HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART I

WRITTEN FOR SCREEN: MICHIEL VAN LAARHOVEN BASED ON THE BOOK BY: J.K. ROWLING FIRST DRAFT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE 28th

FADE IN: 1. EXT. SKY DUSK The sky is PURPLE. Clouds are floating above a scenic village like great, hovering spaceships. The sun is set, mixing its light with the stars and the faint moon. UNKNOWN (V.O.) I announce the new Minister for Magic! Rufus Scrimgeour! The voice is FAINT, but, however, clearly AUDIBLE. And behind the many, grey clouds, something SHINY appears... lost in the swallowing darkness. It is the -- LOGO HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS SLOWLY we FLY through it... and once we've done that... we can see... - PART I while a second VOICE occurs. INTERVIEWER #1 (V.O.) Is it true that the Dementors of Azkaban have joined You-Know-Who, Minister? CUT TO: 3. INT. OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR MAGIC NIGHT We can see a POSTER hanging on a wall, with two MOVING pictures on it. One of CORNELIUS FUDGE, and one of a bearded man with long hair and glasses: RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR. At the bottom of the poster is written, in big, red letters: RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR REPLACES CORNELIUS FUDGE AS MINISTER FOR MAGIC. NEW ANGLE -An ESTABLISHING SHOT of the whole office. Dozens of interviewers are standing around a desk, crammed in the office. FLASHES of light, coming from the camera's of the photographers. All camera's pointed at a man with red brown, long hair, sitting in the SHADOW, his hands buried in his face. CANDLELIGHT shows deep wrinkles on the parts of face we can see. INTERVIEWER #1 (O.S.) Minister? Have they joined You-KnowWho?

Finally RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR looks up... his eyes shining behind his glasses. RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR It explains the mist, doesn't it? His voice is deep and hoarse. CUT TO: 4. EXT. MALFOY MANOR DUSK Under the beautiful purple sky, two FIGURES are walking down a street in the scenic village. The figures are hooded and cloaked, their identities hidden. A thick MIST is hanging in the village, crawling around the figures... nearly making shadows of them. INTERVIEWER #2 (V.O.) And what about the prisoners of Azkaban? NEW ANGLE The two figures are now standing in front of an iron GATE. It leads to a lane, with on its sides high, perfectly manicured HEDGES. The gate OPENS automatically, RATTLING loudly. The figures start to walk down the gravelled path, which leads to an immense manor house, which nearly can't be seen because of the mist. CUT TO: 5. INT. OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR MAGIC - NIGHT Scrimgeour looks tired. He's pale, his hairs are greasy and his face is sunken. An arm, dressed in a fluffy, pink SLEEVE, puts a GOBLET of water on the desk of the Minister. The owner of the arm is dressed completely in pink. Her face is ugly, and she has greasy curls. Smiling, DOLORES UMBRIDGE writes something on her CLIPBOARD. RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR They've escaped. All of them. Scrimgeours voice sounds weak. CUT TO: 6. EXT. MALFOY MANOR NIGHT

The two figures are entering the villa. On the wall, next to the door, there's a SIGN. It says: MALFOY MANOR. The big, wooden door SNAPS shut. Drops are starting to fall from the darkening skies. CUT TO: 7. INT. OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR MAGIC NIGHT INTERVIEWER #3 So, can we describe this as a war, then? The Minister laughs cheerless. Another few flashes of light from the cameras. The CANDLES on the desk of the Minister are flickering. A feather lies next to a NOTE-BOOK of parchment. And on the note-book, lies a GOLDEN SNITCH. CUT TO: 8. INT. MALFOY MANOR DUSK The two figures are now walking down a dark hallway. One of them shows her face... it's BELLATRIX LESTRANGE. She grins broadly. RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR (V.O.) A war? It was already a war when we thought Harry Potter lied about You-Know-Who's return. We just didn't know it. NEW ANGLE Bellatrix and the other figure are now standing in a large room. The floor reflects. Raindrops can be HEARD, ticking on the church-like windows. The only source of light is the FIRE in the mantelpiece, showing another dark FIGURE in its orange, flickering light. This third figure is carrying an enormous SNAKE around his neck. RUFUS SCRIMGEOUR (V.O.) (CONT'D) He was already recruiting when we were sitting lazily behind our desks! Not knowing that outside this warm, safe building already blood was spilled. An awful SCREAM can be heard in one of the rooms next to the room in which the three figures are standing. For a split-second Bellatrix looks at the door from where the terrifying scream comes. Then, she looks back at the back of the third figure. BELLATRIX The giants have joined us, my Lord. We succeeded.

YOU-KNOW-WHO Very good, Bella. And what do you have... Finally, the second figure shows his face. It is SEVERUS SNAPE. He looks blank at his master. YOU-KNOW-WHO (CONT'D) ... Severus? Another scream... You-Know-Who turns. Beneath his hood, we can see his white face, his shiny blue eyes and his snake-like nose. His long, thin fingers are caressing the snake. SNAPE Potter is not going to be moved on the thirtieth. The Order replaces him this saturday. Next moment, the door from where the screams were coming swings open and two men emerge in the large living-room. The first has long, blonde hair... his eyes are red of exhaustion and grief. LUCIUS MALFOY carries a blood stained knife in his hand. The second man is limping, has deep CUTS in BLACK EYE and a BLEEDING nose. DRACO MALFOY pale, nearly as pale as You-Know-Who... but grief... tears are walking down his hollow his face, has a looks extremely seems to feel cheeks.

Bellatrix and Snape are watching the two men. Bellatrix' eyes are big with surprise... and even Snape's mouth is hanging a bit open. You-Know-Who watches them with a grin, his yellow teeth bloated. YOU-KNOW-WHO Draco didn't succeed killing him. Now he pays for it. Dying without leaving life. The snake licks You-Know-Who on the cheek. 9. EXT. MALFOY MANOR - NIGHT Raindrops are clattering on the old stones of the big villa. The world is grey, misty and wet. INTERVIEWER #1 (V.O.) Minister, do you think Dumbledore's death affected the recent happenings? A deep RUMBLING THUNDER can be heard softly in the distance.

CUT TO: 10. INT. OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR MAGIC NIGHT The Minister smiles weakly, watching at the golden snitch for a moment. Then he looks back at the interviewers. CUT TO: 11. INT. NUMBER FOUR, PRIVATE DRIVE HARRY'S ROOM DAY SNAPE (V.O.) Avada Kedavra! Snape's voice is very WEAK, very FAINT, like it's coming from a large distance. A GREEN FLASH flickers for a moment in some spectacle glasses. The eyes behind it burst open. HARRY POTTER lays in his bed, gasping. The DAILY PROPHET is laying on his belly (we can see the headline: RITA SKEETER WRITES BIOGRAPHY BOOK ABOUT DUMBLEDORE), his TRUNK is halfpacked, a MOVING photograph of his parents is laying next to the trunk and HEDWIG is screeching in her cage. NEW ANGLE Harry stands in front of his window. He looks outside. POV (HARRY) - dark clouds are hanging in the air, swirling... we nearly can't see the house opposite number four, because of the thick mist. Harry's eyes are looking with fear. NEW ANGLE Next moment he seizes in his trunk. Sometimes he grasps something out (First a BOOK, then the INVISIBILTY CLOACK, then another BOOK, a ROBE, the picture of his parents) and puts it in an old rucksack. Finally he holds a LOCKET in one of his hands, in the other, he has a NOTE of parchment. THE CAMERA FLASHES quickly over the note quickly and we can see (quick, but clear) the letters: R.A.B... ... while Harry puts the note in the locket, before throwing it in his rucksack. Then, Harry gives a glance of surprise. Slowly he takes a MIRROR out of his trunk. Not knowing what to do, he observes it. He

turns it in his fingers... but it's just a mirror. Just an old, green, mirror. His own reflection watches him, looking astonished. Suddenly... the BRIGHTEST FLASH of blue erupts in the mirror, shining it's blue light on Harry. Harry shocks, gasping for breath and he throws the mirror away. We can hear the CLATTERING of glass. VERNON (O.S.) Potter!!! Harry glances towards his door, from where the MUFFLED voice of his uncle came. But then he looks back at the broken mirror, laying in a corner of his room. Slowly, Harry walks to the mirror... He turns a piece of broken fragment... and a clear, BLUE EYE watches him from the mirror. Its pupil gazing to Harry. Harry watches in shock at the fragment. Then... the eye is DISAPPEARED. VERNON (O.S.) Come down here, Potter! 12. INT. PRIVET DRIVE, NUMBER FOUR HALLWAY - DAY Harry walks down the stairs, with his rucksack in his hand. We can see how Harry puts the fragment of mirror in it, while, in is other hand, he carries the cage of Hedwig. Finally he stands in front of VERNON DURSLEY in the hallway. His moustache moves wildly as he talks, his head completely red of anger. VERNON (as soft as possible) What the hell are these people doing here!? Harry glances towards the door that leads to the living-room. A lot of TALKING can be heard from it. HARRY Ehm... I think that must be... nearly the er whole Order of the Phoenix. 13. INT. PRIVET DRIVE, NUMBER FOUR LIVING ROOM - DAY

PETUNIA and DUDLEY are crammed in a corner. Looking scared to death at eleven wizards in their living-room. RON and HERMIONE are sitting together in a chair (Ron on the arm-rest), another red-haired figure is leaning against the chair, a small, dirty-looking, ginger man is sleeping in the bench, MAD-EYE MOODY is leaning on his WALKING STICK in the corner, ARTHUR WEASLEY stands beside him, FRED and GEORGE are sitting next to the ginger man in the bench, laughing at the scared Petunia and Dudley and TONKS and LUPIN are kissing each other in front of Arthur and Mad-Eye (Mad-Eye doesn't seam to react on this). The eleven wizards are laughing and talking at each other (except for Lupin and Tonks and Mad-Eye). They all stop talking when Harry enters the room in the wake of Vernon, whose pig-like eyes are watching the wizards carefully, as if their cosiness could suddenly change into aggression. But the eyes of the members of the Order of the Phoenix are watching Harry. Lupin and Tonks have stopped kissing, Mad-Eye's fake eye is swirling around the room. ARTHUR Ah, Harry! But Hermione rushes out of her armchair and hugs Harry. Ron also stands up from his chair and shakes hands. HERMIONE Oh, Harry! I'm so glad to see you. Hey, mate! RON

HARRY It's great to see you guys! Lupin also comes to Harry, holding hands with Tonks. He uses his other hand to shake Harry's. HARRY Remus. LUPIN Harry. Wonderful to see you! HARRY How's the moon? LUPIN Ten days, then er HARRY - your hair starts to grow.

Lupin smiles. LUPIN Let's keep it with that. HARRY Hi Tonks. Hey Harry! And she winks to him. HARRY I didn't know you two had a relation? Lupin glances at Tonks. LUPIN We er I wanted to keep it secret. I'm sorry, Harry. But but what would people think of it? What do you think of it? A werewolf and a... human? HARRY Think, Remus. What would James think? He wouldn't care, would he? Nor do I. Lupin smiles at him an pats him on the shoulder as he walks back to Moody and Arthur, leaving Harry with Ron, Hermione and the red-haired figure, who stands in front of Harry. BILL Finally we meet, Harry Potter. Ron's told me a lot about you. The hand of BILL WEASLEY shakes Harry's. RON This is my oldest brother, Harry. Bill. HARRY Nice to meet you, Bill. Bill smiles. RON He came home to help the Order of the Phoenix and... he's going to get married. You would never guess who it is he'll be marrying with. HARRY (smiling) Who is it? RON Remember Fleur Delacour, from the Tri Wizard TONKS

Tournement in our fourth year? That's the one. Harry looks with enormous surprise. Hermione laughs at his expression. We met when we BILL

MAD-EYE Al right, al right, al right! It's time! Everyone shocks as he shouts. He limps towards the middle of the room, his walking stick making a loud BANG every time it hits the floor. Petunia and Dudley are now really smashed in the corner and Vernon looks astonished at this rough fellow, taking a few phases back into the kitchen. MAD-EYE (CONT'D) Cut off the love stories! We have to accomplish this plan before we are even sure if Mr. Weasley is going to get married! TONKS (shocked)

Mad-Eye! Mad-Eye ignores her.

MAD-EYE Hagrid's coming. And he points at the window. Indeed... a loud scream of Petunia and the deep RUMBLING sound of a motorcycle. Harry runs towards the window of the living-room, followed by Ron and Hermione. They all glare out of the window. POV (HARRY) - Between the clouds a flying MOTORCYCLE with sidecar is landing on the lawn... its headlights shining ghostly in the mist. It makes CRASHING, METALLIC sounds as it lands. Outside, the sun is starting to set. Orange light shining in HAGRID'S black beard. Once he's stepped from the motor, he waves at them. Hagrid! HARRY / RON / HERMIONE

Petunia just cries... Dudley grasps with his hands to his fat bottom.

14. INT. KITCHEN - DUSK The twelve persons are now crammed in the kitchen.

BILL WEASLEY, MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER, RON WEASLEY, HERMIONE GRANGER, ARTHUR WEASLEY, REMUS LUPIN, MAD-EYE MOODY, FRED & GEORGE WEASLEY, NYMPHADORA TONKS and RUBEUS HAGRID