Galloens to buy a shop all to yourselves?
GEORGE
That is for us to know, and you to guess feebly at. And so dear friends, we go to war. Tell the story as it happens, and let history be the judge.
George and Fred set off. Harry can´t help but smile. Hermione sighs and shakes her head.
HERMIONE
Good luck.
CUT TO
INT. PROFESSOR SNAPE´S OFFICE - DAY
Snape and Harry sit across from each other, eyes closed. Both are deep in their Occlumency lesson.
FLASH IMAGE: Images flash before us. An image of Hagrid smiling at Harry.
IMAGE: The first time Harry ever holds his wand.
IMAGE: A POV of Voldemort staring down at him as a baby, pointing his wand at him.
Back on Harry, his face grimaces. And suddenly he fights back.
FLASH IMAGE: Another flash of images, but this time going backwards and faster. These are not Harry´s thoughts or memories.
IMAGE: We see a skinny teenager with jet black hair being laughed at by school girls as he walks by.
Snape's eyes snap open as Harry shakes his head. Snape looks down at Harry surprised, almost fearful.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Well, that was certainly an improvement, Potter.
Suddenly Malfoy bursts into the classroom, out of breath. He stops at the most unlikely image: Snape and Harry sitting together. Snape quickly says;
PROFESSOR SNAPE (cont´d)
It´s alright, Draco. Potter´s here for Remedial Potions.
MALFOY (Buying it)
Right. Professor, the headmistress needs your help. The entire third floor has just exploded with fireworks that won´t die.
A smile creeps its way across Harry´s face. Snape darts for the door.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Potter, we´ll resume this lesson tomorrow!
Snape moves past Malfoy who follows behind. Malfoy turns to Harry with a smile on his face and mouths, "Remedial Potions?"
The door closes leaving Harry alone. He gets up and prepares to leave. He heads for the door about to leave just when his eyes catches something. A Pensieve sitting on the desk at the back of the class room. Harry, ominously, walks towards it.
He looks down in it. Its contents are a silver-white liquid. Harry knows what this is. A place where you can hide your thoughts, away from your mind. Meaning that Snape put these thoughts here so Harry wouldn´t see, in case he broke into Snape´s own mind.
Harry leans for, to his nose is but a few inches above the liquid. Then, without warning, a bright light emerges and blinds us.
WHITE OUT
INT. GREAT HALL (SNAPE´S MEMORY) - DAY
Everything is in black and white, except for Harry. Harry takes a breath. All around him the four long house tables have been replaced with a hundred single ones. Each student sits in one with a roll of parchment and a quill. They´re taking a test.
Harry slowly turns to his right and looks down. A skinny, jet black hair fifteen-year-old boy is sitting down, feverishly writing with his nose about a inch above the parchment.
HARRY
Professor Snape?
Of course the memory can´t hear him. He´s just a memory. Harry turns away and looks around. He hears a "Spsss" hiss. Harry turns and about six desks away he sees a young good looking teenager grinning forward at someone. Harry´s eyes widen. A fifteen-year-old Sirius Black.
HARRY (cont´d)
Sirius!
Again, he can´t hear him. But Harry follows the path Sirius was looking. About three desk forward is a the back of a black-haired boy´s head. He wears glasses and looks a spitting image of someone we all know and love.
Harry´s mouth drops as he walks forward. Slowly this boy´s face comes into FRAME as Harry walks around him. Harry bends down and puts his himself face to face, his eyes almost tearing.
HARRY (cont´d)
D . . . Dad?
Harry smiles.
PROFESSOR FLITWICK (O.S.)
That´s time! Accio!
Suddenly every parchment in the room rolls and and flies forward. James leans back, stretching and then turns around.
PROFESSOR FLITWICK (cont´d)
Thank you, everyone. You´re free.
James gets up and jumps over the desk that are separating him and Sirius. Harry quickly follows watching them. Suddenly two other students join Sirius and James. Harry smiles again. One of them is a young Lupin, looking young and healthy. The other is Peter.
SIRIUS
I loved question ten. "Give five signs that identify a werewolf."
LUPIN
Yeah, that was a tough one.
SIRIUS
Well, One: He sitting besides me. Two: He´s wearing a pair of my borrowed socks. Three, he´s ugly! Four: his name is Remus Lup-
JAMES
Would you shut up. Tell that school, why don´t yeah?
PETER (Seriously)
I only got two signs.
SIRIUS (To Peter)
You moron! You only hang out with a werewolf once a month.
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS GROUNDS (SNAPE´S MEMORY) - DAY
James, Sirius walk side by side, almost strutting. Lupin right beside them, his hands in his pockets, gazing out at nothing. Peter clumsily follows. Harry´s right next to his father, not taking his eyes off them.
James pulls out a Golden Snitch and starts casually releasing it and quickly catching it. Peter watches amazed and applauds every time James catches it.
SIRIUS
Prongs, put that thing away, before you make Wormtail wet himself.
JAMES
Lets do something. Is there a full moon tonight?
LUPIN
Not for another two weeks.
JAMES
Can´t we find a spell or something to make it come out?
SIRIUS
No, but I got something better. Look.
Sirius points to Snape who´s about a hundred yards away at the foot of the lake, blasting flies out of the air with his wand.
JAMES
Snivellus. (To Sirius) You thinking what I´m thinking?
SIRIUS
It´s bullying time!
Lupin sighs as James and Sirius pull out their wands. Peter looks slightly scared.
CUT TO: Young Snape sitting down.
JAMES (O.S.)
Alright, Snivellus! You know what time it is!
Snape´s head darts around, almost expecting this. Sirius and James stand towering over him. Lupin and Peter stand a bit away watching from behind them. Harry is standing right next to his young father. Snape spins his wand around at the two bullies. But James is too quick;
JAMES (cont´d)
Expelliarmus!
Snape´s wand jumps out of hand and lands a few feet behind him. Snape rushes for it. Sirius laughs hysterically. James smiles shaking his head.
Sirius points his wand at Snape;
SIRIUS
Impedimenta!
Snape launches forward, landing right in front of his wand face flat in the mud. Snape turns back and looks furiously at James and Sirius.
SNAPE
I swear, I´ll -
JAMES
Hey! What did I teach you about swearing? Scourify!
Before Snape says another word a giant soap bubble comes out of Snape´s mouth.
LILY (O.S.)
Leave him alone!
Suddenly Lily Evans stands up to James. She has think dark red hair and brilliant green eyes. Harry gasps.
JAMES (Lily)
Alright, alright. We´ll leave the worm alone.
LILY
You bully! What has he done to you!
JAMES
Well, he kind´a exist -
LILY (Disgusted)
You´re pathetic!
Sirius cracks up. James gives Sirius a stern look. Lily stares back at James. Snape gets up.
JAMES (To Snape)
You´re lucky Evans saved you this time, Snivellus.
SNAPE (To Lily)
I don´t need help from a filthy Mudblood!
Both James and Lily turn. James almost looks as angry as Lily does.
LILY
Fine.
JAMES
Oh that´s it, Snivellus!
James points his wand and the most dangerous looking spell seen yet shoots at Snape. Snape suddenly flies upside-down up into the air and hangs six feet up in midair. Two skinny white legs point up as Snape's dark black robes fall downwards, exposing his skinny little white body.
LILY
Put him down, Potter!
JAMES
But he called you a You-Know-What!
LILY
I don´t need a bully helping me! Put him down.
JAMES
Fine.
With a flick of the wand Snape falls hard to the ground. Lily marches away as James and Sirius watch her leave.
JAMES (To Sirius)
So what do you think the chances of her going out with me are now?
SIRIUS
Oh, it´s a sure thing
Sirius puts an arm around James and starts to laugh. James rolls his eyes. Harry, watching this all, has his mouth half open. Suddenly a hand lands on Harry´s shoulder. Harry looks up and sees a fully grown Professor Snape.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Having fun, Potter?
Before Harry can say a word everything goes white as we. . .
WHITE OUT
INT. PROFESSOR SNAPE´S OFFICE - DAY
Harry shakes his head, with Professor Snape´s fist full of Harry´s robes dragging him to the door. Before Harry can say a thing Snape throws him against the door. Harry looks more fearful of Snape than he ever has in his life.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
You will repeat this to no one, Potter!
HARRY
No, of course not, sir-
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Get out! Don´t ever come back here again!
With that he releases Harry and Harry rushes out the door.
DISSOLVE TO
INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - DAY
Harry, Ron, and Hermione sit at a table studing.
HERMIONE
But why can´t you have lessons anymore?
HARRY
I told you, Snape said I didn´t need `im anymore. Says I got the basics down.
HERMIONE
So you´ve stop with the dreams?
HARRY
Pretty much.
HERMIONE
Well, I don´t think he should stop. I´m mean, we´re talking about V-Voldemort here. Think basic might not be enou-
HARRY
Just drop it, okay. I´m fine.
Ron shakes his head looking down at a book
RON
I can´t do this. I´m never going to be able to pass my O.W.L.s. Not at this rate. I should just go with George and Fred.
HERMIONE
No! I won´t have you ruining your life, too.
Harry scratches down on a parchment with his quill. Hermione can sense somethings wrong.
HERMIONE (cont´d)
Okay, what´s wrong? You´re gonna do fine on the tests.
HARRY
It´s not that, it´s just . . . I really need to talk to Sirius.
HERMIONE
`Bout what?
HARRY
Just . . . something about my dad.
HERMIONE
We´ll, you´ll just have to wait. You can´t send an owl without Umbridge knowing who you´re sending to.
RON
What about the floo network?
HERMIONE
Please, Ron, don´t you think she´d thought of that. Every fire place in the castle is being tapped. Except hers, of course.
Harry looks off, this new information swarming through his head. Hermione grabs his face and points back to the book in front of him.
HERMIONE (cont´d)
You. Study. Now.
CUT TO
INT. GREAT HALL - DAY
Like when we saw in Snape´s memory, the four house table have been replaced with single ones where each student sits. Professor McGonagall stands in front of them;
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Over the next four days you will be tested in every magic field you´ve been studying in. I´d remind you again, that these test will reflect on your future profession. Take them very seriously. Cheating will be punished most severely. There is no reason not to do your best I´ve come to expect of you. Examiners from outside the school will be doing your practical test. Good luck to you all.
Suddenly parchments fly out to each student. Harry grabs his and opens it. The test has numbered questions starting at the top. Harry takes a deep breath and grabs his quill.
CUT TO
INT. HALLWAY - DAY
Harry walks with a self-satisfied smile on his face. One of George and Fred´s giant firework dragons bolts down the half, terrorizing everything as it goes. Harry smiles as it passes him.
Suddenly Harry stops and looks to his side. The door reads, "Headmistress Office." Harry looks around so that no one sees. He quickly points his wand and the door;
HARRY
Alohomora.
The door magically unlocks and opens.
CUT TO
INT. UMBRIDGE´S OFFICE - DAY
Harry closes the door and looks around. It´s empty. Carefully he goes to the large fire place and grabs a handful of floo powder and smiles.
CUT TO
INT. NUMBER 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE - DAY
Sirius and Lupin sit in front of a fire as they´re talking. Harry´s head appears in the flames in front of them without warning. They both jump.
LUPIN
Harry!
SIRIUS
What´s wrong? What happened, are you alright?
HARRY
Yes, I´m fine, I´m fine.
SIRIUS
What is it?
HARRY
Can we chat about my dad?
Both Sirius and Lupin raise an eyebrow and look at each other.
TIME CUT
Harry looks frightened, but Sirius and Lupin smiles back.
SIRIUS
Oh, Harry . . . Don´t judge your father from one of Snape's memories. He was only fifteen-
HARRY
I´m fifteen!
SIRIUS
Harry, James and Snape hated each other from the moment they met. James was everything Snape wanted to be. And Snape was just this little oddball who hid out in the dungeons.
HARRY
But he just attacked him for no reason. Because you said you were bored.
LUPIN
Harry, your dad was no saint. But Snape attacked your dad just as much. Your dad was just a better wizard. Hey, did have that Snitch with him?
HARRY
Yeah, he kept letting it go and catching it.
Sirius laughs.
SIRIUS (smiles)
I forgot he use to do that. Oh Harry, your dad was a good man. And my best friend. But everyone is an idiot when they´re fifteen. He grew outta of it.
HARRY
But my Mum hated him too.
LUPIN
No, she didn´t. James just always acted a fool in front of Lily. Your mum and dad didn´t get together until their last year at school anyway. Like I said, he grew up.
HARRY
And he stop hexing people for the fun of it?
SIRIUS
Oh yeah, he grew outta that.
HARRY
Even Snape?
SIRIUS
Well, that was a special case.
HARRY
I just never thought I´d feel sorry for Snape.
LUPIN
Yeah, speaking of which, how´d Snape act when he caught you?
HARRY
He told me he´d never teach me Occlumency again. Like that was a big dissapp-
SIRIUS
HE WHAT?
HARRY
It´s okay, I don´t care -
SIRIUS
I´m gonna kill that snot nosed -
HARRY
It´s okay. I didn´t like it anyway.
LUPIN
Harry, you go back to Snape and tell him to continue your lessons! There´s nothing more important than those lessons right now!
HARRY
I can´t do that, he´ll kill me -
LUPIN
You have too!
HARRY
I´ll try . . . (Hears something) Was that on your side?
LUPIN
No, that´s your side!
SIRIUS
Go, Harry! Now!
CUT TO
INT. UMBRIDGE´S OFFICE - DAY
Harry pulls his head out of the fire and coughs. He jumps behind Umbridge´s desk just as Filch bursts into the room.
FILCH
Approval for whipping. My day has come at last!
He grabs a piece of parchment and leaves. Harry jumps up and heads for the door, following Filch.
CUT TO
INT. HALLWAY - SECOND FLOOR - DAY
Two dozen students are surround Umbridge who stares at George and Fred, who smirk back at her. Filch reaches her. Harry runs right behind, catching the scene.
Umbridge stands triumphantly in front of the Weasley twins.
UMBRIDGE
So! You think it´s funny to turn the school corridor into a swamp, do you? Create wild fireworks storming the school, do you?
GEORGE
Well, I did.
UMBRIDGE
Well, you two are going to learn what happens to wrongdoers in my school!
FRED
You know what? No, I don´t think we are.
GEORGE
I believe it´s time to test our talents in the real world.
FRED
Accio Brooms!
UMBRIDGE
What do you two think you´re doing?
GEORGE
We are making a daring escape, if you don´t mind? Watch out now!
Suddenly two brooms fly past Umbridge's head into the Weasley twin´s out stretched arms. Harry´s Firebolt flies into his hands too. George winks at Harry as Harry smiles back.
FRED
Time for our greatest invention!
Fred holds out what looks like an egg. He throws it into the air and it explodes into a firework of a small multicolor, hyaena laughing, goblin.
Umbridge falls back, shocked as half the school laughs. Umbridge pulls out her wand and fires at the goblin. The spell hits and breaks it into two goblins now that go terrorizing down the hall knocking over portraits and causing mayhem. Umbridge stagers after them.
George turns to the students;
GEORGE
Those looking to purchase Portable Swamps, and other fine joke items look no further than number ninety-three Diagon Alley. Weasleys´ Wizarding Wheeze.
The two brothers mount their brooms. Fred turns to Peeves the Poltergeist.
FRED
Peeves, give the bitch hell.
Peeves the Poltergeist, master of mayhem, who answers to no one stands fast and salutes the Weasley brothers.
The students thunder into a applause. Harry hold up his Firebolt in triumph as the the two brothers fly out the window into the freedom of the world. Harry turns, and is shocked to see Professor McGonagall smiling and lighting applauding as well. Her eyes meet Harry´s. This is perhaps one the of the best days of Harry´s life.
CUT TO
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
All is quiet as two more of the Weasley brother´s firework goblin zoom through the hallways laughing.
CUT TO
INT. ASTRONOMY TOWER - NIGHT (11 P.M.)
A dozen students stare into each of their own telescopes. In front of them is a piece of parchment. Professor Marchbanks strolls amount them. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are together.
Harry´s POV: Telescope´s view.
The sky is clear and the moon is bright. Harry pulls away and marks down something on his parchment. Suddenly Harry notices something happening outside the window towards the ground. He turns his telescope down towards Hagrid´s hut. Light comes out the window of the hut and smoke is coming from the chimney. Suddenly Umbridge, wand out, marches towards the hut with five other wizards.
We jump between Harry and the telescopes POV of what´s happening down there.
Suddenly Fang starts barking and Hagrid comes out to see what´s happening. Harry´s eyes widen.
PROFESSOR MARCHBANKS
Ten minutes, I suggest you hurry if you´re not past Saturn yet.
Harry turns away from his telescope and bends down to his star map. Suddenly there´s a large bang and a flash of light from the ground floor.
Harry turns back to his telescope.
The wizards surround Hagrid and are attacking him with spells. Harry´s face turns to horror;
HARRY
No!
The entire class stirs. Before anyone says anything, they see what Harry´s looking at. Hermione covers her mouth from shock.
Harry´s telescope POV: Jet´s of red and blue light flying at Hagrid. Hagrid takes each one in the chest. But somehow they bounce off him.
Fang charges, defending Hagrid. A flash of light from Umbridge hit Fang as he falls to the ground.
RON
Fang!
Students crowd around the window, looking down at the fight. Harry looks as each blast is hitting me as they hit Hagrid.
Umbridge fires again, and again at Hagrid.
Finally Hagrid grabs one of the wizards and picks him up. Hagrid tosses him in a giant throw at another wizard who collapses. Umbridge and another witch stand together and fire, their wands side by side. A long un-breaking jet stream of red light shoots and wraps around Hagrid. We hear his scream.
Harry turns and begins to run for the door as Hermione grabs him.
HARRY
Let me go! I´ve gotta help him!
HERMIONE
Harry, no! They´ll get you too!
HARRY
I don´t care!
Harry breaks Hermione´s grip and rushes out the door.
CUT TO
INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT
Harry races down the corridor to the ground floor.
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS - COURTYARD - NIGHT
Harry storms around the corner and runs right into Professor McGonagall.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
Potter! What are you doing out here at night?
HARRY
Professor! Umbridge´s attacking Hagrid!
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
What? You´re sure?
HARRY
Yes! She and five other wizards.
A look of devastation crosses McGonagall´s face.
CUT TO
EXT. HAGRID´S HUT - NIGHT
Professor McGonagall with Harry right on her heels stops dead in their tracks at the image before them.
Each wizard and witch is firing spells at Hagrid.
McGonagall covers her mouth and pushes Harry back.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
You wait here, Potter!
Harry steps back, hiding in the shadows as McGonagall marches towards the scene.
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL (cont´d)
Leave him alone! On what grounds are you attacking -
Suddenly four red spells shoot at McGonagall from the other wizards and witch. McGonagall illuminates in an eerie red glow and collapses.
Harry´s face fills with horror as he stumbles back.
Suddenly a bellowing roars come;
HAGRID
COWARDS!!!!!!
Hagrid charges them with a fury we´ve never seen before. With massive swings he knocks each wizards down. Umbridge is the only one left. Hagrid stops, breathing hard. He turns to Umbridge who stumbled backwards.
Umbridge turns and runs away. Slowly Hagrid goes to Fang, picks the dog up and throws him over his shoulder.
Harry runs up to Hagrid. Harry tries to hide his tears.
HARRY
Hagrid!
HAGRID
Harry . . . What are you doin´ down `ere? You have to git outta `ere, `fore she comes back with more.
HARRY
No! I´m coming with you.
HAGRID
NO! You´re stayin´ `ere, that´s what you are!
HARRY
No! I won´t let her take you too!
Hagrid sighs as he lowers to one knee in front of Harry.
HAGRID
Now listen to me, Harry; you have to be strong now. You comin´ with me isn´t gonna `elp. You have to take care of them. Yeh hear me?
Harry looks behind up at the tower.
CUT TO: the stone tower window with Hermione and Ron looking down at him in tears.
Harry turns back to Hagrid.
HAGRID (cont´d)
It´s gonna be okay . . .
Harry rushes forward and hugs Hagrid. Hagrid holds him and then stands up with Fang over his shoulder. Slowly Hagrid turns and disappears into the shadows of the Forbidden Forest.
CUT TO
INT. GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM - NIGHT
Harry stands at the window, still staring towards Hagrid´s hut. Hermione wipes away her tears embraced in Ron´s arms.
HERMIONE
I can´t believe that foul, evil woman.
RON
But Hagrid did well, didn´t he? Those spells just bounced off him.
HERMIONE
It´s because he´s part giant. It´s almost impossible to stun a giant.
RON
He´ll be okay, then. He´ll go to Dumbledore, won´t he?
HERMIONE
I´m sure. She´s taken away everyone. We don´t even have McGonagall anymore.
RON
But why did she do this now. The years almost over.
HERMIONE
Umbridge hates part-humans. She´s not even looking for an excuse now to take away those that stand in her way. I hope McGonagall is alright.
RON
Pomfrey will fix her back. She´s never failed yet.
Ron and Hermione both turn to Harry.
Harry stares into the night. He closes his eyes.
FLASH SHOT: Lord Voldemort stands above Sirius, who´s on his knees.
VOLDEMORT
Crucio!
BACK TO: Harry, his eyes still closes. His face contorts in pain.
FLASH SHOT: Sirius trembles on the ground and looks up at Voldemort.
SIRIUS
You´ll have to kill me . . .
VOLDEMORT
In due time, Black. First you´ll give me what I came for.
Voldemort´s laugh echoes.
CUT BACK: Harry snaps awake.
HARRY (Whispers)
Sirius . . .
Ron and Hermione turn to him. Harry rushes towards them.
HARRY (cont´d)
Voldemort´s got Sirius!
HERMIONE
What?
RON
How do´ya know?
HARRY
I saw it! Just now! He´s in the Department of Mysteries . . .
HERMIONE
Harry, that´s -
HARRY
He´s gonna kill him! He´s trying to get Sirius to do something for him, I don´t know what, but Sirius isn´t giving in! How are we going to get there?
HERMIONE
Get there?
HARRY
To rescue Sirius!
RON
The Department of Mysteries! That´s in London!
HERMIONE
Harry, think about what you´re saying. How would Voldemort get inside the Ministry of Magic in the first place? With Sirius. They´re the two most wanted wizards in the world.
HARRY
I don´t know how! The question´s how are we going to get there!
HERMIONE
Harry! You dreamed it.
HARRY
They´re not dreams! How´d´ya explain Ron´s dad!
HERMIONE
But, but it´s just so unlikely. Why would Voldemort need Sirius?
HARRY
I don´t know? Maybe that´s why Dumbledore want to keep Sirius locked up! Maybe if they told us we´d know!
RON
Hermione, Harry´s got a point.
HERMIONE
Harry, look . . . It´s just you have got a bit of acting the hero thing . . .
Harry looks at her in shock. Suddenly Neville walks down along with Ginny.
GINNY
Why´s everyone yelling?
RON (To Ginny)
Harry saw a vision of You-Know-Who hurting Sirius.
GINNY
What?
HARRY
We´re wasting time! These aren´t just dreams. I´ve been seeing this room for months now! That´s what the Occlumency lessons were for! I don´t care what you say, I´m going to my godfather!
HERMIONE
Okay, okay, Harry. We´ll go with you, but let´s at least prove Sirius is in trouble.
HARRY
How? Everyone in the Order´s gone!
HERMIONE
I´m begging you, let´s just check before we go charging into London wands blazing.
HARRY
Umbridge!
RON
What?
HARRY
Her office, it has the only working fire place left in Hogwarts.
RON
Yeah, but it´s got the inconvenience of being in Umbridge´s office.
GINNY
We can help!
Everyone turns to Hermione. She looks back shaking her head.
HERMIONE
Why do I have to come up with the plan?
RON
Because you´re the brains of the group.
HERMIONE (Disgruntled)
Okay . . .
We jump into a small montage of Hermione´s narration;
HERMIONE (V.O.)
First, we have to get Umbridge out of her office and clear for Harry to check if Sirius is still at the mansion . . . Ginny! You and Neville have to create a disturbance. Once Umbridge is out me, Ron and Harry will sneak in. We need at least five mintues . . .
DISSOVLE TO
INT. UMBRIDGE´S OFFICE - EARLY MORNING
Harry whips off his invisibility cloak and Hermione and Ron rush to the door as Harry goes to the fire place.
HERMIONE
Hurry, we won´t have much time!
CUT TO
INT. NUMBER 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE - DAY
The fire place burns alive as Harry´s head appears. Kreacher the house-elf stops in his track looking at Harry.
HARRY
Kreacher, where´s Sirius.
KREACHER
Master has gone out, Harry Potter.
HARRY
Kreacher! Where!
KREACHER
Master does not tell poor Kreacher where he goes.
HARRY
But you know, don´t you!
KREACHER (Sadistically)
Master will not return. Kreacher and Mistress are alone at last.
Harry´s face turns to horror just as a flaming hand reaches from behind and pulls Harry back.
CUT TO
INT. UMBRIDGE´S OFFICE - EARLY MORNING
Harry coughs as his head is dragged back. He looks up with Umbridge´s hands wrapped around his throat.
UMBRIDGE
I´ve have you now, Potter.
Harry looks over and sees Crabbe with Ron in a headlock. Parvati Patel has her hands over Hermione´s mouth. Suddenly Neville and Ginny are pushed into the office by Malfoy.
MALFOY
Got `im, Headmistress.
UMBRIDGE
Excellent. (To Harry) Who were you contacting?
HARRY
No one!
UMBRIDGE
Liar! It was someone important! Was it Albus Dumbledore? That freak half-breed Hagrid? Maybe Minerva McGonagall, I hear she´s still in critical condition! Who?
HARRY
Your mother!
Umbridge´s face tightens.
UMBRIDGE
Fine, Potter. I gave you your chance. (To Malfoy) Draco, fetch Snape and tell him to bring his strongest Truth Potion.
Malfoy smiles and goes. Harry´s face goes wild. Snape, he´d forgotten Snape is part of the Order.
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
I´ll have you in Azkaban before tomorrow night, Potter. You and all your friends. And then Dumbledore. Well get him yet.
HARRY
You´ll never find Dumbledore.
UMBRIDGE
Think so, eh? (Taking Harry´s wand) And I suppose a powerful git like you will stop us.
Umbridge releases Harry to the floor wandless. Harry´s eyes goes crimson.
HARRY
You couldn´t come close to me on my worst day!
Suddenly Professor Snape enters, taken a little aback by the scene.
UMBRIDGE
Snape, I need another bottle of Veritaserum. Potter was using my fire communicating with person´s unknown.
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Really? Doesn´t surprised me. Potters never had inclination for the rules. But you took my last bottle last time.
UMBRIDGE
You can make more, can´t you?!
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Of course. It takes a full moon cycle to mature. It´d be ready in about a month.
UMBRIDGE
A month!
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Unless you wish to poison Potter, and I would have great sympathy with you if you did, I cannot help you.
Umbridge looks furiously at Snape.
UMBRIDGE
You´re on probation, Snape! You´re being deliberately unhelpful.
Snape´s eyes turn poison at her. He turns to leave.
HARRY (to Snape)
He´s got Padfoot! He knows where it´s hidden! He´s going to use Padfoot!
Snape turns around as everyone stares at Harry. Snape´s eyes widen and his face turns inscrutable.
UMBRIDGE
What´s a Padfoot? Hidden? What´s he talking about, Snape?
PROFESSOR SNAPE
Have no idea. Potter when I want nonsense shouted at me I´ll start a long conversation with Hagrid. (To Crabbe) Crabbe, loosen your grip, if Weasley dies it´ll be a lot of paper work.
Crabbe drops Ron, who coughs hitting the ground. Snape turns and quickly leaves. Umbridge pulls out her wand and points it at Harry.
UMBRIDGE
I´m left with no choice. The Cruciatus Curse outta to make you talk.
HERMIONE
No! It´s illegal!
UMBRIDGE
No one needs to know, do they?
She steps towards Harry. Harry stands his ground, prepared to fight his best against the curse. But then something happens he doesn´t expect.
HERMIONE
Okay! I´ll tell you.
RON
Hermione, don´t!
UMBRIDGE
Quiet, boy! Well, well, well, Ms. Know-It-All. Good girl.
HERMIONE
(To Harry) I´m sorry. (To Umbridge) He was contacting Dumbledore.
Harry blinks, as does Ron. But no one says anything.
UMBRIDGE
I knew it. Why?
HERMIONE
To tell him it´s ready.
UMBRIDGE
What is?
HERMIONE
The weapon.
UMBRIDGE
A weapon. I should of known. What kind? What does it do?
HERMIONE
I don´t know, we don´t understand it. We just did what we were told.
UMBRIDGE
Take us.
HERMIONE
I´m not taking them. (Malfoy and co.) What if they learn how to use it? Then the word will spread throughout the school.
UMBRIDGE
Fine.
MALFOY
Professor, I think you should take one of us, just in case -
UMBRIDGE
Hold your tongue! I´m a qualified Ministry official. I can handle them. Besides, do you really think Hermione Granger and Harry Potter are a match for me?
Malfoy looks like he´s about to answer, but doesn´t.
UMBRIDGE (cont´d)
Alright you two, let´s go!
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS GROUND - EARLY MORNING
Harry and Hermione are in front of Umbridge, wand raised, walking towards the Forbidden Forest. Hermione points.
HERMIONE
It´s in the forest.
UMBRIDGE
Good girl. Lead the way.
DISSOLVE TO
EXT. FORBIDDEN FOREST - EARLY MORNING
The forest looks darker than ever. Harry´s eyes dart between trees, expecting anything to attack at any moment. Hermione walks with the confidence of the world. Harry leans towards Hermione and whispers;
HARRY
Do you realize where we´re going?
HERMIONE
Trust me.
UMBRIDGE
What are you saying?
HERMIONE (To Umbridge)
We´re almost there.
They reach a clearing where numerous trees have been knocked down. Hermione motions her hands as presenting the weapon. Umbridge walks forward, past the two teenagers.
UMBRIDGE
So the weapons did this?
HERMIONE
Yep.
UMBRIDGE
So where is it?
HERMIONE
Look up.
Slowly Umbridge looks up. A shadow casts down upon her as she trembles. Grawp the giant stands towering above her. She freezes, as if she doesn´t move the giant won´t see her. Then he reaches.
Umbridge screams, shooting red sparks up at Grawp. Harry falls backwards in fear as Hermione crosses her arms and smiles. Grawp grabs Umbridge by one leg and holds her up to his eye level.
HERMIONE (cont´d)
Good Grawp! Good! (To Umbridge) Headmistress, meet Hagrid´s kid brother.
Grawp looks down at Hermione, still holding up Umbridge, and makes what is unmistakably a smile.
Grawp shakes Umbridge and two wands fall to the ground. Hermione picks them up. Harry makes his way to his feet.
GRAWP
Heeerrrmmmy!
HARRY (To Hermione)
He remembers your name.
HERMIONE
Of course he does. I´ve been coming out here every other night to teach him English.
HARRY
You´ve what?
HERMIONE
Once he gets to know you, he´s really quite nice.
Harry smiles looking up as Grawp shakes Umbridge.
UMBRIDGE
Put me down, monster! I am Senior Undersecretary! Unhand me!
HERMIONE
Now Grawp, remember: NOT FOOD! (To Umbridge)
Enjoy your new friend, Headmistress.
Hermione, with a smile, hands over Harry´s wand still looking up at the image of Grawp and Umbridge. Harry takes it. He can´t help it; he throws and arm over Hermione and kisses her on the cheek.
HARRY
The cleverest witch of the age!
HERMIONE
I know.
CUT TO
EXT. FORBIDDEN FOREST - EARLY MORNING
Hermione and Harry race out of the forest.
HARRY
We still have to make it to London!
HERMIONE
Why do I have to come up with everything. We still have to take care of Malfoy and -
Just then, as they exit the forest they come face to face with Neville, Ginny, Ron and Luna. Hermione and Harry shake their heads.
RON
Luna came in and Malfoy never knew what hit him!
HARRY (to Luna)
Brilliant. "A +" for you Luna.
HERMIONE
Great, but how do we get to London?
LUNA
I´ve thought of that too.
CUT TO
Luna leads the group to a paddock.
Luna turns and points. Harry steps forward. Four dark looking horses stand. But they´re not normal horses. They´re darkly black and their heads have a dragonish quality. They´re intimidating creatures with wings.
LUNA (cont´d)
Thestrals.
RON
Where are they?
HARRY
Right in front of us.
LUNA
You can only see them if you´ve seen some kind of horrible death. They have the best sense of direction of any magical creature and are as faster than dragons in flight.
RON
I´m not going to like this am I?
CUT TO
EXT. SKY - EARLY MORNING
Harry and Hermione are on back of one thestral, Ginny and Luna on another, Ron and Neville one the third. They soar forward through the sky at break neck speed.
CUT TO
EXT. MINISTRY OF MAGIC - VISITORS ENTRANCE - MORNING
Three thestrals land right in front of the street. Harry slides off and help Hermione down, whose eyes are shut closed.
HERMIONE
Oh . . . I don´t like flying on things I can´t see.
CUT TO
INT. MINISTRY OF MAGIC - ENTRANCE HALL
It´s the same as we saw during Harry´s trial, except deserted. The rescue party races forward, Harry in the lead.
HERMIONE
Harry, where are we going?
HARRY
No idea. I´ll know when I see it.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ENTRANCE
An elevator doors opens and Harry and everyone step out. Harry leads them. They walk down a corridor. Harry stops and turns his head and sees a long hallway with a door at the end.
HARRY
That´s it.
HERMIONE
How´d´ya know?
HARRY
I´ve seen it before in my dreams.
(To the other)
Look, I don´t know what´s beyond this door. Voldemort could be waiting behind it. Maybe you should go back and get help. I´ll go alone.
RON
No way. You´ve had to face him alone too many times already. We´re coming with you.
Harry smiles back at them. Harry heads towards the door, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, and Neville right behind him.
EXCU: Harry touches the door knob and pushes it open.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF CONFUSION
It´s a large dark circular room with twelve scarlet doors surrounding them. Neville is the last in and shuts the door they entered in. Just then, the room starts spinning, all the doors going around them in a blur. The doors come to a stop in a completely different order that they were when they entered.
RON
Well, that´s great.
GINNY
How are we going to get back?
HARRY
We´ll worry about that later. Maybe we should each take one.
NEVILLE
No away. I´m not going alone.
HERMIONE
We´re better sticking together.
HARRY
Alright, that one then.
Harry randomly goes to one door and opens it.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - BRAIN ROOM
It´s a large square room. But on the far wall is a large ceiling-to-floor fishing tank holding a dozen human brains.
HERMIONE
Well, that´s lovely.
RON
I don´t even want to know what they do in this room.
HARRY
Back up.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF CONFUSION
They step back into the room. Hermione points her wand at the door.
HERMIONE
Flagrate!
A large red "X" appears on the door just as all the doors begin to spin again. They come to a stop a second later.
HARRY
Nice one.
HERMIONE
Thanks.
HARRY
Alright, this one.
Harry heads for another door.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF PROPHECY
The room is enormous. It looks like a library, with rows and rows of shelves. But instead of books there are glowing orbs that are holding blue liquid about the size of tennis balls.
Harry looks around.
HARRY
This is it. Sirius! Sirius! Sirius Black!
Harry rushes around the room. Hermione, Ron and the others carefully look around. Harry runs between shelves.
HARRY (cont´d)
He should be near . . . Somewhere about . . . He might be . . . no, maybe over . . .
HERMIONE
Harry! I don´t think he´s here.
HARRY
No! He has to be! I saw him. He was on the ground right here!
HERMIONE
Harry . . . It was just a dream.
HARRY
No, I felt it. My scar hurt. It only hurts when Voldemort's . . . He´s got to be here!
Harry looks around franticly shaking his head. He´s not here. His frustration turning to anger. Then to fear. He looks as he might cry.
Ron stands in front of one of the shelves looking at something.
RON
Harry.
HARRY
What!?!
RON
I think you better look at this. It´s got your name on it . . .
Everyone rushes around Ron. One blue orb shines out. On the orb in yellow writing it reads, "S.P.T. to A.P.W.B.D. Dark Lord and (?) Harry Potter."
Slowly Harry reaches and grabs it. It seems to shine brighter in Harry´s hand. Everyone stares transfixed at it.
LUCIUS MALFOY (O.S.)
Very good, Potter. Now slowly hand it over.
Everyone spins around. Suddenly black shapes step forward into the light. They are suddenly surrounded by fifteen Death Eaters. All are heavily cloaked.
Hermione and Ron stand closer to Harry. Neville looks like he is about to cry. Harry stands firm.
HARRY (to Lucius)
Where´s Sirius!
LUCIUS MALFOY
Dark Lord always knows. Give me the prophecy, Potter.
HARRY
I want to know where Sirius is!
Another Death Eater steps forward. A woman named Bellatrix.
BELLATRIX
Ah, the baby wants his godfather.
HARRY (Muttering to the rest)
Don´t do anything until I say . . .
BELLATRIX
How cute, baby Potter´s giving instruction to the other children.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Oh, Potter has a great weakness for heroic, Bellatrix. (To Harry) Now give me that prophecy in your hand and we´ll allow you to live.
Harry´s grip tights around the orb. His other hand grips his wand.
HARRY
Give me Sirius!
LUCIUS MALFOY
Foolish boy! Learn the difference between dreams and reality. The Dark Lord knew you were foolish enough to come charging here with your little gang of rugrats.
Harry´s face turns sad as he closes his eyes. When he opens them again he says;
HARRY
He´s not here.
LUCIUS MALFOY
No, but you are. Now give me the prophecy. No one needs to die tonight, Potter. Just hand it over and you and your friends can walk away.
HARRY
Liar!
BELLATRIX
Enough of this! Accio Pro-
HARRY
Protego!
Bellatrix is pushed back a few steps by an invisible force. She looks up furious at Harry.
BELLATRIX
So baby Potter knows how to play. Let´s try another game, Pott -
LUCIUS MALFOY
No, you fool! You could smash it!
BELLATRIX
We need more persuasion then. Kill the little girl!
HARRY
You touch her and I smash it! I doubt Voldemort would be please.
BELLATRIX
You dare speak the Dark Lord´s name! Your unworthy half-blood lips -
HARRY
Yeah, well, old Voldy´s half-blood too. Never told you, did he? His father was a Muggle. A common verity Muggle.
Bellatrix explodes with anger and aims her wand at Harry. Harry returns the same.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Stop! Wait until we have the prophecy. (To Harry) Fine, Potter. You want to know what you hold? Dumbledore never told you why you bear your scar, did he? Explains why you didn´t come earlier.
As Lucius talks Harry lightly taps his foot on Hermione´s. Then taps his foot on Ron´s.
LUCIUS MALFOY (cont´d)
Haven´t you ever wonder why the Dark Lord wanted to kill you as a baby. The reason is in your hand!
HARRY (looking at it)
It´s about both of us, isn´t it? Only him or me could get it. That´s why I saw Sirius. He knew I´d come. He put the images in my head. And now your his delivery boy.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Very good, Potter. Now give it to me. Or I will kill you, boy!
Harry looks down at the prophecy in his hand. He looks back up and stares at Lucius.
HARRY
Face me if you dare! Exurous!
Without warning, a blinding red bolt of fire launches at Lucius, knocking him back against the shelve. Just then Hermione, Ron, Luna, Ginny, and even Neville fire a second after. All their spells smash into the blue orbs on the shelves behind the Death Eaters. In a flash four shelves smash to pieces.
Harry and the gang dart for the door. In the confusion Lucius looks up and runs after Harry. Luna is the first through the door, followed by Ginny, Neville, and Ron. Hermione reaches the threshold and turns just as Lucius grabs Harry by the hair. Hermione raises her wand;
HERMIONE
Stupefy!
A bolt of red light shoots Lucius in the chest, knocking him backwards. Hermione grabs Harry and throws him through the door. Hermione points her wand again at the door just as a Death Eater charges for them;
HERMIONE (cont´d)
COLLOPORTUS!
The door magically slams and locks shut.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF CONFUSION
The twelve doors begin to spin again. Everyone catches their breath.
HERMIONE
That´s not going to hold.
HARRY
It´s okay, it´ll hold long enough . . . Where´s Ron? Luna and Ginny?
NEVILLE
Oh no.
HERMIONE
They must of gone through the wrong door.
HARRY
We can´t wait for them here.
HERMIONE
We can´t leave them.
HARRY
We´re not, but all these rooms are connected. Eventually they´re going to find us, both sides.
HERMIONE
So where?
HARRY
Your guess is as good as mine.
The three head for a door.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF BELLS
The room is made up of large bells. Each one about eight feet tall. Harry, Neville, and Hermione run towards the second door at the other end. Just as they reach the door it swings opens and a Death Eater steps out. He points his wand at Hermione.
Neville points his at the Death Eater.
NEVILLE
Stup. . .fr. .baby!
A pink jet of light shoots blasts at the Death Eater´s head from Neville´s wand. The Death Eater doesn´t seem to be affected as he sakes his head. But the Death Eater shakes his head as if he´s forgotten why he´s there. Slowly the Death Eater´s head begins to swell. . .
Harry and Hermione step back, their eyes wide.
The Death Eater´s head slowly swells into a giant, over sized, baby´s head. And with his head looking like a baby, his actions turn to those of a baby, with an adult´s body.
Harry shrugs and aims his wand. Hermione slaps his arm down.
HERMIONE
Harry! You can´t hurt a baby.
The three walk pass the Baby-Head Death Eater to the next room.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF BOOKS
This room is lined, wall to wall with books. The ceiling seems to go on infinitely upwards, with the books showing no end. Millions, perhaps tens of millions. Hermione stares transfixed.
HERMIONE
. . . wow . . .
HARRY
Not now.
We hear THUNDEROUS FOOT STEPS ALL AROUND.
Hermione points to another door.
HERMIONE
There! Come on.
The three head for the door. Suddenly a third door to their right opens and two Death Eaters enter. Hermione spins her wand towards them, but they´re faster.
DEATH EATERS (in Unison)
IMPEDIMENTA!
The blast slams into Harry, Hermione and Neville. Harry is knocked straight onto his back as Neville does a triple back summersault landing face flat on the floor. Hermione receives the front of the blow and smashes back into the book shelf as two dozen heavy, dictionary-size books land on top of her.
DEATH EATER # 1 (To Harry)
You´re mine.
DEATH EATER # 2
WE HAVE HIM!
HARRY (pointing his wand)
Protego!
The first Death Eater´s wand backfires a red fire ball on him. Harry turns his wand to the second Death Eater;
HARRY (cont´d)
Avis!
Four living birds shoot out of Harry´s wand and surround the second Death Eater. The birds can´t harm the Death Eater, but it´s enough of a distraction to makes some space between him and Harry. The Death Eater screams and the birds around him burst into the flames and fall to the floor.
He points his wand at Harry.
HERMIONE (O.S.)
Petrificus Totalus!
The second Death Eater´s arm snap to his side and he falls face flat to the floor, unable to to move. Harry turns to Hermione who´s slightly bruised up.
Then, without warning, a blue light shoots past Harry and hits Hermione in the chest.
SLOW MOTION: The spell seems to go through her, rather than hitting her. Harry blinks stunned. Hermione and his eyes meet as her face turns emotionless as she falls the floor.
The world freezes around Harry as she hits the floor. He turns his head back to the first Death Eater whose yellow teeth show in a sinister smile.
Harry´s eyes turn malicious as he raises his wand to the Death Eater. Harry mutters a curse he has never use and is against every wizarding law made;
HARRY
Crucio!
Harry´s wand flashes green and the Death Eater falls the floor screaming, suffering, and dying in pain. The Death Eater´s wand rolls away and stops at Harry´s feet.
The Death Eater´s body twitches and Harry lowers his wand. The Death Eater wheezes, his eyes looking helpless up at Harry. His body is broken.
Harry turns and rush to Neville who´s bent over Hermione. Harry turns tearful.
HARRY (cont´d)
No . . . she can´t be . . . please, God . . .
NEVILLE
She´s breathing. She´s alive.
Giving a heavy sigh of relief he says;
HARRY
Come on, we have to go.
Harry bends down and slowly picks up Hermione. It´s difficult, but he manages. They go through the second door.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF BRAINS
The walls are covered with spell blast burns. The fishing tank is still intact.
NEVILLE
We´ve already seen this room.
Suddenly Ginny appears from behind a knocked over book shelve; her wand at the ready. She takes a breath seeing Harry. Luna and Ron rise too. Ron is laughing hysterically. Ginny rushes to Harry.
GINNY
What happened to Hermione!
HARRY
She got hit. She´s alive. What happened to you.
GINNY
They chased us into a room of planets.
RON (Laughing)
Harry, we saw Uranus up close!
HARRY
What happen to him?
GINNY
They hit him with a laughing curse, I think.
HARRY
We gotta get outta here. (Nodding toward it) Have you tried that door?
LUNA
No.
HARRY
Well, anywhere´s got to be better than here.
Neville opens the door as Harry (holding Hermione) enters. Ginny and pulling hard on Ron´s arm who´s still laughing uncontrollably.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ROOM OF DOORS
The door opens to a grand large flight of stairs going down. The area is wide and open with red curtains forming as walls. Harry collapses at the last step and falls, slightly dropping Hermione. The others rush around him. Ron falls down right next to Harry and looks at Hermione´s face.
RON (laughing)
Oh no, what happened to Hermione? I´ll kill them.
About thirty feet ahead are six golden doors. Harry gets up leaving Hermione laying on the ground with Ron who´s stroking her head. Luna sees the doors.
LUNA
Which one?
Just then both Luna and Harry fly forward, sliding across the floor. Harry looks up and sees Lucius Malfoy coming down the stairs, followed by Bellatrix and five other Death Eaters.
Lucius raises his wand at Harry. Each Death Eater aims at one of the children. They´re trapped.
LUCIUS MALFOY
Games up, Potter. No more bargains, not more running around, no way of escaping. The prophecy or you watch us kill each and every last one of your friends!
Bellatrix steps on Neville pinning him down. She points her wand down at him.
BELLATRIX
Longbottom? I don´t believe it. It seems like only yesterday I was torturing your parents. Went mad, didn´t they? Do they even know who you are anymore? I can still hear their screams. Your father begged me to kill him, your mother too. Oh well, I suspect your grandmother´s use to losing her family members by now. Your death won´t be a great shock.
Lucius Malfoy advances on Harry who´s still on the ground. Harry pushes himself away from Lucius, closer and closer to the doors. Lucius smiles.
LUCIUS MALFOY
What´s it going to be, Potter? The prophecy or we see if Longbottom can last longer than his parents did before they cracked.
NEVILLE
Don´t do it, Harry.
HARRY (to Lucius)
I swear one day I´ll make you pay.
Lucius stabs his wand forward. . .
JUST AS FIVE OF THE SIX GOLDEN DOORS OPEN!
The light pours into the dark room from each open door. In each door frame stands: Sirius, Lupin, Mad-Eye, Tonks, and Kingsley.
SIRIUS (to Lucius)
Get away from my godson.
Sirius raises his wand and blasts Lucius back. The battle erupts as the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters charge each other.
Spells fly through the air as Sirius and Lupin charge forward.
Harry gets up and rushes back to Ron and Hermione on the ground. One of the Death Eaters catches sight of Harry and charges. Harry looks up, bent down over Hermione as he Death Eater stabs his wand. . .
Just as a blue flash slams into the Death Eater´s side knocking him away. Harry turns his head and sees Tonks, wand raise, smiling. Harry gives the thumbs-up. Lupin crouches down next to Harry.
LUPIN
Take them back up the stairs and stay there!
Harry nods as Ginny and him get under each of Hermione´s arms. Neville crawls towards them. They begin to climb up the stairs.
Suddenly Ginny flies backwards, as if being pulled by an invisible rope. She stops a foot from Lucius´ feet. Blood dripping from his forehead, Lucius aims his wand. Harry´s eyes narrow as he drops Hermione in Ron´s arms and jumps down and aims his wand;
HARRY
Expelliarmus!
Lucius´ wand pulls forward, but Malfoy´s grip doesn´t break, so the wand drags him forward a few feet. Harry aims his wand. Lucius and Harry both fire at the same time. The two spells collide in mid air. A brilliant light explodes between them and the blast knocks both Lucius and Harry back.
CUT TO: Sirius. He sees Harry in trouble and rushes for him. But Bellatrix steps right in the way. The two stare each other down.
BELLATRIX
Dear cousin, how wonderful to see you again.
SIRIUS
Bellatrix. I always love family get-togethers.
Bellatrix shoots a red blast at Sirius who ducks and blast his own spell in return.
CUT TO: Harry as he forces himself up, but it´s not easy. .
NEVILLE (O.S.)
Harry!
Harry looks up to Neville who´s on the stairs. At the very top of the stairway four Death Eaters stand. They race down the steps towards the battle.
Harry turns as Lucius blast another spell at Harry. Harry dodges just in time. Harry aims his wand back, but Lucius stabs his wand forward in Harry´s direction. Harry´s entire body immobilizes.
Lucius swings his wand back towards the golden doors and Harry flies through the air. Harry lands hard as he skids to a stop. Harry reaches in his pocket and pulls out a shattered glass orb with vapor coming off.
CUT TO: Mad-Eye as he shoots one Death Eater down and turns to see three more pointing their wands at him.
Tonks smashes to the floor as Kingsley steps over her, using his body to guard her. He shoots stunning spells in every direction.
CUT TO: Harry as he tries to get up, but slips in pain. Lucius limps forward, his wand pointed at Harry. Harry aims his wand back at him.
Suddenly the sixth golden door opens.
SLOW MOTION: Everything slows down as all eyes turn to the door. Harry looks up and DUMBLEDORE steps in.
Suddenly Lucius´ eyes show fear that we have never seen in him. Lucius stumbles backward and races back to the stairs. All the Death Eaters, except Bellatrix, aim their wands at Dumbledore.
Lucius steps over Hermione and Ron racing up the stirs. He´s almost to the top when Dumbledore slightly flicks his wand.
Lucius flies backwards, as if being pulled by an invisible rope back into the room. He flies some fifty feet from the top of the stairs to Dumbledore´s feet. Lucius´ body is frozen.
Dumbledore waves his wand. All at once four of the Death Eater´s fly in different directions as if being pulled by a power far beyond their own.
Lupin rushes to Harry´s side as Dumbledore walks past Harry. Ron, Ginny, and Luna pull Hermione towards Harry who´s watching. Seven Death Eaters battle Dumbledore with a chance of winning against him as a fire extinguisher is against a nuclear bomb.
One Death Eater breaks away from the others, pinning himself against the wall and aims his wand at Dumbledore. Dumbledore, not looking, flicks his wand towards the rogue Death Eater. Suddenly the red curtain of a wall comes alive in the form of a giant hand. It reaches down and smothers the Death Eater.
Harry turns his head to Sirius´ battle.
Sirius´ and Bellatrix´s wands flash at each other as they duel. Sirius flicks his wand and a red spell slices across Bellatrix´s face, making a deep cut. Sirius smiles;
SIRIUS
Come on, I know you can do better than that!
Bellatrix´s eyes fill with fury. She makes three slices, each one sending a jet of green light to Sirius. Sirius slashes his wand and deflects the first (Slashing right), then the second (Slashing down), and the third (Slashing upwards). Sirius swings up with his wand deflecting it skyward.
And suddenly a fourth jet of green light hits him in the chest, passing through him.
CLOSE ON: Harry´s smile fades.
SLOW MOTION. CUT TO: Sirius´ smile, too, leaves his face as his wand falls from his hand. As his wand hits the floor the sound thunders as if the wand weighs a thousand pounds. Sirius´ head turns towards Harry. Their eyes meet. And Sirius Black falls gracefully backwards through a rag red veil hanging.
The red cloth that is the veil seems to gracefully move, as if reaching up as Sirius falls into its grasp.
Bellatrix screams with glee.
Harry, finding strength he´s never known, rushes to his godfather´s aid. Lupin scoops him up and brings him back as Harry screams out.
Reality seems to come back into focus. Bellatrix rushes up the stairs. Dumbledore flicks his wand and all the remaining Death Eaters fly into the center of the room, bunched together, frozen. Dumbledore looks up and sees Bellatrix escaping and aims his wand. He fires a purple blast that narrowly misses its target and hits the bottom stair that shatters as Bellatrix flies through the door.
Lupin, with all his strength, tries to stop Harry.
HARRY (screaming)
Let me go! Let me go! Sirius! Sirius!!!
LUPIN
Harry, there´s nothing you can do!
HARRY
I´ve got to save him! He needs me! Sirius!!!
LUPIN
Harry, he´s gone!
All the life drains out of Harry as he falls to the floor sobbing. Lupin releases him.
CLOSE ON: Harry as he looks up to where his godfather stood seconds ago. There´s a look of numb shock on his devastated face. Harry begins muttering under his hiccuping breath;
HARRY
He´s not dead. He´s not dead. He´s not dead. He´s not dead. He´s not dead.
Suddenly his pain turns into anger. And his eye´s turn sinister as he picks up his wand.
HARRY (cont´d)
I´ll destroy you.
Harry´s strength returns to him as he stands. He races up the stairs before anyone notices he´s gone. The rest are tending to Mad-Eye and Tonks.
Harry´s gone. Dumbledore looks away from Mad-Eye to the stairway.
CUT TO
INT. DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES - ENTRANCE
Bellatrix walks towards the exits. She passes the Magical Brethren statue of the old wizard, witch, centaur and house-elf.
ANGLE ON: The gateway as Harry turns the corner, his wand in his right hand.
HARRY
BELLATRIX!!!!
His voice bellows in the giant hall.
CLOSE ON: Bellatrix turns in fear. Then her anger surfaces.
BELLATRIX
Potter.
Harry charges forward, screaming, his wand raised. A red blast shoots forward at the witch. Bellatrix ducks as the blast shoots into the back wall and sets it on fire. She raises her wand. Harry´s eyes burn;
HARRY
Avada Kedavra!
A green gas ball shoots forward from his wand and slams into Bellatrix. She screams a real terrified scream as she smashes into a corner, the wall breaking with her crash. She breathes hard, not believing what has happened. Harry stands above her, his wand pointing down. There is no forgiveness in Harry´s eyes.
Harry stands triumphantly over his godfather´s murderer. She looks fearful as Harry´s gazes turns evil.
HARRY (cont´d)
I´ll make you pay.
Suddenly Bellatrix flicks her wand and Harry flies backwards. Harry stops with a crash on the ground a few feet away. All will seems to leave his body as he sighs in defeat. Harry doesn´t get back up. His anger turns into pain and grief again. Sirius is gone. He begins to cry.
Bellatrix stands, barely. She coughs staring down at Harry in amazement.
BELLATRIX
Never used the Killing Curse, have you? Even for a first time that was powerful. But it takes a Dark Wizard to truly kill someone with it, Potter. This is your last chance, give me the prophecy.
HARRY
I don´t care if I die anymore . . . (He looks up) He´s gone. You took him away. And your precious prophecy is smashed.
BELLATRIX
No . . . No!
HARRY
Nothing can bring it back.
Bellatrix falls to the floor sobbing.
BELLATRIX
No, you lie! You lie! YOU LIE!
VOLDEMORT (O.S.)
No, he doesn´t, Bella.
Harry slowly turns his head. Lord Voldemort ominously stands towering above Harry. Harry looks neither frighten nor surprised.
VOLDEMORT (cont´d)
So you smashed our prophecy. Harry Potter thwarts me again.
BELLATRIX (fearful)
Master . . . he´s here . . . below . . .
VOLDEMORT
Silence Bella! (To Harry) You have slipped through my fingers too many time. You have stood in my way for so long now I think of nothing else. I can barely remember a time when you haven´t lurked in my mind. I have nothing left to say to you, Harry Potter! AVADA KEDAVRA!
A jet green ball fires at Harry from Voldemort´s wand. . .
Just as the giant golden wizard statue springs to life, jumping between Harry and the Dark Lord taking the blow harmlessly.
ANGLE ON: Bellatrix as she turns her head to the statues. She screams as the golden witch statue jumps down slapping Bellatrix´s wand out of her hand and tackles her. The statue witch pins Bellatrix to the floor.
Voldemort steps back away from the giant statue, looking up in shock. Slowly one word comes to his lips;
VOLDEMORT (cont´d)
Dumbledore.
Voldemort turns his head and a hundred feet away stands Albus Dumbledore. The two most powerful wizards that have ever existed stare at each other. Voldemort doesn´t takes his eyes off Dumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE
It was foolish to come here tonight, Tom. The Aurors are on their way.
VOLDEMORT
By time I will be gone, and you dead!
Voldemort shoots another green bolt at Dumbledore. Dumbledore simply turns his head slightly as the green, burning ball misses by an inch and hits the back wall.
Dumbledore walks forward, as if he is without a care in the world. Voldemort stands at the ready, wand raises, and a slight hint of fear in his gaze.
Voldemort´s stumbles back in shock.
Dumbledore points his wand and a blinding silver light shoots out like lightning. Voldemort holds out his free hand and a five foot black shield appears out of thin air, taking Dumbledore´s blast.
Dumbledore rests his arms behind his back, casually walking towards Voldemort.
VOLDEMORT (cont´d)
You don´t seek to kill, Dumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE
You and I both know there are worse ways of destroying a man than death, Tom.
VOLDEMORT
There´s nothing worse than death.
DUMBLEDORE
Once again you are quite wrong.
Voldemort shoots another jet green blast. This time the spell will hit Dumbledore in the chest. Dumbledore calmly slices his wand downwards on the spell as it is about to hit him and the spell shatters into two different pieces flying harmlessly away in opposite directions.
Dumbledore raises his wand and snaps it as a long burning whip appears at the tip of his wand that is more than thirty feet long. With a snap the burning end of the whip cracks into Voldemort´s black shield. A dark crack appears in what seemed to be an unbreakable shield.
Voldemort falls backwards as Dumbledore snaps the whip again. It slashes across the shield again, slashing deeper this time. Dumbledore actually raises his arm, throwing real strength as he cracks the burning whip a third time. This time the snap shatters the black shield into a dozen broken burning pieces.
With another snap of the wrist the burning whip wraps around Voldemort. Voldemort´s hands are tied to his side. He´s eyes narrow, staring at Dumbledore.
The burning rope suddenly turns into a snake and falls to the floor. Voldemort is free. Dumbledore lunges his wand forward and shoots a giant silver blast at Voldemort.
ANGLE ON: Behind Voldemort as the enormous blast looks like it´s about to engulf Voldemort, who disappears just as the blast strikes.
Harry gets up, looking forward.
DUMBLEDORE (cont´d)
Harry, stay where you are.
At the top of the mound where the Magical Brethren were standing, before they sprang alive, appears Voldemort. Dumbledore turns his wand and the water surrounding the fountain springs upwards like a waterfall, enclosing around the Dark Lord.
CLOSE ON: We see the shadowy silhouette that is Voldemort through the uprising water.
And then the dark figure disappears and the water falls back to the floor.
Everything goes quiet as Dumbledore´s eyes gaze up at the ceiling expecting anything. Harry looks as well.
Suddenly Harry screams as he falls to his knees grabbing his forehead. Dumbledore raises his wand. Harry´s eyes turn glowing red and he stands as another person. A look of horror crosses Dumbledore´s face as a mixture of Harry´s and Voldemort´s voice comes out when Harry speaks;
HARRY
KILL ME, DUMBLEDORE. KILL ME. END IT. IF DEATH IS NOTHING END IT. KILL THE BOY. KILL US.
Suddenly a flicker of Harry crosses his face and his normal voice comes out;
HARRY (cont´d)
And then I can be with Sirius . . .
Suddenly Harry´s face contorts and his eyes return to normal. Harry falls to the ground. It seems forever . . .
FADE TO BLACK
FADE IN
Harry awakes where he fell. The room is filled with Aurors. Dumbledore stands above him.
DUMBLEDORE
Harry, are you alright?
Harry nods.
CLOSE ON: Fudge is standing in front of the fountain. His eyes filled with terror. An Auror rushes to him.
AUROR
Sir, I swear I saw him. I saw You-Know-Who! He grabbed a witch and disappeared. I swear it.
FUDGE
I know Williamson. I saw him too. My God he was actually here. Of all the places . . .
DUMBLEDORE
If you proceed downstair to the Department of Mysteries, you will find certain escaped Death Eaters along with a few a reformed ones bound by an Anti-Disapparation Jinx awaiting your decision what to do with them.
Fudge turns shocked to Dumbledore.
FUDGE
Dumbledore . . . You? Williamson. Go!
He does.
FUDGE (cont´d)
What happened?
DUMBLEDORE
I would think that obvious considering what you saw with your own eyes.
FUDGE
Dumbledore. Tell me everything.
DUMBLEDORE
In due time. Once Harry is back at school and safe.
FUDGE (seeing him)
Harry Potter?
Dumbledore picks up a piece of the Magical Brethren statue and taps it with his wand.
FUDGE (cont´d)
Now see here, Dumbledore, you are not authorized that port-key. Especially here in the -
DUMBLEDORE
Cornelius, you will now listen! You will give the order to remove Dolores Umbridge from Hogwarts! You will stop hunting for my Care of Magic Creatures Professor! You will alert the Daily Prophet of Voldemort´s actions here tonight. And you will give medical attention to my students, new and old, below! I will return in a short time. Letters addressed to the headmaster of Hogwarts will reach me!
Fudge doesn´t say anything as Dumbledore turns to Harry holding out the piece of statue.
DUMBLEDORE (cont´d)
Ready, Harry? One, two, three . . .
FADE TO
INT. DUMBLEDORE´S OFFICE - DAWN
Dumbledore and Harry appear suddenly in the office. The portraits suddenly break into applauds as Dumbledore sits behind his desk.
Harry´s mind has left him and the shell of his body stands before the headmaster. Tears still running down his numb face.
DUMBLEDORE
Harry. You should know your friends are quite alright. Ms. Granger should fully recover.
Harry feebly nods.
DUMBLEDORE (cont´d)
There is no shame in what you are feeling.
HARRY
You don´t know how I´m feeling!
DUMBLEDORE
Harry, suffering like you are proves that you are still human. Pain is part of life.
HARRY
I DON´T CARE!
Harry violently begins grabbing items and destroying them. Dumbledore makes no attempt to stop him, but rather sits back and watches. Harry picks up a metal rod and begins beating down on the wooden door. With each hit the door breaks a little into splinters. Each hit Harry screams.
Then Harry´s falls to his knees sobbing. The pieces of wood and splinters magically repair themselves a Dumbledore speaks;
DUMBLEDORE
But you do care, Harry, you do. You care so much that it burns inside of you.
HARRY
Let me leave.
DUMBLEDORE
No.
HARRY (pleading)
Please . . . just leave me alone.
DUMBLEDORE
Not until you hear what I have to say.
HARRY
I don´t care what you have to say! I hate you!
DUMBLEDORE
You will, Harry. Because you are not nearly as angry with me as you have a right to be. Harry, Sirius was a brave and great man. It´s my fault that he´s gone. If I had been open with you, as I should have been, you would have known long ago that Voldemort would try and lure you to the Department of Mysteries. That blame lies on me, and me alone.
Slowly the portrait of Phineas blinks staring blankly out.
PORTRAIT PHINEAS
Am I to understand, that my great-great grandson, the last of the Blacks, Sirius . . . is dead?
DUMBLEDORE
Yes, Phineas.
PORTRAIT PHINEAS (Whispers)
Oh, God help me . . .
Phineas turns slowly and walks out of his frame to go to his other portrait, calling Sirius´ names. Never to receive an answer.
HARRY
But Kreacher told me that Sirius -
DUMBLEDORE
He lied, as you are not his master, therefore he has no need to tell you the truth. Kreacher has been feeding the Black´s next closest relative information between you and Sirius.
HARRY
The Malfoy's . . .
DUMBLEDORE
Yes. To Narcissa Black, who is Lucius Malfoy´s wife. Much like your friend Dobby did while he was bound to the Malfoy´s, Kreacher has been feeding information to the Malfoy´s. But Kreacher is still bound to Sirius by the oath of his kind; he could never reveal the location of the Order of the Phoenix; he could never totally betray us. But he could tell them that Sirius was the thing that mattered most to you in this world. A person that you would stop at nothing to rescue. But blame does not fall directly on any one man´s shoulders.
Dumbledore for the first time closes his eyes and covers his face with his old hands. He looks old and feeble.
DUMBLEDORE
Harry, I owe you an answer I have been dreading for fifteen years. I have been hiding from this day for too long. You know that your scar forged a connection between you and Voldemort as I had so feared when I first saw you with it upon your head with my eyes. And recently, Voldemort became away of this connection as well. You may wonder why I haven´t so much as hardly looked at you this year. I have feared if Voldemort was to ever realize that our relationship was more than that of a headmaster and pupil he would try to control you, as he did tonight. He hoped that I would sacrifice you in hopes of killing him. It´s time I tell you the truth, Harry. You´ve wondered why I left you with your aunt and uncle, rather than a Wizarding family that would have been honored to raise you as their son when your parents died? I knew when I saw you as a baby, that Voldemort was not truly gone. Whether it be fifteen years or fifty, he would return to power greater and more terrible than b! efore. And I knew you would never be safe in our world. So I trusted in what your mother had done to protect you. Your mother gave you a lingering protection that forever shields you from harm that is in your blood at this very moment. So I gave you to her mother´s only relative. Your aunt.
HARRY
She doesn´t love me. She doesn´t give a damn about me -
DUMBLEDORE
But she took you in. Bitterly, yes, but she did take you in. And sealing the charm your mother died to give you. As long as you call home the place where your mother´s blood rests you can never be harmed by Voldemort or any of his angents of evil; for their power comes from their master, which they are slaves to. And your aunt alone knows that being under her roof has kept you alive these past fifteen years.
HARRY
You sent the Howler?
DUMBLEDORE
Yes. I thought she needed reminded of this at that time.
HARRY
Snape stopped giving me lessons . . . I could of blocked Voldemort´s images of Sirius, but he . . .
DUMBLEDORE
I´m aware of this.
HARRY
Snape hates me. He did it on purpose. He hated Sirius and he hates me! He wanted this to happen.
DUMBLEDORE
Harry, I trust Severus Snape with my life, and one day I hope you trust him as I do. It was a mistake not to teach you myself. Severus Snape does not hate you. Your father he did, yes; very bitterly. But not you. His hate for your father was so strong it drove him into Voldemort´s grasp, to becoming one of his Death Eaters. Only in joining them did he realize this horrible error. And he loathes that his hatred for your father drove him into such a shadow and a burden he will carry for the rest of his life. You are a living reminder of his mistake.
HARRY
How do you know Snape doesn´t want me dead.
DUMBLEDORE
Because tonight he saved your life. He understood your cryptic message and send the word to Sirius and the Order. He has been protecting you from Umbridge throughout the year. If he was able to leave the castle he would of been with you tonight, fighting alongside you, Harry.
HARRY
Why me? Why does Voldemort want me dead?
DUMBLEDORE
Because of a prophecy that was made about him.
HARRY
But it smashed.
DUMBLEDORE
No, Harry. The thing that smashed was simply a recording of it. When that prophecy was made Voldemort only got a fraction of it; he did not hear it completed. He knew that a child would soon be born that could destroy him. He knew when he would be born and he knew to whom he could be born to. But nothing more.
HARRY
You know it, don´t you?
DUMBLEDORE
Yes, it was made to me.
FLASH IMAGE: Of Trelawney, speaking to us. Her voice is ominous.
TRELAWNEY
The One with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches . . . Born to those that have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies . . . He will have powers the Dark Lord knows not, and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal . . . One must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives . . .
We return to the office as Harry stares blankly.
DUMBLEDORE
The only person ever capable of conquering Voldemort for ever was coming.
HARRY
Me?
DUMBLEDORE
There were only two families this could of applied to. People who had defied Voldemort three times and had children that would be born at the end of July. The Potters and the Longbottoms.
HARRY (fearful)
Than it might not be me, if could be Neville. I might not be me . . .
DUMBLEDORE
But, Harry, he chose you. He marked you as his equal. He didn´t choose Longbottom who is pureblood, but a half-blood like himself. You.
HARRY (crying)
It´s not fair.
DUMBLEDORE
No, it´s not. It´s not fair that you are robbed of the ones you love. It´s not fair that you have to shoulder this fate. But this is who you are. You have a power that Voldemort will never have and never understand, Harry. It took you tonight to save Sirius. It saved you from possession, because Voldemort can not bare this power in you. It was your heart that saved you, Harry.
HARRY (crying)
I can´t do this. It´s too much.
A tear rolls down Dumbledore´s cheek.
DUMBLEDORE
I wish I could take this responsibility away, Harry. I do. It is unfair that you must burden this. I have tried to protect you since the moment you were born. Your happiness means too much to me. I am sorry what I have done to you.
We pull back as we . . .
FADE TO BLACK
We hear Hermione´s voice.
HERMIONE (V.O.)
"In a brief statement Friday morning, Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He-Who-Must-Not-Be Named has indeed returned to power . . .
FADE IN
INT. HOSPITAL WING - DAY
Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville, and Luna are all in beds as Harry sits at the foot of Hermione's. Each one of them is reading a paper. We start on Hermione and pull back, who is in mid-sentence.
HERMIONE (cont´d)
. . . Though reports have not been confirmed, it is believe that You-Know-Who and several of his escaped Death Eaters gained entry to the Ministry of Magic Thursday evening where they were thwarted by Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated headmaster of Hogwarts, who has insisted for more than a year that You-Know-Who had returned on information given by The-Boy-Who-Lived-" Ah ha! I knew it, you see, now you´re the Boy-Who-Lived again.
RON
Yeah, listen to this: "Harry Potter, a lone voice of truth, wrongfully perceived as being unbalanced, never wavered in his story. Forced to bear ridicule and slander . . ." Blaw, blaw, "Hero." Blaw, blaw! We love him again, and such `n such.
Ron throws the paper into a pile of other papers with headings ranging, "You Know Who returns." "Exclusive interview with Harry Potter." "Dementors Abandon Azkaban." "Lucius Malfoy A Death Eater!" "Why Nobody Listened to Dumbledore."
Hermione throws her copy as well.
HERMIONE
Well, I told you they would all eventually come back begging for forgiveness.
RON
Now they have to eat a year´s worth of their own words.
Harry looks as if he´s someplace else. Hermione slightly kicks him and brings him back to the world of the living.
HERMIONE (to Harry)
Hey. Umbridge´s gone for good, Dumbledore´s back, and everyone knows that you told the truth.
RON
Plus, you fought off Malfoy´s dad and sent him packing to Azkaban. Today´s a good day.
Harry doesn´t see, but Hermione throws a look at Ron.
HERMIONE
Plus, the world´s going to know that Sirius was always an innocent man. The world´s going to know what he did.
HARRY
Yeah. I´ll be back in a bit.
HERMIONE
Okay.
Harry gets up and exits. The others look somberly in his wake.
CUT TO
EXT. HOGWARTS GROUNDS - DAY
Harry walks, hands in his pockets, mindlessly as students pack the grounds enjoying the end of the term. Harry finds himself at the edge of the lake and sits down.
Harry looks down at his own reflection in the water. Suddenly another reflection comes over view;
LUPIN
Hullo Harry.
HARRY
Professor Lupin!
LUPIN
It seems you keep forgetting I´m no longer your teacher. Mind if I sit with you?
HARRY
Of course not.
LUPIN
It´s interesting that I find you here. You know, this is where I first became friends with your father and Sirius. I was an eleven-year-old boy, who never had any friends, and never thought I would because of what I am. But then I met them, and I don´t know how it happened, but I found myself with friends for the first time in my life. And when they found out . . . what I was, they stayed loyal and made my life worth living. You´re not the only one suffering, Harry. I´ve lost them as well. Sirius was never the type to sit at home, while others went to battle in his place. He was an uncommonly loyal and brave friend. He would sacrifice his life without a second thought for me and your father . . . and you. He loved you Harry, as much as your mother and father do. It will get better with time.
HARRY
But he´s gone.
LUPIN
Yes. But you will meet again. Here, Sirius wanted you to have this.
Lupin hands Harry a handheld mirror.
LUPIN (cont´d)
It´s a two-way mirror, Sirius had the other end. James and him use to use it when they were in separate detentions. It was your birthday present. Sirius wanted you to be able to talk to him whenever you wanted. You take care now, Harry. I will see you soon.
Lupin stands and leaves Harry alone staring blankly into the mirror. Slowly Harry´s voice comes out, barely;
HARRY (into the mirror)
Sirius . . . Sirius Black . . . Come back. Sirius . . .
We pull out as we . . .
DISSOLVE TO
EXT. NORTH TOWER (HOGWARTS) - SUNSET
Harry stands on top of the highest tower of the school. He looks out to the falling sun, sinking behind the horizon.
Harry´s eyes harden. They show no fear, no remorse, only determination. Suddenly a hand falls into FRAME on Harry´s right shoulder.
We turn to see Ron, showing the same resoluteness in his eyes.
RON
You´re not alone.
Hermione steps in from the other side.
HERMIONE (To Harry)
You still have a family. And no one is going to take us away from you.
Harry´s stern eyes fade as a smile forms. Hermione moves closer and wraps an arm around Harry as Ron´s arm drapes behind Harry´s neck and rest on his other shoulder.
Together they look out to the sunset. No matter what happens in the future or how formidable those challenges may be, one thing remains certain; they will face them together.
PULL BACK we see the three standing side by side together as one with Hogwarts glittering below them.
FADE TO BLACK
HARRY (V.O.)
Let the second war begin.
THE END
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