Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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CONTENTS
PARTONE
ACTONE
ACTTWO
PARTTWO
ACTTHREE
ACTFOUR
ABOUTTHEPRODUCTION
BIOGRAPHIESOFTHEORIGINALSTORYTEAM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACTONE,SCENEONE
KING’SCROSS
Abusyandcrowdedstation.Fullofpeopletryingtogosomewhere.Amongstthehustleandbustle,two
largecagesrattleontopoftwoladentrolleys.They’rebeingpushedbytwoboys,JAMESPOTTERand
ALBUSPOTTER,theirmother,GINNY,followsafter.Athirty-seven-year-oldman,HARRY,hashisdaughter,
LILY,onhisshoulders.
ALBUS:Dad.Hekeepssayingit.
HARRY:James,giveitarest.
JAMES:IonlysaidhemightbeinSlytherin.Andhemightso...(Offhisdad’sglare.)Fine.
ALBUS(lookingupathismum):You’llwritetome,won’tyou?
GINNY:Everydayifyouwantusto.
ALBUS:No.Noteveryday.Jamessaysmostpeopleonlygetlettersfromhomeaboutonceamonth.I
don’twantto...
HARRY:Wewrotetoyourbrotherthreetimesaweeklastyear.
ALBUS:What?James!
ALBUS looksaccusinglyatJAMES .
GINNY:Yes.YoumaynotwanttobelieveeverythinghetellsyouaboutHogwarts.Helikesalaugh,
yourbrother.
JAMES(withagrin):Canwegonow,please?
ALBUS looksathisdad,andthenhismum.
GINNY:Allyouhavetodoiswalkstraightatthewallbetweenplatformsnineandten.
LILY:I’msoexcited.
HARRY:Don’tstopanddon’tbescaredyou’llcrashintoit,that’sveryimportant.Besttodoitatarun
ifyou’renervous.
ALBUS:I’mready.
HARRYandLILYputtheirhandsonALBUS ’strolley—GINNYjoinsJAMES ’strolley—together,the
familyrunhardintothebarrier.
ACTONE,SCENETWO
PLATFORMNINEANDTHREE-QUARTERS
WhichiscoveredinthickwhitesteampouringfromtheHOGWARTSEXPRESS.
Andwhichisalsobusy—butinsteadofpeopleinsharpsuitsgoingabouttheirday—it’snowwizards
andwitchesinrobesmostlytryingtoworkouthowtosaygood-byetotheirbelovedprogeny.
ALBUS:Thisisit.
LILY:Wow!
ALBUS:Platformnineandthree-quarters.
LILY:Wherearethey?Aretheyhere?Maybetheydidn’tcome?
HARRYpointsoutRON,HERMIONE,andtheirdaughter,ROSE.LILYrunsharduptothem.
UncleRon.UncleRon!!!
RONturnstowardsthemasLILYgoesbarrelinguptohim.Hepicksherupintohisarms.
RON:Ifitisn’tmyfavoritePotter.
LILY:Haveyougotmytrick?
RON:AreyouawareoftheWeasleys’WizardWheezes–certifiednose-stealingbreath?
ROSE:Mum!Dad’sdoingthatlamethingagain.
HERMIONE:Yousaylame,hesaysglorious,Isay—somewhereinbetween.
RON:Hangon.Letmejustmunchthis...air.Andnowit’sjustasimplematterof...ExcusemeifI
smellslightlyofgarlic...
Hebreathesonherface.LILYgiggles.
LILY:Yousmellofporridge.
RON:Bing.Bang.Boing.Younglady,getreadytonotbeingabletosmellatall...
Heliftshernoseoff.
LILY:Where’smynose?
RON:Ta-da!
Hishandisempty.It’salametrick.Everyoneenjoysitslameness.
LILY:Youaresilly.
ALBUS:Everyone’sstaringatusagain.
RON:Becauseofme!I’mextremelyfamous.Mynoseexperimentsarelegendary!
HERMIONE:They’recertainlysomething.
HARRY:Parkedallright,then?
RON:Idid.Hermionedidn’tbelieveIcouldpassaMuggledrivingtest,didyou?ShethoughtI’dhave
toConfundtheexaminer.
HERMIONE:Ithoughtnothingofthekind,Ihavecompletefaithinyou.
ROSE:AndIhavecompletefaithhedidConfundtheexaminer.
RON:Oi!
ALBUS:Dad...
ALBUS pullsonHARRY’srobes.HARRYlooksdown.
Doyouthink—whatifIam—whatifI’mputinSlytherin...
HARRY:Andwhatwouldbewrongwiththat?
ALBUS:SlytherinistheHouseofthesnake,ofDarkMagic...It’snotaHouseofbravewizards.
HARRY:AlbusSeverus,youwerenamedaftertwoheadmastersofHogwarts.Oneofthemwasa
SlytherinandhewasprobablythebravestmanIeverknew.
ALBUS:Butjustsay...
HARRY:Ifitmatterstoyou,you,theSortingHatwilltakeyourfeelingsintoaccount.
ALBUS:Really?
HARRY:Itdidforme.
Thisissomethinghe’sneversaidbefore,itresonatesaroundhisheadamoment.
Hogwartswillbethemakingofyou,Albus.Ipromiseyou,thereisnothingtobefrightened
ofthere.
JAMES:ApartfromtheThestrals.WatchoutfortheThestrals.
ALBUS:Ithoughttheywereinvisible!
HARRY:Listentoyourprofessors,don’tlistentoJames,andremembertoenjoyyourself.Now,ifyou
don’twantthistraintoleavewithoutyou,youshouldleapon...
LILY:I’mgoingtochasethetrainout.
GINNY:Lily,comestraightback.
HERMIONE:Rose.RemembertosendNevilleourlove.
ROSE:Mum,Ican’tgiveaprofessorlove!
ROSEexitsforthetrain.AndthenALBUS turnsandhugsGINNYandHARRYonelasttimebefore
followingafterher.
ALBUS:Okay,then.Bye.
Heclimbsonboard.HERMIONE,GINNY,RON,andHARRYstandwatchingthetrain—aswhistles
blowupanddowntheplatform.
GINNY:They’regoingtobeokay,right?
HERMIONE:Hogwartsisabigplace.
RON:Big.Wonderful.Fulloffood.I’dgiveanythingtobegoingback.
HARRY:Strange,Albeingworriedhe’llbesortedintoSlytherin.
HERMIONE:That’snothing,Roseisworriedwhethershe’llbreaktheQuidditchscoringrecordinher
firstorsecondyear.AndhowearlyshecantakeherO.W.L.s.
RON:Ihavenoideawhereshegetsherambitionfrom.
GINNY:Andhowwouldyoufeel,Harry,ifAl—ifheis?
RON:Youknow,Gin,wealwaysthoughttherewasachanceyoucouldbesortedintoSlytherin.
GINNY:What?
RON:Honestly,FredandGeorgeranabook.
HERMIONE:Canwego?Peoplearelooking,youknow.
GINNY:Peoplealwayslookwhenyouthreearetogether.Andapart.Peoplealwayslookatyou.
Thefourexit.GINNYstopsHARRY.
Harry...He’llbeallright,won’the?
HARRY:Ofcoursehewill.
ACTONE,SCENETHREE
THEHOGWARTSEXPRESS
ALBUS andROSEwalkalongthecarriageofthetrain.
TheTROLLEYWITCHapproaches,pushinghertrolley.
TROLLEYWITCH:Anythingfromthetrolley,dears?PumpkinPasty?ChocolateFrog?CauldronCake?
ROSE(spottingALBUS ’slovinglookattheChocolateFrogs):Al.Weneedtoconcentrate.
ALBUS:Concentrateonwhat?
ROSE:Onwhowechoosetobefriendswith.MymumanddadmetyourdadontheirfirstHogwarts
Express,youknow...
ALBUS:Soweneedtochoosenowwhotobefriendswithforlife?That’squitescary.
ROSE:Onthecontrary,it’sexciting.I’maGranger-Weasley,you’reaPotter—everyonewillwantto
befriendswithus,we’vegotthepickofanyonewewant.
ALBUS:Sohowdowedecide—whichcompartmenttogoin...
ROSE:Weratethemallandthenwemakeadecision.
ALBUS opensadoor—tolookinonalonelyblondkid—SCORPIUS —inanotherwiseempty
compartment.ALBUSsmiles.SCORPIUSsmilesback.
ALBUS:Hi.Isthiscompartment...
SCORPIUS:It’sfree.It’sjustme.
ALBUS:Great.Sowemightjust—comein—forabit—ifthat’sokay?
SCORPIUS:That’sokay.Hi.
ALBUS:Albus.Al.I’m—mynameisAlbus...
SCORPIUS:HiScorpius.Imean,I’mScorpius.You’reAlbus.I’mScorpius.Andyoumustbe...
ROSE’sfaceisgrowingcolderbytheminute.
ROSE:Rose.
SCORPIUS:Hi,Rose.WouldyoulikesomeofmyFizzingWhizbees?
ROSE:I’vejusthadbreakfast,thanks.
SCORPIUS:I’vealsogotsomeShock-o-Choc,PepperImps,andsomeJellySlugs.Mum’sidea—she
says(sings),“Sweets,theyalwayshelpyoumakefriends.”(Herealizesthatsingingwasa
mistake.)Stupididea,probably.
ALBUS:I’llhavesome...Mumdoesn’tletmehavesweets.Whichonewouldyoustartwith?
ROSEhitsALBUS outofsightofSCORPIUS .
SCORPIUS:Easy.I’vealwaysregardedthePepperImpasthekingoftheconfectionerybag.They’re
peppermintsweetsthatmakeyousmokeattheears.
ALBUS:Brilliant,thenthat’swhatI’ll—(ROSEhitshimagain.)Rose,willyoupleasestophittingme?
ROSE:I’mnothittingyou.
ALBUS:Youarehittingme,andithurts.
SCORPIUS ’sfacefalls.
SCORPIUS:She’shittingyoubecauseofme.
ALBUS:What?
SCORPIUS:Listen,Iknowwhoyouare,soit’sprobablyonlyfairyouknowwhoIam.
ALBUS:WhatdoyoumeanyouknowwhoIam?
SCORPIUS:You’reAlbusPotter.She’sRoseGranger-Weasley.AndIamScorpiusMalfoy.Myparents
areAstoriaandDracoMalfoy.Ourparents—theydidn’tgeton.
ROSE:That’sputtingitmildly.YourmumanddadareDeathEaters!
SCORPIUS(affronted):Dadwas—butMumwasn’t.
ROSElooksaway,andSCORPIUS knowswhyshedoes.
Iknowwhattherumoris,andit’salie.
ALBUS looksfromanuncomfortableROSEtoadesperateSCORPIUS .
ALBUS:What—istherumor?
SCORPIUS:Therumoristhatmyparentscouldn’thavechildren.Thatmyfatherandmygrandfather
weresodesperateforapowerfulheir,topreventtheendoftheMalfoyline,thatthey...thatthey
usedaTime-Turnertosendmymotherback...
ALBUS:Tosendherbackwhere?
ROSE:Therumoristhathe’sVoldemort’sson,Albus.
Ahorrible,uncomfortablesilence.
It’sprobablyrubbish.Imean...look,you’vegotanose.
Thetensionisslightlybroken.SCORPIUSlaughs,patheticallygrateful.
SCORPIUS:Andit’sjustlikemyfather ’s!Igothisnose,hishair,andhisname.Notthatthat’sagreat
thingeither.Imean—father-sonissues,Ihavethem.But,onthewhole,I’dratherbeaMalfoy
than,youknow,thesonoftheDarkLord.
SCORPIUS andALBUS lookateachotherandsomethingpassesbetweenthem.
ROSE:Yes,well,weprobablyshouldsitsomewhereelse.Comeon,Albus.
ALBUS isthinkingdeeply.
ALBUS:No.(OffROSE’slook.)I’mokay.Yougoon...
ROSE:Albus.Iwon’twait.
ALBUS:AndIwouldn’texpectyouto.ButI’mstayinghere.
ROSElooksathimasecondandthenleavesthecompartment.
ROSE:Fine!
SCORPIUS andALBUS areleft—lookingateachother—unsure.
SCORPIUS:Thankyou.
ALBUS:No.No.Ididn’tstay—foryou—Istayedforyoursweets.
SCORPIUS:She’squitefierce.
ALBUS:Yes.Sorry.
SCORPIUS:No.Ilikeit.DoyoupreferAlbusorAl?
SCORPIUS grinsandpopstwosweetsintohismouth.
ALBUS(thinks):Albus.
SCORPIUS(assmokecomesoutofhisears):THANKYOUFORSTAYINGFORMYSWEETS,
ALBUS!
ALBUS(laughing):Wow.
ACTONE,SCENEFOUR
TRANSITIONSCENE
Andnowweenteranever-worldoftimechange.Andthissceneisallaboutmagic.Thechangesare
rapidasweleapbetweenworlds.Therearenoindividualscenes,butfragments,shardsthatshowthe
constantprogressionoftime.
Initiallywe’reinsideHogwarts,intheGreatHall,andeveryoneisdancingaroundALBUS.
POLLYCHAPMAN:AlbusPotter.
KARLJENKINS:APotter.Inouryear.
YANNFREDERICKS:He’sgothishair.He’sgothairjustlikehim.
ROSE:Andhe’smycousin.(Astheyturn.)RoseGranger-Weasley.Nicetomeetyou.
TheSORTINGHATwalksthroughthestudents,whospringintotheirHouses.
Itbecomesquicklyapparenthe’sapproachingROSE,whoistenseassheawaitsherfate.
SORTINGHAT:
I’vedonethisjobforcenturies
Oneverystudent’sheadI’vesat
OfthoughtsItakeinventories
ForI’mthefamousSortingHat
I’vesortedhigh,I’vesortedlow,
I’vedonethejobthroughthickandthin
Soputmeonandyouwillknow
WhichHouseyoushouldbein...
RoseGranger-Weasley.
HeputshishatonROSE’shead.
GRYFFINDOR!
There’scheeringfromtheGryffindorsasROSEjoinsthem.
ROSE:ThankDumbledore.
SCORPIUS runstotakeROSE’splaceundertheSORTINGHAT’sglare.
SORTINGHAT:ScorpiusMalfoy.
HeputshishatonSCORPIUS’shead.
SLYTHERIN!
SCORPIUS wasexpectingthis,henodsandhalfsmiles.There’scheeringfromtheSlytherinsas
hejoinsthem.
POLLYCHAPMAN:Well,thatmakessense.
ALBUS walksswiftlytothefrontofthestage.
SORTINGHAT:AlbusPotter.
HeputshishatonALBUS’shead—andthistimeheseemstotakelonger—almostasifhe
tooisconfused.
SLYTHERIN!
There’sasilence.
Aperfect,profoundsilence.
Onethatsitslow,twistsabit,andhasdamagewithinit.
POLLYCHAPMAN:Slytherin?
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:Whoa!APotter?InSlytherin.
ALBUS looksout,unsure.SCORPIUS smiles,delighted,asheshoutsacrosstohim.
SCORPIUS:Youcanstandnexttome!
ALBUS(thoroughlydiscombobulated):Right.Yes.
YANNFREDERICKS:Isupposehishairisn’tthatsimilar.
ROSE:Albus?Butthisiswrong,Albus.Thisisnothowit’ssupposedtobe.
AndsuddenlyaflyinglessonishappeningwithMADAMHOOCH.
MADAMHOOCH:Well,whatareyouallwaitingfor?Everyonestandbyabroomstick.Comeon,hurry
up.
Thekidsallhurryintopositionbesidetheirbrooms.
Stickoutyourhandsoutoveryourbroom,andsay,“Up!”
EVERYONE:UP!
ROSE’sandYANN’sbroomssailintotheirhands.
ROSEandYANN :Yes!
MADAMHOOCH:Comeon,now,I’venotimeforshirkers.Say“UP.”“UP”likeyoumeanit.
EVERYONE(barROSEandYANN):UP!
Broomssailup,includingSCORPIUS’s.OnlyALBUSisleftwithhisbroomonthefloor.
EVERYONE(barROSE,YANN,andALBUS ):YES!
ALBUS:Up.UP.UP.
Hisbroomdoesn’tmove.Notevenamillimeter.Hestaresatitwithdisbelievingdesperation.
There’sgigglingfromtherestoftheclass.
POLLYCHAPMAN:OhMerlin’sbeard,howhumiliating!Hereallyisn’tlikehisfatheratall,ishe?
KARLJENKINS:AlbusPotter,theSlytherinSquib.
MADAMHOOCH:Okay.Children.Timetofly.
AndsuddenlyHARRYappearsfromnowherebesideALBUSassteamexpandsalloverthestage.
We’rebackonplatformnineandthree-quartersandtimehastickedonmercilessly.ALBUSis
nowayearolder(asisHARRY,butlessnoticeably).
ALBUS:I’mjustaskingyou,Dad,ifyou’ll—ifyou’lljuststandalittleawayfromme.
HARRY(amused):Second-yearsdon’tliketobeseenwiththeirdads,isthatit?
AnOVER-ATTENTIVEWIZARDbeginstocirclethem.
ALBUS:No.It’sjust—you’reyouand—andI’mmeand—
HARRY:It’sjustpeoplelooking,okay?Peoplelook.Andthey’relookingatme,notyou.
TheOVER-ATTENTIVEWIZARDprofferssomethingforHARRYtosign—hesignsit.
ALBUS:AtHarryPotterandhisdisappointingson.
HARRY:Whatdoesthatmean?
ALBUS:AtHarryPotterandhisSlytherinson.
JAMES rushespastthem,carryinghisbag.
JAMES:SlytheringSlytherin,stopwithyourdithering,timetogetontothetrain.
HARRY:Unnecessary,James.
JAMES(longgone):SeeyouatChristmas,Dad.
HARRYlooksatALBUS ,concerned.
HARRY:Al—
ALBUS:MynameisAlbus,notAl.
HARRY:Aretheotherkidsbeingunkind?Isthatit?Maybeifyoutriedmakingafewmorefriends...
withoutHermioneandRonIwouldn’thavesurvivedHogwarts,Iwouldn’thavesurvivedatall.
ALBUS:ButIdon’tneedaRonandHermione.I’ve—I’vegotafriend,Scorpius,andIknowyoudon’t
likehimbuthe’sallIneed.
HARRY:Look,aslongasyou’rehappy,that’sallthatmatterstome.
ALBUS:Youdidn’tneedtobringmetothestation,Dad.
ALBUS picksuphiscaseandmakeshardaway.
HARRY:ButIwantedtobehere...
ButALBUSisgone.DRACOMALFOY,hisrobesperfect,hisblondponytailpreciselyplaced,
emergesfromwithinthecrowdstobebesideHARRY.
DRACO:Ineedafavor.
HARRY:Draco.
DRACO:Theserumors—aboutmyson’sparentage—theydon’tseemtobegoingaway.Theother
HogwartsstudentsteaseScorpiusaboutitrelentlessly—iftheMinistrycouldreleaseastatement
reaffirmingthatallTime-TurnersweredestroyedintheBattleoftheDepartmentofMysteries...
HARRY:Draco,justletitblowover—they’llsoonmoveon.
DRACO:Mysonissufferingand—Astoriahasn’tbeenwellrecently—soheneedsallthesupporthe
canget.
HARRY:Ifyouanswerthegossip,youfeedthegossip.There’vebeenrumorsVoldemorthadachild
foryears,Scorpiusisnotthefirsttobeaccused.TheMinistry,foryoursakeaswellasours,
needstosteerwellclear.
DRACOfrowns,annoyed,asthestageclearsandROSEandALBUS standreadywiththeircases.
ALBUS:Assoonasthetrainleavesyoudon’thavetotalktome.
ROSE:Iknow.Wejustneedtokeepthepretenseupinfrontofthegrown-ups.
SCORPIUS runson—withbighopesandanevenbiggercase.
SCORPIUS(hopeful):Hi,Rose.
ROSE(definitive):Bye,Albus.
SCORPIUS(stillhopeful):She’smelting.
Andsuddenlywe’reintheGreatHallandPROFESSORMcGONAGALLisstandingatthefrontwith
abigsmileonherface.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:AndI’mpleasedtoannounceGryffindor ’snewestmemberoftheQuidditch
team—our—(sherealizesshecan’tbepartial)yoursuperbnewChaser—RoseGrangerWeasley.
Thehalleruptsintocheers.SCORPIUSclapsalongsidethemall.
ALBUS:Areyouclappinghertoo?WehateQuidditchandshe’splayingforanotherHouse.
SCORPIUS:She’syourcousin,Albus.
ALBUS:Doyouthinkshe’dclapforme?
SCORPIUS:Ithinkshe’sbrilliant.
ThestudentscircleALBUSagainassuddenlyaPotionsclassbegins.
POLLYCHAPMAN:AlbusPotter.Anirrelevance.Evenportraitsturntheotherwaywhenhecomesupthe
stairs.
ALBUS hunchesoverapotion.
ALBUS:Andnowweadd—isithornofbicorn?
KARLJENKINS:LeavehimandVoldemort’schildtoit,Isay.
ALBUS:Withjustalittlesalamanderblood...
Thepotionexplodesloudly.
SCORPIUS:Okay.What’sthecounter-ingredient?Whatdoweneedtochange?
ALBUS:Everything.
Andwiththat,timemoveseveronwards—ALBUS’seyesbecomedarker,hisfacegrowsmore
sallow.He’sstillanattractiveboy,buthe’stryingnottoadmitit.
Andsuddenlyhe’sbackonplatformnineandthree-quarterswithhisdad—whoisstill
tryingtopersuadehisson(andhimself)thateverythingisokay.Bothhaveagedanother
year.
HARRY:Thirdyear.Bigyear.HereisyourpermissionformforHogsmeade.
ALBUS:IhateHogsmeade.
HARRY:Howcanyouhateaplaceyouhaven’tactuallyvisitedyet?
ALBUS:BecauseIknowit’llbefullofHogwartsstudents.
ALBUS screwsupthepaper.
HARRY:Justgiveitago—comeon—thisisyourchancetogonutsinHoneydukeswithoutyour
mumknowing—no,Albus,don’tyoudare.
ALBUS(pointinghiswand):Incendio!
Theballofpaperburstsintoflameandascendsacrossthestage.
HARRY:Ofallthestupidthings!
ALBUS:TheironicthingisIdidn’texpectittowork.I’mterribleatthatspell.
HARRY:Al—Albus,I’vebeenexchangingowlswithProfessorMcGonagall—shesaysyou’re
isolatingyourself—you’reuncooperativeinlessons—you’resurly—you’re—
ALBUS:Sowhatwouldyoulikemetodo?Magicmyselfpopular?ConjuremyselfintoanewHouse?
Transfiguremyselfintoabetterstudent?Justcastaspell,Dad,andchangemeintowhatyouwant
metobe,okay?It’llworkbetterforbothofus.Gottogo.Traintocatch.Friendtofind.
ALBUS runstoSCORPIUS ,whoissittingonhiscase—numbtotheworld.
(Delighted.)Scorpius...(Concerned.)Scorpius...Areyouokay?
SCORPIUS saysnothing.ALBUS triestoreadhisfriend’seyes.
Yourmum?It’sgotworse?
SCORPIUS:It’sgottheworstitcanpossiblyget.
ALBUS sitsdownbesideSCORPIUS .
ALBUS:Ithoughtyou’dsendanowl...
SCORPIUS:Icouldn’tworkoutwhattosay.
ALBUS:AndnowIdon’tknowwhattosay...
SCORPIUS:Saynothing.
ALBUS:Isthereanything...?
SCORPIUS:Cometothefuneral.
ALBUS:Ofcourse.
SCORPIUS:Andbemygoodfriend.
AndsuddenlytheSORTINGHATiscenterstageandwe’rebackintheGreatHall.
SORTINGHAT:
Areyouafraidofwhatyou’llhear?
AfraidI’llspeakthenameyoufear?
NotSlytherin!NotGryffindor!
NotHufflepuff!NotRavenclaw!
Don’tworry,child,Iknowmyjob,
You’lllearntolaugh,iffirstyousob.
LilyPotter.GRYFFINDOR.
LILY:Yes!
ALBUS:Great.
SCORPIUS:Didyoureallythinkshe’dcometous?Pottersdon’tbelonginSlytherin.
ALBUS:Thisonedoes.
Ashetriestomeltintothebackground,theotherstudentslaugh.Helooksupatthemall.
Ididn’tchoose,youknowthat?Ididn’tchoosetobehisson.
ACTONE,SCENEFIVE
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,HARRY’SOFFICE
HERMIONEsitswithpilesofpaperinfrontofherinHARRY’smessyoffice.Sheisslowlysortingthroughit
all.HARRYentersinarush.Heisbleedingfromagrazeonhischeek.
HERMIONE:Howdiditgo?
HARRY:Itwastrue.
HERMIONE:TheodoreNott?
HARRY:Incustody.
HERMIONE:AndtheTime-Turneritself?
HARRYrevealstheTime-Turner.Itshinesoutalluringly.
Isitgenuine?Doesitwork?It’snotjustanhour-reversalturner—itgoesbackfurther?
HARRY:Wedon’tknowanythingyet.Iwantedtotryitoutthereandthenbutwiserheadsprevailed.
HERMIONE:Well,nowwehaveit.
HARRY:Andyou’resureyouwanttokeepit?
HERMIONE:Idon’tthinkwe’veachoice.Lookatit.It’sentirelydifferenttotheTime-TurnerIhad.
HARRY(dry):Apparentlywizardryhasmovedonsincewewerekids.
HERMIONE:You’rebleeding.
HARRYcheckshisfaceinthemirror.Hedabsatthewoundwithhisrobes.
Don’tworry,it’llgowiththescar.
HARRY(withagrin):Whatyoudoinginmyoffice,Hermione?
HERMIONE:IwasanxioustohearaboutTheodoreNottand—thoughtI’dcheckwhetheryou’dkept
yourpromiseandwereontopofyourpaperwork.
HARRY:Ah.TurnsoutI’mnot.
HERMIONE:No.You’renot.Harry,howcanyougetanyworkdoneinthischaos?
HARRYwaveshiswandandthepapersandbookstransformintoneatpiles.HARRYsmiles.
HARRY:Nolongerchaotic.
HERMIONE:Butstillignored.Youknow,there’ssomeinterestingstuffinhere...Therearemountain
trollsridingGraphornsthroughHungary,therearegiantswithwingedtattoosontheirbacks
walkingthroughtheGreekSeas,andthewerewolveshavegoneentirelyunderground—
HARRY:Great,let’sgetoutthere.I’llgettheteamtogether.
HERMIONE:Harry,Igetit.Paperwork’sboring...
HARRY:Notforyou.
HERMIONE:I’mbusyenoughwithmyown.Thesearepeopleandbeaststhatfoughtalongside
Voldemortinthegreatwizardingwars.Thesearealliesofdarkness.This—combinedwithwhat
wehavejustunearthedatTheodoreNott’s—couldmeansomething.ButiftheHeadofMagical
LawEnforcementisn’treadinghisfiles—
HARRY:ButIdon’tneedtoreadit—I’moutthere,hearingaboutit.TheodoreNott—itwasmewho
heardtherumorsabouttheTime-Turnerandmewhoacteduponit.Youreallydon’tneedtotell
meoff.
HERMIONElooksatHARRY—thisistricky.
HERMIONE:Doyoufancyatoffee?Don’ttellRon.
HARRY:You’rechangingthesubject.
HERMIONE:Itrulyam.Toffee?
HARRY:Can’t.We’reoffsugaratthemoment.(Beat.)Youknow,youcangetaddictedtothatstuff?
HERMIONE:WhatcanIsay?Myparentsweredentists,Iwasboundtorebelatsomepoint.Fortyis
leavingitalittlelate,but...You’vejustdoneabrilliantthing.You’recertainlynotbeingtoldoff
—Ijustneedyoutolookatyourpaperworkeverynowandagain,that’sall.Considerthisa
gentle—nudge—fromtheMinisterforMagic.
HARRYhearstheimplicationinheremphasis,henods.
How’sGinny?How’sAlbus?
HARRY:ItseemsI’masgoodatfatherhoodasIamatpaperwork.How’sRose?How’sHugo?
HERMIONE(withagrin):Youknow,RonsayshethinksIseemoreofmysecretary,Ethel,(she
indicatesoff)thanhim.Doyouthinkthere’sapointwherewemadeachoice—parentoftheyear
orMinistryofficialoftheyear?Goon.Gohometoyourfamily,Harry,theHogwartsExpressis
abouttodepartforanotheryear—enjoythetimeyou’vegotleft—andthencomebackhere
withafreshheadandgetthesefilesread.
HARRY:Youreallythinkthiscouldallmeansomething?
HERMIONE(withasmile):Itcoulddo.Butifitdoes,we’llfindawaytofightit,Harry.Wealwayshave.
Shesmilesoncemore,popsatoffeeinhermouth,andleavestheoffice.HARRYisleftalone.
Hepackshisbag.Hewalksoutoftheofficeanddownacorridor.Theweightoftheworld
uponhisshoulders.
Hewalks,tired,intoatelephonebox.Hedials62442.
TELEPHONEBOX:Farewell,HarryPotter.
HeascendsawayfromtheMinistryofMagic.
ACTONE,SCENESIX
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE
ALBUS can’tsleep.Heissittingatthetopofthestairs.Hehearsvoicesbelowhim.WehearHARRY’s
voicebeforehe’srevealed.Anelderlymaninawheelchairiswithhim,AMOSDIGGORY.
HARRY:Amos,Iunderstand,Ireallydo—butI’monlyjusthomeand—
AMOS:I’vetriedtomakeappointmentsattheMinistry.Theysay,“Ah,Mr.Diggory,wehavean
appointmentforyou,let’ssee,intwomonths.”Iwait.Verypatiently.
HARRY:—andcomingtomyhouseinthemiddleofthenight—whenmykidsarejustgettingready
fortheirnewyearatschool—it’snotright.
AMOS:Twomonthspass,Ireceiveanowl,“Mr.Diggory,I’mawfullysorry,butMr.Potterhasbeen
calledawayonurgentbusiness,we’regoingtohavetoshiftthingsaroundalittle,areyou
availableforanappointmentin,let’ssee,intwomonths’time.”Andthenitrepeatsagain,and
again...You’reshuttingmeout.
HARRY:OfcourseI’mnot.It’sjust,I’mafraid,asHeadoftheDepartmentofMagicalLaw
EnforcementI’mafraidI’mresponsible—
AMOS:There’splentyyou’reresponsiblefor.
HARRY:Sorry?
AMOS:Myson,Cedric,youdorememberCedric,don’tyou?
HARRY(rememberingCedrichurtshim):Yes,Irememberyourson.Hisloss—
AMOS:Voldemortwantedyou!Notmyson!Youtoldmeyourself,thewordshesaidwere,“Killthe
spare.”Thespare.Myson,mybeautifulson,wasaspare.
HARRY:Mr.Diggory,asyouknow,IsympathizewithyoureffortstomemorializeCedric,but—
AMOS:Amemorial?Iamnotinterestedinamemorial—notanymore.Iamanoldman—anold
dyingman—andIamheretoaskyou—begyou—tohelpmegethimback.
HARRYlooksup,astonished.
HARRY:Gethimback?Amos,that’snotpossible.
AMOS:TheMinistryhasaTime-Turner,doesitnot?
HARRY:TheTime-Turnerswerealldestroyed.
AMOS:ThereasonI’mherewithsuchurgencyisI’vejustheardrumor—strongrumor—thatthe
MinistryseizedanillegalTime-TurnerfromTheodoreNottandhaskeptit.Forinvestigation.Let
meusethatTime-Turner.Letmehavemysonback.
There’salong,deadlypause.HARRYisfindingthisextremelydifficult.WewatchasALBUS
movescloser,listening.
HARRY:Amos,playingwithtime?Youknowwecan’tdothat.
AMOS:HowmanypeoplehavediedfortheBoyWhoLived?I’maskingyoutosaveoneofthem.
ThishurtsHARRY.Hethinks,hisfacehardens.
HARRY:Whateveryou’veheard,theTheodoreNottstoryisafiction,Amos,I’msorry.
DELPHI:Hello.
ALBUS jumpsamileasDELPHI—atwenty-something,determined-lookingwoman—is
revealed,lookingthroughthestairsathim.
Oh.Sorry.Didn’tmeantostartle.Iusedtobeabigstair-listenermyself.Sittingthere.
Waitingforsomeonetosaysomethingthetiniestbitinteresting.
ALBUS:Whoareyou?Becausethisissortofmyhouseand...
DELPHI:I’mathief,ofcourse.I’mabouttostealeverythingyouown.Givemeyourgold,yourwand,
andyourChocolateFrogs!(Shelooksfierceandthensmiles.)EitherthatorI’mDelphini
Diggory.(Sheascendsthestairsandsticksoutahand.)Delphi.Ilookafterhim—Amos—well,
Itry.(SheindicatesAMOS.)Andyouare?
ALBUS(ruefulgrin):Albus.
DELPHI:Ofcourse!AlbusPotter!SoHarryisyourdad?That’sabitwow,isn’tit?
ALBUS:Notreally.
DELPHI:Ah.HaveIjustputmyfootinit?It’swhattheyusedtosayaboutmeatschool.Delphini
Diggory—thereisn’taholeshecouldn’tdigherselfinto.
ALBUS:Theydoallsortswithmynametoo.
Pause.Shelooksathimcarefully.
AMOS:Delphi.
Shemakestodepartandthenhesitates.ShesmilesatALBUS.
DELPHI:Wedon’tchoosewhowe’rerelatedto.Amos...isn’tjustmypatient,he’smyuncle,it’spart
ofthereasonItookthejobatUpperFlagley.Butthat’smadeitdifficult.It’stoughtolivewith
peoplestuckinthepast,isn’tit?
AMOS:Delphi!
ALBUS:UpperFlagley?
DELPHI:St.Oswald’sHomeforOldWitchesandWizards.Comeseeussometime.Ifyoulike.
AMOS:DELPHI!
Shesmilesandthentripsasshetravelsdownthestairs.SheenterstheroomwithAMOSand
HARRYinit.ALBUS watchesher.
DELPHI:Yes,Uncle?
AMOS:Meettheonce-greatHarryPotter,nowastone-coldMinistryman.Iwillleaveyouinpeace,sir.
Ifpeaceistherightwordforit.Delphi,mychair...
DELPHI:Yes,Uncle.
AMOS ispushedoutoftheroom.HARRYisleft,lookingforlorn.ALBUS watcheson,thinking
carefully.
ACTONE,SCENESEVEN
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,ALBUS’SROOM
ALBUS issittingonthebedastheworldgoesonoutsidehisdoor.Stillagainsttheconstantmotion
outside.WeheararoarfromJAMES(off).
GINNY:James,please,ignoreyourhair,andtidythatdamnroom...
JAMES:HowcanIignoreit?It’spink!I’mgoingtohavetousemyInvisibilityCloak!
JAMES appearsatthedoor,hehaspinkhair.
GINNY:That’snotwhyyourdadgaveyouthatCloak!
LILY:Who’sseenmyPotionsbook?
GINNY:LilyPotter,don’tthinkyou’rewearingthosetoschooltomorrow...
LILYappearsatALBUS ’sdoor.She’swearingfairywingsthatflutter.
LILY:Ilovethem.They’refluttery.
SheexitsasHARRYappearsinALBUS’sdoorway.Helooksthrough.
HARRY:Hi.
There’sanawkwardpausebetweenthem.GINNYappearsinthedoorway.Sheseeswhat’s
happening,shestaysamoment.
Justdeliveringapre-Hogwartsgift—gifts—Ron’ssentthis...
ALBUS:Okay.Alovepotion.Okay.
HARRY:Ithinkit’sajokeabout—Idon’tknowwhat.Lilygotfartinggnomes,Jamesgotacombthat’s
madehishairturnashadeofpink.Ron—well,Ron’sRon,youknow?
HARRYputsdownALBUS ’slovepotiononhisbed.
Ialso—thisisfromme...
Herevealsasmallblanket.GINNYlooksatit,sheseesHARRYistrying,andthenshesoftly
walksaway.
ALBUS:Anoldblanket?
HARRY:Ithoughtalotaboutwhattogiveyouthisyear.James—well,Jameshasbeengoingonabout
theInvisibilityCloaksincetimeitself,andLily—Iknewshe’dlovewings—butyou.You’re
fourteenyearsoldnow,Albus,andIwantedtogiveyousomethingwhich—meantsomething.
This...isthelastthingIhadfrommymum.Theonlything.IwasgiventotheDursleyswrapped
init.Ithoughtithadgoneforeverandthen,whenyourgreat-auntPetuniadied,hiddenamongst
herpossessions,surprisingly,Dudleyfoundthisandhekindlysentitontome,andeversince
then—well,anytimeI’vewantedluckI’vefounditandjusttriedtoholditandIwonderedif
you...
ALBUS:Wantedtoholdittoo?Okay.Done.Let’shopeitbringsmeluck.Icertainlyneedsome.
Hetouchestheblanket.
Butyoushouldkeepit.
HARRY:Ithink—believe—Petuniawantedmetohaveit,that’swhyshekeptit,andnowIwantyouto
haveitfromme.Ididn’treallyknowmymother—butIthinkshe’dhavewantedyoutohaveit
too.Andmaybe—Icouldcomefindyou—andit—onHallows’Eve.I’dliketobewithiton
thenighttheydied—andthatcouldbegoodforthetwoofus...
ALBUS:Listen,I’vegotquitealotofpackingtodo,andyouundoubtedlyhaveMinistryworkcoming
outofyourears,so...
HARRY:Albus,Iwantyoutohavetheblanket.
ALBUS:Anddowhatwithit?Fairywingsmakesense,Dad,invisibilitycloaks,theyalsomakesense—
butthis—really?
HARRYisslightlyheartbroken.Helooksathisson,desperatetoreachout.
HARRY:Doyouwantahand?Packing.Ialwayslovedpacking.ItmeantIwasleavingPrivetDriveand
goingbacktoHogwarts.Whichwas...well,Iknowyoudon’tloveitbut...
ALBUS:Foryou,it’sthegreatestplaceonearth.Iknow.Thepoororphan,bulliedbyhisuncleandaunt
Dursley...
HARRY:Albus,please—canwejust—
ALBUS:...traumatizedbyhiscousin,Dudley,savedbyHogwarts.Iknowitall,Dad.Blah,blah,blah.
HARRY:I’mnotgoingtorisetoyourbait,AlbusPotter.
ALBUS:Thepoororphanwhowentontosaveusall.SomayIsay—onbehalfofwizardingkind—
howgratefulweareforyourheroism.Shouldwebownoworwillacurtsydo?
HARRY:Albus,please—youknow,I’veneverwantedgratitude.
ALBUS:ButrightnowI’moverflowingwithit—itmustbethekindgiftofthismoldyblanketthatdid
it...
HARRY:Moldyblanket?
ALBUS:Whatdidyouthinkwouldhappen?We’dhug.I’dtellyouIalwayslovedyou.What?What?
HARRY(finallylosinghistemper):Youknowwhat?I’mdonewithbeingmaderesponsibleforyour
unhappiness.Atleastyou’vegotadad.BecauseIdidn’t,okay?
ALBUS:Andyouthinkthatwasunlucky?Idon’t.
HARRY:Youwishmedead?
ALBUS:No!Ijustwishyouweren’tmydad.
HARRY(seeingred):Well,therearetimesIwishyouweren’tmyson.
There’sasilence.ALBUSnods.Pause.HARRYrealizeswhathe’ssaid.
No,Ididn’tmeanthat...
ALBUS:Yes.Youdid.
HARRY:Albus,youjustknowhowtogetundermyskin...
ALBUS:Youmeantit,Dad.And,honestly,Idon’tblameyou.
There’sahorriblepause.
Youshouldprobablyleavemealonenow.
HARRY:Albus,please...
ALBUS picksuptheblanketandthrowsit.ItcollideswithRON’slovepotion,whichspillsall
overtheblanketandthebed,producingasmallpuffofsmoke.
ALBUS:Noluckorloveforme,then.
ALBUS runsoutoftheroom.HARRYgoesafterhim.
HARRY:Albus.Albus...Please...
ACTONE,SCENEEIGHT
DREAM,HUT-ON-THE-ROCK
There’saLARGEBOOM.Thenthere’saLARGECRASH.DUDLEYDURSLEY,AUNTPETUNIA,andUNCLE
VERNONarecoweringbehindabed.
DUDLEYDURSLEY:Mum,Idon’tlikethis.
AUNTPETUNIA:Iknewwemadeamistakecominghere.Vernon.Vernon.There’snowherewecanhide.
Notevenalighthouseisfarenoughaway!
There’sanotherLARGEBOOM.
UNCLEVERNON:Holdon.Holdon.Whateveritis,it’snotcominginhere.
AUNTPETUNIA:We’recursed!He’scursedus!Theboyhascursedus!(SeeingYOUNGHARRY.)Thisisall
yourfault.Getbackinyourhole.
YOUNGHARRYflinchesawayasUNCLEVERNONholdsouthisrifle.
UNCLEVERNON:Whoever ’sthere,Ishouldwarnyou—I’marmed.
There’saMASSIVESMASH.Andthedoorfallsoffitshinges.HAGRIDstandsinthemiddleof
thedoorway.Helooksatthemall.
HAGRID:Couldn’tmakeusacupo’tea,couldyeh?It’snotbeenaneasyjourney.
DUDLEYDURSLEY:Look.At.Him.
UNCLEVERNON:Standback.Standback.Behindme,Petunia.Behindme,Dudley.I’llsoonseethis
scarramangeroff.
HAGRID:Scarrawhat?
HepicksupUNCLEVERNON’sgun.
Haven’tseenoneoftheseforawhile.
Hetwiststheendofthegunandtiesitinaknot.
Oops-a-daisy.
Andthenhegetsdistracted.He’sseenYOUNGHARRY.
HarryPotter.
YOUNGHARRY:Hello.
HAGRID:Las’timeIsawyeh,yehwasonlyababy.Yehlookalotlikeyerdad,butyeh’vegotyer
mum’seyes.
YOUNGHARRY:Youknewmyparents?
HAGRID:Where’smemanners?Averyhappybirthdaytoyeh.Gotsummatferyehhere—Imightasat
onitatsomepoint,butit’lltasteallright.
Frominsidehiscoathepullsaslightlysquashedchocolatecakewith“HappyBirthday
Harry”writtenonitingreenicing.
YOUNGHARRY:Whoareyou?
HAGRID(laughing):True,Ihaven’tintroducedmeself.RubeusHagrid,KeeperofKeysandGroundsat
Hogwarts.(Helooksaroundhimself.)Whataboutthattea,then,eh?I’dnotsaynotersummat
strongerifyeh’vegotit,mind.
YOUNGHARRY:Hogwhere?
HAGRID:Hogwarts.Yeh’llknowallaboutHogwarts,o’course.
YOUNGHARRY:Er—no.Sorry.
HAGRID:Sorry?It’sthemasshouldbesorry!Iknewyehweren’tgettin’yerlettersbutIneverthought
yehwouldn’tevenknowabou’Hogwarts,fercryin’outloud!Didyehneverwonderwhereyer
parentslearntitall?
YOUNGHARRY:Learntwhat?
HAGRIDturnsmenacinglytowardsUNCLEVERNON.
HAGRID:Doyoumeantertellme,thatthisboy—thisboy!—knowsnothin’abou’—about
ANYTHING?
UNCLEVERNON:Iforbidyoutotelltheboyanythingmore!
YOUNGHARRY:Tellmewhat?
HAGRIDlooksatUNCLEVERNONandthenatYOUNGHARRY.
HAGRID:Harry—yerawizard—yehchangedeverything.Yerthemostfamouswizardinthewhole
world.
Andthen,rightfromthebackoftheroom,whisperingaroundeveryone.
Wordssaidwithanunmistakablevoice.ThevoiceofVOLDEMORT...
HaaarryPottttter.
ACTONE,SCENENINE
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,BEDROOM
HARRYwakessuddenly.Breathingdeeplyinthenight.
Hewaitsamoment.Calminghimself.Andthenhefeelsintensepaininhisforehead.Inhisscar.
Aroundhim,DarkMagicmoves.
GINNY:Harry...
HARRY:It’sfine.Gobacktosleep.
GINNY:Lumos.
Theroomisfilledwithlightfromherwand.HARRYlooksather.
Anightmare?
HARRY:Yes.
GINNY:Aboutwhat?
HARRY:TheDursleys—well,itstartedthere—thenitbecamesomethingelse.
Pause.GINNYlooksathim—tryingtoworkoutwhereheis.
GINNY:DoyouwantaSleepingDraught?
HARRY:No.I’llbefine.Gobacktosleep.
GINNY:Youdon’tseemfine.
HARRYsaysnothing.
(Seeinghisagitation.)Itcan’thavebeeneasy—withAmosDiggory.
HARRY:TheangerIcancopewith,thefacthe’srightisharder.Amoslosthissonbecauseofme—
GINNY:Thatdoesn’tseemparticularlyfaironyourself...
HARRY:—andthere’snothingIcansay—nothingIcansaytoanyone—unlessit’sthewrongthing,
ofcourse...
GINNYknowswhat—orratherwho—he’sreferringto.
GINNY:Sothat’swhat’supsettingyou?ThenightbeforeHogwarts,it’sneveragoodnightifyoudon’t
wanttogo.GivingAltheblanket.Itwasanicetry.
HARRY:Itwentprettybadlywrongfromthere.Isaidsomethings,Ginny...
GINNY:Iheard.
HARRY:Andyou’restilltalkingtome?
GINNY:BecauseIknowthatwhenthetimeisrightyou’llsaysorry.Thatyoudidn’tmeanit.Thatwhat
yousaidconcealed...otherthings.Youcanbehonestwithhim,Harry...That’sallheneeds.
HARRY:IjustwishhewasmorelikeJamesorLily.
GINNY(dry):Yeah,maybedon’tbethathonest.
HARRY:No,Iwouldn’tchangeathingabouthim...butIcanunderstandthem,and...
GINNY:Albusisdifferentandisn’tthatagoodthing.Andhecantell,youknow,whenyou’reputting
onyourHarryPotterfront.Hewantstoseetherealyou.
HARRY:“Thetruthisabeautifulandterriblething,andshouldthereforebetreatedwithgreatcaution.”
GINNYlooksathim,surprised.
Dumbledore.
GINNY:Astrangethingtosaytoachild.
HARRY:Notwhenyoubelievethatchildwillhavetodietosavetheworld.
HARRYgaspsagain—anddoesallhecannottotouchhisforehead.
GINNY:Harry.What’swrong?
HARRY:Fine.I’mfine.Ihearyou.I’lltrytobe—
GINNY:Doesyourscarhurt?
HARRY:No.No.I’mfine.Now,Noxthatandlet’sgetsomesleep.
GINNY:Harry.Howlonghasitbeensinceyourscarhurt?
HARRYturnstoGINNY,hisfacesaysitall.
HARRY:Twenty-twoyears.
ACTONE,SCENETEN
THEHOGWARTSEXPRESS
ALBUS walksquicklyalongthetrain.
ROSE:Albus,I’vebeenlookingforyou...
ALBUS:Me?Why?
ROSEisn’tsurehowtophrasewhatshehastosay.
ROSE:Albus,it’sthestartofthefourthyear,andsothestartofanewyearforus.Iwanttobefriends
again.
ALBUS:Weneverwerefriends.
ROSE:That’sharsh!YouweremybestfriendwhenIwassix!
ALBUS:Thatwasalongtimeago.
Hemakestowalkaway.Shepullshimintoanemptycompartment.
ROSE:Haveyouheardtherumors?BigMinistryraidafewdaysago.Yourdadapparentlywas
incrediblybrave.
ALBUS:HowdoyoualwaysknowaboutthesethingsandIdon’t?
ROSE:Apparentlyhe—thewizardtheyraided—TheodoreNott,Ithink—hadallsortsofartifacts
thatbrokeallsortsoflawsincluding—andthishasgotthemallgooey—anillegalTimeTurner.Andquiteasuperioroneatthat.
ALBUS looksatROSE,everythingfallingintoplace.
ALBUS:ATime-Turner?DadfoundaTime-Turner?
ROSE:Shh!Yes.Iknow.Great,right?
ALBUS:You’resure.
ROSE:Entirely.
ALBUS:NowIhavetofindScorpius.
Hewalksdownthetrain.ROSEfollows,stilldeterminedtosayherpiece.
ROSE:Albus!
ALBUS turnsdecisively.
ALBUS:Who’stoldyouthatyouhavetotalktome?
ROSE(sprung):Okay,maybeyourmumowledmydad—butonlybecauseshe’sworriedaboutyou.
AndIjustthink—
ALBUS:Leavemealone,Rose.
SCORPIUS issittinginhisusualcompartment.ALBUS entersfirst,ROSEstilltailinghim.
SCORPIUS:Albus!Ohhello,Rose,whatdoyousmellof?
ROSE:WhatdoIsmellof?
SCORPIUS:No,Imeantitasanicething,yousmelllikeamixtureoffreshflowersandfresh—bread.
ROSE:Albus,I’mhere,okay?Ifyouneedme.
SCORPIUS:Imean,nicebread,goodbread,bread...what’swrongwithbread?
ROSEwalksaway,shakingherhead.
ROSE:What’swrongwithbread!
ALBUS:I’vebeenlookingforyoueverywhere...
SCORPIUS:Andnowyou’vefoundme.Ta-da!Iwashardlyhiding.YouknowhowIliketo—geton
early.Stopspeoplestaring.Shouting.Writing“sonofVoldemort”onmytrunk.Thatonenever
getsold.Shereallydoesn’tlikeme,doesshe?
ALBUS hugshisfriend.Withfierceness.Theyholdforabeat.SCORPIUS issurprisedbythis.
Okay.Hello.Um.Havewehuggedbefore?Dowehug?
Thetwoboysawkwardlydislocate.
ALBUS:Justaslightlyweirdtwenty-fourhours.
SCORPIUS:What’shappenedinthem?
ALBUS:I’llexplainlater.Wehavetogetoffthistrain.
There’sthesoundofwhistlesfromoff.Thetrainstartsmoving.
SCORPIUS:Toolate.Thetrainismoving.Hogwartsahoy!
ALBUS:Thenwehavetogetoffamovingtrain.
TROLLEYWITCH:Anythingfromthetrolley,dears?
ALBUS opensawindowandmakestoclimbout.
SCORPIUS:Amovingmagicaltrain.
TROLLEYWITCH:PumpkinPasty?CauldronCake?
SCORPIUS:AlbusSeverusPotter,getthatstrangelookoutofyoureye.
ALBUS:Firstquestion.WhatdoyouknowabouttheTriwizardTournament?
SCORPIUS(happy):Ooooh,aquiz!Threeschoolspickthreechampionstocompeteinthreetasksfor
oneCup.What’sthatgottodowithanything?
ALBUS:Youreallyareanenormousgeek,youknowthat?
SCORPIUS:Ya-huh.
ALBUS:Secondquestion.WhyhastheTriwizardTournamentnotbeenruninovertwentyyears?
SCORPIUS:ThelastcompetitionincludedyourdadandaboycalledCedricDiggory—theydecidedto
wintogetherbuttheCupwasaPortkey—andtheyweretransportedtoVoldemort.Cedricwas
killed.Theycanceledthecompetitionimmediatelyafter.
ALBUS:Good.Thirdquestion:DidCedricneedtobekilled?Easyquestion,easyanswer:No.The
wordsVoldemortsaidwere“Killthespare.”Thespare.Hediedonlybecausehewaswithmy
fatherandmyfathercouldn’tsavehim—wecan.Amistakehasbeenmadeandwe’regoingto
rightit.We’regoingtouseaTime-Turner.We’regoingtobringhimback.
SCORPIUS:Albus,forobviousreasons,I’mnotamassivefanofTime-Turners...
ALBUS:WhenAmosDiggoryaskedfortheTime-Turnermyfatherdeniedtheyevenexisted.Heliedto
anoldmanwhojustwantedhissonback—whojustlovedhisson.Andhediditbecausehe
didn’tcare—becausehedoesn’tcare.EveryonetalksaboutallthebravethingsDaddid.Buthe
madesomemistakestoo.Somebigmistakes,infact.Iwanttosetoneofthosemistakesright.I
wantustosaveCedric.
SCORPIUS:Okay,whateverwasholdingyourbraintogetherseemstohavesnapped.
ALBUS:I’mgoingtodothis,Scorpius.Ineedtodothis.AndyouknowaswellasIdo,I’llentirely
messitupifyoudon’tcomewithme.Comeon.
Hegrins.Andthendisappearseverup.SCORPIUShesitatesforamoment.Hemakesaface.
AndthenhoistshimselfupanddisappearsafterALBUS.
ACTONE,SCENEELEVEN
ROOFOFTHEHOGWARTSEXPRESS
Thewindwhistlesfromallanglesandit’safiercewindatthat.
SCORPIUS:Okay,nowwe’reontheroofofatrain,it’sfast,it’sscary,thishasbeengreat,IfeellikeI’ve
learntalotaboutme,somethingaboutyou,but—
ALBUS:AsIcalculateitweshouldbeapproachingtheviaductsoonandthenit’llbeashorthiketoSt.
Oswald’sHomeforOldWitchesandWizards...
SCORPIUS:Thewhat?Thewhere?Look,Iamasexcitedasyouaretobearebelforthefirsttimeinmy
life—yay—trainroof—fun—butnow—oh.
SCORPIUS seessomethinghedoesn’twanttosee.
ALBUS:ThewaterwillbeanextremelyusefulbackupifourCushioningCharmdoesn’twork.
SCORPIUS:Albus.TheTrolleyWitch.
ALBUS:Youwantasnackforthejourney?
SCORPIUS:No.Albus.TheTrolleyWitchiscomingtowardsus.
ALBUS:No,shecan’tbe,we’reontopofthetrain...
SCORPIUS pointsALBUS intherightdirection,andnowhecanseetheTROLLEYWITCH,who
approachesnonchalantly,pushinghertrolley.
TROLLEYWITCH:Anythingfromthetrolley,dears?PumpkinPasty?ChocolateFrog?CauldronCake?
ALBUS:Oh.
TROLLEYWITCH:Peopledon’tknowmuchaboutme.TheybuymyCauldronCakes—buttheynever
reallynoticeme.Idon’trememberthelasttimesomeoneaskedmyname.
ALBUS:Whatisyourname?
TROLLEYWITCH:I’veforgotten.AllIcantellyouisthatwhentheHogwartsExpressfirstcametobe—
OttalineGambolherselfofferedmethisjob...
SCORPIUS:That’s—onehundredandninetyyears.You’vebeendoingthisjobforonehundredand
ninetyyears?
TROLLEYWITCH:ThesehandshavemadeoversixmillionPumpkinPasties.I’vegotquitegoodatthem.
Butwhatpeoplehaven’tnoticedaboutmyPumpkinPastiesishoweasilytheytransforminto
somethingelse...
ShepicksupaPumpkinPasty.Shethrowsitlikeagrenade.Itexplodes.
Andyouwon’tbelievewhatIcandowithmyChocolateFrogs.Never—never—haveIlet
anyoneoffthistrainbeforetheyreachedtheirdestination.Somehavetried—SiriusBlack
andhiscronies,FredandGeorgeWeasley.ALLHAVEFAILED.BECAUSETHISTRAIN
—ITDOESN’TLIKEPEOPLEGETTINGOFFIT...
TheTROLLEYWITCH’shandstransfigureintoverysharpspikes.Shesmiles.
Sopleaseretakeyourseatsfortheremainderofthejourney.
ALBUS:Youwereright,Scorpius.Thistrainismagical.
SCORPIUS:Atthisprecisemomentintime,Itakenopleasureinbeingright.
ALBUS:ButIwasalsoright—abouttheviaduct—that’swaterdownthere,timetotrytheCushioning
Charm.
SCORPIUS:Albus,thisisabadidea.
ALBUS:Isit?(Hehasamoment’shesitation,thenrealizesthetimeforhesitationhaspassed.)Toolate
now.Three.Two.One.Molliare!
Heincantsashejumps.
SCORPIUS:Albus...Albus...
Helooksdowndesperatelyafterhisfriend.HelooksattheapproachingTROLLEYWITCH.Her
hairwild.Herspikesparticularlyspiky.
Well,asfunasyouclearlylook,Ihavetogoaftermyfriend.
Hepincheshisnose,hejumpsafterALBUS,incantingashegoes.
Molliare!
ACTONE,SCENETWELVE
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,GRANDMEETINGROOM
Thestageisfloodedwithwizardsandwitches.Theyrattleandchatterlikealltruewizardsandwitches
can.Amongstthem,GINNY,DRACO,andRON.Abovethem,onastage,HERMIONEandHARRY.
HERMIONE:Order.Order.DoIhavetoconjuresilence?(Shepullssilencefromthecrowdusingher
wand.)Good.WelcometothisExtraordinaryGeneralMeeting.I’msopleasedsomanyofyou
couldmakeit.Thewizardingworldhasbeenlivinginpeacenowformanyyears.It’stwenty-two
yearssincewedefeatedVoldemortattheBattleofHogwarts,andI’mdelightedtosaythereisa
newgenerationbeingbroughtuphavingknownonlytheslightestconflict.Untilnow.Harry.
HARRY:Voldemort’sallieshavebeenshowingmovementforafewmonthsnow.We’vefollowedtrolls
makingtheirwayacrossEurope,giantsstartingtocrosstheseas,andthewerewolves—well,
I’mdistressedtosaywelostsightofthemsomeweeksago.Wedon’tknowwherethey’regoing
orwho’sencouragedthemtomove—butweareawaretheyaremoving—andweare
concernedwhatitmightmean.Sowe’reasking—ifanyonehasseenanything?Feltanything?If
youcouldraiseawand,wewillheareveryonespeak.ProfessorMcGonagall—thankyou.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Itdidlooklikethepotionsstoreshadbeeninterferedwithwhenwereturned
fromsummerbreak,butnotahugeamountofingredientsweremissing,someBoomslangskin
andlacewingflies,nothingontheRestrictedRegister.WeputitdowntoPeeves.
HERMIONE:Thankyou,Professor.Weshallinvestigate.(Shelooksaroundtheroom.)Nobodyelse?
Fine,and—gravestofall—andthishasn’tbeenthecasesinceVoldemort—Harry’sscaris
hurtingagain.
DRACO:Voldemortisdead,Voldemortisgone.
HERMIONE:Yes,Draco,Voldemortisdead,butthesethingsallleadustothinkthatthereisapossibility
thatVoldemort—orsometraceofVoldemort—mightbeback.
Thisgetsareaction.
HARRY:Nowthisisdifficultbutwehavetoaskittoruleitout.ThoseofyouwithaDarkMark...have
youfeltanything?Evenatwinge?
DRACO:BacktobeingprejudicedagainstthosewithaDarkMark,arewe,Potter?
HERMIONE:No,Draco.Harryissimplytryingto—
DRACO:Youknowwhatthisisabout?Harryjustwantshisfacebackinthenewspapersagain.We’ve
hadrumorsofVoldemortcomingbackfromtheDailyProphetonceayeareveryyear—
HARRY:Noneofthoserumorscamefromme!
DRACO:Really?Doesn’tyourwifeedittheDailyProphet?
GINNYstepstowardshim,outraged.
GINNY:Thesportspages!
HERMIONE:Draco.HarrybroughtthismattertotheattentionoftheMinistry.AndI—asMinisterfor
Magic—
DRACO:Avoteyouonlywonbecauseyouarehisfriend.
RONisheldbackbyGINNYashechargesatDRACO.
RON:Doyouwantasmackinthemouth?
DRACO:Faceit—hiscelebrityimpactsuponyouall.Andhowbettertogeteveryonewhisperingthe
Potternameagainthanwith(hedoesanimpressionofHARRY)“myscarishurting,myscaris
hurting.”Anddoyouknowwhatthisallmeans—thatthegossipmongersonceagainhavean
opportunitytodefamemysonwiththeseridiculousrumorsabouthisparentage.
HARRY:Draco,nooneissayingthishasanythingtodowithScorpius...
DRACO:Well,I,forone,thinkthismeetingasham.AndI’mleaving.
Hewalksout.Othersstarttodisperseafterhim.
HERMIONE:No.That’snottheway...Comeback.Weneedastrategy.
ACTONE,SCENETHIRTEEN
ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS
Thisischaos.Thisismagic.ThisisSt.Oswald’sHomeforOldWitchesandWizardsanditisas
wonderfulasyoumighthope.
Walkerframesareconjuredintolife,knittingwoolisenchantedintochaos,andmalenursesaremade
todancetango.
Thesearepeoplerelievedoftheburdenofhavingtodomagicforareason—insteadthesewitches
andwizardsdomagicforfun.Andwhatfuntheyhave.
ALBUS andSCORPIUS enter,lookingaroundthemselves,amused,andlet’sfaceit,slightlyscared.
ALBUSandSCORPIUS:Um,excuseme...Excuseme.EXCUSEME!
SCORPIUS:Okay,sothisplaceiswild.
ALBUS:We’relookingforAmosDiggory.
Thereissuddenlytotalsilence.Everythingisinstantlystill.Andslightlydepressed.
WOOLWOMAN:Andwhatyouboyswantwiththatmiserableoldsod?
DELPHIappearswithasmile.
DELPHI:Albus?Albus!Youcame?Howwonderful!ComeandsayhellotoAmos!
ACTONE,SCENEFOURTEEN
ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS,AMOS’SROOM
AMOS looksatSCORPIUS andALBUS —irritated.DELPHIwatchesthethreeofthem.
AMOS:Soletmegetthisstraight.Youoverhearaconversation—aconversationwhichwasnotmeant
foryoutooverhear—andyoudecide—withoutprompting,infact,withoutleave—to
interfere,andinterferehard,insomeoneelse’sbusiness.
ALBUS:Myfatherliedtoyou—Iknowhedid.TheydohaveaTime-Turner.
AMOS:Ofcoursetheydo.Youcanmovealongnow.
ALBUS:What?No.We’reheretohelp.
AMOS:Help?Whatusecouldapairofundersizedteenagersbeforme?
ALBUS:Myfatherprovedyoudon’thavetobegrown-uptochangethewizardingworld.
AMOS:SoIshouldallowyoutogetinvolvedbecauseyou’reaPotter?Relyingonyourfamousname,
areyou?
ALBUS:No!
AMOS:APotterwhoisinSlytherinHouse—yes,I’vereadaboutyou—andwhobringsaMalfoy
withhimtovisitme—aMalfoywhomaybeaVoldemort?Who’stosayyou’renotinvolvedin
DarkMagic?
ALBUS:But—
AMOS:Yourinformationwasobviousbuttheconfirmationisuseful.Yourfatherdidlie.Nowleave.
Thepairofyou.Andstopwastingmytime.
ALBUS(withpowerandstrength):No,youneedtolistentome,yousaidityourself—howmuch
bloodisonmyfather ’shands.Letmehelpyouchangethat.Letmehelpcorrectoneofhis
mistakes.Trustme.
AMOS(hisvoiceraised):Didyounothearme,boy?Iseenoreasontotrustyou.Sogo.Now.BeforeI
makeyouleave.
Heraiseshiswandominously.ALBUSlooksatthewand—hedeflates—AMOShascrushed
him.
SCORPIUS:Comeon,mate,ifthere’sonethingwe’regoodatit’sknowingwherewe’renotwanted.
ALBUS isreluctanttoleave.SCORPIUS pullshimbythearm.Heturnsandtheywalkaway.
DELPHI:Icanthinkofonereasonwhyyoushouldtrustthem,Uncle.
Theystop.
They’retheonlyonesvolunteeringtohelp.They’repreparedtobravelyputthemselvesat
risktoreturnyoursontoyourside.Infact,I’mprettysuretheyputthemselvesatriskeven
gettinghere...
AMOS:ThisisCedricwe’retalkingabout...
DELPHI:And—didn’tyousayyourself,havingsomeoneinsideHogwartsmightbeamassive
advantage?
DELPHIkissesthetopofAMOS ’shead.AMOS looksatDELPHI,andthenturnstolookattheboys.
AMOS:Why?Whydoyouwanttoputyourselfatrisk?What’sinitforyou?
ALBUS:Iknowwhatitistobethespare.Yoursondidn’tdeservetobekilled,Mr.Diggory.Wecan
helpyougethimback.
AMOS(finallyshowingemotion):Myson—mysonwasthebestthingthateverhappenedtome—and
you’reright,itwasaninjustice—agrossinjustice.Ifyou’reserious...
ALBUS:We’redeadlyserious.
AMOS:Thisisgoingtobedangerous.
ALBUS:Weknow.
SCORPIUS:Dowe?
AMOS:Delphi—perhapsifyouwerepreparedtoaccompanythem?
DELPHI:Ifthatwouldmakeyouhappy,Uncle.
ShesmilesatALBUS,hesmilesback.
AMOS:YoudounderstandevengettingtheTime-Turnerwillriskyourlives.
ALBUS:We’rereadytoputourlivesatrisk.
SCORPIUS:Arewe?
AMOS(gravely):Ihopeyouhaveitinyou.
ACTONE,SCENEFIFTEEN
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,KITCHEN
HARRY,RON,HERMIONE,andGINNYsit,eatingtogether.
HERMIONE:I’vetoldDracoagainandagain—nooneintheMinistryissayinganythingabout
Scorpius.Therumorsaren’tcomingfromus.
GINNY:Iwrotetohim—afterhelostAstoria—toaskifthere’sanythingwecoulddo.Ithought
maybe—ashewassuchagoodfriendtoAlbus—maybeScorpiusmightwanttostayoverpart
oftheChristmasbreakor...Myowlcamebackwithalettercontainingonesimplesentence:
“Tellyourhusbandtorefutetheseallegationsaboutmysononceandforall.”
HERMIONE:He’sobsessed.
GINNY:He’samess—agrievingmess.
RON:AndI’msorryforhislossbutwhenheaccusesHermioneof...Well...(Helooksacrossat
HARRY.)Oidroopydrawers,likeIsaytoherallthetime,itcouldbenothing.
HERMIONE:Her?
RON:Thetrollscouldbegoingtoaparty,thegiantstoawedding,youcouldbegettingbaddreams
becauseyou’reworriedaboutAlbus,andyourscarcouldbehurtingbecauseyou’regettingold.
HARRY:Gettingold?Thanks,mate.
RON:Honestly,everytimeIsitdownnowImakean“ooof”noise.An“ooof.”Andmyfeet—the
troubleI’mhavingwithmyfeet—Icouldwritesongsaboutthepainmyfeetgiveme—maybe
yourscarislikethat.
GINNY:Youtalkalotofrubbish.
RON:Iconsideritmyspeciality.ThatandmyrangeofSkivingSnackboxes.Andmyloveforallof
you.EvenSkinnyGinny.
GINNY:Ifyoudon’tbehave,RonaldWeasley,IwilltellMum.
RON:Youwouldn’t.
HERMIONE:IfsomepartofVoldemortsurvived,inwhateverform,weneedtobeprepared.AndI’m
scared.
GINNY:I’mscaredtoo.
RON:Nothingscaresme.ApartfromMum.
HERMIONE:Imeanit,Harry,IwillnotbeCorneliusFudgeonthisone.Iwillnotstickmyheadinthe
sand.AndIdon’tcarehowunpopularthatmakesmewithDracoMalfoy.
RON:Youneverreallywereoneforpopularity,wereyou?
HERMIONEshootsRONawitheringlookassheaimstohithimbutRONjumpsoutoftheway.
Missed.
GINNYhitsRON.RONwinces.
Hit.Averysolidhit.
Suddenlyanowlisintheroom.ItswoopsinlowanddropsaletteronHARRY’splate.
HERMIONE:Bitlateforanowl,isn’tit?
HARRYopenstheletter.Surprised.
HARRY:It’sfromProfessorMcGonagall.
GINNY:Whatdoesitsay?
HARRY’sfacedrops.
HARRY:Ginny,it’sAlbus—AlbusandScorpius—theynevermadeittoschool.They’remissing.
ACTONE,SCENESIXTEEN
WHITEHALL,CELLAR
SCORPIUS issquintingatabottle.
SCORPIUS:Sowejusttakeit?
ALBUS:Scorpius,doIreallyneedtoexplaintoyou—übergeekandPotionsexpert—whatPolyjuice
does?ThankstoDelphi’sbrilliantpreparationwork,wearegoingtotakethispotionandbe
transformed,andthusdisguisedwewillbeabletoentertheMinistryofMagic.
SCORPIUS:Okay,twopoints,one,isitpainful?
DELPHI:Very—asIunderstandit.
SCORPIUS:Thankyou.Goodtoknow.Secondpoint:DoeitherofyouknowwhatPolyjuicetastesof?
BecauseI’veheardittastesoffishandifitdoesIwilljustvomititbackup.Fishdoesn’tagree
withme.Neverhas.Neverwill.
DELPHI:Consideruswarned.(Sheknocksbackthepotion.)Itdoesn’ttasteoffish.(Shebeginsto
transform.It’sagonizing.)Actuallyittastesquitepleasant,yum.Itispainfulbut...(Sheburps,
loudly.)Takeitback.Thereisa—slight—(Sheburpsagain,sheturnsintoHERMIONE.)Slight—
overpowering—fishyresidue.
ALBUS:Okay,that’s—wow.
SCORPIUS:Doublewow.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Thisreallydoesn’tfeelhowI—Ievensoundlikeher!Triplewow.
ALBUS:Right.Menext.
SCORPIUS:No.Noway,José.Ifwe’redoingthis,we’redoingit(heputsonapairoffamiliar-looking
glasseswithasmile)together.
ALBUS:Three.Two.One.
Theyswallow.
No,that’sgood.(He’srackedwithpain.)That’slessgood.
Theybothstarttotransformandit’sagonizing.
ALBUS turnsintoRON,SCORPIUS intoHARRY.
Thetwolookateachother.There’sasilence.
ALBUS/RON:Thisisgoingtobeslightlyweird,isn’tit?
SCORPIUS/HARRY(fullofdrama—he’sreallyenjoyingthis):Gotoyourroom.Gostraighttoyour
room.You’vebeenanincrediblyawfulandbadson.
ALBUS/RON (withalaugh):Scorpius...
SCORPIUS/HARRY(tossinghiscloakoverhisshoulder):Itwasyouridea—IbehimandyoubeRon!I
justwanttohavealittlefunbeforeI...(Andthenheburpsloudly.)Okay,sothat’sutterly
horrible.
ALBUS/RON:Youknow,hehidesitwell,butUncleRon’sgotabitofagutgrowing.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Weshouldgo—don’tyouthink?
Theyemergeontothestreet.Theyenteratelephonebox.Theydial62442.
TELEPHONEBOX:Welcome,HarryPotter.Welcome,HermioneGranger.Welcome,RonWeasley.
Theysmileasthetelephoneboxdisappearsintothefloor.
ACTONE,SCENESEVENTEEN
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,MEETINGROOM
HARRY,HERMIONE,GINNY,andDRACOpacearoundasmallroom.
DRACO:Havewesearchedthoroughlybesidethetracks...
HARRY:Mydepartmenthavesearchedonceandaresearchingagain.
DRACO:AndtheTrolleyWitchisnotabletotellusanythinguseful?
HERMIONE:TheTrolleyWitchisfurious.ShekeepstalkingaboutlettingdownOttalineGambol.She
pridesherselfonherHogwartsdeliveryrecord.
GINNY:HavetherebeenanyinstancesofmagicreportedbytheMuggles?
HERMIONE:Nonesofar.IhavemadetheMugglePrimeMinisterawareandheisfilingwhatisknown
asamisper.Soundslikeaspell.Itisn’t.
DRACO:Sonowwe’rerelyingonMugglestofindourchildren?HavewetoldthemaboutHarry’sscar
too?
HERMIONE:We’remerelyaskingtheMugglestohelp.AndwhoknowshowHarry’sscarmightbe
involvedbutit’scertainlyamatterwe’retakingseriously.OurAurorsarecurrentlyinvestigating
anyoneinvolvedinDarkMagicand—
DRACO:ThisisnotDeathEater–related.
HERMIONE:I’mnotsureIshareyourconfidence.
DRACO:I’mnotconfident,I’mright.ThesortofcretinspursuingDarkMagicnow...Mysonisa
Malfoy,theywouldn’tdare.
HARRY:Unlessthere’ssomethingnewoutthere,somethingto—
GINNY:IagreewithDraco.Ifthisisakidnap—takingAlbusIunderstand,takingthemboth...
HARRYlockseyeswithGINNY,itbecomesclearwhatshewantshimtosay.
DRACO:AndScorpiusisafollower,notaleader,despiteeverythingI’vetriedtoinstillinhim.Soit’s
undoubtedlyAlbuswhogothimfromthattrainandmyquestionis,wherewouldhetakehim?
GINNY:Harry,they’verunaway,youandIknowit.
DRACOnoticesthecouplestaringateachother.
DRACO:Doyou?Knowit?Whataren’tyoutellingus?
There’sasilence.
Whateverinformationyou’reconcealing,Irecommendyoushareitnow.
HARRY:AlbusandIhadanargument,thedaybeforelast.
DRACO:And...
HARRYhesitatesandthenmakesbraveeyecontactwithDRACO.
HARRY:AndItoldhimthatthereweretimeswhenIwishedheweren’tmyson.
There’sanothersilence.Aprofoundlypowerfulone.AndthenDRACOtakesadangerousstep
towardsHARRY.
DRACO:IfanythinghappenstoScorpius...
GINNYstepsinbetweenDRACOandHARRY.
GINNY:Don’tthrowaroundthreats,Draco,pleasedon’tdothat.
DRACO(roar):Mysonismissing!
GINNY(anequalroar):Soismine!
Hemeetsherlook.There’srealemotioninthisroom.
DRACO(lipcurling,everyinchhisfather):Ifyouneedgold...EverythingtheMalfoyshave...He’s
mysoleheir...He’smy—onlyfamily.
HERMIONE:TheMinistryhasplentyinreserve,thankyou,Draco.
DRACOmakestoleave.Hestops.HelooksatHARRY.
DRACO:Idon’tcarewhatyoudidorwhoyousaved,youareaconstantcurseonmyfamily,Harry
Potter.
ACTONE,SCENEEIGHTEEN
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,CORRIDOR
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Andyou’resureit’sinthere?
Aguardwalkspast.SCORPIUS/HARRYandDELPHI/HERMIONEtrytoaffectperformances.
Yes,Minister,IdefinitelythinkthisisamatterfortheMinistrytoponderatlength,yes.
GUARD(withanod):Minister.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Let’sponderittogether.
Hewalkson,theyletoutasighofrelief.
Itwasmyuncle’sideatousetheVeritaserum—weslippeditintoavisitingMinistry
official’sdrink.HetoldusthattheTime-Turnerhadbeenkeptandeventolduswhere—the
officeoftheMinisterforMagicherself.
Sheindicatesadoor.Suddenlytheyhearanoise.
HERMIONE(fromoff):Harry...weshouldtalkaboutit...
HARRY(fromoff):There’snothingtotalkabout.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Ohno.
ALBUS/RON:Hermione.AndDad.
Thepanicisinstantandinfectious.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Okay.Hidingplaces.Nohidingplaces.AnyoneknowanyInvisibilityCharms?
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Dowego...inheroffice?
ALBUS/RON:She’llbecomingtoheroffice.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:There’snowhereelse.
Shetriesthedoor.Shetriesitagain.
HERMIONE(fromoff):Ifyoudon’ttalktomeorGinnyaboutit...
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Standback.Alohomora!
Heaimshiswandatthedoor.Thedoorswingsopen.Hegrins—delighted.
Albus.Blockher.Ithastobeyou.
HARRY(fromoff):Whatistheretosay?
ALBUS/RON:Me.Why?
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Well,itcan’tbeeitherofus,canit?Wearethem.
HERMIONE(fromoff):Whatyousaidwasobviouslywrong—but—therearemorefactorsatplay
herethan—
ALBUS/RON:ButIcan’t...Ican’t...
There’sasmallkerfuffleandthenALBUS/RONendsupstandingoutsidethedoorasHERMIONE
andHARRYenterfromoff.
HARRY:Hermione,I’mgratefulforyourconcernbutthere’snoneed—
HERMIONE:Ron?
ALBUS/RON:Surprise!!!
HERMIONE:Whatareyoudoinghere?
ALBUS/RON:Doesamanneedanexcusetoseehiswife?
HekissesHERMIONEfirmly.
HARRY:Ishouldgo...
HERMIONE:Harry.Mypointis...whateverDracosays—thethingsyousaidtoAlbus...Idon’tthink
it’lldoanyofusanygoodforyoutodwellonit.
ALBUS/RON:Oh,you’retalkingabouthowHarrysaidsometimeshewishedI—(hecorrectshimself)
Albusweren’thisson.
HERMIONE:Ron!
ALBUS/RON:Betteroutthanin,that’swhatIsay...
HERMIONE:He’llknow...Weallsaystuffwedon’tmean.Heknowsthat.
ALBUS/RON:Butwhatifsometimeswesaystuffwedomean...Whatthen?
HERMIONE:Ron,now’snotthetime,honestly.
ALBUS/RON:Ofcourseitisn’t.Bye-bye,darling.
ALBUS/RONwatcheshergo,hopefulshe’llwalkpastherofficeandaway.Butofcourseshe
doesn’t.Herunstoblockherbeforesheentersthroughherdoor.Heblocksheronce,and
thenblocksheragain,swinginghishipstodoso.
HERMIONE:Whyareyoublockingtheentrancetomyoffice?
ALBUS/RON:I’mnot.Blocking.Anything.
Sheagainmakesforthedoor,heblocksheragain.
HERMIONE:Youare.Letmeintomyroom,Ron.
ALBUS/RON:Let’shaveanotherbaby.
HERMIONEtriestododgepasthim.
HERMIONE:What?
ALBUS/RON:Orifnotanotherbaby,aholiday.IwantababyoraholidayandI’mgoingtoinsistonit.
Shallwetalkaboutitlater,honey?
Shetriestogetintotheroomonefinaltime,heblocksherwithakiss.Itdevelopsintoquite
astruggle.
MaybewithadrinkintheLeakyCauldron?Loveyou.
HERMIONE(relenting):IfthereisanotherstinkpelletintherethenMerlinwon’thelpyou.Fine.We’re
duetoupdatetheMugglesanyway.
Sheexits.HARRYexitswithher.
ALBUS/RONturnstowardsthedoor.Shereenters,thistime,alone.
Ababy—OR—aholiday?Somedaysyouareoffthescale,youknowthat?
ALBUS/RON:It’swhyyoumarriedme,isn’tit?Mypuckishsenseoffun.
Sheexitsagain.Hestartstoopenthedoorbutagainshereenters,heslamsitclosed.
HERMIONE:Icantastefish.Itoldyoutostayawayfromthosefishfingersandwiches.
ALBUS/RON:Rightyouare.
Sheexits.Hechecksshe’sgoneandtherelieffloodsoutofhimasheopensthedoor.
ACTONE,SCENENINETEEN
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,HERMIONE’SOFFICE
SCORPIUS/HARRYandDELPHI/HERMIONEarewaitingontheothersideofHERMIONE’sofficedooras
ALBUS/RONenters—heslumps,exhausted.
ALBUS/RON:Thisisalltooweird.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Youwereimpressive.Goodblockingaction.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Idon’tknowwhethertohigh-fiveyouorfrownatyouforkissingyourauntabout
fivehundredtimes!
ALBUS/RON:Ron’sanaffectionateguy.Iwastryingtodistracther,Scorpius.Ididdistracther.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Andthenthere’swhatyourdadsaid...
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Boys...Shewillbeback—wedon’thavelong.
ALBUS/RON (toSCORPIUS/HARRY):Youheardthat?
DELPHI/HERMIONE:WherewouldHermionehideaTime-Turner?(Shelooksaroundtheroom,shesees
thebookcases.)Searchthebookcases.
Theystarttosearch.SCORPIUS/HARRYlooksathisfriend,concerned.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Whydidn’tyoutellme?
ALBUS/RON:MydadsayshewishesIweren’thisson.Hardlyaconversationstarter,isit?
SCORPIUS/HARRYtriestoworkoutwhattosay.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Iknowthe—Voldemortthingisn’t—true—and—youknow—butsometimes,I
thinkIcanseemydadthinking:HowdidIproducethis?
ALBUS/RON:Stillbetterthanmydad.I’mprettysurehespendsmostofhistimethinking:HowcanI
givehimback?
DELPHI/HERMIONEtriestopullSCORPIUS/HARRYtowardsthebookshelves.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Maybeifwecouldconcentrateonthematterathand.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Mypointis,there’sareasonwe’refriends,Albus—areasonwefoundeachother,
youknow?Andwhateverthis—adventure—isabout...
Thenhespotsabookontheshelfthatmakeshimfrown.
Haveyouseenthebooksontheseshelves?Therearesomeseriousbookshere.Banned
books.Cursedbooks.
ALBUS/RON:HowtodistractScorpiusfromdifficultemotionalissues.Takehimtoalibrary.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:AllthebooksfromtheRestrictedSectionandthensome.MagickMosteEvile.
Fifteenth-CenturyFiends.SonnetsofaSorcerer—that’snotevenallowedinHogwarts!
ALBUS/RON:ShadowsandSpirits.TheNightshadeGuidetoNecromancy.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Theyarequitesomething,aren’tthey...
ALBUS/RON:TheTrueHistoryoftheOpalFire.TheImperiusCurseandHowtoAbuseIt.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Andlookeehere.Whoa.MyEyesandHowtoSeePastThembySybillTrelawney.A
bookonDivination.HermioneGrangerhatesDivination.Thisisfascinating.Thisisafind...
Hepullsthebookfromtheshelf.Anditfallsopen.Andspeaks.
BOOK:Thefirstisthefourth,adisappointingmark.
You’llfinditinparkedbutnotinpark.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Okay.Abookthattalks.Bitweird.
BOOK:Thesecondisthelessfairofthosethatwalkontwolegs.
Grubby,hairy,adiseaseoftheegg.
Andthethirdisbothamountaintoclimbandaroutetotake.
ALBUS/RON:It’sariddle.It’sgivingusariddle.
BOOK:Aturninthecity,aglidethroughalake.
DELPHI/HERMIONE:Whathaveyoudone?
SCORPIUS/HARRY:I,uh,Iopenedabook.Somethingwhichhas—inallmyyearsonthisplanet—
neverbeenaparticularlydangerousactivity.
ThebooksreachoutandgrabALBUS/RON.Heonlyjusteludestheirgrasp.
ALBUS/RON:Whatisthat?
DELPHI/HERMIONE:She’sweaponizedit.She’sweaponizedherlibrary.ThisiswheretheTime-Turner
willbe.Solvetheriddleandwe’llfindit.
ALBUS/RON:Thefirstisthefourth.You’llfinditinparked,notinpark.Ed—de—
ThebooksstarttotrytoswallowDELPHI/HERMIONE.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Thesecondisadiseaseoftheegg,thelessfairofthosewhowalkontwolegs...
DELPHI/HERMIONE(effusively):Men!De-men...tors.Weneedtofindabookondementors.(The
bookcasepullsherin.)Albus!
ALBUS/RON:Delphi!Whatisgoingon?
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Concentrate,Albus.Dowhatshesaid.Findabookondementorsandbeverycareful.
ALBUS/RON:Here.DominatingDementors:ATrueHistoryofAzkaban.
ThebookfliesopenandswingsdangerouslyatSCORPIUS/HARRY,whohastododgeoutofthe
way.Hefallshardagainstabookcasewhichattemptstoconsumehim.
BOOK:Iwasborninacage
Butsmasheditwithrage
TheGauntinsideme
Riddledmefree
Ofthatwhichwouldstopmetobe.
ALBUS/RON:Voldemort.
DELPHIplungesthroughthebooks,backasherself.
DELPHI:Workfaster!
She’spulledbackin,screaming.
ALBUS/RON:Delphi!Delphi!
Hetriestograbherhand,butshe’sgone.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:She’dbecomeherselfagain—didyounotice?
ALBUS/RON:No!BecauseIwasmoreworriedaboutherbeingeatenbyabookcase!Find.Something.
Anythingonhim.
Hefindsabook.
TheHeirofSlytherin?Doyouthink?
Hepullsthebookfromtheshelf,itpullsback,ALBUS/RONisconsumedbythebookcase.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Albus?Albus!!
ButALBUS/RONisgone.
Okay.Notthat.Voldemort.Voldemort.Voldemort.
Hescanstheshelves.
Marvolo:TheTruth,thismustbe...
Hepullsitopen.Againitswingsaway,revealingasplinteringlight,andadeepervoicethan
previouslyheard.
BOOK:Iamthecreatureyouhavenotseen.
Iamyou.Iamme.Theechounforeseen.
Sometimesinfront,sometimesbehind,
Aconstantcompanion,forweareentwined.
ALBUS emergesfromthebooks.Ashimselfagain.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:Albus...
Hetriestograbhim.
ALBUS:No.Just—THIIIIIIINK.
ALBUS isviolentlypulledbackintothebookcase.
SCORPIUS/HARRY:ButIcan’t...aninvisibleecho,whatisthat?TheonlythingI’mgoodatisthinking
andwhenIneedtothink—Ican’t.
Thebookspullhiminsidethem;he’spowerless.Thisisterrifying.
There’ssilence.
ThenBANG—ashowerofbooksarereleasedfromthebookcase—andSCORPIUSreemerges.
Smashingthebooksaside.
SCORPIUS:No!Youdon’t!SybillTrelawney.No!!!!
Helooksaround,sunkbutfullofenergy.
Thisisallwrong.Albus?Canyouhearme?AllthisforafriggingTime-Turner.Think,
Scorpius.Think.
Bookstryandgrabhim.
Aconstantcompanion.Sometimesbehind.Sometimesinfront.Hangon.I’vemissedit.
Shadow.You’reashadow.ShadowsandSpirits.Itmustbe...
Heclimbsupthebookcase,whichishorrifyingasitrisesupathim.Grabbingathimwith
hiseverystep.
Hepullsthebookfromtheshelf.Itcomesoutandthenoiseandchaossuddenlystop.
Isthat—
Suddenlythere’sasmashingandALBUSandDELPHIfalloutoftheshelvesanddowntothe
floor.
Webeatit.Webeatthelibrary.
ALBUS:Delphi,areyou...?
DELPHI:Wow.Quitearide.
ALBUS noticesthebookSCORPIUS isholdingtohischest.
ALBUS:Isthat?Scorpius?What’sinsidethatbook?
DELPHI:Ithinkweshouldfindout,don’tyou?
SCORPIUS opensthebook.Inthecenterofit—aspinningTime-Turner.
SCORPIUS:We’vefoundtheTime-Turner—Ineverthoughtwe’dgetthisfar.
ALBUS:Mate,nowwe’vegotthis,thenextstopissavingCedric.Ourjourneyhasonlyjustbegun.
SCORPIUS:Onlyjustbegunandit’salmosthalfkilledus.Good.Thisisgoingtobegood.
Whispersrisetoaroar.Andwecuttoblack.
ACTTWO,SCENEONE
DREAM,PRIVETDRIVE,CUPBOARDUNDERTHESTAIRS
AUNTPETUNIA:Harry.Harry.Thesepotsaren’tclean.THESEPOTSAREADISGRACE.HARRY
POTTER.Wakeup.
YOUNGHARRYwakestoseeAUNTPETUNIAbearingdownonhim.
YOUNGHARRY:AuntPetunia.Whattimeisit?
AUNTPETUNIA:Timeenough.Youknow,whenweagreedtotakeyouin,wehopedwecouldimprove
you—buildyou—makeyouadecenthumanbeing.SoIsupposeit’sonlyourselveswe’vegot
toblamethatyou’veturnedout...suchalimpdisappointment.
YOUNGHARRY:Itry—
AUNTPETUNIA:Tryingisnotsucceedingthough,isit?Therearegreasesmearsontheglasses.There
arescuffmarksonthepots.Nowgetupandgotothekitchenandgetscrubbing.
Hegetsoutofbed.There’sawetsmeardownthebackofhistrousers.
Ohno.Ohno.Whathaveyoudone?You’vewetthebed,again.
Shepullsbackthecovers.
Thisisveryunacceptable.
YOUNGHARRY:I’m—sorry,IthinkIwashavinganightmare.
AUNTPETUNIA:Youdisgustingboy.Onlyanimalswetthemselves.Animalsanddisgustinglittleboys.
YOUNGHARRY:Itwasaboutmymumanddad.IthinkIsawthem—IthinkIsawthem—die?
AUNTPETUNIA:AndwhywouldIhavetheslightestbitofinterestinthat?
YOUNGHARRY:TherewasamanshoutingAdkavaAd-somethingAcabra—Ad—andthenoiseofa
snakehissing.Icouldhearmymumscream.
AUNTPETUNIAtakesamomenttoresetherself.
AUNTPETUNIA:Ifyouwerereallyrelivingtheirdeath,allyou’dhearwouldbeascreechofbrakesand
ahorrificthud.Yourparentsdiedinacaraccident.Youknowthat.Idon’tthinkyourmotherhad
eventimetoscream.Lordspareyouthedetailsmorethanthat.Nowstripthosesheets,getinthe
kitchen,andgetscrubbing.Idon’twanttohavetotellyouagain.
Sheexitswithabang.
AndYOUNGHARRYisleftholdingthesheets.
Andthestagecontortsandtreesriseasthedreamtwistsintosomethingelseentirely.
Suddenly,ALBUSappearsandstandslookingatYOUNGHARRY.
Andthen,rightfromthebackoftheroom,Parseltonguewhispersaroundeveryone.
He’scoming.He’scoming.
Wordssaidinanunmistakablevoice.ThevoiceofVOLDEMORT...
HaaarryPottttter.
ACTTWO,SCENETWO
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,STAIRCASE
HARRYwakesinthedarkness,breathingdeeply.Hisexhaustionpalpable,hisfearoverwhelming.
HARRY:Lumos.
GINNYenters,surprisedbythelight.
GINNY:Okay...?
HARRY:Iwassleeping.
GINNY:Youwere.
HARRY:Youweren’t.Any—news?Anyowlsor...?
GINNY:None.
HARRY:Iwasdreaming—IwasunderthestairsandthenI—Iheardhim—Voldemort—soclearly.
GINNY:Voldemort?
HARRY:AndthenIsaw—Albus.Inred—hewaswearingDurmstrangrobes.
GINNY:Durmstrangrobes?
HARRYthinks.
HARRY:Ginny,IthinkIknowwhereheis...
ACTTWO,SCENETHREE
HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE
HARRYandGINNYstandinPROFESSORMcGONAGALL’soffice.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Andwedon’tknowwhereintheForbiddenForest?
HARRY:Ihaven’thadadreamlikeitforyears.ButAlbuswasthere.Iknowhewas.
GINNY:Weneedtogetsearchingasquicklyaspossible.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:IcangiveyouProfessorLongbottom—hisknowledgeofplantsmightbe
useful—and—
Suddenlythereisarumbleinthechimney.PROFESSORMcGONAGALLlooksatit,concerned.
ThenHERMIONEtumblesout.
HERMIONE:Isittrue?CanIhelp?
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Minister—thisisquiteunexpected...
GINNY:Thatmaybemyfault—IpersuadedthemtoputoutanemergencyeditionoftheDaily
Prophet.Askingforvolunteers.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Right.Verysensible.Iexpect...therewillbequiteafew.
RONburstsin.Coveredinsoot.Wearingagravy-staineddinnernapkin.
RON:HaveImissedanything—Icouldn’tworkoutwhichFloototravelto.Endedupinthekitchen
somehow.(HERMIONEglaresashepullsthenapkinoffhimself.)What?
SuddenlythereisanotherrumbleinthechimneyandDRACOcomesdownhard,surroundedby
cascadingsootanddust.
Everyonelooksathim,surprised.Hestandsandbrushesthesootoffhimself.
DRACO:Sorryaboutyourfloor,Minerva.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Idaresayit’smyfaultforowningachimney.
HARRY:Quiteasurprisetoseeyou,Draco.Ithoughtyoudidn’tbelieveinmydreams.
DRACO:Idon’t,butIdotrustyourluck.HarryPotterisalwayswheretheactionisat.AndIneedmy
sonbackwithmeandsafe.
GINNY:Thenlet’sgettotheForbiddenForestandfindthemboth.
ACTTWO,SCENEFOUR
EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST
ALBUS andDELPHIfaceeachother,holdingwands.
ALBUS:Expelliarmus!
DELPHI’swandfliesthroughtheair.
DELPHI:You’regettingitnow.You’regoodatthis.
Shetakesherwandbackfromhim.
(Inaposhvoice.)“You’reapositivelydisarmingyoungman.”
ALBUS:Expelliarmus!
Herwandfliesbackagain.
DELPHI:Andwehaveawinner.
Thetwohigh-five.
ALBUS:I’veneverbeengoodatspells.
SCORPIUS appearsatthebackofthestage.Helooksathisfriendtalkingtoagirl—andpart
ofhimlikesitandpartofhimdoesn’t.
DELPHI:Iwasrubbish—andthensomethingclicked.Anditwillforyoutoo.NotthatI’masuper
witchoranythingbut—Ithinkyou’rebecomingquitesomewizard,AlbusPotter.
ALBUS:Thenyoushouldstickaround,teachmemore...
DELPHI:OfcourseI’mstickingaround,we’refriends,aren’twe?
ALBUS:Yes.Yes.Definitelyfriends.Definitely.
DELPHI:Great.Wizzo!
SCORPIUS:What’swizzo?
SCORPIUS stepsforwarddecisively.
ALBUS:Crackedthespell.Imean,it’sprettybasic,butIwas—well,Icrackedit.
SCORPIUS(over-enthusiastic,tryingtojoinin):AndI’vefoundourwaythroughtotheschool.Listen,
arewesurethiswillwork...
DELPHI:Yes!
ALBUS:It’sabrilliantplan.ThesecrettonotgettingCedrickilledistostophimwinningtheTriwizard
Tournament.Ifhedoesn’twin,hecan’tbekilled.
SCORPIUS:AndIunderstandthat,but...
ALBUS:Sowejustneedtomessuphischancessupremelybadlyintaskone.Thefirsttaskisgettinga
goldeneggfromadragon,howdidCedricdistractthedragon—
DELPHIputsherhandintheair.ALBUS grinsandpointsather.Thesetwoaregettingonreally
wellnow.
Diggory.
DELPHI:—bytransfiguringastoneintoadog.
ALBUS:—well,alittleExpelliarmusandhewon’tbeabletodothat.
SCORPIUS isn’tenjoyingtheDELPHI-ALBUS doubleact.
SCORPIUS:Okay,twopoints,firstpoint,we’recertainthedragonwon’tkillhim?
DELPHI:It’salwaystwopointswithhim,isn’tit?Ofcourseitwon’t.ThisisHogwarts.Theywon’tlet
damagehappentoanyofthechampions.
SCORPIUS:Okay,secondpoint—moresignificantpoint—we’regoingbackwithoutanyknowledge
ofwhetherwecantravelbackafterwards.Whichisexciting.Maybeweshouldjust—trygoing
backanhour,say,firstandthen...
DELPHI:I’msorry,Scorpius,we’venotimetowaste.Waitingherethisclosetotheschoolisjusttoo
dangerous—I’msurethey’llbelookingforyouand...
ALBUS:She’sright.
DELPHI:Now,you’regoingtoneedtowearthese.
Shepullsouttwolargepaperbags.Theboyspullrobesfromthem.
ALBUS:ButtheseareDurmstrangrobes.
DELPHI:Myuncle’sidea.IfyouareinHogwartsrobespeoplewillexpecttoknowwhoyouare.But
therearetwootherschoolscompetingattheTriwizardTournament—andifyou’rein
Durmstrangrobes—well,youcanfadeintothebackground,can’tyou?
ALBUS:Goodthinking!Hangon,whereareyourrobes?
DELPHI:Albus,I’mflattered,butIdon’tthinkIcanpretendtobeastudent,doyou?I’lljustkeepinthe
backgroundandpretendtobea—ooh,maybeIcouldpretendtobeadragontamer.You’redoing
allthespellstuffanyway.
SCORPIUS looksatherandthenatALBUS .
SCORPIUS:Youshouldn’tcome.
DELPHI:What?
SCORPIUS:You’reright.Wedon’tneedyouforthespell.Andifyoucan’twearstudentrobes—you’re
toobigarisk.Sorry,Delphi,youshouldn’tcome.
DELPHI:ButIhaveto—he’smycousin.Albus?
ALBUS:Ithinkhe’sright.I’msorry.
DELPHI:What?
ALBUS:Wewon’tmessup.
DELPHI:Butwithoutme—youwon’tbeabletoworktheTime-Turner.
SCORPIUS:YoutaughtushowtousetheTime-Turner.
DELPHIisreallyupset.
DELPHI:No.Iwon’tletyoudothis...
ALBUS:Youtoldyouruncletotrustus.Nowit’syourturn.Theschoolisclosenow.Weshouldleave
youhere.
DELPHIlooksatthembothandtakesadeepbreath.Shenodstoherselfandsmiles.
DELPHI:Thengo.But—justknowthis...Todayyougetanopportunityfewaregiven—todayyou
gettochangehistory—tochangetimeitself.Butmorethanallthat,todayyougetthechanceto
giveanoldmanhissonback.
Shesmiles.ShelooksatALBUS.Sheleansdownandgentlykisseshimonbothcheeks.
Shewalksawayintothewoodland.ALBUSstaresafterher.
SCORPIUS:Shedidn’tkissme—didyounotice?(Helooksathisfriend.)Areyouokay,Albus?You
lookalittlepale.Andred.Paleandredatthesametime.
ALBUS:Let’sdothis.
ACTTWO,SCENEFIVE
FORBIDDENFOREST
Theforestseemstogrowbigger,thicker—andamongstthetrees,peoplesearching,lookingforthe
missingwizards.ButslowlypeoplemeltawayuntilHARRYisleftalone.
Hehearssomething.Heturnstohisright.
HARRY:Albus?Scorpius?Albus?
Andthenhehearsthesoundofhooves.HARRYisstartled.Helooksaroundforwherethe
noiseiscomingfrom.
SuddenlyBANEstepsforwardintothelight.Heisamagnificentcentaur.
BANE:HarryPotter.
HARRY:Good.Youstillrecognizeme,Bane.
BANE:You’vegrownolder.
HARRY:Ihave.
BANE:Butnotwiser.Foryoutrespassonourland.
HARRY:Ihavealwaysrespectedthecentaurs.Wearenotenemies.YoufoughtbravelyattheBattleof
Hogwarts.AndIfoughtbesideyou.
BANE:Ididmypart.Butformyherd,andourhonor.Notforyou.Andafterthebattle,theforestwas
deemedcentaurland.Andifyou’reonourland—withoutpermission—thenyouareourenemy.
HARRY:Mysonismissing,Bane.Ineedhelpfindinghim.
BANE:Andheishere?Inourforest?
HARRY:Yes.
BANE:Thenheisasstupidasyouare.
HARRY:Canyouhelpme,Bane?
There’sapause.BANElooksdownatHARRYimperiously.
BANE:IcanonlytellyouwhatIknow...ButItellyounotforyourbenefitbutforthebenefitofmy
herd.Thecentaursdonotneedanotherwar.
HARRY:Neitherdowe!Whatdoyouknow?
BANE:I’veseenyourson,HarryPotter.Seenhiminthemovementsofthestars.
HARRY:You’veseenhiminthestars?
BANE:Ican’ttellyouwhereheis.Ican’ttellyouhowyou’llfindhim.
HARRY:Butyou’veseensomething?You’vedivinedsomething?
BANE:Thereisablackcloudaroundyourson,adangerousblackcloud.
HARRY:AroundAlbus?
BANE:Ablackcloudthatmayendangerusall.You’llfindyoursonagain,HarryPotter.Butthenyou
couldlosehimforever.
Hemakesasoundlikeahorse’scry—andthenmakeshardaway—leavingabewildered
HARRYbehind.Hebeginstosearchagain—nowwithevenmorefervor.
HARRY:Albus!Albus!
ACTTWO,SCENESIX
EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST
SCORPIUS andALBUS roundacornertobefacedwithagapinthetrees...
Agapthroughwhichisvisible...agloriouslight...
SCORPIUS:Andthereitis...
ALBUS:Hogwarts.Neverseenthisviewofitbefore.
SCORPIUS:Stillgetatingle,don’tyou?Whenyouseeit?
AndrevealedthroughthetreesisHOGWARTS—asplendidmassofbulbousbuildingsand
towers.
FromthemomentIfirstheardofit,Iwasdesperatetogo.Imean,Daddidn’tmuchlikeit
therebuteventhewayhedescribedit...FromtheageoftenI’dchecktheDailyProphet
firstthingeverymorning—certainsomesortoftragedywouldhavebefallenit—certainI
wouldn’tgettogo.
ALBUS:Andthenyougotthereanditturnedouttobeterribleafterall.
SCORPIUS:Notforme.
ALBUS looksathisfriend,shocked.
AllIeverwantedtodowasgotoHogwartsandhaveamatetogetuptomayhemwith.Just
likeHarryPotter.AndIgothisson.Howcrazilyfortunateisthat.
ALBUS:ButI’mnothinglikemydad.
SCORPIUS:You’rebetter.You’remybestfriend,Albus.Andthisismayhemtothenthdegree.Whichis
great,thumbs-upgreat,it’sjust—Ihavegottosay—Idon’tmindadmitting—Iamatinybit—
justatinybitscared.
ALBUS looksatSCORPIUS andsmiles.
ALBUS:You’remybestfriendtoo.Anddon’tworry—Ihaveagoodfeelingaboutthis.
WehearRON’svoicefromoff—he’sclearlyincloseproximity.
RON:Albus?Albus.
ALBUS turnstowardsit,scared.
ALBUS:Butwe’vegottogo—now.
ALBUS takestheTime-TurnerfromSCORPIUS —hepressesdownuponitandtheTime-Turner
beginstovibrateandthenexplodesintoastormofmovement.
Andwithitthestagestartstotransform.Thetwoboyslookatit.
Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.
Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowat
first...
Andthenitspeedsup.
ACTTWO,SCENESEVEN
TRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT,EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST,1994
SuddenlyeverythingisariotofnoiseasacrowdconsumesALBUSandSCORPIUS.
Andsuddenlythe“greatestshowmanonearth”(hiswords,notours)isonstage,usingSonorusto
amplifyhisvoice,and...well...he’shavingaball.
LUDOBAGMAN:Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Igiveyou—thegreatest—thefabulous
—theone—andtheonlyTRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT.
There’saloudcheer.
Ifyou’refromHogwarts.Givemeacheer.
There’saloudcheer.
Ifyou’refromDurmstrang—givemeacheer.
There’saloudcheer.
ANDIFYOU’REFROMBEAUXBATONSGIVEMEACHEER.
There’saslightlylimpcheer.
SlightlylessenthusiasticfromtheFrenchthere.
SCORPIUS(smiling):Thishasworked.That’sLudoBagman.
LUDOBAGMAN:Andtheretheyare.Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Ipresenttoyou—the
reasonwhywe’reallhere—THECHAMPIONS.RepresentingDurmstrang,whateyebrows,what
agait,whataboy,there’snothinghewon’ttryonabroomstick,it’sViktorKrazyKrum.
SCORPIUSandALBUS(whoarereallygettingintoplayingtheDurmstrangstudentsnow):Go,go,Krazy
Krum.Go,go,KrazyKrum.
LUDOBAGMAN:FromtheBeauxbatonsAcademy—zutalors,it’sFleurDelacour!
There’ssomepoliteapplause.
AndfromHogwartsnotonebuttwostudents,hemakesusallgoweakyatthekneesy,he’s
CedricDeliciousDiggory.
Thecrowdgowild.
Andthentheother—youknowhimastheBoyWhoLived,Iknowhimastheboywhokeeps
surprisingusall...
ALBUS:That’smydad.
LUDOBAGMAN:Yes,it’sHarryPluckyPotter.
There’scheering.Particularlyfromanervous-lookinggirlattheedgeofthecrowd—thisis
YOUNGHERMIONE(playedbythesameactressasplaysROSE).Itisnoticeablethatthecheering
forHARRYisslightlylessthanthatforCEDRIC.
Andnow—silenceplease,all.The—first—task.Retrievingagoldenegg.Fromanestof
—ladiesandgentlemen,boysandgirls,Igiveyou—DRAGONS.Andguidingthedragons
—CHARLIEWEASLEY.
Therearemorecheers.
YOUNGHERMIONE:Ifyou’regoingtostandsocloseI’dratheryoudidn’tbreatheonmequitesomuch.
SCORPIUS:Rose?Whatareyoudoinghere?
YOUNGHERMIONE:Who’sRose?Andwhat’shappenedtoyouraccent?
ALBUS(withabadaccent):Sorry.Hermione.He’sgotyoumixedupwithsomeoneelse.
YOUNGHERMIONE:Howdoyouknowmyname?
LUDOBAGMAN:Andwithnotimetoloselet’sbringoutourfirstchampion—facingaSwedishShort-
Snout,Igiveyou—CEDRICDIGGORY.
AdragonroardistractsYOUNGHERMIONE,andALBUSreadieshiswand.
AndCedricDiggoryhasenteredthestage.Andheseemsready.Scared,butready.He
dodgesthisway.Hedodgesthat.Thegirlsswoonashedivesforcover.Theycryasone:
Don’tdamageourDiggory,Mr.Dragon!
SCORPIUS looksconcerned.
SCORPIUS:Albus,somethingisgoingwrong.TheTime-Turner,it’sshaking.
Atickingbegins,anincessant,dangerousticking.It’scomingfromtheTime-Turner.
LUDOBAGMAN:AndCedricskirtsleftandhedivesright—andhereadieshiswand—whathasthis
young,brave,handsomemangotuphissleeviesnow—
ALBUS(extendinghiswand):Expelliarmus!
CEDRIC’swandissummonedtoALBUS ’shand.
LUDOBAGMAN:—butno,what’sthis?IsitDarkMagicorisitsomethingelseentirely?Hiswandis
flyingaway—CedricDiggoryisDisarmed—
SCORPIUS:Albus,IthinktheTime-Turner—somethingiswrong...
TheTime-Turner’stickinggetslouderstill.
LUDOBAGMAN:It’sallgoingwrongforDiggors.Thiscouldbetheendofthetaskforhim.Theendof
thetournament.
SCORPIUS grabsALBUS .
There’sacrescendointheticking,andaflash.
Andtimeisturnedbacktothepresent,withALBUSholleringinpain.
SCORPIUS:Albus!Didithurtyou?Albus,areyou—
ALBUS:Whathappened?
SCORPIUS:Theremustbesomelimit—theTime-Turnermusthavesomekindoftimelimit...
ALBUS:Doyouthinkwe’vedoneit?Doyouthinkwe’vechangedanything?
SuddenlythestageisinvadedfromallsidesbyHARRY,RON(whonowhasasidepartinginhis
hairandwhosewardrobechoiceshavebecomerathermorestaid),GINNY,andDRACO.
SCORPIUS looksatthemall—andslipstheTime-Turnerbackintohispocket.ALBUS looksat
themrathermoreblankly—he’sinalotofpain.
RON:Itoldyou.ItoldyouIsawthem.
SCORPIUS:Ithinkwe’reabouttofindout.
ALBUS:Hello,Dad.Issomethingwrong?
HARRYlooksathissondisbelievingly.
HARRY:Yes.Youcouldsaythat.
ALBUS collapsesontothefloor.HARRYandGINNYrushtohelp.
ACTTWO,SCENEEIGHT
HOGWARTS,HOSPITALWING
ALBUS isasleepinahospitalbed.HARRYsitstroubledbesidehim.Abovethemisapictureofa
concernedkindlyman.HARRYrubshiseyes—stands—andwalksaroundtheroom.Hestretchesout
hisback.
Andthenhemeetseyeswiththepainting.Whichlooksstartledtobespotted.AndHARRYlooksstartled
back.
HARRY:ProfessorDumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE:Goodevening,Harry.
HARRY:I’vemissedyou.WheneverI’vedroppedinontheheadmistresslately,yourframe’sbeen
empty.
DUMBLEDORE:Ah,well,Idoliketopopintomyotherportraitsnowandthen.(HelooksatALBUS .)Will
hebeallright?
HARRY:He’sbeenouttwenty-fourhours,mostlyinordersoMadamPomfreycouldresethisarm.She
saiditwasthestrangestthing,it’slikeitwasbrokentwentyyearsagoandallowedtosetinthe
“mostcontrary”ofdirections.Shesayshe’llbefine.
DUMBLEDORE:Adifficultthing,Iimagine,towatchyourchildinpain.
HARRYlooksupatDUMBLEDORE,andthendownatALBUS .
HARRY:I’veneveraskedhowyoufeltaboutmenaminghimafteryou,haveI?
DUMBLEDORE:Candidly,Harry,itseemedagreatweighttoplaceuponthepoorboy.
HARRY:Ineedyourhelp.Ineedyouradvice.BanesaysAlbusisindanger.HowdoIprotectmyson,
Dumbledore?
DUMBLEDORE:Youaskme,ofallpeople,howtoprotectaboyinterribledanger?Wecannotprotect
theyoungfromharm.Painmustandwillcome.
HARRY:SoI’msupposedtostandandwatch?
DUMBLEDORE:No.You’resupposedtoteachhimhowtomeetlife.
HARRY:How?Hewon’tlisten.
DUMBLEDORE:Perhapshe’swaitingforyoutoseehimclearly.
HARRYfrownsashetriestodigestthis.
(Withsensitivity.)Itisaportrait’scurseandblessingto...hearthings.Attheschool,atthe
Ministry,Ihearpeopletalking...
HARRY:Andwhatisthegossipaboutmeandmyson?
DUMBLEDORE:Notgossip.Concern.Thatyoutwoarestruggling.Thathe’sdifficult.Thatheisangry
withyou.Ihaveformedtheimpressionthat—perhaps—youareblindedbyyourloveforhim.
HARRY:Blinded?
DUMBLEDORE:Youmustseehimasheis,Harry.Youmustlookforwhat’swoundinghim.
HARRY:Haven’tIseenhimasheis?What’swoundingmyson?(Hethinks.)Orisitwho’swounding
myson?
ALBUS(mumblesinhissleep):Dad...
HARRY:Thisblackcloud,it’ssomeone,isn’tit?Notsomething?
DUMBLEDORE:Ahreally,whatdoesmyopinionmatteranymore?Iampaintandmemory,Harry,paint
andmemory.AndIneverhadason.
HARRY:ButIneedyouradvice.
ALBUS:Dad?
HARRYlooksatALBUS andthenbackatDUMBLEDORE.ButDUMBLEDOREisgone.
HARRY:No,wherehaveyougonenow?
ALBUS:We’rein—thehospitalwing?
HARRYturnshisattentionbacktoALBUS .
HARRY(discombobulated):Yes.Andyou’re—youwillbefine.Forrecuperation,MadamPomfrey
wasn’tsurewhattoprescribeandsaidyoushouldprobablyeatlotsof—chocolate.Actually,do
youmindifIhavesome—?I’vegotsomethingtotellyouandIdon’tthinkyou’lllikeit.
ALBUS looksathisdad,whatdoeshehavetosay?Hedecidesnottoengage.
ALBUS:Okay.Ithink.
HARRYtakessomechocolate,heeatsabigchunk.ALBUS looksathisdad,confused.
Better?
HARRY:Much.
Heholdsoutthechocolatetohisson.ALBUStakesapiece.Fatherandsonmunchtogether.
Thearm,howdoesitfeel?
ALBUS flexeshisarm.
ALBUS:Itfeelsgreat.
HARRY(soft):Wheredidyougo,Albus?Ican’ttellyouwhatitdidtous.Yourmumwasworried
sick...
ALBUS looksup,heisagreatliar.
ALBUS:Wedecidedwedidn’twanttocometoschool.Wethoughtwecouldstartagain—inthe
Muggleworld.Wediscoveredwewerewrong.WewerecomingbacktoHogwartswhenyou
foundus.
HARRY:InDurmstrangrobes?
ALBUS:Therobeswere...Thewholething—ScorpiusandI—wedidn’tthink.
HARRY:Andwhy—whydidyourun?Becauseofme?BecauseofwhatIsaid?
ALBUS:Idon’tknow.Hogwartsisn’tactuallythatpleasantaplacewhenyoudon’tfitin.
HARRY:AnddidScorpius—encourageyouto—go?
ALBUS:Scorpius?No.
HARRYlooksatALBUS ,tryingtoseealmostanauraaroundhim,thinkingdeeply.
HARRY:IneedyoutostayawayfromScorpiusMalfoy.
ALBUS:What?Scorpius?
HARRY:Idon’tknowhowyoubecamefriendsinthefirstplace,butyoudid,andnow—Ineedyouto
—
ALBUS:Mybestfriend?Myonlyfriend?
HARRY:He’sdangerous.
ALBUS:Scorpius?Dangerous?Haveyoumethim?Dad,ifyouhonestlythinkhe’sthesonof
Voldemort...
HARRY:Idon’tknowwhatheis,Ijustknowyouneedtostayawayfromhim.Banetoldme—
ALBUS:Who’sBane?
HARRY:AcentaurwithprofoundDivinationskills.Hesaidthere’sablackcloudaroundyouand—
ALBUS:Ablackcloud?
HARRY:AndIhaveverygoodreasontobelievethatDarkMagicisinaresurgenceandIneedtokeep
yousafefromit.Safefromhim.SafefromScorpius.
ALBUS hesitatesamoment,andthenhisfacestrengthens.
ALBUS:AndifIwon’t?Stayawayfromhim?
HARRYlooksathisson,thinkingquickly.
HARRY:There’samap.Itusedtobeusedforthosewantingtogetuptonogood.Nowwe’regoingto
useittokeepaneye—apermanenteye—onyou.ProfessorMcGonagallwillwatchyourevery
movement.Anytimeyouareseentogether—she’llcomeflying—anytimeyouattempttoleave
Hogwarts—she’llfly.Iexpectyoutogotoyourlessons—noneofwhichyouwillnowshare
withScorpius,andbetweentimes,youwillstayintheGryffindorcommonroom!
ALBUS:Youcan’tmakemegointoGryffindor!I’mSlytherin!
HARRY:Don’tplaygames,Albus,youknowwhatHouseyouare.IfshefindsyouwithScorpius,Iwill
fixyouwithaspellwhichwillallowmeeyesandearsintoyoureverymovement,yourevery
conversation.Inthemeantime,investigationswillbegininmydepartmentastohistrueheritage.
ALBUS(startingtocry):But,Dad—youcan’t—that’sjustnot...
HARRY:IthoughtforalongtimeIwasn’tagoodenoughdadforyoubecauseyoudidn’tlikeme.It’s
onlynowIrealizethatIdon’tneedyoutolikeme,IneedyoutoobeymebecauseI’myourdad
andIdoknowbetter.I’msorry,Albus.Ithastobethisway.
ACTTWO,SCENENINE
HOGWARTS,STAIRCASE
ALBUS pursuesHARRYacrossthestage.
ALBUS:WhatifIrun?I’llrun.
HARRY:Albus,getbackinbed.
ALBUS:I’llrunawayagain.
HARRY:No.Youwon’t.
ALBUS:Iwill—andthistimeI’llmakesureRoncan’tfindus.
RON:DoIhearmyname?
RONentersonastaircase,hissidepartingnowsuper-aggressive,hisrobesjustalittlebittoo
short,hisclothesnowspectacularlystaid.
ALBUS:UncleRon!ThankDumbledore.Ifeverweneededoneofyourjokesit’snow...
RONfrowns,confused.
RON:Jokes?Idon’tknowanyjokes.
ALBUS:Ofcourseyoudo.Yourunajokeshop.
RON (nowsupremelyconfused):Ajokeshop?Wellnow.AnywayI’mpleasedIcaughtyou.Iwasgoing
tobringsomesweets—fora,uh,sortof,a,getwellsoon,but,uh...ActuallyPadma—she
thinksaboutthingsalotmore—deeply—thanIdo—andshethoughtit’dbenicerforyouto
getsomethingusefulforschool.Sowegotyoua—setofquills.Yes.Yes.Yes.Lookatthesebad
boys.Topoftherange.
ALBUS:Who’sPadma?
HARRYfrownsatALBUS .
HARRY:Youraunt.
ALBUS:IhaveanAuntPadma?
RON (toHARRY):TakenaConfundusCharmtothehead,hashe?(ToALBUS .)Mywife,Padma.You
remember.Talksslightlytooclosetoyourface,smellsabitminty.(Leansin.)Padma,motherof
Panju!(ToHARRY.)That’swhyI’mhere,ofcourse.Panju.He’sintroubleagain.Iwantedtojust
sendaHowlerbutPadmainsistedIcomeinperson.Idon’tknowwhy.Hejustlaughsatme.
ALBUS:But...you’remarriedtoHermione.
Beat.RONdoesn’tunderstandthisatall.
RON:Hermione.No.Nooooo.Merlin’sbeard.
HARRY:AlbushasalsoforgottenthathewassortedintoGryffindor.Conveniently.
RON:Yes,well,sorry,oldchap,butyou’reaGryffindor.
ALBUS:ButhowdidIgetsortedintoGryffindor?
RON:YoupersuadedtheSortingHat,don’tyouremember?Panjubetyouthatyoucouldn’tgetinto
Gryffindorifyourlifedependedonit,soyouchoseGryffindortospitehim.Ican’tblameyou,
(dry)we’dallliketowipethesmileoffhisfacesometimes,wouldn’twe?(Terrified.)Pleasedon’t
tellPadmaIsaidthat.
ALBUS:Who’sPanju?
RONandHARRYstareatALBUS .
RON:Bloodyhell,you’rereallynotyourself,areyou?Anyway,bettergo,beforeI’msentaHowler
myself.
Hestumbleson,notevenaninchofthemanhewas.
ALBUS:Butthatdoesn’t...makesense.
HARRY:Albus,whateveryou’refeigning,itisn’tworking.Iwillnotchangemymind.
ALBUS:Dad,youhavetwochoices,eitheryoutakemeto—
HARRY:No,you’retheonewiththechoice,Albus.Youdothis,oryougetindeeper,muchdeeper
trouble—doyouunderstand?
SCORPIUS:Albus?You’reokay.That’sfantastic.
HARRY:He’scompletelycured.Andwe’vegottogo.
ALBUS looksupatSCORPIUS andhisheartbreaks.Hewalkson.
SCORPIUS:Areyoumadatme?What’sgoingon?
ALBUS stopsandturnstoSCORPIUS .
ALBUS:Diditwork?Didanyofitwork?
SCORPIUS:No...But,Albus—
HARRY:Albus.Whatevergibberishyou’retalking,youneedtostopit,now.Thisisyourfinalwarning.
ALBUS lookstornbetweenhisdadandhisfriend.
ALBUS:Ican’t,okay?
SCORPIUS:Youcan’twhat?
ALBUS:Just—we’llbebetteroffwithouteachother,okay?
SCORPIUS isleftlookingupafterhim.Heartbroken.
ACTTWO,SCENETEN
HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE
PROFESSORMcGONAGALLisfullofunhappiness,HARRYisfullofpurpose,GINNYisnotsurewhatshe’s
supposedtobe.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:I’mnotsurethisiswhattheMarauder ’sMapwasintendedfor.
HARRY:Ifyouseethemtogether,thengettothemasquicklyaspossible,andkeepthemseparate.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Harry,areyousurethisistherightdecision?Becausefarbeitfrommeto
doubtthewisdomofthecentaurs,butBaneisanextremelyangrycentaurand...it’snotbeyond
himtotwisttheconstellationsforhisownends.
HARRY:ItrustBane.AlbusistostayawayfromScorpius.Forhissake,andothers.
GINNY:IthinkwhatHarrymeansis...
HARRY(withfinality):TheprofessorknowswhatImean.
GINNYlooksatHARRY,surprisedthathe’dtalktoherthatway.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Albushasbeencheckedbythegreatestwitchesandwizardsinthecountry
andnoonecanfindorsenseahexoracurse.
HARRY:AndDumbledore—Dumbledoresaid—
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:What?
HARRY:Hisportrait.Wespoke.Hesaidsomethingswhichmadesense—
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Dumbledoreisdead,Harry.AndI’vetoldyoubefore,portraitsdon’t
representevenhalfoftheirsubjects.
HARRY:Hesaidlovehadblindedme.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Aheadteacher ’sportraitisamemoir.Itissupposedtobeasupport
mechanismforthedecisionsIhavetomake.ButIwasadvisedasItookthisjobtonotmistakethe
paintingfortheperson.Andyouwouldbewell-advisedtodothesame.
HARRY:Buthewasright.Iseeitnow.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Harry,you’vebeenputunderenormouspressure,thelossofAlbus,the
searchforhim,thefearsastowhatyourscarmightmean.ButtrustmewhenItellyou,youare
makingamistake.
HARRY:Albusdidn’tlikemebefore.Hemightnotlikemeagain.Buthewillbesafe.Withthegreatest
respect,Minerva—youdon’thavechildren—
GINNY:Harry!
HARRY:—youdon’tunderstand.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(deeplyhurt):I’dhopethatalifetimespentintheteachingprofessionwould
mean...
HARRY:Thismapwillrevealtoyouwheremysonisatalltimes—Iexpectyoutouseit.AndifIhear
youdon’t—thenIwillcomedownonthisschoolashardasIcan—usingthefullforceofthe
Ministry—isthatunderstood?
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(bewilderedbythisvitriol):Perfectly.
GINNYlooksatHARRY,unsureofwhathe’sbecome.Hedoesn’tlookback.
ACTTWO,SCENEELEVEN
HOGWARTS,DEFENSEAGAINSTTHEDARKARTSCLASSROOM
ALBUS enterstheclassroom—slightlyunsure.
HERMIONE:Ahyes.Ourtrainabsconder.Finallyjoiningus.
ALBUS:Hermione?
Helooksamazed.HERMIONEisstandingatthefrontofthelesson.
HERMIONE:ProfessorGrangerIbelieveismyname,Potter.
ALBUS:Whatareyoudoinghere?
HERMIONE:Teaching.Formysins.Whatareyoudoinghere?Learning,Ihope.
ALBUS:Butyou’re...you’re...MinisterforMagic.
HERMIONE:Beenhavingthosedreamsagain,haveyou,Potter?Todaywe’regoingtolookatPatronus
Charms.
ALBUS(amazed):You’reourDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsteacher?
Therearetitters.
HERMIONE:Losingpatiencenow.TenpointsfromGryffindorforstupidity.
POLLYCHAPMAN (standing,fullofaffront):No.No.He’sdoingitdeliberately.HehatesGryffindorand
everyoneknowsit.
HERMIONE:Sitdown,PollyChapman,beforethisgetsevenworse.(POLLYsighsandthensits.)AndI
suggestyoujoinher,Albus.Andendthischarade.
ALBUS:Butyou’renotthismean.
HERMIONE:Andthat’stwentypointsfromGryffindortoassureAlbusPotterthatIamthismean.
YANNFREDERICKS:Ifyoudon’tsitdownrightnow,Albus...
ALBUS sits.
ALBUS:CanIjustsay—
HERMIONE:No,youcan’t.Justkeepquiet,Potter,otherwiseyou’lllosewhatlimitedpopularityyou
alreadyhave.NowwhocantellmewhataPatronusis?No?Noone.Youreallyareamost
disappointingbunch.
HERMIONEsmilesathinsmile.Shereallyisquitemean.
ALBUS:No.Thisisstupid.Where’sRose?She’lltellyouthatyou’rebeingridiculous.
HERMIONE:Who’sRose?Yourinvisiblefriend?
ALBUS:RoseGranger-Weasley!Yourdaughter!(Herealizes.)Ofcourse—becauseyouandRon
aren’tmarriedRose—
There’sgiggling.
HERMIONE:Howdareyou!FiftypointsfromGryffindor.AndIassureyouifanyoneinterruptsme
againit’llbeahundredpoints...
Shestaresaroundtheroom.Noonemovesamuscle.
Good.APatronusisamagicalcharm,aprojectionofallyourmostpositivefeelings,and
takestheshapeoftheanimalwithwhomyousharethedeepestaffinity.Itisagiftoflight.If
youcanconjureaPatronus,youcanprotectyourselfagainsttheworld.Which,insomeof
ourcases,seemslikeanecessitysoonerratherthanlater.
ACTTWO,SCENETWELVE
HOGWARTS,STAIRCASES
ALBUS walksupastaircase.Lookingaroundashedoes.
Hedoesn’tseeanything.Heexits.Thestaircasesmoveinalmostadance.
SCORPIUS entersbehindhim.Hethinkshe’sseenALBUS ,herealizesheisn’tthere.
Heslumpsdowntothefloorasthestaircasesweepsaround.
MADAMHOOCHentersandwalksupthestaircase.Atthetop,shegesturesforSCORPIUS tomove.
Hedoes.Andslopesoff—hisabjectlonelinessclear.
ALBUS entersandwalksuponestaircase.
SCORPIUS entersandwalksupanother.
Thestaircasesmeet.Thetwoboyslookateachother.
Lostandhopeful—allatonce.
AndthenALBUSlooksawayandthemomentisbroken—andwithit,possibly,thefriendship.
Andnowthestaircasespart—thetwolookateachother—onefullofguilt—theotherfullofpain
—bothfullofunhappiness.
ACTTWO,SCENETHIRTEEN
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,KITCHEN
GINNYandHARRYwatcheachotherwarily.Thereisanargumentdue,andbothofthemknowit.
HARRY:Thisistherightdecision.
GINNY:Youalmostsoundconvinced.
HARRY:Youtoldmetobehonestwithhim,butactuallyIneededtobehonestwithmyself,trustwhat
myheartwastellingme...
GINNY:Harry,youhaveoneofthegreatestheartsofanywizardwhoeverlived,andIdonotbelieve
yourhearttoldyoutodothis.
Theyhearaknockonthedoor.
Savedbythedoor.
Sheexits.
Afteramoment,DRACOenters,consumedbyangerbuthidingitwell.
DRACO:Ican’tstaylong.Iwon’tneedlong.
HARRY:HowcanIhelp?
DRACO:I’mnotheretoantagonizeyou.ButmysonisintearsandIamhisfatherandsoIamhereto
askwhyyouwouldkeepaparttwogoodfriends.
HARRY:I’mnotkeepingthemapart.
DRACO:You’vechangedschooltimetables,you’vethreatenedbothteachersandAlbushimself.Why?
HARRYlooksatDRACOcarefullyandthenturnsaway.
HARRY:Ihavetoprotectmyson.
DRACO:FromScorpius?
HARRY:Banetoldmehesensedadarknessaroundmyson.Nearmyson.
DRACO:Whatareyouimplying,Potter?
HARRYturnsandlooksDRACOdeadintheeye.
HARRY:Areyousure...areyoureallysurehe’syours,Draco?
There’sadeadlysilence.
DRACO:Youtakethatback...rightnow.
ButHARRYdoesn’ttakeitback.
SoDRACOtakeshiswandout.
HARRY:Youdonotwanttodothis.
DRACO:Yes,Ido.
HARRY:Idon’twanttohurtyou,Draco.
DRACO:Howinteresting,becauseIdowanttohurtyou.
Thetwosquareup.Andthenreleasetheirwands.
DRACOandHARRY:Expelliarmus!
Theirwandsrepelandthenbreakapart.
DRACO:Incarcerous!
HARRYdodgesablastfromDRACO’swand.
HARRY:Tarantallegra!
DRACOthrowshimselfoutoftheway.
You’vebeenpracticing,Draco.
DRACO:Andyou’vegotsloppy,Potter.Densaugeo!
HARRYjustmanagestogetoutoftheway.
HARRY:Rictusempra!
DRACOusesachairtoblocktheblast.
DRACO:Flipendo!
HARRYissenttwirlingthroughtheair.DRACOlaughs.
Keepup,oldman.
HARRY:We’rethesameage,Draco.
DRACO:Iwearitbetter.
HARRY:Brachiabindo!
DRACOisboundtightly.
DRACO:Thatreallythebestyougot?Emancipare.
DRACOreleaseshisownbinds.
Levicorpus!
HARRYhastothrowhimselfoutoftheway.
Mobilicorpus!Oh,thisistoomuchfun...
DRACObouncesHARRYupanddownonthetable.AndthenasHARRYrollsaway,DRACOjumps
ontothetable—hereadieshiswand,butashedoes,HARRYhitshimwithaspell...
HARRY:Obscuro!
DRACOreleaseshimselffromhisblindfoldassoonasithits.
Thetwosquareup—HARRYthrowsachair.
DRACOducksunderneathitandslowsthechairwithhiswand.
GINNY:Ionlyleftthisroomthreeminutesago!
Shelooksatthemessofthekitchen.Shelooksatthechairssuspendedintheair.Shesignals
thembacktothefloorwithherwand.
(Drierthandry.)WhatdidImiss?
ACTTWO,SCENEFOURTEEN
HOGWARTS,STAIRCASES
SCORPIUS walksunhappilydownastaircase.
DELPHIscurriesinfromtheotherside.
DELPHI:So—technically—Ishouldn’tbehere.
SCORPIUS:Delphi?
DELPHI:Infact,technicallyI’mendangeringourentireoperation...whichisnot...well,I’mnota
naturalrisk-takerasyouknow.I’veneverbeentoHogwarts.Prettylaxsecurityhere,isn’tthere?
Andsomanyportraits.Andcorridors.Andghosts!Thishalf-headless,strange-lookingghosttold
mewhereIcouldfindyou,canyoubelievethat?
SCORPIUS:You’veneverbeentoHogwarts?
DELPHI:Iwas—unwell—asachild—forafewyears.Otherpeoplegottogo—Ididnot.
SCORPIUS:Youweretoo—ill?I’msorry,Ididn’tknowthat.
DELPHI:Idon’tadvertisethefact—Iprefernottobeseenasatragiccase,youknow?
ThisregisterswithSCORPIUS.HelooksuptosaysomethingbutDELPHIsuddenlyducksfrom
viewasastudentwalkspast.SCORPIUStriestolookcasualuntilthestudentpasses.
Havetheygone?
SCORPIUS:Delphi,maybeitistoodangerousforyoutobehere—
DELPHI:Well—someone’sgottodosomethingaboutthis.
SCORPIUS:Delphi,noneofitworked,time-turning,wefailed.
DELPHI:Iknow.Albusowledme.Thehistorybookschangedbutnotenough—Cedricstilldied.In
fact,failingthefirsttaskonlymadehimmoredeterminedtowinthesecond.
SCORPIUS:AndRonandHermionehavegonecompletelyskewwhiff—andIstillhaven’tfiguredout
why.
DELPHI:Andthat’swhyCedrichastowait.It’sallbecomequiteconfusedandyou’reentirelyrightto
bekeepingholdoftheTime-Turner,Scorpius.ButwhatImeantwas—someone’sgottodo
somethingaboutthetwoofyou.
SCORPIUS:Oh.
DELPHI:You’rebestfriends.EveryowlhesendsIcanfeelyourabsence.He’sdestroyedbyit.
SCORPIUS:Soundslikehe’sfoundashouldertocryon.Howmanyowlshashesentyounow?
DELPHIsmilessoftly.
Sorry.That’s—Ididn’tmean—Ijust—don’tunderstandwhat’sgoingon.I’vetriedtosee
him,talktohim,buteverytimeIdoherunsoff.
DELPHI:Youknow,Ididn’thaveabestfriendwhenIwasyourage.Iwantedone.Desperately.WhenI
wasyoungerIeveninventedonebut—
SCORPIUS:Ihadoneofthosetoo.CalledFlurry.WefelloutoverthecorrectrulesofGobstones.
DELPHI:Albusneedsyou,Scorpius.That’sawonderfulthing.
SCORPIUS:Heneedsmetodowhat?
DELPHI:That’sthething,isn’tit?Aboutfriendships.Youdon’tknowwhatheneeds.Youonlyknowhe
needsit.Findhim,Scorpius.Youtwo—youbelongtogether.
ACTTWO,SCENEFIFTEEN
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,KITCHEN
HARRYandDRACOsitfarapart.GINNYstandsbetweenthem.
DRACO:Sorryaboutyourkitchen,Ginny.
GINNY:Oh,it’snotmykitchen.Harrydoesmostofthecooking.
DRACO:Ican’ttalktohimeither.Scorpius.Especiallysince—Astoriahasgone.Ican’teventalkabout
howlosingherhasaffectedhim.AshardasItry,Ican’treachhim.Youcan’ttalktoAlbus.Ican’t
talktoScorpius.That’swhatthisisabout.Notaboutmysonbeingevil.Becauseasmuchasyou
mighttakethewordofahaughtycentaur,youknowthepoweroffriendship.
HARRY:Draco,whateveryoumaythink...
DRACO:Ialwaysenviedyouthem,youknow—WeasleyandGranger.Ihad—
GINNY:CrabbeandGoyle.
DRACO:Twolunkswhowouldn’tknowoneendofabroomstickfromanother.You—thethreeofyou
—youshone,youknow?Youlikedeachother.Youhadfun.Ienviedyouthosefriendshipsmore
thananythingelse.
GINNY:Ienviedthemtoo.
HARRYlooksatGINNY,surprised.
HARRY:Ineedtoprotecthim—
DRACO:Myfatherthoughthewasprotectingme.Mostofthetime.Ithinkyouhavetomakeachoice
—atacertainpoint—ofthemanyouwanttobe.AndItellyouthatatthattimeyouneedaparent
orafriend.Andifyou’velearnttohateyourparentbythenandyouhavenofriends...then
you’reallalone.Andbeingalone—that’ssohard.Iwasalone.Anditsentmetoatrulydark
place.Foralongtime.TomRiddlewasalsoalonelychild.Youmaynotunderstandthat,Harry,
butIdo—andIthinkGinnydoestoo.
GINNY:He’sright.
DRACO:TomRiddledidn’temergefromhisdarkplace.AndsoTomRiddlebecameLordVoldemort.
MaybetheblackcloudBanesawwasAlbus’sloneliness.Hispain.Hishatred.Don’tlosetheboy.
You’llregretit.Andsowillhe.Becauseheneedsyou,andScorpius,whetherornothenow
knowsit.
HARRYlooksatDRACO,hethinks.
Heopenshismouthtospeak.Hethinks.
GINNY:Harry.WillyougettheFloopowderorshallI?
HARRYlooksupathiswife.
ACTTWO,SCENESIXTEEN
HOGWARTS,LIBRARY
SCORPIUS arrivesinthelibrary.Helooksleftandright.AndthenheseesALBUS .AndALBUS seeshim.
SCORPIUS:Hi.
ALBUS:Scorpius.Ican’t...
SCORPIUS:Iknow.You’reinGryffindornow.Youdon’twanttoseemenow.ButhereIamanyway.
Talkingtoyou.
ALBUS:Well,Ican’ttalkso...
SCORPIUS:Youhaveto.Youthinkyoucanjustignoreeverythingthat’shappened?Theworldhasgone
crazy,haveyounoticed?
ALBUS:Iknow,okay?Ron’sgonestrange.Hermione’saprofessor,it’sallwrong,but...
SCORPIUS:AndRosedoesn’texist.
ALBUS:Iknow.Look,Idon’tunderstandeverythingbutyoucan’tbehere.
SCORPIUS:Becauseofwhatwedid,Rosewasn’tevenborn.Doyourememberbeingtoldaboutthe
TriwizardTournamentYuleBall?AllthefourTriwizardchampionstookapartner.Yourdadtook
ParvatiPatil,ViktorKrumtook—
ALBUS:Hermione.AndRongotjealousandbehavedlikeaprat.
SCORPIUS:Onlyhedidn’t.IfoundRitaSkeeter ’sbookaboutthem.Andit’sverydifferent.Rontook
Hermionetotheball.
ALBUS:What?
POLLYCHAPMAN:Sshhhh!
SCORPIUS looksatPOLLYanddropshisvolume.
SCORPIUS:Asfriends.Andtheydancedinafriendlyway,anditwasnice,andthenhedancedwith
PadmaPatilandthatwasnicer,andtheystarteddatingandhechangedabitandthentheygot
marriedandmeanwhileHermionebecamea—
ALBUS:—psychopath.
SCORPIUS:HermionewassupposedtogotothatballwithKrum—doyouknowwhyshedidn’t?
BecauseshehadsuspicionsthetwostrangeDurmstrangboysshemetbeforethefirsttaskwere
somehowinvolvedinthedisappearanceofCedric’swand.Shebelievedwe—underViktor ’s
orders—costCedricthefirsttask...
ALBUS:Wow.
SCORPIUS:AndwithoutKrum,Ronnevergotjealousandthatjealousywasall-importantandsoRon
andHermionestayedverygoodfriendsbutneverfellinlove—nevergotmarried—neverhad
Rose.
ALBUS:Sothat’swhyDad’sso—didhechangetoo?
SCORPIUS:I’mprettysureyourdadisexactlythesame.HeadofMagicalLawEnforcement.Marriedto
Ginny.Threekids.
ALBUS:Sowhyishebeingsucha—
ALIBRARIANentersatthebackoftheroom.
SCORPIUS:Haveyouheardme,Albus?Thisisbiggerthanyouandyourdad.ProfessorCroaker ’slaw
—thefurthestsomeonecangobackintimewithoutthepossibilityofseriousharmtothetraveler
ortimeitselfisfivehours.Andwewentbackyears.Thesmallestmoment,thesmallestchange,it
createsripples.Andwe—we’vecreatedreallybadripples.Rosewasneverbornbecauseofwhat
wedid.Rose.
LIBRARIAN:Ssshhh!
ALBUS thinksquickly.
ALBUS:Fine,let’sgoback—fixit.GetCedricandRoseback.
SCORPIUS:...isthewronganswer.
ALBUS:You’vestillgottheTime-Turner,right?Noonefoundit?
SCORPIUS takesitoutofhispocket.
SCORPIUS:Yes,but...
ALBUS snatchesitfromhishand.
No.Don’t...Albus.Don’tyouunderstandhowbadthingscouldget?
SCORPIUS grabsfortheTime-Turner,ALBUS pusheshimback,theywrestleinexpertly.
ALBUS:Thingsneedfixing,Scorpius.Cedricstillneedssaving.Roseneedsbringingback.We’llbe
morecareful.WhateverCroakersays,trustme,trustus.We’llgetitrightthistime.
SCORPIUS:No.Wewon’t.Giveitback,Albus!Giveitback!
ALBUS:Ican’t.Thisistooimportant.
SCORPIUS:Yes,it’stooimportant—forus.We’renotgoodatthisstuff.We’llgetitwrong.
ALBUS:Who’ssayingthatwe’llgetitwrong?
SCORPIUS:Isay.Becausethat’swhatwedo.Wemessthingsup.Welose.We’relosers,trueandtotal
losers.Haven’tyourealizedthatyet?
ALBUS finallygetstheupperhandandpinsSCORPIUS totheground.
ALBUS:Well,Iwasn’taloserbeforeImetyou.
SCORPIUS:Albus,whateveryou’vegottoprovetoyourdad—thisisn’ttheway.
ALBUS:Idon’thaveanythingtoprovetomydad.I’vegottosaveCedrictosaveRose.Andmaybe—
withoutyouholdingmeback—Icanmakeapropergoofit.
SCORPIUS:Withoutme?OhpoorAlbusPotter.Withhischiponhisshoulder.PoorAlbusPotter.So
sad.
ALBUS:Whatareyousaying?
SCORPIUS(exploding):Trymylife!Peoplelookatyoubecauseyourdad’sthefamousHarryPotter,
saviorofthewizardingworld.PeoplelookatmebecausetheythinkmydadisVoldemort.
Voldemort.
ALBUS:Don’teven—
SCORPIUS:Canyouevenslightlyimaginewhatthat’slike?Haveyouevenevertried?No.Becauseyou
can’tseebeyondtheendofyournose.Becauseyoucan’tseebeyondtheendofyourstupidthing
withyourdad.HewillalwaysbeHarryPotter,youknowthat,right?Andyouwillalwaysbehis
son.AndIknowit’shard,andtheotherkidsareawful,butyouhavetolearntobeokaywiththat,
because—thereareworsethings,okay?
Beat.
TherewasamomentIwasexcited,whenIrealizedtimewasdifferent,amomentwhenI
thoughtmaybemymumhadn’tgotsick.Maybemymumwasn’tdead.Butno,turnsout,she
was.I’mstillthechildofVoldemort,withoutamother,givingsympathytotheboywho
doesn’tevergiveanythingback.SoI’msorryifI’veruinedyourlifebecauseItellyou—
youwouldn’thaveachanceofruiningmine—itwasalreadyruined.Youjustdidn’tmake
itbetter.Becauseyou’reaterrible—themostterrible—friend.
ALBUS digeststhis.Heseeswhathe’sdonetohisfriend.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(fromoff):Albus?AlbusPotter.ScorpiusMalfoy.Areyouinthere—
together?BecauseIadviseyounottobe.
ALBUS looksatSCORPIUS ,hepullsaCloakfromhisbag.
ALBUS:Quick.Weneedtohide.
SCORPIUS:What?
ALBUS:Scorpius,lookatme.
SCORPIUS:That’stheInvisibilityCloak?Isn’titJames’s?
ALBUS:Ifshefindsus,we’llbeforcedapartforever.Please.Ididn’tunderstand.Please.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(fromoff—tryingtogivethemeverychance):Iamabouttoenter.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALLcomesintotheroom,theMarauder’sMapinherhands.Theboys
disappearbeneaththeCloak.Shelooksaround,exasperated.
Well,wherehavethey—Ineverwantedthisthingandnowit’splayingtricksonme.
Shethinks.Shelooksbackatthemap.Sheidentifieswheretheyshouldbe.Shelooksaround
theroom.Objectsmoveastheboysinvisiblymovepastthem.Sheseeswherethey’re
heading,shemakestoblockthem.Buttheyskirtaroundher.
Unless.Unless...Yourfather ’sCloak.
Shelooksbackatthemap,shelooksattheboys.Shesmilestoherself.
Well,ifIdidn’tseeyou,Ididn’tseeyou.
Sheexits.ThetwoboysremovetheCloak.Theysitinsilenceforamoment.
ALBUS:Yes,IstolethisfromJames.He’sremarkablyeasytostealfrom;histrunkcombinationisthe
datehegothisfirstbroom.I’vefoundtheCloakmadeavoidingbullies...easier.
SCORPIUS nods.
I’msorry—aboutyourmum.Iknowwedon’ttalkaboutherenough—butIhopeyou
know—I’msorry—it’srubbish—whathappenedtoher—toyou.
SCORPIUS:Thanks.
ALBUS:Mydadsaid—saidthatyouwerethisdarkcloudaroundme.Mydadstartedtothink—andI
justknewIhadtostayaway,andifIdidn’t,Dadsaidhewould—
SCORPIUS:Yourdadthinkstherumorsaretrue—IamthesonofVoldemort?
ALBUS(nods):Hisdepartmentarecurrentlyinvestigatingit.
SCORPIUS:Good.Letthem.Sometimes—sometimesIfindmyselfthinking—maybethey’retruetoo.
ALBUS:No.They’renottrue.AndI’lltellyouwhy.BecauseIdon’tthinkVoldemortiscapableof
havingakindson—andyou’rekind,Scorpius.Tothedepthsofyourbelly,tothetipsofyour
fingers.ItrulybelieveVoldemort—Voldemortcouldn’thaveachildlikeyou.
Beat.SCORPIUSismovedbythis.
SCORPIUS:That’snice—that’sanicethingtosay.
ALBUS:Andit’ssomethingIshouldhavesaidalongtimeago.Infact,you’reprobablythebestperson
Iknow.Andyoudon’t—youcouldn’t—holdmeback.Youmakemestronger—andwhenDad
forcedusapart—withoutyou—
SCORPIUS:Ididn’tmuchlikemylifewithoutyouiniteither.
ALBUS:AndIknowI’llalwaysbeHarryPotter ’sson—andIwillsortthatoutinmyhead—andI
knowcomparedtoyoumylifeisprettygood,really,andthatheandIarecomparativelylucky
and—
SCORPIUS(interrupting):Albus,asapologiesgothisiswonderfullyfulsome,butyou’restartingtotalk
moreaboutyouthanmeagain,soprobablybettertoquitwhileyou’reahead.
ALBUS smilesandstretchesoutahand.
ALBUS:Friends?
SCORPIUS:Always.
SCORPIUS extendshishand,ALBUS pullsSCORPIUS upintoahug.
That’sthesecondtimeyou’vedonethat.
Thetwoboysbreakapartandsmile.
ALBUS:ButI’mpleasedwehadthisargumentbecauseit’sgivenmeareallygoodidea.
SCORPIUS:Aboutwhat?
ALBUS:Itinvolvesthesecondtask.Andhumiliation.
SCORPIUS:You’restilltalkingaboutgoingbackintime?Havewebeenhavingthesameconversation?
ALBUS:You’reright—wearelosers.We’rebrilliantatlosingandsoweshouldbeusingourown
knowledgehere.Ourownpowers.Losersaretaughttobelosers.Andthere’sonlyonewayto
teachaloser—andweknowthatbetterthananyone—humiliation.Weneedtohumiliatehim.So
inthesecondtaskthat’swhatwe’lldo.
SCORPIUS thinks—foralongtime—andthensmiles.
SCORPIUS:That’sareallygoodstrategy.
ALBUS:Iknow.
SCORPIUS:Imean,quitespectacular.HumiliateCedrictosaveCedric.Clever.AndRose?
ALBUS:ThatI’msavingasasparklysurprise.Icandoitwithoutyou—butIwantyouthere.BecauseI
wantustodothistogether.Setthingsrighttogether.So...Willyoucome?
SCORPIUS:But,justaminute,isn’t—wasn’t—thesecondtasktookplaceinthelake,andyou’renot
allowedtoleavetheschoolbuilding.
ALBUS grins.
ALBUS:Yes.Aboutthat...Weneedtofindthegirls’bathroomonthefirstfloor.
ACTTWO,SCENESEVENTEEN
HOGWARTS,STAIRCASES
RONiswalkingdownthestaircase,consumedinhisthoughts,andthenheseesHERMIONEandhis
expressionchangesentirely.
RON:ProfessorGranger.
HERMIONElooksacross,herheartleapsabittoo(thoughshewon’tadmitit).
HERMIONE:Ron.Whatareyoudoinghere?
RON:PanjugotinalittletroubleinPotionsclass.Wasshowingoff,ofcourse,andputthewrongthing
withthewrongthingandnowhehasnoeyebrowsandaratherlargemustache,apparently.Which
doesn’tsuithim.Ididn’twanttocomebutPadmasaysthatwhenitcomestofacialgrowths,sons
needtheirfathers.Haveyoudonesomethingwithyourhair?
HERMIONE:Justcombedit,Isuspect.
RON:Well...Combingitsuitsyou.
HERMIONElooksatRONslightlystrangely.
HERMIONE:Ron,willyoustoplookingatmelikethat?
RON (summoningconfidence):Youknow,Harry’sboyAlbus—saidtometheotherdaythathe
thoughtyouandIwere—married.Ha-ha.Ha.Ha.Ridiculous,Iknow.
HERMIONE:Veryridiculous.
RON:Heeventhoughtwehadadaughter.That’dbestrange,wouldn’tit?
Thetwolockeyes.HERMIONEisthefirsttobreakaway.
HERMIONE:Morethanstrange.
RON:Exactly.We’re—friends,andthat’sall.
HERMIONE:Absolutely.Only—friends.
RON:Only—friends.Funnyword—friends.Notthatfunny.Justawordreally.Friends.Friend.
Funnyfriend.You,myfunnyfriend,myHermione.Notthat—notmyHermione,youunderstand
—notMYHermione—notMINE—youknow,but...
HERMIONE:Iknow.
There’sapause.Neitherofthemmovethesmallestinch.Everythingfeelstooimportantfor
movement.ThenRONcoughs.
RON:Well.Mustgeton.SortPanjuout.Teachhimthefinerartsofmustachegrooming.
Hewalkson,heturns,helooksatHERMIONE.Shelooksback,hehurriesonagain.
Yourhairreallydoesverymuchsuityou.
ACTTWO,SCENEEIGHTEEN
HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE
PROFESSORMcGONAGALLisonstageonherown.Shelooksatthemap.Shefrownstoherself.Shetapsit
withherwand.Shesmilestoherselfatagooddecisionmade.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Mischiefmanaged.
There’sarattling.
Thewholestageseemstovibrate.
GINNYisthefirstthroughthefireplace,andthenHARRY.
GINNY:Professor,Ican’tsaythatevergetsmoredignified.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Potter.You’reback.Andyouseemtohavefinallyruinedmycarpet.
HARRY:Ineedtofindmyson.Weneedto.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Harry,I’veconsideredthisanddecidedIwantnopartofit.Whateveryou
threaten,I—
HARRY:Minerva,Icomehereinpeace,notwar.Ishouldneverhavespokentoyouthatway.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Ijustdon’tthinkIcaninterfereinfriendshipsandIbelieve—
HARRY:IneedtosaysorrytoyouandsorrytoAlbus,willyougivemethatchance?
DRACOarrivesbehindthemwithabangofsoot.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Draco?
DRACO:Heneedstoseehisson,andIneedtoseemine.
HARRY:LikeIsay—peace—notwar.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALLstudieshisface;sheseesthesinceritysheneedstosee.Shetakesthe
mapbackoutofherpocket.Sheopensitup.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Well,peaceiscertainlysomethingIcanbepartof.
Shetapsitwithherwand.
(Sighs.)IsolemnlyswearthatI’muptonogood.
Themapislitintoaction.
Well,theyaretogether.
DRACO:Inthegirls’bathroomonthefirstfloor.Whatonearthwouldtheybedoingthere?
ACTTWO,SCENENINETEEN
HOGWARTS,GIRLS’BATHROOM
SCORPIUS andALBUS enterabathroom.InthecenterofitisalargeVictoriansink.
SCORPIUS:Soletmegetthisright—theplanisEngorgement...
ALBUS:Yes.Scorpius,thatsoap,ifyoumay...
SCORPIUS fishesasoapoutofthesink.
Engorgio.
Hefiresaboltfromhiswandacrosstheroom.Thesoapblowsuptofourtimesitssize.
SCORPIUS:Nice.Considermeengorgimpressed.
ALBUS:Thesecondtaskwasthelaketask.Theyhadtoretrievesomethingwhichwasstolenfrom
them,whichturnedouttobe—
SCORPIUS:—peopletheyloved.
ALBUS:CedricusedaBubble-HeadCharmtoswimthroughthelake.Allwedoisfollowhiminthere
anduseEngorgementtoturnhimintosomethingratherlarger.WeknowtheTime-Turnerdoesn’t
giveuslong,sowe’regoingtobequick.GettohimandEngorgiohisheadandwatchhimfloat
outofthelake—awayfromthetask—awayfromthecompetition...
SCORPIUS:But—youstillhaven’ttoldmehowwe’regoingtoactuallygettothelake...
Andthensuddenlyajetofwateremergesfromthesink—andafteritascendsaverywet
MOANINGMYRTLE.
MOANINGMYRTLE:Whoa.Thatfeelsgood.Neverusedtoenjoythat.Butwhenyougettomyage,you
takewhatyoucan...
SCORPIUS:Ofcourse—you’reagenius—MoaningMyrtle...
MOANINGMYRTLEswoopsdownontoSCORPIUS .
MOANINGMYRTLE:Whatdidyoucallme?DoImoan?AmImoaningnow?AMI?AMI?
SCORPIUS:No,Ididn’tmean...
MOANINGMYRTLE:What’smyname?
SCORPIUS:Myrtle.
MOANINGMYRTLE:Exactly—Myrtle.MyrtleElizabethWarren—aprettyname—myname—no
needforthemoaning.
SCORPIUS:Well...
MOANINGMYRTLE(shegiggles):It’sbeenawhile.Boys.Inmybathroom.Inmygirls’bathroom.Well,
that’snotright...Butthenagain,IalwaysdidhaveasoftspotforthePotters.AndIwas
moderatelypartialtoaMalfoytoo.NowhowcanIhelpyoupair?
ALBUS:Youwerethere,Myrtle—inthelake.Theywroteaboutyou.Theremustbeawayoutofthese
pipes.
MOANINGMYRTLE:I’vebeeneverywhere.Butwherespecificallywereyouthinking?
ALBUS:Thesecondtask.Thelaketask.IntheTriwizardTournament.Twenty-fiveyearsago.Harry
andCedric.
MOANINGMYRTLE:Suchashametheprettyonehadtodie.Notthatyourfatherisnotpretty—but
CedricDiggory—you’dbeamazedathowmanygirlsIhadtoheardoingloveincantationsin
thisverybathroom...Andtheweepingafterhewastaken.
ALBUS:Helpus,Myrtle,helpusgetintothatsamelake.
MOANINGMYRTLE:YouthinkIcanhelpyoutravelintime?
ALBUS:Weneedyoutokeepasecret.
MOANINGMYRTLE:Ilovesecrets.Iwon’ttellasoul.Crossmyheartandhopetodie.Or—the
equivalent.Forghosts.Youknow.
ALBUS nodsatSCORPIUS ,whorevealstheTime-Turner.
ALBUS:Wecantravelintime.You’regoingtohelpustravelthepipes.We’regoingtosaveCedric
Diggory.
MOANINGMYRTLE(grins):Well,thatsoundslikefun.
ALBUS:Andwe’venotimetolose.
MOANINGMYRTLE:Thisverysink.Thisverysinkemptiesdirectlyintothelake.Itbreakseverybylaw
butthisschoolhasalwaysbeenantiquated.Diveinandyouwillbepipedstraighttoit.
ALBUS pullshimselfintothesink,dumpinghiscloakashedoes.SCORPIUS copies.
ALBUS handsSCORPIUS somegreenfoliageinabag.
ALBUS:Someformeandsomeforyou.
SCORPIUS:Gillyweed?We’reusinggillyweed?Tobreatheunderwater?
ALBUS:Justlikemydaddid.Now,areyouready?
SCORPIUS:Remember,thistimewecan’tbecaughtoutbytheclock...
ALBUS:Fiveminutes,that’sallweallowfor—beforewegetpulledbacktothepresent.
SCORPIUS:Tellmethisisallgoingtobeokay.
ALBUS(grinning):It’sallgoingtobeentirelyokay.Areyouready?
ALBUS takesthegillyweedanddisappearsdown.
SCORPIUS:No,Albus—Albus—
Helooksup,heandMOANINGMYRTLEarealone.
MOANINGMYRTLE:Idolikebraveboys.
SCORPIUS(alittlebitscared,atinybitbrave):ThenI’mentirelyready.Forwhatevercomes.
Hetakesthegillyweedanddisappearsdown.
MOANINGMYRTLEisleftaloneonstage.
Thereisagiantwhooshoflightandsmashofnoise.Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,
thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards...
Theboysaregone.
HARRYappearsatarun,adeepfrownonhisface,behindhimDRACO,GINNY,andPROFESSOR
McGONAGALL.
HARRY:Albus...Albus...
GINNY:He’sgone.
Theyfindtheboys’cloaksontheground.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(consultingthemap):He’sdisappeared.No,he’stravelingunderHogwarts
grounds,no,he’sdisappeared...
DRACO:Howishedoingthis?
MOANINGMYRTLE:He’susingaratherprettytrinketthingy.
HARRY:Myrtle!
MOANINGMYRTLE:Oops,youcaughtme.AndIwastryingsohardtohide.Hello,Harry.Hello,Draco.
Haveyoubeenbadboysagain?
HARRY:Whattrinketisheusing?
MOANINGMYRTLE:Ithinkitwasasecret,butIcouldneverkeepanythingfromyou,Harry.Howisit
you’vegrownhandsomerandhandsomerasyou’veaged?Andyou’retaller.
HARRY:Mysonisindanger.Ineedyourhelp.Whataretheydoing,Myrtle?
MOANINGMYRTLE:He’saftersavingadishyboy.AcertainCedricDiggory.
HARRYimmediatelyrealizeswhat’shappened,andishorrified.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:ButCedricDiggorydiedyearsago...
MOANINGMYRTLE:Heseemedquiteconfidenthecouldgetaroundthatfact.He’sveryconfident,Harry,
justlikeyou.
HARRY:Heheardmetalking—toAmosDiggory...couldhehave...theMinistry’sTime-Turner.
No,that’simpossible.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:TheMinistryhasaTime-Turner?Ithoughttheyweredestroyed?
MOANINGMYRTLE:Isn’teveryonesonaughty?
DRACO:Cansomeonepleaseexplainwhat’sgoingon?
HARRY:AlbusandScorpiusarenotdisappearingandreappearing—they’retraveling.Travelingin
time.
ACTTWO,SCENETWENTY
TRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT,LAKE,1995
LUDOBAGMAN:Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Igiveyou—thegreatest—thefabulous
—theone—andtheonlyTRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT.Ifyou’refromHogwarts.Givemea
cheer.
There’saloudcheer.
AndnowALBUSandSCORPIUSareswimmingthroughthelake.Descendingthroughthewater
withgracefulease.
Ifyou’refromDurmstrang—givemeacheer.
There’saloudcheer.
ANDIFYOU’REFROMBEAUXBATONSGIVEMEACHEER.
There’saslightlylesslimpcheer.
TheFrencharegettingintothis.
Andthey’reoff...Viktor ’sashark,ofcourseheis,Fleurlooksremarkable,everplucky
Harryisusinggillyweed,cleverHarry,veryclever—andCedric—well,Cedric,whata
treat,ladiesandgentlemen,CedricisusingaBubbleCharmtocruisethroughthelake.
CEDRICDIGGORYapproachesthemthroughthewater,abubbleoverhishead.ALBUS and
SCORPIUS raisetheirwandstogetherandfireanEngorgementCharmthroughthewater.
Heturnsandlooksatthem,confused.Andithitshim.Andaroundhimthewaterglowsgold.
AndthenCEDRICstartstogrow—andgrowagain—andgrowsomemore.Helooksaround
himself—entirelypanicked.AndtheboyswatchasCEDRICascendshelplesslythroughthe
water.
Butno,what’sthis...CedricDiggoryisascendingoutofthewaterandseeminglyoutof
thecompetition.Oh,ladiesandgentlemen,wedon’thaveourwinnerbutwecertainlyhave
ourloser.CedricDiggoryisturningintoaballoon,andthisballoonwantstofly.Fly,ladies
andgentlemen,fly.Flyoutofthetaskandoutofthetournamentand—ohmy,itgetswilder
still,aroundCedric,fireworksexplodedeclaiming—“RonlovesHermione”—andthe
crowdlovethat—oh,ladiesandgentlemen,thelookonCedric’sface.It’squitesome
picture,it’squitesomesight,it’squitesometragedy.Thisisahumiliation,there’snoother
wordforit.
AndALBUSsmileswidelyandhigh-fivesSCORPIUSinthewater.
AndALBUSpointsup,andSCORPIUSnods,andtheystarttoswimeverupwards.AndasCEDRIC
ascends,peoplestarttolaugh,andeverythingchanges.
Theworldbecomesdarker.Theworldbecomesalmostblack,infact.
Andthere’saflash.Andabang.AndtheTime-Turnertickstoastop.Andwe’rebackinthe
present.
SCORPIUS suddenlyemerges,shootingupthroughthewater.Andhe’striumphant.
SCORPIUS:Woooo-hoooooo!
Helooksaround,surprised.Where’sALBUS?Heputshisarmsintotheair.
Wedidit!
Hewaitsanotherbeat.
Albus?
ALBUS stilldoesn’temerge.SCORPIUS treadswater,hethinksandthenheducksbackintothe
water.
Heemergesbackupagain.Nowthoroughlypanicked.Helooksaround.
Albus...ALBUS...ALBUS.
Andthere’sawhisperinParseltongue.Whichtravelsfastaroundtheaudience.
He’scoming.He’scoming.He’scoming.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:ScorpiusMalfoy.Getoutofthelake.Getoutofthelake.Rightnow.
Shepullshimoutofthewater.
SCORPIUS:Miss.Ineedhelp.Please,Miss.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Miss?I’mProfessorUmbridge,theheadmistressofyourschool,I’mno“Miss.”
SCORPIUS:You’retheheadmistress?ButI...
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Iamtheheadmistress,andhoweverimportantyourfamilymaybe—itdoesn’t
giveyouanexcusetodillydally,tomessabout.
SCORPIUS:There’saboyinthislake.Youneedtogethelp.I’mlookingformyfriend,Miss.Professor.
Headmaster.OneofHogwarts’sstudents,Miss.I’mlookingforAlbusPotter.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Potter?AlbusPotter?There’snosuchstudent.Infact,therehasn’tbeenaPotterat
Hogwartsforyears—andthatboydidn’tturnoutsowell.Notsomuchrestinpeace,Harry
Potter,morerestinperpetualdespair.Totaltroublemaker.
SCORPIUS:HarryPotter ’sdead?
Suddenlyfromaroundtheauditorium,thefeelofabreathofthewind.Someblackrobes
arisearoundpeople.Blackrobesthatbecomeblackshapes.Thatbecomedementors.
Flyingdementorsthroughtheauditorium.Theseblackdeadlyshapes,theseblackdeadly
forces.Theyareeverythingtobefeared.Andtheysuckthespiritfromtheroom.
Thewindcontinues.Thisishell.Andthen,rightfromthebackoftheroom,whispering
aroundeveryone.
Wordssaidwithanunmistakablevoice.ThevoiceofVOLDEMORT...
HaaarryPottttter.
HARRY’sdreamhascometolife.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Haveyouswallowedsomethingfunnyinthere?BecomeaMudbloodwithoutany
ofusnoticing?HarryPotterdiedovertwentyyearsagoaspartofthatfailedcoupontheschool
—hewasoneofthoseDumbledoreterroristswebravelyoverthrewattheBattleofHogwarts.
Nowcomealong—Idon’tknowwhatgameyou’replayingbutyou’reupsettingthedementors
andentirelyruiningVoldemortDay.
AndtheParseltonguewhispersgrowlouderandlouder.Growmonstrouslyloud.Andgiant
bannerswithsnakesymbolsuponthemdescendoverthestage.
SCORPIUS:VoldemortDay?
Wecuttoblack.
ACTTHREE,SCENEONE
HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE
SCORPIUS enterstheofficeofDOLORESUMBRIDGE.Heisdressedindarker,blackerrobes.Hehasa
pensivelookonhisface.Heremainscoiledandalert.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Scorpius.Thankyousomuchforcomingtoseeme.
SCORPIUS:Headmistress.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Scorpius,I’vethoughtforalongtimethatyouhaveHeadBoypotential,asyou
know.Pure-blooded,anaturalleader,wonderfullyathletic...
SCORPIUS:Athletic?
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Noneedtobemodest,Scorpius.I’veseenyouontheQuidditchpitch,there’s
rarelyaSnitchyoudon’tcatch.Youareahighlyvaluedstudent.Valuedbythefaculty.Valued
especiallybyme.I’vepositivelyglowedaboutyouindispatchestotheAugurey.Ourwork
togetherflushingoutthemoredilettantestudentshasmadethisschoolasafer,purerplace—
SCORPIUS:Hasit?
Thereisthesoundofascreamfromoff.SCORPIUSturnstowardsit.Buthedismissesthe
thought.Hemustandhewillcontrolhimself.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:ButinthethreedayssinceIfoundyouinthatlakeonVoldemortDay,you’ve
become...odderandodder.Inparticular,thissuddenobsessionwithHarryPotter...
SCORPIUS:Idon’t...
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:QuestioningeveryoneyoucanabouttheBattleofHogwarts.HowPotterdied.
WhyPotterdied.AndthisludicrousfascinationwithCedricDiggory.Scorpius,we’vechecked
youforhexesandcurses—therewerenonewecansee—soI’maskingifthere’sanythingIcan
do—torestoreyoutowhatyouwere...
SCORPIUS:No.No.Considermerestored.Temporaryaberration.That’sall.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Sowecancontinueourworktogether?
SCORPIUS:Wecan.
Sheputsherhandtoherheart,andtouchesherwriststogether.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:ForVoldemortandValor.
SCORPIUS(tryingtocopy):For—um—yes.
ACTTHREE,SCENETWO
HOGWARTS,GROUNDS
KARLJENKINS:Hey,ScorpionKing.
SCORPIUS ishigh-fived,it’spainful,hetakesit.
YANNFREDERICKS:We’restillon,right,tomorrownight?
KARLJENKINS:BecausewearereadytospillsomeproperMudbloodguts.
POLLYCHAPMAN:Scorpius.
POLLYCHAPMANisstandingonthestairs,SCORPIUS turnstowardsher,surprisedtohearher
sayhisname.
SCORPIUS:PollyChapman?
POLLYCHAPMAN:Shallwecuttoit?Iknoweveryoneiswaitingtoknowwhoyou’regoingtoask
because,youknow,youneedtoasksomeoneandI’vebeenaskedbythreepeoplealreadyandI
knowI’mnotaloneinrefusingthemall.Incase,youknow,youweretoaskme.
SCORPIUS:Right.
POLLYCHAPMAN:Whichwouldbegreat.Ifyouwereinterested.Whichrumoris—youare.AndIjust
wanttomakeclear—atthismoment—thatIamalsointerested.Andthatisn’tarumor.That’sa
—f-a-c-t—fact.
SCORPIUS:That’sum—greatbut—whatarewetalkingabout?
POLLYCHAPMAN:TheBloodBall,ofcourse.Whoyou—theScorpionKing—aretakingtotheBlood
Ball.
SCORPIUS:You—PollyChapman—wantmetotakeyoutoa—ball?
Thereisthesoundofscreamingbehindhim.
Whatisthatscreaming?
POLLYCHAPMAN:Mudbloods,ofcourse.Inthedungeons.Youridea,wasn’tit?What’sgoingonwith
you?OhPotter,I’vegotbloodonmyshoesagain...
Shebendsandcarefullycleansthebloodoffhershoes.
LiketheAugureyinsists—thefutureisourstomake—sohereIam,makingafuture—
withyou.ForVoldemortandValor.
SCORPIUS:ForVoldemortitis.
POLLYwalkson,SCORPIUS looksagonizedafterher.Whatisthisworld—andwhatishe
withinit?
ACTTHREE,SCENETHREE
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,OFFICEOFTHEHEADOFMAGICALLAWENFORCEMENT
DRACOisimpressiveinawaywehaven’tseen.Hehasthesmellofpowerabouthim.Flyingdowneither
sideoftheroomareAugureyflags—withthebirdemblazonedinafascisticmanner.
DRACO:Youarelate.
SCORPIUS:Thisisyouroffice?
DRACO:Youarelateandunapologetic,maybeyouaredeterminedtocompoundtheproblem.
SCORPIUS:You’reHeadofMagicalLawEnforcement?
DRACO:Howdareyou!Howdareyouembarrassmeandkeepmewaitingandthennotapologizefor
it!
SCORPIUS:Sorry.
DRACO:Sir.
SCORPIUS:Sorry,sir.
DRACO:Ididnotbringyouuptobesloppy,Scorpius.Ididnotbringyouuptohumiliatemeat
Hogwarts.
SCORPIUS:Humiliateyou,sir?
DRACO:HarryPotter,askingquestionsaboutHarryPotter,ofalltheembarrassingthings.Howdare
youdisgracetheMalfoyname.
SCORPIUS:Ohno.Areyouresponsible?No.No.Youcan’tbe.
DRACO:Scorpius...
SCORPIUS:TheDailyProphettoday—threewizardsblowingupbridgestoseehowmanyMuggles
theycankillwithoneblast—isthatyou?
DRACO:Beverycareful.
SCORPIUS:The“Mudblood”deathcamps,thetorture,theburningaliveofthosethatopposehim.How
muchofthatisyou?MumalwaystoldmethatyouwereabettermanthanIcouldsee,butthisis
whatyoureallyare,isn’tit?Amurderer,atorturer,a—
DRACOrisesupandpullsSCORPIUS hardontothetable.Theviolenceissurprisinganddeadly.
DRACO:Donotusehernameinvain,Scorpius.Donotscorepointsthatway.Shedeservesbetterthan
that.
SCORPIUS saysnothing,horrifiedandscared.DRACOreadsthis.HeletsgoofSCORPIUS ’shead.
Hedoesn’tlikehurtinghisson.
Andno,thoseidiotsblastingMuggles,that’snotmydoing,thoughit’llbemetheAugurey
askstobribetheMugglePrimeMinisterwithgold...Didyourmotherreallysaythatof
me?
SCORPIUS:ShesaidthatGrandfatherdidn’tlikeherverymuch—opposedthematch—thoughtshe
wastooMuggle-loving—tooweak—butthatyoudefiedhimforher.Shesaiditwasthebravest
thingshe’deverseen.
DRACO:Shemadebeingbraveveryeasy,yourmother.
SCORPIUS:Butthatwas—anotheryou.
Helooksathisdad,wholooksbackwithafrown.
I’vedonebadthings,you’vedoneworse.Whathavewebecome,Dad?
DRACO:Wehaven’tbecomeanything—wesimplyareasweare.
SCORPIUS:TheMalfoys.Thefamilyyoucanalwaysrelyontomaketheworldamurkierplace.
ThishitshomewithDRACO.HelookscarefullyatSCORPIUS.
DRACO:Thisbusinessattheschool—what’sinspiredit?
SCORPIUS:Idon’twanttobewhoIam.
DRACO:Andwhat’sbroughtthaton?
SCORPIUS desperatelythinksforawayofdescribinghisstory.
SCORPIUS:I’veseenmyselfinadifferentway.
DRACO:YouknowwhatIlovedmostaboutyourmother?Shecouldalwayshelpmefindlightinthe
darkness.Shemadetheworld—myworld,anyway—less—whatwasthewordyouused—
“murky.”
SCORPIUS:Didshe?
DRACOstudieshisson.
DRACO:There’smoreofherintherethanIthought.
Beat.HelooksatSCORPIUScarefully.
Whateveryou’redoing—doitsafely.Ican’tloseyoutoo.
SCORPIUS:Yes.Sir.
DRACOlooksathissononelasttime—tryingtounderstandhishead.
DRACO:ForVoldemortandValor.
SCORPIUS looksathimandbacksoutoftheroom.
SCORPIUS:ForVoldemortandValor.
ACTTHREE,SCENEFOUR
HOGWARTS,LIBRARY
SCORPIUS entersthelibraryandstartsdesperatelytolookthroughbooks.Hefindsahistorybook.
SCORPIUS:HowdidCedricbecomeaDeathEater?WhathaveImissed?Findmesome—lightinthe
darkness.Tellmeyoursecrets.WhathaveImissed?
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:Whyareyouhere?
SCORPIUS turnstolookataratherdesperate-lookingCRAIG,hisclothestatteredandworn.
SCORPIUS:Whycan’tIbehere?
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:It’snotreadyyet.I’mworkingasfastasIcan.ButProfessorSnapesetssomuchof
it,andwritingtheessayintwodifferentways.Imean,I’mnotcomplaining...Sorry.
SCORPIUS:Startagain.Fromthebeginning.What’snotready?
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:YourPotionshomework.AndI’mhappytodoit—gratefuleven—andIknowyou
hatehomeworkandbooksandIneverletyoudown,youknowthat.
SCORPIUS:Ihatehomework?
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:You’retheScorpionKing.Ofcourseyouhatehomework.Whatareyoudoingwith
AHistoryofMagic?Icoulddothatassignmenttoo?
Pause.SCORPIUSlooksatCRAIGamomentandthenwalksaway.CRAIGexits.
AfteramomentSCORPIUSreturnswithafrown.
SCORPIUS:DidhesaySnape?
ACTTHREE,SCENEFIVE
HOGWARTS,POTIONSCLASSROOM
SCORPIUS runsintothePotionsclassroom,slammingbackthedoor.SEVERUSSNAPElooksupathim.
SNAPE:Didnooneteachyoutoknock,boy?
SCORPIUS looksupatSNAPE,slightlybreathless,slightlyunsure,slightlyexultant.
SCORPIUS:SeverusSnape.Thisisanhonor.
SNAPE:ProfessorSnapewilldofine.Youmaybehavelikeakingatthisschool,Malfoy,butthat
doesn’tmakeusallyoursubjects.
SCORPIUS:Butyou’retheanswer...
SNAPE:Howverypleasantforme.Ifyou’vegotsomethingtosay,boy,thenpleasesayit...Ifnot,
closethedooronyourwayout.
SCORPIUS:Ineedyourhelp.
SNAPE:Iexisttoserve.
SCORPIUS:Ijustdon’tknowwhathelpI—need.Areyoustillundercovernow?Areyoustillworking
secretlyforDumbledore?
SNAPE:Dumbledore?Dumbledore’sdead.Andmyworkforhimwaspublic—Itaughtinhisschool.
SCORPIUS:No.That’snotallyoudid.YouwatchedtheDeathEatersforhim.Youadvisedhim.
Everyonethoughtyou’dmurderedhim—butitturnedoutyou’dbeensupportinghim.Yousaved
theworld.
SNAPE:Theseareverydangerousallegations,boy.Anddon’tthinktheMalfoynamewillpreventme
inflictingpunishment.
SCORPIUS:WhatifIwastotellyoutherewasanotherworld—anotherworldinwhichVoldemortwas
defeatedattheBattleofHogwarts,inwhichHarryPotterandDumbledore’sArmywon,how
wouldyoufeelthen...
SNAPE:I’dsaythattherumorsofHogwarts’sbelovedScorpionKinglosinghismindarewell-
founded.
SCORPIUS:TherewasastolenTime-Turner.IstoleaTime-Turner.WithAlbus.Wetriedtobring
CedricDiggorybackfromthedead,whenhewasdead.Wetriedtostophimwinningthe
TriwizardTournament.Butbydoingsoweturnedhimintoanalmostdifferentpersonentirely.
SNAPE:HarryPotterwonthatTriwizardTournament.
SCORPIUS:Hewasn’tsupposedtodoitalone.Cedricwassupposedtowinitwithhim.Butwe
humiliatedhimoutofthetournament.AndasaresultofthathumiliationhebecameaDeathEater.
Ican’tworkoutwhathedidintheBattleofHogwarts—whetherhekilledsomeoneor—buthe
didsomethinganditchangedeverything.
SNAPE:CedricDiggorykilledonlyonewizardandnotasignificantone—NevilleLongbottom.
SCORPIUS:Oh,ofcourse,that’sit!ProfessorLongbottomwassupposedtokillNagini,Voldemort’s
snake.NaginihadtodiebeforeVoldemortcoulddie.That’sit!You’vesolvedit!Wedestroyed
Cedric,hekilledNeville,Voldemortwonthebattle.Canyousee?Canyouseeit?
SNAPE:IcanseethisisaMalfoygame.GetoutbeforeIalertyourfatherandplungeyouintodeep
trouble.
SCORPIUS thinksandthenplayshisfinal,desperatecard.
SCORPIUS:Youlovedhismother.Idon’tremembereverything.Iknowyoulovedhismother.Harry’s
mother.Lily.Iknowyouspentyearsundercover.Iknowwithoutyouthewarcouldneverhave
beenwon.HowwouldIknowthisifIhadn’tseentheotherworld...?
SNAPEsaysnothing,overwhelmed.
OnlyDumbledoreknew,amIright?Andwhenyoulosthimyoumusthavefeltsoalone.I
knowyou’reagoodman.HarryPottertoldhissonyou’reagreatman.
SNAPElooksatSCORPIUS —unsurewhat’sgoingon.Isthisatrick?Heisquiteseriouslyata
loss.
SNAPE:HarryPotterisdead.
SCORPIUS:Notinmyworld.Hesaidyouwerethebravestmanhe’devermet.Heknew,yousee—he
knewyoursecret—whatyoudidforDumbledore.Andheadmiredyouforit—greatly.And
that’swhyhenamedhisson—mybestfriend—afteryouboth.AlbusSeverusPotter.
SNAPEisstopped.Heisdeeplymoved.
Please—forLily,fortheworld,helpme.
SNAPEthinksandthenwalksuptoSCORPIUS ,takingouthiswandashedoes.SCORPIUS steps
back,scared.SNAPEfireshiswandatthedoor.
SNAPE:Colloportus!
Aninvisiblelockslamsintoplace.SNAPEopensahatchatthebackoftheclassroom.
Well,comeon,then...
SCORPIUS:Justaquestion,butwhere—exactly—arewegoing?
SNAPE:We’vehadtomovemanytimes.Everywherewe’vesettledtheydestroyed.Thiswilltakeustoa
roomhiddenintherootsoftheWhompingWillow.
SCORPIUS:Okay,who’swe?
SNAPE:Oh.You’llsee.
ACTTHREE,SCENESIX
CAMPAIGNROOM
SCORPIUS ispinnedtothetablebyamagnificent-lookingHERMIONE.Herclothesfaded,hereyes
blazing,sheisfullwarriornowanditrathersuitsher.
HERMIONE:Youmakeonemoremoveandyourbrainwillbeafrogandyourarmswillberubber.
SNAPE:Safe.He’ssafe.(Beat.)Youknowyounevercouldlisten.Youwereaterribleboreofastudent
andyou’reaterribleboreof—whateveryouare.
HERMIONE:Iwasanexcellentstudent.
SNAPE:Youweremoderatetoaverage.He’sonourside!
SCORPIUS:Iam,Hermione.
HERMIONElooksatSCORPIUS ,stillverydistrustful.
HERMIONE:MostpeopleknowmeasGranger.AndIdon’tbelieveawordyousay,Malfoy—
SCORPIUS:It’sallmyfault.Myfault.AndAlbus’s.
HERMIONE:Albus?AlbusDumbledore?What’sAlbusDumbledoregottodowiththis?
SNAPE:Hedoesn’tmeanDumbledore.Youmayneedtositdown.
RONrunsin.Hishairspiked.Hisclothesscruffy.Heisslightlylessgoodattherebellook
thanHERMIONEis.
RON:Snape,aroyalvisit,and—(heseesSCORPIUS andisimmediatelyalarmed)what’shedoinghere?
Hefumblesouthiswand.
I’marmedand—entirelydangerousandseriouslyadviseyou—
Herealizeshiswandisthewrongwayaroundandturnsitright.
Tobeverycareful—
SNAPE:He’ssafe,Ron.
RONlooksatHERMIONE,whonods.
RON:ThankDumbledoreforthat.
ACTTHREE,SCENESEVEN
CAMPAIGNROOM
HERMIONEissittingstudyingtheTime-TurnerasRONtriestodigestitall.
RON:Soyou’retellingmethatthewholeofhistoryrestson...NevilleLongbottom?Thisispretty
wild.
HERMIONE:It’strue,Ron.
RON:Right.Andyou’resurebecause...
HERMIONE:WhatheknowsaboutSnape—aboutallofus—there’snowayhecould...
RON:Maybehe’sareallygoodguesser?
SCORPIUS:I’mnot.Canyouhelp?
RON:We’retheonlyonesthatcan.Dumbledore’sArmyhasshrunkconsiderablysinceitspeak.Infact,
we’reprettymuchallthat’sleft,butwe’vekeptfightingon.Hidinginplainsight.Doingourbest
totickletheirnosehairs.Grangerhereisawantedwoman.I’mawantedman.
SNAPE(dryly):Lesswanted.
HERMIONE:Tobeclear:Inthisotherworld...?Beforeyoumeddled?
SCORPIUS:Voldemortisdead.KilledintheBattleofHogwarts.HarryisHeadofMagicalLaw
Enforcement.You’reMinisterforMagic.
HERMIONEstops,surprisedbythis,shelooksupwithasmile.
HERMIONE:I’mMinisterforMagic?
RON (wantingtojointhefun):Brilliant.WhatdoIdo?
SCORPIUS:YourunWeasleys’WizardWheezes.
RON:Okay,so,she’sMinisterforMagicandIruna—jokeshop?
SCORPIUS looksatRON’shurtface.
SCORPIUS:You’remostlyfocusedonbringingupyourkids.
RON:Great.Iexpecttheirmotherishot.
SCORPIUS(blushing):Well...Um...Dependswhatyouthinkof...Thethingis,youtwosortofhave
kids—together.Adaughterandason.
Thetwolookup,astonished.
Married.Inlove.Everything.Youwereshockedtheothertimetoo.WhenyouwereDefense
AgainsttheDarkArtsteacherandRonwasmarriedtoPadma.You’reconstantlysurprised
byit.
HERMIONEandRONbothlookateachotherandthenlookaway.AndthenRONlooksback.RON
clearshisthroatrepeatedly.Withlessconvictioneachtime.
HERMIONE:Closeyourmouthwhenyou’relookingatme,Weasley.
RONdoesso.Thoughheremainsdiscombobulated.
And—Snape?WhatdoesSnapedointhisotherworld?
SNAPE:I’mdead,presumably.
HelooksatSCORPIUS,whosefacedrops.SNAPEsmilesthinly.
Youwerealittletoosurprisedtoseeme.How?
SCORPIUS:Bravely.
SNAPE:Who?
SCORPIUS:Voldemort.
SNAPE:Howveryirritating.
There’sasilenceasSNAPEdigests.
Still,there’sgloryinbeingtakendownbytheDarkLordhimself,Isuppose.
HERMIONE:I’msorry,Severus.
SNAPElooksather,andthenswallowsthepain.HeindicatesRONwithaflickofhishead.
SNAPE:Well,atleastI’mnotmarriedtohim.
HERMIONE:Whichspellsdidyouuse?
SCORPIUS:ExpelliarmusinthefirsttaskandEngorgiointhesecond.
RON:SimpleShieldCharmsshouldsetbothofthoseright.
SNAPE:Andthenyouleft?
SCORPIUS:TheTime-Turnertookusback,yes.That’sthething—thisTime-Turner,youonlygetfive
minutesinthepast.
HERMIONE:Andcanyoustillonlymoveintime,notspace?
SCORPIUS:Yes,yes,it’s—uh—youtravelbackinthesamespotyoustandin—
HERMIONE:Interesting.
SNAPEandHERMIONEbothknowwhatthismeans.
SNAPE:Thenit’sjustmeandtheboy.
HERMIONE:Nooffense,Snape,butI’mnottrustingthistoanyone,it’stooimportant.
SNAPE:Hermione,you’rethemostwantedrebelinthewizardingworld.Doingthiswillrequireyouto
gooutside.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwereoutside?
HERMIONE:Notforalongtime,but—
SNAPE:Ifyou’refoundoutside,thedementorswillkissyou—they’llsuckoutyoursoul.
HERMIONE:Severus,I’mdonewithlivingoffscraps,makingfailedattemptsatcoups.Thisisour
chancetoresettheworld.
ShenodsatRON,whopullsdownamap.
ThefirsttaskofthetournamenttookplaceattheedgeoftheForbiddenForest.Weturntime
here,gettothetournament,blockthespell,andthenreturnsafely.Withprecision—itcan
bedoneanditwon’trequireustoshowourfacesoutsideinourtimeatall.Thenwe’llturn
timeagain,makeourwaytothelake,andreversethesecondtask.
SNAPE:You’reriskingeverything—
HERMIONE:Wegetthisright,Harry’salive,Voldemort’sdead,andtheAugureyisgone,forthatno
riskistoogreat.ThoughIamsorrywhatitwillcostyou.
SNAPE:Sometimescostsaremadetobeborne.
Thetwolookateachother,SNAPEnods,HERMIONEnodsback,SNAPE’sfacecrumblesslightly.
Ididn’tjustquoteDumbledore,didI?
HERMIONE(withasmile):No,I’mprettysurethat’spureSeverusSnape.
SheturnstoSCORPIUS,sheindicatestheTime-Turner.
Malfoy—
SCORPIUS bringshertheTime-Turner.Shesmilesatit,excitedtouseaTime-Turneragain,
excitedtouseitforthis.
Let’shopethisworks.
ShetakestheTime-Turner.Itbeginstovibrate,andthenexplodesintoastormofmovement.
Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.
Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowat
first...
Thereisabangandaflashandourgangdisappear.
ACTTHREE,SCENEEIGHT
EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST,1994
AndwewatchourscenefromPartOnereplayed,butatthebackofthestageratherthanthefront.We
pickoutALBUSandSCORPIUSintheirDurmstrangrobes.Andthroughitallwehearthe“brilliant”(his
wordsagain,hiswords)LUDOBAGMAN.
SCORPIUS ,HERMIONE,RON,andSNAPEwatchoutanxiously.
LUDOBAGMAN:AndCedricDiggoryhasenteredthestage.Andheseemsready.Scaredbutready.He
dodgesthisway.Hedodgesthat.Thegirlsswoonashedivesforcover.Theycryasone:Don’t
damageourDiggory,Mr.Dragon!AndCedricskirtsleftandhedivesright—andhereadieshis
wand—
SNAPE:Thisistakingtoolong.TheTime-Turnerisspinning.
LUDOBAGMAN:Whathasthisyoung,brave,handsomemangotuphissleeviesnow?
AsALBUSattemptstosummonCEDRIC’swand,HERMIONEblockshisspell.Helooksathiswand
—disconsolate,unsurewhyithasn’tworked.
AndthentheTime-Turnerspinsandtheylookatitandpanicasthey’repulledintoit.
Adog—he’stransfiguredastoneintoadog—dogdiggity,CedricDiggory—youarea
doggydynamo.
ACTTHREE,SCENENINE
EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST
Theyarereturnedfromtime,attheedgeofthewoods,andRONisinalotofpain.SNAPElooksaround,
immediatelyawareofthemessthey’rein.
RON:Ow.Ow.Owwwwwww.
HERMIONE:Ron...Ron...Whathasitdonetoyou?
SNAPE:Ohno.Iknewit.
SCORPIUS:TheTime-TurnerdidsomethingtoAlbustoo.Thefirsttimewewentback.
RON:Useful—timeto—ow—tellus.
SNAPE:We’reaboveground.Weneedtomove.Now.
HERMIONE:Ron,youcanstillwalk,comeon...
RONdoesstandup,shoutinginpain.SNAPEraiseshiswand.
SCORPIUS:Diditwork?
HERMIONE:Weblockedthespell.Cedrickepthiswand.Yes.Itworked.
SNAPE:Butwecamebacktothewrongplace—weareoutside.Youareoutside.
RON:WeneedtousetheTime-Turneragain—getoutofhere—
SNAPE:Weneedtofindshelter.We’rehorriblyexposed.
Suddenlyfromaroundtheauditorium,thefeelofthebreathofanicywind.
Someblackrobesarisearoundpeople.Blackrobesthatbecomeblackshapes.Thatbecome
dementors.
HERMIONE:Toolate.
SNAPE:Thisisadisaster.
HERMIONE(sherealizeswhatshehastodo):They’reafterme,notanyofyou.Ron.IloveyouandI
alwayshave.Butthethreeofyouneedtorun.Go.Now.
RON:What?
SCORPIUS:What?
RON:Canwetalkaboutthelovethingfirst?
HERMIONE:ThisisstillVoldemort’sworld.AndIamdonewithit.Reversingthenexttaskwillchange
everything.
SCORPIUS:Butthey’llkissyou.They’llsuckoutyoursoul.
HERMIONE:Andthenyou’llchangethepast.Andthentheywon’t.Go.Now.
Thedementorssensethem.Fromallsides,screamingshapesdescend.
SNAPE:Go.Wego.
HepullsonSCORPIUS’sarm.SCORPIUSreluctantlygoeswithhim.
HERMIONElooksatRON.
HERMIONE:You’resupposedtobegoingtoo.
RON:Well,theyareaftermeabitandIreallyaminquitealotofpain.And,youknow,I’dratherbe
here.Expecto—
Ashereachesuptocastthespell,HERMIONEstopshisarm.
HERMIONE:Let’skeepthemhereandgivetheboythebestchancewecan.
RONlooksatherandthennodssadly.
Adaughter.
RON:Andason.Ilikedthatideatoo.
Helooksaround—heknowshisfate.
I’mscared.
HERMIONE:Kissme.
RONthinksandthendoes.Andthenthetwoareyankedapart.Andpinnedtotheground.And
wewatchasagolden-whitishhazeispulledfromtheirbodies.Theyhavetheirsoulssucked
fromthem.Anditisterrifying.
SCORPIUS watches—helplessly.
SNAPE:Let’sgetdowntothewater.Walk.Don’trun.
SNAPElooksatSCORPIUS .
Staycalm,Scorpius.Theymaybeblindbuttheycansenseyourfear.
SCORPIUS looksatSNAPE.
SCORPIUS:Theyjustsuckedouttheirsouls.
AdementorswoopsdownlowoverthemandsettlesinfrontofSCORPIUS.
SNAPE:Thinkofsomethingelse,Scorpius.Occupyyourthoughts.
SCORPIUS:Ifeelcold.Ican’tsee.There’safoginsideme—aroundme.
SNAPE:You’reaking,andI’maprofessor.They’llonlyattackwithgoodreason.Thinkaboutthose
youlove,thinkaboutwhyyou’redoingthis.
SCORPIUS:Icanhearmymother.Shewantsme—myhelp—butsheknowsIcan’t—help.
SNAPE:Listentome,Scorpius.ThinkaboutAlbus.You’regivingupyourkingdomforAlbus,right?
SCORPIUS ishelpless.Consumedbyallthedementorismakinghimfeel.
Oneperson.Allittakesisoneperson.Icouldn’tsaveHarryforLily.SonowIgivemy
allegiancetothecauseshebelievedin.Andit’spossible—thatalongthewayIstarted
believinginitmyself.
SCORPIUS smilesatSNAPE.Hestepsdecisivelyawayfromthedementor.
SCORPIUS:Theworldchangesandwechangewithit.Iambetteroffinthisworld.Buttheworldisnot
better.AndIdon’twantthat.
SuddenlyDOLORESUMBRIDGEemergesinfrontofthem.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:ProfessorSnape!
SNAPE:ProfessorUmbridge.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Haveyouheardthenews?We’vecaughtthattraitorousMudbloodHermione
Granger.Shewasjustouthere.
SNAPE:That’s—fantastic.
UMBRIDGEisstaringatSNAPE.Helooksback.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Withyou.Grangerwaswithyou.
SNAPE:Withme?You’remistaken.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:WithyouandScorpiusMalfoy.AstudentI’mbecomingincreasinglyconcerned
about.
SCORPIUS:Well...
SNAPE:Dolores,we’relateforclass,soifyou’llexcuseus...
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Ifyou’relateforclass,whyareyounotheadingbacktotheschool?Whyareyou
headingtothelake?
There’samomentofpuresilence.AndthenSNAPEdoessomethinghugelyunusual—he
smiles.
SNAPE:Howlonghaveyoususpected?
UMBRIDGErisesofftheground.Sheopensherarmswide,fullofDarkMagic.Shetakesout
herwand.
DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Years.AndIshouldhaveacteduponitfarearlier.
SNAPEisfasterwithhiswand.
SNAPE:Depulso!
UMBRIDGEispropelledbackwardsthroughtheair.
Shealwayswastoograndforherowngood.There’snoturningbacknow.
Theskyturnsevenblackerstillaroundthem.
ExpectoPatronum!
SNAPEsendsforwardaPatronus,andit’sabeautifulwhiteshapeofadoe.
SCORPIUS:Adoe?Lily’sPatronus.
SNAPE:Strange,isn’tit?Whatcomesfromwithin.
Dementorsstarttoappearallaroundthem.SNAPEknowswhatthismeans.
Youneedtorun.IwillkeepthematbayforaslongasIcan.
SCORPIUS:Thankyouforbeingmylightinthedarkness.
SNAPElooksathim,everyinchahero,hesoftlysmiles.
SNAPE:TellAlbus—tellAlbusSeverus—I’mproudhecarriesmyname.Nowgo.Go.
ThedoelooksbackatSCORPIUS,andthenstartstorun.
SCORPIUS thinksandthenrunsafterthedoe,andaroundhimtheworldgetsscarier.A
bloodcurdlingscreamgoesupatoneside.Heseesthelakeandthrowshimselfinside.
SNAPEreadieshimself.
SNAPEispulledhardtothegroundandthenpushedhighintotheairashissoulisripped
fromhim.Asthescreamsjustseemtomultiply.
Thedoeturnstohimwithbeautifuleyes,anddisappears.
Thereisabangandaflash.Andthensilence.Andthenthere’smoresilence.
It’ssostill,it’ssopeaceful,it’ssoperfectlytranquil.
Andthen—SCORPIUSascendstothesurface.Breathingdeeply.Helooksaroundhimself.
Breathingdeep,panickedbreaths.Helooksupatthesky.Theskycertainlyseems—bluer
thanbefore.
AndthenALBUSascendsafterhim.There’sasilence.SCORPIUSjustlooksatALBUS,
disbelieving.Bothboysbreatheinandout.
ALBUS:Whoa!
SCORPIUS:Albus!
ALBUS:Thatwasclose!DidyouseethatMerman?Theguywiththe—andthenthethingwiththe—
whoa!
SCORPIUS:It’syou.
ALBUS:Itwasweirdthough—IthoughtIsawCedricstarttoexpand—butthenhesortofstarted
shrinkingagain—andIlookedatyouandyouhadyourwandout...
SCORPIUS:Youhavenoideahowgooditistoseeyouagain.
ALBUS:Youjustsawmetwominutesago.
SCORPIUS hugsALBUS inthewater,adifficulttask.
SCORPIUS:Alothashappenedsincethen.
ALBUS:Careful.You’redrowningme.Whatareyouwearing?
SCORPIUS:WhatamIwearing?(Hepullsoffhiscloak.)Whatareyouwearing?Yes!You’rein
Slytherin.
ALBUS:Diditwork?Didwedoanything?
SCORPIUS:No.Andit’sbrilliant.
ALBUS looksathim—disbelieving.
ALBUS:What?Wefailed.
SCORPIUS:Yes.YES.ANDIT’SAMAZING.
Hesplasheshardinthewater.ALBUSpullshimselfouttothebank.
ALBUS:Scorpius.Haveyoubeeneatingtoomanysweetsagain?
SCORPIUS:Thereyougo,yousee—alldryhumorandAlbus-y.Iloveit.
ALBUS:NowI’mstartingtogetworried...
HARRYentersandsprintstothesideofthewater.FollowedquicklybyDRACO,GINNY,and
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL.
HARRY:Albus.Albus.Areyouokay?
SCORPIUS(overjoyed):Harry!It’sHarryPotter!AndGinny.AndProfessorMcGonagall.AndDad.My
dad.Hi.Dad.
DRACO:Hello,Scorpius.
ALBUS:You’reallhere.
GINNY:AndMyrtletolduseverything.
ALBUS:Whatisgoingon?
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:You’retheonewho’sjustreturnedfromtime.Whydon’tyoutellus?
SCORPIUS immediatelyregisterswhattheyknow.
SCORPIUS:Ohno.Ohbother.Whereisit?
ALBUS:Justreturnedfromwhere?
SCORPIUS:I’velostit!I’velosttheTime-Turner.
ALBUS(lookingatSCORPIUS ,deeplyannoyed):You’velostwhat?
HARRY:Timetocutthepretense,Albus.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Ithinkyou’vegotsomeexplainingtodo.
ACTTHREE,SCENETEN
HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE
DRACO,GINNY,andHARRYstandbehindacontrite-lookingSCORPIUS andALBUS .PROFESSORMcGONAGALLis
fuming.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Sotobeclear—youillegallyjumpedofftheHogwartsExpress,you
invadedandstolefromtheMinistryofMagic,youtookituponyourselftochangetime,
whereuponyoudisappearedtwopeople—
ALBUS:Iagreeitdoesn’tsoundgood.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:AndyourresponsetodisappearingHugoandRoseGranger-Weasleywasto
gobackintimeagain—andthistime,insteadoflosingtwopeopleyoulostahugenumberof
peopleandkilledyourfather—andindoingsoyouresurrectedtheworstwizardtheworldhas
everknownandheraldedinanewageofDarkMagic.(Dry.)You’recorrect,Mr.Potter,itdoesn’t
soundgood,doesit?Areyouawarehowstupidyou’vebeen?
SCORPIUS:Yes,Professor.
ALBUS hesitatesamoment.HelooksatHARRY.
ALBUS:Yes.
HARRY:Professor,ifImay—
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Youmaynot.Whatyouchoosetodoasparentsisyourmatterbutthisismy
school,andthesearemystudents,andIwillchoosewhatpunishmenttheywillface.
DRACO:Seemsfair.
HARRYlooksatGINNY,whoshakesherhead.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Ishouldexpelyoubut(withalooktoHARRY)allthingsconsidered—Ithinkit
mightbesaferforyoutoremaininmycare.Youareindetentionfor—well,youcanconsider
yourselfindetentionfortherestoftheyear.Christmasiscanceledforyou.Youcanforget
visitingHogsmeadeeveragain.Andthat’sjustthestart...
SuddenlyHERMIONEburstsin.Allactionandresolve.
HERMIONE:WhatdidImiss?
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(fierce):Itisconsideredpolitetoknockwhenenteringaroom,Hermione
Granger,maybeyoumissedthat.
HERMIONErealizesshe’soverstepped.
HERMIONE:Ah.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:IfIcouldalsogiveadetentiontoyou,Minister,Iwould.Keepingholdofa
Time-Turner,ofallthestupidthings!
HERMIONE:Inmydefense—
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Andinabookcase.Youkeptitinabookcase.It’salmostlaughable.
HERMIONE:Minerva.(Thereisanintakeofbreath.)ProfessorMcGonagall—
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Yourchildrendidn’texist!
HERMIONEhasnoreplytothat.
Thishappenedinmyschool,undermywatch.AfterallthatDumbledoredid,Icouldn’tlive
withmyself...
HERMIONE:Iknow.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(composesherselfforamoment):YourintentionstosaveCedricwere
honorable,ifmisguided.Anditdoessoundasifyouwerebrave,Scorpius,andyou,Albus,but
thelessonevenyourfathersometimesfailedtoheedisthatbraverydoesn’tforgivestupidity.
Alwaysthink.Thinkwhat’spossible.AworldcontrolledbyVoldemortis—
SCORPIUS:Ahorrificworld.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Youaresoyoung.(ShelooksatHARRY,DRACO,GINNY,andHERMIONE.)You’re
allsoyoung.Youhavenoideahowdarkthewizardingwarsgot.Youwere—reckless—with
theworldsomepeople—someverydearfriendsofmineandyours—sacrificedahugeamount
tocreateandsustain.
ALBUS:Yes,Professor.
SCORPIUS:Yes,Professor.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Goon.Getout.Thelotofyou.AndfindmethatTime-Turner.
ACTTHREE,SCENEELEVEN
HOGWARTS,SLYTHERINDORMITORY
ALBUS issittinginhisroom.HARRYentersandlooksathisson—fullofanger,butcautioustonotletit
spill.
HARRY:Thanksforlettingmecomeup.
ALBUS turns,henodsathisdad.He’sbeingcautioustoo.
Noluck,asyet,withtheTime-Turnersearching.They’renegotiatingwiththeMerpeopleto
dredgethelake.
Hesitsdownuncomfortably.
Thisisaniceroom.
ALBUS:Greenisasoothingcolor,isn’tit?ImeanGryffindorroomsareallwellandgoodbutthe
troublewithredis—itissaidtosendyoualittlemad—notthatI’mcastingaspersions...
HARRY:Canyouexplainwhyyoutriedtodothis?
ALBUS:IthoughtIcould—changethings.IthoughtCedric—it’sunfair.
HARRY:Ofcourseit’sunfair,Albus,don’tyouthinkIknowthat?Iwasthere.Isawhimdie.Buttodo
this...toriskallthis...
ALBUS:Iknow.
HARRY(failingtocontainhisanger):IfyouweretryingtodoasIdid,youwentthewrongwayabout
it.Ididn’tvolunteerforadventure,Iwasforcedintoit.Youdidsomethingreallyreckless—
somethingreallystupidanddangerous—somethingthatcouldhavedestroyedeverything—
ALBUS:Iknow.Okay.Iknow.
Pause.ALBUSwipesawayatear,HARRYnoticesitandtakesabreath.Hepullshimselfback
fromthebrink.
HARRY:Well,Iwaswrongtoo—tothinkScorpiuswasVoldemort’sson.Hewasn’tablackcloud.
ALBUS:No.
HARRY:AndI’velockedawaythemap.Youwon’tseeitagain.Yourmumleftyourroomexactlyasit
waswhenyouranaway—youknowthat?Wouldn’tletmegoin—wouldn’tletanyonegoin—
youreallyscaredher...Andme.
ALBUS:Reallyscaredyou?
HARRY:Yes.
ALBUS:IthoughtHarryPotterwasn’tafraidofanything?
HARRY:IsthathowImakeyoufeel?
ALBUS looksathisdad,tryingtofigurehimout.
ALBUS:Idon’tthinkScorpiussaid,butwhenwereturnedafterfailingtofixthefirsttask,Iwas
suddenlyinGryffindorHouse.Nothingwasbetterbetweenustheneither—so—thefactthatI’m
inSlytherin—that’snotthereasonforourproblems.It’snotjustaboutthat.
HARRY:No.Iknow.It’snotjustaboutthat.
HARRYlooksatALBUS .
Areyouokay,Albus?
ALBUS:No.
HARRY:No.Norme.
ACTTHREE,SCENETWELVE
DREAM,GODRIC’SHOLLOW,GRAVEYARD
YOUNGHARRYstandslookingatagravestonecoveredinbunchesofflowers.Hehasasmallbunchof
flowersinhishand.
AUNTPETUNIA:Goonthen,laydownyourgrottylittleflowersandthenlet’sgo.Ialreadyhatethis
poxylittlevillage,Idon’tknowwhyIevenhadthethought—Godric’sHollow,GodlessHollow,
morelike,theplaceisclearlyahiveoffilth—goon,chop-chop.
Heapproachesthegrave.Hestandsamomentmore.
Now,Harry...Idon’thavetimeforthis.DuddyhashisCubstonightandyouknowhehates
tobelate.
YOUNGHARRY:AuntPetunia.We’retheirlastlivingrelatives,right?
AUNTPETUNIA:Yes.YouandI.Yes.
YOUNGHARRY:And—theyweren’tpopular?Yousaidtheydidn’thaveanyfriends?
AUNTPETUNIA:Lilytried—blessher—shetried—itwasn’therfault,butsherepelledpeople—by
herverynature.Itwasherintensity,itwashermanner,itwasher—way.Andyourfather—
obnoxiousman—extraordinarilyobnoxious.Nofriends.Neitherofthem.
YOUNGHARRY:Somyquestionis—whyaretheresomanyflowers?Whyarethereflowersallover
theirgrave?
AUNTPETUNIAlooksaround,sheseesalltheflowersasifforthefirsttimeanditmovesher
hugely.Sheapproachesandthensitsbyhersister’sgrave,tryinghardtofighttheemotions
astheycometoherbutsuccumbingallthesame.
AUNTPETUNIA:Oh.Yes.Well,Isupposetherearea—few.Musthaveblownoverfromtheother
graves.Orsomeone’splayingatrick.Yes,Ithinkthat’smostlikely,someyoungrapscallionwith
toomuchtimeonhishandshasgonearoundcollectingflowersfromalltheothergravesand
depositedthemhere—
YOUNGHARRY:Butthey’reallmarkedwiththeirnames...“LilyandJames,whatyoudid,wewill
neverforget,”“LilyandJames,yoursacrifice...”
VOLDEMORT:Ismellguilt,thereisastenchofguiltupontheair.
AUNTPETUNIA(toYOUNGHARRY):Getaway.Getawayfromthere.
Shepullshimback.VOLDEMORT’shandrisesintotheairabovethePotters’gravestone,the
restofhimrisesafter.Wedon’tseehisfacebuthisbodyprovidesajagged,horrificshape.
Iknewit.Thisplaceisdangerous.ThesoonerweleaveGodric’sHollowthebetter.
YOUNGHARRYispulledfromthestage,butturnstofaceVOLDEMORT.
VOLDEMORT:Doyoustillseewithmyeyes,HarryPotter?
YOUNGHARRYexits,disturbed,asALBUS burstsfromwithinVOLDEMORT’scloak.Hereachesout
adesperatehandtowardshisdad.
ALBUS:Dad...Dad...
TherearesomewordsspokeninParseltongue.
He’scoming.He’scoming.He’scoming.
Andthenascream.
Andthen,rightfromthebackoftheroom,whisperingaroundeveryone.
Wordssaidwithanunmistakablevoice.ThevoiceofVOLDEMORT...
HaaarryPottttter.
ACTTHREE,SCENETHIRTEEN
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,KITCHEN
HARRYisinahorriblestate.Petrifiedbywhathethinkshisdreamsaretellinghim.
GINNY:Harry?Harry?Whatisit?Youwerescreaming...
HARRY:Theyhaven’tstopped.Thedreams.
GINNY:Theyweren’tlikelytostopimmediately.It’sbeenastressfultimeand—
HARRY:ButIwasneverinGodric’sHollowwithPetunia.Thisdoesn’t—
GINNY:Harry,you’rereallyscaringme.
HARRY:He’sstillhere,Ginny.
GINNY:Who’sstillhere?
HARRY:Voldemort.IsawVoldemortandAlbus.
GINNY:AndAlbus...?
HARRY:Hesaid—Voldemortsaid—“Ismellguilt,thereisastenchofguiltupontheair.”Hewas
talkingtome.
HARRYlooksather.Hetoucheshisscar.Herfacefalls.
GINNY:Harry,isAlbusstillindanger?
HARRY’sfacegrowswhite.
HARRY:Ithinkweallare.
ACTTHREE,SCENEFOURTEEN
HOGWARTS,SLYTHERINDORMITORY
SCORPIUS leansominouslyoverALBUS ’sheadboard.
SCORPIUS:Albus...Psst...Albus.
ALBUS doesn’twake.
ALBUS!
ALBUS wakeswithashock.SCORPIUS laughs.
ALBUS:Pleasant.That’sapleasantandnotscarywaytowakeup.
SCORPIUS:Youknowit’sthestrangestofthings,buteversincebeinginthescariestplaceimaginable
I’mprettymuchgoodwithfear.Iam—ScorpiustheDreadless.Iam—MalfoytheUnanxious.
ALBUS:Good.
SCORPIUS:Imean,normally,beinginlockdown,beinginconstantdetention,it’dbreakme,butnow—
what’stheworsttheycando?BringbackMoldyVoldyandhavehimtortureme?Nope.
ALBUS:You’rescarywhenyou’reinagoodmood,youknowthat?
SCORPIUS:WhenRosecameuptometodayinPotionsandcalledmeBreadHeadIalmosthuggedher.
No,there’snoalmostaboutit,Iactuallytriedtohugher,andthenshekickedmeintheshin.
ALBUS:I’mnotsurebeingfearlessisgoingtobegoodforyourhealth.
SCORPIUS looksatALBUS ,hisfacegrowsmorecontemplative.
SCORPIUS:Youdon’tknowhowgooditistobebackhere,Albus.Ihateditthere.
ALBUS:ApartfromthePollyChapmanfancyingyoubits.
SCORPIUS:Cedricwasadifferentpersonentirely—dark,dangerous.Mydad—doinganythingthey
wantedhimto.Andme?IdiscoveredanotherScorpius,youknow?Entitled,angry,mean—
peoplewerefrightenedofme.Itfeelslikewewerealltestedandweall—failed.
ALBUS:Butyouchangedthings.Youhadachanceandyouchangedtimeback.Changedyourselfback.
SCORPIUS:OnlybecauseIknewwhatIshouldbe.
ALBUS digeststhis.
ALBUS:DoyouthinkI’vebeentestedtoo?Ihave,haven’tI?
SCORPIUS:No.Notyet.
ALBUS:You’rewrong.Thestupidthingwasn’tgoingbackonce—anyonecanmakethatmistake—
thestupidthingwasbeingarrogantenoughtogobacktwice.
SCORPIUS:Webothwentback,Albus.
ALBUS:AndwhywasIsodeterminedtodothis?Cedric?Really?No.Ihadsomethingtoprove.My
dad’sright—hedidn’tvolunteerforadventure—me,this,it’sallmyfault—andifitwasn’tfor
youeverythingcouldhavegoneDark.
SCORPIUS:Butitdidn’t.Andyou’retothankforthatasmuchasme.Whenthedementorswere—
insidemyhead—SeverusSnapetoldmetothinkofyou.Youmaynothavebeenthere,Albus,but
youwerefighting—fightingalongsideme.
ALBUS nods.Touchedbythis.
AndsavingCedric—thatwasn’tsuchabadidea—notinmyhead,anyway—though,you
know,right—thatwedefinitelycan’ttryagain.
ALBUS:Yes.Ido.Idoknowthat.
SCORPIUS:Good.Thenyoucanhelpmedestroythis.
SCORPIUS revealstheTime-TurnertoALBUS .
ALBUS:I’mprettysureyoutoldeveryonethatwasonthebottomofalake.
SCORPIUS:TurnsoutMalfoytheUnanxiousisaprettygoodliar.
ALBUS:Scorpius...Weshouldtellsomeoneaboutthis...
SCORPIUS:Who?TheMinistrykeptitbefore,doyoureallytrustthemnottokeepitagain?Onlyyou
andIhaveexperiencedhowdangerousthisis,thatmeansyouandIhavetodestroyit.Noonecan
dowhatwedid,Albus.Noone.No,(slightlygrandly)it’stimethattime-turningbecameathingof
thepast.
ALBUS:You’requiteproudofthatphrase,aren’tyou?
SCORPIUS:Beenworkingonitallday.
ACTTHREE,SCENEFIFTEEN
HOGWARTS,SLYTHERINDORMITORY
HARRYandGINNYmovequicklythroughthedormitory.CRAIGBOWKERJR.trailsafterthem.
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:CanIrepeatagain?Thisisagainsttherulesandit’sthemiddleofthenight.
HARRY:Ineedtofindmyson.
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:Iknowwhoyouare,Mr.Potter,butevenyoumustunderstandthatit’sagainst
schoolcovenantforparentsorprofessorstoenteraHousequarterswithoutexpresspermission
from...
PROFESSORMcGONAGALLchargesinbehindthem.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Pleasedon’tbetiresome,Craig.
HARRY:Yougotourmessage?Good.
CRAIGBOWKERJR.(shocked):Headmistress.I’m—Iwasjust—
HARRYpullsopenabed-curtain.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:He’sgone?
HARRY:Yes.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:AndyoungMalfoy?
GINNYpullsopenanother.
GINNY:Ohno.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Thenlet’sturnthisschoolupsidedown.Craig,we’veworktodo...
GINNYandHARRYstay,lookingatthebed.
GINNY:Haven’twebeenherebefore?
HARRY:Somethingfeelsevenworsethistime.
GINNYlooksatherhusband,fulloffear.
GINNY:Youspoketohimearlier?
HARRY:Yes.
GINNY:Youcametohisdormandtalkedtohim?
HARRY:YouknowIdid.
GINNY:Whatdidyousaytoourson,Harry?
HARRYcanheartheaccusationinhervoice.
HARRY:Itriedtobehonestlikeyousaid—Ididn’tsayanything.
GINNY:Andyoucontrolledyourself?Howheateddiditget?
HARRY:...Idon’tthinkI...YouthinkI’vescaredhimawayagain?
GINNY:Icanforgiveyouforonemistake,Harry,maybeeventwo,butthemoremistakesyoumake,
thehardertoforgiveyouitbecomes.
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ACTTHREE,SCENESIXTEEN
HOGWARTS,OWLERY
SCORPIUS andALBUS emergeontoaroofbathedinsilverlight.There’ssofthootingallaroundthem.
SCORPIUS:SoIthinkasimpleConfringo.
ALBUS:Definitelynot.ForsomethinglikethisyouneedExpulso.
SCORPIUS:Expulso?Expulsoandwe’llbeclearingbitsofTime-Turnerfromthisowleryfordays.
ALBUS:Bombarda?
SCORPIUS:AndwakeupeveryoneinHogwarts?MaybeStupefy.Theywereoriginallydestroyedusing
Stupefy...
ALBUS:Exactly,it’sbeendonebefore—let’sdosomethingnew,somethingfun.
SCORPIUS:Fun?Look,manywizardsoverlooktheimportanceofchoosingtherightspell,butthis
reallymatters.Ithinkit’samuch-underestimatedpartofmodernwitchcraft.
DELPHI:“Amuch-underestimatedpartofmodernwitchcraft”—youtwoarethegreatest,youknow
that?
SCORPIUS looksup,surprisedtoseeDELPHIhasemergedbehindthem.
SCORPIUS:Wow.You’re...um...Whatareyoudoinghere?
ALBUS:Itfeltimportanttosendanowl—letherknowwhatwe’redoing,youknow?
SCORPIUS looksathisfriendaccusingly.
Thisconcernshertoo.
SCORPIUS thinks,andthennods,acceptingthis.
DELPHI:Whatconcernsme?What’sthisabout?
ALBUS getsouttheTime-Turner.
ALBUS:WeneedtodestroytheTime-Turner.ThethingsScorpiussawafterthesecondtask...I’mso
sorry.Wecan’triskgoingbackagain.Wecan’tsaveyourcousin.
DELPHIlooksatitandthenatthemboth.
DELPHI:Yourowlsaidsolittle...
ALBUS:Imaginetheworstpossibleworld,andthendoubleit.Peoplebeingtortured,dementors
everywhere,adespoticVoldemort,mydaddead,meneverborn,theworldsurroundedbyDark
Magic—wejust,wecan’tallowthattohappen.
DELPHIhesitates.Andthenherfacebreaks.
DELPHI:Voldemortruled?Hewasalive?
SCORPIUS:Heruledeverything.Itwasterrible.
DELPHI:Becauseofwhatwedid?
SCORPIUS:HumiliatingCedricturnedhimintoaveryangryyoungman,andthenhebecameaDeath
Eaterand—and—itallwentwrong.Reallywrong.
DELPHIlooksatSCORPIUS ’sfacecarefully.Herfacesinks.
DELPHI:ADeathEater?
SCORPIUS:Andamurderer.HekilledProfessorLongbottom.
DELPHI:Then—ofcourse—weneedtodestroyit.
ALBUS:Youunderstand?
DELPHI:I’llgofurtherthanthat—I’llsayCedricwouldhaveunderstood.We’lldestroyittogether,
andthenwe’llgotomyuncle.Explainthesituation.
ALBUS:Thankyou.
DELPHIsmilesatthemsadly,andthentakestheTime-Turner.Shelooksatitandher
expressionchangesslightly.
Oh,nicemark.
DELPHI:What?
DELPHI’scloakhasloosened.AnAugureytattooisvisibleonthebackofherneck.
ALBUS:Onyourback.Ihadn’tnoticeditbefore.Thewings.IsthatwhattheMugglescallatattoo?
DELPHI:Oh.Yes.Well,it’sanAugurey.
SCORPIUS:AnAugurey?
DELPHI:Haven’tyoumettheminCareofMagicalCreatures?They’resinister-lookingblackbirdsthat
crywhenrain’scoming.WizardsusedtobelievethattheAugurey’scryforetolddeath.WhenI
wasgrowingupmyguardiankeptoneinacage.
SCORPIUS:Your...guardian?
DELPHIlooksatSCORPIUS ,nowshehastheTime-Turnershe’senjoyingthegameofthis.
DELPHI:SheusedtosayitwascryingbecauseitcouldseeIwasgoingtocometoastickyend.She
didn’tlikememuch.EuphemiaRowle...sheonlytookmeinforthegold.
ALBUS:Whywouldyouwantatattooofherbird,then?
DELPHI:Itremindsmethatthefutureisminetomake.
ALBUS:Cool.ImightgetanAugureytattoo.
SCORPIUS:TheRowleswereprettyextremeDeathEaters.
AthousandthoughtswhirinsideSCORPIUS’shead.
ALBUS:Comeon,let’sgetdestroying...Confringo?Stupefy?Bombarda?Whichwouldyouuse?
SCORPIUS:Giveitback.GiveusbacktheTime-Turner.
DELPHI:What?
ALBUS:Scorpius?Whatareyoudoing?
SCORPIUS:Idon’tbelieveyoueverwereill.Whydidn’tyoucometoHogwarts?Whyareyouhere
now?
DELPHI:I’mtryingtobringmycousinback!
SCORPIUS:TheycalledyoutheAugurey.In—theotherworld—theycalledyoutheAugurey.
AslowsmilegrowsonDELPHI’sface.
DELPHI:TheAugurey?Iratherlikethat.
ALBUS:Delphi?
She’stooquick.Levelingherwand,sherepelsSCORPIUS,andsheisfarstronger.SCORPIUS
triestokeepherback,butshequicklyoverpowershim.
DELPHI:Fulgari!
SCORPIUS ’sarmsareboundinvicious,luminouscords.
SCORPIUS:Albus.Run!
ALBUS looksaround,bewildered.Andthenstartstorun.
DELPHI:Fulgari!
ALBUS ispropelledtothefloor,hishandstiedbythesamebrutalbinding.
AndthatisthefirstspellI’vehadtouseonyou.IthoughtI’dhavetouseplentymore.But
you’refareasiertocontrolthanAmos—children,particularlymalechildren,areso
naturallypliant,aren’tthey?Now,let’ssortthismessoutonceandforall...
ALBUS:Butwhy?Butwhat?Butwhoareyou?
DELPHI:Albus.Iamthenewpast.
ShepullsALBUS’swandfromhimandsnapsit.
Iamthenewfuture.
ShepullsSCORPIUS’swandfromhimandsnapsit.
Iamtheanswerthisworldhasbeenlookingfor.
ACTTHREE,SCENESEVENTEEN
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,HERMIONE’SOFFICE
RONissittingonHERMIONE’sdeskeatingporridge.
RON:Ican’tgetoverit,really.Thefactthatinsomerealitieswearen’teven,youknow,married.
HERMIONE:Ron,whateverthisis,I’vegottenminutesuntilthegoblinsshowuptotalksecurityat
Gringotts—
RON:Imean,we’vebeentogethersolong—andmarriedforsolong—Imean,solong—
HERMIONE:Ifthisisyourwayofsayingyouwantamaritalbreak,Ron,then,tobeclear,Iwillskewer
youwiththisquill.
RON:Shutup.Willyoushutupforonce?IwanttodooneofthosemarriagerenewalthingsI’veread
about.Marriagerenewal.Whatdoyouthink?
HERMIONE(meltingslightly):Youwanttomarrymeagain?
RON:Well,wewereonlyyoungwhenwediditthefirsttimeandIgotverydrunkand—well,tobe
honest,Ican’tremembermuchofitand...Thetruthis—Iloveyou,HermioneGranger,and
whatevertimesays—I’dliketheopportunitytosaysoinfrontoflotsofotherpeople.Again.
Sober.
Shelooksathim,shesmiles,shepullshimtoher,shekisseshim.
HERMIONE:You’resweet.
RON:Andyoutasteoftoffee...
HERMIONElaughs.HARRY,GINNY,andDRACOwalkinonthemastheymovetokissagain.They
springapart.
HERMIONE:Harry,Ginny,and—I,uh—Draco—howlovelytoseeyou—
HARRY:Thedreams.They’vestartedagain,well,theyhaven’tstopped.
GINNY:AndAlbusismissing.Again.
DRACO:Scorpiustoo.We’vehadMcGonagallchecktheentireschool.They’regone.
HERMIONE:I’llgettheAurorssummonedimmediately,I’ll—
RON:No,youwon’t,it’sallfine.Albus—Isawhimlastnight.It’sallgood.
DRACO:Where?
TheyallturntolookatRON,he’sbrieflydisconcertedbutbatterson.
RON:IwashavingacoupleoffirewhiskieswithNevilleinHogsmeade—asyoudo—settingthe
worldtorights—aswedo—andwewerecomingback—quitelate,verylate,andtryingto
workoutwhichFlooIcouldusebecausewhenyou’vehadadrinksometimesyoudon’twantto
usethetightones—ortheturnyonesor—
GINNY:Ron,ifyoucouldgettothepointbeforeweallstrangleyou?
RON:Hehasn’trunaway—he’shavingaquietmoment—he’sgothimselfanoldergirlfriend—
HARRY:Anoldergirlfriend?
RON:Andacrackingoneatthat—gorgeoussilverhair.Sawthemontherooftogether,nearthe
OwlerywithScorpiusplayingthegooseberry.Nicetoseemylovepotionbeingusedwell,I
thought.
HARRYhasathought.
HARRY:Herhair—wasitsilverandblue?
RON:That’sit—silver,blue—yup.
HARRY:He’stalkingaboutDelphiDiggory.Nieceof—AmosDiggory.
GINNY:ThisisaboutCedricagain?
HARRYsaysnothing,thinkingfast.HERMIONElooksaroundtheroom,concerned,andthen
shoutsoutofthedoor.
HERMIONE:Ethel!Cancelthegoblins.
ACTTHREE,SCENEEIGHTEEN
ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS,AMOS’SROOM
HARRYwalksin,wandoutstretched,withDRACO.
HARRY:Wherearethey?
AMOS:HarryPotter,andwhatcanIdoforyou,sir?AndDracoMalfoy.Iamblessed.
HARRY:Iknowhowyou’veusedmyson.
AMOS:I’veusedyourson?No.You,sir—youusedmybeautifulson.
DRACO:Tellus—now—whereareAlbusandScorpius?Orfacetheprofoundestconsequences.
AMOS:ButwhywouldIknowwheretheyare?
DRACO:Don’tplaythesenilitycardwithus,oldman.Weknowyou’vebeensendinghimowls.
AMOS:I’vedonenothingofthekind.
HARRY:Amos,you’renottoooldforAzkaban.TheywerelastseenontheHogwartstowerwithyour
niecewhentheydisappeared.
AMOS:Ihavenoideawhatyouare...(Hestops,abeat,confused.)Myniece?
HARRY:Therearenodepthstowhichyouwon’tsink,arethere—yes,yourniece,areyoudenyingshe
wasthereunderyourexpressinstructions?
AMOS:Yes,Iam—Idon’thaveaniece.
ThisstopsHARRY.
DRACO:Yes,youdo,anurse,workshere.Yourniece...DelphiniDiggory.
AMOS:IknowIdon’thaveaniecebecauseIneverhadanybrothersandsisters.Andnordidmywife.
DRACO:Weneedtofindoutwhosheis—now.
ACTTHREE,SCENENINETEEN
HOGWARTS,QUIDDITCHPITCH
WeopenonDELPHI,enjoyingeverysecondofherchangedidentity.Wheretherewasdiscomfortand
insecurity,nowthere’sjustpower.
ALBUS:WhatarewedoingontheQuidditchpitch?
DELPHIsaysnothing.
SCORPIUS:TheTriwizardTournament.Thethirdtask.Themaze.Thisiswherethemazewas.We’re
goingbackforCedric.
DELPHI:Yes,itistimetosparethespareonceandforall.WewillgobackforCedricandindoingso
wewillresurrecttheworldyousaw,Scorpius...
SCORPIUS:Hell.Youwanttoresurrecthell?
DELPHI:Iwantareturntopureandstrongmagic.IwanttorebirththeDark.
SCORPIUS:YouwantVoldemort’sreturn?
DELPHI:Theonetruerulerofthewizardingworld.Hewillreturn.Now,you’veensuredthefirsttwo
tasksarealittlecloggedupwithmagic—thereareatleasttwovisitsfromthefutureinbothof
themandIwillnotriskbeingrevealedordistracted.Thethirdtaskisclean,solet’sstartthere,
shallwe?
ALBUS:Wewon’tstophim—whateveryouforceustodo—weknowheneedstowinthetournament
withmydad.
DELPHI:Idon’tjustwantyoutostophim.Iwantyoutohumiliatehim.Heneedstoflyoutofthatmaze
nakedonabroomstickmadeofpurplefeatherdusters.Humiliationgotyoutherebeforeandit’ll
getusthereagain.Andtheprophecywillbefulfilled.
SCORPIUS:Wasn’tawarethattherewasaprophecy,whatprophecy?
DELPHI:Youhaveseentheworldasitshouldbe,Scorpius,andtodaywe’regoingtoensureitsreturn.
ALBUS:Wewon’t.Wewon’tobeyyou.Whoeveryouare.Whateveryouwantustodo.
DELPHI:Ofcourseyouwill.
ALBUS:You’llhavetouseImperio.You’llhavetocontrolme.
DELPHI:No.Tofulfilltheprophecy,thishastobeyou,notapuppetofyou.Youhavetobetheoneto
humiliateCedric,soImperiojustwon’tdo—I’llhavetoforceyoubyothermeans.
Shetakesoutherwand.ShepointsitatALBUS,whostickshischinout.
ALBUS:Doyourworst.
DELPHIlooksathim.AndthenturnsherwandonSCORPIUS .
DELPHI:Iwill.
ALBUS:No!
DELPHI:Yes,asIthought—thisseemstofrightenyoumore.
SCORPIUS:Albus,whatevershedoestome—wecan’tlether—
DELPHI:Crucio!
SCORPIUS yellsoutinpain.
ALBUS:Iwill...
DELPHI(laughing):What?Whatonearthdoyouthinkyoucando?Awizardwidedisappointment?A
soreonyourfamilyname?Aspare?Youwanttostopmehurtingyouronlyfriend?Thendowhat
you’retold.
ShelooksatALBUS,hiseyesstayresistant.
No?Crucio!
ALBUS:Stop.Please.
CRAIGrunsin,fullofenergy.
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:Scorpius?Albus?Everyone’slookingforyou—
ALBUS:Craig.Getaway.Gethelp!
CRAIGBOWKERJR.:What’shappening?
DELPHI:AvadaKedavra!
DELPHIsendsablastofgreenlightacrossthestage—CRAIGispropelledbackwardsbyit—
andisimmediatelykilled.
There’sasilence.Asilencethatseemstolastforalongtime.
Didyounotunderstand?Thesearenotchildishgamesweareplayinghere.Youareuseful
tome,yourfriendsarenot.
ALBUS andSCORPIUS lookatCRAIG’sbody—theirmindsinhell.
Ittookmealongtimetodiscoveryourweakness,AlbusPotter.Ithoughtitwaspride,I
thoughtitwastheneedtoimpressyourfather,butthenIrealizedyourweaknesswasthe
sameasyourfather ’s:friendship.Youwilldoexactlyasyou’retold,otherwiseScorpius
willdie,justlikethatsparedid.
Shelooksatthemboth.
VoldemortwillreturnandtheAugureywillsitathisside.Justasitwasprophesized.“When
sparesarespared,whentimeisturned,whenunseenchildrenmurdertheirfathers:Then
willtheDarkLordreturn.”
Shesmiles.ShepullsSCORPIUSviciouslytowardsher.
Cedricisthespare,andAlbus—
ShepullsALBUSviciouslytowardsher.
—theunseenchildwhowillkillhisfatherbyrewritingtimeandsoreturntheDarkLord.
TheTime-Turnerstartsrotating.Shepullstheirhandstoit.
Now!
Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.
Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowat
first...
Andthenitspeedsup.
Andthenthere’sasuckingnoise.AndaBANG.
ACTTHREE,SCENETWENTY
TRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT,MAZE,1995
Themazeisaspiralofhedgesthatdon’tstopmoving.DELPHIwalksdeterminedlythroughit.Behind
hershedragsALBUSandSCORPIUS.Theirarmsbound,theirlegsreluctantlymoving.
LUDOBAGMAN:Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Igiveyou—thegreatest—thefabulous
—theone—andtheonlyTRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT.
There’saloudcheer.DELPHIturnsleft.
Ifyou’refromHogwarts.Givemeacheer.
There’saloudcheer.
Ifyou’refromDurmstrang—givemeacheer.
There’saloudcheer.
ANDIFYOU’REFROMBEAUXBATONSGIVEMEACHEER.
There’safulsomecheer.
DELPHIandtheboysareforcedtomoveasahedgeclosesuponthem.
TheFrench,finallyshowinguswhatthey’recapableofthere.Ladiesandgentlemen,Igive
you—thefinaloftheTriwizardtasks.Amazeofmysteries,adiseaseofuncontrollable
darkness,forthismaze—itlives.Itlives.
VIKTORKRUM passesacrossthestage,movingthroughthemaze.
Andwhyriskthislivingnightmare?BecauseinsidethismazeisaCup—andnotjustany
Cup—yes,theTriwizardtrophystandswithinthisvegetation.
DELPHI:Whereishe?WhereisCedric?
AhedgealmostdissectsALBUSandSCORPIUS.
SCORPIUS:Thehedgeswanttokillustoo?Thisgetsbetterandbetter.
DELPHI:Youwillkeepuporfacetheconsequences.
LUDOBAGMAN:Theperilsareplentiful,buttheprizesarepalpable.Whowillfighttheirwaythrough?
Whowillfallatthefinalhurdle?Whatheroesdowehavewithinourmidst?Onlytimewilltell,
ladiesandgentlemen,onlytimewilltell.
Theymovethroughthemaze,SCORPIUSandALBUSbeingcompelledbyDELPHI.Asshemoves
ahead,theboyshaveachancetotalk.
SCORPIUS:Albus,weneedtodosomething.
ALBUS:Iknow,butwhat?Shehassnappedourwands,we’rebound,andshe’sthreateningtokillyou.
SCORPIUS:I’mreadytodieifit’llstopVoldemortreturning.
ALBUS:Areyou?
SCORPIUS:Youwon’thavetomournmeforlong,she’llkillmeandquicklykillyoutoo.
ALBUS(desperate):TheflawintheTime-Turner,thefive-minuterule.Wedoallwecantorundown
theclock.
SCORPIUS:Itwon’twork.
Asanotherhedgechangesdirection,DELPHIpullsALBUSandSCORPIUSinafterher.They
continuethroughthismazeofdespair.
LUDOBAGMAN:Nowletmeremindyouofthecurrentstandings!Tiedinfirstplace—Mr.Cedric
DiggoryandMr.HarryPotter.Insecondplace—Mr.ViktorKrum!Andinthirdplace—sacré
bleu,MissFleurDelacour.
Suddenly,ALBUSandSCORPIUSemergefrombehindahedge,they’rerunning.
ALBUS:Wheredidshego?
SCORPIUS:Doesitmatter?Whichwaydoyouthink?
DELPHIrisesupafterthem.She’sflying,andwithoutabroom.
DELPHI:Youpoorcreatures.
Shethrowstheboystotheground.
Thinkingyoucanescapeme.
ALBUS(astonished):You’renot—evenonabroom.
DELPHI:Brooms—suchunwieldy,unnecessaryobjects.Threeminutesgone.Wehavetwominutes
left.Andyouwilldowhatyou’retold.
SCORPIUS:No.Wewon’t.
DELPHI:Youthinkyoucanfightme?
SCORPIUS:No.Butwecandefyyou.Ifwelaydownourlivestodoso.
DELPHI:Theprophecymustbefulfilled.Wewillfulfillit.
SCORPIUS:Propheciescanbebroken.
DELPHI:You’remistaken,child,propheciesarethefuture.
SCORPIUS:Butiftheprophecyisinevitablewhyareweheretryingtoinfluenceit?Youractions
contradictyourthoughts—you’redraggingusthroughthismazebecauseyoubelievethis
prophecyneedstobeenabled—andbythatlogicpropheciescanalsobebroken—prevented.
DELPHI:Youtalktoomuch,child.Crucio!
SCORPIUS israckedwithpain.
ALBUS:Scorpius!
SCORPIUS:Youwantedatest,Albus,thisisit,andwe’regoingtopassit.
ALBUS looksatSCORPIUS ,finallyawarewhathehastodo.Henods.
DELPHI:Thenyouwilldie.
ALBUS(fullofstrength):Yes.Wewill.Andwe’lldosogladlyknowingit’sstoppedyou.
DELPHIrisesup—fulloffury.
DELPHI:Wedon’thavetimeforthis.Cru—
MYSTERIOUSVOICE:Expelliarmus!
Bang.DELPHI’swandispulledawayfromher.SCORPIUSlooksoninastonishment.
Brachiabindo!
AndDELPHIisbound.SCORPIUSandALBUSthenturnasoneandstareinastonishmentatwhere
theboltcamefrom:ayoung,good-lookingladofseventeenorso,CEDRIC.
CEDRIC:Comenofurther.
SCORPIUS:Butyou’re...
CEDRIC:CedricDiggory.Iheardscreaming,Ihadtocome.Nameyourselves,beasts.Icanfightyou.
ALBUS wheelsaround,astonished.
ALBUS:Cedric?
SCORPIUS:Yousavedus.
CEDRIC:Areyoualsoatask?Anobstacle?Speak.DoIhavetodefeatyoutoo?
There’sasilence.
SCORPIUS:No.Youjusthavetofreeus.That’sthetask.
CEDRICthinks,tryingtoworkoutwhetherit’satrap,andthenwaveshiswand.
CEDRIC:Emancipare!Emancipare!
Theboysarefreed.
AndnowIcangoon?Finishthemaze?
TheboyslookatCEDRIC—theyareheartbroken.
ALBUS:I’mafraidyouhavetofinishthemaze.
CEDRIC:ThenIshall.
CEDRICwalksconfidentlyaway.ALBUS looksafterhim—desperatetosaysomething,unsure
whattosay.
ALBUS:Cedric—
CEDRICturnstowardshim.
Yourdadlovesyouverymuch.
CEDRIC:What?
Behindthem,DELPHI’sbodycreepsintomovement.Shecrawlsalongtheground.
ALBUS:Justthoughtyoushouldknowthat.
CEDRIC:Okay.Um.Thankyou.
CEDRIClooksatALBUS amomentmore,andthenwalkson.DELPHIpullsouttheTime-Turner
fromwithinherrobes.
SCORPIUS:Albus.
ALBUS:No.Wait...
SCORPIUS:TheTime-Turnerisspinning...Lookatwhatshe’sdoing...Shecan’tleaveusbehind.
ALBUS andSCORPIUS bothscrambletograbpartoftheTime-Turner.
Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.
Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowat
first...
Andthenitspeedsup.
Albus...
ALBUS:Whathavewedone?
SCORPIUS:WehadtogowiththeTime-Turner,wehadtotrytostopher.
DELPHI:Stopme?Howdoyouthinkyou’vestoppedme?Iamdonewiththis.Youmayhavedestroyed
mychancesofusingCedrictodarkentheworldbutmaybeyou’reright,Scorpius—maybe
propheciescanbeprevented,maybepropheciescanbebroken.Whatisundoubtedlytrueis:I’m
donewithtryingtouseyouannoying,incompetentcreaturesforanything.Nomorewasting
precioussecondsoneitherofyou.Timetotrysomethingnew.
ShecrushestheTime-Turner.Itexplodesinathousandpieces.
DELPHIascendsagainintotheair.Shelaughsindelightasshesetsoffhardaway.
Theboystrytochaseher,butthey’venottheslightestchance.Sheflies,theyrun.
ALBUS:No...No...Youcan’t...
SCORPIUS turnsbackandtriestopickuptheTime-Turnerpieces.
TheTime-Turner?It’sdestroyed?
SCORPIUS:Utterly.We’restuckhere.Intime.Whereverintimeweare.Whateveritisshe’splanningto
do.
ALBUS:Hogwartslooksthesame.
SCORPIUS:Yes.Andwecan’tbeseenhere.Let’sgetoutofherebeforewe’respotted.
ALBUS:Weneedtostopher,Scorpius.
SCORPIUS:Iknowwedo—buthow?
ACTTHREE,SCENETWENTY-ONE
ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS,DELPHI’SROOM
HARRY,HERMIONE,RON,DRACO,andGINNYlookaroundasimpleoak-paneledroom.
HARRY:ItmusthavebeenaConfundusCharmsheusedonhim.Usedonthemall.Shefakedbeinga
nurse,shefakedbeinghisniece.
HERMIONE:I’vejustcheckedinwiththeMinistry—butthere’snorecordofher.She’sashadow.
DRACO:SpecialisRevelio!
EveryoneturnstolookatDRACO.
Well,itwasworthatry,whatareyouwaitingfor?Weknownothing,sowejusthaveto
hopethisroomrevealssomething.
GINNY:Wherecanshehavehiddenanything?It’squiteaspartanroom.
RON:Thesepanels,thesepanelsmustconcealsomething.
DRACO:Orthebeddoes.
DRACOstartsexaminingthebed,GINNYalamp,asthereststartexaminingthewoodenwall
panels.
RON (shoutingashehammersonthewalls):Whatyouhiding?Whatyougot?
HERMIONE:Maybeweshouldallstopforamomentandhaveathinkaboutwhat—
GINNYunscrewsachimneyfromanoillamp.There’sabreathing-outnoise.Andthenhissing
words.Theyallturntowardsit.
Whatwasthat?
HARRY:That’s—I’mnotsupposedtobeunderstanding—that’sParseltongue.
HERMIONE:Andwhatdoesitsay?
HARRY:HowdoI...?Ihaven’tbeenabletounderstandParseltonguesinceVoldemortdied.
HERMIONE:Andnorhasyourscarhurt.
HARRYlooksatHERMIONE.
HARRY:Itsays“Welcome,Augurey.”IthinkIneedtotellittoopen...
DRACO:Thendoit.
HARRYshutshiseyes.HespeaksinParseltongue.
Theroomtransformsaroundthem,becomingdarkerandmoredesperate.Awrithingmassof
paintedsnakesemergesonallthewalls.
Andonthem,writteninfluorescentpaint,aprophecy.
Whatisthis?
RON:“Whensparesarespared,whentimeisturned,whenunseenchildrenmurdertheirfathers:Then
willtheDarkLordreturn.”
GINNY:Aprophecy.Anewprophecy.
HERMIONE:Cedric—Cedricwascalledaspare.
RON:Whentimeisturned—shehasthatTime-Turner,doesn’tshe?
Theirfacessink.
HERMIONE:Shemustdo.
RON:ButwhydoessheneedScorpiusorAlbus?
HARRY:BecauseI’maparent—whohasn’tseenhischild.Hasn’tunderstoodhischild.
DRACO:Whoisshe?Tobesoobsessedwithallthis?
GINNY:IthinkI’vegottheanswertothat.
Theyallturntoher.Shepointsup...Theircollectivefacessinkfurtherandfillwithfear.
Wordsarerevealedonallthewallsoftheauditorium—dangerouswords,horriblewords.
“IwillrebirththeDark.Iwillbringmyfatherback.”
RON:No.Shecan’t...
HERMIONE:Howisiteven—possible?
DRACO:Voldemorthadadaughter?
Theylookup,terrified.GINNYtakesHARRY’shand.
HARRY:No,no,no.Notthat.Anythingbutthat.
Cuttoblack.
ACTFOUR,SCENEONE
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,GRANDMEETINGROOM
Wizardsandwitchesfromallovercramintothegrandmeetingroom.HERMIONEwalksontoahastily
madestage.Sheraisesherhandforsilence.Silencefalls.She’ssurprisedatthelackofeffortittook.
Shelooksaroundherself.
HERMIONE:Thankyou.I’msopleasedsomanyofyouwereabletomakemy—second—
ExtraordinaryGeneralMeeting.I’vegotsomethingstosay—Iaskthatwedealwithquestions
—andtherewillbealotofquestions—afterIspeak.
Asmanyofyouknow,abodyhasbeenfoundatHogwarts.HisnamewasCraigBowker.He
wasagoodboy.Wehavenofirminformationwhowasresponsiblefortheactbutyesterday
wesearchedSt.Oswald’s.Aroomthererevealedtwothings—one,aprophecythat
promised—thereturnofdarkness—two,writtenontheceiling,aproclamation—thatthe
DarkLordhada—thatVoldemorthadachild.
Thenewsreverberatesaroundtheroom.
Wedon’tknowthefulldetails.We’reonlyjustinvestigating—questioningthosewitha
DeathEaterconnection...Andasyetnorecordhasbeenfoundeitherofthechildorofthe
prophecy—but,itdoeslooklikethere’ssometruthtoit.Thischildwaskepthiddenfrom
thewizardingworld,andnowshe’s—wellnowshe’s...
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:She?Adaughter?Hehadadaughter?
HERMIONE:Yes.Adaughter.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Andisshenowincustody?
HARRY:Professor,shedidaskfornoquestions.
HERMIONE:It’sfine,Harry.No,Professor,that’swherethisgetsworse.I’mafraidwe’venomeansof
takingherintocustody.Orindeed,stoppingherdoinganything.She’soutofourreach.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Wecan’t—lookforher?
HERMIONE:Wehavegoodreasontobelieve—she’shiddenherself—intime.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Ofalltherecklessstupidthings,youkepttheTime-Turnerevennow?
HERMIONE:Professor,Iassureyou—
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Shameonyou,HermioneGranger.
HERMIONEflinchesinthefaceoftheanger.
HARRY:No,shedoesn’tdeservethat.Youhavearighttobeangry.Youalldo.Butthisisnotall
Hermione’sfault.Wedon’tknowhowthewitchgotholdoftheTime-Turner.Whethermyson
gaveittoher.
GINNY:Whetheroursongaveither.Orwhetheritwasstolenfromhim.
GINNYjoinsHARRYonthestage.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Yoursolidarityisadmirable,butitdoesn’tmakeyournegligencenegligible.
DRACO:Thenit’sanegligenceItooshouldface.
DRACOwalksuptothestageandstandsbesideGINNY.ThisisalmostaSpartacusmoment.
Therearegasps.
HermioneandHarryhavedonenothingwrongbuttryandprotectusall.Ifthey’reguilty
thenIamtoo.
HERMIONElooksacrossathercohort—moved.RONjoinsthemonthestage.
RON:Justtosay—Ididn’tknowaboutmuchofitsocan’ttakeresponsibility—andI’mprettysure
mykidshadnothingtodowithit—butifthislotarestandingupherethensoamI.
GINNY:Noonecanknowwheretheyare—whetherthey’retogetherorapart.Itrustthatoursonswill
bedoingalltheycantostopher,but...
HERMIONE:Wehaven’tgivenup.We’vegonetothegiants.Thetrolls.Everyonewecanfind.The
Aurorsareoutflying,searching,talkingtothosewhoknowsecrets,followingthosewhowon’t
revealsecrets.
HARRY:Butthereisonetruthwecan’tescape:Thatsomewhereinourpastawitchistryingtorewrite
everythingweeverknew—andallwecandoiswait—waitforthemomentsheeithersucceeds
orfails.
PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Andifshesucceeds?
HARRY:Then—justlikethat—mostofthepeopleinthisroomwillbegone.We’llnolongerexist
andVoldemortwillruleagain.
ACTFOUR,SCENETWO
SCOTTISHHIGHLANDS,AVIEMORETRAINSTATION,1981
ALBUS andSCORPIUS arelookingataSTATIONMASTER,apprehensively.
ALBUS:Oneofusshouldtalktohim,don’tyouthink?
SCORPIUS:Hello,Mr.Stationmaster.Mr.Muggle.Question:Didyouseeaflyingwitchpassinghere?
Andbytheway,whatyearisit?WejustranawayfromHogwartsbecausewewerefrightenedof
upsettingthings,butthisisokay?
ALBUS:Youknowwhatannoysmemostofall?Dadwillthinkwediditdeliberately.
SCORPIUS:Albus.Really?Imean,reallyreally?We’re—trapped—lost—intime—probably
permanently—andyou’reworryingwhatyourdadmightthinkaboutit?Iwillneverunderstand
thetwoofyou.
ALBUS:There’salottounderstand.Dad’sprettycomplicated.
SCORPIUS:Andyou’renot?Nottoquestionyourtasteinwomen,butyoufancied...well...
Theybothknowwhohe’stalkingabout.
ALBUS:Idid,didn’tI?Imean,whatshedidtoCraig...
SCORPIUS:Let’snotthinkaboutthat.Let’sfocusonthefactthatwehavenowands,nobrooms,no
meansofreturningtoourtime.Allwehaveisourwitsand—no,that’sall,ourwits—andwe
havetostopher.
STATIONMASTER(inverystrongScots):Yekenth’auldreekietrainisrunninglate,boys?
SCORPIUS:Sorry?
STATIONMASTER:Ifyou’rewaitingoanth’auldreekietrain,you’llneedtaekenit’srunninglate.Train
wirksoanth’line.It’sa’oanth’amendedtimebuird.
Helooksatthem,theylookbackbewildered.Hefrownsandhandsthemanamended
timetable.Hepointstotherightbitofit.
Late.
ALBUS takesitandexaminesit.Hisfacechangesashetakesinenormousinformation.
SCORPIUS juststaresattheSTATIONMASTER.
ALBUS:Iknowwheresheis.
SCORPIUS:Youunderstoodthat?
ALBUS:Lookatthedate.Onthetimetable.
SCORPIUS leansinandreads.
SCORPIUS:The30thOctober,1981.DaybeforeHallows’Eve,thirty-nineyearsago.But—whyisshe?
Oh.
SCORPIUS ’sfacefallsasherealizes.
ALBUS:Thedeathofmygrandparents.Theattackonmydadasababy...Themomentwhen
Voldemort’scursereboundedonhimself.She’snottryingtobringaboutherprophecy—she’s
tryingtopreventthebigone.
SCORPIUS:Thebigone?
ALBUS:“TheonewiththepowertovanquishtheDarkLordapproaches...”
SCORPIUS joinsin.
SCORPIUSandALBUS:“...borntothosewhohavethricedefiedhim,bornastheseventhmonth
dies...”
SCORPIUS ’sfacefallswitheveryword.
SCORPIUS:It’smyfault.Itoldherthatpropheciescanbebroken—Itoldherthewholelogicof
propheciesisquestionable—
ALBUS:Intwenty-fourhours’timeVoldemortcurseshimselftryingtokillthebabyHarryPotter.
Delphiistryingtopreventthatcurse.She’sgoingtokillHarryherself.WeneedtogettoGodric’s
Hollow.Now.
ACTFOUR,SCENETHREE
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,1981
ALBUS andSCORPIUS walkthroughthecenterofGodric’sHollowandit’sabustling,beautifullittle
village.
SCORPIUS:Well,there’snovisiblesignsofattackthatIcansee...
ALBUS:ThisisGodric’sHollow?
SCORPIUS:Yourdad’snevertakenyou?
ALBUS:No,hetriedtoafewtimesbutIrefused.
SCORPIUS:Well,there’snotimeforatour—wehaveamurderouswitchtosavetheworldfrom—but
regard:TheChurch,St.Jerome’s...
Asheindicatesachurchbecomesvisible.
ALBUS:It’smagnificent.
SCORPIUS:AndSt.Jerome’sgraveyardissupposedlymagnificentlyhaunted,(hepointsinanother
direction)andthat’swherethestatueofHarryandhisparentswillbe—
ALBUS:Mydadhasastatue?
SCORPIUS:Oh.Notyet.Buthewill.Hopefully.Andthis—thishouseiswhereBathildaBagshotlived,
lives...
ALBUS:TheBathildaBagshot?AHistoryofMagicBathildaBagshot?
SCORPIUS:Theverysame.Ohmy,that’sher.Wow.Squeak.Mygeeknessisa-quivering.
ALBUS:Scorpius!
SCORPIUS:Andhereitis—
ALBUS:ThehomeofJames,Lily,andHarryPotter...
Ayoung,attractivecoupleleaveahousewithababyinapushchair.ALBUSmovestowards
them,SCORPIUSpullshimback.
SCORPIUS:Theycan’tseeyou,Albus,itmightdamagetime,andwe’renotdoingthat—notthistime.
ALBUS:Butthismeans,shehasn’t...We’vemadeit...Shehasn’t...
SCORPIUS:Sowhatdowedonow?Getreadytofighther?Becauseshe’spretty...Fierce.
ALBUS:Yes.Wehaven’treallythoughtthisonethrough,havewe?Whatdowedonow?Howdowe
protectmydad?
ACTFOUR,SCENEFOUR
MINISTRYOFMAGIC,HARRY’SOFFICE
HARRYishurriedlygoingthroughpaperwork.
DUMBLEDORE:Goodevening,Harry.
Abeat.HARRYlooksupattheportraitofDUMBLEDORE,hisfacepassive.
HARRY:ProfessorDumbledore,inmyoffice,I’mhonored.Imustbewheretheactionistonight?
DUMBLEDORE:Whatareyoudoing?
HARRY:Goingthroughpapers,seeingifI’vemissedanythingIshouldn’thave.Marshalingforcesto
fightinthelimitedwaywecanfight.Knowingthatthebattleisbeingragedfarawayfromus.
WhatelsecanIdo?
Pause.DUMBLEDOREsaysnothing.
Wherehaveyoubeen,Dumbledore?
DUMBLEDORE:I’mherenow.
HARRY:Herejustasthebattleislost.OrareyoudenyingthatVoldemortisgoingtoreturn.
DUMBLEDORE:Itis—possible.
HARRY:Go.Leave.Idon’twantyouhere,Idon’tneedyou.Youwereabsenteverytimeitreally
counted.Ifoughthimthreetimeswithoutyou.I’llfacehimagain,ifneedsbe—alone.
DUMBLEDORE:Harry,don’tyouthinkIwantedtofighthimonyourbehalf?Iwouldhavesparedyouif
Icould—
HARRY:“Loveblindsus”?Doyouevenknowwhatthatmeans?Doyouevenknowhowbadthatadvice
was?Mysonis—mysonisfightingbattlesforusjustasIhadtoforyou.AndIhaveprovedas
badafathertohimasyouweretome.Leavinghiminplaceshefeltunloved—growinginhim
resentmentshe’lltakeyearstounderstand—
DUMBLEDORE:Ifyou’rereferringtoPrivetDrive,then—
HARRY:Years—yearsIspenttherealone,withoutknowingwhatIwas,orwhyIwasthere,without
knowingthatanybodycared!
DUMBLEDORE:I—didnotwishtobecomeattachedtoyou—
HARRY:Protectingyourself,eventhen!
DUMBLEDORE:No.Iwasprotectingyou.Ididnotwanttohurtyou...
DUMBLEDOREattemptstoreachoutoftheportrait—buthecan’t.Hebeginstocrybuttries
tohideit.
ButIhadtomeetyouintheend...elevenyearsold,andyouweresobrave.Sogood.You
walkeduncomplaininglyalongthepaththathadbeenlaidatyourfeet.OfcourseIloved
you...andIknewthatitwouldhappenalloveragain...thatwhereIloved,Iwouldcause
irreparabledamage.Iamnofitpersontolove...Ihaveneverlovedwithoutcausingharm.
Abeat.
HARRY:Youwouldhavehurtmelessifyouhadtoldmethisthen.
DUMBLEDORE(openlyweepingnow):Iwasblind.Thatiswhatlovedoes.Icouldn’tseethatyouneeded
tohearthatthisclosed-up,tricky,dangerousoldman...lovedyou.
Apause.Thetwomenareovercomewithemotion.
HARRY:Itisn’ttruethatInevercomplained.
DUMBLEDORE:Harry,thereisneveraperfectanswerinthismessy,emotionalworld.Perfectionis
beyondthereachofhumankind,beyondthereachofmagic.Ineveryshiningmomentof
happinessisthatdropofpoison:theknowledgethatpainwillcomeagain.Behonesttothoseyou
love,showyourpain.Tosufferisashumanastobreathe.
HARRY:Yousaidthattomeoncebefore.
DUMBLEDORE:ItisallIhavetoofferyoutonight.
Hebeginstowalkaway.
HARRY:Don’tgo!
DUMBLEDORE:Thosethatwelovenevertrulyleaveus,Harry.Therearethingsthatdeathcannottouch.
Paint...andmemory...andlove.
HARRY:Ilovedyoutoo,Dumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE:Iknow.
Heisgone.AndHARRYisalone.DRACOenters.
DRACO:Didyouknowthatinthisotherreality—therealityScorpiussawinto—IwasHeadof
MagicalLawEnforcement?Maybethisroomwillbeminesoonenough.Areyouokay?
HARRYisconsumedinhisgrief.
HARRY:Comein—I’llgiveyouthetour.
DRACOwalkshesitantlyinsidetheroom.Helooksarounddistastefully.
DRACO:Thethingis,though—neverreallyfanciedbeingaMinistryman.Evenasachild.Mydad,
it’sallheeverwanted—me,no.
HARRY:Whatdidyouwanttodo?
DRACO:Quidditch.ButIwasn’tgoodenough.MainlyIwantedtobehappy.
HARRYnods.DRACOlooksathimasecondmore.
Sorry,I’mnotverygoodatsmalltalk,doyoumindifweskipontotheseriousbusiness?
HARRY:Ofcourse.What—serious—business?
Beat.
DRACO:DoyouthinkTheodoreNotthadtheonlyTime-Turner?
HARRY:What?
DRACO:TheTime-TurnertheMinistryseizedwasaprototype.Madeofinexpensivemetal.Itdoesthe
job—sure.Butonlybeingabletogobackintimeforfiveminutes—that’saseriousflaw—it
isn’tsomethingyou’dselltotruecollectorsofDarkMagic.
HARRYrealizeswhatDRACOissaying.
HARRY:Hewasworkingforyou?
DRACO:No.Myfather.Helikedowningthingsthatnooneelsehad.TheMinistry’sTime-Turners—
thankstoCroaker—werealwaysalittlevanillaforhim.Hewantedtheabilitytogobackfurther
thananhour,hewantedtheabilitytotravelbackyears.He’dneverhaveusedit.SecretlyIthinkhe
preferredaworldwithoutVoldemort.Butyes,theTime-Turnerwasbuiltforhim.
HARRY:Anddidyoukeepit?
DRACOrevealstheTime-Turner.
DRACO:Nofive-minuteproblem,anditgleamslikegold,justthewaytheMalfoyslikeit.You’re
smiling.
HARRY:HermioneGranger.Itwasthereasonshekeptthefirst,thefearthattheremightbeasecond.
Hangingontothis,youcouldhavebeensenttoAzkaban.
DRACO:Considerthealternative—considerifpeoplehadknownthatIhadtheabilitytotravelintime.
Considertherumorthatwouldhavebeengivenincreased—credence.
HARRYlooksatDRACO,understandinghimperfectly.
HARRY:Scorpius.
DRACO:WewerecapableofhavingchildrenbutAstoriawasfrail.Abloodmalediction,aseriousone.
Anancestorwascursed...itshowedupinher.Youknowhowthesethingscanresurfaceafter
generations...
HARRY:I’msorry,Draco.
DRACO:Ididn’twanttoriskherhealth,Isaiditdidn’tmatterwhethertheMalfoylinediedwithme—
whatevermyfathersaid.ButAstoria—shedidn’twantababyfortheMalfoyname,for
purebloodorglory,butforus.Ourchild,Scorpius,wasborn...itwasthebestdayofbothour
lives,althoughitweakenedAstoriaconsiderably.Wehidourselvesaway,thethreeofus.Iwanted
toconserveherstrength...andsotherumorsstarted.
HARRY:Ican’timaginewhatthatwaslike.
DRACO:Astoriaalwaysknewthatshewasnotdestinedforoldage.Shewantedmetohavesomebody
whensheleft,because...itisexceptionallylonely,beingDracoMalfoy.Iwillalwaysbe
suspected.Thereisnoescapingthepast.Ineverrealized,though,thatbyhidinghimawayfrom
thisgossiping,judgmentalworld,Iensuredthatmysonwouldemergeshroudedinworse
suspicionthanIeverendured.
HARRY:Loveblinds.Wehavebothtriedtogiveoursons,notwhattheyneeded,butwhatweneeded.
We’vebeensobusytryingtorewriteourownpasts,we’veblightedtheirpresent.
DRACO:Whichiswhyyouneedthis.Ihavebeenholdingontoit,barelyresistingusingit,eventhough
IwouldsellmysoulforanotherminutewithAstoria.
HARRY:Oh,Draco...wecan’t.Wecan’tuseit.
DRACOlooksupatHARRY,andforthefirsttime—atthebottomofthisdreadfulpit—they
lookateachotherasfriends.
DRACO:Wehavetofindthem—ifittakescenturies,wemustfindoursons—
HARRY:Wehavenoideawheretheyareorwhentheyare.Searchingintimewhenyou’venoidea
whereintimetosearch,that’safool’serrand.No,lovewon’tdoitandnorwillaTime-Turner,
I’mafraid.It’suptooursonsnow—they’retheonlyoneswhocansaveus.
ACTFOUR,SCENEFIVE
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,OUTSIDEJAMESANDLILYPOTTER’SHOUSE,1981
ALBUS:Wetellmygranddadandgrandma?
SCORPIUS:Thatthey’llnevergettoseetheirsongrowup?
ALBUS:She’sstrongenough—Iknowsheis—yousawher.
SCORPIUS:Shelookedwonderful,Albus.AndifIwereyouI’dbedesperatetotalktoher.Butsheneeds
tobeabletobegVoldemortforHarry’slife,sheneedstothinkhemightdie,andyou’retheworst
spoilerintheworldthatdidn’tturnouttobetrue...
ALBUS:Dumbledore.Dumbledore’salive.WegetDumbledoreinvolved.Wedowhatyoudidwith
Snape—
SCORPIUS:Canweriskhimknowingyourdadsurvives?Thathehaskids?
ALBUS:He’sDumbledore!Hecancopewithanything!
SCORPIUS:Albus,therehavebeenaboutahundredbookswrittenonwhatDumbledoreknew,howhe
knewitorwhyhedidwhathedid.Butwhat’sundoubtedlytrue—whathedid—heneedstodo
—andI’mnotgoingtoriskmessingwithit.IwasabletoaskforhelpbecauseIwasinan
alternatereality.Wearen’t.We’reinthepast.Wecan’tfixtimeonlytocreatemoreproblems—if
ouradventureshavetaughtusanything,they’vetaughtusthat.Thedangersoftalkingtoanyone
—infectingtime—aretoogreat.
ALBUS:Soweneedto—talktothefuture.WeneedtosendDadamessage.
SCORPIUS:Butwedon’thaveanowlthatcanflythroughtime.Andhedoesn’thaveaTime-Turner.
ALBUS:WegetamessagetoDad,he’llfindawaytogetbackhere.EvenifhehastobuildaTime-
Turnerhimself.
SCORPIUS:Wesendamemory—likeaPensieve—standoverhimandsendamessage,hopehe
reachesforthememoryatexactlytherightmoment.Imean,it’sunlikely,but...Standoverthe
baby—andjustrepeatedlyshoutHELP.HELP.HELP.Imean,itmighttraumatizethebaby
slightly.
ALBUS:Onlyslightly.
SCORPIUS:Abitoftraumanowisnothingcomparedtowhat’shappening...andmaybewhenhethen
thinks—later—hemightrememberthefacesofusaswe—shouted—
ALBUS:Help.
SCORPIUS looksatALBUS .
SCORPIUS:You’reright.It’saterribleidea.
ALBUS:It’soneofyourworstideasever.
SCORPIUS:Gotit!Wedeliveritourselves—wewaitfortyyears—wedeliverit—
ALBUS:Notachance—onceDelphihassettimethewayshewantsshe’llsendarmiestotryandfind
us—killus—
SCORPIUS:Sowehideinahole?
ALBUS:Aspleasurableasitwillbetohideinaholewithyouforthenextfortyyears...they’llfindus.
Andwe’lldieandtimewillbestuckinthewrongposition.No.Weneedsomethingwecan
control,somethingweknowhe’llgetatexactlytherighttime.Weneeda—
SCORPIUS:There’snothing.Still,ifIhadtochooseacompaniontobeatthereturnofeternaldarkness
with,I’dchooseyou.
ALBUS:Nooffense,butI’dchoosesomeonemassiveandreallygoodatmagic.
LILYexitsthehousewithBABYHARRYinapram,shecarefullyputsablanketonhim.
Hisblanket.She’swrappinghiminhisblanket.
SCORPIUS:Well,itisamoderatelycoldday.
ALBUS:Healwayssaid—it’stheonlythinghehadfromher.Lookatthelovewithwhichshe’sputit
onhim—Ithinkhe’dliketoknowaboutthat—IwishIcouldtellhim.
SCORPIUS:AndIwishIcouldtellmydad—well,I’mnotsurewhat.IthinkI’dliketotellhimthatI’m
occasionallycapableofmorebraverythanhemightthinkIam.
ALBUS hasathought.
ALBUS:Scorpius—mydadstillhasthatblanket.
SCORPIUS:Thatwon’twork.Ifwewriteamessageonitnow,evenreallysmall,he’llreadittoosoon.
Timewillbespoilt.
ALBUS:Whatdoyouknowaboutlovepotions?What’stheingredienttheyallcontain?
SCORPIUS:Amongstotherthings,pearldust.
ALBUS:Pearldustisarelativelyrareingredient,isn’tit?
SCORPIUS:Mainlybecauseit’sprettyexpensive.What’sthisabout,Albus?
ALBUS:DadandIhadafightonthedaybeforeIwenttoschool.
SCORPIUS:ThisIamawareof.Ibelieveitkindofgotusintothismess.
ALBUS:Ithrewtheblanketacrosstheroom.ItcollidedwiththelovepotionthatUncleRongavemeas
ajoke.
SCORPIUS:He’safunnyguy.
ALBUS:ThepotionspiltandtheblanketwascoveredinitandIhappentoknowforafactMumhasn’t
letDadtouchthatroomsinceIleftit.
SCORPIUS:So?
ALBUS:Soit’scominguptoHallows’Eveintheirtimeaswellasours—andhetoldmehealways
findsthatblanket,heneedstobewithitonHallows’Eve—itwasthelastthinghismumgavehim
—sohewilllookforitandwhenhefindsit...
SCORPIUS:No.Stillnotgettingyou.
ALBUS:Whatreactswithpearldust?
SCORPIUS:Well,itissaidthatiftinctureofDemiguiseandpearldustmeet...theyburn.
ALBUS:Andistinctureof(he’sunsurehowtosaytheword)Demiguisevisibletothenakedeye?
SCORPIUS:No.
ALBUS:SoifweweretogetthatblanketandwriteonitintinctureofDemiguise,then...
SCORPIUS(eureka):Nothingwouldreacttoituntilitcameintocontactwiththelovepotion.Inyour
room.Inthepresent.ByDumbledore,Iloveit.
ALBUS:Wejustneedtoworkoutwheretofindsome...Demiguises.
SCORPIUS:Youknow,rumorhasitBathildaBagshotneversawthepointinwitchesandwizards
lockingtheirdoors.
Thedoorswingsopen.
Rumorwasright.Timetostealsomewandsandgetpotioning.
ACTFOUR,SCENESIX
HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,ALBUS’SROOM
HARRYissittingonALBUS ’sbed.GINNYenters.Shelooksathim.
GINNY:Surprisedtofindyouhere.
HARRY:Don’tworry,Ihaven’ttouchedanything.Yourshrineispreserved.(Hewinces.)Sorry.Bad
choiceofwords.
GINNYsaysnothing,HARRYlooksupather.
YouknowI’vehadsomeprettyterribleHallows’Eves—butthisisundoubtedlyatleastthe
—secondworst.
GINNY:Iwaswrong—toblameyou.Ialwaysaccuseyouofjumpingtothingsanditwasmewho—
AlbuswentmissingandIassumeditwasyourfault.I’msorryIdidthat.
HARRY:Youdon’tthinkthisismyfault?
GINNY:Harry,hewaskidnappedbyapowerfulDarkwitch,howcanthatbeyourfault?
HARRY:Ichasedhimaway.Ichasedhimtoher.
GINNY:Canwenottreatthisasifthebattleisalreadylost?
GINNYnods.HARRYstartstocry.
HARRY:I’msorry,Gin...
GINNY:Areyounotlisteningtome?I’msorrytoo.
HARRY:Ishouldn’thavesurvived—itwasmydestinytodie—evenDumbledorethoughtso—and
yetIlived.IbeatVoldemort.Allthesepeople—allthesepeople—myparents,Fred,theFallen
Fifty—andit’smethatgetstolive?Howisthat?Allthisdamage—andit’smyfault.
GINNY:TheywerekilledbyVoldemort.
HARRY:ButifI’dstoppedhimsooner?Allthatbloodonmyhands.Andnowoursonhasbeentaken
too—
GINNY:He’snotdead.Doyouhearme,Harry?He’snotdead.
ShetakesHARRYinherarms.Thereisabigpausefilledwithpureunhappiness.
HARRY:TheBoyWhoLived.HowmanypeoplehavetodiefortheBoyWhoLived?
HARRYswaysamoment,unsure.Thenhenoticestheblanket.Hewalkstowardsit.
ThisblanketisallIhave,youknow...ofthatHallows’Eve.ThisisallIhavetoremember
them.Andwhilst—
Hepicksuptheblanket.Hediscoversithasholesinit.Helooksatit,dismayed.
Thishasgotholesinit.Ron’sidioticlovepotionhasburntthroughit,rightthroughit.Look
atthis.It’sruined.Ruined.
Heopensuptheblanket.Heseeswritingburntthroughit.He’ssurprised.
What?
GINNY:Harry,ithas—something—written—
Onanotherpartofthestage,ALBUSandSCORPIUSappear.
ALBUS:“Dad...”
SCORPIUS:We’restartingwith“Dad”?
ALBUS:Sohe’llknowit’sfromme.
SCORPIUS:Harryishisname.Weshouldstartwith“Harry.”
ALBUS(firm):We’restartingwith“Dad.”
HARRY:“Dad,”doesitsay,“Dad”?It’snotthatdistinct...
SCORPIUS:“Dad,HELP.”
GINNY:“Hello”?Doesthatsay“Hello”?Andthen...“Good.”
HARRY:“DadHelloGoodHello”?No.Thisis...astrangejoke.
ALBUS:“Dad.Help.Godric’sHollow.”
GINNY:Givemethat.Myeyesightisbetterthanyours.Yes.“DadHelloGood”—that’snot“Hello”
again—that’s“Hallow”or“Hollow”?Andthensomenumbers—theseareclearer—“3—1—
1—0—8—1.”IsthisoneofthoseMuggletelephonenumbers?Oragridreferenceora...
HARRYlooksup,severalthoughtssmashingthroughhisbrainatonce.
HARRY:No.It’sadate.31stOctober,1981.Thedatemyparentswerekilled.
GINNYlooksatHARRY,andthenbackattheblanket.
GINNY:Thatdoesn’tsay“Hello.”Itsays“Help.”
HARRY:“Dad.Help.Godric’sHollow.31/10/81.”It’samessage.Cleverboyleftmeamessage.
HARRYkissesGINNYhard.
GINNY:Albuswrotethis?
HARRY:Andhe’stoldmewheretheyareandwhentheyareandnowweknowwheresheis,weknow
wherewecanfighther.
Hekissesherhardagain.
GINNY:Wehaven’tgotthembackagainyet.
HARRY:I’llsendanowltoHermione.YousendonetoDraco.TellthemtomeetusatGodric’swiththe
Time-Turner.
GINNY:Anditis“us,”okay?Don’teventhinkaboutgoingbackwithoutme,Harry.
HARRY:Ofcourseyou’recoming.Wehaveachance,Ginny,andbyDumbledore—that’sallthatwe
need—achance.
ACTFOUR,SCENESEVEN
GODRIC’SHOLLOW
RON,HERMIONE,DRACO,HARRY,andGINNYwalkthroughapresent-dayGodric’sHollow.Abusymarket
town(it’sexpandedovertheyears).
HERMIONE:Godric’sHollow.Itmustbetwentyyears...
GINNY:IsitjustmeoraretheremoreMugglesabout...
HERMIONE:It’sbecomequitepopularasaweekendbreak.
DRACO:Icanseewhy—lookatthethatchedroofs.Andisthatafarmers’market?
HERMIONEapproachesHARRY—whoislookingaroundhimself,overwhelmedbyallthathe’s
seeing.
HERMIONE:Yourememberwhenwewerelasthere?Thisfeelsjustlikeoldtimes.
RON:Oldtimeswithafewunwelcomeponytailsaddedtothemix.
DRACOknowsabarbwhenhehearsone.
DRACO:CanIjustsay—
RON:Malfoy,youmaybeallchummychummywithHarry,andyoumayhaveproducedarelatively
nicechild,butyou’vesaidsomeveryunfairthingstoandaboutmywife...
HERMIONE:Andyourwifedoesn’tneedyoufightingherbattlesforher.
HERMIONElookswitheringlyatRON.RONtakesthehit.
RON:Fine.Butifyousayonethingaboutherorme...
DRACO:You’lldowhat,Weasley?
HERMIONE:He’llhugyou.Becausewe’reallonthesameteam,aren’twe,Ron?
RON (hesitatinginthefaceofherunwaveringgaze):Fine.I,um,Ithinkyou’vegotreallynicehair.
Draco.
HERMIONE:Thankyou,husband.Nowthisseemsagoodspot.Let’sdothis.
DRACOtakesouttheTime-Turner—itbeginsspinningwildlyastheotherstaketheirplaces
aroundit.
Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.
Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowat
first...
Andthenitspeedsup.
Theylookaroundthemselves.
RON:So?Hasitworked?
ACTFOUR,SCENEEIGHT
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ASHED,1981
ALBUS looksup,amazedtoseeGINNYandthenHARRY,andthenhetakesintherestofthehappyband
(RON,DRACO,andHERMIONE).
ALBUS:MUM?
HARRY:AlbusSeverusPotter.Arewepleasedtoseeyou.
ALBUS runsandthrowshimselfintoGINNY’sarms.GINNYreceiveshim,delighted.
ALBUS:Yougotournote...?
GINNY:Wegotyournote.
SCORPIUS trotsuptohisdad.
DRACO:Wecanhugtooifyoulike...
SCORPIUS looksathisdad,unsureforamoment.Andthentheysortofhalfhuginavery
awkwardway.DRACOsmiles.
RON:Now,where’sthisDelphi?
SCORPIUS:YouknowaboutDelphi?
ALBUS:She’shere—she’stryingtokillyou,wethink.BeforeVoldemortcurseshimselfshe’sgoing
tokillyouandsobreaktheprophecyand...
HERMIONE:Yes,wethoughtthatmightbeittoo.Doyouknowwherespecificallysheisnow?
SCORPIUS:She’sdisappeared.Howdidyou—howdidyou,withouttheTime-Turner—
HARRY(interrupting):That’salongandcomplicatedstory,Scorpius.Andwedon’thavetimeforit.
DRACOsmilesatHARRYgratefully.
HERMIONE:Harry’sright.Timeisoftheessence.Weneedtogetpeopleintoposition.Now,Godric’s
Hollowisnotalargeplacebutshecouldbecomingfromanydirection.Soweneedsomewhere
thatgivesusgoodviewsofthetown—thatallowsformultipleandclearobservationpoints—
andthatwill,mostimportantly,keepushidden,becausewecannotriskbeingseen.
Theyallfrown,thinking.
I’dsaySt.Jerome’sChurchticksallthoseboxes,wouldn’tyou?
ACTFOUR,SCENENINE
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ST.JEROME’SCHURCH,SANCTUARY,1981
ALBUS issleepinginapew.GINNYwatcheshimcarefully.HARRYislookingouttheoppositewindow.
HARRY:No.Nothing.Whyisn’tshehere?
GINNY:We’retogether,yourmumanddadarealive—wecanturntime,Harry,wecan’tspeeditup.
She’llcomewhenshe’sready,andwe’llbereadyforher.
ShelooksatALBUS’ssleepingform.
Orsomeofuswillbe.
HARRY:Poorkidthoughthehadtosavetheworld.
GINNY:Poorkidhassavedtheworld.Thatblanketwasmasterful.Imean,healsoalmostdestroyedthe
world,butprobablybestnottofocusonthatbit.
HARRY:Youthinkhe’sokay?
GINNY:He’sgettingthere,itjustmighttakehimabitoftime—andyouabitoftimetoo.
HARRYsmiles.ShelooksbackatALBUS .HARRYdoestoo.
Youknow,afterI’dopenedtheChamberofSecrets—afterVoldemorthadbewitchedme
withthatterriblediaryandI’dalmostdestroyedeverything—
HARRY:Iremember.
GINNY:AfterIcameoutofhospital—everyoneignoredme,shutmeout—otherthan,thatis,theboy
whohadeverything—whocameacrosstheGryffindorcommonroomandchallengedmetoa
gameofExplodingSnap.Peoplethinktheyknowallthereistoknowaboutyou,butthebestbits
ofyouare—havealwaysbeen—heroicinreallyquietways.Mypointis—afterthisisover,
justrememberifyoucouldthatsometimespeople—butparticularlychildren—justwant
someonetoplayExplodingSnapwith.
HARRY:Youthinkthat’swhatwe’remissing—ExplodingSnap?
GINNY:No.ButtheloveIfeltfromyouthatday—I’mnotsureAlbusfeelsthat.
HARRY:I’ddoanythingforhim.
GINNY:Harry,you’ddoanythingforanybody.Youwereprettyhappytosacrificeyourselfforthe
world.Heneedstofeelspecificlove.It’llmakehimstronger,andyoustrongertoo.
HARRY:Youknow,itwasn’tuntilwethoughtAlbushadgonethatItrulyunderstoodwhatmymother
wasabletodoforme.Acountercharmsopowerfulthatitwasabletorepelthespellofdeath.
GINNY:AndtheonlyspellVoldemortcouldn’tunderstand—love.
HARRY:Idolovehimspecifically,Ginny.
GINNY:Iknow,butheneedstofeelit.
HARRY:I’mluckytohaveyou,aren’tI?
GINNY:Extremely.AndI’dbedelightedtodiscussjusthowluckyatanothertime.Butfornow—let’s
focusonstoppingDelphi.
HARRY:Wearerunningoutoftime.
AthoughtoccurstoGINNY.
GINNY:Unless—Harry,hasanyonethought—whyhasshepickednow?Today?
HARRY:Becausethisisthedaythateverythingchanged...
GINNY:Rightnowyou’reoverayearold,amIright?
HARRY:Ayearandthreemonths.
GINNY:That’sayearandthreemonthsshecouldhavekilledyouin.Evennow,she’sbeeninGodric’s
Hollowfortwenty-fourhours.What’sshewaitingfor?
HARRY:I’mstillnotentirelyfollowing—
GINNY:Whatifshe’snotwaitingforyou—she’swaitingforhim...tostophim.
HARRY:What?
GINNY:Delphi’spickedtonightbecausehe’shere—becauseherfatheriscoming.Shewantstomeet
him.Bewithhim,thefathersheloves.Voldemort’sproblemsstartedwhenheattackedyou.Ifhe
hadn’tdonethat...
HARRY:He’dhaveonlygotmorepowerful—thedarknesswouldonlyhavegotdarker.
GINNY:ThebestwaytobreaktheprophecyisnottokillHarryPotter,it’stostopVoldemortdoing
anythingatall.
ACTFOUR,SCENETEN
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ST.JEROME’SCHURCH,1981
Thegrouparegatheredandfullofconfusion.
RON:Soletmegetthisright—we’refightingtoprotectVoldemort?
ALBUS:Voldemortkillingmygrandparents.Voldemorttryingtokillmydad?
HERMIONE:Ofcourse,Ginny.Delphi’snottryingtokillHarry—she’sstoppingVoldemorttryingto
killHarry.Brilliant.
DRACO:So—wejustwait?UntilVoldemortturnsup?
ALBUS:Doessheknowwhenhedoesturnup?Hasn’tshecomeheretwenty-fourhoursearlybecause
sheisn’tsurewhenhe’llarriveandinwhatdirection?Thehistorybooks—correctmeifI’m
wrong,Scorpius—shownothingaboutwhenandhowhearrivedinGodric’sHollow?
SCORPIUSandHERMIONE:You’renotwrong.
RON:Blimey!Therearetwoofthem!
DRACO:Sohowcanweusethistoouradvantage?
ALBUS:DoyouknowwhatI’mreallygoodat?
HARRY:There’splentyyou’regoodat,Albus.
ALBUS:Polyjuicing.AndIthinkBathildaBagshotmayhavealltheingredientsforPolyjuiceinher
basement.WecanPolyjuiceintoVoldemortandbringhertous.
RON:TousePolyjuiceyouneedabitofsomeone.Wedon’thaveabitofVoldemort.
HERMIONE:ButIliketheconcept,apretendmouseforhercat.
HARRY:HowclosecanwegetthroughTransfiguration?
HERMIONE:Weknowwhathelookslike.We’vegotsomeexcellentwizardsandwitcheshere.
GINNY:YouwanttotransfigureintoVoldemort?
ALBUS:It’stheonlyway.
HERMIONE:Itis,isn’tit?
RONstepsforwardbravely.
RON:ThenIwouldliketo—IthinkIshouldbehim.Imean,itwon’tbe—exactlynicebeing
Voldemort—butwithoutwishingtoblowmyowntrumpet—Iamprobablythemostchilledout
ofallofusand...somaybetransfiguringintohim—intotheDarkLord—willdolessdamage
tomethan—anyofyoumore—intense—people.
HARRYstepsaway,introspective.
HERMIONE:Whoareyoucallingintense?
DRACO:I’dalsoliketovolunteer.IthinkbeingVoldemortrequiresprecision—nooffense,Ron—
andaknowledgeofDarkMagicand—
HERMIONE:AndI’dliketovolunteertoo.AsMinisterforMagicIthinkit’smyresponsibilityandright.
SCORPIUS:Maybeweshoulddrawlots—
DRACO:You’renotvolunteering,Scorpius.
ALBUS:Actually—
GINNY:No,noway.Ithinkyou’reallmad.Iknowwhatthatvoiceislikeinsideyourhead—Iwon’t
haveitinmineagain—
HARRY:Andanyway—ithastobeme.
EveryoneturnstoHARRY.
DRACO:What?
HARRY:Forthisplantoworkshehastobelieveit’shim,withouthesitation.She’lluseParseltongue—
andIknewtherewasareasonwhyIstillhavethatability.Butmorethanthat,I—knowwhatitis
tofeel—likehim.Iknowwhatitistobehim.Ithastobeme.
RON:Rubbish.Beautifullyputbutbeautifulrubbish.Nowayareyougoingto—
HERMIONE:I’mafraidyou’reright,myoldfriend.
RON:Hermione,you’rewrong,Voldemortisnotsomethingtobe—Harryshouldnot—
GINNY:AndIhatetoagreewithmybrother,but—
RON:Hecouldgetstuck—asVoldemort—forever.
HERMIONE:Socouldanyofus.Yourconcernsarevalid,but...
HARRY:Hangon,Hermione.Gin.
GINNYandHARRYmakeeyecontact.
Iwon’tdoitifyoudon’twantmeto.Butitfeelsliketheonlywaytome,amIwrong?
GINNYthinksamomentandthensoftlynods.HARRY’sfacehardens.
GINNY:You’reright.
HARRY:Thenlet’sdothis.
DRACO:Don’tweneedtodiscusstherouteyou’retaking—the—
HARRY:She’swatchingforhim—she’llcometome.
DRACO:Andthenwhat?Whenshe’swithyou.MayIremindyouthisisaverypowerfulwitch.
RON:Easy.Hegetsherinhere.Wezaphertogether.
DRACO:“Zapher”?
HERMIONElooksaroundtheroom.
HERMIONE:We’llhidebehindthesedoors.Ifyoucangethertothispoint,Harry(sheindicatesthe
pointwherethelightfromtherosewindowhitsthefloor),thenwecomeoutandmakesureshehas
nochancetoescape.
RON (withalooktoDRACO):Andthenwe’llzapher.
HERMIONE:Harry,lastchance,areyousureyoucandothis?
HARRY:Yes,Icandothis.
DRACO:No,there’stoomanywhat-ifs—toomanythingsthatcangowrong—theTransfiguration
couldnothold,shecouldseethroughit—ifsheescapesusnowthere’snotellingthedamageshe
cando—weneedtimetoproperlyplan,to—
ALBUS:Draco,trustmydad.Hewon’tletusdown.
HARRYlooksatALBUS —moved.
HERMIONE:Wands.
Everyonewithdrawstheirwands.HARRYclaspshis.
There’salightthatbuilds—thatoverwhelms...
TheTransfigurationisslowandmonstrous.
AndtheformofVOLDEMORTemergesfromHARRY.
Andit’shorrendous.
Heturns.
Helooksaroundathisfriendsandfamily.
Theylookback—aghast.
RON:Bloodyhell.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Itworked,then?
GINNY(gravely):Yes.Itworked.
ACTFOUR,SCENEELEVEN
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ST.JEROME’SCHURCH,1981
RON,HERMIONE,DRACO,SCORPIUS ,andALBUS standatthewindow,lookingout.GINNYcan’tlook.Shesits
furtherback.
ALBUS noticeshismumsittingapart.Hewalksovertoher.
ALBUS:It’sgoingtobeokay,youknowthat,Mum?
GINNY:Iknowitis.OrIhopeIdo.Ijust—don’twanttoseehimlikethat.ThemanIloveshroudedin
themanIhate.
ALBUS sitsbesidehismum.
ALBUS:Ilikedher,Mum,youknowthat?Ireallylikedher.Delphi.Andshewas—Voldemort’s
daughter?
GINNY:That’swhatthey’regoodat,Albus—catchinginnocentsintheirweb.
ALBUS:Thisisallmyfault.
GINNYtakesALBUS inherarms.
GINNY:Howfunny.Yourdadseemstothinkit’sallhis.Strangepairthatyouare.
SCORPIUS:That’sher.That’sher.She’sseenhim.
HERMIONE:Positions.Everybody.Andremember,don’tcomeoutuntilhe’sgotherinthelight—
we’veoneshotatthis,wedon’twanttomessitup.
Theyallmovefast.
DRACO:HermioneGranger,I’mbeingbossedaroundbyHermioneGranger.(Sheturnstowardshim.
Hesmiles.)AndI’mmildlyenjoyingit.
SCORPIUS:Dad...
Theyscatter.Theyhidebehindtwomajordoors.
HARRY/VOLDEMORTreentersthechurch.Hewalksafewpacesandthenheturns.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Whicheverwitchorwizardisfollowingme,Iassureyou,youwillregretit.
DELPHIemergesbehindhim.Sheiscompelledtohim.Thisisherfatherandthisisthe
momentshe’swaitedforherentirelife.
DELPHI:LordVoldemort.Itisme.Iamfollowingyou.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Idonotknowyou.Leaveme.
Shebreathesdeeply.
DELPHI:Iamyourdaughter.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Ifyouweremydaughter,I’dknowofyou.
DELPHIlooksathimimploringly.
DELPHI:Iamfromthefuture.ThechildofBellatrixLestrangeandyou.IwasborninMalfoyManor
beforetheBattleofHogwarts.Abattleyouaregoingtolose.Ihavecometosaveyou.
HARRY/VOLDEMORTturns.Shemeetshiseyes.
ItwasRodolphusLestrange,Bellatrix’sloyalhusband,whoonreturnfromAzkabantold
mewhoIwasandrevealedtheprophecyhethoughtIwasdestinedtofulfill.Iamyour
daughter,sir.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:IamfamiliarwithBellatrixandtherearecertainsimilaritiesinyourface—
thoughyouhaven’tinheritedthebestofher.Butwithoutproof...
DELPHIspeaksintentlyinParseltongue.
HARRY/VOLDEMORTlaughsviciously.
That’syourproof?
DELPHIeffortlesslyrisesintotheair.HARRY/VOLDEMORTstepsback—amazed.
DELPHI:IamtheAugureytoyourDarkLord,andIamreadytogiveallthatIhavetoserveyou.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT(tryingnottoshowhisshock):Youlearnt—flight—from—me?
DELPHI:Ihavetriedtofollowthepathyouset.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Ihavenevermetawitchorawizardwho’sattemptedtobemyequalbefore.
DELPHI:Donotmistake—Iwouldnotclaimtobeworthyofyou,Lord.ButIhavedevotedmylifeto
beingachildyoucouldbeproudof.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT(interrupting):Iseewhatyouare,andIseewhatyoucouldbe.Daughter.
Shelooksathim,desperatelymoved.
DELPHI:Father?
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Together,thepowerwecouldwield.
DELPHI:Father...
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Comehere,inthelight,soImayexaminewhatmybloodmade.
DELPHI:Yourmissionisamistake.AttackingHarryPotterisamistake.Hewilldestroyyou.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT’shandturnsintoHARRY’shand.Helooksatit,astonishedanddismayed,
andthenquicklypullsitinsidehissleeve.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Heisababy.
DELPHI:Hehashismother ’slove.Yourspellwillrebound,destroyingyouandmakinghimtoo
powerfulandyoutooweak.Youwillrecovertospendthenextseventeenyearsconsumedina
battlewithhim—abattleyouwilllose.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT’shairbeginstosprout,hefeelsit,heattemptstocoverit.Hepullshis
hoodoverhishead.
HARRY/VOLDEMORT:ThenIwon’tattackhim.Youareright.
DELPHI:Father?
HARRY/VOLDEMORTshrinksdown—heisnowmoreHARRYthanVOLDEMORT.Heturnshisback
toDELPHI.
Father?
HARRY(tryingdesperatelytostillsoundlikeVoldemort):Yourplanisagoodone.Thefightisoff.You
haveservedmewell,nowcomehereintothelightsoImayexamineyou.
DELPHIseesadoorslightlyswayopenandthenbepulledshut.Shefrownsatit,thinking
rapidly,hersuspiciongrowing.
DELPHI:Father...
Shetriestogetaglimpseofhisfaceagain—thereisalmostadancehappeninghere.
YouarenotLordVoldemort.
DELPHIunleashesaboltfromherhand.HARRYmatchesher.
Incendio!
HARRY:Incendio!
Theboltsmeetinabeautifulexplosioninthemiddleoftheroom.
AndwithherotherhandDELPHIsendsboltstobothdoorsastheytrytoopenthem.
DELPHI:Potter.Colloportus!
HARRYlooksatthedoors,dismayed.
What?Thoughtyourfriendsweregoingtojoinyou,didyou?
HERMIONE(fromoff):Harry...Harry...
GINNY(fromoff):She’ssealedthedoorsfromyourside.
HARRY:Fine.I’lldealwithyoualone.
Hemovestoattackheragain.Butsheisfarstronger.HARRY’swandascendsupwardstowards
her.Heisdisarmed.Heishelpless.
Howdidyou...?Whatareyou?
DELPHI:I’vewatchedyouforalongtime,HarryPotter.Iknowyoubetterthanmyfatherdid.
HARRY:Youthinkyou’velearntmyweaknesses?
DELPHI:I’vestudiedtobeworthyofhim!Yes,eventhoughheisthesupremewizardofalltime,he
willbeproudofme.Expulso!
HARRYrollsawayasthefloorexplodesbehindhim.Hecrawlsfranticallyunderachurchpew,
tryingtoworkouthowhecanfighther.
Areyoucrawlingawayfromme?HarryPotter.Heroofthewizardingworld.Crawling
awaylikearat.WingardiumLeviosa!
Thechurchpewascendsintotheair.
Thequestioniswhetherit’sworthmytimetokillyou—knowingthatassoonasIstopmy
fatheryourdestructionwillbeassured.Howtodecide?Oh,I’mbored,I’llkillyou.
Shesendsthepewdownharduponhim.Itsmashesasherollsdesperatelyaway.
ALBUS emergesfromagrateonthefloor.Neithernotice.
Avada—
ALBUS:Dad...
HARRY:Albus!No!
DELPHI:Twoofyou?Choices,choices.IthinkI’llkilltheboyfirst.AvadaKedavra!
ShefirestheKillingCurseatALBUS—butHARRYthrowshimoutoftheway.Theboltsmashes
intotheground.
Hefiresaboltback.
Youthinkyou’restrongerthanme?
HARRY:No.I’mnot.
TheyfireboltsmercilesslyateachotherasALBUSrollsquicklyawayandslamsaspellinto
onedoorandthenanother.
Butweare.
ALBUS opensbothdoorswithhiswand.
ALBUS:Alohomora!Alohomora!
HARRY:I’veneverfoughtalone,yousee.AndIneverwill.
AndHERMIONE,RON,GINNY,andDRACOemergefromthedoors,andfireuptheirspellsat
DELPHI,whoscreamsoutinexasperation.Thisistitanic.Butshecan’tfightthemall.
Thereareaseriesofbangs—andthen,overwhelmed,DELPHItumblestothefloor.
DELPHI:No...No...
HERMIONE:Brachiabindo!
She’sbound.
HARRYadvancestowardsDELPHI.Hedoesn’ttakehiseyesoffher.Alltheothersstayback.
HARRY:Albus,areyouokay?
ALBUS:Yes,Dad,I’mokay.
HARRYstilldoesn’ttakehiseyesoffDELPHI.He’sstillscaredofher.
HARRY:Ginny,hashebeeninjured?Ineedtoknowhe’ssafe...
GINNY:Heinsisted.Hewastheonlyonesmallenoughtocrawlthroughthegrate.Itriedtostophim.
HARRY:Justtellmehe’sokay.
ALBUS:I’mfine,Dad.Ipromise.
HARRYkeepsadvancingtowardsDELPHI.
HARRY:Alotofpeoplehavetriedtohurtme—butmyson!Youdarehurtmyson!
DELPHI:Ionlywantedtoknowmyfather.
ThesewordstakeHARRYbysurprise.
HARRY:Youcan’tremakeyourlife.You’llalwaysbeanorphan.Thatneverleavesyou.
DELPHI:Justletme—seehim.
HARRY:Ican’tandIwon’t.
DELPHI(trulypitiful):Thenkillme.
HARRYthinksamoment.
HARRY:Ican’tdothateither.
ALBUS:What?Dad?She’sdangerous.
HARRY:No,Albus...
ALBUS:Butshe’samurderer—I’veseenhermurder—
HARRYturnsandlooksathissonandthenatGINNY.
HARRY:Yes.Albus,she’samurderer,andwe’renot.
HERMIONE:Wehavetobebetterthanthem.
RON:Yeah,it’sannoyingbutit’swhatwelearnt.
DELPHI:Takemymind.Takemymemory.MakemeforgetwhoIam.
RON:No.We’lltakeyoubacktoourtime.
HERMIONE:Andyou’llgotoAzkaban.Sameasyourmother.
DRACO:Whereyou’llrot.
HARRYhearsanoise.Ahissingnoise.
Andthenthereisanoiselikedeath—anoiselikenothingelsewe’veheardbefore.
HaaarryPottttter...
SCORPIUS:What’sthat?
HARRY:No.No.Notyet.
ALBUS:What?
RON:Voldemort.
DELPHI:Father?
HERMIONE:Now?Here?
DELPHI:Father!
DRACO:Silencio!(DELPHIisgagged.)WingardiumLeviosa!(Sheissentupwardsandaway.)
HARRY:He’scoming.He’scomingrightnow.
VOLDEMORTcomesthroughthebackofthestage,andacrossit,andwalksdownintothe
auditorium.Hebringsdeathwithhim.Andeveryoneknowsit.
ACTFOUR,SCENETWELVE
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,1981
HARRYlooksafterVOLDEMORThelplessly.
HARRY:Voldemortisgoingtokillmymumanddad—andthere’snothingIcandotostophim.
DRACO:That’snottrue.
SCORPIUS:Dad,nowisnotthetime...
ALBUS:Thereissomethingyoucoulddo—tostophim.Butyouwon’t.
DRACO:That’sheroic.
GINNYtakesHARRY’shand.
GINNY:Youdon’thavetowatch,Harry.Wecangohome.
HARRY:I’mlettingithappen...OfcourseIhavetowatch.
HERMIONE:Thenwe’llallwitnessit.
RON:We’llallwatch.
Wehearunfamiliarvoices...
JAMES(fromoff):Lily,takeHarryandgo!It’shim!Go!Run!I’llholdhimoff...
Thereisablast,andthenalaugh.
Youkeepaway,youunderstand—youkeepaway.
VOLDEMORT(fromoff):AvadaKedavra!
HARRYflinchesasgreenlightflashesaroundtheauditorium.
ALBUS takeshishand.HARRYgraspsholdofit.Heneedsit.
ALBUS:Hedideverythinghecould.
GINNYrisesbesidehimandtakesHARRY’sotherhand.Heleansintothem,they’reholdinghim
upnow.
HARRY:That’smymum,atthewindow.Icanseemymother,shelooksbeautiful.
There’sthesoundofbangingasdoorsareblastedoff.
LILY(fromoff):NotHarry,notHarry,pleasenotHarry...
VOLDEMORT(fromoff):Standaside,yousillygirl...Standaside,now...
LILY(fromoff):NotHarry,pleaseno,takeme,killmeinstead...
VOLDEMORT(fromoff):Thisismylastwarning—
LILY(fromoff):NotHarry!Please...Havemercy...havemercy...Notmyson!Please—I’lldo
anything.
VOLDEMORT(fromoff):AvadaKedavra!
Andit’slikelightningpassesthroughHARRY’sbody.He’ssenttothefloor,apuremessof
grief.
Andanoiselikeashrunkenscreamdescendsandascendsaroundus.
Andwejustwatch.
Andslowlywhatwasthereisnolongerthere.
Andthestagetransformsandrotates.
AndHARRYandhisfamilyandhisfriendsarerotatedoffandaway.
ACTFOUR,SCENETHIRTEEN
GODRIC’SHOLLOW,INSIDEJAMESANDLILYPOTTER’SHOUSE,1981
Andwe’reintheruinsofahouse.Ahousethathasundergoneaviciousattack.
HAGRIDwalksthroughtheruins.
HAGRID:James?
Helooksabouthimself.
Lily?
Hewalksslowly,unwillingtoseetoomuchtoosoon.Heisentirelyoverwhelmed.
Andthenheseesthem,andhestops,andhesaysnothing.
Oh.Oh.That’snot—that’snot—Iweren’t—Theytoldme,but—Iwerehopingfor
better...
Helooksatthemandbowshishead.Hemuttersafewwords,andthenhetakessome
crumpledflowersfromhisdeeppocketsandlaysthemonthefloor.
I’msorry,theytoldme,hetoldme,Dumbledoretoldme,Ican’twaitwithyeh.Them
Mugglesarecoming,yehsee,withtheirflashingbluesandtheywon’t’preciateabig
lummoxlikeme,wouldthey?
Heletsoutasob.
Hardthoughitistoleaveyeh.
Iwantyehtoknow—yehwon’tbeforgotten—notbyme—notbyanyfolk.
Andthenhehearsasound—thesoundofababysnuffling.HAGRIDturnstowardsit,walking
withmoreintensitynow.
Helooksdownandstandsoverthecrib.Whichseemstoradiatelight.
Well.Hello.YehmustbeHarry.
Hello,HarryPotter.
I’mRubeusHagrid.
AndI’mgonnabeyerfriendwhetheryehlikeitornot.
’Cosyeh’vehadittough,notthatyehknowityet.
An’yergonnaneedfriends.
Nowyehbestcomewithme,don’tyehthink?
Asflashingbluelightsfilltheroomgivingitanalmostetherealglow—heliftsBABYHARRY
gentlyintohisarms.
Andthen—withoutlookingback—hestridesawaythroughthehouse.
Andwedescendintosoftblack.
ACTFOUR,SCENEFOURTEEN
HOGWARTS,CLASSROOM
SCORPIUS andALBUS runintoaroom,fullofexcitement.Theyslamthedoorafterthemselves.
SCORPIUS:Ican’tquitebelieveIdidthat.
ALBUS:Ican’tquitebelieveyoudidthateither.
SCORPIUS:RoseGranger-Weasley.IaskedoutRoseGranger-Weasley.
ALBUS:Andshesaidno.
SCORPIUS:ButIaskedher.Iplantedtheacorn.Theacornthatwillgrowintooureventualmarriage.
ALBUS:Youareawarethatyou’reanutterfantasist.
SCORPIUS:AndI’dagreewithyou—onlyPollyChapmandidaskmetotheschoolball...
ALBUS:Inanalternaterealitywhereyouweresignificantly—reallysignificantlymorepopular—a
differentgirlaskedyouout—andthatmeans—
SCORPIUS:Andyes,logicwoulddictateIshouldbepursuingPolly—orallowinghertopursueme—
she’sanotoriousbeauty,afterall—butaRoseisaRose.
ALBUS:Youknowlogicwoulddictatethatyou’reafreak?Rosehatesyou.
SCORPIUS:Correction,sheusedtohateme,butdidyouseethelookinhereyeswhenIasked?That
wasn’thate,thatwaspity.
ALBUS:Andpity’sgood?
SCORPIUS:Pityisastart,myfriend,afoundationonwhichtobuildapalace—apalaceoflove.
ALBUS:IhonestlythoughtI’dbethefirstofustogetagirlfriend.
SCORPIUS:Oh,youwill,undoubtedly,probablythatnewsmoky-eyedPotionsprofessor—she’sold
enoughforyou,right?
ALBUS:Idon’thaveathingaboutolderwomen!
SCORPIUS:Andyou’vegottime—alotoftime—toseduceher.BecauseRoseisgoingtotakeyears
topersuade.
ALBUS:Iadmireyourconfidence.
ROSEcomespastthemonthestairs.Shelooksatthemboth.
ROSE:Hi.
Neitherboyknowsquitehowtoreply—shelooksatSCORPIUS.
Thisisonlygoingtobeweirdifyouletitbeweird.
SCORPIUS:Receivedandentirelyunderstood.
ROSE:Okay.“ScorpionKing.”
Shewalksoffwithasmileonherface.SCORPIUSandALBUSlookateachother.ALBUSgrins
andpunchesSCORPIUSonthearm.
ALBUS:Maybeyou’reright—pityisastart.
SCORPIUS:AreyouheadingtoQuidditch?SlytherinareplayingHufflepuff—it’sabigone—
ALBUS:IthoughtwehatedQuidditch?
SCORPIUS:Peoplecanchange.Besides,I’vebeenpracticing.IthinkImightmaketheteameventually.
Comeon.
ALBUS:Ican’t.Mydad’sarrangedtocomeup—
SCORPIUS:He’stakingtimeawayfromtheMinistry?
ALBUS:Hewantstogoonawalk—somethingtoshowme—sharewithme—something.
SCORPIUS:Awalk?
ALBUS:Iknow,Ithinkit’sabondingthingorsomethingsimilarlyvomit-inducing.Still,youknow,I
thinkI’llgo.
SCORPIUS reachesinandhugsALBUS .
What’sthis?Ithoughtwedecidedwedon’thug.
SCORPIUS:Iwasn’tsure.Whetherweshould.Inthisnewversionofus—Ihadinmyhead.
ALBUS:BetteraskRoseifit’stherightthingtodo.
SCORPIUS:Ha!Yeah.Right.
Thetwoboysdislocateandgrinateachother.
ALBUS:I’llseeyouatdinner.
ACTFOUR,SCENEFIFTEEN
ABEAUTIFULHILL
HARRYandALBUS walkupahillonabeautifulsummer’sday.Theysaynothing,enjoyingthesunon
theirfacesastheyclimb.
HARRY:Soareyouready?
ALBUS:Forwhat?
HARRY:Well,there’sthefourth-yearexams—andthenthefifthyear—bigyear—inmyfifthyearI
did—
HelooksatALBUS.Hesmiles.Hetalksquickly.
Ididalotofstuff.Someofitgood.Someofitbad.Alotofitquiteconfusing.
ALBUS:Goodtoknow.
HARRYsmiles.
Igottowatchthem—youknow—forabit—yourmumanddad.Theywere—youhad
funtogether.Yourdadusedtolovetodothissmokeringthingwithyouwhereyou...well,
youcouldn’tstopgiggling.
HARRY:Yes?
ALBUS:Ithinkyou’dhavelikedthem.AndIthinkme,Lily,andJameswouldhavelikedthemtoo.
HARRYnods.There’saslightlyuncomfortablesilence.Botharetryingtoreacheachother
here,botharefailing.
HARRY:Youknow,IthoughtI’dlosthim—Voldemort—IthoughtI’dlosthim—andthenmyscar
startedhurtingagainandIhaddreamsofhimandIcouldevenspeakParseltongueagainandI
startedtofeellikeI’dnotchangedatall—thathe’dneverletmego—
ALBUS:Andhadhe?
HARRY:ThepartofmethatwasVoldemortdiedalongtimeago,butitwasn’tenoughtobephysically
ridofhim—Ihadtobementallyridofhim.Andthat—isalottolearnforaforty-year-old
man.
HelooksatALBUS.
ThatthingIsaidtoyou—itwasunforgivable,andIcan’taskyoutoforgetitbutIcanhope
wemovepastit.I’mgoingtotrytobeabetterdadforyou,Albus.Iamgoingtotryand—
behonestwithyouand...
ALBUS:Dad,youdon’tneedto—
HARRY:Youtoldmeyoudon’tthinkI’mscaredofanything,andthat—Imean,I’mscaredof
everything.Imean,I’mafraidofthedark,didyouknowthat?
ALBUS:HarryPotterisafraidofthedark?
HARRY:Idon’tlikesmallspacesand—I’venevertoldanyonethis,butIdon’tmuchlike—(he
hesitatesbeforesayingit)pigeons.
ALBUS:Youdon’tlikepigeons?
HARRY(hescrunchesuphisface):Nasty,pecky,dirtythings.Theygivemethecreeps.
ALBUS:Butpigeonsareharmless!
HARRY:Iknow.Butthethingthatscaresmemost,AlbusSeverusPotter,isbeingadadtoyou.Because
I’moperatingwithoutwireshere.Mostpeopleatleasthaveadadtobasethemselveson—and
eithertrytobeortrynottobe.I’vegotnothing—orverylittle.SoI’mlearning,okay?AndI’m
goingtotrywitheverythingI’vegot—tobeagooddadforyou.
ALBUS:AndI’lltryandbeabetterson.IknowI’mnotJames,Dad,I’llneverbelikeyoutwo—
HARRY:Jamesisnothinglikeme.
ALBUS:Isn’the?
HARRY:EverythingcomeseasyforJames.Mychildhoodwasaconstantstruggle.
ALBUS:Sowasmine.Soyou’resaying—amI—likeyou?
HARRYsmilesatALBUS .
HARRY:Actuallyyou’remorelikeyourmum—bold,fierce,funny—whichIlike—whichIthink
makesyouaprettygreatson.
ALBUS:Ialmostdestroyedtheworld.
HARRY:Delphiwasn’tgoinganywhere,Albus—youbroughtheroutintothelightandyoufounda
wayforustofighther.Youmaynotseeitnow,butyousavedus.
ALBUS:Butshouldn’tIhavedonebetter?
HARRY:Youdon’tthinkIaskmyselfthesamequestions?
ALBUS(stomachsinkingfurther,heknowsthisisnotwhathisdadwoulddo):Andthen—whenwe
caughther—Iwantedtokillher.
HARRY:You’dwatchedhermurderCraig,youwereangry,Albus,andthat’sokay.Andyouwouldn’t
havedoneit.
ALBUS:Howdoyouknowthat?Maybethat’smySlytherinside.Maybethat’swhattheSortingHatsaw
inme.
HARRY:Idon’tunderstandyourhead,Albus—actually,youknowwhat,you’reateenager,Ishouldn’t
beabletounderstandyourhead,butIdounderstandyourheart.Ididn’t—foralongtime—but
thankstothis—“escapade”—Iknowwhatyougotinthere.Slytherin,Gryffindor,whatever
labelyou’vebeengiven—Iknow—know—thatheartisagoodone—yeah,whetheryoulike
itornot,you’reonyourwaytobeingsomewizard.
ALBUS:OhI’mnotgoingtobeawizard,I’mgoingintopigeonracing.I’mquiteexcitedaboutit.
HARRYgrins.
HARRY:Thosenamesyouhave—theyshouldn’tbeaburden.AlbusDumbledorehadhistrialstoo,
youknow—andSeverusSnape,well,youknowallabouthim—
ALBUS:Theyweregoodmen.
HARRY:Theyweregreatmen,withhugeflaws,andyouknowwhat—thoseflawsalmostmadethem
greater.
ALBUS looksaroundhimself.
ALBUS:Dad?Whyarewehere?
HARRY:ThisiswhereIoftencome.
ALBUS:Butthisisagraveyard...
HARRY:AndhereisCedric’sgrave.
ALBUS:Dad?
HARRY:Theboywhowaskilled—CraigBowker—howwelldidyouknowhim?
ALBUS:Notwellenough.
HARRY:Ididn’tknowCedricwellenougheither.HecouldhaveplayedQuidditchforEngland.Orbeen
abrilliantAuror.Hecouldhavebeenanything.AndAmosisright—hewasstolen.SoIcome
here.Justtosaysorry.WhenIcan.
ALBUS:That’sa—goodthingtodo.
ALBUS joinshisdadinfrontofCEDRIC’sgrave.HARRYsmilesathissonandlooksupatthesky.
HARRY:Ithinkit’sgoingtobeaniceday.
Hetoucheshisson’sshoulder.Andthetwoofthem—justslightly—melttogether.
ALBUS(smiles):SodoI.
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ABOUTTHEPRODUCTION
HarryPotterandtheCursedChildPartsOneandTwowasfirstproducedbySoniaFriedman
Productions,ColinCallender,andHarryPotterTheatricalProductions.ItpremieredatthePalace
TheatreinLondon,England,onJuly30,2016,withthefollowingcast(inalphabeticalorder):
CRAIGBOWKERJR
JeremyAngJones
MOANINGMYRTLE,LILYPOTTERSR
AnnabelBaldwin
UNCLEVERNON ,SEVERUSSNAPE,LORDVOLDEMORT
PaulBentall
SCORPIUSMALFOY
AnthonyBoyle
ALBUSPOTTER
SamClemmett
HERMIONEGRANGER
NomaDumezweni
POLLYCHAPMAN
ClaudiaGrant
HAGRID,SORTINGHAT
ChrisJarman
YANN FREDERICKS
JamesLeLacheur
AUNTPETUNIA,MADAM HOOCH,DOLORESUMBRIDGE
HelenaLymbery
AMOSDIGGORY,ALBUSDUMBLEDORE
BarryMcCarthy
T ROLLEYWITCH,PROFESSORMCGONAGALL
SandyMcDade
STATIONMASTER
AdamMcNamara
GINNYPOTTER
PoppyMiller
CEDRICDIGGORY,JAMESPOTTERJR.,JAMESPOTTERSR
TomMilligan
DUDLEYDURSLEY,KARLJENKINS,VIKTORKRUM
JackNorth
HARRYPOTTER
JamieParker
DRACOMALFOY
AlexPrice
BANE
NunoSilva
ROSEGRANGER-WEASLEY,YOUNGHERMIONE
CherrelleSkeete
DELPHIDIGGORY
EstherSmith
RON WEASLEY
PaulThornley
YOUNGHARRYPOTTER
RudiGoodman,AlfredJones,BiliKeogh,EwanRutherford,NathanielSmith,DylanStanden
LILYPOTTERJR
ZoeBrough,CristinaFray,ChristianaHutchings
OTHERROLESPLAYEDBY
NicolaAlexis,JeremyAngJones,RosemaryAnnabella,JackBennett,PaulBentall,MoragCross,
ClaudiaGrant,JamesHoward,LowriJames,ChrisJarman,MartinJohnston,JamesLeLacheur,
HelenaLymbery,BarryMcCarthy,AndrewMcDonald,AdamMcNamara,TomMilligan,JackNorth,
StuartRamsey,NunoSilva,CherrelleSkeete
SWINGS
HelenAluko,MoragCross,ChipoKureya,TomMackley,JoshuaWyatt
MOVEMENTCAPTAIN
NunoSilva
ASSISTANTMOVEMENTCAPTAIN
JackNorth
VOICECAPTAIN
MoragCross
PRODUCTIONCREDITS
ORIGINALSTORY
J.K.Rowling,JohnTiffany,JackThorne
PLAYWRIGHT
JackThorne
DIRECTOR
JohnTiffany
MOVEMENTDIRECTOR
StevenHoggett
SETDESIGNER
ChristineJones
COSTUMEDESIGNER
KatrinaLindsay
COMPOSER&ARRANGER
ImogenHeap
LIGHTINGDESIGNER
NeilAustin
SOUNDDESIGNER
GarethFry
ILLUSIONS&MAGIC
JamieHarrison
MUSICSUPERVISOR&ARRANGER
MartinLowe
CASTINGDIRECTOR
JuliaHoranCDG
PRODUCTION MANAGER
GaryBeestone
PRODUCTION STAGEMANAGER
SamHunter
ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR
DesKennedy
ASSOCIATEMOVEMENTDIRECTOR
NeilBettles
ASSOCIATESETDESIGNER
BrettJ.Banakis
ASSOCIATESOUNDDESIGNER
PeteMalkin
ILLUSIONS&MAGICASSOCIATE
ChrisFisher
CASTINGASSOCIATE
LotteHines
ASSISTANTLIGHTINGDESIGNER
AdamKing
COSTUMEDESIGN SUPERVISOR
SabineLemaître
HAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UP
CaroleHancock
PROPSSUPERVISORS
LisaBuckley,MaryHalliday
MUSICEDITOR
PhijAdams
MUSICPRODUCTION
ImogenHeap
SPECIALEFFECTS
JeremyChernick
VIDEODESIGN
FinnRoss,AshWoodward
DIALECTCOACH
DanieleLydon
VOICECOACH
RichardRyder
COMPANYSTAGEMANAGER
RichardClayton
STAGEMANAGER
JordanNoble-Davies
DEPUTYSTAGEMANAGER
JeneferTait
ASSISTANTSTAGEMANAGERS
OliverBagwellPurefoy,TomGilding,SallyInch,BenSherratt
RESIDENTDIRECTOR
PipMinnithorpe
HEADOFWARDROBE
AmyGillot
DEPUTYHEADOFWARDROBE
LauraWatkins
WARDROBEASSISTANTS
KateAnderson,LeanneHired
DRESSERS
GeorgeAmielle,MelissaCooke,RosieEtheridge,JohnOvenden,EmileeSwift
HEADOFHAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UP
NinaVanHouten
DEPUTYHEADOFHAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UP
AliceTownes
HAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UP ASSISTANTS
CharlotteBriscoe,JacobFessey,CassieMurphie
HEADOFSOUND
ChrisReid
DEPUTYHEADOFSOUND
RowenaEdwards
SOUNDNO.3
LauraCaplin
SFXOPERATOR
CallumDonaldson
HEADOFAUTOMATION
JoshPeters
DEPUTYHEADOFAUTOMATION
JamieLawrence
AUTOMATION NO.3
JamieRobson
SHOWCHIEFLX
DavidTreanor
PERFORMERFLYINGT ECHNICIAN
PaulGurney
CHAPERONES
DavidRussell,EleanorDowling
GENERALMANAGEMENT
SoniaFriedmanProductions
EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
DianeBenjamin
EXECUTIVEPRODUCER
PamSkinner
ASSOCIATEPRODUCER
FionaStewart
ASSISTANTPRODUCER
BenCanning
GENERALMANAGEMENTASSISTANT
MaxBittleston
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
ImogenClare-Wood
MARKETINGMANAGER
LauraJaneElliott
REVENUEMANAGER
MarkPayn
ASSOCIATEPRODUCER(DEVELOPMENT)
LucieLovatt
DEVELOPMENTASSISTANT
LydiaRynne
LITERARYASSOCIATE
JackBradley
OFFICEASSISTANT
JordanEaton
HOUSESEATSASSISTANT
VickyNgoma
BIOGRAPHIESOFTHEORIGINALSTORYTEAM
J.K.ROWLING
istheauthorofthesevenHarryPotternovels,whichhavesoldover450millioncopiesandhavebeen
translatedinto79languages,andthreecompanionbooksoriginallypublishedforcharity.Sheisalso
theauthorofTheCasualVacancy,anovelforadultspublishedin2012,and,underthepseudonymof
RobertGalbraith,istheauthoroftheCormoranStrikecrimeseries.J.K.Rowlingismakingher
screenwritingdebutandisaproduceronthefilmFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem,afurther
extensionofthewizardingworld,dueforreleaseinNovember2016.
JOHNTIFFANY
directedthestageadaptationofOnceforwhichhewastherecipientofmultipleawardsbothinthe
WestEndandonBroadway.AsAssociateDirectoroftheRoyalCourt,hisworkincludesTheTwits,
Hope,andThePass.HewasthedirectorofLettheRightOneInfortheNationalTheatreofScotland,
whichtransferredtotheRoyalCourt,WestEnd,andSt.Ann’sWarehouse.Hisotherworkforthe
NationalTheatreofScotlandincludesMacbeth(alsoBroadway),Enquirer,TheMissing,PeterPan,
TheHouseofBernardaAlba,TransformCaithness:Hunter,BeNearMe,NobodyWillEverForgive
Us,TheBacchae,BlackWatch,forwhichhewontheOlivierandCriticsCircleBestDirectorAwards,
ElizabethGordonQuinn,andHome:Glasgow.OtherrecentcreditsincludeTheGlassMenagerieat
AmericanRepertoryTheatreandonBroadwayandTheAmbassadorattheBrooklynAcademyof
Music.TiffanywasAssociateDirectoroftheNationalTheatreofScotlandfrom2005to2012,and
wasaRadcliffeFellowatHarvardUniversityinthe2010–2011academicyear.
JACKTHORNE
writesfortheater,film,television,andradio.HistheatercreditsincludeHopeandLettheRightOne
In,bothdirectedbyJohnTiffany,TheSolidLifeofSugarWaterfortheGraeaeTheatreCompanyand
theNationalTheatre,BunnyfortheEdinburghFestivalFringe,StacyfortheTrafalgarStudios,and
2ndMay1997andWhenYouCureMefortheBush.HisadaptationsincludeThePhysicistsforthe
DonmarWarehouseandStuart:ALifeBackwardsforHighTide.OnfilmhiscreditsincludeWar
Book,ALongWayDown,andTheScoutingBookforBoys.FortelevisionhiscreditsincludeTheLast
Panthers,Don’tTakeMyBaby,ThisIsEngland,TheFades,Glue,Cast-Offs,andNationalTreasure.
Hewon2016BAFTAsforBestMini-Series(ThisIsEngland’90)andBestSingleDrama(Don’tTake
MyBaby),andin2012wonBestDramaSeries(TheFades)andBestMini-Series(ThisIsEngland
’88).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AlltheactorsfromtheCursedChildworkshops,MelKenyon,RachelTaylor,AlexandriaHorton,
ImogenClare-Wood,FlorenceRees,JeneferTait,DavidNock,RachelMason,Colin,Neil,Sonia,
everyoneatSFPandTheBlairPartnership,RebeccaSaltfromJKRPR,NicaBurnsandallthestaffat
thePalaceTheatre,and,ofcourse,ourincrediblecastwhohelpedshapeeveryword.
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