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Rev.Rev.Rev.Rev.03/01/02 (Buff)03/14/02 (Salmon)04/02/02 (Cherry)04/02/02 (Tan)(not distributed)Rev. 04/03/02 (2nd White)Rev. 04/03/02 (2nd Blue)Rev. 04/09/02 (2nd Pink)Rev. 04/16/02 (2nd Yellow)Rev. 04/17/02 (2nd Green)Rev. 05/14/02 (2nd Gold)HARRY POTTER ANDTHE CHAMBER OF SECRETSscreenplay by STEVEN KLOVESbased on the novel byJ.K. ROWLINGNo portion of this script may be performed, reproduced,or used by any means, or quoted or published in anymedium without the prior written consent of Warner Bros.WARNER BROS.4000 Warner BoulevardBurbank, California 91522 2002WARNER BROS.All Rights Reserved
FADE IN:1EXT. PRIVET DRIVE - DAY1WIDE HELICOPTER SHOT. Privet Drive. CAMERA CRANES DOWN,DOWN, OVER the rooftops, FINDS the SECOND FLOOR WINDOW ofNUMBER 4. HARRY POTTER sits in the window.2OMITTED23INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - DAY3Harry pages through a SCRAPBOOK, stops on a MOVING PHOTOof Ron and Hermione. SQUAWK! Harry jumps. HEDWIG pecksat the LOCK slung through her cage door, then glowers atHarry.HARRYI can't, Hedwig. I'm not allowedto use magic outside of school.Besides, if Uncle Vernon -At the sound of the name, HEDWIG SQUAWKS again, LOUDER.UNCLE VERNON (O.S.)Har-ry Pot-ter!HARRYNow you've done it.4INT. KITCHEN - DAY4While AUNT PETUNIA puts the finishing touches to aPUDDING of WHIPPED CREAM and SUGARED VIOLETS, UNCLEVERNON struggles with DUDLEY'S BOW TIE, all the whileglowering at Harry.UNCLE VERNONI warned you. If you can'tcontrol that bloody bird, it'llhave to go.HARRYShe's bored. If I could just lether out for an hour or two -UNCLE VERNONAnd have you sending secretmessages to your freaky littlefriends? No, sir.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/0242.CONTINUED:4HARRYBut I haven't gotten any messages.From any of my friends. Not one.All summer.DUDLEYWho'd want to be friends with you?UNCLE VERNONI should think you'd be moregrateful. We raise you since youwere a baby, give you food off ourtable, even let you have Dudley'ssecond bedroom. purely out ofthe goodness of our hearts.DUDLEYI thought he got the secondbedroom because Mum was afraidhe'd turn us into dung beetles ifyou put him back in the cupboardunder the stairs.AUNT PETUNIA stops cold, exchanges a dark look with UncleVernon, then sees Dudley extending a finger for thepudding.AUNT PETUNIANot yet, popkin. That's for whenthe Masons arrive.UNCLE VERNONWhich should be any moment. Now.Let's run through our schedule onemore time. Petunia, when theMasons get here, you will be -AUNT PETUNIAIn the lounge, waiting to welcomethem graciously to our home.Good.UNCLE VERNONAnd Dudley?DUDLEYI'll be waiting to open the door.UNCLE VERNONExcellent.(turning on Harry)And you?(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 5/14/024CONTINUED:3.(2)4HARRYI'll be in my bedroom, making nonoise and pretending I don'texist.UNCLE VERNONToo right you will. With anyluck, this could well be the day Imake the biggest deal of mycareer.DOORBELL RINGS. Instantly, Uncle Vernon shoves Harry outof the kitchen and into the hallway.Upstairs!UNCLE VERNONHurry!5OMITTED56INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - DAY6Harry enters, turns, and stops dead: a tiny CREATUREwith bat-like ears and bulging green eyes is jumping onhis bed as if it were a trampoline. This is DOBBY.Harry Potter!is!DOBBYSuch an honor it(CONTINUED)
4.6CONTINUED:6HARRYWhat. Who are you?DOBBYDobby the house elf.Dobby, sir.HARRYI see. Not to be rude oranything, but this isn't a greattime for me to have a house-elf inmy bedroom.DOBBYOh, yes, sir, Dobby understands.It's just that, Dobby has come totell you. it is difficult, sir.Dobby wonders where to begin.HARRYWhy don't you sit down?S-s-sit down?DOBBYSuddenly Dobby BURSTS INTO TEARS.panics.LOUD TEARS.HarryHARRYShhhh! I'm sorry. I didn't meanto offend you or anything -DOBBYOffend Dobby! Dobby has heard ofyour greatness, sir, but never hashe been asked to sit down by awizard, like an equal.HARRYYou can't have met many decentwizards then.Dobby shakes his head, then without warning, LEAPS off thebed and starts to BANG HIS HEAD FURIOUSLY ON THE FLOOR.Bad Dobby!7DOBBYBad Dobby!INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY7Uncle Vernon pours champagne for MR. and MRS. MASON. AsDobby's HEAD BANGING sounds from above, all eyes shift tothe ceiling. Uncle Vernon chuckles nervously.(CONTINUED)
5.7CONTINUED:7UNCLE VERNONDon't mind that. It's just the.cat.Cat?DUDLEYWhat cat?UNCLE VERNONOur cat, tiger.8INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - DAY8Dobby gets back to his feet, wobbling, eyes spinningdizzily. Harry regards him with a mixture of concern.and wariness.HARRYAre you. all right?DOBBYDobby had to punish himself, sir.Dobby almost spoke ill of hisfamily, sir.HARRYYour. family?DOBBYThe wizard family Dobby serves,sir. Dobby is bound to serve onefamily forever. If they ever knewDobby was here.Dobby shudders in fear, then looks up, WHISPERS urgently.DOBBYBut Dobby had to come. Dobby hasto protect Harry Potter. To warnhim.(in a fierce whisper)Harry Potter must not go back toHogwarts School of Witchcraft andWizardry this year.Not go back?HARRYBut. I have to.DOBBYThis is a plot. A plot to makemost terrible things happen. IfHarry Potter goes back to schoolhe will be in great danger.(CONTINUED)
6.8CONTINUED:8HARRYWhat terrible things?plotting them?Who'sDobby makes a funny CHOKING and GAGGING noise.HARRYOkay! I understand.say --You can'tToo late. Dobby grabs the bedside lamp and startsbeating himself about the head and YELPING LOUDLY.9INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY9Uncle Vernon is in the midst of telling a joke.UNCLE VERNONThey arrive at the ninth holeand!-DOBBY'S YELPS INTERRUPT, ringing out from above.MR. MASONSounds as if that cat of yours hasdragged something in with it,Dursley.Not to worry.10UNCLE VERNONI'll sort it out.INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - DAY10Harry wrestles the lamp away from Dobby.Stop!Stop!HARRYFOOTSTEPS THUNDER on the landing. Quickly, Harry grabsDobby by the pillowcase and pitches him into thewardrobe. just as the door FLINGS OPEN.UNCLE VERNONWhat the devil are you doing uphere! You've just ruined thepunch line of my Japanese golferjoke. One more sound and you'llwish you'd never been born, boy!He stomps flat-footed from the room and SLAMS THE DOOR.Harry lets Dobby out of the wardrobe.(CONTINUED)
7.10CONTINUED:10HARRYSee why I've got to go back? Idon't belong here. I belong inyour world -- at Hogwarts. It'sthe only place I've got.friends.DOBBYFriends who don't even write toHarry Potter?HARRYWell, I expect they've been -hang on, how do you know myfriends haven't been writing me?Guiltily, Dobby takes out a STACK of LETTERS.DOBBYHarry Potter mustn't be angry withDobby -- Dobby hoped if HarryPotter thought his friends hadforgotten him. Harry Pottermight not want to go back toschool, sir.HARRYGive me those. Now.Dobby frowns sadly, then DASHES out the door.Panicking.11INT. HALLWAY/STAIRS/KITCHEN - DAY11. Harry flies desperately after, Dobby bouncing like aping-pong ball down the stairs and into the kitchen. AsHarry races in, he finds Dobby on the counter, waving hisarms. Aunt Petunia's masterpiece of a pudding RISES,then floats into the living room, HOVERING over theMason's heads. The Masons don't see, but the Dursleys -goggle-eyed--do.HARRYDobby. Please. No.DOBBYHarry Potter must say he's notgoing back to school.I can't.HARRYHogwarts is my home.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 4/9/02118.CONTINUED:11DOBBY(a tragicexpression)Then Dobby must do it, sir.Harry Potter's own good.ForDobby SNAPS HIS FINGERS. The pudding PLUMMETS.straight onto the Masons. They stand blinking, coveredhead to foot with whipped cream and sugared violets. TheMasons exit. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia race afterthem.UNCLE VERNONI'm sorry. It's our nephew. Verydisturbed. Meeting strangersupsets him, so we kept himupstairs.11AEXT. DURSLEY HOUSE - DAY11AThe Masons RACE out of the house, the Dursleys FOLLOWING.AUNT PETUNIAWe have ice cream.The Masons get into their car and drive off, just as aSHRIEKING SOUND splits the sky. An OWL SWOOPS down, andDROPS a LETTER at Uncle Vernon's feet. He picks up theletter, opens it. As he reads it, a mad gleam dances inUncle Vernon's eye. He turns and races back inside thehouse. Aunt Petunia follows.11BINT. DURSLEY HOUSE - NIGHT11BUncle Vernon runs back into the living room, extends theletter to Harry.Go on.UNCLE VERNONRead it.HARRY'Dear Mr. Potter. We havereceived intelligence that a HoverCharm was used at your place ofresidence at twelve minutes pastseven this evening. As you know,underage wizards.'UNCLE VERNON'. are not permitted to performspells outside school.'(MORE)(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 4/9/0211B8A.CONTINUED:11BUNCLE VERNON (CONT'D)(snatching the letter)You didn't tell us you weren'tAllowed to use magic at home.Slipped your mind, didn't it?(MORE)(CONTINUED)
9.11BCONTINUED:(2)11BUNCLE VERNON (CONT'D)Well, I've got news for you, boy.I'm locking you up! And if youtry to magic yourself out, they'llexpel you! You're never goingback to that school! Never!12EXT./INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - NEXT DAY12A SHORT MONTAGE BEGINS:Uncle Vernon fits IRON BARS to the inside of Harry'swindow.Drills a METAL FLAP to the base of the bedroom door.Fits a FAT, GREY LOCK to the door itself. Soaking withsweat, he casts Harry a nasty grin and pulls shut theDOOR. It closes with the DULL CLANK of a cell.13INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - NIGHT13Harry stares gloomily out the window. The METAL FLAPRATTLES and Dudley's pudgy hand slides a BOWL of TINNEDSOUP onto the floor. He grins cruelly through theopening.DUDLEYI know what day it is.HARRYWell done, Dudley. Finallylearned the days of the week, haveyou.DUDLEYToday's your birthday.cares.And nobodyDudley SNAPS SHUT the flap. Harry sighs, takes the soupand a bit of stale bread, and crosses to Hedwig.HARRYIt's no good turning your beak up.It's all we've got.Harry feeds a piece of bread to Hedwig. as we.DISSOLVE TO:(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 3/1/021310.CONTINUED:13SAME SCENE - LATERHarry leans against the wall. Asleep. There is a gentleTAPPING SOUND. Harry opens his eyes and is stunned tosee. RON WEASLEY staring through the bedroom window.HARRYRon?Hiya, Harry.13ARONEXT. DURSLEY HOUSE - NIGHT13AAn OLD, TURQUOISE-COLORED FORD ANGLIA floats in midair.Ron leans out the back window. His brother FRED sits inthe driver's seat. Fred's twin George is in thepassenger seat.Fred?here?HARRYGeorge? What're you doingRONRescuing you, of course.your trunk?13BWhere'sCLOSEUP - HARRY'S TRUNK13BStuffed with clothes, spellbooks. The trunk CLOSES, SNAPSSHUT. Harry drags the trunk to the windowsill, watches Rontie off a fierce knot on the bars of Harry's window.Stand back.Harry steps back.13CRONRon turns, nods to Fred.INSERT - FRED'S FOOT13CFred STEPS ON the accelerator.13DEXT. DURSLEY HOUSE - NIGHT13DThe Ford Anglia FLIES UP into the air, the rope SNAPSTIGHT, and -- CRUNCH! -- the bars are TORN from thewindow. Bricks and bars RAIN DOWN onto the lawn below, amangled mess.13EINT. UNCLE VERNON'S BEDROOM - NIGHTUncle Vernon WAKES.13E
11.14thru16OMITTED14thru1617INT./EXT. HARRY'S BEDROOM/THE CAR - MOMENTS LATER17Harry pushes the trunk over the sill into the Anglia'sboot, then scrambles through the window himself, when.SQUAWK!HARRYHedwig!Harry clambers back, grabs Hedwig's cage, swings it ontothe ledge, when. BAM! The bedroom door CRASHES OPEN.Petunia!UNCLE VERNONHe's getting away!As Harry leaps for the windowsill, Uncle Vernon CHARGESFORWARD and SNATCHES his ankle. Harry tumbles into thedarkness, one hand gripping Hedwig's cage, the otherreaching out and. CATCHING Ron's at the last possiblesecond.Uncle Vernon puts both hands to Harry's ankle, pullsharder. Ron braces himself, pulls back. Harry hangs,stretched high over the lawn, directly above the mangledsteel bars.CLOSEUP:Harry's hand begins to slip from Ron's fingers.INSIDE OF CAGE:Hedwig PECKS feverishly at the LOCK.CLOSE-UP:PANICKED.Ron.RONHold on, Harry!UNCLE VERNONOh no, boy! You and that bloodypigeon aren't going anywhere!CLOSE-UP:Harry's hand begins to slip away from Ron's.INSIDE OF CAGE:OPENS.Hedwig PECKS HARDER and. the CAGEHedwig SWOOPS into the sky, WHEELS BACK and hammers herbeak into Uncle Vernon's hand. He ROARS, stumbles backand. Ron and George pull Harry into the air.RONPut your foot down, Fred!(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/021712.CONTINUED:17Like a rocket, the Anglia sails into the stars. Harryglances back, sees Aunt Petunia and Dudley join UncleVernon at the window. As Hedwig races up, soaring justbeyond the car window, Ron turns to Harry.RONBy the way, Harry.Birthday.HappyDISSOLVE TO:18EXT. THE BURROW - EARLY MORNING18As the Anglia drops through a pink sky, a haphazard messof a HOUSE, built around a towering central chimney,appears below. By the road, a lopsided SIGN reads: THEBURROW. FLUMPH! The car touches down in a WHIRLING CONEof dust, scatters a group of chickens, and fishtails to ahalt. The boys spill quickly out of the car. FREDWHISPERS urgently.FREDHurry! Let's nip inside beforeMum wakes up!19INT. FRONT ROOM - THE BURROW - MOMENTS LATER19The boys sneak inside, gently close the door. Harrystops. Magical objects surround him: A CLOCK displaysdifferent chores for each family member. A pair ofNEEDLES knit a sweater by themselves. And a stack ofPLAYING CARDS that. A stack of PLAYING CARDS SHUFFLEthemselves, providing a cooling breeze for Ron's agingrat, SCABBERS. Ron shrugs, averts his eyes selfconsciously.RONIt's not much.HARRYI think it's. brilliant!Ron looks up.GRINS.Sees Harry's mesmerized face.Slowly.MRS. WEASLEY (O.S.)WHERE. HAVE. YOU. BEEN?!The boys nearly jump out of their skin. MRS. WEASLEYstands in the doorway. Furious. She smiles sweetly atHarry.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/021913.CONTINUED:19MRS. WEASLEYHow wonderful to see you.(back to the boys)Beds empty! No note! Youcould've died! You could've beenseen!(again, to Harry)I don't blame you, of course,dear.Harry!RONThey were starving him, Mum!There were bars on his window!MRS. WEASLEYYou best hope I don't put bars onyour window, Ronald Weasley!(softening instantly)Care for a spot of tea, Harry?Mummy.GINNYHave you seen my jumper --A small, RED-HEADED GIRL appears. Sees Harry. And.SQUEALS. Dashes back up the stairs. Ron frowns.RONGinny. Been talking about you allsummer. Dead annoying, really.Dad's home!GEORGEThe front door OPENS and ARTHUR WEASLEY enters. A tallman with red hair, his robes look dusty and travel-worn.What a night!Raids?MR. WEASLEYNine raids!Nine!HARRY(to Ron)RONDad works at the Ministry ofMagic. In the Misuse of MuggleArtefacts Office.HARRYThe Misuse of Muggle Artefacts.?(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/0219CONTINUED:14.(2)19RONThat's when wizards bewitchsomething to drive Muggles mad.Shrinking door keys, that kind ofthing. Dad loves Muggles. Thinksthey're fascinating.Mr. Weasley hangs up his cloak, turns.Blinks.MR. WEASLEYWho are you?Well now.Harry, sir.RONHarry Potter.MR. WEASLEYGood Lord, are you really? Ron'stold us all about you, of course.When did you get here?MRS. WEASLEY(darkly)This morning. Your sons flew thatenchanted car of yours to Surreyhouse and back last night.MR. WEASLEYDid you now! How'd it go?!(catching hiswife's eye)I. I mean. That was verywrong, boys. Very wrong indeed.So, Harry. You must know allabout Muggles. Tell me, whatexactly is the function of aparking meter?Harry is about to answer, when he notices an OWL (ERROL)soaring toward the kitchen window. To Harry's horror,the owl doesn't pull up. It just flies. SMACK!. intothe glass.MRS. WEASLEYThat must be Errol with the post.Fetch him, will you, George?George takes the unconscious Errol, absently lays him ona draining board, and takes the LETTERS clutched in hisclaws.GEORGEIt's our Hogwarts letters! Andlook. They've sent Harry's as well.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/0219CONTINUED:15.(3)19MR. WEASLEYDumbledore must know you're here,Harry. Doesn't miss a trick, thatman.FRED(reading his)This lot won't come cheap, Mum.The spellbooks alone.MRS. WEASLEYWe'll manage. Right then.There's only one place to get allof this.Diagon 2324INT. LIVING ROOM - THE BURROW - DAY (LATER)24Everyone has gathered in front of the large fireplace.MRS. WEASLEYYou first, Harry dear.Mrs. Weasley offers Harry a FLOWERPOT. At the bottom isa layer of VERY SOFT DUST. Harry frowns in confusion.RONHarry's never traveled by FlooPowder before, Mum.Floo Powder?HARRYJust then, Ron's older brother PERCY enters.MRS. WEASLEYPercy. Would you mind goingfirst, so Harry can see how it'sdone?PERCYCertainly, Mother. Don't worry,Harry. It's simple enough.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/022416.CONTINUED:24Percy takes a pinch from the pot, pitches it into thefireplace and BRIGHT GREEN FLAMES ROAR HIGH. To Harry'samazement, he calmly walks. straight into them.Diagon Alley.Percy VANISHES.PERCYTentatively, Harry reaches into the pot.MRS. WEASLEYRemember to speak clearly, dear!RONAnd mind you get out at the right grate!HARRY(nodding, unsure)D-Dia-gon Alley!25INT. SPIRALING TUNNEL25The SOUND is DEAFENING as Harry hurtles forward,squinting against the sting of WHIRLING SOOT and the mad,flickering lights of passing fireplaces. He falls faceforward.26INT. BORGIN AND BURKES - STONE FIREPLACE - DAY. onto a stone hearth. Dizzy and dirty, Harry reclaimshis shattered glasses. He's tumbled into a wizard'sshop, but a decidedly creepy one. He starts to exit,when a WITHERED HAND in a GLASS CASE catches his eye:The Hand of Glory. Nearby, an OPAL NECKLACE gleams:Caution: Do not touch. Cursed--Has Claimed the Lives ofNineteen Muggle Owners to Date. Oddly transfixed by itall, Harry drifts toward the exit, when.(CONTINUED)26
17.26CONTINUED:26DRACO MALFOY and his father, LUCIUS MALFOY, appear beyondthe front window, approaching the shop. Harry glancesabout, spies a LARGE BLACK CABINET and slips inside. Ashe pulls the doors closed, a TINY CARD swings INTO VIEW:Crushing Cabinet.Malfoy and his father enter. A stooped man (MR. BORGIN)emerges from the back room. IN THE CABINET, Harrywatches, unaware that the walls around him are. SLOWLYCLOSING IN.MR. BORGINMr. Malfoy! What a pleasure tosee you again. If I may, just intoday -LUCIUS MALFOYI'm not buying today, Mr. Borgin.But selling.Selling?MR. BORGINLUCIUS MALFOYYou have heard, of course, thatthe Ministry of Magic isconducting more raids. There areeven rumors of a new MuggleProtection Act.Lucius unravels a roll of parchment, hands it to Borgin.LUCIUS MALFOYI have a few. ah. items athome that might prove embarrassingif the Ministry were to call.Certain poisons and the like.Hmmm. yes.MR. BORGINI see.INSIDE THE CABINET, Harry realizes the walls are CLOSINGIN. His eyes shift upward. The ceiling is DROPPING.Draco drifts to the Hand of Glory, reaches out, when.the HAND GRABS HIM. Draco shrieks, manages to slip free,then calms. He eyes the hand with malicious glee.DRACOCan I have this?(CONTINUED)
18.26CONTINUED:(2)26MR. BORGINAh, the Hand of Glory. Insert acandle and it gives light only tothe holder. Best friend ofthieves and plunderers. Your sonhas fine taste, sir.LUCIUS MALFOYHopefully my son will amount tomore than a thief, Mr. Borgin.Though if his marks don't pickup -DRACOIt's not my fault the teachershave favorites. That HermioneGranger -LUCIUS MALFOYI would have thought you'd beashamed that a girl of nowizarding family beat you in everyexam.MR. BORGINIt's the same all over. Wizardblood is counting for lesseverywhere.LUCIUS MALFOY(deadly)Not with me.INSIDE THE CABINET, Harry's knees are up under his chin.Borgin checks off one last time, then returns theparchment to Lucius. Satisfied, Malfoy nods.LUCIUS MALFOYVery good. I'll expect you at themanor tomorrow. Come, Draco.They exit. As Borgin slips into the back room, theCrushing Cabinet's doors FLY OPEN and Harry leaps free.Inside, the walls, floor, and ceiling SNAP SHUT! Borginreappears, blinks curiously at Harry, then watches himRACE out the door.27EXT. KNOCKTURN ALLEY - DAY (MOMENTS LATER)27Once outside, Harry fits his broken glasses to his face,eyes a STREET SIGN: "KNOCKTURN ALLEY."(CONTINUED)
19.27CONTINUED:27The vendors here clearly cater to the Dark Arts:SHRUNKEN HEADS, POISONOUS CANDLES. One window teems withSPIDERS.AGED WITCH (O.S.)Not lost are you, my dear?Harry wheels, looking into the mossy teeth of a decrepitWITCH. She holds a tray of HUMAN FINGERNAILS.HARRYI'm fine, thanks. I'm just -HAGRIDHARRY! What d'yer think yer doin'down 'ere?Hagrid!HARRYHagrid knocks the tray from the cursing Witch's hands,then seizes Harry by the scruff of the neck and steershim away.28EXT. DIAGON ALLEY - CONTINUOUS ACTION - DAY28Hagrid swats at Harry's sooty clothes.HAGRIDYer a mess! Skulkin' 'roundKnockturn Alley. Dodgy place,Harry. Don't want no one ter seeyeh down there. People'll bethinkin' yer up ter no good.HARRYI was lost, I -- Hang on. Whatwere you doing down there?HAGRIDI was lookin' fer a Flesh Eatin'Slug Repellent. They're ruinin'the school cabbages.Harry!HERMIONE (O.S.)Harry looks up, sees HERMIONE GRANGER standing at the topof Gringotts' white steps. She runs down to meet them.(CONTINUED)
20.28CONTINUED:28HERMIONEHello, Hagrid. Oh, it's wonderfulto see you two again.She stops then, cocks her head curiously at Harry, thentakes out her wand and points it directly between hiseyes.HERMIONEOculus Reparo.Instantly, Harry's glasses are mended.HARRYI need to remember that one.C'mon.HERMIONEEveryone's been so worried.Hermione leads them to Gringotts, where Hermione's rathernervous-looking Muggle parents stand with the Weasleys.MR. WEASLEYSo you're dentists! Fascinating!I understand other Muggles quitefear you? Why is that?MRS. WEASLEYOh, Harry. Thank goodness. Wehoped you'd only gone one gratetoo far. Come now. We're off toFlourish and Blotts.HERMIONEIsn't it thrilling! GilderoyLockhart's going to be there! Wecan actually meet him! I mean,he's written almost the wholebooklist!As Mrs. Weasley and Hermione dash off, Harry frowns.Who?HARRY29OMITTED2929AEXT. FLOURISH AND BLOTTS - DAY29ACLOSE-UP: GILDEROY LOCKHART. A handsome, golden-hairedwizard with stunning pearl-white teeth. He miles, winksat the camera.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/0229A21.CONTINUED:29ADOLLY BACK to reveal that the image of Lockhart isactually a MOVING PHOTOGRAPH propped in the window. APLACARD declares: HERE TODAY! SIGNING COPIES OF HISAUTOBIOGRAPHY, MAGICAL ME. GILDEROY LOCKHART!30INT. FLOURISH AND BLOTTS - DAY30Harry and the others thread their way through aCHATTERING THRONG of MIDDLE-AGED LADIES, all craningtheir necks for a view of Lockhart, who sits signingbooks at the rear of the shop. At the sight of him, Mrs.Weasley pats her hair.There he is!MRS. WEASLEYRONMum fancies him.For this, Mrs. Weasley gives Ron a jab in the shoulder.A SHORT MAN WITH A CAMERA bumps past.SHORT MANOut of the way! This is for TheDaily Prophet!Instantly, Lockhart looks up, flashes a smile, when.GILDEROY LOCKHARTIt can't be Harry Potter?The crowd WHISPERS excitedly as Lockhart dives forward,seizes Harry's hand and turns him toward thephotographer.GILDEROY LOCKHART(under his breath)Nice big smile, Harry. Together,you and I rate the front page.(as the CAMERA FLASHES)Ladies and gentlemen! What anextraordinary moment this is!When young Harry here stepped intoFlourish and Blotts this morningto purchase my autobiography,Magical Me -- which, incidentallyis celebrating its twenty-seventhweek atop The Daily Prophet'sBestseller List -- he had no ideathat he would, in fact, be leavingwith my entire collected works!Free of charge!(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/023022.CONTINUED:30As the crowd CLAPS, Lockhart catches the eye of a FLUNKYand, before Harry knows it, a towering stack of books isshoved into his arms. Mortified, Harry mumbles quietly.Thank you.HARRYSlipping free, Harry drifts back into the crowd and, redwith embarrassment, drops the books into Ginny'scauldron.HARRYYou have these. I'll buy myown!-DRACO(appearing, sneers)Bet you loved that, didn't you,Potter? Famous Harry Potter.Can't even go into a bookshopwithout making the front page.GINNYLeave him alone! He didn't wantall that!Look, Potter.a girlfriend!DRACOYou've got yourself(CONTINUED)
23.30CONTINUED:(2)30LUCIUS MALFOYSilence, Draco! Ah. Mr. Potter.I don't believe we've met.Lucius Malfoy extends his hand, as if offering to shakeHarry's, but instead gently plays his fingers over thefringe of Harry's scalp, revealing Harry's LIGHTNING BOLTSCAR. At his touch, Harry withdraws, ever so slightly.LUCIUS MALFOYForgive me, Mr. Potter. But yourscar is legend. As, of course, isthe wizard who gave it to you.HARRYHe was a murderer.LUCIUS MALFOYYes, a pity about your parents.Curious that you yourself shouldescape with a mere flesh wound.Curious, too, that you speak ofhim in the past. Surely, youdon't think He-Who-Must-Not-BeNamed is gone forever.HARRYHis name is Voldemort.Those within earshot gasp as Harry utters the word.LUCIUS MALFOYYou must be very brave, Mr.Potter, to dare speak his name.Or foolish.HERMIONEFear of a name only increases fearof the thing itself.Lucius Malfoy's eyes slide, find Hermione staringdefiantly.LUCIUS MALFOYYou must be Miss Granger. Draco'stold me all about you. and yourparents. Muggles, aren't you?Mr. and Mrs. Granger nod nervously. Lucius Malfoy canbarely disguise his distaste for them. Arthur Weasleyhurries over.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 5/14/0230CONTINUED:24.(3)30MR. WEASLEYRon! Harry! It's mad in here.Let's go outside.LUCIUS MALFOYWell, well, well -- ArthurWeasley.Lucius.MR. WEASLEY(stiffly)LUCIUS MALFOYBusy time at the Ministry. Allthose raids. I hope they'repaying you overtime.Malfoy reaches into Ginny's cauldron, removes a very old,battered copy of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.LUCIUS MALFOYObviously not. Dear me. What'sthe use of being a disgrace to thename of wizard if they don't evenpay you well for it.MR. WEASLEYWe have a very different ideaabout what disgraces the name ofwizard, Lucius.LUCIUS MALFOY(glancing at theGrangers)Clearly. The company you keep,Weasley. And I thought yourfamily could sink no lower.Mr. Weasley moves to hit Lucius Malfoy. Hagrid stepsforward, puts a firm hand on Mr. Weasley's shoulder.HAGRIDIgnore 'im, Arthur.Mr. Weasley backs away. Lucius Malfoy tosses Ginny'sBATTERED TEXTBOOK back into her cauldron.LUCIUS MALFOYHere, girl. Take your book. It'sthe best your father can give you.Lucius and Draco exit.Hagrid looks at the Weasleys.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 5/14/0230CONTINUED:25.(4)30HAGRIDNo Malfoy's worth listenin' ter.Rotten ter the core, the wholefamily.As Harry watches Draco and his father go, we -DISSOLVE TO:30AOMITTED30A30BEXT. KING'S CROSS - MORNING30BAmid a neat line of cars, the Anglia sits at a decidedlyodd angle, as if its driver were not the most skilledmotorist.31OMITTED3132INT. KING'S CROSS - DAY32The Weasleys and Harry -- pushing large TROLLEYS -- dashunder the LARGE CLOCK which reads two minutes to eleven.MRS. WEASLEYOh dear! The train'll be leavingany moment! All together now!Hurrying, they race to PLATFORMS NINE AND TEN. Quickly,Percy, Fred and George stride briskly toward the stonebarrier that divides the platforms -- and simplyDISAPPEAR.Go on, Ginny.do.MRS. WEASLEYYou know what toGinny, looking a bit nervous, rushes toward the barrier,closes her eyes, and sleds.32AINT. PLATFORM NINE AND THREE QUARTERS - DAY32A. out onto the other side. As she gazes at theHOGWARTS EXPRESS, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley materialize at herside.(CONTINUED)
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/0232ACONTINUED:32ACome, Ginny.seat.32B26.MRS. WEASLEY (O.S.)We'll get you aINT. KING'S CROSS32BRon glances at the clock.RONWe better hurry.Harry nods, leans into his trolley and -- CRASH! -- hitsthe barrier and bounces back into Ron. A GUARD glowers.GUARDWhat in blazes d'you two thinkyou're doing?HARRYSorry. Lost control of thetrolley.(to Ron)Why can't we get through?RONI dunno. The gateway's sealeditself for some reason.As Ron presses his ear to the barrier, the CLOCK CHIMES.HARRYThe train leaves at exactly eleveno'clock. We've missed it.RONCan't hear a thing.(a sudden thought)Harry. If we can't get through,maybe Mum and Dad can't get back.HARRYMaybe we should go wait by thecar.The car!33RONEXT. PARKING LOT (KING'S CROSS) - MOMENTS LATERPushing their trolleys madly before them, Harry and Rondash to the car, load their belongings into the Anglia'sboot.(CONTINUED)33
THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/023327.CONTINUED:33This is mad.Hogwarts.HARRYWe can't drive toRONWho says we're driving?HARRYYou don't mean -- Ron, no.RONLook, who knows when Mum and Dadwill get back. And we've got toget to school, haven't we? Andeven underage wizards are allowedto use magic if it's an absoluteemergency. Least that's what Fredand George always say.HARRYSomething tells me we're going toregret this.33AINT. ANGLIA - DAY33ARon TAPS his WAND on the dash and the Anglia burbles tolife.HARRYNo offense, Ron, but are you sureyou know how to fly this.No problem.Ron SHIFTS.ground.RONWith a GREAT JOLT, the car lifts from theRONThere. See. Now I reckon all wehave to do is find the HogwartsExpress and follow it. Simple.Harry nods, not entirely convinced. He peers out thewindow. Down below, TWO PEDESTRIANS stare in disbelief.HARRYUh, Ron. I should tell you.Muggles aren't accustomed toseeing a flying car.Right.MostRONRon presses a TINY SILVER BUTTON on the dashboard andthey. DISAPPEAR. Down below, the baffled pedestriansblink.
28.34EXT. FLYING CAR (SCOTLAND) - DAY (LATER)34CAMERA STARTS IN the clouds, passes through, findsScotland's stunning green. The Anglia's ENGINE PUTTERSsoftly, when -- POP! - the car reappears. Ron jabs atthe silver button.RONUh oh. The Invisibility Boostermust be faulty.CAMERA ZOOMS ALONG the ridge of a cliff. Thecar reappears from above, gliding away
Harry Potter mustn't be angry with Dobby -- Dobby hoped if Harry Potter thought his friends had forgotten him. Harry Potter might not want to go back to school, sir. HARRY Give me those. Now. Dobby frowns sadly, then DASHES out the door. Panicking. 11 INT. HALLWAY/STAIRS/KITCHEN - DAY 11. Harry flies desperately after, Dobby bouncing like a
