Table of Contents
Scene 1 : The Dark Lord Ascending
Scene 2 : Escape from Privet Drive
Scene 3 : Death in the Skies
Scene 4 : A Sad Reunion at the Burrow
Scene 1 : The Dark Lord Ascending
Scene 2 : Escape from Privet Drive
Scene 3 : Death in the Skies
Scene 4 : A Sad Reunion at the Burrow
Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows
Adapted by Aylia Colwell
from the Novel by J.K. Rowling
Sc 1: The Dark Lord Ascending
[Two figures appear out of nowhere in the middle of the night. One looks familiar. It is SEVERUS SNAPE, along with YAXLEY, a fellow Death Eater, who is taller. They don’t speak to each other, but walk in stride towards a lavish house framed by tall gates, shrouded in the darkness. White peacocks can be seen striding in the distance. When they reach the gate, SNAPE waves his wand, and, without breaking step, they pass through the gates as though they were smoke. The only sound is the gravel beneath their feet. They reach the house, the door opens of its own accord and they enter. This takes them into a dark hallway lined with portraits of pale, haughty people – the Malfoy family. They pass through a dark wooden door to their left and enter a room full of Death Eaters, some familiar such as NARCISSA and LUCIUS and DRACO MALFOY, WORMTAIL, BELLATRIX LESTRANGE, others not. They are all sitting around an oval, dark and reflective table over which a woman is revolving upside down, magically suspended and evidently unconscious. No one is looking at her but DRACO, who is continuously giving her furtive glances. The only light in the room is from the fireplace at the other end of the room, illuminating VOLDEMORT from behind.]
VOLDEMORT
You’re late. Sit.
[SNAPE takes a seat in the empty chair by VOLDEMORT, YAXLEY, further down on the other side of the table.]
You have news?
SNAPE
The best.
VOLDEMORT
Yes?
SNAPE
My Lord, the Order of the Phoenix plans to move Harry Potter next Saturday at nightfall.
VOLDEMORT
[After a long, suspenseful pause,] Excellent.
YAXLEY
[Somewhat fearful,] My Lord, my source at the Ministry of Magic believes an entire party of Aurors will be used to transfer the boy—
VOLDEMORT
[Cuts YAXLEY off by holding up a hand and turns to SNAPE.] Where are they planning to hide him?
SNAPE
At the house of a member of the Order. I believe it is safe to assume that the house will be sufficiently protected by enchantments, and our best time to strike will be—
VOLDEMORT
[Cutting him off,] – while he travels, yes. [After a silent moment of thought on VOLDEMORT’s part,] I shall attend to the boy in person. There have been too many mistakes where Harry Potter is concerned. [He is gazing at the revolving body above the table.] I have been careless, but I know better now. … I must be the one to kill Harry Potter, and so I shall be.
[The figure in the air moans of fear and pain and starts to awaken.]
Wormtail! [WORMTAIL scurries to attention from his seat at the other end of the table.] Silence our guest.
[WORMTAIL is trembling and scared, but raises his wand and casts a silencing charm on her.]
VOLDEMORT
My wand and Potter’s connection much be broken. I will, of course, be needing to borrow one of yours. [Pause.] Lucius, I don’t believe you’ll be needing a wand anymore.
LUCIUS
My Lord?
VOLDEMORT
I require your wand, Lucius.
[After hesitating and a sideways glance to his family – NARCISSA looking defiantly ahead and DRACO turning his gaze from the figure to LUCIUS – he hands VOLDEMORT his wand.]
VOLDEMORT
What is it?
LUCIUS
Elm and Dragon Heartstring, My Lord.
VOLDEMORT
Good.
[As he speaks, the snake NAGINI slithers across the floor under the table, and comes to rest on VOLDEMORT’s shoulders. As she does this, VOLDEMORT raises LUCIUS’ wand and points it at the rotating figure. He flicks his wand, rejuvenating her, and she instantly looks around, terrified and whimpering.]
Severus. Perhaps your recognize our guest?
[At this, everyone around the table turns to look at her, including SNAPE.]
SNAPE
Yes.
VOLDEMORT
And you, Draco?
[DRACO looks away and stares blankly at the table, before giving a small shake of his head.]
No, you would not have taken her classes. For those of you who do not know, we are joined here tonight by Charity Burbage who, until recently, was the Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts School.
BURBAGE
Severus! Help me, please!
[VOLDEMORT flings his wand angrily as the snake hisses and the woman screams in pain and falls silent once more.]
VOLDEMORT
This woman teaches the children of witches and wizards all about Muggles, and how they are not so different from us. She, indeed, would have us all mating with Muggles or Mudbloods, no doubt even werewolves.
[As she continues to revolve, tears pouring from her eyes into her hair, she looks at SNAPE once more, who does not move.]
VOLDEMORT
[Without remorse,] Avada Kedavra!
[There is a flash of green light that temporarily illuminates the whole room before the flickering fire takes over again, and the body falls, dead, on the table with a crash. Everyone jumps from shock, DRACO actually falling from his chair and scooting away from the dead body, breathing heavily and sweating.]
Dinner, Nagini.
[The snake slithers forward. DRACO closes his eyes in disgust and horror.]
Sc 2 : Escape from Privet
Drive
[HARRY POTTER’s bedroom is a mess, and his trunk is open on his bed, half empty, its contents scattered around haphazardly around the room, two piles of books in the corner, clothes thrown into the open wardrobe, and a rucksack open next to the trunk. The rubbish bin is overflowing in the corner by the door, and Hedwig is sleeping in her cage. We see HARRY sorting through his things in his trunk, pulling things randomly out and throwing them into appropriate piles, mostly clothes. He pulls out a badge that reads “Support Cedric Diggory” then flashes to “Potter Stinks”. It is reflected in his glasses, before he throws it aside into a pile which is obviously neglected. He then pulls out a broken mirror, small, only about two inches wide at its widest part. HARRY spends a little more time observing it, running his hands across the jagged edge, starring into his eyes, when a trick of the lens makes it look like DUMBLEDORE staring back at him. He shakes his head before tucking it carefully in the front pocket of his rucksack. He turns back to the trunk. We see him put things like the Marauder’s Map and the locket with R.A.B.’s note in it into the front pocket of the rucksack along with the broken mirror. Other random things such as clothes are already packed into the main section of the rucksack. He closes it and clasps it shut, then sits on his bed, breathing deeply. On the floor at his feet, he sees a copy of the Daily Prophet, which he picks up. The headline reads “Albus Dumbledore Remembered” accompanied by a smiling picture of DUMBLEDORE. A small, sad smile creeps onto Harry’s face, before he puts the paper aside and turns to Hedwig who has made a dejected hoot.]
HARRY
I’m sorry, Hedwig. I can’t let you out! It’s too risky that you’ll be seen by—
[HARRY is cut off by the sound of UNCLE VERNON downstairs calling him.]
UNCLE VERNON
Come down here, boy!
[With a sigh and last, pleading and apologetic look at Hedwig, HARRY leaves his room and joins the DURSLEYs in the living room. They are all in traveling attire, UNCLE VERNON in a fawn zip-up jacket, AUNT PETUNIA in a salmon coloured coat, and DUDLEY in a leather jacket. They all look somewhat frightened and anxious. UNCLE VERNON is pacing. He looks up when HARRY enters the room.]
HARRY
[Sarcastically,] You called?
UNCLE VERNON
We’re leaving.
[HARRY continues to stare blankly at him, uncaring and unsurprised.]
All of us, we’re going on holiday.
HARRY
Have fun.
UNCLE VERNON
We probably won’t be seeing you again.
HARRY
Take care, then.
[UNCLE VERNON looks at his family, helplessly. This is obviously not the reaction he was expecting. He turns back to HARRY without looking him in the face and nods encouragingly to himself.]
UNCLE VERNON
Right. Petunia? Dudley? In the car, we’re all packed.
[HARRY stands aside to let UNCLE VERNON and AUNT PETUNIA pass by him, but they all stop when they see that DUDLEY has not moved. He’s looking confusedly from his family to HARRY, who are all staring at him, expectantly.]
Come on, Dudley!
DUDLEY
I don’t understand.
AUNT PETUNIA
What don’t you understand?
DUDLEY
He- he’s not coming with us?
UNCLE VERNON
No!
DUDLEY
Well- why not?
UNCLE VERNON
[He looks desperately from HARRY to DUDLEY, HARRY looking quite as stunned as everyone else.] Because he doesn’t want to, do you boy?
HARRY
Not in the slightest.
UNCLE VERNON
See? Off we go, then. [He tries to make his way back to the door, but falters again when DUDLEY still doesn’t move.]
DUDLEY
[To HARRY,] But where are you going to go?
UNCLE VERNON
He’s going off with some of his lot. [Mumbling to himself,] Great waste of space and time, if you ask—
DUDLEY
I don’t think he’s a waste of space.
[There’s an awkward silence. DUDLEY reluctantly turns to HARRY, his eyes down, embarrassed. HARRY looks uncomfortable as well.]
You saved my life.
[There is another short silence in which HARRY and DUDLEY stand in front of each other, not saying anything, not looking at each other.]
UNCLE VERNON
Right, well, best not linger… Are we going or not?
[Another moment of silent tension, and DUDLEY offers HARRY his hand.]
DUDLEY
See you, Harry.
HARRY
[Shocked at first, but then taking DUDLEY’s hand and shaking it graciously.] Yeah. See you. Take care, Big D.
[UNCLE VERNON and DUDLEY leave the room without another word, and AUNT PETUNIA lingers for a moment, looking at HARRY. He raises his eyebrows at her expectantly.]
AUNT PETUNIA
Well. Good-bye.
[AUNT PETUNIA turns to leave.]
HARRY
Good-bye.
[AUNT PETUNIA lingers for a moment at the door, turns around to look at HARRY one last time, then leaves, and HARRY is now alone in the house. Cut to HARRY now in his room, getting his broomstick, Hedwig’s cage and his rucksack, which he hurriedly carries downstairs.]
HARRY
[To Hedwig, holding up her cage,] Don’t you want to take a last look at the place? I used to sleep under here…
[He is standing at the cupboard where he used to sleep, and is looking at it, almost nostalgically, when the roar of a motorcycle is heard outside. He carries his things to the kitchen, opens the door and looks into the garden where he sees HAGRID dismounting the flying motorcycle with a sidecar attached, MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER, MAD-EYE MOODY, FRED and GEORGE WEASLEY, TONKS, REMUS LUPIN, RON and MR. WEASLEY walking towards him with brooms in their hands and HERMIONE and KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT climbing off one thestral and BILL WEASLEY and FLEUR DELACOUR off another. HARRY smiles widely at them all and runs to RON and HERMIONE.]
RON
How’s your summer been, mate.
HARRY
[He shrugs.] I wasn’t expecting so many of you!
MOODY
[He is looking around suspiciously.] Everyone inside. We can discuss it in there.
[They all traipse into the Dursley household and settle themselves around the kitchen. As they are walking,]
TONKS
Harry! Guess what? [She is arm in arm with LUPIN and holds out her left hand, where a simple wedding band is on her ring finger.]
HARRY
You got married?
[They nod together, TONKS staring adoringly at LUPIN, and he smiles solemnly at HARRY, as though he is very tired.]
That’s brilliant! Congratulations!
[They both make their way off and HARRY stands between RON and HERMIONE as MOODY makes to address them all.]
MOODY
Now, we need to get through this in a hurry, we’re on a tight schedule.
HARRY
I thought I was just going to Apparate out of here.
MOODY
Plan’s changed.
HERMIONE
The Ministry’s been infiltrated. [HARRY looks concernedly to everyone in the kitchen, all of whom are all of a sudden much more alert and worried.] They’ve set up spells all around the house.
LUPIN
We can no longer Apparate, use a Portkey or the Floo Network within five miles of this house.
HERMIONE
And you can’t use magic, either, because you’re still under seventeen.
BILL
If you or anyone around you uses magic, the Ministry can trace it.
HARRY
Then what are we going to do?
MOODY
We’re flying out of here.
[HARRY looks out the window into the back garden where he sees two thestrals and the flying motorcycle.]
HARRY
Where are we going?
LUPIN
We’ve set up seven different houses protected by enchantments, so the Death Eaters can’t be sure which of the houses you’re going to.
SHACKLEBOLT
You’ll be going to Tonks’s parents with Hagrid in the motorcycle. From there, you can take a Portkey to the Burrow.
HARRY
Where is everyone else going?
MOODY
Everyone is going to different safe houses.
HARRY
But won’t it be obvious where I’m going once they see me?
RON
This is the best part.
MOODY
Because there will be seven of you.
HARRY
[After a short pause,] What?
HERMIONE
Polyjuice Potion!
HARRY
Wait- no, this is mad! I’m not letting you guys put yourself in danger to protect me!
FRED
Well, it’s not like we’re all jumping around about it.
GEORGE
[To FRED,] Can you imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck looking like that?
HARRY
Look, I don’t care, I’m not letting you do that!
HERMIONE
I knew you were going to react like this.
RON
Look, mate. We’re all together in this war. We know what the risks are.
[HARRY looks around at them all, worried and clearly not wanting to go along with this plan.]
MOODY
We don’t have time for you to be noble, Potter. Give us your hairs, then.
[With a last hesitation and look at RON and HERMIONE, who are both anxiously and defiantly looking back at him, he pulls some hair out of his head and dumps them into a flask that MOODY is holding out to him.]
Right. If I could get my fake Potters to line up over here…
[RON, HERMIONE, FRED, GEORGE, and FLEUR line up by the counter, and MOODY roughly grabs MUNDUNGUS by the collar and drags him into the line. MUNDUNGUS looks like he would rather be anywhere else. FLEUR, whom he is standing next to, wrinkles her nose in disgust. MOODY hands the flask around and they all drink. The potion is disgusting, and as soon as they drink, they each transform into a duplicate HARRY. LUPIN hands them all glasses. Though they now look like HARRY, their voices are still the same as before.]
FRED(as HARRY) and GEORGE(as HARRY)
[Looking at each other,] We’re identical!
HERMIONE(as HARRY)
[As she puts on the glasses LUPIN gave her,] Your eyesight really is terrible, Harry.
MOODY
I’ve got duplicate bags and fake owls out in the back, if you’ll just follow me.
[They all make their way out into the backyard and the fake HARRYs pick up bags and fake owls in cages. KINGSLEY is helping HERMIONE(as HARRY) onto a thestral, BILL helping FLEUR(as HARRY) onto another. Everyone else is grabbing a broom.]
MOODY
Everyone ready? Right, you all know where you’re going.
HERMIONE(as HARRY)
See you soon, Harry.
HAGRID
Ready, Harry?
HARRY
Yeah.
[HARRY climbs into the sidecar as HAGRID gets on the main motorcycle.]
This was Sirius’s bike, wasn’t it?
[HAGRID looks sadly at HARRY in affirmation. He stuffs his rucksack, Hedwig’s cage and his broomstick by his legs between his feet.]
MOODY
Alright, we leave on the count of three. One, [HAGRID kicks the motorcycle on with a roar,] two, three!
Sc 3 : Death in the Skies
[All of them leap into the air, the sidecar wobbles threateningly. As HARRY looks back at Privet Drive one last time, hooded figures on broomsticks all of a sudden are surrounding them from everywhere. There are flashes of green light and red light in response from the Order, screams everywhere, and the motorcycle is spinning upside down.]
HARRY
Hedwig!
[HARRY screams as Hedwig’s cage falls from the sidecar, and he just manages to grab hold of it. Hedwig is ruffled. The motorcycle is upright again, but her cage is still exposed when there is another flash of green light from near by, and Hedwig screeches and falls to the floor of her cage, dead.]
NO! HEDWIG!
[HARRY is shaking the cage frantically. He clutches the cage to his chest as he looks around to see Death Eaters following him and HAGRID on broomsticks. Behind them, chaos is ensuing. BILL and FLEUR(as HARRY) are in a vicious fight with two Death Eaters and trying to escape. We see a flash of what may be SNAPE’s face in a duel with LUPIN and GEORGE(as HARRY), who gets hit by a jet from SNAPE’s figure and starts to bleed. Other fights are happening all over in the skies, which are alight with curses and screams.]
Hagrid! We’ve got to go back! We’ve got to help the others! [He is
almost crying, but too frightened to do so and screaming over all the noise.]
HAGRID
My job’s ter keep you safe, Harry, and tha’s what I’m gonna do!
[HAGRID swerves the motorcycle wildly, as four Death Eaters pursue them. They are leaving the fray behind, but the flashes of light are still visible behind them like fireworks. HARRY turns around, left hand still clutching Hedwig’s cage, right hand holding his wand.]
HARRY
[In the direction of the Death Eaters,] Stupefy! [A jet of red from his wand scatters the Death Eaters, but does not hit any of them.] Stupefy! [Still does not hit any of them.] Reducto! Stupefy!
[This spell hits one of the Death Eaters in the chest and he collapses from the sky in a flash of red light. The other three Death Eaters are still aiming their killing curses at HAGRID and HARRY responds with more stunning spells (‘Stupefy’) and the red and green curses are exploding in the sky.]
HAGRID
Hang on, Harry! This’ll do for ‘em!
[HARRY puts Hedwig’s cage between his legs with the rucksack. HAGRID slams his fist against a button on the motorcycle and with a loud bang, the bike speeds up tremendously as fire shoots out from the exhaust. The Death Eaters swerve to avoid it and are left behind from the speed of the motorcycle. The sidecar is trembling, loose from the acceleration. HAGRID and HARRY are both shaking from the speed of the bike.]
HARRY
[He screams over the noise.] Hagrid! [His voice is shuddering.] It’s coming loose!
HAGRID
WHAT?
HARRY
THE SIDECAR IS COMING LOOSE!
[Just as he finishes speaking, the sidecar breaks off the motorcycle and HARRY is sent flying into the air away from HAGRID and the motorcycle. HARRY is yelling. He and the sidecar start to fall.]
[Pointing his wand at the sidecar,] Wingardium Leviosa!
[The sidecar stops falling momentarily, but then starts to sink as the Death Eaters rejoin him.]
HAGRID
Hang on, Harry, I’m comin’! [He’s far away.]
HARRY
Impedimenta! [His spell hits one of the Death Eaters in the chest, just as a red spell shoots over his head. He is still falling rapidly and gaining speed. Death Eaters are flying down on him. HARRY fumbles wildly for his broomstick, which he grabs a hold of and, his rucksack on his back, he shoots into the skies on his Firebolt, flying right in between the Death Eaters, only pausing to shoot a spell at the sidecar,] Confringo! [It takes the Death Eaters a beat to realise what happened before they swerve to pursue him. HARRY fires spells randomly behind him.] Reducto! [It hits no one.] Impedimenta! [It hits one of the Death Eaters.] Stupefy! [It also hits no one.] Expelliarmus! [It hits one of the Death Eaters who is disarmed.]
DISARMED DEATH EATER
It’s him! That’s the real one!
[The remaining two Death Eaters fall back and HARRY pauses in the sky, curious, before turning back around to look for HAGRID. The silence is pressing in, the only sound HARRY’s heavy and frightened breathing.]
HARRY
Hagrid? HAGRID!
HAGRID
I’m comin’, Harry!
[HAGRID appears on the motorcycle not too far away just as VOLDEMORT appears, flying on smoke without a broomstick. He aims a jet of green light at HARRY, but it hits the Firebolt and HARRY is flung from it as it explodes. He yells, but HAGRID catches him and HARRY clambers onto the back of the motorcycle. Two Death Eaters are on either side of the bike, VOLDEMORT flying behind them. VOLDEMORT laughs as he raises his wand. HARRY sees him out of the corner of his eye, HAGRID screams and dives. Jets of light are flying in every direction, then one hits the bike, which is sent spiraling down. A Death Eater appears beside them as they are falling and aims at HARRY.]
NO!
[HAGRID jumps off the falling bike and onto the Death Eater and they both disappear as HARRY continues to fall.]
HARRY
HAGRID!
[VOLDEMORT appears beside HARRY, white faced and sinister. He raises his wand again; now he is angry.]
VOLDEMORT
He is mine! AVADA—
[HARRY’s eyes are shut and he’s screaming. His hand holding his wand moves of its own accord and shoots gold flames at VOLDEMORT, who, with a scream, is sent hurtling back. HARRY, still clutching onto the falling motorcycle, pushes the same button and is shot forward immensely fast again as fire bursts from the exhaust.]
HARRY
HAGRID!
[HARRY is nearing the ground and pulls up on the handlebars. The air is empty of the sounds of dueling. HAGRID is laying on the ground nearby. HARRY crashes the bike into a muddy pond and scrambles up, struggling in the mud, over to him. He is obviously in pain and distress. HAGRID is unconscious.]
Hagrid! Hagrid!
TED TONKS
Who’s there? [The bobbing light of a lantern appears from the right, emerging from a wizarding house. Only the silhouette of the man holding it is visible.] Potter? Is that Harry Potter?
[HARRY does not speak, but struggles to his feet, his face moist with sweat and what may be tears. He is out of breath.]
‘Dromeda! Come outside, they’ve crashed in the garden!
Sc 4 : A Sad Reunion at the Burrow
[HARRY wakes up on a bed in a well lit and warm room. He is obviously in a wizarding home; the items around him are not Muggle at all.]
HARRY
Hagrid! [He sits up violently and winces.]
[TED TONKS is standing by the doorway, robust and jolly, though mostly anxious at this point, his arm around his wife, ANDROMEDA, who looks like a softer version of Bellatrix Lestrange.]
TED
Hagrid is fine, son. That was a pretty nasty crash, but we managed to fix you both up pretty well.
HARRY
Where is he?
HAGRID
[He appears in the door behind TED and ANDROMEDA, smiling but fairly beaten up. He squeezes through the door and runs over to HARRY, who stands up.] Harry! [He hugs him strongly.] Harry, you’re alive! How did yeh get out o’ that?
HARRY
I- I don’t know--
TED
Well, that doesn’t matter now. We’ve arranged a Portkey for you to take to the Weasley’s. It should leave in about two minutes. [He tried to shepherd them into another room, but HARRY holds him back for a moment.]
HARRY
Listen, thank you. I—
TED
[He puts his hand on HARRY’s and nods knowingly. HARRY looks back at HAGRID and swings his muddy rucksack onto his back. They walk into another room where a silver hairbrush is lying on the table.] That’s the Portkey. Tell Dora to send word when she can. [He hugs ANDROMEDA closer and she smiles, though it does not reach her eyes. Both of them are clearly worried.]
HARRY
[He is guilty for what he is putting them through and does not know what to say.] I—
HAGRID
Harry!
[As the Portkey turns blue, Harry throws his hand on it, and they are taken to the Burrow where they both land roughly on the ground. MRS WEASLEY and GINNY are running to them in the dark from the direction of the Burrow.]
MRS WEASLEY
Harry! Oh, Harry, dear! What happened? Where is everyone else?
HARRY
They’re not here?
GINNY
[Shaking her head,] You’re the first ones.
[HARRY and HAGRID exchange guilty looks.]
What happened?
HARRY
Death Eaters. They were everywhere, it was all we could do to get away…
GINNY
Harry, where’s Hedwig?
HARRY
[He looks down sadly, fighting back tears.] She got hit. She—she’s dead.
GINNY
[She starts to move towards him, comfortingly.] Harry—
[GINNY is cut off by a blue glow and the arrival of GEORGE (no longer as HARRY) and LUPIN. LUPIN is carrying GEORGE, who his bleeding from the left side of his head. He is unconscious and his face is covered in blood.]
MRS WEASLEY
GEORGE! [She runs to him, and all of them rush into the Burrow, HAGRID having some difficulty get through the door. She fusses over GEORGE when the side of his head becomes visible. His ear is missing. Everyone gasps in horror and MRS WEASLEY bursts into tears.]
GINNY
[Horrified,] What happened?
LUPIN
It was Snape. I saw his face. He cursed it off. I’m so sorry, Molly. I wish I could say I paid him back in kind, but I could barely keep George on the broom, he was losing so much blood… All I could do was try to get him here as soon as possible.
[LUPIN tries to console MRS WEASLEY who is tending to the wound. HARRY is standing back. There is a bright light from outside and GINNY and HARRY look at each other, worried and rush out. HERMIONE and SHACKLEBOLT are walking up to the Burrow. As soon as she sees HARRY, HERMIONE rushes up to him and hugs him. SHACKLEBOLT passes into the house.]
HERMIONE
Harry, are you alright?
HARRY
Yeah…
HERMIONE
[Looking between GINNY’s and HARRY’s somber faces,] What happened?
GINNY
It’s George.
[HERMIONE rushes into the house with a squeak of worry followed by GINNY. There is another blue light and MR WEASLEY and FRED appear. They both barely pause to speak to HARRY as they make for the house,]
MR WEASLEY
Where is everyone?
HARRY
In the living room, it’s George, he’s—
[But both of them are gone already. HARRY follows them in.]
MRS WEASLEY
Oh, Arthur! Thank goodness you’re here!
MR WEASLEY
[Kneeling by the couch where GEORGE is lying,] How is he?
[GEORGE starts to stir.]
MRS WEASLEY
George, darling, how do you feel?
GEORGE
[Reaches up to the hole on the side of his head where his ear used to be. After a short pause,] Saint like.
FRED
Saint like? He’s lost his bloody mind…
GEORGE
Saint like. [He opens his eyes and looks at FRED.] I’m holy… Holey! Get it?
FRED
[Although he looks relieved,] Pathetic, George. Honestly.
GEORGE
Well at least now people can tell us apart.
[MRS WEASLEY starts to fuss over GEORGE, and HARRY, GINNY, HERMIONE, LUPIN, HAGRID and SHACKLEBOLT all go back outside to keep watch. There is a moment of silence in which HARRY and GINNY share looks of longing, when RON and TONKS come flying from the sky on broomsticks, and land roughly. HERMIONE and HARRY rush over to RON.]
TONKS
[Running to LUPIN’s arms,] Remus!
RON
It’s OK, I’m fine…
HERMIONE
[She hugs RON a bit differently from how she did HARRY.] Ron! What happened? I thought—
TONKS
We just got held up by some nasty Death Eaters. Ron did great, though.
[RON and HERMIONE both beam. A thestral is heard and they all look up in time to see BILL and FLEUR on its back as it touches ground. They slide off and walk to everyone. They are not smiling. BILL gives everyone a meaningful look just as MR WEASLEY and MRS WEASLEY come rushing out.]
MRS WEASLEY
Ron! Bill! Thank goodness you’re alright! [She hugs her sons. BILL does not wholeheartedly return it.]
BILL
[Looking at MR WEASLEY,] Mad-Eye’s dead. [There is a shocked moment of silence.] It was Voldemort. The minute the curse hit him, Mundungus got scared and Disapparated. [FLEUR is crying.]
[RON motions to HARRY and HERMIONE and they all retreat farther away from the rest of the silent group.
RON
So, what do we do now?
HERMIONE
[As HARRY shrugs,] Well we have to stay for Bill and Fleur’s wedding… and then I guess we leave. [She and RON are looking at HARRY inquisitively.] Harry?
HARRY
Yeah… I guess so.
[HARRY POTTER’s bedroom is a mess, and his trunk is open on his bed, half empty, its contents scattered around haphazardly around the room, two piles of books in the corner, clothes thrown into the open wardrobe, and a rucksack open next to the trunk. The rubbish bin is overflowing in the corner by the door, and Hedwig is sleeping in her cage. We see HARRY sorting through his things in his trunk, pulling things randomly out and throwing them into appropriate piles, mostly clothes. He pulls out a badge that reads “Support Cedric Diggory” then flashes to “Potter Stinks”. It is reflected in his glasses, before he throws it aside into a pile which is obviously neglected. He then pulls out a broken mirror, small, only about two inches wide at its widest part. HARRY spends a little more time observing it, running his hands across the jagged edge, starring into his eyes, when a trick of the lens makes it look like DUMBLEDORE staring back at him. He shakes his head before tucking it carefully in the front pocket of his rucksack. He turns back to the trunk. We see him put things like the Marauder’s Map and the locket with R.A.B.’s note in it into the front pocket of the rucksack along with the broken mirror. Other random things such as clothes are already packed into the main section of the rucksack. He closes it and clasps it shut, then sits on his bed, breathing deeply. On the floor at his feet, he sees a copy of the Daily Prophet, which he picks up. The headline reads “Albus Dumbledore Remembered” accompanied by a smiling picture of DUMBLEDORE. A small, sad smile creeps onto Harry’s face, before he puts the paper aside and turns to Hedwig who has made a dejected hoot.]
HARRY
I’m sorry, Hedwig. I can’t let you out! It’s too risky that you’ll be seen by—
[HARRY is cut off by the sound of UNCLE VERNON downstairs calling him.]
UNCLE VERNON
Come down here, boy!
[With a sigh and last, pleading and apologetic look at Hedwig, HARRY leaves his room and joins the DURSLEYs in the living room. They are all in traveling attire, UNCLE VERNON in a fawn zip-up jacket, AUNT PETUNIA in a salmon coloured coat, and DUDLEY in a leather jacket. They all look somewhat frightened and anxious. UNCLE VERNON is pacing. He looks up when HARRY enters the room.]
HARRY
[Sarcastically,] You called?
UNCLE VERNON
We’re leaving.
[HARRY continues to stare blankly at him, uncaring and unsurprised.]
All of us, we’re going on holiday.
HARRY
Have fun.
UNCLE VERNON
We probably won’t be seeing you again.
HARRY
Take care, then.
[UNCLE VERNON looks at his family, helplessly. This is obviously not the reaction he was expecting. He turns back to HARRY without looking him in the face and nods encouragingly to himself.]
UNCLE VERNON
Right. Petunia? Dudley? In the car, we’re all packed.
[HARRY stands aside to let UNCLE VERNON and AUNT PETUNIA pass by him, but they all stop when they see that DUDLEY has not moved. He’s looking confusedly from his family to HARRY, who are all staring at him, expectantly.]
Come on, Dudley!
DUDLEY
I don’t understand.
AUNT PETUNIA
What don’t you understand?
DUDLEY
He- he’s not coming with us?
UNCLE VERNON
No!
DUDLEY
Well- why not?
UNCLE VERNON
[He looks desperately from HARRY to DUDLEY, HARRY looking quite as stunned as everyone else.] Because he doesn’t want to, do you boy?
HARRY
Not in the slightest.
UNCLE VERNON
See? Off we go, then. [He tries to make his way back to the door, but falters again when DUDLEY still doesn’t move.]
DUDLEY
[To HARRY,] But where are you going to go?
UNCLE VERNON
He’s going off with some of his lot. [Mumbling to himself,] Great waste of space and time, if you ask—
DUDLEY
I don’t think he’s a waste of space.
[There’s an awkward silence. DUDLEY reluctantly turns to HARRY, his eyes down, embarrassed. HARRY looks uncomfortable as well.]
You saved my life.
[There is another short silence in which HARRY and DUDLEY stand in front of each other, not saying anything, not looking at each other.]
UNCLE VERNON
Right, well, best not linger… Are we going or not?
[Another moment of silent tension, and DUDLEY offers HARRY his hand.]
DUDLEY
See you, Harry.
HARRY
[Shocked at first, but then taking DUDLEY’s hand and shaking it graciously.] Yeah. See you. Take care, Big D.
[UNCLE VERNON and DUDLEY leave the room without another word, and AUNT PETUNIA lingers for a moment, looking at HARRY. He raises his eyebrows at her expectantly.]
AUNT PETUNIA
Well. Good-bye.
[AUNT PETUNIA turns to leave.]
HARRY
Good-bye.
[AUNT PETUNIA lingers for a moment at the door, turns around to look at HARRY one last time, then leaves, and HARRY is now alone in the house. Cut to HARRY now in his room, getting his broomstick, Hedwig’s cage and his rucksack, which he hurriedly carries downstairs.]
HARRY
[To Hedwig, holding up her cage,] Don’t you want to take a last look at the place? I used to sleep under here…
[He is standing at the cupboard where he used to sleep, and is looking at it, almost nostalgically, when the roar of a motorcycle is heard outside. He carries his things to the kitchen, opens the door and looks into the garden where he sees HAGRID dismounting the flying motorcycle with a sidecar attached, MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER, MAD-EYE MOODY, FRED and GEORGE WEASLEY, TONKS, REMUS LUPIN, RON and MR. WEASLEY walking towards him with brooms in their hands and HERMIONE and KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT climbing off one thestral and BILL WEASLEY and FLEUR DELACOUR off another. HARRY smiles widely at them all and runs to RON and HERMIONE.]
RON
How’s your summer been, mate.
HARRY
[He shrugs.] I wasn’t expecting so many of you!
MOODY
[He is looking around suspiciously.] Everyone inside. We can discuss it in there.
[They all traipse into the Dursley household and settle themselves around the kitchen. As they are walking,]
TONKS
Harry! Guess what? [She is arm in arm with LUPIN and holds out her left hand, where a simple wedding band is on her ring finger.]
HARRY
You got married?
[They nod together, TONKS staring adoringly at LUPIN, and he smiles solemnly at HARRY, as though he is very tired.]
That’s brilliant! Congratulations!
[They both make their way off and HARRY stands between RON and HERMIONE as MOODY makes to address them all.]
MOODY
Now, we need to get through this in a hurry, we’re on a tight schedule.
HARRY
I thought I was just going to Apparate out of here.
MOODY
Plan’s changed.
HERMIONE
The Ministry’s been infiltrated. [HARRY looks concernedly to everyone in the kitchen, all of whom are all of a sudden much more alert and worried.] They’ve set up spells all around the house.
LUPIN
We can no longer Apparate, use a Portkey or the Floo Network within five miles of this house.
HERMIONE
And you can’t use magic, either, because you’re still under seventeen.
BILL
If you or anyone around you uses magic, the Ministry can trace it.
HARRY
Then what are we going to do?
MOODY
We’re flying out of here.
[HARRY looks out the window into the back garden where he sees two thestrals and the flying motorcycle.]
HARRY
Where are we going?
LUPIN
We’ve set up seven different houses protected by enchantments, so the Death Eaters can’t be sure which of the houses you’re going to.
SHACKLEBOLT
You’ll be going to Tonks’s parents with Hagrid in the motorcycle. From there, you can take a Portkey to the Burrow.
HARRY
Where is everyone else going?
MOODY
Everyone is going to different safe houses.
HARRY
But won’t it be obvious where I’m going once they see me?
RON
This is the best part.
MOODY
Because there will be seven of you.
HARRY
[After a short pause,] What?
HERMIONE
Polyjuice Potion!
HARRY
Wait- no, this is mad! I’m not letting you guys put yourself in danger to protect me!
FRED
Well, it’s not like we’re all jumping around about it.
GEORGE
[To FRED,] Can you imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck looking like that?
HARRY
Look, I don’t care, I’m not letting you do that!
HERMIONE
I knew you were going to react like this.
RON
Look, mate. We’re all together in this war. We know what the risks are.
[HARRY looks around at them all, worried and clearly not wanting to go along with this plan.]
MOODY
We don’t have time for you to be noble, Potter. Give us your hairs, then.
[With a last hesitation and look at RON and HERMIONE, who are both anxiously and defiantly looking back at him, he pulls some hair out of his head and dumps them into a flask that MOODY is holding out to him.]
Right. If I could get my fake Potters to line up over here…
[RON, HERMIONE, FRED, GEORGE, and FLEUR line up by the counter, and MOODY roughly grabs MUNDUNGUS by the collar and drags him into the line. MUNDUNGUS looks like he would rather be anywhere else. FLEUR, whom he is standing next to, wrinkles her nose in disgust. MOODY hands the flask around and they all drink. The potion is disgusting, and as soon as they drink, they each transform into a duplicate HARRY. LUPIN hands them all glasses. Though they now look like HARRY, their voices are still the same as before.]
FRED(as HARRY) and GEORGE(as HARRY)
[Looking at each other,] We’re identical!
HERMIONE(as HARRY)
[As she puts on the glasses LUPIN gave her,] Your eyesight really is terrible, Harry.
MOODY
I’ve got duplicate bags and fake owls out in the back, if you’ll just follow me.
[They all make their way out into the backyard and the fake HARRYs pick up bags and fake owls in cages. KINGSLEY is helping HERMIONE(as HARRY) onto a thestral, BILL helping FLEUR(as HARRY) onto another. Everyone else is grabbing a broom.]
MOODY
Everyone ready? Right, you all know where you’re going.
HERMIONE(as HARRY)
See you soon, Harry.
HAGRID
Ready, Harry?
HARRY
Yeah.
[HARRY climbs into the sidecar as HAGRID gets on the main motorcycle.]
This was Sirius’s bike, wasn’t it?
[HAGRID looks sadly at HARRY in affirmation. He stuffs his rucksack, Hedwig’s cage and his broomstick by his legs between his feet.]
MOODY
Alright, we leave on the count of three. One, [HAGRID kicks the motorcycle on with a roar,] two, three!
Sc 3 : Death in the Skies
[All of them leap into the air, the sidecar wobbles threateningly. As HARRY looks back at Privet Drive one last time, hooded figures on broomsticks all of a sudden are surrounding them from everywhere. There are flashes of green light and red light in response from the Order, screams everywhere, and the motorcycle is spinning upside down.]
HARRY
Hedwig!
[HARRY screams as Hedwig’s cage falls from the sidecar, and he just manages to grab hold of it. Hedwig is ruffled. The motorcycle is upright again, but her cage is still exposed when there is another flash of green light from near by, and Hedwig screeches and falls to the floor of her cage, dead.]
NO! HEDWIG!
[HARRY is shaking the cage frantically. He clutches the cage to his chest as he looks around to see Death Eaters following him and HAGRID on broomsticks. Behind them, chaos is ensuing. BILL and FLEUR(as HARRY) are in a vicious fight with two Death Eaters and trying to escape. We see a flash of what may be SNAPE’s face in a duel with LUPIN and GEORGE(as HARRY), who gets hit by a jet from SNAPE’s figure and starts to bleed. Other fights are happening all over in the skies, which are alight with curses and screams.]
Hagrid! We’ve got to go back! We’ve got to help the others! [He is
almost crying, but too frightened to do so and screaming over all the noise.]
HAGRID
My job’s ter keep you safe, Harry, and tha’s what I’m gonna do!
[HAGRID swerves the motorcycle wildly, as four Death Eaters pursue them. They are leaving the fray behind, but the flashes of light are still visible behind them like fireworks. HARRY turns around, left hand still clutching Hedwig’s cage, right hand holding his wand.]
HARRY
[In the direction of the Death Eaters,] Stupefy! [A jet of red from his wand scatters the Death Eaters, but does not hit any of them.] Stupefy! [Still does not hit any of them.] Reducto! Stupefy!
[This spell hits one of the Death Eaters in the chest and he collapses from the sky in a flash of red light. The other three Death Eaters are still aiming their killing curses at HAGRID and HARRY responds with more stunning spells (‘Stupefy’) and the red and green curses are exploding in the sky.]
HAGRID
Hang on, Harry! This’ll do for ‘em!
[HARRY puts Hedwig’s cage between his legs with the rucksack. HAGRID slams his fist against a button on the motorcycle and with a loud bang, the bike speeds up tremendously as fire shoots out from the exhaust. The Death Eaters swerve to avoid it and are left behind from the speed of the motorcycle. The sidecar is trembling, loose from the acceleration. HAGRID and HARRY are both shaking from the speed of the bike.]
HARRY
[He screams over the noise.] Hagrid! [His voice is shuddering.] It’s coming loose!
HAGRID
WHAT?
HARRY
THE SIDECAR IS COMING LOOSE!
[Just as he finishes speaking, the sidecar breaks off the motorcycle and HARRY is sent flying into the air away from HAGRID and the motorcycle. HARRY is yelling. He and the sidecar start to fall.]
[Pointing his wand at the sidecar,] Wingardium Leviosa!
[The sidecar stops falling momentarily, but then starts to sink as the Death Eaters rejoin him.]
HAGRID
Hang on, Harry, I’m comin’! [He’s far away.]
HARRY
Impedimenta! [His spell hits one of the Death Eaters in the chest, just as a red spell shoots over his head. He is still falling rapidly and gaining speed. Death Eaters are flying down on him. HARRY fumbles wildly for his broomstick, which he grabs a hold of and, his rucksack on his back, he shoots into the skies on his Firebolt, flying right in between the Death Eaters, only pausing to shoot a spell at the sidecar,] Confringo! [It takes the Death Eaters a beat to realise what happened before they swerve to pursue him. HARRY fires spells randomly behind him.] Reducto! [It hits no one.] Impedimenta! [It hits one of the Death Eaters.] Stupefy! [It also hits no one.] Expelliarmus! [It hits one of the Death Eaters who is disarmed.]
DISARMED DEATH EATER
It’s him! That’s the real one!
[The remaining two Death Eaters fall back and HARRY pauses in the sky, curious, before turning back around to look for HAGRID. The silence is pressing in, the only sound HARRY’s heavy and frightened breathing.]
HARRY
Hagrid? HAGRID!
HAGRID
I’m comin’, Harry!
[HAGRID appears on the motorcycle not too far away just as VOLDEMORT appears, flying on smoke without a broomstick. He aims a jet of green light at HARRY, but it hits the Firebolt and HARRY is flung from it as it explodes. He yells, but HAGRID catches him and HARRY clambers onto the back of the motorcycle. Two Death Eaters are on either side of the bike, VOLDEMORT flying behind them. VOLDEMORT laughs as he raises his wand. HARRY sees him out of the corner of his eye, HAGRID screams and dives. Jets of light are flying in every direction, then one hits the bike, which is sent spiraling down. A Death Eater appears beside them as they are falling and aims at HARRY.]
NO!
[HAGRID jumps off the falling bike and onto the Death Eater and they both disappear as HARRY continues to fall.]
HARRY
HAGRID!
[VOLDEMORT appears beside HARRY, white faced and sinister. He raises his wand again; now he is angry.]
VOLDEMORT
He is mine! AVADA—
[HARRY’s eyes are shut and he’s screaming. His hand holding his wand moves of its own accord and shoots gold flames at VOLDEMORT, who, with a scream, is sent hurtling back. HARRY, still clutching onto the falling motorcycle, pushes the same button and is shot forward immensely fast again as fire bursts from the exhaust.]
HARRY
HAGRID!
[HARRY is nearing the ground and pulls up on the handlebars. The air is empty of the sounds of dueling. HAGRID is laying on the ground nearby. HARRY crashes the bike into a muddy pond and scrambles up, struggling in the mud, over to him. He is obviously in pain and distress. HAGRID is unconscious.]
Hagrid! Hagrid!
TED TONKS
Who’s there? [The bobbing light of a lantern appears from the right, emerging from a wizarding house. Only the silhouette of the man holding it is visible.] Potter? Is that Harry Potter?
[HARRY does not speak, but struggles to his feet, his face moist with sweat and what may be tears. He is out of breath.]
‘Dromeda! Come outside, they’ve crashed in the garden!
Sc 4 : A Sad Reunion at the Burrow
[HARRY wakes up on a bed in a well lit and warm room. He is obviously in a wizarding home; the items around him are not Muggle at all.]
HARRY
Hagrid! [He sits up violently and winces.]
[TED TONKS is standing by the doorway, robust and jolly, though mostly anxious at this point, his arm around his wife, ANDROMEDA, who looks like a softer version of Bellatrix Lestrange.]
TED
Hagrid is fine, son. That was a pretty nasty crash, but we managed to fix you both up pretty well.
HARRY
Where is he?
HAGRID
[He appears in the door behind TED and ANDROMEDA, smiling but fairly beaten up. He squeezes through the door and runs over to HARRY, who stands up.] Harry! [He hugs him strongly.] Harry, you’re alive! How did yeh get out o’ that?
HARRY
I- I don’t know--
TED
Well, that doesn’t matter now. We’ve arranged a Portkey for you to take to the Weasley’s. It should leave in about two minutes. [He tried to shepherd them into another room, but HARRY holds him back for a moment.]
HARRY
Listen, thank you. I—
TED
[He puts his hand on HARRY’s and nods knowingly. HARRY looks back at HAGRID and swings his muddy rucksack onto his back. They walk into another room where a silver hairbrush is lying on the table.] That’s the Portkey. Tell Dora to send word when she can. [He hugs ANDROMEDA closer and she smiles, though it does not reach her eyes. Both of them are clearly worried.]
HARRY
[He is guilty for what he is putting them through and does not know what to say.] I—
HAGRID
Harry!
[As the Portkey turns blue, Harry throws his hand on it, and they are taken to the Burrow where they both land roughly on the ground. MRS WEASLEY and GINNY are running to them in the dark from the direction of the Burrow.]
MRS WEASLEY
Harry! Oh, Harry, dear! What happened? Where is everyone else?
HARRY
They’re not here?
GINNY
[Shaking her head,] You’re the first ones.
[HARRY and HAGRID exchange guilty looks.]
What happened?
HARRY
Death Eaters. They were everywhere, it was all we could do to get away…
GINNY
Harry, where’s Hedwig?
HARRY
[He looks down sadly, fighting back tears.] She got hit. She—she’s dead.
GINNY
[She starts to move towards him, comfortingly.] Harry—
[GINNY is cut off by a blue glow and the arrival of GEORGE (no longer as HARRY) and LUPIN. LUPIN is carrying GEORGE, who his bleeding from the left side of his head. He is unconscious and his face is covered in blood.]
MRS WEASLEY
GEORGE! [She runs to him, and all of them rush into the Burrow, HAGRID having some difficulty get through the door. She fusses over GEORGE when the side of his head becomes visible. His ear is missing. Everyone gasps in horror and MRS WEASLEY bursts into tears.]
GINNY
[Horrified,] What happened?
LUPIN
It was Snape. I saw his face. He cursed it off. I’m so sorry, Molly. I wish I could say I paid him back in kind, but I could barely keep George on the broom, he was losing so much blood… All I could do was try to get him here as soon as possible.
[LUPIN tries to console MRS WEASLEY who is tending to the wound. HARRY is standing back. There is a bright light from outside and GINNY and HARRY look at each other, worried and rush out. HERMIONE and SHACKLEBOLT are walking up to the Burrow. As soon as she sees HARRY, HERMIONE rushes up to him and hugs him. SHACKLEBOLT passes into the house.]
HERMIONE
Harry, are you alright?
HARRY
Yeah…
HERMIONE
[Looking between GINNY’s and HARRY’s somber faces,] What happened?
GINNY
It’s George.
[HERMIONE rushes into the house with a squeak of worry followed by GINNY. There is another blue light and MR WEASLEY and FRED appear. They both barely pause to speak to HARRY as they make for the house,]
MR WEASLEY
Where is everyone?
HARRY
In the living room, it’s George, he’s—
[But both of them are gone already. HARRY follows them in.]
MRS WEASLEY
Oh, Arthur! Thank goodness you’re here!
MR WEASLEY
[Kneeling by the couch where GEORGE is lying,] How is he?
[GEORGE starts to stir.]
MRS WEASLEY
George, darling, how do you feel?
GEORGE
[Reaches up to the hole on the side of his head where his ear used to be. After a short pause,] Saint like.
FRED
Saint like? He’s lost his bloody mind…
GEORGE
Saint like. [He opens his eyes and looks at FRED.] I’m holy… Holey! Get it?
FRED
[Although he looks relieved,] Pathetic, George. Honestly.
GEORGE
Well at least now people can tell us apart.
[MRS WEASLEY starts to fuss over GEORGE, and HARRY, GINNY, HERMIONE, LUPIN, HAGRID and SHACKLEBOLT all go back outside to keep watch. There is a moment of silence in which HARRY and GINNY share looks of longing, when RON and TONKS come flying from the sky on broomsticks, and land roughly. HERMIONE and HARRY rush over to RON.]
TONKS
[Running to LUPIN’s arms,] Remus!
RON
It’s OK, I’m fine…
HERMIONE
[She hugs RON a bit differently from how she did HARRY.] Ron! What happened? I thought—
TONKS
We just got held up by some nasty Death Eaters. Ron did great, though.
[RON and HERMIONE both beam. A thestral is heard and they all look up in time to see BILL and FLEUR on its back as it touches ground. They slide off and walk to everyone. They are not smiling. BILL gives everyone a meaningful look just as MR WEASLEY and MRS WEASLEY come rushing out.]
MRS WEASLEY
Ron! Bill! Thank goodness you’re alright! [She hugs her sons. BILL does not wholeheartedly return it.]
BILL
[Looking at MR WEASLEY,] Mad-Eye’s dead. [There is a shocked moment of silence.] It was Voldemort. The minute the curse hit him, Mundungus got scared and Disapparated. [FLEUR is crying.]
[RON motions to HARRY and HERMIONE and they all retreat farther away from the rest of the silent group.
RON
So, what do we do now?
HERMIONE
[As HARRY shrugs,] Well we have to stay for Bill and Fleur’s wedding… and then I guess we leave. [She and RON are looking at HARRY inquisitively.] Harry?
HARRY
Yeah… I guess so.