EPISODE 1: YOU'VE GOT THE FUTURE IN YOUR HANDS
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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (IâM YOURS) BY STEVIE WONDER STARTS PLAYING
1. HOGWARTS â CLEAR DAY
The camera goes up from behind a group of trees revealing the Hogwarts castle. It starts moving towards MCGONAGALLâs window office where she is writing names on envelopes. She writes âMary Macdonaldâ and the envelope gently flies to a pile next to her as another slides to be positioned under her hand. Then she writes âRemus Lupinâ, and the envelope flies to a free space, alone. We see the hand of a house elf take it and then the camera follows the trail of flying letters all the way to the owlery. There, a bunch of elves wrap the letters to the owlsâ paws and they fly away. The camera follows the flock flying with the letters with Hogwarts behind.
2. THE POTTER HOUSEHOLD â CLEAR MORNING
An owl flies in direction to a fancy house. JAMES wakes up hearing an owlâs squeal. He gets out of his room very excited and hurriedly walks down the stairs to the living room and entrance of his house. There, his father FLEAMONT is wearing an apron while his mother EUPHEMIA is wearing office attire. They present the letter to JAMES happily (even their owl ADRIAN appears to be smiling), and JAMES runs to meet their parentâs embrace and they all jump a little in joy.
3. 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE â CLOUDY AFTERNOON
The camera shows how the letter enters the house through the mailbox. KREACHER picks it from the doormat and crankily walks towards the great dining hall where WALBURGA, ORION, REGULUS and SIRIUS are eating in silence and places it next to WALBURGA. SIRIUS rises up his face from his plate showing that half his face is red as if he had recently been slapped and looks at the letter in awe, and then at his mother with fear. WALBURGA glares at the letter and says nothing, taking a bite of her meat.
4. THE PETTIGREW HOUSEHOLD â CLOUDY AFTERNOON
PETER is looking through the window, waiting and seeming hopeless. He frowns, suddenly looking dazzled, as if heâs heard a sound. He opens up the window to get a better view and immediately a huge owl races through the window into his living room, crashing with him and making him fall.
LINDA: (in a worried voice) PETER? PETER ARE YOU INJURED?
PETER straights himself and attempts to smack the owl, but it flies away. Then he realizes there is a letter by his side and looks at it, happy at first and then worried. He decides to open it and breaths in relief. At the same moment BARREND takes his face off the newspaper and gets up from the armchair. LINDA also enters the living room wearing an apron, and they both walk towards PETER very happy and relieved, hugging his son.
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5. SOMEWHERE IN WALES â RAINY LATE-AFTERNOON
The ambience is gloomy. DUMBLEDORE stands in front of a doorway. Itâs pouring rain but he is using an umbrella, disguised as a muggle. He is also carrying a briefcase. He rings the bell and waits.
LYALL (from the inside): Hope, can you get the door?
The door opens after a while, and DUMBLEDORE smiles at the woman in front of him.
HOPE: (in a worried voice) Sir⌠we-we werenât expecting you (she rectifies and adopts a more relaxed, joyful tone) Please, come in.
DUMBLEDORE: (calmly) Thank you, my darling.
DUMBLEDORE enters the house and HOPE leads him to the living room. LYALL is messing up with some potions on the kitchen counter, wearing a very stained apron.
LYALL: (surprised) Headmaster. Is everything alright?
DUMBLEDORE: (distractedly) Yes, yes⌠(he paces around the room a little) (sniffing) Pardon me, Lyall, do I smell⌠Clarkâs pies?
HOPE: Yes! You do. I was just baking some.
DUMBLEDORE: Delightful.
LYALL: Please, Headmaster, get comfortable (he points at the couch)
DUMBLEDORE: Call me Albus, please (he turns to HOPE) Could I get one of those Clarkâs pie, good woman?
HOPE: Definitely.
LYALL: If we had been expecting you we would have managed a better welcome, Headmaster (he takes off his apron and places it on the counter)
DUMBLEDORE: Oh, donât bother yourselves. There is no need to make a fuzz over an old man.
HOPE hands DUMBLEDORE a small plate with a Clarkâs pie.
DUMBLEDORE: Thank you, darling.
HOPE sits nervously on the armchair facing him. LYALL walks slowly towards DUMBLEDORE and sits on the welting of his wifeâs armchair. A big clock ticks and for a few seconds there is silence.
DUMBLEDORE: (observing the Clarkâs pie closely) How has the insurance business been lately, Mrs. Lupin?
HOPE: (doubtedly) F-Fine, sir. Dumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE: I have heard it is a rising sector.
HOPE: I-
LYALL: (sated) Did you come all the way from Scotland to ask my wife about her job, Headmaster?
DUMBLEDORE: No, I have not.
DUMBLEDORE takes a bite of the Clarkâs pie and nods at HOPE, delighted. He takes out a small handkerchief and wipes the corners of his mouth.
DUMBLEDORE: (declaratively) I am here to see the boy.
HOPE gasps, softly but audibly. LYALL sits up, aiming for his wand.
DUMBLEDORE: I thought we could enjoy a little conversation before the imminent happens.
HOPE: (hurriedly) He is just a child. He hasât hurt anyone. He is a good boyâŚ
LYALL: (hurriedly) We take all the precautions, Albus. And I havenât stopped, not for a single day, looking for a cure.
DUMBLEDORE: (unbothered) I applaud you. However, I could not care less about any of that.
HOPE gets up and goes to DUMBLEDORE, crawling onto him and taking his hand.
HOPE: (crying) S-Sir, please! Remus is just a little boy! Heâs not even dangerous, I-IâŚ
DUMBLEDORE: (without looking at her) Lower your wand, Lyall. I am afraid there has been a misunderstanding. I do not intend any harm for the boy.
LYALL: (untrustful) But the Ministry will if you rat him out!
DUMBLEDORE: Lucky for us that is the least thing I desire to do.
LYALL: (lowering his wand) For us?
DUMBLEDORE takes out an envelope from the inside of his cape and presents it to them.
DUMBLEDORE: The mail.
HOPE sits up in a hurry, recomposing herself.
HOPE: Lyall? (looks at her husband)
LYALL: Is that�
DUMBLEDORE: Apparently your son has been accepted into Hogwarts.
LYALL drops his wand and it falls to the floor making a sound.
LYALL: Merlin⌠Is this for real?
DUMBLEDORE: So it seems.
LYALL and HOPE look at each other with fuzzy expressions. Then, they smile at each other.
DUMBLEDORE: Hogwarts will be a more inclusive place for young wizards this year. We will prepare the necessary arrangements for the safety of everyone, and that will make of Remus a student like anyone.
HOPE: (crying) Thank you so muchâŚ
DUMBLEDORE smiles at their happiness, but quickly gets serious again.
DUMBLEDORE: Now. I want to speak to the boy.
6. INSIDE REMUSâ ROOM
The door is ajar. REMUS is sitting next to the entrance, he has been listening. He is hugging his knees and his face is half buried between them. There is a book beside him, but heâs not reading it. DUMBLEDORE knocks.
REMUS: (in a small voice) Come in.
DUMBLEDORE: Hello, Remus.
REMUS doesnât answer. DUMBLEDORE enters the room and takes a look. Then he kneels beside him, taking the book from the floor and observing it.
DUMBLEDORE: The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Nice reading. Which one are you on?
REMUS: The Warlockâs Hairy Heart.
DUMBLEDORE: (hums). A sad story.
REMUS: I like it.
DUMBLEDORE walks around the room, examining it. It is an obscure place for a little kid. There are not many drawings on the walls or colorful toys. There are a lot of books.
REMUS: (trying to act up) Youâre here to imprison me, right?
DUMBLEDORE: (looking at him fondly and pitifully) Why would you think that?
REMUS: Because Iâm dangerous to other people. (sadly) Iâm a monster.
DUMBLEDORE: No, Remus. I am not here to imprison you. I am only here to give you this.
DUMBLEDORE hands REMUS the letter. REMUS takes it and, frowning, turns it around a couple of times, caressing it with curiosity. He opens it and starts reading. The camera follows its content, which is:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Remus Lupin,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Term begins on 1 September.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall.
REMUS: (looking at DUMBLEDORE with shock) Youâre him. Youâre Headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
DUMBLEDORE: (hums)
DUMBLEDORE pulls out his suitcase and opens it before him. REMUS looks at its insides with awe.
DUMBLEDORE: I have taken the liberty of borrowing this for you from an old friend at Flourish & Blotts. You will need them for the school year.
REMUS: (crestfallen) I am still not allowed to go out, right?
DUMBLEDORE: Nonsense. You will board on the train on the 1st, just like every other student at Hogwarts. I thought your parents would appreciate the help. It didnât come to mind that you would have preferred to shop for your own books, Mr. Lupin.
REMUS smiles and walks towards the briefcase, looking at the books. Then he looks up at DUMBLEDORE, eyes shining.
REMUS: Is this for real?
DUMBLEDORE: (smiling) So it seems.
REMUS: I thought I couldnât get accepted.
DUMBLEDORE: You have magic, right?
REMUS walks towards one of his tall shelvings and rises his arm to grab a book thatâs too high for him. The book wobbles to his hand, flying in the air.
DUMBLEDORE: (eyes sparkling with curiosity) Not many children your age manage that amount of control.
REMUS: Thank you, sir.
DUMBLEDORE: Well, that is all whom should be required for a boy to start learning magic, right? The ability to perform it.
REMUS: I agree with you, sir.
DUMBLEDORE: Delightful.
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INTRO
The previous image turns into an inked drawing in the style of the marauders map. CHAPER 1: YOU'VE GOT THE FUTURE IN YOUR HANDS shows up in the centre of the frame. In the background sounds The Marauders Theme.
7. PLATFORM 9ž â CLEAR DAY
The platform is filled up with people. From the upside we can spot all four boys: SIRIUS is getting up on the train while KREACHER waves. Behind him, BELLATRIX gets in smacking KREACHER in the head and laughing about it. JAMES is talking to his parents, who look at him in awe and laugh at what heâs saying. PETER is beside him a little uncomfortable and his parents are looking at JAMES with the same expression of awe than his own. REMUS is talking to his parents.
HOPE: Take good care of yourself, and write every day. My God! I canât believe my little boy is going to school!
REMUS: Thanks, mom⌠I will.
LYALL: And if you do good at school weâll buy you that record-player you liked so much, alright?
REMUS: Yes!
HOPE fixes REMUSâ jacket and LYALL pats his hair. REMUSâ expression turns gloomy.
REMUS: Hey dad⌠About that mind-reading hatâŚ
LYALL: What about it?
REMUS: What if it⌠What if it finds out?
LYALL: (serious) Thatâs not possible. The hat wonât look into those parts of your mind. It will only see your heart. Or your brains; in which case, it will surely place you in Ravenclaw.
REMUS: (a bit cheered up) Like you!
LYALL: Thatâs right.
REMUS smiles contently. A few meters from there, EUPHEMIA points at REMUS and says something inaudible to JAMES. REMUS frowns and steps back, scared.
HOPE: Whatâs the matter, honey?
REMUS: NothingâŚ
HOPE turns around, looking for what startled her son.
HOPE: Donât worry, sweetie. Youâre kind, and smart. Keep your secrets close to your chest and you will make friends very soon. Iâm sure of it.
LYALL: Yes. Be safe, son. And take care.
REMUS: ThanksâŚ
PLATFORM WORKER: LAST CALL TO GET ON BOARD!
LYALL: Letâs get you up there.
They say their goodbyes and REMUS gets on the train.
HOPE: We love you!
REMUS: I love you, too.
8. HOGWARTS EXPRESS
REMUS enters the train and immediately bumps into PETER, who is holding his wand. PETER is pushed onto the wall, and his wand cracks in half.
PETER: Oghh!
REMUS: (upset) Oh my God! Sorry! I broke your wand!
PETER: Wha-? What? Where? When? Where is it?
REMUS: (regretfully) Itâs⌠itâs on the floor.
PETER searches for it frantically, overwhelmed. When he spots it he breaths in relief and grabs it.
PETER: This? This is not my wand.
PETER takes a bite of the stick-like thing.
PETER: Itâs licorice!
REMUS smiles a little, relieved.
REMUS: Thatâs odd licorice.
PETER: Whatâs odd about it?
REMUS: Isnât licorice red? Orâ black, for a change?
PETER: I donât know⌠itâs just licorice.
JAMES appears from the side of the corridor, a bit annoyed.
JAMES: Peter? I was talking! Werenât you listening to me?
PETER: Yes, yes, I wasâ!
JAMES notices REMUS and studies him. He then smiles at him and reaches out his hand.
JAMES: James Potter. Here to serve you, sir.
REMUS looks at him untrustworthily, but takes his hand and shakes it.
REMUS: Remus Lupin.
JAMES: Lupin? Thatâs an unusual name. (JAMES frowns a little and touches his chin) Wait a minute⌠Youâre Lyall Lupinâs son!
REMUS opens his eyes wide, a bit surprised.
REMUS: You know my dad?
JAMES: Of course! My father talks about him all the time. He knows everything about non-human spectral appearances! Heâs a genius.
REMUS nods, understandingly.
JAMES: We were just looking for a compartment, do you want to join us?
REMUS bites his lips doubtfully, a bit shakily.
REMUS: OkayâŚ
JAMES smiles and starts walking, encouraging them with a wave of his hand.
PETER: Now, James (he takes a bite of the licorice) What were you saying?
JAMES: I was telling you about how my great-great-great-great-grandfather Phileas Potter, who was a brave Gryffindor, managed to win the heart of a muggle princess that was locked up in the highest tower of the highest castleâŚ
9. HOGWARTS EXPRESS CORRIDOR
Compartment door closes.
STUDENT (from the inside): Sorry!
JAMES: Merlinâs beard, theyâre all full!
PETER: We just have to keep looking, there must be a free compartment somewhere!
REMUS: I think I see an open doorâŚ
JAMES: Youâre right!
PETER: Finally!
JAMES opens the door. Inside the compartment there are BELLATRIX, NARCISSA, LUCIUS and SIRIUS. BELLATRIX, NARCISSA and LUCIUS are much older, appearing to be in 6th of 7th year.
BELLATRIX: (in a high pitched voice, mockingly) Oooohh⌠did you get lost, little one? (she bends to get a better glance) Oh, look! Itâs a bunch of them!
NARCISSA frowns lightly at her and turns to see through the window. SIRIUS, who is looking down, rises his head to look at JAMES, REMUS and PETER disgruntedly.
JAMES: S-Sorry sirs! A-And misses!
LUCIUS: (laughing) Donât be! Come, come inside! Youâre Potter, right?
JAMES: âŚ
JAMES: It has been a pleasure talking to you!
JAMES closes the door quickly. PETER lets out a small squeak.
LUCIUS (from the inside): The pleasure is mine! (he laughs)
PETER: Oh Merlin, Oh Merlin, Oh Merlin, Oh Merlin, Oh Merlin!
JAMES: âSorry sirs!â? Iâm so stupid! (he hits himself on the head) Stupid!
REMUS: What happened?
PETER: What happened?! What happened??!! Those were The Blacks!
JAMES: And Malfoy.
PETER: And Malfoy!
JAMES hurries to find an empty compartment and invites them in with a hand gesture, confidently.
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10. HOGWARTS EXPRESS COMPARTMENT
REMUS enters the compartment and sits beside the window. JAMES sits in front of him and PETER sits by JAMESâ side, closing the door behind him.
REMUS: Who are The Blacks?
PETER: (getting up to safe the door anxiously) You donât know The Blacks? Where do you live, under a rock?
JAMES: The Blacks are only the most powerful family in the entire Wizarding World.
REMUS: I seeâŚ
JAMES: Also, they are all insane.
PETER: And they are very, very rich!
REMUS: I didnât know.
JAMES: How could you not?
PETER: Are you a muggle?
JAMES: No, heâs not, heâs Lyall Lupinâs son!
PETER: Ah, rightâŚ
REMUS: My mumâs a muggle, so⌠We live in a muggle town.
JAMES: So, youâre closer to the muggle way of life?
REMUS: Could say soâŚ
PETER: So youâre basically a muggle.
JAMES: (upset) Peter!
PETER: No wonder youâve never seen licorice⌠Do you even know what candy is?
REMUS: Y-Yeah, I doâŚ
PETER: Donât worry, Lupin. Weâll get you some candy.
JAMES: (looking at REMUS) Itâs okay youâre half muggle, you know? A lot of people is these days. You donât have to feel ashamed.
REMUS: Iâm not⌠Or⌠I wasnâtâŚ
PETER: (checking his own temperature) I still canât believe we bumped into the Blacks like that. I am so scared of themâŚ
JAMES: Well, I am not! I wonât be belittled by the likes of themâŚ
PETER: Alright, you wonâtâ But I will!
REMUS: (curious) What is so scary about them, anyway?
PETER: It is no joke theyâre all insane.
JAMES: And it gets worse every generation. For example, everyone knows that Bellatrix, the black haired girl, keeps his hair that curly because she washes it every night with house elvesâ blood!
PETER: (insistently) Every night!
JAMES: Thatâs a lot of blood.
PETER: And the young boy that accompanied them was Sirius, her cousin and the House heir, Walburgaâs son. He is our age. And everyone who knows him already says heâs much worse than she isâŚ
JAMES: All of them are in Slytherin, of course.
PETER: ⌠and I am so scared of him!
JAMES: Compose yourself, Peter; heâs just a boy like usâŚ
PETER: They say dark magic runs in their veins⌠that they donât need to learn it!
JAMES: (unsure) Thatâs nonsense. Thatâs not possible.
PETER: Thatâs what makes them insane, they say!
REMUS: (shakily) Yeah, that⌠thatâs not possible. Dark, magical things⌠on peopleâs bodies. That would be awful, I would hate that.
JAMES: Yeah, mate. Not cool.
REMUS opens his suitcase nervously and takes out a book.
JAMES: You read? Sweet! What are you reading?
REMUS: The Tales ofâŚ
PETER: The Tales of Beedle the Bard! (proudly) The best book in the world.
JAMES: Yeah, the only one you have ever readâŚ
REMUS looks at them, amused for the first time.
REMUS: Do you know each other from before?
PETER: Our moms are friends. We have known each other for years.
JAMES: We only meet on summers, though. When my parents and I go to our vacation house, which is near Peterâs.
PETER: Do muggles not have books? Why donât you read muggle books?
REMUS: I have a coupleâŚ
JAMES: Do you know in which house youâre going to be placed? Or which one is your favorite house?
REMUS: (startled, remembering his fear of the Selecting Hat) Well, my dad was in RavenclawâŚ
JAMES: Thatâs cool. Ravenclawâs a cool house. Not cooler than Gryffindor, but definitely better than Slytherin⌠or Hufflepuff.
PETER: Hufflepuff is the worst. It's just lameâŚ
REMUS smiles at them and starts reading.
JAMES: Definitely.
PETER: No one in my family has ever been in Hufflepuff.
JAMES: (sighing) Donât worry, Peter, they wonât place you in HufflepuffâŚ
PETER: (revealing his fear) How do you know!? And what if it happens!? I will run away! I will, I swear!
JAMES: A nagger like you would never be a Hufflepuff! Hufflepuffs are sweet, boring people. YOUâRE TOO ANNOYING!
PETER: (relieved) I hope youâre right, James⌠I hope youâre right.
JAMES: Iâm not afraid like you. I know I will be placed in Gryffindor.
PETER: Yeah⌠Iâve heard your monologues about how your family has been chosen into Gryffindor since the 13th century. And I heard you repeating to yourself âGryffindor! Gryffindor!â when you thought no one was listening for the entire summer⌠what was that, anyway?
JAMES: I was practicing how I would like the Selecting Hat to announce my placement.
PETER: RightâŚ
TROLLEY WITCH (from the outside): Anything from the caaaart? Anything from the caaaart?
JAMES: Do you want something, Pete?
PETER: Yes!
JAMES: Remus, do you want something?
REMUS: (distracted by the reading) Eh⌠alright.
PETER: Yeah, letâs get you that candy. You look very pale. Are you sick or something?
JAMES: Peter⌠Thatâs rude.
REMUS: (uncomfortable) Itâs okay. A lot of people ask me that, really⌠Thatâs just⌠the way my skin looks.
JAMES opens the compartment door.
TROLLEY WITCH: Anything from the cart, dears?
PETER: Iâll take three licorice wands, four chocolate frogs, six acid pops and a package of jelly slugs.
JAMES: Two chocolate frogs and a dozen Bertie Bottâs Every Flavour Beans for me, pretty please!
REMUS takes out his money and he counts it. He doesn't have much.
TROLLEY WITCH: That will be two galleons and seven sickles!
JAMES: Whatâ? Oh, no, no; you didnât understand me. I want a dozen boxes of Bertie Bottâs Every Flavour Beans. (he turns to REMUS). What do you want, Lupin?
REMUS: Iâll just have⌠a sugar quill.
TROLLEY WITCH: Alrightâ That makes five galleons and six sickles.
JAMES hurries to pay. He has a pretty full coin purse. TROLLEY WITCH leaves closing the compartment magically and REMUS takes his money and offers it to JAMES.
REMUS: How much do I owe you?
JAMES: Donât worryâ Itâs on me! Just a small treat for my friends.
REMUS stays still, with the money on his hand, and swallows hard.
REMUS: But⌠but weâre not friends.
JAMES: (startled) Oh. Alright. Well, itâs on me anyway.
The compartment falls in silence and REMUS goes back to reading. PETER eats absolutely everything he purchased. JAMES looks through the window.
PETER: (caressing his full belly) Iâm just gonna take a little nap⌠wake me up when we get there (he closes his eyes and immediately starts to snore)
ANY MUSIC STOPS
11. NIGHTMARE SORTING CEREMONY
WOMANâS VOICE: Lupin, Remus!
REMUS walks up and sits on te sorting chair. A woman dressed in black robes places the hat on his head. The Great Hall is full of people, the whole school is looking. He turns to see DUMBLEDORE on the professorsâ table. DUMBLEDORE smiles at him and nods.
When the hat touches REMUSâ head, everything goes black.
SORTING HAT: Let me seeâŚ
We dive deep into REMUSâ thoughts. REMUS sees himself transforming, chained in the basement of his house. The image switches from the transformation to daily memories. The wolf howls. He sees his parents, talking to each other worriedly. The wolf scratches the stone walls. He looks from the window at the other children, playing near his house. The wolf scars himself. The transformation ends and he is again a boy. He faints, and a real wolf appears and starts eating him alive violently.
SORTING HAT: Well, well, well⌠What do we have here?
WOMANâS VOICE (from the outside): What is it?
SORTING HART (aloud): A WEREWOLF!
REMUS opens his eyes, scared. All the students scream and start running away. Also some teachers are running, including DUMBLEDORE. Someone grabs REMUS and starts dragging him to lock him down. REMUS cries but he lets it be.
12. HOGWARTS EXPRESS COMPARTMENT â NIGHTIME
REMUS wakes up suddenly. Itâs dark outside.
JAMES: Come on, weâre here. You both fell asleep.
REMUS: Iâm sorryâŚ
JAMES frowns at him.
JAMES: Why are you apologizing?
REMUS: I donât know.
JAMES: Itâs alright. Iâll wait outside the train, I need some air.
JAMES gets out. REMUS. and PETER stay in the compartment, REMUS still dazzled from his dream.
PETER: (stretching, newly awakened) You really broke the guy with that not-being-friends thing of yours, mate.
REMUS: Excuse me?
PETER: Iâm just saying⌠James is too much of a nice guy to understand that sort of thing. I mean, he keeps on being my friend, and he doesnât even like meâŚ
REMUS: Oh.
PETER: You should tell him you didnât mean it. Even if itâs not true. He just wonât feel comfortable any other way.
PETER gets up and picks his things. REMUS gets out of the compartment and into de corridor.
REMUS: Um⌠alright? I-I just⌠Iâm not really looking forward to making friendsâŚ
PETER: Ah. Oh.
REMUS: I just⌠I donât know if Iâm gonna be staying here long enoughâŚ
PETER: Are you getting transferred to Durmstrang, or something?
RANDOM STUDENT: Please, can you hurry up? Youâre blocking the corridor!
REMUS: (starting to walk) Sorry.
PETER follows him.
PETER: Look, just speak with the lad. As a favor for me? Itâs likely weâre going to be roommates and I donât like it when he gets all grumpy.
REMUS: Alright, alright. Iâll speak to him.
PETER: Great.
They get out of the train alongside the rest of the students.
13. HOGWARTSâ STATION
BELLATRIX and NARCISSA are talking to SIRIUS near the expressâ exit.
BELLATRIX: Just think of beautiful things and that stupid little hat will put you in Slytherin, no doubt!
NARCISSA:Â (indifferent) The hat will also attend to your requests. In reality, you just have to ask. That's all.
SIRIUS nods quietly, looking discouraged.
HAGRID: First years! Come on, first years!
HAGRID and FILCH are guiding the students to get near the lake and onto the boats. REMUS and PETER join JAMES and they walk behind HAGRID.
HAGRID: First years, this way to the boats, come on, follow me!
They get on the boat and it starts moving, slowly. They contemplate in awe how all the boats start moving together, making a beautiful picture with their little lights.
JAMES: Itâs so cool, right?
REMUS: YeahâŚ
As they get closer the Hogwarts castle gets visible, and it occupies the whole frame.
(PLAY MUSIC)
14. HOGWARTSâ CORRIDOR
MCGONAGALL is waiting for the students on a staircase, and waits for them to be standing on the staircase to start speaking.
MCGONAGALL: Welcome to Hogwarts. In a few moments you will pass through these doors and join your classmates but before you can take your seats you must be sorted into your houses.
JAMES smiles excitedly and jumps a little. SIRIUS, standing a couple people away from him, is biting his nails and breathing heavily, head down.
MCGONAGALL: âŚThere are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Now, while youâre here, your house will be like your familyâŚ
SIRIUS rises up his face as if he just realized something, and he stops biting his nails.
SIRIUS: (purposeful) Iâm ready!
VARIOUS STUDENTS: (laugh)
MGONAGALL: (surprised but momentarily interested) Congratulations, Mr. Black. Now, as I was saying⌠Your triumphs will earn you points⌠(continuous in off)
JAMES: (whispering) Nuts, Iâm telling you.
PETER: I just hope he isnât planning on killing us allâŚ
(MUSIC STOPS)
15. SIRIUSâ ROOM, 12 GRIMMAULD PLACE â CLOUDY AFTERNOON
SIRIUS and REGULUS are laying in bed laughing quiety, as if they donât want anybody to hear, while looking at some pictures.
REGULUS: (laughing) And great-aunt Cassiopeaâs scarf! It looks like a bird!
SIRIUS: (laughing) Ew! It probably isâŚ
REGULUS: I canât believe mother keeps all this pictures hidden⌠theyâre hilarious.
SIRIUS: Thatâs probably why she keeps them hidden.
REGULUS keeps laughing and looking at pictures. SIRIUS laughs with him for a bit longer but them gets staid and sits up.
SIRIUS: Reggie⌠weâre friends, right?
REGULUS: Yes, of course.
SIRIUS: And weâll always be friends, right? Weâll always be brothers.
REGULUS: Of course, Sirius.
SIRIUS: Then⌠can I tell you something?
REGULUS: (worriedly) I donât know⌠what is it?
SIRIUS: Itâs something about⌠Hogwarts.
REGULUS: (interested) Okay, tell me.
SIRIUS: I just⌠(very quietly) I think I donât want to be in SlytherinâŚ
REGULUS: (surprised) What? Why?
SIRIUS: I donât know, I just⌠I donât see the point of joining a House or something just because it is expectedâŚ
REGULUS: (worriedly, distant) Why are you saying those things?
SIRIUS: (reflexive) âŚ
REGULUS: Why are you thinking those things?
SIRIUS: It doesn't matter⌠It's stupid.
REGULUS: (confused) âŚ
SIRIUS: âŚ
REGULUS: Youâll have to get into Slytherin. Thatâs what mother and father want.
SIRIUS: Yes, but thatâs the point, right? Thatâs what they want. It might not coincide with what I want.
REGULUS: But you donât know what you want⌠youâre only eleven years old.
SIRIUS: âŚ
REGULUS: Mother and father know whatâs best for us better than us.
SIRIUS: MaybeâŚ
REGULUS: Sirius.
SIRIUS: Yes?
REGULUS: Promise me youâll get into Slytherin?
There is a small silence, and the SIRIUS chuckles, dismissing the issue.
SIRIUS: ⌠of course, silly. (he forces a smile) Iâm a Black, arenât I? Itâs not like I can help it, anyway.
REGULUS: (way more relaxed) Then why were you saying all those things?
SIRIUS: Just to think about something, I guess⌠Summer in London is SOOO boring!
REGULUS: (laughing) Totally! If only we could visit cousin Andromeda up in OxfordâŚ
SIRIUS: Weâll find a way to have fun, Reggie. Donât worry. I can escape again this Sunday and buy that muggle magazine you like.
REGULUS: Really? Pleeeease do!
SIRIUS: Of course.
KREACHER makes a disgusted face. He is listening from the other side of the door.
16. SORTING CEREMONY â CLEAR NIGHT
MCGONAGALL (distant): Abbott, Igmar!
SORTING HAT (distant): HUFFLEPUFF!
MCGONAGALL (distant): Boromir, Michael!
SORTING HAT (distant): RAVENCLAW!
MCGONAGALL (distant): Blabse, Theresa!
SORTING HAT (distant): SLYTHERIN!
MCGONAGALL: Black, Sirius!
SIRIUS rushes to the chair. JAMES glances at him with a frowned face and PETER bites his nails. BELLATRIX is holding an unhinged smile and NARCISSA contemplates quietly the event.
NARCISSA: (whispering, worriedly) Just ask⌠Just askâŚ
SIRIUS sits down and MCGONAGALL places the SORTING HAT on his head.
SORTING HAT: Uhmm⌠A Black! This should be easy⌠Although you have brains⌠in your own way I must clarify⌠You also have a good amount of loyal in you, Hufflepuff could be an option⌠But youâre cunning, so cunning⌠plotty⌠and ambitiousâŚ
SIRIUS: (whispering) Not Slytherin, not Slytherin, not SlytherinâŚ
SORTING HAT: Pardon me?
SIRIUS closes his eyes.
SIRIUS: Not Slytherin, please, not SlytherinâŚ
SORTING HAT: âNot Slytherinâ?
A Black!?
GRYFFINDOR!
SIRIUS opens his eyes. The Great Hall is silent. The Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables start clapping cordially, but stop when no one follows.
BELLATRIX stands up to get a better glance and throws a hateful glance at SIRIUS. NARCISSA imitates her, looking at SIRIUS with her mouth and eyes wide open.
DUMBLEDORE looks shocked for a while during the silence but then he smiles, stands up and starts clapping alone.
The rest of the teachers follow and small number of Gryffindors start clapping then, and eventually they start clapping more and more until they are chanting and whistling. There is a sense of victory an gain from the oldest students.
SIRIUS walks towards the Gryffindor table and sits alone, relaxed, not looking anxious anymore. Some older students welcome him and pat his back, and he smiles.
BELLATRIX starts walking to the Gryffindor table but NARCISSA follows her and grabs her arm.
BELLATRIX: (screaming) This is outrageous! That fucking hat is a LIAR!
NARCISSA: Compose yourself, Bella!
The Slytherin table starts whispering. MALFOY approaches them and try to calm BELLATRIX down. Another few Slytherins gather around to pacify them.
MCGONAGALL calls to order making a small sound with a cup.
JAMES contemplates the scene with eyes wide open. PETER looks like heâs about to faint.
PETER: Merlinâs beard!
JAMES: (mouth open) âŚ
PETER: That wasâŚ
JAMES: That was the most badass thing I have ever seen!
PETER: ⌠awful! Now that means weâre going to have to be in class with him!
JAMES: I donât think heâs all that bad. Heâs a Gryffindor. Did you see how Dumbledore stood up to applaud?
PETER: But heâs a Black!
JAMES: And a Gryffindor! The Gryffindor crosses out the Black.
PETER: Iâm not so sure about that!
JAMES: What do you think, Lupin? Isnât that something?
REMUS: (distracted) Uh? Oh. I guess itâs⌠uncanny.
REMUS looks nervous and uneasy, like the waiting is taking too long. JAMES keeps looking back in awe at SIRIUS who is already sitting at the Gryffindor table.
MCGONAGALL (distant): Evans, Lily!
SORTING HAT (distant): GRYFFINDOR!
MCGONAGALL (distant): Hollyheat, Winnie!
SORTING HAT (distant): HUFFLEPUFF!
MCGONAGALL (distant): Jaspers, Hugh!
SORTING HAT (distant): RAVENCLAW!
MCGONAGALL: Lupin, Remus!
JAMES: (bumping REMUS softly with his shoulder) Youâre on, mate.
PETER: Good luck!
REMUS nods at them and slowly starts walking towards the hat. His legs look like theyâre about to fail at any moment.
MCGONAGALL smiles at him warmly and he tries to return the smile, unsuccessfully. He sits up and closes his eyes very hard, as if he is about to receive an impact, and MCGONAGALL places the SORTING HAT on his head.
SORTING HAT: Well, well, well⌠What do we have here?
REMUS: (whispering) Iâm sorry.
SORTING: Youâre sorry? Oh⌠Oh, I seeâŚ
REMUS: (whispering, scared) Please, donât tell anythingâŚ
SORTING HAT: Tell what? Iâm only a hat, boy⌠And I can see that you are probably one of the bravest people that has ever wore me. Congratulations. You have also a keen mind⌠you think you could make a good Ravenclaw. But you arenât only intelligent⌠you pursue knowledge.
REMUS: (whispering) I know that. I have always liked books.
SORTING HAT: I am of the idea that a mind like yours would be more fitting for Slytherin⌠What are your thoughts on this?
REMUS: âŚ
REMUS: (whispering) ⌠no.
Iâm brainy⌠I know that.
But I want to be brave.
SORTING CHAT: Clever boy⌠GRYFFINDOR!
The Great Hall bursts into applause, just like it does with any other student. REMUS gets up smiling and walks to his table. He sits by a small group of first years, next to a red haired girl, who instantly turns to him.
LILY:Â (cheerfully) Hi! Iâm Lily.
REMUS:Â (a bit awkward, glancing around) Hello. Iâm Remus. Lupin.
LILY: I saw you at the train station. Your mom is a muggle, right?
REMUS: (uncomfortable) Yes⌠that seems to be a topic of conversation.
LILY: Both my parents are muggle. And my sister. I noticed because of her cross necklace. Wizards donât believe in religion.
REMUS: (more relaxed) Oh! Thatâs a relief. I was talking to these two boys, but I think we donât get along so much because theyâre both full wizardsâŚ
LILY: Yeah⌠I havenât really talked to anyone yet. Apart from Severus. But he hasnât been sorted yet, heâs still waiting.
REMUS: Who is he?
LILY: Heâs a friend from my neighborhood.
REMUS: Seems nice. In my neighborhood⌠there are only muggles. So I donât really have any friends. Here, I mean.
LILY: Well, that's fun. It gives you the opportunity to meet a lot of people.
REMUS: I guessâŚ
MCGONAGALL (distant): Pettigrew, Peter!
SORTING HAT (distant): GRYFFINDOR!
PETER sighs in relief, so stressed out that it seems like he is about to faint, all sweaty, and trips on his way to the Gryffindor table, but luckily doesnât fall.
MCGONAGALL (distant): Potter, James!
SORTING HAT (distant): GRYFFINDOR!
JAMES smiles triumphantly, proud of himself, bows to his audience and shakes hands with MCGONAGALL when she grabs the hat, who looks at him frowning but amused.
PETER welcomes JAMES warmly into the table and points at the place that has saved for him. But JAMES walks straight towards SIRIUS and sits by his side. SIRIUS turns around to examine JAMES, a little surprised.
JAMES presents his hand to him.
JAMES: (joyfully) James Potter. Here to serve you, sir.
SIRIUS shakes his hand, entertained.
SIRIUS: Potter⌠(in a reflexive way) Ah, I know you. My mother says you are all a bunch of blood traitors for being related to muggles and connecting with their culture. She opines you and your family are not pure-bloods, but a disgrace to the wizarding community and should all be locked up in Azkaban.
JAMES: I⌠guess?
SIRIUS: Do you want to be friends?
JAMES: Yes.
SIRIUS: Fantastic.
JAMES smiles and takes out his chocolate frog card deck. SIRIUS notices and takes out his own deck instantly.
JAMES: I was wondering⌠is there any chance you own a Jocunda Sykes card you would trade for, not one, but TWO Artemesia Lufkins?
SIRIUS: (checking out his cards) You are out of your mind if you think even two Artemesia Lufkins are worth a Jocunda Sykes⌠Iâll trade if you give me a Godric Gryffindor one, too.
JAMES checks his cards and when he finds the one heâs looking for he looks up cheerfully and smiles.
JAMES: Deal!
SIRIUS: (exchanging cards) GreatâŚ
PETER looks at them sadly and sighs.
17. DOORMROOM â CLEAR NIGHT
The moon is visible before the camera focuses on the kids. It is almost full.
PETER: Itâs such a coincidence weâre all in the same room! Donât you think?
REMUS is lying on his bed already wearing pijamas and reading Alice in Wonderland.
JAMES: Itâs not a coincidence, Peter. They pair you up magically with whoever you meet first.
PETER: OhâŚ
SIRIUS: I donât think thatâs true.
JAMES: Do you have a better theory?
SIRIUS: Not reallyâŚ
JAMES: Then thatâs settled. You three are the first people I met at Hogwarts, and now Iâm stuck with you for all long seven years! Not that Iâm complaining.
JAMES hops to his bed and starts jumping on it.
PETER: Ha! Good one, James!
PETER imitates.
SIRIUS: What are you doing?
JAMES: (laughing) Stretching out the strings!
SIRIUS gets on his bed and starts jumping too.
SIRIUS: This is fuuuuuuun!
REMUS looks bothered from his bed.
REMUS: Excuse me⌠can you make less noise?
SIRIUS stops, and so do JAMES and PETER.
SIRIUS:Â Sorry. I hadnât seen you there. Youâre so quiet.
REMUS: (dismissing it) Itâs alright.
SIRIUS hops off his bed and walks up to REMUSâ bed.
SIRIUS: Whatâs your name?
REMUS: Remus Lupin.
SIRIUS: (reflexively) Lupin⌠doesnât ring a bell.
REMUS: (in a mood) Do you lot have to know the story of every family? In what world do you live in?
SIRIUS: (surprised) Whoah⌠easy there, mate.
REMUS:  Sorry, I just⌠(apologetically) I didnât mean to offend you. Iâm just very tired. And tomorrowâs the first day of schoolâŚ
SIRIUS: (frownish)Â And?
REMUS: I donât know. Arenât you excited?
SIRIUS: About school? No thanks. I have been tutored since I was three years old. Iâve had enough school for life!
JAMES: I am actually a bit excited. Curious, even.
SIRIUS: Enjoy yourselves, then.
REMUS: (annoyed, still focusing on SIRIUS) Are you just not gonna care about school? And just fail every class?
SIRIUS: I don't know. Iâll decide on the fly. Where are you from? You speak funny.
REMUS: Iâm from Cardiff⌠and youâre from London, you donât need to tell. (rolling his eyes)
SIRIUS: Yes, I am. Even though I technically descend from France⌠my family emigrated from Normandy on the 10th century, you knowâŚ
REMUS: Yeah. (he snorts, entertained) Youâre so french. And Iâm so very going to sleep.
REMUS places his book on the small table beside his bed.
REMUS: (ironically) Bonne nuit!
REMUS closes his curtains.
SIRIUS: (innocently and sincerely) Bonne nuit!
PETER: (pronouncing badly) Bonnui!
JAMES looks at SIRIUS raising his eyebrow.
SIRIUS: What?
JAMES: Never mind. Do you wanna play flavored beans?
SIRIUS: Sure! But I warn you, I play the hardcore version. I stick three of them in my mouth and try to guess each flavor distinctively.
REMUS looks sad inside the curtains of his bed, and sticks his head under the pillow to avoid the noises.
(chatter starts fading)
PETER: Ha! Thatâs nothing. This summer I stuck SEVEN beans in my mouth.
JAMES: Thatâs true.
(chatter fades into yet ANOTHER frame of the moon)
18. HOGWARTS STAIRS â MORNING
The stairs are crowded with students trying to make their way to class.
REMUS spots LILY in the multitude and makes her way through to her.
LILY: Hi Remus!
REMUS: Hi Lily.
LILY: Itâs impossible to get to class, is so crowdy!
REMUS: Yeah⌠I guess everyone is trying to get to the same place.
MCGONAGALL appears and starts making space, encouraging students to move along.
MCGONAGALL: Come on! Donât block the stairs! Third years, up, second years, down, first years, with me!
REMUS and LILY start following MCGONAGALL alongside the other students.
REMUS: Where are your roommates?
LILY: Theyâre braiding each otherâs hair in the dorms. I didnât want to be late to class.
REMUS nods understandingly. SEVERUS looks at them sorrowfully from the crowd lead by SLUGHORN, already down the hallway.
19. TRANSMUTATION CLASS
REMUS and LILY are sitting next to each other. The classroom is wide and the studentsâ desks are distributed in pairs. MCGONAGALLâs table is at the top centre, in front of a blackboard.
MCGONAGALL: Welcome, students, to your transmutation class! Some of you might be wondering what transmutation is all about. Well (she moves in front of her desk) Iâll show youâ
The door opens abruptly. JAMES, SIRIUS and PETER enter the classroom with their ties untied and carrying their sweaters alongside their books on their hands.
SIRIUS: Sorry, Miss!
MCGONAGALL: It will be âProfessorâ for you, Mr. Black. And for the rest of you (gestures the room). Is there any particular reason why you lot decided to be late today?
JAMES: We fell asleep, Professor. And our roommate who got here early didnât wake us up.
REMUS purses his lips and bows down, a bit regretfully.
MCGONAGALL: (unpitifully) Pitiful. Now, please, find your seats.
PETER and JAMES look at REMUS disgruntedly as they seat. SIRIUS looks unbothered and sits alone on the back of the class.
MCGONAGALL: As I was about to show you, this is all Transfiguration is about.
MCGONAGALL transforms into her cat form, MINNIE. The students gasp and MINNIE jumps up to the professorâs table. There she transforms back into MCGONAGALL, sitting.
MCGONAGALL: Transfiguration focuses on the alteration of the form or appearance of an object via the alteration of its molecular structure. (stating) Does anyone know what a molecular structure is?
No one raises their hands. Some students look at each other questioningly.
LILY raises her hand.
MCGONAGALL: Yes? Ms. Evans, right?
LILY: That's right, professor.
MCGONAGALL: Go ahead.
LILY: The molecular structure of an object is the very very small pieces that conform it. They canât be seen with the human eye, so we use special lenses for that, like microscopes. Itâs something that physics study.
MCGONAGALL: Very interesting, Ms. Evans⌠for a Muggle Studies class. (severely) This is Transfiguration. (some students laugh) Does anybody have a better answer than Ms. Evans?
There is a silence. Students look at each other again and whisper. LILY rises her hand again.
MCGONAGALL: Yes, Ms. Evans?
LILY: (awkwardly) The molecular structure is the essence of an object.
MCGONAGALL: Very well, Evans. Thatâs an answer. A wrong one, but an answer still.
The students laugh again. LILY looks down, covering her face with her red hair.
MCGONAGALL: In Transfiguration we donât use words like âmolecular structureâ. Are we clear?
STUDENTS (simultaneously): Yes, professor.
LILY: (whispering to REMUS) I didnât know.
REMUS: (whispering back) I didnât know either.
20. OUTSIDE OF CLASS â MORNING
LILY and REMUS are getting out of class when JAMES, PETER and SIRIUS reach them.
JAMES: (laughing) Molecular structure! Ha, ha, ha! I think Iâm gonna be laughing for ages!
PETER and SIRIUS laugh with him.
LILY: âŚ
JAMES: (mockingly) Did you plan on answering forever until you got the right one? Ha, ha, ha!
PETER: Good one, James!
LILY: (fed up) Leave me alone!
REMUS: (shyly) Yeahâ sod off, James.
JAMES keeps laughing but walks away, and PETER and SIRIUS walk with him.
LILY: Those are your roommates? Theyâre absolute idiots!
REMUS: Wellâ Thatâs a strong word.
LILY: They mocked me!
REMUS: (uncomfortable) Well, technicallyâ the whole class mocked you.
LILY: (looking treasoned) I see.
LILY throws him an upset look and starts walking away fast.
REMUS: Lily!
REMUS is about to walk after her but he stops and sighs, letting her go.
21. THE GREAT HALL â LUNCHTIME, CLEAR DAY
REMUS is sitting and reading while eating whole boiled eggs, peacefully. He keeps his books next to him on the bench so no one sits. Suddenly three people burst out of nowhere. SIRIUS puts the books up on the table and sits with him, JAMES rolls under the table to sit in front of them and PETER follows him, getting stuck.
SIRIUS: (stretching out) Finally lunchtime! Iâm STARVING.
PETER: (stressed out) Iâm stuck, Iâm stuck!
JAMES: Donât worry, Petey, Iâll save you!
JAMES gets under the table and starts pulling him up from the arms.
SIRIUS: (laughing) OH MERLIN, we have a F. A. T. code!
JAMES: (laughing) Good one, Sirius! (still pulling)
PETER: Thatâs not funny! Iâm going to DIE here!
REMUS: OH MY GOD, STOP SCREAMING!
PETER: STOP! STOP PULLING, JAMES, MY ARM HURTS!
PETER suddenly slips through the table and slides a few meters from there until he crashes with the Hufflepuff table, hitting his head.
PETER: Ouch!
MCGONAGALL is sticking out her wand and pointing it at PETER. She guards it down again and looks down at the boys severely.
MCGONAGALL: You will access your seats from the side of the table and not from under. Are we clear?
SIRIUS, JAMES, PETER: (scared) Yes, professor.
MCGONAGALL glances severely at them. Afterwards she looks down to REMUS and smiles at him. REMUS returns the smile shyly, and MCGONAGALL leaves.
JAMES, SIRIUS and PETER find their seats, PETER walking from the Hufflepuff table scratching his head. REMUS returns to his book and keeps eating. SIRIUS looks at him slightly disgusted.
SIRIUS: (unbelievably) What are you doing?
REMUS: Excuse me?
SIRIUS: Why are you eating eggs like that?
REMUS looks at the half-ate boiled egg on his hand and shrugs.
REMUS: Iâm hungry.
JAMES: Have you actually eaten all that?
JAMES points at the huge empty trays of food before them.
SIRIUS: Yeah, you know thatâs supposed to be for everyone, right?
REMUS: I-IâŚ
PETER: And how come youâre so skinny if you eat so much?
REMUS: I-I don't know!
SIRIUS, JAMES and PETER look at each other and shrug
(PLAY MUSIC)
The trays fill themselves magically.
PETER: Cool!
SIRIUS smiles and starts eating. From the Slytherin table he sees BELLATRIX, smiling at him maniacally like she knows something he doesnât know, and he stops for a second.
JAMES: (perceptively) Whatâs the matter?
SIRIUS: N-nothing, IâŚ
A black owl flies inside the Hall catching everybodyâs eye, and doesnât stop anywhere particularly. It is holding an envelope.
JAMES: (mouth full) What is that? Mailed arrived during breakfast.
SIRIUS looks at it terrified, recognizing it. The black owl starts flying lower and closer to the Gryffindor table. Some students have to bow their hands down to not be hit by it.
STUDENTS: Hey!
The owl starts flying down around SIRIUS, JAMES, REMUS and PETER until it squeaks loudly and falls on the table before them. Some students gasp.
FEMALE STUDENT: Is it dead???
The owl squeaks again and cries in pain, squirming on the table. Tears start falling down SIRIUSâ eyes, disgusted. Its black feathers start convolving and rearranging its form, revealing WALBURGAâs bust, who is looking at SIRIUS hatefully. Students around them and around the Hall gasp, and DUMBLEDORE gets up, alarmed.
WALBURGA (DEAD OWL FORM): (calmly) You are a disgrace. You have humiliated me. You are a bad son, and for that you shall by punished.
Tears rush down SIRIUSâ eyes, out of fear.
WALBURGA (DEAD OWL FORM): (speaking loudly) You are a freak. Surrounding yourself with blood traitors, filthy half-breeds and nasty squibs! (screaming on top of her lungs) FILTH, SCUM, BY-PRODUCTS OF DIRT AND VILENESSâŚ
DUMBLEDORE stands up and diminishes the spell with a flip of his wand. WALBURGA (DEAD OWL FORM) vanishes leaving a trail of feathers on the table.
(MUSIC STOPS)
DUMBLEDORE: Lunch shall continue.
DUMBLEDORE sits down.
Tears are rushing down SIRIUSâ eyes and he is breathing difficultly. BELLATRIX smiles, amused, and NARCISSA looks at her rolling her eyes. JAMES, PETER and REMUS stay very still, unsure of what to do.
SIRIUS wipes away his tears and looks down at his plate, meddling with his fork. There is an awkward silence between the four.
SIRIUS: So⌠the Cannons are back on first.
JAMES swallows hard without looking up.
JAMES: Yeah⌠thatâs what everyone is talking about since Ursula Tobbytottâs signing.
SIRIUS: Sheâs a great player. The Holyheads donât know what theyâve lost.
JAMES: And they wonât know what hit them on the 23th! (JAMES looks at SIRIUS smiling). That gameâs going to be epic.
SIRIUS: (smiling softly) Probably a bludger from her side of the pitch.
JAMES laughs, and PETER joins in.
JAMES: Thatâs right.
REMUS looks at them with his eyebrows furrowed, worried and a bit surprised. He takes another bite of egg and turns back to reading silently.
22. HOGWARTS â LATE AFTERNOON, ALMOST SUNDOWN
REMUS is following MCGONAGALL through a hall. The paintings follow them with strange looks.
They walk in silence. They get out of the school and walk the field to a big tree.
MCGONAGALL: We called it the âWhomping Willowâ
REMUS: Why?
They are close enough now, and the willow starts to shake. One of its thick branches attempt to hit REMUS, who needs to bow down.
REMUS: (surprised and a bit scared) Okay! I see.
MCGONAGALL: You must pull this branch here.
MCGONAGALL bends down to where the roots end, a few meters away from the willow.
MCGONAGALL: It will calm it long enough for you to get through.
MCGONAGALL pulls the root and the willow stops its motion.
MCGONAGALL: Come on. Follow me.
They get inside the passage under the willow.
23. THE SHRIEKING SHACK
When they get out, they are in a cozy living room.
MCGONAGALL: We figured you would need a place to ready yourself and feel comfortable in case Madame Pomfrey is late to pick you up. There is also a first aid kit in the bathroom.
REMUS: (looking around, surprised) This is not a jail.
MCGONAGALL: It is not.
They walk around the house. REMUS goes to the kitchen sink and opens it: there is running water.
MCGONAGALL: I will place protection spells from outside the house so you wonât be able to get out during the transformation. (she looks at the sunset) It is almost time. I better be going.
MCGONAGALL turns around to come back to the passage.
REMUS: Professor!
MCGONAGALL turns her head.
MCGONAGALL: Hm?
REMUS: (moved) Thank you. Please, thank the Headmaster for me. And Madame Pomfrey, too.
MCGONAGALL smiles fondly.
MCGONAGALL: Youâre welcome, Mr. Lupin. And I will.
MCGONAGALL disappears under the passage.
24. DORMROOM â CLEAR NIGHT
The boys are sleeping. All of them, but PETER.
PETER is rolling on his bed trying to sleep, muttering something.
PETER: âGood one, Siriusâ âYouâre so funny, Siriusâ. Ugh⌠stop it.
PETER realizes he is cold. The window is open and he gets up to close it. By the window he notices REMUSâ bed. The curtains are closed.
PETER: Psst. Psst. Lupin. Do you want to be my new best friend?
PETER opens the curtain a little bit, and the realizes the bed is empty. He opens it wide and wonders if he should tell the others.
JAMES (on his sleep): MolecularâŚ
PETER turns around, afraid heâs been caught, but SIRIUS and JAMES are still sleeping soundly. PETER closes up the curtain again and gets back to his bed.
25. DORMROOM â RAINY MORNING
The boys are dressing up in a hurry, theyâre late again.
JAMES: (jumping around putting on a sock) That damned Lupin!
SIRIUS: The guy just wants to get there early (looking at JAMESâ quidditch magazine). Itâs not like we care, anyways.
JAMES: Whatever. (knocks in the bathroom door) Peter, are you done!?
PETER (from the inside): Not yet! I ate a looooot of potatoes last night. Sorry!
JAMES: Ugh!
SIRIUS shrugs.
JAMES: We better run, then.
26. TRANSMUTATION CLASS
JAMES, SIRIUS and PETER enter in a hurry. Luckily, MCGONAGALL is not there yet.
JAMES glances around trying to find REMUS, but REMUS isnât there.
PETER: Sirius, do you want to sit with me?
SIRIUS: Sure.
JAMES looks at them surprised and is left alone to sit with LILY.
LILY: (upset) God, please, no.
JAMES: There arenât any free desks!
LILY: You have some nerve.
JAMES: (awkwardly) Itâs not like I want to sit with you, anywayâŚ
LILY: Weâre on the same page.
JAMES: Great.
JAMES turns around to speak to SIRIUS, who is bending back on his chair looking at the ceiling.
JAMES: (mouthing) Lupinâs not here.
SIRIUS: (mouthing) And?
JAMES: (mouthing) Itâs odd.
PETER: (mouthing) Maybe he left for Durmstrang. He said he wasnât gonna be here long.
JAMES: (mouthing) Really?
MCGONAGALL enters the room and behind her the door closes magically with a bang. She stands in front of her desk and places some books there.
MCGONAGALL: Good morning, students. Today we are going to talk about viciousness. Can anyone tell me what viciousness is?
A few hands rise, and the class begins.
LILY: (whispering to JAMES) I know where Lupin is.
27. THE INFIRMARY â LUNCHTIME
MADAME POMFREY is walking towards REMUSâ bed with a tray of food. REMUS is asleep, and MADAME POMFREY leaves the tray on the side table and sits beside him on the bed.
MADAME POMFREY: Come on, little darling, itâs lunchtime.
REMUS slowly wakes up. He yawns and scratches his eyes.
MADAME POMFREY: How are you feeling, sweetie?
REMUS: (voice broken) Well⌠pretty good, actually. It donât feel pain. I donât⌠feel, in general.
MADAME POMFREY: You were experiencing great pain from the transformation, so I put you on a sedative and some Sleeping Draught. Are you okay with that?
REMUS: (surprised by the question, grateful for the sedative) Yeah⌠Anything.
MADAME POMFREY: Well, I have been a healer for a few years now but I had never encountered a case such as yours! I donât know right away whatâs going to work so the firs months I will switch remedies to find the one that works best, okay?
REMUS: (smiling gratefully) OkayâŚ
MADAME POMFREY: Now, how are we feeling about some lunch?
REMUS: Iâm stavingâŚ
MADAME POMFREY: Interesting⌠I meanâŚ! Here you go.
MADAME POMFREY places the tray on REMUSâ legs and he starts eating frantically. MADAME POMFREY smiles fondly at him.
A sound of the door opening causes MADAME POMFREY to get up, walking away from the frame to find whoâs getting inside. REMUS keeps eating.
MADAME POMFREY (distant): Iâm sorry, you canât be here.
SIRIUS (distant): Weâre visiting!
REMUS sits up, surprised, and tries to move the tray to put it on the table, but it is too heavy.
MADAME POMFREY (distant): Lunchtime is almost over, you must come back to your lessons.
JAMES (distant): But we brought eggs! And pie!
MADAME POMFREY (distant): Who are you visiting?
JAMES (distant): Remus Lupin!
REMUS opens up the curtain and waves, with his mouth full of mashed potatoes. On the other side, near the front door, there are JAMES, SIRIUS and PETER, who is holding a plate with a generous portion of pumpkin pie.
JAMES: There he is! Can we at least give him the pie?
MADAME POMFREY frowns but looks at REMUS. REMUS witnesses the scene with a bit of a shock: he wasnât expecting anyone to visit, and he is gladly surprised.
REMUS looks at MADAME POMFREY and nods slightly.
MADAME POMFREY: (sighing) Alright. But just five minutes!
JAMES: Great!
JAMES, SIRIUS and PETER approach REMUS and stand by his bed.
JAMES:Â (worriedly) Remus! What happened?
REMUS: I had a stomach ache yesterday afternoon so⌠I went to the infirmary. And I stayed because it got worse during the night, but Iâm better now.
SIRIUS: Itâs no surprise considering how much you were eating.
PETER: Here, Remus. (presenting the pie) We brought you pie. We thought itâd cheer you up, but considering youâre stomach illâŚ
REMUS: (taking the plate from PETERâs hands hungrily) No, no; as I said, Iâm feeling better.
PETER: Iâm glad.
JAMES: So⌠are you coming back to class? Or will you have to stay here longer?
REMUS: I think Iâll stay longer, but Iâll sleep in the dorms today⌠I hope.
JAMES nods. REMUS starts eating the pie in silence. He looks at the three boys, and they are all looking at it.
REMUS: Do you want some?
JAMES: YeahâŚ
SIRIUS: Yes!
PETER: Do you have extra forks? Can I use my hands?
REMUS smiles seeing them split up the pie.
(TIME LAPSE)
The boys have already finished their pie pieces and are chatting about their class day. REMUSâ tray is on the table, and they are all sitting around the bed.
SIRIUS: And then Caradoc did that thing with his wand and his nose just stretched up like a pig!
JAMES: It was hilarious.
PETER: Even Flitwick laughed!
JAMES: Yeah; he said he had never seen a student succeed in that spell so early, specially while trying to perform a different one!
They all laugh.
MADAME POMFREY is reading some files on her table, and smiles at the sight of them, shaking her head.
REMUS yawns and gets comfortable on the bed.
REMUS: You should go. Youâll be late to class, otherwise.
JAMES: Right. Letâs roll, gentlemen!
SIRIUS: Weâll see you at the dorm.
PETER: Yes! You missed mail today: my parents sent me my chess game.
JAMES: Oh, the damned chess game!
PETER: I love to play chess.
REMUS: (smiling) Weâll play.
PETER: Great!
SIRIUS and PETER wave their hands and leave. JAMES waves as well, but starts walking slower.
REMUS: James.
JAMES turns around rapidly, brows raised. REMUS half smiles.
(PLAY MUSIC)
REMUS: Iâll see you later, friend.
JAMES smiles widely, thrilled.
JAMES: Iâm looking forward to that, fine sir.
REMUS smiles and JAMES turns around with one last smile, hurrying his pace to meet PETER and SIRIUSâ.
REMUS lays down, ready to sleep. MADAME POMFREY goes up to cover him with the sheets and turns out the light beside his bed with a tip of her wand.
CREDITS
(MUSIC STOPS)
28. DUMBLEDOREâS OFFICE â CLEAR NIGHT
DUMBLEDORE is reading some papers on his desk. FAWKES is pecking on her feathers calmly, almost effortlessly. The spiral staircase spins and MCGONAGALL enters the office. DUMBLEDORE looks up and takes off his glasses, leaving the papers beside him. MCGONAGALL walks towards the desk and stands in front of him.
MCGONAGALL: You wanted to see me, Albus?
DUMBLEDORE: Please, take a sit.
MCGONAGALL sits on one of the chairs in front of the desk.
They stay in silence for a while, DUMBLEDORE fiddling through his drawers. Finally he takes out a small piece of candy and presents it to her.
DUMBLEDORE: Would you care for a sherbet melon?
MCGONAGALL: A what?
DUMBLEDORE: A sherbet melon. I have been trying muggle sweets lately. They are rather tasteful.
MCGONAGALL: No, thank you.
DUMBLEDORE nods and puts it on his mouth.
DUMBLEDORE: Something extraordinary happened this year.
MCGONAGALL: Yes.
DUMBLEDORE: The boy is going to require protection from within his house. And we cannot miss the opportunity.
MCGONAGALL stutters. She was understanding at first, but she isnât anymore.
MCGONAGALL: Opportunity? Opportunity for what?
DUMBLEDORE: We cannot sit blind to the fact that war is ahead. His numbers are growing bigger, not smaller. I have to ask too much of you, Minerva. You have to look for the boy.
MCGONAGALL: Iâ
DUMBLEDORE: It is likely the Black family is going to retaliate. And for when that happens, he must be protected.
MCGONAGALL:Â (refusing) Tens of students are in danger, Albus. Specially muggle-born students. And only because he belongs to an important family...
DUMBLEDORE: A dangerous family, Minerva. A powerful family. And he is a Gryffindor, let us not let that pass.
MCGONAGALL:Â (upset, raising her voice) Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin... what does it matter? These are children we are talking about! Theyâre not chess pieces for you to play with.
DUMBLEDORE: (harshly, raising his voice higher) Either I play with them, or He plays. I suspect you to be bright enough to discern which of both options is preferable.
MCGONAGALL looks down. She sighs.
DUMBLEDORE:Â (calmly) You must have heard he is recruiting werewolves.
MCGONAGALL looks up, eyebrows furrowed.
DUMBLEDORE: I do not know when it is going to be, but we only stand once chance to defeat him.
MCGONAGALL: So if he starts recruiting giants you are just going to follow?
DUMBLEDORE rises one of his eyebrows.
MCGONAGALL: Hagrid...
DUMBLEDORE: Precisely.
MCGONAGALL: I canât believe this...
DUMBLEDORE caresses FAWKES, who is squeaking a little, at the limit of her life.
DUMBLEDORE: Difficult times are ahead. And we have to think of the future. We cannot know how things are going to be in five, six, seven years. His power could be immense.
MCGONAGALL: (displeased) I know. I know.
DUMBLEDORE: I trust you the most within these grounds, Minerva. But we cannot afford infighting. Sometimes you are just going to have to accept my decisions, and maybe, watch me make mistakes. I need to you trust me as much as I trust you.
MCGONAGALL stares at FAWKES for a bit. She squeaks loudly one last time and bursts into flame. The fire shines in MCGONAGALLâs eyes.
MCGONAGALL:Â (still looking at FAWKES) Yes. I understand.
(PLAY MUSIC)
FAWKESâ ashes start churning, and a small chick rises its newborn head. MCGONAGALL caresses her head a bit. DUMBLEDORE observes them putting his glasses back on and reaching for his papers.
END OF EPISODE 1