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ToJackThorne

whoenteredmyworld

anddidbeautifulthingsthere.

—J.K.Rowling

ForJoe,Louis,Max,Sonny,andMerle...wizardsall...

—JohnTiffany

ToElliottThorne,bornApril7,2016.

Aswerehearsed,hegurgled.

—JackThorne

CONTENTS

PARTONE

ACTONE

ACTTWO

PARTTWO

ACTTHREE

ACTFOUR

ABOUTTHEPRODUCTION

BIOGRAPHIESOFTHEORIGINALSTORYTEAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACTONE,SCENEONE

KING’SCROSS

Abusyandcrowdedstation.Fullofpeopletryingtogosomewhere.Amongstthehustleandbustle,twolargecagesrattleontopoftwoladentrolleys.They’rebeingpushedbytwoboys,JAMESPOTTERandALBUSPOTTER,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.Idon’twantto...

HARRY:Wewrotetoyourbrotherthreetimesaweeklastyear.

ALBUS:What?James!

ALBUSlooksaccusinglyatJAMES.

GINNY:Yes.YoumaynotwanttobelieveeverythinghetellsyouaboutHogwarts.

Helikesalaugh,yourbrother.

JAMES(withagrin):Canwegonow,please?

ALBUSlooksathisdad,andthenhismum.

GINNY:Allyouhavetodoiswalkstraightatthewallbetweenplatformsnineandten.

LILY:I’msoexcited.

HARRY:Don’tstopanddon’tbescaredyou’llcrashintoit,that’sveryimportant.

Besttodoitatarunifyou’renervous.

ALBUS:I’mready.

HARRYandLILYputtheirhandsonALBUS’strolley—GINNYjoinsJAMES’strolley—together,thefamilyrunhardintothebarrier.

ACTONE,SCENETWO

PLATFORMNINEANDTHREE-QUARTERS

WhichiscoveredinthickwhitesteampouringfromtheHOGWARTSEXPRESS.

Andwhichisalsobusy—butinsteadofpeopleinsharpsuitsgoingabouttheirday—it’snowwizardsandwitchesinrobesmostlytryingtoworkouthowtosaygood-byetotheirbelovedprogeny.

ALBUS:Thisisit.

LILY:Wow!

ALBUS:Platformnineandthree-quarters.

LILY:Wherearethey?Aretheyhere?Maybetheydidn’tcome?

HARRYpointsoutRON,HERMIONE,andtheirdaughter,ROSE.LILYrunsharduptothem.

UncleRon.UncleRon!!!

RONturnstowardsthemasLILYgoesbarrelinguptohim.Hepicksherupinto

hisarms.

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...ExcusemeifIsmellslightlyofgarlic...

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’dhavetoConfundtheexaminer.

HERMIONE:Ithoughtnothingofthekind,Ihavecompletefaithinyou.

ROSE:AndIhavecompletefaithhedidConfundtheexaminer.

RON:Oi!

ALBUS:Dad...

ALBUSpullsonHARRY’srobes.HARRYlooksdown.

Doyouthink—whatifIam—whatifI’mputinSlytherin...

HARRY:Andwhatwouldbewrongwiththat?

ALBUS:SlytherinistheHouseofthesnake,ofDarkMagic...It’snotaHouseofbravewizards.

HARRY:AlbusSeverus,youwerenamedaftertwoheadmastersofHogwarts.OneofthemwasaSlytherinandhewasprobablythebravestmanIeverknew.

ALBUS:Butjustsay...

HARRY:Ifitmatterstoyou,you,theSortingHatwilltakeyourfeelingsintoaccount.

ALBUS:Really?

HARRY:Itdidforme.

Thisissomethinghe’sneversaidbefore,itresonatesaroundhisheadamoment.

Hogwartswillbethemakingofyou,Albus.Ipromiseyou,thereisnothingtobefrightenedofthere.

JAMES:ApartfromtheThestrals.WatchoutfortheThestrals.

ALBUS:Ithoughttheywereinvisible!

HARRY:Listentoyourprofessors,don’tlistentoJames,andremembertoenjoyyourself.Now,ifyoudon’twantthistraintoleavewithoutyou,youshouldleapon...

LILY:I’mgoingtochasethetrainout.

GINNY:Lily,comestraightback.

HERMIONE:Rose.RemembertosendNevilleourlove.

ROSE:Mum,Ican’tgiveaprofessorlove!

ROSEexitsforthetrain.AndthenALBUSturnsandhugsGINNYandHARRYonelasttimebeforefollowingafterher.

ALBUS:Okay,then.Bye.

Heclimbsonboard.HERMIONE,GINNY,RON,andHARRYstandwatchingthetrain—aswhistlesblowupanddowntheplatform.

GINNY:They’regoingtobeokay,right?

HERMIONE:Hogwartsisabigplace.

RON:Big.Wonderful.Fulloffood.I’dgiveanythingtobegoingback.

HARRY:Strange,Albeingworriedhe’llbesortedintoSlytherin.

HERMIONE:That’snothing,Roseisworriedwhethershe’llbreaktheQuidditchscoringrecordinherfirstorsecondyear.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

ALBUSandROSEwalkalongthecarriageofthetrain.

TheTROLLEYWITCHapproaches,pushinghertrolley.

TROLLEYWITCH:Anythingfromthetrolley,dears?PumpkinPasty?ChocolateFrog?CauldronCake?

ROSE(spottingALBUS’slovinglookattheChocolateFrogs):Al.Weneedtoconcentrate.

ALBUS:Concentrateonwhat?

ROSE:Onwhowechoosetobefriendswith.MymumanddadmetyourdadontheirfirstHogwartsExpress,youknow...

ALBUS:Soweneedtochoosenowwhotobefriendswithforlife?That’squitescary.

ROSE:Onthecontrary,it’sexciting.I’maGranger-Weasley,you’reaPotter—

everyonewillwanttobefriendswithus,we’vegotthepickofanyonewewant.

ALBUS:Sohowdowedecide—whichcompartmenttogoin...

ROSE:Weratethemallandthenwemakeadecision.

ALBUSopensadoor—tolookinonalonelyblondkid—SCORPIUS—inanotherwiseemptycompartment.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—shesays(sings),“Sweets,theyalwayshelpyoumakefriends.”(Herealizesthatsingingwasamistake.)Stupididea,probably.

ALBUS:I’llhavesome...Mumdoesn’tletmehavesweets.Whichonewouldyoustartwith?

ROSEhitsALBUSoutofsightofSCORPIUS.

SCORPIUS:Easy.I’vealwaysregardedthePepperImpasthekingoftheconfectionerybag.They’repeppermintsweetsthatmakeyousmokeattheears.

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.MyparentsareAstoriaandDracoMalfoy.Ourparents—theydidn’tgeton.

ROSE:That’sputtingitmildly.YourmumanddadareDeathEaters!

SCORPIUS(affronted):Dadwas—butMumwasn’t.

ROSElooksaway,andSCORPIUSknowswhyshedoes.

Iknowwhattherumoris,andit’salie.

ALBUSlooksfromanuncomfortableROSEtoadesperateSCORPIUS.

ALBUS:What—istherumor?

SCORPIUS:Therumoristhatmyparentscouldn’thavechildren.Thatmyfatherandmygrandfatherweresodesperateforapowerfulheir,topreventtheendoftheMalfoyline,thatthey...thattheyusedaTime-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’sagreatthingeither.Imean—father-sonissues,Ihavethem.

But,onthewhole,I’dratherbeaMalfoythan,youknow,thesonoftheDarkLord.

SCORPIUSandALBUSlookateachotherandsomethingpassesbetweenthem.

ROSE:Yes,well,weprobablyshouldsitsomewhereelse.Comeon,Albus.

ALBUSisthinkingdeeply.

ALBUS:No.(OffROSE’slook.)I’mokay.Yougoon...

ROSE:Albus.Iwon’twait.

ALBUS:AndIwouldn’texpectyouto.ButI’mstayinghere.

ROSElooksathimasecondandthenleavesthecompartment.

ROSE:Fine!

SCORPIUSandALBUSareleft—lookingateachother—unsure.

SCORPIUS:Thankyou.

ALBUS:No.No.Ididn’tstay—foryou—Istayedforyoursweets.

SCORPIUS:She’squitefierce.

ALBUS:Yes.Sorry.

SCORPIUS:No.Ilikeit.DoyoupreferAlbusorAl?

SCORPIUSgrinsandpopstwosweetsintohismouth.

ALBUS(thinks):Albus.

SCORPIUS(assmokecomesoutofhisears):THANKYOUFORSTAYINGFOR

MYSWEETS,ALBUS!

ALBUS(laughing):Wow.

ACTONE,SCENEFOUR

TRANSITIONSCENE

Andnowweenteranever-worldoftimechange.Andthissceneisallaboutmagic.Thechangesarerapidasweleapbetweenworlds.Therearenoindividualscenes,butfragments,shardsthatshowtheconstantprogressionoftime.

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,whoistenseassheawaits

herfate.

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.

SCORPIUSrunstotakeROSE’splaceundertheSORTINGHAT’sglare.

SORTINGHAT:ScorpiusMalfoy.

HeputshishatonSCORPIUS’shead.

SLYTHERIN!

SCORPIUSwasexpectingthis,henodsandhalfsmiles.There’scheeringfromtheSlytherinsashejoinsthem.

POLLYCHAPMAN:Well,thatmakessense.

ALBUSwalksswiftlytothefrontofthestage.

SORTINGHAT:AlbusPotter.

HeputshishatonALBUS’shead—andthistimeheseemstotakelonger—

almostasifhetooisconfused.

SLYTHERIN!

There’sasilence.

Aperfect,profoundsilence.

Onethatsitslow,twistsabit,andhasdamagewithinit.

POLLYCHAPMAN:Slytherin?

CRAIGBOWKERJR.:Whoa!APotter?InSlytherin.

ALBUSlooksout,unsure.SCORPIUSsmiles,delighted,asheshoutsacrosstohim.

SCORPIUS:Youcanstandnexttome!

ALBUS(thoroughlydiscombobulated):Right.Yes.

YANNFREDERICKS:Isupposehishairisn’tthatsimilar.

ROSE:Albus?Butthisiswrong,Albus.Thisisnothowit’ssupposedtobe.

AndsuddenlyaflyinglessonishappeningwithMADAMHOOCH.

MADAMHOOCH:Well,whatareyouallwaitingfor?Everyonestandbyabroomstick.Comeon,hurryup.

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.ALBUSisnowayearolder(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.

JAMESrushespastthem,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’tlikehimbuthe’sallIneed.

HARRY:Look,aslongasyou’rehappy,that’sallthatmatterstome.

ALBUS:Youdidn’tneedtobringmetothestation,Dad.

ALBUSpicksuphiscaseandmakeshardaway.

HARRY:ButIwantedtobehere...

ButALBUSisgone.DRACOMALFOY,hisrobesperfect,hisblondponytailpreciselyplaced,emergesfromwithinthecrowdstobebesideHARRY.

DRACO:Ineedafavor.

HARRY:Draco.

DRACO:Theserumors—aboutmyson’sparentage—theydon’tseemtobegoingaway.TheotherHogwartsstudentsteaseScorpiusaboutitrelentlessly—iftheMinistrycouldreleaseastatementreaffirmingthatallTime-TurnersweredestroyedintheBattleoftheDepartmentofMysteries...

HARRY:Draco,justletitblowover—they’llsoonmoveon.

DRACO:Mysonissufferingand—Astoriahasn’tbeenwellrecently—soheneedsallthesupporthecanget.

HARRY:Ifyouanswerthegossip,youfeedthegossip.There’vebeenrumorsVoldemorthadachildforyears,Scorpiusisnotthefirsttobeaccused.TheMinistry,foryoursakeaswellasours,needstosteerwellclear.

DRACOfrowns,annoyed,asthestageclearsandROSEandALBUSstandreadywiththeircases.

ALBUS:Assoonasthetrainleavesyoudon’thavetotalktome.

ROSE:Iknow.Wejustneedtokeepthepretenseupinfrontofthegrown-ups.

SCORPIUSrunson—withbighopesandanevenbiggercase.

SCORPIUS(hopeful):Hi,Rose.

ROSE(definitive):Bye,Albus.

SCORPIUS(stillhopeful):She’smelting.

Andsuddenlywe’reintheGreatHallandPROFESSORMcGONAGALLisstandingatthefrontwithabigsmileonherface.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:AndI’mpleasedtoannounceGryffindor’snewestmemberoftheQuidditchteam—our—(sherealizesshecan’tbepartial)yoursuperbnewChaser—RoseGranger-Weasley.

Thehalleruptsintocheers.SCORPIUSclapsalongsidethemall.

ALBUS:Areyouclappinghertoo?WehateQuidditchandshe’splayingforanotherHouse.

SCORPIUS:She’syourcousin,Albus.

ALBUS:Doyouthinkshe’dclapforme?

SCORPIUS:Ithinkshe’sbrilliant.

ThestudentscircleALBUSagainassuddenlyaPotionsclassbegins.

POLLYCHAPMAN:AlbusPotter.Anirrelevance.Evenportraitsturntheotherwaywhenhecomesupthestairs.

ALBUShunchesoverapotion.

ALBUS:Andnowweadd—isithornofbicorn?

KARLJENKINS:LeavehimandVoldemort’schildtoit,Isay.

ALBUS:Withjustalittlesalamanderblood...

Thepotionexplodesloudly.

SCORPIUS:Okay.What’sthecounter-ingredient?Whatdoweneedtochange?

ALBUS:Everything.

Andwiththat,timemoveseveronwards—ALBUS’seyesbecomedarker,hisfacegrowsmoresallow.He’sstillanattractiveboy,buthe’stryingnottoadmitit.

Andsuddenlyhe’sbackonplatformnineandthree-quarterswithhisdad—

whoisstilltryingtopersuadehisson(andhimself)thateverythingisokay.

Bothhaveagedanotheryear.

HARRY:Thirdyear.Bigyear.HereisyourpermissionformforHogsmeade.

ALBUS:IhateHogsmeade.

HARRY:Howcanyouhateaplaceyouhaven’tactuallyvisitedyet?

ALBUS:BecauseIknowit’llbefullofHogwartsstudents.

ALBUSscrewsupthepaper.

HARRY:Justgiveitago—comeon—thisisyourchancetogonutsinHoneydukeswithoutyourmumknowing—no,Albus,don’tyoudare.

ALBUS(pointinghiswand):Incendio!

Theballofpaperburstsintoflameandascendsacrossthestage.

HARRY:Ofallthestupidthings!

ALBUS:TheironicthingisIdidn’texpectittowork.I’mterribleatthatspell.

HARRY:Al—Albus,I’vebeenexchangingowlswithProfessorMcGonagall—

shesaysyou’reisolatingyourself—you’reuncooperativeinlessons—

you’resurly—you’re—

ALBUS:Sowhatwouldyoulikemetodo?Magicmyselfpopular?ConjuremyselfintoanewHouse?Transfiguremyselfintoabetterstudent?Justcastaspell,Dad,andchangemeintowhatyouwantmetobe,okay?It’llworkbetterforbothofus.Gottogo.Traintocatch.Friendtofind.

ALBUSrunstoSCORPIUS,whoissittingonhiscase—numbtotheworld.

(Delighted.)Scorpius...(Concerned.)Scorpius...Areyouokay?

SCORPIUSsaysnothing.ALBUStriestoreadhisfriend’seyes.

Yourmum?It’sgotworse?

SCORPIUS:It’sgottheworstitcanpossiblyget.

ALBUSsitsdownbesideSCORPIUS.

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.Sheisslowlysortingthroughitall.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’dkeptyourpromiseandwereontopofyourpaperwork.

HARRY:Ah.TurnsoutI’mnot.

HERMIONE:No.You’renot.Harry,howcanyougetanyworkdoneinthischaos?

HARRYwaveshiswandandthepapersandbookstransformintoneatpiles.

HARRYsmiles.

HARRY:Nolongerchaotic.

HERMIONE:Butstillignored.Youknow,there’ssomeinterestingstuffinhere...

TherearemountaintrollsridingGraphornsthroughHungary,therearegiantswithwingedtattoosontheirbackswalkingthroughtheGreekSeas,andthewerewolveshavegoneentirelyunderground—

HARRY:Great,let’sgetoutthere.I’llgettheteamtogether.

HERMIONE:Harry,Igetit.Paperwork’sboring...

HARRY:Notforyou.

HERMIONE:I’mbusyenoughwithmyown.ThesearepeopleandbeaststhatfoughtalongsideVoldemortinthegreatwizardingwars.Thesearealliesofdarkness.This—combinedwithwhatwehavejustunearthedatTheodoreNott’s—couldmeansomething.ButiftheHeadofMagicalLawEnforcementisn’treadinghisfiles—

HARRY:ButIdon’tneedtoreadit—I’moutthere,hearingaboutit.TheodoreNott—itwasmewhoheardtherumorsabouttheTime-Turnerandmewhoacteduponit.Youreallydon’tneedtotellmeoff.

HERMIONElooksatHARRY—thisistricky.

HERMIONE:Doyoufancyatoffee?Don’ttellRon.

HARRY:You’rechangingthesubject.

HERMIONE:Itrulyam.Toffee?

HARRY:Can’t.We’reoffsugaratthemoment.(Beat.)Youknow,youcangetaddictedtothatstuff?

HERMIONE:WhatcanIsay?Myparentsweredentists,Iwasboundtorebelatsomepoint.Fortyisleavingitalittlelate,but...You’vejustdoneabrilliantthing.You’recertainlynotbeingtoldoff—Ijustneedyoutolookatyourpaperworkeverynowandagain,that’sall.Considerthisagentle—

nudge—fromtheMinisterforMagic.

HARRYhearstheimplicationinheremphasis,henods.

How’sGinny?How’sAlbus?

HARRY:ItseemsI’masgoodatfatherhoodasIamatpaperwork.How’sRose?

How’sHugo?

HERMIONE(withagrin):Youknow,RonsayshethinksIseemoreofmysecretary,Ethel,(sheindicatesoff)thanhim.Doyouthinkthere’sapointwherewemadeachoice—parentoftheyearorMinistryofficialoftheyear?Goon.Gohometoyourfamily,Harry,theHogwartsExpressisabouttodepartfor

anotheryear—enjoythetimeyou’vegotleft—andthencomebackherewithafreshheadandgetthesefilesread.

HARRY:Youreallythinkthiscouldallmeansomething?

HERMIONE(withasmile):Itcoulddo.Butifitdoes,we’llfindawaytofightit,Harry.Wealwayshave.

Shesmilesoncemore,popsatoffeeinhermouth,andleavestheoffice.

HARRYisleftalone.Hepackshisbag.Hewalksoutoftheofficeanddownacorridor.Theweightoftheworlduponhisshoulders.

Hewalks,tired,intoatelephonebox.Hedials62442.

TELEPHONEBOX:Farewell,HarryPotter.

HeascendsawayfromtheMinistryofMagic.

ACTONE,SCENESIX

HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE

ALBUScan’tsleep.Heissittingatthetopofthestairs.Hehearsvoicesbelowhim.WehearHARRY’svoicebeforehe’srevealed.Anelderlymaninawheelchairiswithhim,AMOSDIGGORY.

HARRY:Amos,Iunderstand,Ireallydo—butI’monlyjusthomeand—

AMOS:I’vetriedtomakeappointmentsattheMinistry.Theysay,“Ah,Mr.

Diggory,wehaveanappointmentforyou,let’ssee,intwomonths.”Iwait.

Verypatiently.

HARRY:—andcomingtomyhouseinthemiddleofthenight—whenmykidsarejustgettingreadyfortheirnewyearatschool—it’snotright.

AMOS:Twomonthspass,Ireceiveanowl,“Mr.Diggory,I’mawfullysorry,but

Mr.Potterhasbeencalledawayonurgentbusiness,we’regoingtohavetoshiftthingsaroundalittle,areyouavailableforanappointmentin,let’ssee,intwomonths’time.”Andthenitrepeatsagain,andagain...You’reshuttingmeout.

HARRY:OfcourseI’mnot.It’sjust,I’mafraid,asHeadoftheDepartmentofMagicalLawEnforcementI’mafraidI’mresponsible—

AMOS:There’splentyyou’reresponsiblefor.

HARRY:Sorry?

AMOS:Myson,Cedric,youdorememberCedric,don’tyou?

HARRY(rememberingCedrichurtshim):Yes,Irememberyourson.Hisloss—

AMOS:Voldemortwantedyou!Notmyson!Youtoldmeyourself,thewordshesaidwere,“Killthespare.”Thespare.Myson,mybeautifulson,wasaspare.

HARRY:Mr.Diggory,asyouknow,IsympathizewithyoureffortstomemorializeCedric,but—

AMOS:Amemorial?Iamnotinterestedinamemorial—notanymore.Iamanoldman—anolddyingman—andIamheretoaskyou—begyou—tohelpmegethimback.

HARRYlooksup,astonished.

HARRY:Gethimback?Amos,that’snotpossible.

AMOS:TheMinistryhasaTime-Turner,doesitnot?

HARRY:TheTime-Turnerswerealldestroyed.

AMOS:ThereasonI’mherewithsuchurgencyisI’vejustheardrumor—strongrumor—thattheMinistryseizedanillegalTime-TurnerfromTheodoreNottandhaskeptit.Forinvestigation.LetmeusethatTime-Turner.Letmehavemysonback.

There’salong,deadlypause.HARRYisfindingthisextremelydifficult.WewatchasALBUSmovescloser,listening.

HARRY:Amos,playingwithtime?Youknowwecan’tdothat.

AMOS:HowmanypeoplehavediedfortheBoyWhoLived?I’maskingyoutosaveoneofthem.

ThishurtsHARRY.Hethinks,hisfacehardens.

HARRY:Whateveryou’veheard,theTheodoreNottstoryisafiction,Amos,I’msorry.

DELPHI:Hello.

ALBUSjumpsamileasDELPHI—atwenty-something,determined-lookingwoman—isrevealed,lookingthroughthestairsathim.

Oh.Sorry.Didn’tmeantostartle.Iusedtobeabigstair-listenermyself.

Sittingthere.Waitingforsomeonetosaysomethingthetiniestbitinteresting.

ALBUS:Whoareyou?Becausethisissortofmyhouseand...

DELPHI:I’mathief,ofcourse.I’mabouttostealeverythingyouown.Givemeyourgold,yourwand,andyourChocolateFrogs!(Shelooksfierceandthensmiles.)EitherthatorI’mDelphiniDiggory.(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.DelphiniDiggory—thereisn’taholeshecouldn’tdigherselfinto.

ALBUS:Theydoallsortswithmynametoo.

Pause.Shelooksathimcarefully.

AMOS:Delphi.

Shemakestodepartandthenhesitates.ShesmilesatALBUS.

DELPHI:Wedon’tchoosewhowe’rerelatedto.Amos...isn’tjustmypatient,he’smyuncle,it’spartofthereasonItookthejobatUpperFlagley.Butthat’smadeitdifficult.It’stoughtolivewithpeoplestuckinthepast,isn’tit?

AMOS:Delphi!

ALBUS:UpperFlagley?

DELPHI:St.Oswald’sHomeforOldWitchesandWizards.Comeseeussometime.Ifyoulike.

AMOS:DELPHI!

Shesmilesandthentripsasshetravelsdownthestairs.SheenterstheroomwithAMOSandHARRYinit.ALBUSwatchesher.

DELPHI:Yes,Uncle?

AMOS:Meettheonce-greatHarryPotter,nowastone-coldMinistryman.Iwillleaveyouinpeace,sir.Ifpeaceistherightwordforit.Delphi,mychair...

DELPHI:Yes,Uncle.

AMOSispushedoutoftheroom.HARRYisleft,lookingforlorn.ALBUSwatcheson,thinkingcarefully.

ACTONE,SCENESEVEN

HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,ALBUS’SROOM

ALBUSissittingonthebedastheworldgoesonoutsidehisdoor.Stillagainsttheconstantmotionoutside.WeheararoarfromJAMES(off).

GINNY:James,please,ignoreyourhair,andtidythatdamnroom...

JAMES:HowcanIignoreit?It’spink!I’mgoingtohavetousemyInvisibilityCloak!

JAMESappearsatthedoor,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’shappening,shestaysamoment.

Justdeliveringapre-Hogwartsgift—gifts—Ron’ssentthis...

ALBUS:Okay.Alovepotion.Okay.

HARRY:Ithinkit’sajokeabout—Idon’tknowwhat.Lilygotfartinggnomes,Jamesgotacombthat’smadehishairturnashadeofpink.Ron—well,Ron’sRon,youknow?

HARRYputsdownALBUS’slovepotiononhisbed.

Ialso—thisisfromme...

Herevealsasmallblanket.GINNYlooksatit,sheseesHARRYistrying,andthenshesoftlywalksaway.

ALBUS:Anoldblanket?

HARRY:Ithoughtalotaboutwhattogiveyouthisyear.James—well,James

hasbeengoingonabouttheInvisibilityCloaksincetimeitself,andLily—Iknewshe’dlovewings—butyou.You’refourteenyearsoldnow,Albus,andIwantedtogiveyousomethingwhich—meantsomething.This...isthelastthingIhadfrommymum.Theonlything.IwasgiventotheDursleyswrappedinit.Ithoughtithadgoneforeverandthen,whenyourgreat-auntPetuniadied,hiddenamongstherpossessions,surprisingly,Dudleyfoundthisandhekindlysentitontome,andeversincethen—

well,anytimeI’vewantedluckI’vefounditandjusttriedtoholditandIwonderedifyou...

ALBUS:Wantedtoholdittoo?Okay.Done.Let’shopeitbringsmeluck.Icertainlyneedsome.

Hetouchestheblanket.

Butyoushouldkeepit.

HARRY:Ithink—believe—Petuniawantedmetohaveit,that’swhyshekeptit,andnowIwantyoutohaveitfromme.Ididn’treallyknowmymother—

butIthinkshe’dhavewantedyoutohaveittoo.Andmaybe—Icouldcomefindyou—andit—onHallows’Eve.I’dliketobewithitonthenighttheydied—andthatcouldbegoodforthetwoofus...

ALBUS:Listen,I’vegotquitealotofpackingtodo,andyouundoubtedlyhaveMinistryworkcomingoutofyourears,so...

HARRY:Albus,Iwantyoutohavetheblanket.

ALBUS:Anddowhatwithit?Fairywingsmakesense,Dad,invisibilitycloaks,theyalsomakesense—butthis—really?

HARRYisslightlyheartbroken.Helooksathisson,desperatetoreachout.

HARRY:Doyouwantahand?Packing.Ialwayslovedpacking.ItmeantIwasleavingPrivetDriveandgoingbacktoHogwarts.Whichwas...well,Iknowyoudon’tloveitbut...

ALBUS:Foryou,it’sthegreatestplaceonearth.Iknow.Thepoororphan,

bulliedbyhisuncleandauntDursley...

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—itmustbethekindgiftofthismoldyblanketthatdidit...

HARRY:Moldyblanket?

ALBUS:Whatdidyouthinkwouldhappen?We’dhug.I’dtellyouIalwayslovedyou.What?What?

HARRY(finallylosinghistemper):Youknowwhat?I’mdonewithbeingmaderesponsibleforyourunhappiness.Atleastyou’vegotadad.BecauseI

didn’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...

ALBUSpicksuptheblanketandthrowsit.ItcollideswithRON’slovepotion,whichspillsallovertheblanketandthebed,producingasmallpuffofsmoke.

ALBUS:Noluckorloveforme,then.

ALBUSrunsoutoftheroom.HARRYgoesafterhim.

HARRY:Albus.Albus...Please...

ACTONE,SCENEEIGHT

DREAM,HUT-ON-THE-ROCK

There’saLARGEBOOM.Thenthere’saLARGECRASH.DUDLEYDURSLEY,AUNT

PETUNIA,andUNCLEVERNONarecoweringbehindabed.

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.)Thisisallyourfault.Getbackinyourhole.

YOUNGHARRYflinchesawayasUNCLEVERNONholdsouthisrifle.

UNCLEVERNON:Whoever’sthere,Ishouldwarnyou—I’marmed.

There’saMASSIVESMASH.Andthedoorfallsoffitshinges.HAGRIDstandsinthemiddleofthedoorway.Helooksatthemall.

HAGRID:Couldn’tmakeusacupo’tea,couldyeh?It’snotbeenaneasyjourney.

DUDLEYDURSLEY:Look.At.Him.

UNCLEVERNON:Standback.Standback.Behindme,Petunia.Behindme,Dudley.

I’llsoonseethisscarramangeroff.

HAGRID:Scarrawhat?

HepicksupUNCLEVERNON’sgun.

Haven’tseenoneoftheseforawhile.

Hetwiststheendofthegunandtiesitinaknot.

Oops-a-daisy.

Andthenhegetsdistracted.He’sseenYOUNGHARRY.

HarryPotter.

YOUNGHARRY:Hello.

HAGRID:Las’timeIsawyeh,yehwasonlyababy.Yehlookalotlikeyerdad,butyeh’vegotyermum’seyes.

YOUNGHARRY:Youknewmyparents?

HAGRID:Where’smemanners?Averyhappybirthdaytoyeh.Gotsummatferyehhere—Imightasatonitatsomepoint,butit’lltasteallright.

Frominsidehiscoathepullsaslightlysquashedchocolatecakewith

“HappyBirthdayHarry”writtenonitingreenicing.

YOUNGHARRY:Whoareyou?

HAGRID(laughing):True,Ihaven’tintroducedmeself.RubeusHagrid,KeeperofKeysandGroundsatHogwarts.(Helooksaroundhimself.)Whataboutthattea,then,eh?I’dnotsaynotersummatstrongerifyeh’vegotit,mind.

YOUNGHARRY:Hogwhere?

HAGRID:Hogwarts.Yeh’llknowallaboutHogwarts,o’course.

YOUNGHARRY:Er—no.Sorry.

HAGRID:Sorry?It’sthemasshouldbesorry!Iknewyehweren’tgettin’yerlettersbutIneverthoughtyehwouldn’tevenknowabou’Hogwarts,fercryin’outloud!Didyehneverwonderwhereyerparentslearntitall?

YOUNGHARRY:Learntwhat?

HAGRIDturnsmenacinglytowardsUNCLEVERNON.

HAGRID:Doyoumeantertellme,thatthisboy—thisboy!—knowsnothin’

abou’—aboutANYTHING?

UNCLEVERNON:Iforbidyoutotelltheboyanythingmore!

YOUNGHARRY:Tellmewhat?

HAGRIDlooksatUNCLEVERNONandthenatYOUNGHARRY.

HAGRID:Harry—yerawizard—yehchangedeverything.Yerthemostfamouswizardinthewholeworld.

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’twanttogo.GivingAltheblanket.Itwasanicetry.

HARRY:Itwentprettybadlywrongfromthere.Isaidsomethings,Ginny...

GINNY:Iheard.

HARRY:Andyou’restilltalkingtome?

GINNY:BecauseIknowthatwhenthetimeisrightyou’llsaysorry.Thatyoudidn’tmeanit.Thatwhatyousaidconcealed...otherthings.Youcanbehonestwithhim,Harry...That’sallheneeds.

HARRY:IjustwishhewasmorelikeJamesorLily.

GINNY(dry):Yeah,maybedon’tbethathonest.

HARRY:No,Iwouldn’tchangeathingabouthim...butIcanunderstandthem,and...

GINNY:Albusisdifferentandisn’tthatagoodthing.Andhecantell,youknow,whenyou’reputtingonyourHarryPotterfront.Hewantstoseetherealyou.

HARRY:“Thetruthisabeautifulandterriblething,andshouldthereforebe

treatedwithgreatcaution.”

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

ALBUSwalksquicklyalongthetrain.

ROSE:Albus,I’vebeenlookingforyou...

ALBUS:Me?Why?

ROSEisn’tsurehowtophrasewhatshehastosay.

ROSE:Albus,it’sthestartofthefourthyear,andsothestartofanewyearforus.

Iwanttobefriendsagain.

ALBUS:Weneverwerefriends.

ROSE:That’sharsh!YouweremybestfriendwhenIwassix!

ALBUS:Thatwasalongtimeago.

Hemakestowalkaway.Shepullshimintoanemptycompartment.

ROSE:Haveyouheardtherumors?BigMinistryraidafewdaysago.Yourdadapparentlywasincrediblybrave.

ALBUS:HowdoyoualwaysknowaboutthesethingsandIdon’t?

ROSE:Apparentlyhe—thewizardtheyraided—TheodoreNott,Ithink—hadallsortsofartifactsthatbrokeallsortsoflawsincluding—andthishasgot

themallgooey—anillegalTime-Turner.Andquiteasuperioroneatthat.

ALBUSlooksatROSE,everythingfallingintoplace.

ALBUS:ATime-Turner?DadfoundaTime-Turner?

ROSE:Shh!Yes.Iknow.Great,right?

ALBUS:You’resure.

ROSE:Entirely.

ALBUS:NowIhavetofindScorpius.

Hewalksdownthetrain.ROSEfollows,stilldeterminedtosayherpiece.

ROSE:Albus!

ALBUSturnsdecisively.

ALBUS:Who’stoldyouthatyouhavetotalktome?

ROSE(sprung):Okay,maybeyourmumowledmydad—butonlybecauseshe’sworriedaboutyou.AndIjustthink—

ALBUS:Leavemealone,Rose.

SCORPIUSissittinginhisusualcompartment.ALBUSentersfirst,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—getonearly.Stopspeoplestaring.Shouting.Writing“sonofVoldemort”onmytrunk.Thatonenevergetsold.Shereallydoesn’tlikeme,doesshe?

ALBUShugshisfriend.Withfierceness.Theyholdforabeat.SCORPIUSissurprisedbythis.

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?

ALBUSopensawindowandmakestoclimbout.

SCORPIUS:Amovingmagicaltrain.

TROLLEYWITCH:PumpkinPasty?CauldronCake?

SCORPIUS:AlbusSeverusPotter,getthatstrangelookoutofyoureye.

ALBUS:Firstquestion.WhatdoyouknowabouttheTriwizardTournament?

SCORPIUS(happy):Ooooh,aquiz!ThreeschoolspickthreechampionstocompeteinthreetasksforoneCup.What’sthatgottodowithanything?

ALBUS:Youreallyareanenormousgeek,youknowthat?

SCORPIUS:Ya-huh.

ALBUS:Secondquestion.WhyhastheTriwizardTournamentnotbeenruninovertwentyyears?

SCORPIUS:ThelastcompetitionincludedyourdadandaboycalledCedricDiggory—theydecidedtowintogetherbuttheCupwasaPortkey—andtheyweretransportedtoVoldemort.Cedricwaskilled.Theycanceledthecompetitionimmediatelyafter.

ALBUS:Good.Thirdquestion:DidCedricneedtobekilled?Easyquestion,easyanswer:No.ThewordsVoldemortsaidwere“Killthespare.”Thespare.Hediedonlybecausehewaswithmyfatherandmyfathercouldn’tsavehim

—wecan.Amistakehasbeenmadeandwe’regoingtorightit.We’regoingtouseaTime-Turner.We’regoingtobringhimback.

SCORPIUS:Albus,forobviousreasons,I’mnotamassivefanofTime-Turners...

ALBUS:WhenAmosDiggoryaskedfortheTime-Turnermyfatherdeniedtheyevenexisted.Heliedtoanoldmanwhojustwantedhissonback—whojust

lovedhisson.Andhediditbecausehedidn’tcare—becausehedoesn’tcare.EveryonetalksaboutallthebravethingsDaddid.Buthemadesomemistakestoo.Somebigmistakes,infact.Iwanttosetoneofthosemistakesright.IwantustosaveCedric.

SCORPIUS:Okay,whateverwasholdingyourbraintogetherseemstohavesnapped.

ALBUS:I’mgoingtodothis,Scorpius.Ineedtodothis.AndyouknowaswellasIdo,I’llentirelymessitupifyoudon’tcomewithme.Comeon.

Hegrins.Andthendisappearseverup.SCORPIUShesitatesforamoment.Hemakesaface.AndthenhoistshimselfupanddisappearsafterALBUS.

ACTONE,SCENEELEVEN

ROOFOFTHEHOGWARTSEXPRESS

Thewindwhistlesfromallanglesandit’safiercewindatthat.

SCORPIUS:Okay,nowwe’reontheroofofatrain,it’sfast,it’sscary,thishasbeengreat,IfeellikeI’velearntalotaboutme,somethingaboutyou,but—

ALBUS:AsIcalculateitweshouldbeapproachingtheviaductsoonandthenit’llbeashorthiketoSt.Oswald’sHomeforOldWitchesandWizards...

SCORPIUS:Thewhat?Thewhere?Look,Iamasexcitedasyouaretobearebelforthefirsttimeinmylife—yay—trainroof—fun—butnow—oh.

SCORPIUSseessomethinghedoesn’twanttosee.

ALBUS:ThewaterwillbeanextremelyusefulbackupifourCushioningCharmdoesn’twork.

SCORPIUS:Albus.TheTrolleyWitch.

ALBUS:Youwantasnackforthejourney?

SCORPIUS:No.Albus.TheTrolleyWitchiscomingtowardsus.

ALBUS:No,shecan’tbe,we’reontopofthetrain...

SCORPIUSpointsALBUSintherightdirection,andnowhecanseetheTROLLEY

WITCH,whoapproachesnonchalantly,pushinghertrolley.

TROLLEYWITCH:Anythingfromthetrolley,dears?PumpkinPasty?ChocolateFrog?CauldronCake?

ALBUS:Oh.

TROLLEYWITCH:Peopledon’tknowmuchaboutme.TheybuymyCauldronCakes—buttheyneverreallynoticeme.Idon’trememberthelasttimesomeoneaskedmyname.

ALBUS:Whatisyourname?

TROLLEYWITCH:I’veforgotten.AllIcantellyouisthatwhentheHogwartsExpressfirstcametobe—OttalineGambolherselfofferedmethisjob...

SCORPIUS:That’s—onehundredandninetyyears.You’vebeendoingthisjobforonehundredandninetyyears?

TROLLEYWITCH:ThesehandshavemadeoversixmillionPumpkinPasties.I’vegotquitegoodatthem.Butwhatpeoplehaven’tnoticedaboutmyPumpkinPastiesishoweasilytheytransformintosomethingelse...

ShepicksupaPumpkinPasty.Shethrowsitlikeagrenade.Itexplodes.

Andyouwon’tbelievewhatIcandowithmyChocolateFrogs.Never—

never—haveIletanyoneoffthistrainbeforetheyreachedtheirdestination.Somehavetried—SiriusBlackandhiscronies,FredandGeorgeWeasley.ALLHAVEFAILED.BECAUSETHISTRAIN—IT

DOESN’TLIKEPEOPLEGETTINGOFFIT...

TheTROLLEYWITCH’shandstransfigureintoverysharpspikes.Shesmiles.

Sopleaseretakeyourseatsfortheremainderofthejourney.

ALBUS:Youwereright,Scorpius.Thistrainismagical.

SCORPIUS:Atthisprecisemomentintime,Itakenopleasureinbeingright.

ALBUS:ButIwasalsoright—abouttheviaduct—that’swaterdownthere,timetotrytheCushioningCharm.

SCORPIUS:Albus,thisisabadidea.

ALBUS:Isit?(Hehasamoment’shesitation,thenrealizesthetimeforhesitationhaspassed.)Toolatenow.Three.Two.One.Molliare!

Heincantsashejumps.

SCORPIUS:Albus...Albus...

Helooksdowndesperatelyafterhisfriend.HelooksattheapproachingTROLLEYWITCH.Herhairwild.Herspikesparticularlyspiky.

Well,asfunasyouclearlylook,Ihavetogoaftermyfriend.

Hepincheshisnose,hejumpsafterALBUS,incantingashegoes.

Molliare!

ACTONE,SCENETWELVE

MINISTRYOFMAGIC,GRANDMEETINGROOM

Thestageisfloodedwithwizardsandwitches.Theyrattleandchatterlikealltruewizardsandwitchescan.Amongstthem,GINNY,DRACO,andRON.Abovethem,onastage,HERMIONEandHARRY.

HERMIONE:Order.Order.DoIhavetoconjuresilence?(Shepullssilencefromthecrowdusingherwand.)Good.WelcometothisExtraordinaryGeneralMeeting.I’msopleasedsomanyofyoucouldmakeit.Thewizardingworldhasbeenlivinginpeacenowformanyyears.It’stwenty-twoyearssincewedefeatedVoldemortattheBattleofHogwarts,andI’mdelightedtosaythereisanewgenerationbeingbroughtuphavingknownonlytheslightestconflict.Until

now.Harry.

HARRY:Voldemort’sallieshavebeenshowingmovementforafewmonthsnow.

We’vefollowedtrollsmakingtheirwayacrossEurope,giantsstartingtocrosstheseas,andthewerewolves—well,I’mdistressedtosaywelostsightofthemsomeweeksago.Wedon’tknowwherethey’regoingorwho’sencouragedthemtomove—butweareawaretheyaremoving—

andweareconcernedwhatitmightmean.Sowe’reasking—ifanyonehasseenanything?Feltanything?Ifyoucouldraiseawand,wewillheareveryonespeak.ProfessorMcGonagall—thankyou.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Itdidlooklikethepotionsstoreshadbeeninterferedwithwhenwereturnedfromsummerbreak,butnotahugeamountofingredientsweremissing,someBoomslangskinandlacewingflies,nothingontheRestrictedRegister.WeputitdowntoPeeves.

HERMIONE:Thankyou,Professor.Weshallinvestigate.(Shelooksaroundtheroom.)Nobodyelse?Fine,and—gravestofall—andthishasn’tbeenthecasesinceVoldemort—Harry’sscarishurtingagain.

DRACO:Voldemortisdead,Voldemortisgone.

HERMIONE:Yes,Draco,Voldemortisdead,butthesethingsallleadustothinkthatthereisapossibilitythatVoldemort—orsometraceofVoldemort—

mightbeback.

Thisgetsareaction.

HARRY:Nowthisisdifficultbutwehavetoaskittoruleitout.ThoseofyouwithaDarkMark...haveyoufeltanything?Evenatwinge?

DRACO:BacktobeingprejudicedagainstthosewithaDarkMark,arewe,Potter?

HERMIONE:No,Draco.Harryissimplytryingto—

DRACO:Youknowwhatthisisabout?Harryjustwantshisfacebackinthenewspapersagain.We’vehadrumorsofVoldemortcomingbackfromtheDailyProphetonceayeareveryyear—

HARRY:Noneofthoserumorscamefromme!

DRACO:Really?Doesn’tyourwifeedittheDailyProphet?

GINNYstepstowardshim,outraged.

GINNY:Thesportspages!

HERMIONE:Draco.HarrybroughtthismattertotheattentionoftheMinistry.AndI—asMinisterforMagic—

DRACO:Avoteyouonlywonbecauseyouarehisfriend.

RONisheldbackbyGINNYashechargesatDRACO.

RON:Doyouwantasmackinthemouth?

DRACO:Faceit—hiscelebrityimpactsuponyouall.Andhowbettertoget

everyonewhisperingthePotternameagainthanwith(hedoesanimpressionofHARRY)“myscarishurting,myscarishurting.”Anddoyouknowwhatthisallmeans—thatthegossipmongersonceagainhaveanopportunitytodefamemysonwiththeseridiculousrumorsabouthisparentage.

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’sHomeforOldWitchesandWizardsanditisaswonderfulasyoumighthope.

Walkerframesareconjuredintolife,knittingwoolisenchantedintochaos,andmalenursesaremadetodancetango.

Thesearepeoplerelievedoftheburdenofhavingtodomagicforareason—

insteadthesewitchesandwizardsdomagicforfun.Andwhatfuntheyhave.

ALBUSandSCORPIUSenter,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!Comeandsayhelloto

Amos!

ACTONE,SCENEFOURTEEN

ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS,AMOS’S

ROOM

AMOSlooksatSCORPIUSandALBUS—irritated.DELPHIwatchesthethreeofthem.

AMOS:Soletmegetthisstraight.Youoverhearaconversation—aconversationwhichwasnotmeantforyoutooverhear—andyoudecide—withoutprompting,infact,withoutleave—tointerfere,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—and

whobringsaMalfoywithhimtovisitme—aMalfoywhomaybeaVoldemort?Who’stosayyou’renotinvolvedinDarkMagic?

ALBUS:But—

AMOS:Yourinformationwasobviousbuttheconfirmationisuseful.Yourfatherdidlie.Nowleave.Thepairofyou.Andstopwastingmytime.

ALBUS(withpowerandstrength):No,youneedtolistentome,yousaidityourself—howmuchbloodisonmyfather’shands.Letmehelpyouchangethat.Letmehelpcorrectoneofhismistakes.Trustme.

AMOS(hisvoiceraised):Didyounothearme,boy?Iseenoreasontotrustyou.

Sogo.Now.BeforeImakeyouleave.

Heraiseshiswandominously.ALBUSlooksatthewand—hedeflates—

AMOShascrushedhim.

SCORPIUS:Comeon,mate,ifthere’sonethingwe’regoodatit’sknowingwherewe’renotwanted.

ALBUSisreluctanttoleave.SCORPIUSpullshimbythearm.Heturnsandtheywalkaway.

DELPHI:Icanthinkofonereasonwhyyoushouldtrustthem,Uncle.

Theystop.

They’retheonlyonesvolunteeringtohelp.They’repreparedtobravelyputthemselvesatrisktoreturnyoursontoyourside.Infact,I’mprettysuretheyputthemselvesatriskevengettinghere...

AMOS:ThisisCedricwe’retalkingabout...

DELPHI:And—didn’tyousayyourself,havingsomeoneinsideHogwartsmightbeamassiveadvantage?

DELPHIkissesthetopofAMOS’shead.AMOSlooksatDELPHI,andthenturnstolookattheboys.

AMOS:Why?Whydoyouwanttoputyourselfatrisk?What’sinitforyou?

ALBUS:Iknowwhatitistobethespare.Yoursondidn’tdeservetobekilled,Mr.

Diggory.Wecanhelpyougethimback.

AMOS(finallyshowingemotion):Myson—mysonwasthebestthingthateverhappenedtome—andyou’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—nooneintheMinistryissayinganythingaboutScorpius.Therumorsaren’tcomingfromus.

GINNY:Iwrotetohim—afterhelostAstoria—toaskifthere’sanythingwecoulddo.Ithoughtmaybe—ashewassuchagoodfriendtoAlbus—

maybeScorpiusmightwanttostayoverpartoftheChristmasbreakor...

Myowlcamebackwithalettercontainingonesimplesentence:“Tellyourhusbandtorefutetheseallegationsaboutmysononceandforall.”

HERMIONE:He’sobsessed.

GINNY:He’samess—agrievingmess.

RON:AndI’msorryforhislossbutwhenheaccusesHermioneof...Well...

(HelooksacrossatHARRY.)Oidroopydrawers,likeIsaytoherallthetime,itcouldbenothing.

HERMIONE:Her?

RON:Thetrollscouldbegoingtoaparty,thegiantstoawedding,youcouldbegettingbaddreamsbecauseyou’reworriedaboutAlbus,andyourscarcouldbehurtingbecauseyou’regettingold.

HARRY:Gettingold?Thanks,mate.

RON:Honestly,everytimeIsitdownnowImakean“ooof”noise.An“ooof.”

Andmyfeet—thetroubleI’mhavingwithmyfeet—Icouldwritesongsaboutthepainmyfeetgiveme—maybeyourscarislikethat.

GINNY:Youtalkalotofrubbish.

RON:Iconsideritmyspeciality.ThatandmyrangeofSkivingSnackboxes.Andmyloveforallofyou.EvenSkinnyGinny.

GINNY:Ifyoudon’tbehave,RonaldWeasley,IwilltellMum.

RON:Youwouldn’t.

HERMIONE:IfsomepartofVoldemortsurvived,inwhateverform,weneedtobeprepared.AndI’mscared.

GINNY:I’mscaredtoo.

RON:Nothingscaresme.ApartfromMum.

HERMIONE:Imeanit,Harry,IwillnotbeCorneliusFudgeonthisone.Iwillnotstickmyheadinthesand.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

SCORPIUSissquintingatabottle.

SCORPIUS:Sowejusttakeit?

ALBUS:Scorpius,doIreallyneedtoexplaintoyou—übergeekandPotionsexpert—whatPolyjuicedoes?ThankstoDelphi’sbrilliantpreparationwork,wearegoingtotakethispotionandbetransformed,andthusdisguisedwewillbeabletoentertheMinistryofMagic.

SCORPIUS:Okay,twopoints,one,isitpainful?

DELPHI:Very—asIunderstandit.

SCORPIUS:Thankyou.Goodtoknow.Secondpoint:DoeitherofyouknowwhatPolyjuicetastesof?BecauseI’veheardittastesoffishandifitdoesIwilljustvomititbackup.Fishdoesn’tagreewithme.Neverhas.Neverwill.

DELPHI:Consideruswarned.(Sheknocksbackthepotion.)Itdoesn’ttasteoffish.(Shebeginstotransform.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-lookingglasseswithasmile)together.

ALBUS:Three.Two.One.

Theyswallow.

No,that’sgood.(He’srackedwithpain.)That’slessgood.

Theybothstarttotransformandit’sagonizing.

ALBUSturnsintoRON,SCORPIUSintoHARRY.

Thetwolookateachother.There’sasilence.

ALBUS/RON:Thisisgoingtobeslightlyweird,isn’tit?

SCORPIUS/HARRY(fullofdrama—he’sreallyenjoyingthis):Gotoyourroom.Gostraighttoyourroom.You’vebeenanincrediblyawfulandbadson.

ALBUS/RON(withalaugh):Scorpius...

SCORPIUS/HARRY(tossinghiscloakoverhisshoulder):Itwasyouridea—IbehimandyoubeRon!IjustwanttohavealittlefunbeforeI...(Andthenheburpsloudly.)Okay,sothat’sutterlyhorrible.

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.ShepridesherselfonherHogwartsdeliveryrecord.

GINNY:HavetherebeenanyinstancesofmagicreportedbytheMuggles?

HERMIONE:Nonesofar.IhavemadetheMugglePrimeMinisterawareandheisfilingwhatisknownasamisper.Soundslikeaspell.Itisn’t.

DRACO:Sonowwe’rerelyingonMugglestofindourchildren?HavewetoldthemaboutHarry’sscartoo?

HERMIONE:We’remerelyaskingtheMugglestohelp.AndwhoknowshowHarry’sscarmightbeinvolvedbutit’scertainlyamatterwe’retakingseriously.OurAurorsarecurrentlyinvestigatinganyoneinvolvedinDarkMagicand—

DRACO:ThisisnotDeathEater–related.

HERMIONE:I’mnotsureIshareyourconfidence.

DRACO:I’mnotconfident,I’mright.ThesortofcretinspursuingDarkMagicnow...MysonisaMalfoy,theywouldn’tdare.

HARRY:Unlessthere’ssomethingnewoutthere,somethingto—

GINNY:IagreewithDraco.Ifthisisakidnap—takingAlbusIunderstand,takingthemboth...

HARRYlockseyeswithGINNY,itbecomesclearwhatshewantshimtosay.

DRACO:AndScorpiusisafollower,notaleader,despiteeverythingI’vetriedtoinstillinhim.Soit’sundoubtedlyAlbuswhogothimfromthattrainandmyquestionis,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.AndthenDRACOtakesadangeroussteptowardsHARRY.

DRACO:IfanythinghappenstoScorpius...

GINNYstepsinbetweenDRACOandHARRY.

GINNY:Don’tthrowaroundthreats,Draco,pleasedon’tdothat.

DRACO(roar):Mysonismissing!

GINNY(anequalroar):Soismine!

Hemeetsherlook.There’srealemotioninthisroom.

DRACO(lipcurling,everyinchhisfather):Ifyouneedgold...EverythingtheMalfoyshave...He’smysoleheir...He’smy—onlyfamily.

HERMIONE:TheMinistryhasplentyinreserve,thankyou,Draco.

DRACOmakestoleave.Hestops.HelooksatHARRY.

DRACO:Idon’tcarewhatyoudidorwhoyousaved,youareaconstantcurseonmyfamily,HarryPotter.

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—weslippeditintoavisitingMinistryofficial’sdrink.HetoldusthattheTime-Turnerhadbeenkeptandeventolduswhere—theofficeoftheMinisterforMagicherself.

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—therearemorefactorsatplayherethan—

ALBUS/RON:ButIcan’t...Ican’t...

There’sasmallkerfuffleandthenALBUS/RONendsupstandingoutsidethedoorasHERMIONEandHARRYenterfromoff.

HARRY:Hermione,I’mgratefulforyourconcernbutthere’snoneed—

HERMIONE:Ron?

ALBUS/RON:Surprise!!!

HERMIONE:Whatareyoudoinghere?

ALBUS/RON:Doesamanneedanexcusetoseehiswife?

HekissesHERMIONEfirmly.

HARRY:Ishouldgo...

HERMIONE:Harry.Mypointis...whateverDracosays—thethingsyousaidtoAlbus...Idon’tthinkit’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.Butofcourseshedoesn’t.Herunstoblockherbeforesheentersthroughherdoor.Heblocksheronce,andthenblocksheragain,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.Itdevelopsintoquiteastruggle.

MaybewithadrinkintheLeakyCauldron?Loveyou.

HERMIONE(relenting):IfthereisanotherstinkpelletintherethenMerlinwon’thelpyou.Fine.We’reduetoupdatetheMugglesanyway.

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’sofficedoorasALBUS/RONenters—heslumps,exhausted.

ALBUS/RON:Thisisalltooweird.

DELPHI/HERMIONE:Youwereimpressive.Goodblockingaction.

SCORPIUS/HARRY:Idon’tknowwhethertohigh-fiveyouorfrownatyouforkissingyourauntaboutfivehundredtimes!

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,sheseesthebookcases.)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,IthinkIcanseemydadthinking:HowdidIproducethis?

ALBUS/RON:Stillbetterthanmydad.I’mprettysurehespendsmostofhistimethinking:HowcanIgivehimback?

DELPHI/HERMIONEtriestopullSCORPIUS/HARRYtowardsthebookshelves.

DELPHI/HERMIONE:Maybeifwecouldconcentrateonthematterathand.

SCORPIUS/HARRY:Mypointis,there’sareasonwe’refriends,Albus—areasonwefoundeachother,youknow?Andwhateverthis—adventure—isabout...

Thenhespotsabookontheshelfthatmakeshimfrown.

Haveyouseenthebooksontheseshelves?Therearesomeseriousbookshere.Bannedbooks.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.MyEyesandHowtoSeePastThemby

SybillTrelawney.AbookonDivination.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-Turnerwillbe.Solvetheriddleandwe’llfindit.

ALBUS/RON:Thefirstisthefourth.You’llfinditinparked,notinpark.Ed—de

—

ThebooksstarttotrytoswallowDELPHI/HERMIONE.

SCORPIUS/HARRY:Thesecondisadiseaseoftheegg,thelessfairofthosewhowalkontwolegs...

DELPHI/HERMIONE(effusively):Men!De-men...tors.Weneedtofindabookondementors.(Thebookcasepullsherin.)Albus!

ALBUS/RON:Delphi!Whatisgoingon?

SCORPIUS/HARRY:Concentrate,Albus.Dowhatshesaid.Findabookondementorsandbeverycareful.

ALBUS/RON:Here.DominatingDementors:ATrueHistoryofAzkaban.

ThebookfliesopenandswingsdangerouslyatSCORPIUS/HARRY,whohastododgeoutoftheway.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,andadeepervoicethanpreviouslyheard.

BOOK:Iamthecreatureyouhavenotseen.

Iamyou.Iamme.Theechounforeseen.

Sometimesinfront,sometimesbehind,

Aconstantcompanion,forweareentwined.

ALBUSemergesfromthebooks.Ashimselfagain.

SCORPIUS/HARRY:Albus...

Hetriestograbhim.

ALBUS:No.Just—THIIIIIIINK.

ALBUSisviolentlypulledbackintothebookcase.

SCORPIUS/HARRY:ButIcan’t...aninvisibleecho,whatisthat?TheonlythingI’mgoodatisthinkingandwhenIneedtothink—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.

Grabbingathimwithhiseverystep.

Hepullsthebookfromtheshelf.Itcomesoutandthenoiseandchaossuddenlystop.

Isthat—

Suddenlythere’sasmashingandALBUSandDELPHIfalloutoftheshelvesanddowntothefloor.

Webeatit.Webeatthelibrary.

ALBUS:Delphi,areyou...?

DELPHI:Wow.Quitearide.

ALBUSnoticesthebookSCORPIUSisholdingtohischest.

ALBUS:Isthat?Scorpius?What’sinsidethatbook?

DELPHI:Ithinkweshouldfindout,don’tyou?

SCORPIUSopensthebook.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.HARRYPOTTER.Wakeup.

YOUNGHARRYwakestoseeAUNTPETUNIAbearingdownonhim.

YOUNGHARRY:AuntPetunia.Whattimeisit?

AUNTPETUNIA:Timeenough.Youknow,whenweagreedtotakeyouin,wehopedwecouldimproveyou—buildyou—makeyouadecenthumanbeing.SoIsupposeit’sonlyourselveswe’vegottoblamethatyou’veturnedout...suchalimpdisappointment.

YOUNGHARRY:Itry—

AUNTPETUNIA:Tryingisnotsucceedingthough,isit?Therearegreasesmearsontheglasses.Therearescuffmarksonthepots.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

—andthenoiseofasnakehissing.Icouldhearmymumscream.

AUNTPETUNIAtakesamomenttoresetherself.

AUNTPETUNIA:Ifyouwerereallyrelivingtheirdeath,allyou’dhearwouldbeascreechofbrakesandahorrificthud.Yourparentsdiedinacaraccident.

Youknowthat.Idon’tthinkyourmotherhadeventimetoscream.Lordspareyouthedetailsmorethanthat.Nowstripthosesheets,getinthekitchen,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,his

fearoverwhelming.

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—hisknowledgeofplantsmightbeuseful—and—

Suddenlythereisarumbleinthechimney.PROFESSORMcGONAGALLlooksatit,concerned.ThenHERMIONEtumblesout.

HERMIONE:Isittrue?CanIhelp?

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Minister—thisisquiteunexpected...

GINNY:Thatmaybemyfault—IpersuadedthemtoputoutanemergencyeditionoftheDailyProphet.Askingforvolunteers.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Right.Verysensible.Iexpect...therewillbequiteafew.

RONburstsin.Coveredinsoot.Wearingagravy-staineddinnernapkin.

RON:HaveImissedanything—Icouldn’tworkoutwhichFloototravelto.

Endedupinthekitchensomehow.(HERMIONEglaresashepullsthenapkinoffhimself.)What?

SuddenlythereisanotherrumbleinthechimneyandDRACOcomesdownhard,surroundedbycascadingsootanddust.

Everyonelooksathim,surprised.Hestandsandbrushesthesootoffhimself.

DRACO:Sorryaboutyourfloor,Minerva.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Idaresayit’smyfaultforowningachimney.

HARRY:Quiteasurprisetoseeyou,Draco.Ithoughtyoudidn’tbelieveinmydreams.

DRACO:Idon’t,butIdotrustyourluck.HarryPotterisalwayswherethe

actionisat.AndIneedmysonbackwithmeandsafe.

GINNY:Thenlet’sgettotheForbiddenForestandfindthemboth.

ACTTWO,SCENEFOUR

EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST

ALBUSandDELPHIfaceeachother,holdingwands.

ALBUS:Expelliarmus!

DELPHI’swandfliesthroughtheair.

DELPHI:You’regettingitnow.You’regoodatthis.

Shetakesherwandbackfromhim.

(Inaposhvoice.)“You’reapositivelydisarmingyoungman.”

ALBUS:Expelliarmus!

Herwandfliesbackagain.

DELPHI:Andwehaveawinner.

Thetwohigh-five.

ALBUS:I’veneverbeengoodatspells.

SCORPIUSappearsatthebackofthestage.Helooksathisfriendtalkingtoagirl—andpartofhimlikesitandpartofhimdoesn’t.

DELPHI:Iwasrubbish—andthensomethingclicked.Anditwillforyoutoo.Not

thatI’masuperwitchoranythingbut—Ithinkyou’rebecomingquitesomewizard,AlbusPotter.

ALBUS:Thenyoushouldstickaround,teachmemore...

DELPHI:OfcourseI’mstickingaround,we’refriends,aren’twe?

ALBUS:Yes.Yes.Definitelyfriends.Definitely.

DELPHI:Great.Wizzo!

SCORPIUS:What’swizzo?

SCORPIUSstepsforwarddecisively.

ALBUS:Crackedthespell.Imean,it’sprettybasic,butIwas—well,Icrackedit.

SCORPIUS(over-enthusiastic,tryingtojoinin):AndI’vefoundourwaythroughtotheschool.Listen,arewesurethiswillwork...

DELPHI:Yes!

ALBUS:It’sabrilliantplan.ThesecrettonotgettingCedrickilledistostophimwinningtheTriwizardTournament.Ifhedoesn’twin,hecan’tbekilled.

SCORPIUS:AndIunderstandthat,but...

ALBUS:Sowejustneedtomessuphischancessupremelybadlyintaskone.Thefirsttaskisgettingagoldeneggfromadragon,howdidCedricdistractthedragon—

DELPHIputsherhandintheair.ALBUSgrinsandpointsather.Thesetwoaregettingonreallywellnow.

Diggory.

DELPHI:—bytransfiguringastoneintoadog.

ALBUS:—well,alittleExpelliarmusandhewon’tbeabletodothat.

SCORPIUSisn’tenjoyingtheDELPHI-ALBUSdoubleact.

SCORPIUS:Okay,twopoints,firstpoint,we’recertainthedragonwon’tkill

him?

DELPHI:It’salwaystwopointswithhim,isn’tit?Ofcourseitwon’t.ThisisHogwarts.Theywon’tletdamagehappentoanyofthechampions.

SCORPIUS:Okay,secondpoint—moresignificantpoint—we’regoingbackwithoutanyknowledgeofwhetherwecantravelbackafterwards.Whichisexciting.Maybeweshouldjust—trygoingbackanhour,say,firstandthen...

DELPHI:I’msorry,Scorpius,we’venotimetowaste.Waitingherethisclosetotheschoolisjusttoodangerous—I’msurethey’llbelookingforyouand...

ALBUS:She’sright.

DELPHI:Now,you’regoingtoneedtowearthese.

Shepullsouttwolargepaperbags.Theboyspullrobesfromthem.

ALBUS:ButtheseareDurmstrangrobes.

DELPHI:Myuncle’sidea.IfyouareinHogwartsrobespeoplewillexpecttoknowwhoyouare.ButtherearetwootherschoolscompetingattheTriwizardTournament—andifyou’reinDurmstrangrobes—well,youcanfadeintothebackground,can’tyou?

ALBUS:Goodthinking!Hangon,whereareyourrobes?

DELPHI:Albus,I’mflattered,butIdon’tthinkIcanpretendtobeastudent,doyou?I’lljustkeepinthebackgroundandpretendtobea—ooh,maybeIcouldpretendtobeadragontamer.You’redoingallthespellstuffanyway.

SCORPIUSlooksatherandthenatALBUS.

SCORPIUS:Youshouldn’tcome.

DELPHI:What?

SCORPIUS:You’reright.Wedon’tneedyouforthespell.Andifyoucan’twear

studentrobes—you’retoobigarisk.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.Weshouldleaveyouhere.

DELPHIlooksatthembothandtakesadeepbreath.Shenodstoherselfandsmiles.

DELPHI:Thengo.But—justknowthis...Todayyougetanopportunityfewaregiven—todayyougettochangehistory—tochangetimeitself.Butmorethanallthat,todayyougetthechancetogiveanoldmanhissonback.

Shesmiles.ShelooksatALBUS.Sheleansdownandgentlykisseshimonbothcheeks.

Shewalksawayintothewoodland.ALBUSstaresafterher.

SCORPIUS:Shedidn’tkissme—didyounotice?(Helooksathisfriend.)Areyouokay,Albus?Youlookalittlepale.Andred.Paleandredatthesametime.

ALBUS:Let’sdothis.

ACTTWO,SCENEFIVE

FORBIDDENFOREST

Theforestseemstogrowbigger,thicker—andamongstthetrees,peoplesearching,lookingforthemissingwizards.ButslowlypeoplemeltawayuntilHARRYisleftalone.

Hehearssomething.Heturnstohisright.

HARRY:Albus?Scorpius?Albus?

Andthenhehearsthesoundofhooves.HARRYisstartled.Helooksaroundforwherethenoiseiscomingfrom.

SuddenlyBANEstepsforwardintothelight.Heisamagnificentcentaur.

BANE:HarryPotter.

HARRY:Good.Youstillrecognizeme,Bane.

BANE:You’vegrownolder.

HARRY:Ihave.

BANE:Butnotwiser.Foryoutrespassonourland.

HARRY:Ihavealwaysrespectedthecentaurs.Wearenotenemies.YoufoughtbravelyattheBattleofHogwarts.AndIfoughtbesideyou.

BANE:Ididmypart.Butformyherd,andourhonor.Notforyou.Andafterthebattle,theforestwasdeemedcentaurland.Andifyou’reonourland—

withoutpermission—thenyouareourenemy.

HARRY:Mysonismissing,Bane.Ineedhelpfindinghim.

BANE:Andheishere?Inourforest?

HARRY:Yes.

BANE:Thenheisasstupidasyouare.

HARRY:Canyouhelpme,Bane?

There’sapause.BANElooksdownatHARRYimperiously.

BANE:IcanonlytellyouwhatIknow...ButItellyounotforyourbenefitbutforthebenefitofmyherd.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.Butthenyoucouldlosehimforever.

Hemakesasoundlikeahorse’scry—andthenmakeshardaway—

leavingabewilderedHARRYbehind.Hebeginstosearchagain—nowwithevenmorefervor.

HARRY:Albus!Albus!

ACTTWO,SCENESIX

EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST

SCORPIUSandALBUSroundacornertobefacedwithagapinthetrees...

Agapthroughwhichisvisible...agloriouslight...

SCORPIUS:Andthereitis...

ALBUS:Hogwarts.Neverseenthisviewofitbefore.

SCORPIUS:Stillgetatingle,don’tyou?Whenyouseeit?

AndrevealedthroughthetreesisHOGWARTS—asplendidmassofbulbousbuildingsandtowers.

FromthemomentIfirstheardofit,Iwasdesperatetogo.Imean,Daddidn’tmuchlikeittherebuteventhewayhedescribedit...FromtheageoftenI’dchecktheDailyProphetfirstthingeverymorning—certainsomesortoftragedywouldhavebefallenit—certainIwouldn’tgettogo.

ALBUS:Andthenyougotthereanditturnedouttobeterribleafterall.

SCORPIUS:Notforme.

ALBUSlooksathisfriend,shocked.

AllIeverwantedtodowasgotoHogwartsandhaveamatetogetuptomayhemwith.JustlikeHarryPotter.AndIgothisson.Howcrazily

fortunateisthat.

ALBUS:ButI’mnothinglikemydad.

SCORPIUS:You’rebetter.You’remybestfriend,Albus.Andthisismayhemtothenthdegree.Whichisgreat,thumbs-upgreat,it’sjust—Ihavegottosay—

Idon’tmindadmitting—Iamatinybit—justatinybitscared.

ALBUSlooksatSCORPIUSandsmiles.

ALBUS:You’remybestfriendtoo.Anddon’tworry—Ihaveagoodfeelingaboutthis.

WehearRON’svoicefromoff—he’sclearlyincloseproximity.

RON:Albus?Albus.

ALBUSturnstowardsit,scared.

ALBUS:Butwe’vegottogo—now.

ALBUStakestheTime-TurnerfromSCORPIUS—hepressesdownuponitandtheTime-Turnerbeginstovibrateandthenexplodesintoastormofmovement.

Andwithitthestagestartstotransform.Thetwoboyslookatit.

Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.

Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowatfirst...

Andthenitspeedsup.

ACTTWO,SCENESEVEN

TRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT,EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST,1994

SuddenlyeverythingisariotofnoiseasacrowdconsumesALBUSandSCORPIUS.

Andsuddenlythe“greatestshowmanonearth”(hiswords,notours)isonstage,usingSonorustoamplifyhisvoice,and...well...he’shavingaball.

LUDOBAGMAN:Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Igiveyou—thegreatest—thefabulous—theone—andtheonlyTRIWIZARD

TOURNAMENT.

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—thereasonwhywe’reallhere—THECHAMPIONS.

RepresentingDurmstrang,whateyebrows,whatagait,whataboy,there’snothinghewon’ttryonabroomstick,it’sViktorKrazyKrum.

SCORPIUSandALBUS(whoarereallygettingintoplayingtheDurmstrangstudentsnow):Go,go,KrazyKrum.Go,go,KrazyKrum.

LUDOBAGMAN:FromtheBeauxbatonsAcademy—zutalors,it’sFleurDelacour!

There’ssomepoliteapplause.

AndfromHogwartsnotonebuttwostudents,hemakesusallgoweakyatthekneesy,he’sCedricDeliciousDiggory.

Thecrowdgowild.

Andthentheother—youknowhimastheBoyWhoLived,Iknowhimastheboywhokeepssurprisingusall...

ALBUS:That’smydad.

LUDOBAGMAN:Yes,it’sHarryPluckyPotter.

There’scheering.Particularlyfromanervous-lookinggirlattheedgeofthecrowd—thisisYOUNGHERMIONE(playedbythesameactressasplaysROSE).

ItisnoticeablethatthecheeringforHARRYisslightlylessthanthatforCEDRIC.

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.Hedodgesthisway.Hedodgesthat.Thegirlsswoonashedivesforcover.Theycryasone:Don’tdamageourDiggory,Mr.Dragon!

SCORPIUSlooksconcerned.

SCORPIUS:Albus,somethingisgoingwrong.TheTime-Turner,it’sshaking.

Atickingbegins,anincessant,dangerousticking.It’scomingfromtheTime-Turner.

LUDOBAGMAN:AndCedricskirtsleftandhedivesright—andhereadieshiswand—whathasthisyoung,brave,handsomemangotuphissleeviesnow

—

ALBUS(extendinghiswand):Expelliarmus!

CEDRIC’swandissummonedtoALBUS’shand.

LUDOBAGMAN:—butno,what’sthis?IsitDarkMagicorisitsomethingelseentirely?Hiswandisflyingaway—CedricDiggoryisDisarmed—

SCORPIUS:Albus,IthinktheTime-Turner—somethingiswrong...

TheTime-Turner’stickinggetslouderstill.

LUDOBAGMAN:It’sallgoingwrongforDiggors.Thiscouldbetheendofthetaskforhim.Theendofthetournament.

SCORPIUSgrabsALBUS.

There’sacrescendointheticking,andaflash.

Andtimeisturnedbacktothepresent,withALBUSholleringinpain.

SCORPIUS:Albus!Didithurtyou?Albus,areyou—

ALBUS:Whathappened?

SCORPIUS:Theremustbesomelimit—theTime-Turnermusthavesomekindoftimelimit...

ALBUS:Doyouthinkwe’vedoneit?Doyouthinkwe’vechangedanything?

SuddenlythestageisinvadedfromallsidesbyHARRY,RON(whonowhasasidepartinginhishairandwhosewardrobechoiceshavebecomerathermorestaid),GINNY,andDRACO.SCORPIUSlooksatthemall—andslipstheTime-Turnerbackintohispocket.ALBUSlooksatthemrathermoreblankly

—he’sinalotofpain.

RON:Itoldyou.ItoldyouIsawthem.

SCORPIUS:Ithinkwe’reabouttofindout.

ALBUS:Hello,Dad.Issomethingwrong?

HARRYlooksathissondisbelievingly.

HARRY:Yes.Youcouldsaythat.

ALBUScollapsesontothefloor.HARRYandGINNYrushtohelp.

ACTTWO,SCENEEIGHT

HOGWARTS,HOSPITALWING

ALBUSisasleepinahospitalbed.HARRYsitstroubledbesidehim.Abovethemisapictureofaconcernedkindlyman.HARRYrubshiseyes—stands—andwalksaroundtheroom.Hestretchesouthisback.

Andthenhemeetseyeswiththepainting.Whichlooksstartledtobespotted.AndHARRYlooksstartledback.

HARRY:ProfessorDumbledore.

DUMBLEDORE:Goodevening,Harry.

HARRY:I’vemissedyou.WheneverI’vedroppedinontheheadmistresslately,yourframe’sbeenempty.

DUMBLEDORE:Ah,well,Idoliketopopintomyotherportraitsnowandthen.

(HelooksatALBUS.)Willhebeallright?

HARRY:He’sbeenouttwenty-fourhours,mostlyinordersoMadamPomfreycouldresethisarm.Shesaiditwasthestrangestthing,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?

Wecannotprotecttheyoungfromharm.Painmustandwillcome.

HARRY:SoI’msupposedtostandandwatch?

DUMBLEDORE:No.You’resupposedtoteachhimhowtomeetlife.

HARRY:How?Hewon’tlisten.

DUMBLEDORE:Perhapshe’swaitingforyoutoseehimclearly.

HARRYfrownsashetriestodigestthis.

(Withsensitivity.)Itisaportrait’scurseandblessingto...hearthings.Attheschool,attheMinistry,Ihearpeopletalking...

HARRY:Andwhatisthegossipaboutmeandmyson?

DUMBLEDORE:Notgossip.Concern.Thatyoutwoarestruggling.Thathe’sdifficult.Thatheisangrywithyou.Ihaveformedtheimpressionthat—

perhaps—youareblindedbyyourloveforhim.

HARRY:Blinded?

DUMBLEDORE:Youmustseehimasheis,Harry.Youmustlookforwhat’swoundinghim.

HARRY:Haven’tIseenhimasheis?What’swoundingmyson?(Hethinks.)Orisitwho’swoundingmyson?

ALBUS(mumblesinhissleep):Dad...

HARRY:Thisblackcloud,it’ssomeone,isn’tit?Notsomething?

DUMBLEDORE:Ahreally,whatdoesmyopinionmatteranymore?Iampaintandmemory,Harry,paintandmemory.AndIneverhadason.

HARRY:ButIneedyouradvice.

ALBUS:Dad?

HARRYlooksatALBUSandthenbackatDUMBLEDORE.ButDUMBLEDOREisgone.

HARRY:No,wherehaveyougonenow?

ALBUS:We’rein—thehospitalwing?

HARRYturnshisattentionbacktoALBUS.

HARRY(discombobulated):Yes.Andyou’re—youwillbefine.Forrecuperation,MadamPomfreywasn’tsurewhattoprescribeandsaidyoushouldprobablyeatlotsof—chocolate.Actually,doyoumindifIhavesome—?I’vegotsomethingtotellyouandIdon’tthinkyou’lllikeit.

ALBUSlooksathisdad,whatdoeshehavetosay?Hedecidesnottoengage.

ALBUS:Okay.Ithink.

HARRYtakessomechocolate,heeatsabigchunk.ALBUSlooksathisdad,confused.

Better?

HARRY:Much.

Heholdsoutthechocolatetohisson.ALBUStakesapiece.Fatherandsonmunchtogether.

Thearm,howdoesitfeel?

ALBUSflexeshisarm.

ALBUS:Itfeelsgreat.

HARRY(soft):Wheredidyougo,Albus?Ican’ttellyouwhatitdidtous.Yourmumwasworriedsick...

ALBUSlooksup,heisagreatliar.

ALBUS:Wedecidedwedidn’twanttocometoschool.Wethoughtwecouldstartagain—intheMuggleworld.Wediscoveredwewerewrong.WewerecomingbacktoHogwartswhenyoufoundus.

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’sthesonofVoldemort...

HARRY:Idon’tknowwhatheis,Ijustknowyouneedtostayawayfromhim.

Banetoldme—

ALBUS:Who’sBane?

HARRY:AcentaurwithprofoundDivinationskills.Hesaidthere’sablackcloudaroundyouand—

ALBUS:Ablackcloud?

HARRY:AndIhaveverygoodreasontobelievethatDarkMagicisinaresurgenceandIneedtokeepyousafefromit.Safefromhim.SafefromScorpius.

ALBUShesitatesamoment,andthenhisfacestrengthens.

ALBUS:AndifIwon’t?Stayawayfromhim?

HARRYlooksathisson,thinkingquickly.

HARRY:There’samap.Itusedtobeusedforthosewantingtogetuptonogood.

Nowwe’regoingtouseittokeepaneye—apermanenteye—onyou.

ProfessorMcGonagallwillwatchyoureverymovement.Anytimeyouareseentogether—she’llcomeflying—anytimeyouattempttoleaveHogwarts—she’llfly.Iexpectyoutogotoyourlessons—noneofwhichyouwillnowsharewithScorpius,andbetweentimes,youwillstayintheGryffindorcommonroom!

ALBUS:Youcan’tmakemegointoGryffindor!I’mSlytherin!

HARRY:Don’tplaygames,Albus,youknowwhatHouseyouare.IfshefindsyouwithScorpius,Iwillfixyouwithaspellwhichwillallowmeeyesandearsintoyoureverymovement,youreveryconversation.Inthemeantime,investigationswillbegininmydepartmentastohistrueheritage.

ALBUS(startingtocry):But,Dad—youcan’t—that’sjustnot...

HARRY:IthoughtforalongtimeIwasn’tagoodenoughdadforyoubecauseyoudidn’tlikeme.It’sonlynowIrealizethatIdon’tneedyoutolikeme,IneedyoutoobeymebecauseI’myourdadandIdoknowbetter.I’msorry,Albus.Ithastobethisway.

ACTTWO,SCENENINE

HOGWARTS,STAIRCASE

ALBUSpursuesHARRYacrossthestage.

ALBUS:WhatifIrun?I’llrun.

HARRY:Albus,getbackinbed.

ALBUS:I’llrunawayagain.

HARRY:No.Youwon’t.

ALBUS:Iwill—andthistimeI’llmakesureRoncan’tfindus.

RON:DoIhearmyname?

RONentersonastaircase,hissidepartingnowsuper-aggressive,hisrobesjustalittlebittooshort,hisclothesnowspectacularlystaid.

ALBUS:UncleRon!ThankDumbledore.Ifeverweneededoneofyourjokesit’snow...

RONfrowns,confused.

RON:Jokes?Idon’tknowanyjokes.

ALBUS:Ofcourseyoudo.Yourunajokeshop.

RON(nowsupremelyconfused):Ajokeshop?Wellnow.AnywayI’mpleasedIcaughtyou.Iwasgoingtobringsomesweets—fora,uh,sortof,a,getwellsoon,but,uh...ActuallyPadma—shethinksaboutthingsalotmore

—deeply—thanIdo—andshethoughtit’dbenicerforyoutogetsomethingusefulforschool.Sowegotyoua—setofquills.Yes.Yes.Yes.

Lookatthesebadboys.Topoftherange.

ALBUS:Who’sPadma?

HARRYfrownsatALBUS.

HARRY:Youraunt.

ALBUS:IhaveanAuntPadma?

RON(toHARRY):TakenaConfundusCharmtothehead,hashe?(ToALBUS.)Mywife,Padma.Youremember.Talksslightlytooclosetoyourface,smellsabitminty.(Leansin.)Padma,motherofPanju!(ToHARRY.)That’swhyI’mhere,ofcourse.Panju.He’sintroubleagain.IwantedtojustsendaHowlerbutPadmainsistedIcomeinperson.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’tgetintoGryffindorifyourlifedependedonit,soyouchoseGryffindortospitehim.Ican’tblameyou,(dry)we’dallliketowipethesmileoffhisfacesometimes,wouldn’twe?(Terrified.)Pleasedon’ttellPadmaIsaidthat.

ALBUS:Who’sPanju?

RONandHARRYstareatALBUS.

RON:Bloodyhell,you’rereallynotyourself,areyou?Anyway,bettergo,beforeI’msentaHowlermyself.

Hestumbleson,notevenaninchofthemanhewas.

ALBUS:Butthatdoesn’t...makesense.

HARRY:Albus,whateveryou’refeigning,itisn’tworking.Iwillnotchangemymind.

ALBUS:Dad,youhavetwochoices,eitheryoutakemeto—

HARRY:No,you’retheonewiththechoice,Albus.Youdothis,oryougetindeeper,muchdeepertrouble—doyouunderstand?

SCORPIUS:Albus?You’reokay.That’sfantastic.

HARRY:He’scompletelycured.Andwe’vegottogo.

ALBUSlooksupatSCORPIUSandhisheartbreaks.Hewalkson.

SCORPIUS:Areyoumadatme?What’sgoingon?

ALBUSstopsandturnstoSCORPIUS.

ALBUS:Diditwork?Didanyofitwork?

SCORPIUS:No...But,Albus—

HARRY:Albus.Whatevergibberishyou’retalking,youneedtostopit,now.Thisisyourfinalwarning.

ALBUSlookstornbetweenhisdadandhisfriend.

ALBUS:Ican’t,okay?

SCORPIUS:Youcan’twhat?

ALBUS:Just—we’llbebetteroffwithouteachother,okay?

SCORPIUSisleftlookingupafterhim.Heartbroken.

ACTTWO,SCENETEN

HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE

PROFESSORMcGONAGALLisfullofunhappiness,HARRYisfullofpurpose,GINNYisnotsurewhatshe’ssupposedtobe.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:I’mnotsurethisiswhattheMarauder’sMapwasintendedfor.

HARRY:Ifyouseethemtogether,thengettothemasquicklyaspossible,andkeepthemseparate.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Harry,areyousurethisistherightdecision?Becausefarbeitfrommetodoubtthewisdomofthecentaurs,butBaneisanextremelyangrycentaurand...it’snotbeyondhimtotwisttheconstellationsforhisownends.

HARRY:ItrustBane.AlbusistostayawayfromScorpius.Forhissake,andothers.

GINNY:IthinkwhatHarrymeansis...

HARRY(withfinality):TheprofessorknowswhatImean.

GINNYlooksatHARRY,surprisedthathe’dtalktoherthatway.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Albushasbeencheckedbythegreatestwitchesandwizardsinthecountryandnoonecanfindorsenseahexoracurse.

HARRY:AndDumbledore—Dumbledoresaid—

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:What?

HARRY:Hisportrait.Wespoke.Hesaidsomethingswhichmadesense—

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Dumbledoreisdead,Harry.AndI’vetoldyou

before,portraitsdon’trepresentevenhalfoftheirsubjects.

HARRY:Hesaidlovehadblindedme.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Aheadteacher’sportraitisamemoir.ItissupposedtobeasupportmechanismforthedecisionsIhavetomake.ButIwasadvisedasItookthisjobtonotmistakethepaintingfortheperson.Andyouwouldbewell-advisedtodothesame.

HARRY:Buthewasright.Iseeitnow.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Harry,you’vebeenputunderenormouspressure,thelossofAlbus,thesearchforhim,thefearsastowhatyourscarmightmean.

ButtrustmewhenItellyou,youaremakingamistake.

HARRY:Albusdidn’tlikemebefore.Hemightnotlikemeagain.Buthewillbesafe.Withthegreatestrespect,Minerva—youdon’thavechildren—

GINNY:Harry!

HARRY:—youdon’tunderstand.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(deeplyhurt):I’dhopethatalifetimespentintheteachingprofessionwouldmean...

HARRY:Thismapwillrevealtoyouwheremysonisatalltimes—Iexpectyoutouseit.AndifIhearyoudon’t—thenIwillcomedownonthisschoolashardasIcan—usingthefullforceoftheMinistry—isthatunderstood?

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(bewilderedbythisvitriol):Perfectly.

GINNYlooksatHARRY,unsureofwhathe’sbecome.Hedoesn’tlookback.

ACTTWO,SCENEELEVEN

HOGWARTS,DEFENSEAGAINSTTHEDARKARTSCLASSROOM

ALBUSenterstheclassroom—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’regoingtolookatPatronusCharms.

ALBUS(amazed):You’reourDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsteacher?

Therearetitters.

HERMIONE:Losingpatiencenow.TenpointsfromGryffindorforstupidity.

POLLYCHAPMAN(standing,fullofaffront):No.No.He’sdoingitdeliberately.He

hatesGryffindorandeveryoneknowsit.

HERMIONE:Sitdown,PollyChapman,beforethisgetsevenworse.(POLLYsighsandthensits.)AndIsuggestyoujoinher,Albus.Andendthischarade.

ALBUS:Butyou’renotthismean.

HERMIONE:Andthat’stwentypointsfromGryffindortoassureAlbusPotterthatIamthismean.

YANNFREDERICKS:Ifyoudon’tsitdownrightnow,Albus...

ALBUSsits.

ALBUS:CanIjustsay—

HERMIONE:No,youcan’t.Justkeepquiet,Potter,otherwiseyou’lllosewhatlimitedpopularityyoualreadyhave.NowwhocantellmewhataPatronusis?No?Noone.Youreallyareamostdisappointingbunch.

HERMIONEsmilesathinsmile.Shereallyisquitemean.

ALBUS:No.Thisisstupid.Where’sRose?She’lltellyouthatyou’rebeingridiculous.

HERMIONE:Who’sRose?Yourinvisiblefriend?

ALBUS:RoseGranger-Weasley!Yourdaughter!(Herealizes.)Ofcourse—

becauseyouandRonaren’tmarriedRose—

There’sgiggling.

HERMIONE:Howdareyou!FiftypointsfromGryffindor.AndIassureyouifanyoneinterruptsmeagainit’llbeahundredpoints...

Shestaresaroundtheroom.Noonemovesamuscle.

Good.APatronusisamagicalcharm,aprojectionofallyourmostpositivefeelings,andtakestheshapeoftheanimalwithwhomyousharethedeepestaffinity.Itisagiftoflight.IfyoucanconjureaPatronus,youcanprotectyourselfagainsttheworld.Which,insomeofourcases,seemslike

anecessitysoonerratherthanlater.

ACTTWO,SCENETWELVE

HOGWARTS,STAIRCASES

ALBUSwalksupastaircase.Lookingaroundashedoes.

Hedoesn’tseeanything.Heexits.Thestaircasesmoveinalmostadance.

SCORPIUSentersbehindhim.Hethinkshe’sseenALBUS,herealizesheisn’tthere.

Heslumpsdowntothefloorasthestaircasesweepsaround.

MADAMHOOCHentersandwalksupthestaircase.Atthetop,shegesturesforSCORPIUStomove.

Hedoes.Andslopesoff—hisabjectlonelinessclear.

ALBUSentersandwalksuponestaircase.

SCORPIUSentersandwalksupanother.

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,butactuallyIneededtobehonest

withmyself,trustwhatmyheartwastellingme...

GINNY:Harry,youhaveoneofthegreatestheartsofanywizardwhoeverlived,andIdonotbelieveyourhearttoldyoutodothis.

Theyhearaknockonthedoor.

Savedbythedoor.

Sheexits.

Afteramoment,DRACOenters,consumedbyangerbuthidingitwell.

DRACO:Ican’tstaylong.Iwon’tneedlong.

HARRY:HowcanIhelp?

DRACO:I’mnotheretoantagonizeyou.ButmysonisintearsandIamhisfather

andsoIamheretoaskwhyyouwouldkeepaparttwogoodfriends.

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,DRACOjumpsontothetable—hereadieshiswand,butashedoes,HARRYhitshimwithaspell...

HARRY:Obscuro!

DRACOreleaseshimselffromhisblindfoldassoonasithits.

Thetwosquareup—HARRYthrowsachair.

DRACOducksunderneathitandslowsthechairwithhiswand.

GINNY:Ionlyleftthisroomthreeminutesago!

Shelooksatthemessofthekitchen.Shelooksatthechairssuspendedintheair.Shesignalsthembacktothefloorwithherwand.

(Drierthandry.)WhatdidImiss?

ACTTWO,SCENEFOURTEEN

HOGWARTS,STAIRCASES

SCORPIUSwalksunhappilydownastaircase.

DELPHIscurriesinfromtheotherside.

DELPHI:So—technically—Ishouldn’tbehere.

SCORPIUS:Delphi?

DELPHI:Infact,technicallyI’mendangeringourentireoperation...whichisnot...well,I’mnotanaturalrisk-takerasyouknow.I’veneverbeentoHogwarts.Prettylaxsecurityhere,isn’tthere?Andsomanyportraits.Andcorridors.Andghosts!Thishalf-headless,strange-lookingghosttoldmewhereIcouldfindyou,canyoubelievethat?

SCORPIUS:You’veneverbeentoHogwarts?

DELPHI:Iwas—unwell—asachild—forafewyears.Otherpeoplegottogo

—Ididnot.

SCORPIUS:Youweretoo—ill?I’msorry,Ididn’tknowthat.

DELPHI:Idon’tadvertisethefact—Iprefernottobeseenasatragiccase,youknow?

ThisregisterswithSCORPIUS.HelooksuptosaysomethingbutDELPHI

suddenlyducksfromviewasastudentwalkspast.SCORPIUStriestolookcasualuntilthestudentpasses.

Havetheygone?

SCORPIUS:Delphi,maybeitistoodangerousforyoutobehere—

DELPHI:Well—someone’sgottodosomethingaboutthis.

SCORPIUS:Delphi,noneofitworked,time-turning,wefailed.

DELPHI:Iknow.Albusowledme.Thehistorybookschangedbutnotenough—

Cedricstilldied.Infact,failingthefirsttaskonlymadehimmoredeterminedtowinthesecond.

SCORPIUS:AndRonandHermionehavegonecompletelyskewwhiff—andIstillhaven’tfiguredoutwhy.

DELPHI:Andthat’swhyCedrichastowait.It’sallbecomequiteconfusedandyou’reentirelyrighttobekeepingholdoftheTime-Turner,Scorpius.ButwhatImeantwas—someone’sgottodosomethingaboutthetwoofyou.

SCORPIUS:Oh.

DELPHI:You’rebestfriends.EveryowlhesendsIcanfeelyourabsence.He’sdestroyedbyit.

SCORPIUS:Soundslikehe’sfoundashouldertocryon.Howmanyowlshashesentyounow?

DELPHIsmilessoftly.

Sorry.That’s—Ididn’tmean—Ijust—don’tunderstandwhat’sgoingon.I’vetriedtoseehim,talktohim,buteverytimeIdoherunsoff.

DELPHI:Youknow,Ididn’thaveabestfriendwhenIwasyourage.Iwantedone.

Desperately.WhenIwasyoungerIeveninventedonebut—

SCORPIUS:Ihadoneofthosetoo.CalledFlurry.WefelloutoverthecorrectrulesofGobstones.

DELPHI:Albusneedsyou,Scorpius.That’sawonderfulthing.

SCORPIUS:Heneedsmetodowhat?

DELPHI:That’sthething,isn’tit?Aboutfriendships.Youdon’tknowwhatheneeds.Youonlyknowheneedsit.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’teventalkabouthowlosingherhasaffectedhim.AshardasItry,Ican’treachhim.Youcan’ttalktoAlbus.Ican’ttalktoScorpius.That’swhatthisisabout.Notaboutmysonbeingevil.Becauseasmuchasyoumighttakethewordofahaughtycentaur,youknowthepoweroffriendship.

HARRY:Draco,whateveryoumaythink...

DRACO:Ialwaysenviedyouthem,youknow—WeasleyandGranger.Ihad—

GINNY:CrabbeandGoyle.

DRACO:Twolunkswhowouldn’tknowoneendofabroomstickfromanother.

You—thethreeofyou—youshone,youknow?Youlikedeachother.Youhadfun.Ienviedyouthosefriendshipsmorethananythingelse.

GINNY:Ienviedthemtoo.

HARRYlooksatGINNY,surprised.

HARRY:Ineedtoprotecthim—

DRACO:Myfatherthoughthewasprotectingme.Mostofthetime.Ithinkyouhavetomakeachoice—atacertainpoint—ofthemanyouwanttobe.

AndItellyouthatatthattimeyouneedaparentorafriend.Andifyou’velearnttohateyourparentbythenandyouhavenofriends...thenyou’reallalone.Andbeingalone—that’ssohard.Iwasalone.Anditsentmetoatrulydarkplace.Foralongtime.TomRiddlewasalsoalonelychild.Youmaynotunderstandthat,Harry,butIdo—andIthinkGinnydoestoo.

GINNY:He’sright.

DRACO:TomRiddledidn’temergefromhisdarkplace.AndsoTomRiddlebecameLordVoldemort.MaybetheblackcloudBanesawwasAlbus’sloneliness.Hispain.Hishatred.Don’tlosetheboy.You’llregretit.Andsowillhe.Becauseheneedsyou,andScorpius,whetherornothenowknowsit.

HARRYlooksatDRACO,hethinks.

Heopenshismouthtospeak.Hethinks.

GINNY:Harry.WillyougettheFloopowderorshallI?

HARRYlooksupathiswife.

ACTTWO,SCENESIXTEEN

HOGWARTS,LIBRARY

SCORPIUSarrivesinthelibrary.Helooksleftandright.AndthenheseesALBUS.

AndALBUSseeshim.

SCORPIUS:Hi.

ALBUS:Scorpius.Ican’t...

SCORPIUS:Iknow.You’reinGryffindornow.Youdon’twanttoseemenow.ButhereIamanyway.Talkingtoyou.

ALBUS:Well,Ican’ttalkso...

SCORPIUS:Youhaveto.Youthinkyoucanjustignoreeverythingthat’shappened?Theworldhasgonecrazy,haveyounoticed?

ALBUS:Iknow,okay?Ron’sgonestrange.Hermione’saprofessor,it’sallwrong,but...

SCORPIUS:AndRosedoesn’texist.

ALBUS:Iknow.Look,Idon’tunderstandeverythingbutyoucan’tbehere.

SCORPIUS:Becauseofwhatwedid,Rosewasn’tevenborn.DoyourememberbeingtoldabouttheTriwizardTournamentYuleBall?AllthefourTriwizardchampionstookapartner.YourdadtookParvatiPatil,Viktor

Krumtook—

ALBUS:Hermione.AndRongotjealousandbehavedlikeaprat.

SCORPIUS:Onlyhedidn’t.IfoundRitaSkeeter’sbookaboutthem.Andit’sverydifferent.RontookHermionetotheball.

ALBUS:What?

POLLYCHAPMAN:Sshhhh!

SCORPIUSlooksatPOLLYanddropshisvolume.

SCORPIUS:Asfriends.Andtheydancedinafriendlyway,anditwasnice,andthenhedancedwithPadmaPatilandthatwasnicer,andtheystarteddatingandhechangedabitandthentheygotmarriedandmeanwhileHermionebecamea—

ALBUS:—psychopath.

SCORPIUS:HermionewassupposedtogotothatballwithKrum—doyouknowwhyshedidn’t?BecauseshehadsuspicionsthetwostrangeDurmstrangboysshemetbeforethefirsttaskweresomehowinvolvedinthedisappearanceofCedric’swand.Shebelievedwe—underViktor’sorders

—costCedricthefirsttask...

ALBUS:Wow.

SCORPIUS:AndwithoutKrum,Ronnevergotjealousandthatjealousywasall-importantandsoRonandHermionestayedverygoodfriendsbutneverfellinlove—nevergotmarried—neverhadRose.

ALBUS:Sothat’swhyDad’sso—didhechangetoo?

SCORPIUS:I’mprettysureyourdadisexactlythesame.HeadofMagicalLawEnforcement.MarriedtoGinny.Threekids.

ALBUS:Sowhyishebeingsucha—

ALIBRARIANentersatthebackoftheroom.

SCORPIUS:Haveyouheardme,Albus?Thisisbiggerthanyouandyourdad.

ProfessorCroaker’slaw—thefurthestsomeonecangobackintimewithoutthepossibilityofseriousharmtothetravelerortimeitselfisfivehours.Andwewentbackyears.Thesmallestmoment,thesmallestchange,itcreatesripples.Andwe—we’vecreatedreallybadripples.Rosewasneverbornbecauseofwhatwedid.Rose.

LIBRARIAN:Ssshhh!

ALBUSthinksquickly.

ALBUS:Fine,let’sgoback—fixit.GetCedricandRoseback.

SCORPIUS:...isthewronganswer.

ALBUS:You’vestillgottheTime-Turner,right?Noonefoundit?

SCORPIUStakesitoutofhispocket.

SCORPIUS:Yes,but...

ALBUSsnatchesitfromhishand.

No.Don’t...Albus.Don’tyouunderstandhowbadthingscouldget?

SCORPIUSgrabsfortheTime-Turner,ALBUSpusheshimback,theywrestleinexpertly.

ALBUS:Thingsneedfixing,Scorpius.Cedricstillneedssaving.Roseneedsbringingback.We’llbemorecareful.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,trueandtotallosers.Haven’tyourealizedthatyet?

ALBUSfinallygetstheupperhandandpinsSCORPIUStotheground.

ALBUS:Well,Iwasn’taloserbeforeImetyou.

SCORPIUS:Albus,whateveryou’vegottoprovetoyourdad—thisisn’ttheway.

ALBUS:Idon’thaveanythingtoprovetomydad.I’vegottosaveCedrictosaveRose.Andmaybe—withoutyouholdingmeback—Icanmakeapropergoofit.

SCORPIUS:Withoutme?OhpoorAlbusPotter.Withhischiponhisshoulder.

PoorAlbusPotter.Sosad.

ALBUS:Whatareyousaying?

SCORPIUS(exploding):Trymylife!Peoplelookatyoubecauseyourdad’sthefamousHarryPotter,saviorofthewizardingworld.PeoplelookatmebecausetheythinkmydadisVoldemort.Voldemort.

ALBUS:Don’teven—

SCORPIUS:Canyouevenslightlyimaginewhatthat’slike?Haveyouevenevertried?No.Becauseyoucan’tseebeyondtheendofyournose.Becauseyoucan’tseebeyondtheendofyourstupidthingwithyourdad.HewillalwaysbeHarryPotter,youknowthat,right?Andyouwillalwaysbehisson.AndIknowit’shard,andtheotherkidsareawful,butyouhavetolearntobeokaywiththat,because—thereareworsethings,okay?

Beat.

TherewasamomentIwasexcited,whenIrealizedtimewasdifferent,amomentwhenIthoughtmaybemymumhadn’tgotsick.Maybemymumwasn’tdead.Butno,turnsout,shewas.I’mstillthechildofVoldemort,withoutamother,givingsympathytotheboywhodoesn’tevergiveanythingback.SoI’msorryifI’veruinedyourlifebecauseItellyou—

youwouldn’thaveachanceofruiningmine—itwasalreadyruined.Youjustdidn’tmakeitbetter.Becauseyou’reaterrible—themostterrible—

friend.

ALBUSdigeststhis.Heseeswhathe’sdonetohisfriend.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(fromoff):Albus?AlbusPotter.ScorpiusMalfoy.Areyouinthere—together?BecauseIadviseyounottobe.

ALBUSlooksatSCORPIUS,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.TheboysdisappearbeneaththeCloak.Shelooksaround,exasperated.

Well,wherehavethey—Ineverwantedthisthingandnowit’splayingtricksonme.

Shethinks.Shelooksbackatthemap.Sheidentifieswheretheyshouldbe.

Shelooksaroundtheroom.Objectsmoveastheboysinvisiblymovepastthem.Sheseeswherethey’reheading,shemakestoblockthem.Buttheyskirtaroundher.

Unless.Unless...Yourfather’sCloak.

Shelooksbackatthemap,shelooksattheboys.Shesmilestoherself.

Well,ifIdidn’tseeyou,Ididn’tseeyou.

Sheexits.ThetwoboysremovetheCloak.Theysitinsilenceforamoment.

ALBUS:Yes,IstolethisfromJames.He’sremarkablyeasytostealfrom;histrunkcombinationisthedatehegothisfirstbroom.I’vefoundtheCloakmadeavoidingbullies...easier.

SCORPIUSnods.

I’msorry—aboutyourmum.Iknowwedon’ttalkaboutherenough—

butIhopeyouknow—I’msorry—it’srubbish—whathappenedtoher

—toyou.

SCORPIUS:Thanks.

ALBUS:Mydadsaid—saidthatyouwerethisdarkcloudaroundme.Mydadstartedtothink—andIjustknewIhadtostayaway,andifIdidn’t,Dadsaidhe

would—

SCORPIUS:Yourdadthinkstherumorsaretrue—IamthesonofVoldemort?

ALBUS(nods):Hisdepartmentarecurrentlyinvestigatingit.

SCORPIUS:Good.Letthem.Sometimes—sometimesIfindmyselfthinking—

maybethey’retruetoo.

ALBUS:No.They’renottrue.AndI’lltellyouwhy.BecauseIdon’tthinkVoldemortiscapableofhavingakindson—andyou’rekind,Scorpius.Tothedepthsofyourbelly,tothetipsofyourfingers.ItrulybelieveVoldemort—Voldemortcouldn’thaveachildlikeyou.

Beat.SCORPIUSismovedbythis.

SCORPIUS:That’snice—that’sanicethingtosay.

ALBUS:Andit’ssomethingIshouldhavesaidalongtimeago.Infact,you’reprobablythebestpersonIknow.Andyoudon’t—youcouldn’t—holdmeback.Youmakemestronger—andwhenDadforcedusapart—withoutyou—

SCORPIUS:Ididn’tmuchlikemylifewithoutyouiniteither.

ALBUS:AndIknowI’llalwaysbeHarryPotter’sson—andIwillsortthatoutinmyhead—andIknowcomparedtoyoumylifeisprettygood,really,andthatheandIarecomparativelyluckyand—

SCORPIUS(interrupting):Albus,asapologiesgothisiswonderfullyfulsome,butyou’restartingtotalkmoreaboutyouthanmeagain,soprobablybettertoquitwhileyou’reahead.

ALBUSsmilesandstretchesoutahand.

ALBUS:Friends?

SCORPIUS:Always.

SCORPIUSextendshishand,ALBUSpullsSCORPIUSupintoahug.

That’sthesecondtimeyou’vedonethat.

Thetwoboysbreakapartandsmile.

ALBUS:ButI’mpleasedwehadthisargumentbecauseit’sgivenmeareallygoodidea.

SCORPIUS:Aboutwhat?

ALBUS:Itinvolvesthesecondtask.Andhumiliation.

SCORPIUS:You’restilltalkingaboutgoingbackintime?Havewebeenhavingthesameconversation?

ALBUS:You’reright—wearelosers.We’rebrilliantatlosingandsoweshouldbeusingourownknowledgehere.Ourownpowers.Losersaretaughttobelosers.Andthere’sonlyonewaytoteachaloser—andweknowthatbetterthananyone—humiliation.Weneedtohumiliatehim.Sointhesecondtaskthat’swhatwe’lldo.

SCORPIUSthinks—foralongtime—andthensmiles.

SCORPIUS:That’sareallygoodstrategy.

ALBUS:Iknow.

SCORPIUS:Imean,quitespectacular.HumiliateCedrictosaveCedric.Clever.

AndRose?

ALBUS:ThatI’msavingasasparklysurprise.Icandoitwithoutyou—butIwantyouthere.BecauseIwantustodothistogether.Setthingsrighttogether.So...Willyoucome?

SCORPIUS:But,justaminute,isn’t—wasn’t—thesecondtasktookplaceinthelake,andyou’renotallowedtoleavetheschoolbuilding.

ALBUSgrins.

ALBUS:Yes.Aboutthat...Weneedtofindthegirls’bathroomonthefirstfloor.

ACTTWO,SCENESEVENTEEN

HOGWARTS,STAIRCASES

RONiswalkingdownthestaircase,consumedinhisthoughts,andthenheseesHERMIONEandhisexpressionchangesentirely.

RON:ProfessorGranger.

HERMIONElooksacross,herheartleapsabittoo(thoughshewon’tadmitit).

HERMIONE:Ron.Whatareyoudoinghere?

RON:PanjugotinalittletroubleinPotionsclass.Wasshowingoff,ofcourse,andputthewrongthingwiththewrongthingandnowhehasnoeyebrowsandaratherlargemustache,apparently.Whichdoesn’tsuithim.Ididn’twanttocomebutPadmasaysthatwhenitcomestofacialgrowths,sonsneedtheirfathers.Haveyoudonesomethingwithyourhair?

HERMIONE:Justcombedit,Isuspect.

RON:Well...Combingitsuitsyou.

HERMIONElooksatRONslightlystrangely.

HERMIONE:Ron,willyoustoplookingatmelikethat?

RON(summoningconfidence):Youknow,Harry’sboyAlbus—saidtometheotherdaythathethoughtyouandIwere—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.Everythingfeelstooimportantformovement.ThenRONcoughs.

RON:Well.Mustgeton.SortPanjuout.Teachhimthefinerartsofmustachegrooming.

Hewalkson,heturns,helooksatHERMIONE.Shelooksback,hehurriesonagain.

Yourhairreallydoesverymuchsuityou.

ACTTWO,SCENEEIGHTEEN

HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE

PROFESSORMcGONAGALLisonstageonherown.Shelooksatthemap.Shefrownstoherself.Shetapsitwithherwand.Shesmilestoherselfatagooddecisionmade.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Mischiefmanaged.

There’sarattling.

Thewholestageseemstovibrate.

GINNYisthefirstthroughthefireplace,andthenHARRY.

GINNY:Professor,Ican’tsaythatevergetsmoredignified.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Potter.You’reback.Andyouseemtohavefinallyruinedmycarpet.

HARRY:Ineedtofindmyson.Weneedto.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Harry,I’veconsideredthisanddecidedIwantnopartofit.Whateveryouthreaten,I—

HARRY:Minerva,Icomehereinpeace,notwar.Ishouldneverhavespokentoyouthatway.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Ijustdon’tthinkIcaninterfereinfriendshipsandI

believe—

HARRY:IneedtosaysorrytoyouandsorrytoAlbus,willyougivemethatchance?

DRACOarrivesbehindthemwithabangofsoot.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Draco?

DRACO:Heneedstoseehisson,andIneedtoseemine.

HARRY:LikeIsay—peace—notwar.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALLstudieshisface;sheseesthesinceritysheneedstosee.Shetakesthemapbackoutofherpocket.Sheopensitup.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Well,peaceiscertainlysomethingIcanbepartof.

Shetapsitwithherwand.

(Sighs.)IsolemnlyswearthatI’muptonogood.

Themapislitintoaction.

Well,theyaretogether.

DRACO:Inthegirls’bathroomonthefirstfloor.Whatonearthwouldtheybedoingthere?

ACTTWO,SCENENINETEEN

HOGWARTS,GIRLS’BATHROOM

SCORPIUSandALBUSenterabathroom.InthecenterofitisalargeVictoriansink.

SCORPIUS:Soletmegetthisright—theplanisEngorgement...

ALBUS:Yes.Scorpius,thatsoap,ifyoumay...

SCORPIUSfishesasoapoutofthesink.

Engorgio.

Hefiresaboltfromhiswandacrosstheroom.Thesoapblowsuptofourtimesitssize.

SCORPIUS:Nice.Considermeengorgimpressed.

ALBUS:Thesecondtaskwasthelaketask.Theyhadtoretrievesomethingwhichwasstolenfromthem,whichturnedouttobe—

SCORPIUS:—peopletheyloved.

ALBUS:CedricusedaBubble-HeadCharmtoswimthroughthelake.AllwedoisfollowhiminthereanduseEngorgementtoturnhimintosomethingratherlarger.WeknowtheTime-Turnerdoesn’tgiveuslong,sowe’regoingtobequick.GettohimandEngorgiohisheadandwatchhimfloatoutofthelake

—awayfromthetask—awayfromthecompetition...

SCORPIUS:But—youstillhaven’ttoldmehowwe’regoingtoactuallygettothelake...

Andthensuddenlyajetofwateremergesfromthesink—andafteritascendsaverywetMOANINGMYRTLE.

MOANINGMYRTLE:Whoa.Thatfeelsgood.Neverusedtoenjoythat.Butwhenyougettomyage,youtakewhatyoucan...

SCORPIUS:Ofcourse—you’reagenius—MoaningMyrtle...

MOANINGMYRTLEswoopsdownontoSCORPIUS.

MOANINGMYRTLE:Whatdidyoucallme?DoImoan?AmImoaningnow?AM

I?AMI?

SCORPIUS:No,Ididn’tmean...

MOANINGMYRTLE:What’smyname?

SCORPIUS:Myrtle.

MOANINGMYRTLE:Exactly—Myrtle.MyrtleElizabethWarren—aprettyname

—myname—noneedforthemoaning.

SCORPIUS:Well...

MOANINGMYRTLE(shegiggles):It’sbeenawhile.Boys.Inmybathroom.Inmygirls’bathroom.Well,that’snotright...Butthenagain,IalwaysdidhaveasoftspotforthePotters.AndIwasmoderatelypartialtoaMalfoytoo.

NowhowcanIhelpyoupair?

ALBUS:Youwerethere,Myrtle—inthelake.Theywroteaboutyou.Theremustbeawayoutofthesepipes.

MOANINGMYRTLE:I’vebeeneverywhere.Butwherespecificallywereyouthinking?

ALBUS:Thesecondtask.Thelaketask.IntheTriwizardTournament.Twenty-

fiveyearsago.HarryandCedric.

MOANINGMYRTLE:Suchashametheprettyonehadtodie.Notthatyourfatherisnotpretty—butCedricDiggory—you’dbeamazedathowmanygirlsIhadtoheardoingloveincantationsinthisverybathroom...Andtheweepingafterhewastaken.

ALBUS:Helpus,Myrtle,helpusgetintothatsamelake.

MOANINGMYRTLE:YouthinkIcanhelpyoutravelintime?

ALBUS:Weneedyoutokeepasecret.

MOANINGMYRTLE:Ilovesecrets.Iwon’ttellasoul.Crossmyheartandhopetodie.Or—theequivalent.Forghosts.Youknow.

ALBUSnodsatSCORPIUS,whorevealstheTime-Turner.

ALBUS:Wecantravelintime.You’regoingtohelpustravelthepipes.We’regoingtosaveCedricDiggory.

MOANINGMYRTLE(grins):Well,thatsoundslikefun.

ALBUS:Andwe’venotimetolose.

MOANINGMYRTLE:Thisverysink.Thisverysinkemptiesdirectlyintothelake.Itbreakseverybylawbutthisschoolhasalwaysbeenantiquated.Diveinandyouwillbepipedstraighttoit.

ALBUSpullshimselfintothesink,dumpinghiscloakashedoes.SCORPIUS

copies.

ALBUShandsSCORPIUSsomegreenfoliageinabag.

ALBUS:Someformeandsomeforyou.

SCORPIUS:Gillyweed?We’reusinggillyweed?Tobreatheunderwater?

ALBUS:Justlikemydaddid.Now,areyouready?

SCORPIUS:Remember,thistimewecan’tbecaughtoutbytheclock...

ALBUS:Fiveminutes,that’sallweallowfor—beforewegetpulledbacktothe

present.

SCORPIUS:Tellmethisisallgoingtobeokay.

ALBUS(grinning):It’sallgoingtobeentirelyokay.Areyouready?

ALBUStakesthegillyweedanddisappearsdown.

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,andPROFESSORMcGONAGALL.

HARRY:Albus...Albus...

GINNY:He’sgone.

Theyfindtheboys’cloaksontheground.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(consultingthemap):He’sdisappeared.No,he’s

travelingunderHogwartsgrounds,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.Howisityou’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.Travelingintime.

ACTTWO,SCENETWENTY

TRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT,LAKE,1995

LUDOBAGMAN:Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Igiveyou—thegreatest—thefabulous—theone—andtheonlyTRIWIZARD

TOURNAMENT.Ifyou’refromHogwarts.Givemeacheer.

There’saloudcheer.

AndnowALBUSandSCORPIUSareswimmingthroughthelake.Descendingthroughthewaterwithgracefulease.

Ifyou’refromDurmstrang—givemeacheer.

There’saloudcheer.

ANDIFYOU’REFROMBEAUXBATONSGIVEMEACHEER.

There’saslightlylesslimpcheer.

TheFrencharegettingintothis.

Andthey’reoff...Viktor’sashark,ofcourseheis,Fleurlooksremarkable,everpluckyHarryisusinggillyweed,cleverHarry,veryclever

—andCedric—well,Cedric,whatatreat,ladiesandgentlemen,CedricisusingaBubbleCharmtocruisethroughthelake.

CEDRICDIGGORYapproachesthemthroughthewater,abubbleoverhishead.

ALBUSandSCORPIUSraisetheirwandstogetherandfireanEngorgementCharmthroughthewater.

Heturnsandlooksatthem,confused.Andithitshim.Andaroundhimthewaterglowsgold.

AndthenCEDRICstartstogrow—andgrowagain—andgrowsomemore.

Helooksaroundhimself—entirelypanicked.AndtheboyswatchasCEDRIC

ascendshelplesslythroughthewater.

Butno,what’sthis...CedricDiggoryisascendingoutofthewaterandseeminglyoutofthecompetition.Oh,ladiesandgentlemen,wedon’thaveourwinnerbutwecertainlyhaveourloser.CedricDiggoryisturningintoaballoon,andthisballoonwantstofly.Fly,ladiesandgentlemen,fly.Flyoutofthetaskandoutofthetournamentand—ohmy,itgetswilderstill,aroundCedric,fireworksexplodedeclaiming—“RonlovesHermione”—

andthecrowdlovethat—oh,ladiesandgentlemen,thelookonCedric’sface.It’squitesomepicture,it’squitesomesight,it’squitesometragedy.

Thisisahumiliation,there’snootherwordforit.

AndALBUSsmileswidelyandhigh-fivesSCORPIUSinthewater.

AndALBUSpointsup,andSCORPIUSnods,andtheystarttoswimeverupwards.AndasCEDRICascends,peoplestarttolaugh,andeverythingchanges.

Theworldbecomesdarker.Theworldbecomesalmostblack,infact.

Andthere’saflash.Andabang.AndtheTime-Turnertickstoastop.Andwe’rebackinthepresent.

SCORPIUSsuddenlyemerges,shootingupthroughthewater.Andhe’striumphant.

SCORPIUS:Woooo-hoooooo!

Helooksaround,surprised.Where’sALBUS?Heputshisarmsintotheair.

Wedidit!

Hewaitsanotherbeat.

Albus?

ALBUSstilldoesn’temerge.SCORPIUStreadswater,hethinksandthenhe

ducksbackintothewater.

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’tgiveyouanexcusetodillydally,tomessabout.

SCORPIUS:There’saboyinthislake.Youneedtogethelp.I’mlookingformyfriend,Miss.Professor.Headmaster.OneofHogwarts’sstudents,Miss.I’mlookingforAlbusPotter.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Potter?AlbusPotter?There’snosuchstudent.Infact,therehasn’tbeenaPotteratHogwartsforyears—andthatboydidn’tturnoutsowell.Notsomuchrestinpeace,HarryPotter,morerestinperpetualdespair.Totaltroublemaker.

SCORPIUS:HarryPotter’sdead?

Suddenlyfromaroundtheauditorium,thefeelofabreathofthewind.Someblackrobesarisearoundpeople.Blackrobesthatbecomeblackshapes.

Thatbecomedementors.

Flyingdementorsthroughtheauditorium.Theseblackdeadlyshapes,theseblackdeadlyforces.Theyareeverythingtobefeared.Andtheysuckthespiritfromtheroom.

Thewindcontinues.Thisishell.Andthen,rightfromthebackoftheroom,whisperingaroundeveryone.

Wordssaidwithanunmistakablevoice.ThevoiceofVOLDEMORT...

HaaarryPottttter.

HARRY’sdreamhascometolife.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Haveyouswallowedsomethingfunnyinthere?BecomeaMudbloodwithoutanyofusnoticing?HarryPotterdiedovertwentyyearsagoaspartofthatfailedcoupontheschool—hewasoneofthoseDumbledoreterroristswebravelyoverthrewattheBattleofHogwarts.

Nowcomealong—Idon’tknowwhatgameyou’replayingbutyou’reupsettingthedementorsandentirelyruiningVoldemortDay.

AndtheParseltonguewhispersgrowlouderandlouder.Growmonstrouslyloud.Andgiantbannerswithsnakesymbolsuponthemdescendoverthestage.

SCORPIUS:VoldemortDay?

Wecuttoblack.

ACTTHREE,SCENEONE

HOGWARTS,HEADMISTRESS’SOFFICE

SCORPIUSenterstheofficeofDOLORESUMBRIDGE.Heisdressedindarker,blackerrobes.Hehasapensivelookonhisface.Heremainscoiledandalert.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Scorpius.Thankyousomuchforcomingtoseeme.

SCORPIUS:Headmistress.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Scorpius,I’vethoughtforalongtimethatyouhaveHeadBoypotential,asyouknow.Pure-blooded,anaturalleader,wonderfullyathletic...

SCORPIUS:Athletic?

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Noneedtobemodest,Scorpius.I’veseenyouontheQuidditchpitch,there’srarelyaSnitchyoudon’tcatch.Youareahighlyvaluedstudent.Valuedbythefaculty.Valuedespeciallybyme.I’vepositivelyglowedaboutyouindispatchestotheAugurey.Ourworktogetherflushingoutthemoredilettantestudentshasmadethisschoolasafer,purerplace—

SCORPIUS:Hasit?

Thereisthesoundofascreamfromoff.SCORPIUSturnstowardsit.Buthedismissesthethought.Hemustandhewillcontrolhimself.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:ButinthethreedayssinceIfoundyouinthatlakeonVoldemortDay,you’vebecome...odderandodder.Inparticular,thissuddenobsessionwithHarryPotter...

SCORPIUS:Idon’t...

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:QuestioningeveryoneyoucanabouttheBattleofHogwarts.

HowPotterdied.WhyPotterdied.AndthisludicrousfascinationwithCedric

Diggory.Scorpius,we’vecheckedyouforhexesandcurses—therewerenonewecansee—soI’maskingifthere’sanythingIcando—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.

SCORPIUSishigh-fived,it’spainful,hetakesit.

YANNFREDERICKS:We’restillon,right,tomorrownight?

KARLJENKINS:BecausewearereadytospillsomeproperMudbloodguts.

POLLYCHAPMAN:Scorpius.

POLLYCHAPMANisstandingonthestairs,SCORPIUSturnstowardsher,surprisedtohearhersayhisname.

SCORPIUS:PollyChapman?

POLLYCHAPMAN:Shallwecuttoit?Iknoweveryoneiswaitingtoknowwhoyou’regoingtoaskbecause,youknow,youneedtoasksomeoneandI’vebeenaskedbythreepeoplealreadyandIknowI’mnotaloneinrefusingthemall.Incase,youknow,youweretoaskme.

SCORPIUS:Right.

POLLYCHAPMAN:Whichwouldbegreat.Ifyouwereinterested.Whichrumoris

—youare.AndIjustwanttomakeclear—atthismoment—thatIamalsointerested.Andthatisn’tarumor.That’sa—f-a-c-t—fact.

SCORPIUS:That’sum—greatbut—whatarewetalkingabout?

POLLYCHAPMAN:TheBloodBall,ofcourse.Whoyou—theScorpionKing—

aretakingtotheBloodBall.

SCORPIUS:You—PollyChapman—wantmetotakeyoutoa—ball?

Thereisthesoundofscreamingbehindhim.

Whatisthatscreaming?

POLLYCHAPMAN:Mudbloods,ofcourse.Inthedungeons.Youridea,wasn’tit?

What’sgoingonwithyou?OhPotter,I’vegotbloodonmyshoesagain...

Shebendsandcarefullycleansthebloodoffhershoes.

LiketheAugureyinsists—thefutureisourstomake—sohereIam,makingafuture—withyou.ForVoldemortandValor.

SCORPIUS:ForVoldemortitis.

POLLYwalkson,SCORPIUSlooksagonizedafterher.Whatisthisworld—

andwhatishewithinit?

ACTTHREE,SCENETHREE

MINISTRYOFMAGIC,OFFICEOFTHEHEADOFMAGICALLAW

ENFORCEMENT

DRACOisimpressiveinawaywehaven’tseen.Hehasthesmellofpowerabouthim.FlyingdowneithersideoftheroomareAugureyflags—withthebirdemblazonedinafascisticmanner.

DRACO:Youarelate.

SCORPIUS:Thisisyouroffice?

DRACO:Youarelateandunapologetic,maybeyouaredeterminedtocompoundtheproblem.

SCORPIUS:You’reHeadofMagicalLawEnforcement?

DRACO:Howdareyou!Howdareyouembarrassmeandkeepmewaitingandthennotapologizeforit!

SCORPIUS:Sorry.

DRACO:Sir.

SCORPIUS:Sorry,sir.

DRACO:Ididnotbringyouuptobesloppy,Scorpius.IdidnotbringyouuptohumiliatemeatHogwarts.

SCORPIUS:Humiliateyou,sir?

DRACO:HarryPotter,askingquestionsaboutHarryPotter,ofalltheembarrassingthings.HowdareyoudisgracetheMalfoyname.

SCORPIUS:Ohno.Areyouresponsible?No.No.Youcan’tbe.

DRACO:Scorpius...

SCORPIUS:TheDailyProphettoday—threewizardsblowingupbridgestoseehowmanyMugglestheycankillwithoneblast—isthatyou?

DRACO:Beverycareful.

SCORPIUS:The“Mudblood”deathcamps,thetorture,theburningaliveofthosethatopposehim.Howmuchofthatisyou?MumalwaystoldmethatyouwereabettermanthanIcouldsee,butthisiswhatyoureallyare,isn’tit?Amurderer,atorturer,a—

DRACOrisesupandpullsSCORPIUShardontothetable.Theviolenceissurprisinganddeadly.

DRACO:Donotusehernameinvain,Scorpius.Donotscorepointsthatway.Shedeservesbetterthanthat.

SCORPIUSsaysnothing,horrifiedandscared.DRACOreadsthis.HeletsgoofSCORPIUS’shead.Hedoesn’tlikehurtinghisson.

Andno,thoseidiotsblastingMuggles,that’snotmydoing,thoughit’llbemetheAugureyaskstobribetheMugglePrimeMinisterwithgold...Didyourmotherreallysaythatofme?

SCORPIUS:ShesaidthatGrandfatherdidn’tlikeherverymuch—opposedthematch—thoughtshewastooMuggle-loving—tooweak—butthatyoudefiedhimforher.Shesaiditwasthebravestthingshe’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?

SCORPIUSdesperatelythinksforawayofdescribinghisstory.

SCORPIUS:I’veseenmyselfinadifferentway.

DRACO:YouknowwhatIlovedmostaboutyourmother?Shecouldalwayshelpmefindlightinthedarkness.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.

SCORPIUSlooksathimandbacksoutoftheroom.

SCORPIUS:ForVoldemortandValor.

ACTTHREE,SCENEFOUR

HOGWARTS,LIBRARY

SCORPIUSentersthelibraryandstartsdesperatelytolookthroughbooks.Hefindsahistorybook.

SCORPIUS:HowdidCedricbecomeaDeathEater?WhathaveImissed?Findmesome—lightinthedarkness.Tellmeyoursecrets.WhathaveImissed?

CRAIGBOWKERJR.:Whyareyouhere?

SCORPIUSturnstolookataratherdesperate-lookingCRAIG,hisclothestatteredandworn.

SCORPIUS:Whycan’tIbehere?

CRAIGBOWKERJR.:It’snotreadyyet.I’mworkingasfastasIcan.ButProfessorSnapesetssomuchofit,andwritingtheessayintwodifferentways.Imean,I’mnotcomplaining...Sorry.

SCORPIUS:Startagain.Fromthebeginning.What’snotready?

CRAIGBOWKERJR.:YourPotionshomework.AndI’mhappytodoit—gratefuleven—andIknowyouhatehomeworkandbooksandIneverletyoudown,youknowthat.

SCORPIUS:Ihatehomework?

CRAIGBOWKERJR.:You’retheScorpionKing.Ofcourseyouhatehomework.

WhatareyoudoingwithAHistoryofMagic?Icoulddothatassignmenttoo?

Pause.SCORPIUSlooksatCRAIGamomentandthenwalksaway.CRAIGexits.

AfteramomentSCORPIUSreturnswithafrown.

SCORPIUS:DidhesaySnape?

ACTTHREE,SCENEFIVE

HOGWARTS,POTIONSCLASSROOM

SCORPIUSrunsintothePotionsclassroom,slammingbackthedoor.SEVERUS

SNAPElooksupathim.

SNAPE:Didnooneteachyoutoknock,boy?

SCORPIUSlooksupatSNAPE,slightlybreathless,slightlyunsure,slightlyexultant.

SCORPIUS:SeverusSnape.Thisisanhonor.

SNAPE:ProfessorSnapewilldofine.Youmaybehavelikeakingatthisschool,Malfoy,butthatdoesn’tmakeusallyoursubjects.

SCORPIUS:Butyou’retheanswer...

SNAPE:Howverypleasantforme.Ifyou’vegotsomethingtosay,boy,thenpleasesayit...Ifnot,closethedooronyourwayout.

SCORPIUS:Ineedyourhelp.

SNAPE:Iexisttoserve.

SCORPIUS:Ijustdon’tknowwhathelpI—need.Areyoustillundercovernow?

AreyoustillworkingsecretlyforDumbledore?

SNAPE:Dumbledore?Dumbledore’sdead.Andmyworkforhimwaspublic—I

taughtinhisschool.

SCORPIUS:No.That’snotallyoudid.YouwatchedtheDeathEatersforhim.Youadvisedhim.Everyonethoughtyou’dmurderedhim—butitturnedoutyou’dbeensupportinghim.Yousavedtheworld.

SNAPE:Theseareverydangerousallegations,boy.Anddon’tthinktheMalfoynamewillpreventmeinflictingpunishment.

SCORPIUS:WhatifIwastotellyoutherewasanotherworld—anotherworldinwhichVoldemortwasdefeatedattheBattleofHogwarts,inwhichHarryPotterandDumbledore’sArmywon,howwouldyoufeelthen...

SNAPE:I’dsaythattherumorsofHogwarts’sbelovedScorpionKinglosinghismindarewell-founded.

SCORPIUS:TherewasastolenTime-Turner.IstoleaTime-Turner.WithAlbus.

WetriedtobringCedricDiggorybackfromthedead,whenhewasdead.

WetriedtostophimwinningtheTriwizardTournament.Butbydoingsoweturnedhimintoanalmostdifferentpersonentirely.

SNAPE:HarryPotterwonthatTriwizardTournament.

SCORPIUS:Hewasn’tsupposedtodoitalone.Cedricwassupposedtowinitwithhim.Butwehumiliatedhimoutofthetournament.AndasaresultofthathumiliationhebecameaDeathEater.Ican’tworkoutwhathedidintheBattleofHogwarts—whetherhekilledsomeoneor—buthedidsomethinganditchangedeverything.

SNAPE:CedricDiggorykilledonlyonewizardandnotasignificantone—

NevilleLongbottom.

SCORPIUS:Oh,ofcourse,that’sit!ProfessorLongbottomwassupposedtokillNagini,Voldemort’ssnake.NaginihadtodiebeforeVoldemortcoulddie.

That’sit!You’vesolvedit!WedestroyedCedric,hekilledNeville,Voldemortwonthebattle.Canyousee?Canyouseeit?

SNAPE:IcanseethisisaMalfoygame.GetoutbeforeIalertyourfatherandplungeyouintodeeptrouble.

SCORPIUSthinksandthenplayshisfinal,desperatecard.

SCORPIUS:Youlovedhismother.Idon’tremembereverything.Iknowyoulovedhismother.Harry’smother.Lily.Iknowyouspentyearsundercover.Iknowwithoutyouthewarcouldneverhavebeenwon.HowwouldIknowthisifIhadn’tseentheotherworld...?

SNAPEsaysnothing,overwhelmed.

OnlyDumbledoreknew,amIright?Andwhenyoulosthimyoumusthavefeltsoalone.Iknowyou’reagoodman.HarryPottertoldhissonyou’reagreatman.

SNAPElooksatSCORPIUS—unsurewhat’sgoingon.Isthisatrick?Heisquiteseriouslyataloss.

SNAPE:HarryPotterisdead.

SCORPIUS:Notinmyworld.Hesaidyouwerethebravestmanhe’devermet.Heknew,yousee—heknewyoursecret—whatyoudidforDumbledore.

Andheadmiredyouforit—greatly.Andthat’swhyhenamedhisson—

mybestfriend—afteryouboth.AlbusSeverusPotter.

SNAPEisstopped.Heisdeeplymoved.

Please—forLily,fortheworld,helpme.

SNAPEthinksandthenwalksuptoSCORPIUS,takingouthiswandashedoes.

SCORPIUSstepsback,scared.SNAPEfireshiswandatthedoor.

SNAPE:Colloportus!

Aninvisiblelockslamsintoplace.SNAPEopensahatchatthebackoftheclassroom.

Well,comeon,then...

SCORPIUS:Justaquestion,butwhere—exactly—arewegoing?

SNAPE:We’vehadtomovemanytimes.Everywherewe’vesettledthey

destroyed.ThiswilltakeustoaroomhiddenintherootsoftheWhompingWillow.

SCORPIUS:Okay,who’swe?

SNAPE:Oh.You’llsee.

ACTTHREE,SCENESIX

CAMPAIGNROOM

SCORPIUSispinnedtothetablebyamagnificent-lookingHERMIONE.Herclothesfaded,hereyesblazing,sheisfullwarriornowanditrathersuitsher.

HERMIONE:Youmakeonemoremoveandyourbrainwillbeafrogandyourarmswillberubber.

SNAPE:Safe.He’ssafe.(Beat.)Youknowyounevercouldlisten.Youwereaterribleboreofastudentandyou’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.HeisslightlylessgoodattherebellookthanHERMIONEis.

RON:Snape,aroyalvisit,and—(heseesSCORPIUSandisimmediatelyalarmed)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?Thisisprettywild.

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.Doingourbesttotickletheirnosehairs.

Grangerhereisawantedwoman.I’mawantedman.

SNAPE(dryly):Lesswanted.

HERMIONE:Tobeclear:Inthisotherworld...?Beforeyoumeddled?

SCORPIUS:Voldemortisdead.KilledintheBattleofHogwarts.HarryisHeadof

MagicalLawEnforcement.You’reMinisterforMagic.

HERMIONEstops,surprisedbythis,shelooksupwithasmile.

HERMIONE:I’mMinisterforMagic?

RON(wantingtojointhefun):Brilliant.WhatdoIdo?

SCORPIUS:YourunWeasleys’WizardWheezes.

RON:Okay,so,she’sMinisterforMagicandIruna—jokeshop?

SCORPIUSlooksatRON’shurtface.

SCORPIUS:You’remostlyfocusedonbringingupyourkids.

RON:Great.Iexpecttheirmotherishot.

SCORPIUS(blushing):Well...Um...Dependswhatyouthinkof...Thethingis,youtwosortofhavekids—together.Adaughterandason.

Thetwolookup,astonished.

Married.Inlove.Everything.Youwereshockedtheothertimetoo.WhenyouwereDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsteacherandRonwasmarriedtoPadma.You’reconstantlysurprisedbyit.

HERMIONEandRONbothlookateachotherandthenlookaway.AndthenRONlooksback.RONclearshisthroatrepeatedly.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,youonlygetfiveminutesinthepast.

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.Doingthiswillrequireyoutogooutside.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwereoutside?

HERMIONE:Notforalongtime,but—

SNAPE:Ifyou’refoundoutside,thedementorswillkissyou—they’llsuckoutyoursoul.

HERMIONE:Severus,I’mdonewithlivingoffscraps,makingfailedattemptsatcoups.Thisisourchancetoresettheworld.

ShenodsatRON,whopullsdownamap.

ThefirsttaskofthetournamenttookplaceattheedgeoftheForbiddenForest.Weturntimehere,gettothetournament,blockthespell,andthenreturnsafely.Withprecision—itcanbedoneanditwon’trequireustoshowourfacesoutsideinourtimeatall.Thenwe’llturntimeagain,makeourwaytothelake,andreversethesecondtask.

SNAPE:You’reriskingeverything—

HERMIONE:Wegetthisright,Harry’salive,Voldemort’sdead,andtheAugureyisgone,forthatnoriskistoogreat.ThoughIamsorrywhatitwillcostyou.

SNAPE:Sometimescostsaremadetobeborne.

Thetwolookateachother,SNAPEnods,HERMIONEnodsback,SNAPE’sfacecrumblesslightly.

Ididn’tjustquoteDumbledore,didI?

HERMIONE(withasmile):No,I’mprettysurethat’spureSeverusSnape.

SheturnstoSCORPIUS,sheindicatestheTime-Turner.

Malfoy—

SCORPIUSbringshertheTime-Turner.Shesmilesatit,excitedtouseaTime-Turneragain,excitedtouseitforthis.

Let’shopethisworks.

ShetakestheTime-Turner.Itbeginstovibrate,andthenexplodesintoastormofmovement.

Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.

Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowatfirst...

Thereisabangandaflashandourgangdisappear.

ACTTHREE,SCENEEIGHT

EDGEOFTHEFORBIDDENFOREST,1994

AndwewatchourscenefromPartOnereplayed,butatthebackofthestageratherthanthefront.WepickoutALBUSandSCORPIUSintheirDurmstrangrobes.

Andthroughitallwehearthe“brilliant”(hiswordsagain,hiswords)LUDO

BAGMAN.

SCORPIUS,HERMIONE,RON,andSNAPEwatchoutanxiously.

LUDOBAGMAN:AndCedricDiggoryhasenteredthestage.Andheseemsready.

Scaredbutready.Hedodgesthisway.Hedodgesthat.Thegirlsswoonashe

divesforcover.Theycryasone:Don’tdamageourDiggory,Mr.

Dragon!AndCedricskirtsleftandhedivesright—andhereadieshiswand—

SNAPE:Thisistakingtoolong.TheTime-Turnerisspinning.

LUDOBAGMAN:Whathasthisyoung,brave,handsomemangotuphissleeviesnow?

AsALBUSattemptstosummonCEDRIC’swand,HERMIONEblockshisspell.Helooksathiswand—disconsolate,unsurewhyithasn’tworked.

AndthentheTime-Turnerspinsandtheylookatitandpanicasthey’repulledintoit.

Adog—he’stransfiguredastoneintoadog—dogdiggity,Cedric

Diggory—youareadoggydynamo.

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.Thatbecomedementors.

HERMIONE:Toolate.

SNAPE:Thisisadisaster.

HERMIONE(sherealizeswhatshehastodo):They’reafterme,notanyofyou.

Ron.IloveyouandIalwayshave.Butthethreeofyouneedtorun.Go.

Now.

RON:What?

SCORPIUS:What?

RON:Canwetalkaboutthelovethingfirst?

HERMIONE:ThisisstillVoldemort’sworld.AndIamdonewithit.Reversingthenexttaskwillchangeeverything.

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,you

know,I’dratherbehere.Expecto—

Ashereachesuptocastthespell,HERMIONEstopshisarm.

HERMIONE:Let’skeepthemhereandgivetheboythebestchancewecan.

RONlooksatherandthennodssadly.

Adaughter.

RON:Andason.Ilikedthatideatoo.

Helooksaround—heknowshisfate.

I’mscared.

HERMIONE:Kissme.

RONthinksandthendoes.Andthenthetwoareyankedapart.Andpinnedtotheground.Andwewatchasagolden-whitishhazeispulledfromtheirbodies.Theyhavetheirsoulssuckedfromthem.Anditisterrifying.

SCORPIUSwatches—helplessly.

SNAPE:Let’sgetdowntothewater.Walk.Don’trun.

SNAPElooksatSCORPIUS.

Staycalm,Scorpius.Theymaybeblindbuttheycansenseyourfear.

SCORPIUSlooksatSNAPE.

SCORPIUS:Theyjustsuckedouttheirsouls.

AdementorswoopsdownlowoverthemandsettlesinfrontofSCORPIUS.

SNAPE:Thinkofsomethingelse,Scorpius.Occupyyourthoughts.

SCORPIUS:Ifeelcold.Ican’tsee.There’safoginsideme—aroundme.

SNAPE:You’reaking,andI’maprofessor.They’llonlyattackwithgoodreason.

Thinkaboutthoseyoulove,thinkaboutwhyyou’redoingthis.

SCORPIUS:Icanhearmymother.Shewantsme—myhelp—butsheknowsIcan’t—help.

SNAPE:Listentome,Scorpius.ThinkaboutAlbus.You’regivingupyourkingdomforAlbus,right?

SCORPIUSishelpless.Consumedbyallthedementorismakinghimfeel.

Oneperson.Allittakesisoneperson.Icouldn’tsaveHarryforLily.SonowIgivemyallegiancetothecauseshebelievedin.Andit’spossible—

thatalongthewayIstartedbelievinginitmyself.

SCORPIUSsmilesatSNAPE.Hestepsdecisivelyawayfromthedementor.

SCORPIUS:Theworldchangesandwechangewithit.Iambetteroffinthisworld.

Buttheworldisnotbetter.AndIdon’twantthat.

SuddenlyDOLORESUMBRIDGEemergesinfrontofthem.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:ProfessorSnape!

SNAPE:ProfessorUmbridge.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Haveyouheardthenews?We’vecaughtthattraitorousMudbloodHermioneGranger.Shewasjustouthere.

SNAPE:That’s—fantastic.

UMBRIDGEisstaringatSNAPE.Helooksback.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Withyou.Grangerwaswithyou.

SNAPE:Withme?You’remistaken.

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:WithyouandScorpiusMalfoy.AstudentI’mbecomingincreasinglyconcernedabout.

SCORPIUS:Well...

SNAPE:Dolores,we’relateforclass,soifyou’llexcuseus...

DOLORESUMBRIDGE:Ifyou’relateforclass,whyareyounotheadingbacktotheschool?Whyareyouheadingtothelake?

There’samomentofpuresilence.AndthenSNAPEdoessomethinghugelyunusual—hesmiles.

SNAPE:Howlonghaveyoususpected?

UMBRIDGErisesofftheground.Sheopensherarmswide,fullofDarkMagic.Shetakesoutherwand.

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.

SCORPIUSthinksandthenrunsafterthedoe,andaroundhimtheworldgetsscarier.Abloodcurdlingscreamgoesupatoneside.Heseesthelakeandthrowshimselfinside.

SNAPEreadieshimself.

SNAPEispulledhardtothegroundandthenpushedhighintotheairashissoulisrippedfromhim.Asthescreamsjustseemtomultiply.

Thedoeturnstohimwithbeautifuleyes,anddisappears.

Thereisabangandaflash.Andthensilence.Andthenthere’smoresilence.

It’ssostill,it’ssopeaceful,it’ssoperfectlytranquil.

Andthen—SCORPIUSascendstothesurface.Breathingdeeply.Helooksaroundhimself.Breathingdeep,panickedbreaths.Helooksupatthesky.

Theskycertainlyseems—bluerthanbefore.

AndthenALBUSascendsafterhim.There’sasilence.SCORPIUSjustlooksatALBUS,disbelieving.Bothboysbreatheinandout.

ALBUS:Whoa!

SCORPIUS:Albus!

ALBUS:Thatwasclose!DidyouseethatMerman?Theguywiththe—andthenthethingwiththe—whoa!

SCORPIUS:It’syou.

ALBUS:Itwasweirdthough—IthoughtIsawCedricstarttoexpand—butthenhesortofstartedshrinkingagain—andIlookedatyouandyouhadyourwandout...

SCORPIUS:Youhavenoideahowgooditistoseeyouagain.

ALBUS:Youjustsawmetwominutesago.

SCORPIUShugsALBUSinthewater,adifficulttask.

SCORPIUS:Alothashappenedsincethen.

ALBUS:Careful.You’redrowningme.Whatareyouwearing?

SCORPIUS:WhatamIwearing?(Hepullsoffhiscloak.)Whatareyouwearing?

Yes!You’reinSlytherin.

ALBUS:Diditwork?Didwedoanything?

SCORPIUS:No.Andit’sbrilliant.

ALBUSlooksathim—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,andPROFESSORMcGONAGALL.

HARRY:Albus.Albus.Areyouokay?

SCORPIUS(overjoyed):Harry!It’sHarryPotter!AndGinny.AndProfessorMcGonagall.AndDad.Mydad.Hi.Dad.

DRACO:Hello,Scorpius.

ALBUS:You’reallhere.

GINNY:AndMyrtletolduseverything.

ALBUS:Whatisgoingon?

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:You’retheonewho’sjustreturnedfromtime.Whydon’tyoutellus?

SCORPIUSimmediatelyregisterswhattheyknow.

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-lookingSCORPIUSandALBUS.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALLisfuming.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Sotobeclear—youillegallyjumpedofftheHogwartsExpress,youinvadedandstolefromtheMinistryofMagic,youtookituponyourselftochangetime,whereuponyoudisappearedtwopeople—

ALBUS:Iagreeitdoesn’tsoundgood.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:AndyourresponsetodisappearingHugoandRoseGranger-Weasleywastogobackintimeagain—andthistime,insteadoflosingtwopeopleyoulostahugenumberofpeopleandkilledyourfather

—andindoingsoyouresurrectedtheworstwizardtheworldhaseverknownandheraldedinanewageofDarkMagic.(Dry.)You’recorrect,Mr.

Potter,itdoesn’tsoundgood,doesit?Areyouawarehowstupidyou’vebeen?

SCORPIUS:Yes,Professor.

ALBUShesitatesamoment.HelooksatHARRY.

ALBUS:Yes.

HARRY:Professor,ifImay—

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Youmaynot.Whatyouchoosetodoasparentsisyourmatterbutthisismyschool,andthesearemystudents,andIwillchoosewhatpunishmenttheywillface.

DRACO:Seemsfair.

HARRYlooksatGINNY,whoshakesherhead.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Ishouldexpelyoubut(withalooktoHARRY)allthingsconsidered—Ithinkitmightbesaferforyoutoremaininmycare.Youareindetentionfor—well,youcanconsideryourselfindetentionfortherestoftheyear.Christmasiscanceledforyou.YoucanforgetvisitingHogsmeadeeveragain.Andthat’sjustthestart...

SuddenlyHERMIONEburstsin.Allactionandresolve.

HERMIONE:WhatdidImiss?

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(fierce):Itisconsideredpolitetoknockwhenenteringaroom,HermioneGranger,maybeyoumissedthat.

HERMIONErealizesshe’soverstepped.

HERMIONE:Ah.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:IfIcouldalsogiveadetentiontoyou,Minister,Iwould.KeepingholdofaTime-Turner,ofallthestupidthings!

HERMIONE:Inmydefense—

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Andinabookcase.Youkeptitinabookcase.It’salmostlaughable.

HERMIONE:Minerva.(Thereisanintakeofbreath.)ProfessorMcGonagall—

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Yourchildrendidn’texist!

HERMIONEhasnoreplytothat.

Thishappenedinmyschool,undermywatch.AfterallthatDumbledoredid,Icouldn’tlivewithmyself...

HERMIONE:Iknow.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL(composesherselfforamoment):Your

intentionstosaveCedricwerehonorable,ifmisguided.Anditdoessoundasifyouwerebrave,Scorpius,andyou,Albus,butthelessonevenyourfathersometimesfailedtoheedisthatbraverydoesn’tforgivestupidity.Alwaysthink.Thinkwhat’spossible.AworldcontrolledbyVoldemortis—

SCORPIUS:Ahorrificworld.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Youaresoyoung.(ShelooksatHARRY,DRACO,GINNY,andHERMIONE.)You’reallsoyoung.Youhavenoideahowdarkthewizardingwarsgot.Youwere—reckless—withtheworldsomepeople

—someverydearfriendsofmineandyours—sacrificedahugeamounttocreateandsustain.

ALBUS:Yes,Professor.

SCORPIUS:Yes,Professor.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Goon.Getout.Thelotofyou.AndfindmethatTime-Turner.

ACTTHREE,SCENEELEVEN

HOGWARTS,SLYTHERINDORMITORY

ALBUSissittinginhisroom.HARRYentersandlooksathisson—fullofanger,butcautioustonotletitspill.

HARRY:Thanksforlettingmecomeup.

ALBUSturns,henodsathisdad.He’sbeingcautioustoo.

Noluck,asyet,withtheTime-Turnersearching.They’renegotiatingwiththeMerpeopletodredgethelake.

Hesitsdownuncomfortably.

Thisisaniceroom.

ALBUS:Greenisasoothingcolor,isn’tit?ImeanGryffindorroomsareallwellandgoodbutthetroublewithredis—itissaidtosendyoualittlemad—

notthatI’mcastingaspersions...

HARRY:Canyouexplainwhyyoutriedtodothis?

ALBUS:IthoughtIcould—changethings.IthoughtCedric—it’sunfair.

HARRY:Ofcourseit’sunfair,Albus,don’tyouthinkIknowthat?Iwasthere.Isawhimdie.Buttodothis...toriskallthis...

ALBUS:Iknow.

HARRY(failingtocontainhisanger):IfyouweretryingtodoasIdid,youwentthewrongwayaboutit.Ididn’tvolunteerforadventure,Iwasforcedintoit.Youdidsomethingreallyreckless—somethingreallystupidanddangerous—somethingthatcouldhavedestroyedeverything—

ALBUS:Iknow.Okay.Iknow.

Pause.ALBUSwipesawayatear,HARRYnoticesitandtakesabreath.Hepullshimselfbackfromthebrink.

HARRY:Well,Iwaswrongtoo—tothinkScorpiuswasVoldemort’sson.Hewasn’tablackcloud.

ALBUS:No.

HARRY:AndI’velockedawaythemap.Youwon’tseeitagain.Yourmumleftyourroomexactlyasitwaswhenyouranaway—youknowthat?

Wouldn’tletmegoin—wouldn’tletanyonegoin—youreallyscaredher...Andme.

ALBUS:Reallyscaredyou?

HARRY:Yes.

ALBUS:IthoughtHarryPotterwasn’tafraidofanything?

HARRY:IsthathowImakeyoufeel?

ALBUSlooksathisdad,tryingtofigurehimout.

ALBUS:Idon’tthinkScorpiussaid,butwhenwereturnedafterfailingtofixthefirsttask,IwassuddenlyinGryffindorHouse.Nothingwasbetterbetweenustheneither—so—thefactthatI’minSlytherin—that’snotthereasonforourproblems.It’snotjustaboutthat.

HARRY:No.Iknow.It’snotjustaboutthat.

HARRYlooksatALBUS.

Areyouokay,Albus?

ALBUS:No.

HARRY:No.Norme.

ACTTHREE,SCENETWELVE

DREAM,GODRIC’SHOLLOW,GRAVEYARD

YOUNGHARRYstandslookingatagravestonecoveredinbunchesofflowers.Hehasasmallbunchofflowersinhishand.

AUNTPETUNIA:Goonthen,laydownyourgrottylittleflowersandthenlet’sgo.Ialreadyhatethispoxylittlevillage,Idon’tknowwhyIevenhadthethought—Godric’sHollow,GodlessHollow,morelike,theplaceisclearlyahiveoffilth—goon,chop-chop.

Heapproachesthegrave.Hestandsamomentmore.

Now,Harry...Idon’thavetimeforthis.DuddyhashisCubstonightandyouknowhehatestobelate.

YOUNGHARRY:AuntPetunia.We’retheirlastlivingrelatives,right?

AUNTPETUNIA:Yes.YouandI.Yes.

YOUNGHARRY:And—theyweren’tpopular?Yousaidtheydidn’thaveanyfriends?

AUNTPETUNIA:Lilytried—blessher—shetried—itwasn’therfault,butsherepelledpeople—byherverynature.Itwasherintensity,itwashermanner,itwasher—way.Andyourfather—obnoxiousman—

extraordinarilyobnoxious.Nofriends.Neitherofthem.

YOUNGHARRY:Somyquestionis—whyaretheresomanyflowers?Whyarethereflowersallovertheirgrave?

AUNTPETUNIAlooksaround,sheseesalltheflowersasifforthefirsttimeanditmovesherhugely.Sheapproachesandthensitsbyhersister’sgrave,tryinghardtofighttheemotionsastheycometoherbutsuccumbingallthesame.

AUNTPETUNIA:Oh.Yes.Well,Isupposetherearea—few.Musthaveblownoverfromtheothergraves.Orsomeone’splayingatrick.Yes,Ithinkthat’smostlikely,someyoungrapscallionwithtoomuchtimeonhishandshasgonearoundcollectingflowersfromalltheothergravesanddepositedthemhere—

YOUNGHARRY:Butthey’reallmarkedwiththeirnames...“LilyandJames,whatyoudid,wewillneverforget,”“LilyandJames,yoursacrifice...”

VOLDEMORT:Ismellguilt,thereisastenchofguiltupontheair.

AUNTPETUNIA(toYOUNGHARRY):Getaway.Getawayfromthere.

Shepullshimback.VOLDEMORT’shandrisesintotheairabovethePotters’

gravestone,therestofhimrisesafter.Wedon’tseehisfacebuthisbodyprovidesajagged,horrificshape.

Iknewit.Thisplaceisdangerous.ThesoonerweleaveGodric’sHollowthebetter.

YOUNGHARRYispulledfromthestage,butturnstofaceVOLDEMORT.

VOLDEMORT:Doyoustillseewithmyeyes,HarryPotter?

YOUNGHARRYexits,disturbed,asALBUSburstsfromwithinVOLDEMORT’scloak.Hereachesoutadesperatehandtowardshisdad.

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.”Hewastalkingtome.

HARRYlooksather.Hetoucheshisscar.Herfacefalls.

GINNY:Harry,isAlbusstillindanger?

HARRY’sfacegrowswhite.

HARRY:Ithinkweallare.

ACTTHREE,SCENEFOURTEEN

HOGWARTS,SLYTHERINDORMITORY

SCORPIUSleansominouslyoverALBUS’sheadboard.

SCORPIUS:Albus...Psst...Albus.

ALBUSdoesn’twake.

ALBUS!

ALBUSwakeswithashock.SCORPIUSlaughs.

ALBUS:Pleasant.That’sapleasantandnotscarywaytowakeup.

SCORPIUS:Youknowit’sthestrangestofthings,buteversincebeinginthescariestplaceimaginableI’mprettymuchgoodwithfear.Iam—ScorpiustheDreadless.Iam—MalfoytheUnanxious.

ALBUS:Good.

SCORPIUS:Imean,normally,beinginlockdown,beinginconstantdetention,it’dbreakme,butnow—what’stheworsttheycando?BringbackMoldy

Voldyandhavehimtortureme?Nope.

ALBUS:You’rescarywhenyou’reinagoodmood,youknowthat?

SCORPIUS:WhenRosecameuptometodayinPotionsandcalledmeBreadHeadIalmosthuggedher.No,there’snoalmostaboutit,Iactuallytriedtohug

her,andthenshekickedmeintheshin.

ALBUS:I’mnotsurebeingfearlessisgoingtobegoodforyourhealth.

SCORPIUSlooksatALBUS,hisfacegrowsmorecontemplative.

SCORPIUS:Youdon’tknowhowgooditistobebackhere,Albus.Ihateditthere.

ALBUS:ApartfromthePollyChapmanfancyingyoubits.

SCORPIUS:Cedricwasadifferentpersonentirely—dark,dangerous.Mydad—

doinganythingtheywantedhimto.Andme?IdiscoveredanotherScorpius,youknow?Entitled,angry,mean—peoplewerefrightenedofme.Itfeelslikewewerealltestedandweall—failed.

ALBUS:Butyouchangedthings.Youhadachanceandyouchangedtimeback.

Changedyourselfback.

SCORPIUS:OnlybecauseIknewwhatIshouldbe.

ALBUSdigeststhis.

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.Mydad’sright—hedidn’tvolunteerforadventure—

me,this,it’sallmyfault—andifitwasn’tforyoueverythingcouldhavegoneDark.

SCORPIUS:Butitdidn’t.Andyou’retothankforthatasmuchasme.Whenthedementorswere—insidemyhead—SeverusSnapetoldmetothinkofyou.Youmaynothavebeenthere,Albus,butyouwerefighting—fighting

alongsideme.

ALBUSnods.Touchedbythis.

AndsavingCedric—thatwasn’tsuchabadidea—notinmyhead,anyway—though,youknow,right—thatwedefinitelycan’ttryagain.

ALBUS:Yes.Ido.Idoknowthat.

SCORPIUS:Good.Thenyoucanhelpmedestroythis.

SCORPIUSrevealstheTime-TurnertoALBUS.

ALBUS:I’mprettysureyoutoldeveryonethatwasonthebottomofalake.

SCORPIUS:TurnsoutMalfoytheUnanxiousisaprettygoodliar.

ALBUS:Scorpius...Weshouldtellsomeoneaboutthis...

SCORPIUS:Who?TheMinistrykeptitbefore,doyoureallytrustthemnottokeepitagain?OnlyyouandIhaveexperiencedhowdangerousthisis,thatmeansyouandIhavetodestroyit.Noonecandowhatwedid,Albus.Noone.No,(slightlygrandly)it’stimethattime-turningbecameathingofthepast.

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’sagainstschoolcovenantforparentsorprofessorstoenteraHousequarterswithoutexpresspermissionfrom...

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

SCORPIUSandALBUSemergeontoaroofbathedinsilverlight.There’ssofthootingallaroundthem.

SCORPIUS:SoIthinkasimpleConfringo.

ALBUS:Definitelynot.ForsomethinglikethisyouneedExpulso.

SCORPIUS:Expulso?Expulsoandwe’llbeclearingbitsofTime-Turnerfromthisowleryfordays.

ALBUS:Bombarda?

SCORPIUS:AndwakeupeveryoneinHogwarts?MaybeStupefy.TheywereoriginallydestroyedusingStupefy...

ALBUS:Exactly,it’sbeendonebefore—let’sdosomethingnew,somethingfun.

SCORPIUS:Fun?Look,manywizardsoverlooktheimportanceofchoosingtherightspell,butthisreallymatters.Ithinkit’samuch-underestimatedpartofmodernwitchcraft.

DELPHI:“Amuch-underestimatedpartofmodernwitchcraft”—youtwoarethegreatest,youknowthat?

SCORPIUSlooksup,surprisedtoseeDELPHIhasemergedbehindthem.

SCORPIUS:Wow.You’re...um...Whatareyoudoinghere?

ALBUS:Itfeltimportanttosendanowl—letherknowwhatwe’redoing,youknow?

SCORPIUSlooksathisfriendaccusingly.

Thisconcernshertoo.

SCORPIUSthinks,andthennods,acceptingthis.

DELPHI:Whatconcernsme?What’sthisabout?

ALBUSgetsouttheTime-Turner.

ALBUS:WeneedtodestroytheTime-Turner.ThethingsScorpiussawafterthesecondtask...I’msosorry.Wecan’triskgoingbackagain.Wecan’tsaveyourcousin.

DELPHIlooksatitandthenatthemboth.

DELPHI:Yourowlsaidsolittle...

ALBUS:Imaginetheworstpossibleworld,andthendoubleit.Peoplebeingtortured,dementorseverywhere,adespoticVoldemort,mydaddead,meneverborn,theworldsurroundedbyDarkMagic—wejust,wecan’tallowthattohappen.

DELPHIhesitates.Andthenherfacebreaks.

DELPHI:Voldemortruled?Hewasalive?

SCORPIUS:Heruledeverything.Itwasterrible.

DELPHI:Becauseofwhatwedid?

SCORPIUS:HumiliatingCedricturnedhimintoaveryangryyoungman,andthenhebecameaDeathEaterand—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.Shelooksatitandherexpressionchangesslightly.

Oh,nicemark.

DELPHI:What?

DELPHI’scloakhasloosened.AnAugureytattooisvisibleonthebackofher

neck.

ALBUS:Onyourback.Ihadn’tnoticeditbefore.Thewings.IsthatwhattheMugglescallatattoo?

DELPHI:Oh.Yes.Well,it’sanAugurey.

SCORPIUS:AnAugurey?

DELPHI:Haven’tyoumettheminCareofMagicalCreatures?They’resinister-lookingblackbirdsthatcrywhenrain’scoming.WizardsusedtobelievethattheAugurey’scryforetolddeath.WhenIwasgrowingupmyguardiankeptoneinacage.

SCORPIUS:Your...guardian?

DELPHIlooksatSCORPIUS,nowshehastheTime-Turnershe’senjoyingthegameofthis.

DELPHI:SheusedtosayitwascryingbecauseitcouldseeIwasgoingtocometo

astickyend.Shedidn’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?

Whyareyouherenow?

DELPHI:I’mtryingtobringmycousinback!

SCORPIUS:TheycalledyoutheAugurey.In—theotherworld—theycalledyoutheAugurey.

AslowsmilegrowsonDELPHI’sface.

DELPHI:TheAugurey?Iratherlikethat.

ALBUS:Delphi?

She’stooquick.Levelingherwand,sherepelsSCORPIUS,andsheisfarstronger.SCORPIUStriestokeepherback,butshequicklyoverpowershim.

DELPHI:Fulgari!

SCORPIUS’sarmsareboundinvicious,luminouscords.

SCORPIUS:Albus.Run!

ALBUSlooksaround,bewildered.Andthenstartstorun.

DELPHI:Fulgari!

ALBUSispropelledtothefloor,hishandstiedbythesamebrutalbinding.

AndthatisthefirstspellI’vehadtouseonyou.IthoughtI’dhavetouseplentymore.Butyou’refareasiertocontrolthanAmos—children,particularlymalechildren,aresonaturallypliant,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’vegottenminutesuntilthegoblinsshowuptotalksecurityatGringotts—

RON:Imean,we’vebeentogethersolong—andmarriedforsolong—Imean,solong—

HERMIONE:Ifthisisyourwayofsayingyouwantamaritalbreak,Ron,then,tobeclear,Iwillskeweryouwiththisquill.

RON:Shutup.Willyoushutupforonce?IwanttodooneofthosemarriagerenewalthingsI’vereadabout.Marriagerenewal.Whatdoyouthink?

HERMIONE(meltingslightly):Youwanttomarrymeagain?

RON:Well,wewereonlyyoungwhenwediditthefirsttimeandIgotverydrunkand—well,tobehonest,Ican’tremembermuchofitand...Thetruthis

—Iloveyou,HermioneGranger,andwhatevertimesays—I’dliketheopportunitytosaysoinfrontoflotsofotherpeople.Again.Sober.

Shelooksathim,shesmiles,shepullshimtoher,shekisseshim.

HERMIONE:You’resweet.

RON:Andyoutasteoftoffee...

HERMIONElaughs.HARRY,GINNY,andDRACOwalkinonthemastheymovetokissagain.Theyspringapart.

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—settingtheworldtorights—aswedo—andwewerecomingback

—quitelate,verylate,andtryingtoworkoutwhichFlooIcouldusebecausewhenyou’vehadadrinksometimesyoudon’twanttousethetightones—ortheturnyonesor—

GINNY:Ron,ifyoucouldgettothepointbeforeweallstrangleyou?

RON:Hehasn’trunaway—he’shavingaquietmoment—he’sgothimselfanoldergirlfriend—

HARRY:Anoldergirlfriend?

RON:Andacrackingoneatthat—gorgeoussilverhair.Sawthemontheroof

together,neartheOwlerywithScorpiusplayingthegooseberry.Nicetoseemylovepotionbeingusedwell,Ithought.

HARRYhasathought.

HARRY:Herhair—wasitsilverandblue?

RON:That’sit—silver,blue—yup.

HARRY:He’stalkingaboutDelphiDiggory.Nieceof—AmosDiggory.

GINNY:ThisisaboutCedricagain?

HARRYsaysnothing,thinkingfast.HERMIONElooksaroundtheroom,concerned,andthenshoutsoutofthedoor.

HERMIONE:Ethel!Cancelthegoblins.

ACTTHREE,SCENEEIGHTEEN

ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS,AMOS’S

ROOM

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.TheywerelastseenontheHogwartstowerwithyourniecewhentheydisappeared.

AMOS:Ihavenoideawhatyouare...(Hestops,abeat,confused.)Myniece?

HARRY:Therearenodepthstowhichyouwon’tsink,arethere—yes,yourniece,areyoudenyingshewasthereunderyourexpressinstructions?

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.Wheretherewasdiscomfortandinsecurity,nowthere’sjustpower.

ALBUS:WhatarewedoingontheQuidditchpitch?

DELPHIsaysnothing.

SCORPIUS:TheTriwizardTournament.Thethirdtask.Themaze.Thisiswherethemazewas.We’regoingbackforCedric.

DELPHI:Yes,itistimetosparethespareonceandforall.WewillgobackforCedricandindoingsowewillresurrecttheworldyousaw,Scorpius...

SCORPIUS:Hell.Youwanttoresurrecthell?

DELPHI:Iwantareturntopureandstrongmagic.IwanttorebirththeDark.

SCORPIUS:YouwantVoldemort’sreturn?

DELPHI:Theonetruerulerofthewizardingworld.Hewillreturn.Now,you’veensuredthefirsttwotasksarealittlecloggedupwithmagic—thereareatleasttwovisitsfromthefutureinbothofthemandIwillnotriskbeingrevealedordistracted.Thethirdtaskisclean,solet’sstartthere,shallwe?

ALBUS:Wewon’tstophim—whateveryouforceustodo—weknowheneeds

towinthetournamentwithmydad.

DELPHI:Idon’tjustwantyoutostophim.Iwantyoutohumiliatehim.Heneedstoflyoutofthatmazenakedonabroomstickmadeofpurplefeatherdusters.Humiliationgotyoutherebeforeandit’llgetusthereagain.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.YouhavetobetheonetohumiliateCedric,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!

SCORPIUSyellsoutinpain.

ALBUS:Iwill...

DELPHI(laughing):What?Whatonearthdoyouthinkyoucando?Awizardwidedisappointment?Asoreonyourfamilyname?Aspare?Youwanttostopmehurtingyouronlyfriend?Thendowhatyou’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—CRAIGispropelled

backwardsbyit—andisimmediatelykilled.

There’sasilence.Asilencethatseemstolastforalongtime.

Didyounotunderstand?Thesearenotchildishgamesweareplayinghere.

Youareusefultome,yourfriendsarenot.

ALBUSandSCORPIUSlookatCRAIG’sbody—theirmindsinhell.

Ittookmealongtimetodiscoveryourweakness,AlbusPotter.Ithoughtitwaspride,Ithoughtitwastheneedtoimpressyourfather,butthenIrealizedyourweaknesswasthesameasyourfather’s:friendship.Youwilldoexactlyasyou’retold,otherwiseScorpiuswilldie,justlikethatsparedid.

Shelooksatthemboth.

VoldemortwillreturnandtheAugureywillsitathisside.Justasitwas

prophesized.“Whensparesarespared,whentimeisturned,whenunseenchildrenmurdertheirfathers:ThenwilltheDarkLordreturn.”

Shesmiles.ShepullsSCORPIUSviciouslytowardsher.

Cedricisthespare,andAlbus—

ShepullsALBUSviciouslytowardsher.

—theunseenchildwhowillkillhisfatherbyrewritingtimeandsoreturntheDarkLord.

TheTime-Turnerstartsrotating.Shepullstheirhandstoit.

Now!

Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.

Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowatfirst...

Andthenitspeedsup.

Andthenthere’sasuckingnoise.AndaBANG.

ACTTHREE,SCENETWENTY

TRIWIZARDTOURNAMENT,MAZE,1995

Themazeisaspiralofhedgesthatdon’tstopmoving.DELPHIwalksdeterminedlythroughit.BehindhershedragsALBUSandSCORPIUS.Theirarmsbound,theirlegsreluctantlymoving.

LUDOBAGMAN:Ladiesandgentlemen—boysandgirls—Igiveyou—thegreatest—thefabulous—theone—andtheonlyTRIWIZARD

TOURNAMENT.

There’saloudcheer.DELPHIturnsleft.

Ifyou’refromHogwarts.Givemeacheer.

There’saloudcheer.

Ifyou’refromDurmstrang—givemeacheer.

There’saloudcheer.

ANDIFYOU’REFROMBEAUXBATONSGIVEMEACHEER.

There’safulsomecheer.

DELPHIandtheboysareforcedtomoveasahedgeclosesuponthem.

TheFrench,finallyshowinguswhatthey’recapableofthere.Ladiesandgentlemen,Igiveyou—thefinaloftheTriwizardtasks.Amazeof

mysteries,adiseaseofuncontrollabledarkness,forthismaze—itlives.Itlives.

VIKTORKRUMpassesacrossthestage,movingthroughthemaze.

Andwhyriskthislivingnightmare?BecauseinsidethismazeisaCup—

andnotjustanyCup—yes,theTriwizardtrophystandswithinthisvegetation.

DELPHI:Whereishe?WhereisCedric?

AhedgealmostdissectsALBUSandSCORPIUS.

SCORPIUS:Thehedgeswanttokillustoo?Thisgetsbetterandbetter.

DELPHI:Youwillkeepuporfacetheconsequences.

LUDOBAGMAN:Theperilsareplentiful,buttheprizesarepalpable.Whowillfighttheirwaythrough?Whowillfallatthefinalhurdle?Whatheroesdowehavewithinourmidst?Onlytimewilltell,ladiesandgentlemen,onlytimewilltell.

Theymovethroughthemaze,SCORPIUSandALBUSbeingcompelledbyDELPHI.Asshemovesahead,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.Wedoallwecantorundowntheclock.

SCORPIUS:Itwon’twork.

Asanotherhedgechangesdirection,DELPHIpullsALBUSandSCORPIUSinafterher.Theycontinuethroughthismazeofdespair.

LUDOBAGMAN:Nowletmeremindyouofthecurrentstandings!Tiedinfirstplace—Mr.CedricDiggoryandMr.HarryPotter.Insecondplace—Mr.

ViktorKrum!Andinthirdplace—sacrébleu,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.Wehavetwominutesleft.Andyouwilldowhatyou’retold.

SCORPIUS:No.Wewon’t.

DELPHI:Youthinkyoucanfightme?

SCORPIUS:No.Butwecandefyyou.Ifwelaydownourlivestodoso.

DELPHI:Theprophecymustbefulfilled.Wewillfulfillit.

SCORPIUS:Propheciescanbebroken.

DELPHI:You’remistaken,child,propheciesarethefuture.

SCORPIUS:Butiftheprophecyisinevitablewhyareweheretryingtoinfluenceit?Youractionscontradictyourthoughts—you’redraggingusthroughthismazebecauseyoubelievethisprophecyneedstobeenabled—andbythat

logicpropheciescanalsobebroken—prevented.

DELPHI:Youtalktoomuch,child.Crucio!

SCORPIUSisrackedwithpain.

ALBUS:Scorpius!

SCORPIUS:Youwantedatest,Albus,thisisit,andwe’regoingtopassit.

ALBUSlooksatSCORPIUS,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.SCORPIUSandALBUSthenturnasoneandstareinastonishmentatwheretheboltcamefrom:ayoung,good-lookingladofseventeenorso,CEDRIC.

CEDRIC:Comenofurther.

SCORPIUS:Butyou’re...

CEDRIC:CedricDiggory.Iheardscreaming,Ihadtocome.Nameyourselves,beasts.Icanfightyou.

ALBUSwheelsaround,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.ALBUSlooksafterhim—desperatetosaysomething,unsurewhattosay.

ALBUS:Cedric—

CEDRICturnstowardshim.

Yourdadlovesyouverymuch.

CEDRIC:What?

Behindthem,DELPHI’sbodycreepsintomovement.Shecrawlsalongtheground.

ALBUS:Justthoughtyoushouldknowthat.

CEDRIC:Okay.Um.Thankyou.

CEDRIClooksatALBUSamomentmore,andthenwalkson.DELPHIpullsouttheTime-Turnerfromwithinherrobes.

SCORPIUS:Albus.

ALBUS:No.Wait...

SCORPIUS:TheTime-Turnerisspinning...Lookatwhatshe’sdoing...Shecan’tleaveusbehind.

ALBUSandSCORPIUSbothscrambletograbpartoftheTime-Turner.

Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.

Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowatfirst...

Andthenitspeedsup.

Albus...

ALBUS:Whathavewedone?

SCORPIUS:WehadtogowiththeTime-Turner,wehadtotrytostopher.

DELPHI:Stopme?Howdoyouthinkyou’vestoppedme?Iamdonewiththis.

YoumayhavedestroyedmychancesofusingCedrictodarkentheworldbutmaybeyou’reright,Scorpius—maybepropheciescanbeprevented,maybepropheciescanbebroken.Whatisundoubtedlytrueis:I’mdonewithtryingtouseyouannoying,incompetentcreaturesforanything.Nomorewastingprecioussecondsoneitherofyou.Timetotrysomethingnew.

ShecrushestheTime-Turner.Itexplodesinathousandpieces.

DELPHIascendsagainintotheair.Shelaughsindelightasshesetsoffhardaway.

Theboystrytochaseher,butthey’venottheslightestchance.Sheflies,

theyrun.

ALBUS:No...No...Youcan’t...

SCORPIUSturnsbackandtriestopickuptheTime-Turnerpieces.

TheTime-Turner?It’sdestroyed?

SCORPIUS:Utterly.We’restuckhere.Intime.Whereverintimeweare.Whateveritisshe’splanningtodo.

ALBUS:Hogwartslooksthesame.

SCORPIUS:Yes.Andwecan’tbeseenhere.Let’sgetoutofherebeforewe’respotted.

ALBUS:Weneedtostopher,Scorpius.

SCORPIUS:Iknowwedo—buthow?

ACTTHREE,SCENETWENTY-ONE

ST.OSWALD’SHOMEFOROLDWITCHESANDWIZARDS,DELPHI’S

ROOM

HARRY,HERMIONE,RON,DRACO,andGINNYlookaroundasimpleoak-paneledroom.

HARRY:ItmusthavebeenaConfundusCharmsheusedonhim.Usedonthemall.Shefakedbeinganurse,shefakedbeinghisniece.

HERMIONE:I’vejustcheckedinwiththeMinistry—butthere’snorecordofher.

She’sashadow.

DRACO:SpecialisRevelio!

EveryoneturnstolookatDRACO.

Well,itwasworthatry,whatareyouwaitingfor?Weknownothing,sowejusthavetohopethisroomrevealssomething.

GINNY:Wherecanshehavehiddenanything?It’squiteaspartanroom.

RON:Thesepanels,thesepanelsmustconcealsomething.

DRACO:Orthebeddoes.

DRACOstartsexaminingthebed,GINNYalamp,asthereststartexaminingthewoodenwallpanels.

RON(shoutingashehammersonthewalls):Whatyouhiding?Whatyougot?

HERMIONE:Maybeweshouldallstopforamomentandhaveathinkaboutwhat

—

GINNYunscrewsachimneyfromanoillamp.There’sabreathing-outnoise.

Andthenhissingwords.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.Awrithingmassofpaintedsnakesemergesonallthewalls.

Andonthem,writteninfluorescentpaint,aprophecy.

Whatisthis?

RON:“Whensparesarespared,whentimeisturned,whenunseenchildrenmurdertheirfathers:ThenwilltheDarkLordreturn.”

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.HERMIONE

walksontoahastilymadestage.Sheraisesherhandforsilence.Silencefalls.

She’ssurprisedatthelackofeffortittook.Shelooksaroundherself.

HERMIONE:Thankyou.I’msopleasedsomanyofyouwereabletomakemy—

second—ExtraordinaryGeneralMeeting.I’vegotsomethingstosay—Iaskthatwedealwithquestions—andtherewillbealotofquestions—

afterIspeak.

Asmanyofyouknow,abodyhasbeenfoundatHogwarts.HisnamewasCraigBowker.Hewasagoodboy.WehavenofirminformationwhowasresponsiblefortheactbutyesterdaywesearchedSt.Oswald’s.Aroomthererevealedtwothings—one,aprophecythatpromised—thereturnofdarkness—two,writtenontheceiling,aproclamation—thattheDarkLordhada—thatVoldemorthadachild.

Thenewsreverberatesaroundtheroom.

Wedon’tknowthefulldetails.We’reonlyjustinvestigating—questioningthosewithaDeathEaterconnection...Andasyetnorecordhasbeenfoundeitherofthechildoroftheprophecy—but,itdoeslooklikethere’ssometruthtoit.Thischildwaskepthiddenfromthewizardingworld,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’venomeansoftakingherintocustody.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.

ButthisisnotallHermione’sfault.Wedon’tknowhowthewitchgotholdoftheTime-Turner.Whethermysongaveittoher.

GINNY:Whetheroursongaveither.Orwhetheritwasstolenfromhim.

GINNYjoinsHARRYonthestage.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Yoursolidarityisadmirable,butitdoesn’tmakeyournegligencenegligible.

DRACO:Thenit’sanegligenceItooshouldface.

DRACOwalksuptothestageandstandsbesideGINNY.ThisisalmostaSpartacusmoment.Therearegasps.

HermioneandHarryhavedonenothingwrongbuttryandprotectusall.Ifthey’reguiltythenIamtoo.

HERMIONElooksacrossathercohort—moved.RONjoinsthemonthestage.

RON:Justtosay—Ididn’tknowaboutmuchofitsocan’ttakeresponsibility—

andI’mprettysuremykidshadnothingtodowithit—butifthislotarestandingupherethensoamI.

GINNY:Noonecanknowwheretheyare—whetherthey’retogetherorapart.Itrustthatoursonswillbedoingalltheycantostopher,but...

HERMIONE:Wehaven’tgivenup.We’vegonetothegiants.Thetrolls.Everyonewecanfind.TheAurorsareoutflying,searching,talkingtothosewhoknowsecrets,followingthosewhowon’trevealsecrets.

HARRY:Butthereisonetruthwecan’tescape:Thatsomewhereinourpastawitchistryingtorewriteeverythingweeverknew—andallwecandoiswait—waitforthemomentsheeithersucceedsorfails.

PROFESSORMcGONAGALL:Andifshesucceeds?

HARRY:Then—justlikethat—mostofthepeopleinthisroomwillbegone.

We’llnolongerexistandVoldemortwillruleagain.

ACTFOUR,SCENETWO

SCOTTISHHIGHLANDS,AVIEMORETRAINSTATION,1981

ALBUSandSCORPIUSarelookingataSTATIONMASTER,apprehensively.

ALBUS:Oneofusshouldtalktohim,don’tyouthink?

SCORPIUS:Hello,Mr.Stationmaster.Mr.Muggle.Question:Didyouseeaflyingwitchpassinghere?Andbytheway,whatyearisit?WejustranawayfromHogwartsbecausewewerefrightenedofupsettingthings,butthisisokay?

ALBUS:Youknowwhatannoysmemostofall?Dadwillthinkwediditdeliberately.

SCORPIUS:Albus.Really?Imean,reallyreally?We’re—trapped—lost—intime—probablypermanently—andyou’reworryingwhatyourdadmightthinkaboutit?Iwillneverunderstandthetwoofyou.

ALBUS:There’salottounderstand.Dad’sprettycomplicated.

SCORPIUS:Andyou’renot?Nottoquestionyourtasteinwomen,butyoufancied...well...

Theybothknowwhohe’stalkingabout.

ALBUS:Idid,didn’tI?Imean,whatshedidtoCraig...

SCORPIUS:Let’snotthinkaboutthat.Let’sfocusonthefactthatwehaveno

wands,nobrooms,nomeansofreturningtoourtime.Allwehaveisourwitsand—no,that’sall,ourwits—andwehavetostopher.

STATIONMASTER(inverystrongScots):Yekenth’auldreekietrainisrunninglate,boys?

SCORPIUS:Sorry?

STATIONMASTER:Ifyou’rewaitingoanth’auldreekietrain,you’llneedtaekenit’srunninglate.Trainwirksoanth’line.It’sa’oanth’amendedtimebuird.

Helooksatthem,theylookbackbewildered.Hefrownsandhandsthemanamendedtimetable.Hepointstotherightbitofit.

Late.

ALBUStakesitandexaminesit.Hisfacechangesashetakesinenormousinformation.SCORPIUSjuststaresattheSTATIONMASTER.

ALBUS:Iknowwheresheis.

SCORPIUS:Youunderstoodthat?

ALBUS:Lookatthedate.Onthetimetable.

SCORPIUSleansinandreads.

SCORPIUS:The30thOctober,1981.DaybeforeHallows’Eve,thirty-nineyearsago.But—whyisshe?Oh.

SCORPIUS’sfacefallsasherealizes.

ALBUS:Thedeathofmygrandparents.Theattackonmydadasababy...ThemomentwhenVoldemort’scursereboundedonhimself.She’snottryingtobringaboutherprophecy—she’stryingtopreventthebigone.

SCORPIUS:Thebigone?

ALBUS:“TheonewiththepowertovanquishtheDarkLordapproaches...”

SCORPIUSjoinsin.

SCORPIUSandALBUS:“...borntothosewhohavethricedefiedhim,bornastheseventhmonthdies...”

SCORPIUS’sfacefallswitheveryword.

SCORPIUS:It’smyfault.Itoldherthatpropheciescanbebroken—Itoldherthewholelogicofpropheciesisquestionable—

ALBUS:Intwenty-fourhours’timeVoldemortcurseshimselftryingtokillthebabyHarryPotter.Delphiistryingtopreventthatcurse.She’sgoingtokillHarryherself.WeneedtogettoGodric’sHollow.Now.

ACTFOUR,SCENETHREE

GODRIC’SHOLLOW,1981

ALBUSandSCORPIUSwalkthroughthecenterofGodric’sHollowandit’sabustling,beautifullittlevillage.

SCORPIUS:Well,there’snovisiblesignsofattackthatIcansee...

ALBUS:ThisisGodric’sHollow?

SCORPIUS:Yourdad’snevertakenyou?

ALBUS:No,hetriedtoafewtimesbutIrefused.

SCORPIUS:Well,there’snotimeforatour—wehaveamurderouswitchtosavetheworldfrom—butregard:TheChurch,St.Jerome’s...

Asheindicatesachurchbecomesvisible.

ALBUS:It’smagnificent.

SCORPIUS:AndSt.Jerome’sgraveyardissupposedlymagnificentlyhaunted,(hepointsinanotherdirection)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.ALBUS

movestowardsthem,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?Howdoweprotectmydad?

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.

Marshalingforcestofightinthelimitedwaywecanfight.Knowingthatthebattleisbeingragedfarawayfromus.WhatelsecanIdo?

Pause.DUMBLEDOREsaysnothing.

Wherehaveyoubeen,Dumbledore?

DUMBLEDORE:I’mherenow.

HARRY:Herejustasthebattleislost.OrareyoudenyingthatVoldemortisgoingtoreturn.

DUMBLEDORE:Itis—possible.

HARRY:Go.Leave.Idon’twantyouhere,Idon’tneedyou.Youwereabsenteverytimeitreallycounted.Ifoughthimthreetimeswithoutyou.I’llfacehimagain,ifneedsbe—alone.

DUMBLEDORE:Harry,don’tyouthinkIwantedtofighthimonyourbehalf?I

wouldhavesparedyouifIcould—

HARRY:“Loveblindsus”?Doyouevenknowwhatthatmeans?Doyouevenknowhowbadthatadvicewas?Mysonis—mysonisfightingbattlesforusjustasIhadtoforyou.AndIhaveprovedasbadafathertohimasyouweretome.Leavinghiminplaceshefeltunloved—growinginhimresentmentshe’lltakeyearstounderstand—

DUMBLEDORE:Ifyou’rereferringtoPrivetDrive,then—

HARRY:Years—yearsIspenttherealone,withoutknowingwhatIwas,orwhyIwasthere,withoutknowingthatanybodycared!

DUMBLEDORE:I—didnotwishtobecomeattachedtoyou—

HARRY:Protectingyourself,eventhen!

DUMBLEDORE:No.Iwasprotectingyou.Ididnotwanttohurtyou...

DUMBLEDOREattemptstoreachoutoftheportrait—buthecan’t.Hebeginstocrybuttriestohideit.

ButIhadtomeetyouintheend...elevenyearsold,andyouweresobrave.Sogood.Youwalkeduncomplaininglyalongthepaththathadbeenlaidatyourfeet.OfcourseIlovedyou...andIknewthatitwouldhappenalloveragain...thatwhereIloved,Iwouldcauseirreparabledamage.Iamnofitpersontolove...Ihaveneverlovedwithoutcausingharm.

Abeat.

HARRY:Youwouldhavehurtmelessifyouhadtoldmethisthen.

DUMBLEDORE(openlyweepingnow):Iwasblind.Thatiswhatlovedoes.Icouldn’tseethatyouneededtohearthatthisclosed-up,tricky,dangerousoldman...lovedyou.

Apause.Thetwomenareovercomewithemotion.

HARRY:Itisn’ttruethatInevercomplained.

DUMBLEDORE:Harry,thereisneveraperfectanswerinthismessy,emotionalworld.Perfectionisbeyondthereachofhumankind,beyondthereachofmagic.Ineveryshiningmomentofhappinessisthatdropofpoison:theknowledgethatpainwillcomeagain.Behonesttothoseyoulove,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

—IwasHeadofMagicalLawEnforcement?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.Itdoesthejob—sure.Butonlybeingabletogobackintimeforfiveminutes—that’saseriousflaw—itisn’tsomethingyou’dselltotruecollectorsofDarkMagic.

HARRYrealizeswhatDRACOissaying.

HARRY:Hewasworkingforyou?

DRACO:No.Myfather.Helikedowningthingsthatnooneelsehad.TheMinistry’sTime-Turners—thankstoCroaker—werealwaysalittlevanillaforhim.Hewantedtheabilitytogobackfurtherthananhour,hewantedtheabilitytotravelbackyears.He’dneverhaveusedit.SecretlyIthinkhepreferredaworldwithoutVoldemort.Butyes,theTime-Turnerwasbuiltforhim.

HARRY:Anddidyoukeepit?

DRACOrevealstheTime-Turner.

DRACO:Nofive-minuteproblem,anditgleamslikegold,justthewaytheMalfoyslikeit.You’resmiling.

HARRY:HermioneGranger.Itwasthereasonshekeptthefirst,thefearthattheremightbeasecond.Hangingontothis,youcouldhavebeensentto

Azkaban.

DRACO:Considerthealternative—considerifpeoplehadknownthatIhadthe

abilitytotravelintime.Considertherumorthatwouldhavebeengivenincreased—credence.

HARRYlooksatDRACO,understandinghimperfectly.

HARRY:Scorpius.

DRACO:WewerecapableofhavingchildrenbutAstoriawasfrail.Abloodmalediction,aseriousone.Anancestorwascursed...itshowedupinher.

Youknowhowthesethingscanresurfaceaftergenerations...

HARRY:I’msorry,Draco.

DRACO:Ididn’twanttoriskherhealth,Isaiditdidn’tmatterwhethertheMalfoylinediedwithme—whatevermyfathersaid.ButAstoria—shedidn’twantababyfortheMalfoyname,forpurebloodorglory,butforus.Ourchild,Scorpius,wasborn...itwasthebestdayofbothourlives,althoughitweakenedAstoriaconsiderably.Wehidourselvesaway,thethreeofus.Iwantedtoconserveherstrength...andsotherumorsstarted.

HARRY:Ican’timaginewhatthatwaslike.

DRACO:Astoriaalwaysknewthatshewasnotdestinedforoldage.Shewantedmetohavesomebodywhensheleft,because...itisexceptionallylonely,beingDracoMalfoy.Iwillalwaysbesuspected.Thereisnoescapingthepast.Ineverrealized,though,thatbyhidinghimawayfromthisgossiping,judgmentalworld,IensuredthatmysonwouldemergeshroudedinworsesuspicionthanIeverendured.

HARRY:Loveblinds.Wehavebothtriedtogiveoursons,notwhattheyneeded,butwhatweneeded.We’vebeensobusytryingtorewriteourownpasts,we’veblightedtheirpresent.

DRACO:Whichiswhyyouneedthis.Ihavebeenholdingontoit,barelyresistingusingit,eventhoughIwouldsellmysoulforanotherminutewithAstoria.

HARRY:Oh,Draco...wecan’t.Wecan’tuseit.

DRACOlooksupatHARRY,andforthefirsttime—atthebottomofthisdreadfulpit—theylookateachotherasfriends.

DRACO:Wehavetofindthem—ifittakescenturies,wemustfindoursons—

HARRY:Wehavenoideawheretheyareorwhentheyare.Searchingintimewhenyou’venoideawhereintimetosearch,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.ButsheneedstobeabletobegVoldemortforHarry’slife,sheneedstothinkhemightdie,andyou’retheworstspoilerintheworldthatdidn’tturnouttobetrue...

ALBUS:Dumbledore.Dumbledore’salive.WegetDumbledoreinvolved.WedowhatyoudidwithSnape—

SCORPIUS:Canweriskhimknowingyourdadsurvives?Thathehaskids?

ALBUS:He’sDumbledore!Hecancopewithanything!

SCORPIUS:Albus,therehavebeenaboutahundredbookswrittenonwhatDumbledoreknew,howheknewitorwhyhedidwhathedid.Butwhat’sundoubtedlytrue—whathedid—heneedstodo—andI’mnotgoingtoriskmessingwithit.IwasabletoaskforhelpbecauseIwasinanalternatereality.Wearen’t.We’reinthepast.Wecan’tfixtimeonlytocreatemoreproblems—

ifouradventureshavetaughtusanything,they’vetaughtus

that.Thedangersoftalkingtoanyone—infectingtime—aretoogreat.

ALBUS:Soweneedto—talktothefuture.WeneedtosendDadamessage.

SCORPIUS:Butwedon’thaveanowlthatcanflythroughtime.Andhedoesn’thaveaTime-Turner.

ALBUS:WegetamessagetoDad,he’llfindawaytogetbackhere.EvenifhehastobuildaTime-Turnerhimself.

SCORPIUS:Wesendamemory—likeaPensieve—standoverhimandsendamessage,hopehereachesforthememoryatexactlytherightmoment.Imean,it’sunlikely,but...Standoverthebaby—andjustrepeatedlyshoutHELP.HELP.HELP.Imean,itmighttraumatizethebabyslightly.

ALBUS:Onlyslightly.

SCORPIUS:Abitoftraumanowisnothingcomparedtowhat’shappening...andmaybewhenhethenthinks—later—hemightrememberthefacesofusaswe—shouted—

ALBUS:Help.

SCORPIUSlooksatALBUS.

SCORPIUS:You’reright.It’saterribleidea.

ALBUS:It’soneofyourworstideasever.

SCORPIUS:Gotit!Wedeliveritourselves—wewaitfortyyears—wedeliverit

—

ALBUS:Notachance—onceDelphihassettimethewayshewantsshe’llsendarmiestotryandfindus—killus—

SCORPIUS:Sowehideinahole?

ALBUS:Aspleasurableasitwillbetohideinaholewithyouforthenextfortyyears...they’llfindus.Andwe’lldieandtimewillbestuckinthewrongposition.No.Weneedsomethingwecancontrol,somethingweknowhe’ll

getatexactlytherighttime.Weneeda—

SCORPIUS:There’snothing.Still,ifIhadtochooseacompaniontobeatthereturnofeternaldarknesswith,I’dchooseyou.

ALBUS:Nooffense,butI’dchoosesomeonemassiveandreallygoodatmagic.

LILYexitsthehousewithBABYHARRYinapram,shecarefullyputsablanketonhim.

Hisblanket.She’swrappinghiminhisblanket.

SCORPIUS:Well,itisamoderatelycoldday.

ALBUS:Healwayssaid—it’stheonlythinghehadfromher.Lookatthelovewithwhichshe’sputitonhim—Ithinkhe’dliketoknowaboutthat—IwishIcouldtellhim.

SCORPIUS:AndIwishIcouldtellmydad—well,I’mnotsurewhat.IthinkI’dliketotellhimthatI’moccasionallycapableofmorebraverythanhemightthinkIam.

ALBUShasathought.

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.ItcollidedwiththelovepotionthatUncleRongavemeasajoke.

SCORPIUS:He’safunnyguy.

ALBUS:ThepotionspiltandtheblanketwascoveredinitandIhappentoknowforafactMumhasn’tletDadtouchthatroomsinceIleftit.

SCORPIUS:So?

ALBUS:Soit’scominguptoHallows’Eveintheirtimeaswellasours—andhetoldmehealwaysfindsthatblanket,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.Inyourroom.Inthepresent.ByDumbledore,Iloveit.

ALBUS:Wejustneedtoworkoutwheretofindsome...Demiguises.

SCORPIUS:Youknow,rumorhasitBathildaBagshotneversawthepointinwitchesandwizardslockingtheirdoors.

Thedoorswingsopen.

Rumorwasright.Timetostealsomewandsandgetpotioning.

ACTFOUR,SCENESIX

HARRYANDGINNYPOTTER’SHOUSE,ALBUS’SROOM

HARRYissittingonALBUS’sbed.GINNYenters.Shelooksathim.

GINNY:Surprisedtofindyouhere.

HARRY:Don’tworry,Ihaven’ttouchedanything.Yourshrineispreserved.(Hewinces.)Sorry.Badchoiceofwords.

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—andyetIlived.IbeatVoldemort.Allthesepeople—allthesepeople—myparents,Fred,theFallenFifty—andit’smethatgetstolive?Howisthat?Allthisdamage—andit’smyfault.

GINNY:TheywerekilledbyVoldemort.

HARRY:ButifI’dstoppedhimsooner?Allthatbloodonmyhands.Andnowoursonhasbeentakentoo—

GINNY:He’snotdead.Doyouhearme,Harry?He’snotdead.

ShetakesHARRYinherarms.Thereisabigpausefilledwithpureunhappiness.

HARRY:TheBoyWhoLived.HowmanypeoplehavetodiefortheBoyWhoLived?

HARRYswaysamoment,unsure.Thenhenoticestheblanket.Hewalkstowardsit.

ThisblanketisallIhave,youknow...ofthatHallows’Eve.ThisisallIhavetorememberthem.Andwhilst—

Hepicksuptheblanket.Hediscoversithasholesinit.Helooksatit,dismayed.

Thishasgotholesinit.Ron’sidioticlovepotionhasburntthroughit,rightthroughit.Lookatthis.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’stoldmewheretheyareandwhentheyareandnowweknow

wheresheis,weknowwherewecanfighther.

Hekissesherhardagain.

GINNY:Wehaven’tgotthembackagainyet.

HARRY:I’llsendanowltoHermione.YousendonetoDraco.TellthemtomeetusatGodric’swiththeTime-Turner.

GINNY:Anditis“us,”okay?Don’teventhinkaboutgoingbackwithoutme,Harry.

HARRY:Ofcourseyou’recoming.Wehaveachance,Ginny,andbyDumbledore

—that’sallthatweneed—achance.

ACTFOUR,SCENESEVEN

GODRIC’SHOLLOW

RON,HERMIONE,DRACO,HARRY,andGINNYwalkthroughapresent-dayGodric’sHollow.Abusymarkettown(it’sexpandedovertheyears).

HERMIONE:Godric’sHollow.Itmustbetwentyyears...

GINNY:IsitjustmeoraretheremoreMugglesabout...

HERMIONE:It’sbecomequitepopularasaweekendbreak.

DRACO:Icanseewhy—lookatthethatchedroofs.Andisthatafarmers’

market?

HERMIONEapproachesHARRY—whoislookingaroundhimself,overwhelmedbyallthathe’sseeing.

HERMIONE:Yourememberwhenwewerelasthere?Thisfeelsjustlikeoldtimes.

RON:Oldtimeswithafewunwelcomeponytailsaddedtothemix.

DRACOknowsabarbwhenhehearsone.

DRACO:CanIjustsay—

RON:Malfoy,youmaybeallchummychummywithHarry,andyoumayhaveproducedarelativelynicechild,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—itbeginsspinningwildlyastheotherstaketheirplacesaroundit.

Andthereisagiantwhooshoflight.Asmashofnoise.

Andtimestops.Andthenitturnsover,thinksabit,andbeginsspoolingbackwards,slowatfirst...

Andthenitspeedsup.

Theylookaroundthemselves.

RON:So?Hasitworked?

ACTFOUR,SCENEEIGHT

GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ASHED,1981

ALBUSlooksup,amazedtoseeGINNYandthenHARRY,andthenhetakesintherestofthehappyband(RON,DRACO,andHERMIONE).

ALBUS:MUM?

HARRY:AlbusSeverusPotter.Arewepleasedtoseeyou.

ALBUSrunsandthrowshimselfintoGINNY’sarms.GINNYreceiveshim,delighted.

ALBUS:Yougotournote...?

GINNY:Wegotyournote.

SCORPIUStrotsuptohisdad.

DRACO:Wecanhugtooifyoulike...

SCORPIUSlooksathisdad,unsureforamoment.Andthentheysortofhalfhuginaveryawkwardway.DRACOsmiles.

RON:Now,where’sthisDelphi?

SCORPIUS:YouknowaboutDelphi?

ALBUS:She’shere—she’stryingtokillyou,wethink.BeforeVoldemortcurses

himselfshe’sgoingtokillyouandsobreaktheprophecyand...

HERMIONE:Yes,wethoughtthatmightbeittoo.Doyouknowwherespecificallysheisnow?

SCORPIUS:She’sdisappeared.Howdidyou—howdidyou,withouttheTime-Turner—

HARRY(interrupting):That’salongandcomplicatedstory,Scorpius.Andwe

don’thavetimeforit.

DRACOsmilesatHARRYgratefully.

HERMIONE:Harry’sright.Timeisoftheessence.Weneedtogetpeopleintoposition.Now,Godric’sHollowisnotalargeplacebutshecouldbecomingfromanydirection.Soweneedsomewherethatgivesusgoodviewsofthetown—thatallowsformultipleandclearobservationpoints

—andthatwill,mostimportantly,keepushidden,becausewecannotriskbeingseen.

Theyallfrown,thinking.

I’dsaySt.Jerome’sChurchticksallthoseboxes,wouldn’tyou?

ACTFOUR,SCENENINE

GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ST.JEROME’SCHURCH,SANCTUARY,1981

ALBUSissleepinginapew.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,healsoalmostdestroyedtheworld,butprobablybestnottofocusonthatbit.

HARRY:Youthinkhe’sokay?

GINNY:He’sgettingthere,itjustmighttakehimabitoftime—andyouabitoftimetoo.

HARRYsmiles.ShelooksbackatALBUS.HARRYdoestoo.

Youknow,afterI’dopenedtheChamberofSecrets—afterVoldemorthad

bewitchedmewiththatterriblediaryandI’dalmostdestroyedeverything

—

HARRY:Iremember.

GINNY:AfterIcameoutofhospital—everyoneignoredme,shutmeout—

otherthan,thatis,theboywhohadeverything—whocameacrosstheGryffindorcommonroomandchallengedmetoagameofExplodingSnap.

Peoplethinktheyknowallthereistoknowaboutyou,butthebestbitsofyouare—havealwaysbeen—heroicinreallyquietways.Mypointis—

afterthisisover,justrememberifyoucouldthatsometimespeople—butparticularlychildren—justwantsomeonetoplayExplodingSnapwith.

HARRY:Youthinkthat’swhatwe’remissing—ExplodingSnap?

GINNY:No.ButtheloveIfeltfromyouthatday—I’mnotsureAlbusfeelsthat.

HARRY:I’ddoanythingforhim.

GINNY:Harry,you’ddoanythingforanybody.Youwereprettyhappytosacrificeyourselffortheworld.Heneedstofeelspecificlove.It’llmakehimstronger,andyoustrongertoo.

HARRY:Youknow,itwasn’tuntilwethoughtAlbushadgonethatItrulyunderstoodwhatmymotherwasabletodoforme.Acountercharmsopowerfulthatitwasabletorepelthespellofdeath.

GINNY:AndtheonlyspellVoldemortcouldn’tunderstand—love.

HARRY:Idolovehimspecifically,Ginny.

GINNY:Iknow,butheneedstofeelit.

HARRY:I’mluckytohaveyou,aren’tI?

GINNY:Extremely.AndI’dbedelightedtodiscussjusthowluckyatanothertime.

Butfornow—let’sfocusonstoppingDelphi.

HARRY:Wearerunningoutoftime.

AthoughtoccurstoGINNY.

GINNY:Unless—Harry,hasanyonethought—whyhasshepickednow?Today?

HARRY:Becausethisisthedaythateverythingchanged...

GINNY:Rightnowyou’reoverayearold,amIright?

HARRY:Ayearandthreemonths.

GINNY:That’sayearandthreemonthsshecouldhavekilledyouin.Evennow,she’sbeeninGodric’sHollowfortwenty-fourhours.What’sshewaitingfor?

HARRY:I’mstillnotentirelyfollowing—

GINNY:Whatifshe’snotwaitingforyou—she’swaitingforhim...tostophim.

HARRY:What?

GINNY:Delphi’spickedtonightbecausehe’shere—becauseherfatheriscoming.Shewantstomeethim.Bewithhim,thefathersheloves.

Voldemort’sproblemsstartedwhenheattackedyou.Ifhehadn’tdonethat...

HARRY:He’dhaveonlygotmorepowerful—thedarknesswouldonlyhavegotdarker.

GINNY:ThebestwaytobreaktheprophecyisnottokillHarryPotter,it’stostopVoldemortdoinganythingatall.

ACTFOUR,SCENETEN

GODRIC’SHOLLOW,ST.JEROME’SCHURCH,1981

Thegrouparegatheredandfullofconfusion.

RON:Soletmegetthisright—we’refightingtoprotectVoldemort?

ALBUS:Voldemortkillingmygrandparents.Voldemorttryingtokillmydad?

HERMIONE:Ofcourse,Ginny.Delphi’snottryingtokillHarry—she’sstoppingVoldemorttryingtokillHarry.Brilliant.

DRACO:So—wejustwait?UntilVoldemortturnsup?

ALBUS:Doessheknowwhenhedoesturnup?Hasn’tshecomeheretwenty-fourhoursearlybecausesheisn’tsurewhenhe’llarriveandinwhatdirection?

Thehistorybooks—correctmeifI’mwrong,Scorpius—shownothingaboutwhenandhowhearrivedinGodric’sHollow?

SCORPIUSandHERMIONE:You’renotwrong.

RON:Blimey!Therearetwoofthem!

DRACO:Sohowcanweusethistoouradvantage?

ALBUS:DoyouknowwhatI’mreallygoodat?

HARRY:There’splentyyou’regoodat,Albus.

ALBUS:Polyjuicing.AndIthinkBathildaBagshotmayhavealltheingredientsforPolyjuiceinherbasement.WecanPolyjuiceintoVoldemortandbringhertous.

RON:TousePolyjuiceyouneedabitofsomeone.Wedon’thaveabitof

Voldemort.

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—

exactlynicebeingVoldemort—butwithoutwishingtoblowmyowntrumpet—Iamprobablythemostchilledoutofallofusand...somaybetransfiguringintohim—intotheDarkLord—willdolessdamagetomethan—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’thaveitinmineagain—

HARRY:Andanyway—ithastobeme.

EveryoneturnstoHARRY.

DRACO:What?

HARRY:Forthisplantoworkshehastobelieveit’shim,withouthesitation.

She’lluseParseltongue—andIknewtherewasareasonwhyIstillhavethatability.Butmorethanthat,I—knowwhatitistofeel—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(sheindicatesthepointwherethelightfromtherosewindowhitsthefloor),thenwecomeoutandmakesureshehasnochancetoescape.

RON(withalooktoDRACO):Andthenwe’llzapher.

HERMIONE:Harry,lastchance,areyousureyoucandothis?

HARRY:Yes,Icandothis.

DRACO:No,there’stoomanywhat-ifs—toomanythingsthatcangowrong—

theTransfigurationcouldnothold,shecouldseethroughit—ifsheescapesusnowthere’snotellingthedamageshecando—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,andALBUSstandatthewindow,lookingout.

GINNYcan’tlook.Shesitsfurtherback.

ALBUSnoticeshismumsittingapart.Hewalksovertoher.

ALBUS:It’sgoingtobeokay,youknowthat,Mum?

GINNY:Iknowitis.OrIhopeIdo.Ijust—don’twanttoseehimlikethat.ThemanIloveshroudedinthemanIhate.

ALBUSsitsbesidehismum.

ALBUS:Ilikedher,Mum,youknowthat?Ireallylikedher.Delphi.Andshewas

—Voldemort’sdaughter?

GINNY:That’swhatthey’regoodat,Albus—catchinginnocentsintheirweb.

ALBUS:Thisisallmyfault.

GINNYtakesALBUSinherarms.

GINNY:Howfunny.Yourdadseemstothinkit’sallhis.Strangepairthatyouare.

SCORPIUS:That’sher.That’sher.She’sseenhim.

HERMIONE:Positions.Everybody.Andremember,don’tcomeoutuntilhe’sgot

herinthelight—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.Thisisherfatherandthisisthemomentshe’swaitedforherentirelife.

DELPHI:LordVoldemort.Itisme.Iamfollowingyou.

HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Idonotknowyou.Leaveme.

Shebreathesdeeply.

DELPHI:Iamyourdaughter.

HARRY/VOLDEMORT:Ifyouweremydaughter,I’dknowofyou.

DELPHIlooksathimimploringly.

DELPHI:Iamfromthefuture.ThechildofBellatrixLestrangeandyou.IwasborninMalfoyManorbeforetheBattleofHogwarts.Abattleyouaregoingtolose.Ihavecometosaveyou.

HARRY/VOLDEMORTturns.Shemeetshiseyes.

ItwasRodolphusLestrange,Bellatrix’sloyalhusband,whoonreturnfromAzkabantoldmewhoIwasandrevealedtheprophecyhethoughtIwasdestinedtofulfill.Iamyourdaughter,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.ButIhavedevotedmylifetobeingachildyoucouldbeproudof.

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,destroyingyouandmakinghimtoopowerfulandyoutooweak.Youwillrecovertospendthenextseventeenyearsconsumedinabattlewithhim—abattleyouwilllose.

HARRY/VOLDEMORT’shairbeginstosprout,hefeelsit,heattemptstocoverit.

Hepullshishoodoverhishead.

HARRY/VOLDEMORT:ThenIwon’tattackhim.Youareright.

DELPHI:Father?

HARRY/VOLDEMORTshrinksdown—heisnowmoreHARRYthanVOLDEMORT.

HeturnshisbacktoDELPHI.

Father?

HARRY(tryingdesperatelytostillsoundlikeVoldemort):Yourplanisagoodone.

Thefightisoff.Youhaveservedmewell,nowcomehereintothelightsoImayexamineyou.

DELPHIseesadoorslightlyswayopenandthenbepulledshut.Shefrownsatit,thinkingrapidly,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’swandascendsupwardstowardsher.Heisdisarmed.Heishelpless.

Howdidyou...?Whatareyou?

DELPHI:I’vewatchedyouforalongtime,HarryPotter.Iknowyoubetterthanmyfatherdid.

HARRY:Youthinkyou’velearntmyweaknesses?

DELPHI:I’vestudiedtobeworthyofhim!Yes,eventhoughheisthesupremewizardofalltime,hewillbeproudofme.Expulso!

HARRYrollsawayasthefloorexplodesbehindhim.Hecrawlsfranticallyunderachurchpew,tryingtoworkouthowhecanfighther.

Areyoucrawlingawayfromme?HarryPotter.Heroofthewizardingworld.Crawlingawaylikearat.WingardiumLeviosa!

Thechurchpewascendsintotheair.

Thequestioniswhetherit’sworthmytimetokillyou—knowingthatassoonasIstopmyfatheryourdestructionwillbeassured.Howtodecide?

Oh,I’mbored,I’llkillyou.

Shesendsthepewdownharduponhim.Itsmashesasherollsdesperatelyaway.

ALBUSemergesfromagrateonthefloor.Neithernotice.

Avada—

ALBUS:Dad...

HARRY:Albus!No!

DELPHI:Twoofyou?Choices,choices.IthinkI’llkilltheboyfirst.AvadaKedavra!

ShefirestheKillingCurseatALBUS—butHARRYthrowshimoutoftheway.

Theboltsmashesintotheground.

Hefiresaboltback.

Youthinkyou’restrongerthanme?

HARRY:No.I’mnot.

TheyfireboltsmercilesslyateachotherasALBUSrollsquicklyawayandslamsaspellintoonedoorandthenanother.

Butweare.

ALBUSopensbothdoorswithhiswand.

ALBUS:Alohomora!Alohomora!

HARRY:I’veneverfoughtalone,yousee.AndIneverwill.

AndHERMIONE,RON,GINNY,andDRACOemergefromthedoors,andfireuptheirspellsatDELPHI,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,andwalks

downintotheauditorium.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.

ALBUStakeshishand.HARRYgraspsholdofit.Heneedsit.

ALBUS:Hedideverythinghecould.

GINNYrisesbesidehimandtakesHARRY’sotherhand.Heleansintothem,they’reholdinghimupnow.

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’lldoanything.

VOLDEMORT(fromoff):AvadaKedavra!

Andit’slikelightningpassesthroughHARRY’sbody.He’ssenttothefloor,apuremessofgrief.

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—Iwerehopingforbetter...

Helooksatthemandbowshishead.Hemuttersafewwords,andthenhetakessomecrumpledflowersfromhisdeeppocketsandlaysthemonthefloor.

I’msorry,theytoldme,hetoldme,Dumbledoretoldme,Ican’twaitwithyeh.ThemMugglesarecoming,yehsee,withtheirflashingbluesandtheywon’t’preciateabiglummoxlikeme,wouldthey?

Heletsoutasob.

Hardthoughitistoleaveyeh.

Iwantyehtoknow—yehwon’tbeforgotten—notbyme—notbyanyfolk.

Andthenhehearsasound—thesoundofababysnuffling.HAGRIDturnstowardsit,walkingwithmoreintensitynow.

Helooksdownandstandsoverthecrib.Whichseemstoradiatelight.

Well.Hello.YehmustbeHarry.

Hello,HarryPotter.

I’mRubeusHagrid.

AndI’mgonnabeyerfriendwhetheryehlikeitornot.

’Cosyeh’vehadittough,notthatyehknowityet.

An’yergonnaneedfriends.

Nowyehbestcomewithme,don’tyehthink?

Asflashingbluelightsfilltheroomgivingitanalmostetherealglow—heliftsBABYHARRYgentlyintohisarms.

Andthen—withoutlookingback—hestridesawaythroughthehouse.

Andwedescendintosoftblack.

ACTFOUR,SCENEFOURTEEN

HOGWARTS,CLASSROOM

SCORPIUSandALBUSrunintoaroom,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—adifferentgirlaskedyouout—andthatmeans—

SCORPIUS:Andyes,logicwoulddictateIshouldbepursuingPolly—orallowinghertopursueme—she’sanotoriousbeauty,afterall—butaRoseisaRose.

ALBUS:Youknowlogicwoulddictatethatyou’reafreak?Rosehatesyou.

SCORPIUS:Correction,sheusedtohateme,butdidyouseethelookinhereyeswhenIasked?Thatwasn’thate,thatwaspity.

ALBUS:Andpity’sgood?

SCORPIUS:Pityisastart,myfriend,afoundationonwhichtobuildapalace—apalaceoflove.

ALBUS:IhonestlythoughtI’dbethefirstofustogetagirlfriend.

SCORPIUS:Oh,youwill,undoubtedly,probablythatnewsmoky-eyedPotionsprofessor—she’soldenoughforyou,right?

ALBUS:Idon’thaveathingaboutolderwomen!

SCORPIUS:Andyou’vegottime—alotoftime—toseduceher.BecauseRoseisgoingtotakeyearstopersuade.

ALBUS:Iadmireyourconfidence.

ROSEcomespastthemonthestairs.Shelooksatthemboth.

ROSE:Hi.

Neitherboyknowsquitehowtoreply—shelooksatSCORPIUS.

Thisisonlygoingtobeweirdifyouletitbeweird.

SCORPIUS:Receivedandentirelyunderstood.

ROSE:Okay.“ScorpionKing.”

Shewalksoffwithasmileonherface.SCORPIUSandALBUSlookateachother.ALBUSgrinsandpunchesSCORPIUSonthearm.

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,IthinkI’llgo.

SCORPIUSreachesinandhugsALBUS.

What’sthis?Ithoughtwedecidedwedon’thug.

SCORPIUS:Iwasn’tsure.Whetherweshould.Inthisnewversionofus—Ihadinmyhead.

ALBUS:BetteraskRoseifit’stherightthingtodo.

SCORPIUS:Ha!Yeah.Right.

Thetwoboysdislocateandgrinateachother.

ALBUS:I’llseeyouatdinner.

ACTFOUR,SCENEFIFTEEN

ABEAUTIFULHILL

HARRYandALBUSwalkupahillonabeautifulsummer’sday.Theysaynothing,enjoyingthesunontheirfacesastheyclimb.

HARRY:Soareyouready?

ALBUS:Forwhat?

HARRY:Well,there’sthefourth-yearexams—andthenthefifthyear—bigyear

—inmyfifthyearIdid—

HelooksatALBUS.Hesmiles.Hetalksquickly.

Ididalotofstuff.Someofitgood.Someofitbad.Alotofitquiteconfusing.

ALBUS:Goodtoknow.

HARRYsmiles.

Igottowatchthem—youknow—forabit—yourmumanddad.Theywere—youhadfuntogether.Yourdadusedtolovetodothissmokeringthingwithyouwhereyou...well,youcouldn’tstopgiggling.

HARRY:Yes?

ALBUS:Ithinkyou’dhavelikedthem.AndIthinkme,Lily,andJameswould

havelikedthemtoo.

HARRYnods.There’saslightlyuncomfortablesilence.Botharetryingtoreacheachotherhere,botharefailing.

HARRY:Youknow,IthoughtI’dlosthim—Voldemort—IthoughtI’dlosthim

—andthenmyscarstartedhurtingagainandIhaddreamsofhimandIcouldevenspeakParseltongueagainandIstartedtofeellikeI’dnotchangedatall—thathe’dneverletmego—

ALBUS:Andhadhe?

HARRY:ThepartofmethatwasVoldemortdiedalongtimeago,butitwasn’tenoughtobephysicallyridofhim—Ihadtobementallyridofhim.Andthat—isalottolearnforaforty-year-oldman.

HelooksatALBUS.

ThatthingIsaidtoyou—itwasunforgivable,andIcan’taskyoutoforgetitbutIcanhopewemovepastit.I’mgoingtotrytobeabetterdadforyou,Albus.Iamgoingtotryand—behonestwithyouand...

ALBUS:Dad,youdon’tneedto—

HARRY:Youtoldmeyoudon’tthinkI’mscaredofanything,andthat—Imean,I’mscaredofeverything.Imean,I’mafraidofthedark,didyouknowthat?

ALBUS:HarryPotterisafraidofthedark?

HARRY:Idon’tlikesmallspacesand—I’venevertoldanyonethis,butIdon’tmuchlike—(hehesitatesbeforesayingit)pigeons.

ALBUS:Youdon’tlikepigeons?

HARRY(hescrunchesuphisface):Nasty,pecky,dirtythings.Theygivemethecreeps.

ALBUS:Butpigeonsareharmless!

HARRY:Iknow.Butthethingthatscaresmemost,AlbusSeverusPotter,isbeing

adadtoyou.BecauseI’moperatingwithoutwireshere.Mostpeopleatleasthaveadadtobasethemselveson—andeithertrytobeortrynottobe.I’vegotnothing—orverylittle.SoI’mlearning,okay?AndI’mgoingtotrywitheverythingI’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—whichIthinkmakesyouaprettygreatson.

ALBUS:Ialmostdestroyedtheworld.

HARRY:Delphiwasn’tgoinganywhere,Albus—youbroughtheroutintothelightandyoufoundawayforustofighther.Youmaynotseeitnow,butyousavedus.

ALBUS:Butshouldn’tIhavedonebetter?

HARRY:Youdon’tthinkIaskmyselfthesamequestions?

ALBUS(stomachsinkingfurther,heknowsthisisnotwhathisdadwoulddo):Andthen—whenwecaughther—Iwantedtokillher.

HARRY:You’dwatchedhermurderCraig,youwereangry,Albus,andthat’sokay.

Andyouwouldn’thavedoneit.

ALBUS:Howdoyouknowthat?Maybethat’smySlytherinside.Maybethat’s

whattheSortingHatsawinme.

HARRY:Idon’tunderstandyourhead,Albus—actually,youknowwhat,you’rea

teenager,Ishouldn’tbeabletounderstandyourhead,butIdounderstandyourheart.Ididn’t—foralongtime—butthankstothis—“escapade”

—Iknowwhatyougotinthere.Slytherin,Gryffindor,whateverlabelyou’vebeengiven—Iknow—know—thatheartisagoodone—yeah,whetheryoulikeitornot,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—thoseflawsalmostmadethemgreater.

ALBUSlooksaroundhimself.

ALBUS:Dad?Whyarewehere?

HARRY:ThisiswhereIoftencome.

ALBUS:Butthisisagraveyard...

HARRY:AndhereisCedric’sgrave.

ALBUS:Dad?

HARRY:Theboywhowaskilled—CraigBowker—howwelldidyouknowhim?

ALBUS:Notwellenough.

HARRY:Ididn’tknowCedricwellenougheither.HecouldhaveplayedQuidditchforEngland.OrbeenabrilliantAuror.Hecouldhavebeenanything.AndAmosisright—hewasstolen.SoIcomehere.Justtosaysorry.WhenI

can.

ALBUS:That’sa—goodthingtodo.

ALBUSjoinshisdadinfrontofCEDRIC’sgrave.HARRYsmilesathissonandlooksupatthesky.

HARRY:Ithinkit’sgoingtobeaniceday.

Hetoucheshisson’sshoulder.Andthetwoofthem—justslightly—melttogether.

ALBUS(smiles):SodoI.

TheEnd

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ABOUTTHEPRODUCTION

HarryPotterandtheCursedChildPartsOneandTwowasfirstproducedbySoniaFriedmanProductions,ColinCallender,andHarryPotterTheatricalProductions.ItpremieredatthePalaceTheatreinLondon,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

YANNFREDERICKS

JamesLeLacheur

AUNTPETUNIA,MADAMHOOCH,DOLORESUMBRIDGE

HelenaLymbery

AMOSDIGGORY,ALBUSDUMBLEDORE

BarryMcCarthy

TROLLEYWITCH,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

RONWEASLEY

PaulThornley

YOUNGHARRYPOTTER

RudiGoodman,AlfredJones,BiliKeogh,EwanRutherford,NathanielSmith,

DylanStanden

LILYPOTTERJR

ZoeBrough,CristinaFray,ChristianaHutchings

OTHERROLESPLAYEDBY

NicolaAlexis,JeremyAngJones,RosemaryAnnabella,JackBennett,PaulBentall,MoragCross,ClaudiaGrant,JamesHoward,LowriJames,Chris

Jarman,MartinJohnston,JamesLeLacheur,HelenaLymbery,BarryMcCarthy,AndrewMcDonald,AdamMcNamara,TomMilligan,JackNorth,StuartRamsey,NunoSilva,CherrelleSkeete

SWINGS

HelenAluko,MoragCross,ChipoKureya,TomMackley,JoshuaWyattMOVEMENTCAPTAIN

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

PRODUCTIONMANAGER

GaryBeestone

PRODUCTIONSTAGEMANAGER

SamHunter

ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR

DesKennedy

ASSOCIATEMOVEMENTDIRECTOR

NeilBettles

ASSOCIATESETDESIGNER

BrettJ.Banakis

ASSOCIATESOUNDDESIGNER

PeteMalkin

ILLUSIONS&MAGICASSOCIATE

ChrisFisher

CASTINGASSOCIATE

LotteHines

ASSISTANTLIGHTINGDESIGNER

AdamKing

COSTUMEDESIGNSUPERVISOR

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,BenSherrattRESIDENT

DIRECTOR

PipMinnithorpe

HEADOFWARDROBE

AmyGillot

DEPUTYHEADOFWARDROBE

LauraWatkins

WARDROBEASSISTANTS

KateAnderson,LeanneHired

DRESSERS

GeorgeAmielle,MelissaCooke,RosieEtheridge,JohnOvenden,EmileeSwiftHEADOFHAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UP

NinaVanHouten

DEPUTYHEADOFHAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UP

AliceTownes

HAIR,WIGS&MAKE-UPASSISTANTS

CharlotteBriscoe,JacobFessey,CassieMurphie

HEADOFSOUND

ChrisReid

DEPUTYHEADOFSOUND

RowenaEdwards

SOUNDNO.3

LauraCaplin

SFXOPERATOR

CallumDonaldson

HEADOFAUTOMATION

JoshPeters

DEPUTYHEADOFAUTOMATION

JamieLawrence

AUTOMATIONNO.3

JamieRobson

SHOWCHIEFLX

DavidTreanor

PERFORMERFLYINGTECHNICIAN

PaulGurney

CHAPERONES

DavidRussell,EleanorDowling

GENERALMANAGEMENT

SoniaFriedmanProductions

EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR

DianeBenjamin

EXECUTIVEPRODUCER

PamSkinner

ASSOCIATEPRODUCER

FionaStewart

ASSISTANTPRODUCER

BenCanning

GENERALMANAGEMENTASSISTANT

MaxBittleston

PRODUCTIONASSISTANT

ImogenClare-Wood

MARKETINGMANAGER

LauraJaneElliott

REVENUEMANAGER

MarkPayn

ASSOCIATEPRODUCER(DEVELOPMENT)

LucieLovatt

DEVELOPMENTASSISTANT

LydiaRynne

LITERARYASSOCIATE

JackBradley

OFFICEASSISTANT

JordanEaton

HOUSESEATSASSISTANT

VickyNgoma

BIOGRAPHIESOFTHEORIGINALSTORYTEAM

J.K.ROWLING

istheauthorofthesevenHarryPotternovels,whichhavesoldover450millioncopiesandhavebeentranslatedinto79languages,andthreecompanionbooksoriginallypublishedforcharity.SheisalsotheauthorofTheCasualVacancy,anovelforadultspublishedin2012,and,underthepseudonymofRobertGalbraith,istheauthoroftheCormoranStrikecrimeseries.J.K.RowlingismakingherscreenwritingdebutandisaproduceronthefilmFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem,afurtherextensionofthewizardingworld,dueforreleaseinNovember2016.

JOHNTIFFANY

directedthestageadaptationofOnceforwhichhewastherecipientofmultipleawardsbothintheWestEndandonBroadway.AsAssociateDirectoroftheRoyalCourt,hisworkincludesTheTwits,Hope,andThePass.HewasthedirectorofLettheRightOneInfortheNationalTheatreofScotland,whichtransferredtotheRoyalCourt,WestEnd,andSt.Ann’sWarehouse.HisotherworkfortheNationalTheatreofScotlandincludesMacbeth(alsoBroadway),Enquirer,TheMissing,PeterPan,TheHouseofBernardaAlba,TransformCaithness:Hunter,BeNearMe,NobodyWillEverForgiveUs,TheBacchae,BlackWatch,forwhichhewontheOlivierandCriticsCircleBestDirectorAwards,ElizabethGordonQuinn,andHome:Glasgow.OtherrecentcreditsincludeTheGlassMenagerieatAmericanRepertoryTheatreandonBroadwayandTheAmbassadorattheBrooklynAcademyofMusic.TiffanywasAssociateDirectoroftheNationalTheatreofScotlandfrom2005to2012,andwasaRadcliffeFellowatHarvardUniversityinthe2010–2011academicyear.

JACKTHORNE

writesfortheater,film,television,andradio.HistheatercreditsincludeHopeandLettheRightOneIn,bothdirectedbyJohnTiffany,TheSolidLifeofSugarWaterfortheGraeaeTheatreCompanyandtheNationalTheatre,BunnyfortheEdinburghFestivalFringe,StacyfortheTrafalgarStudios,and2ndMay1997

andWhenYouCureMefortheBush.HisadaptationsincludeThePhysicistsfor

theDonmarWarehouseandStuart:ALifeBackwardsforHighTide.OnfilmhiscreditsincludeWarBook,ALongWayDown,andTheScoutingBookforBoys.

FortelevisionhiscreditsincludeTheLastPanthers,Don’tTakeMyBaby,ThisIsEngland,TheFades,Glue,Cast-Offs,andNationalTreasure.Hewon2016

BAFTAsforBestMini-Series(ThisIsEngland’90)andBestSingleDrama(Don’tTakeMyBaby),andin2012wonBestDramaSeries(TheFades)andBestMini-Series(ThisIsEngland’88).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

AlltheactorsfromtheCursedChildworkshops,MelKenyon,RachelTaylor,AlexandriaHorton,ImogenClare-Wood,FlorenceRees,JeneferTait,DavidNock,RachelMason,Colin,Neil,Sonia,everyoneatSFPandTheBlairPartnership,RebeccaSaltfromJKRPR,NicaBurnsandallthestaffatthePalaceTheatre,and,ofcourse,ourincrediblecastwhohelpedshapeeveryword.

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