[At nighttime, in the Gryffindor Common Room, the four first years come down the stairs and begin to walk across the floor. They stop when they hear a croaking noise. It was Trevor, the toad that Neville carried in his hands, way back at the first day of Hogwarts.]
Harry: Trevor.
Ron: Trevor, shh, go! You shouldn't be here!
Neville: [appears behind a chair] Neither should you. You're sneaking out again, aren't you?
Juniper: Now, Neville, listen. We were-
Neville: No! I won't let you! [stands] You'll get Gryffindor into trouble again! I-I'll fight you. [Neville holds out his fists.]
Juniper: Oh Neville.
Hermione: Neville, I'm really, really sorry about this.[takes out wand] Petrificus Totalus.
[Neville is frozen for a second and he falls backward onto the ground. Hermione puts her wand back.]
Ron: [Gulp] You're a little scary sometimes, you know that? Brilliant, but scary.
Harry: Let's go. [Walks by Neville] Sorry.
Hermione: Sorry.
Ron: It's for your own good, you know.
[The four are under the Invisibility cloak, sneaking along the corridor.]
Hermione: Ow! You stood on my foot!
Ron: Sorry. [A flame lights up. Hermione draws out her wand and points it at the door.]
Hermione: Alohomora.
[The door opens as the three friends step inside.]
Ron: Wait a minute. He's....
[a blow of air, and the cape flutters off them.]
Juniper: Snoring.
Harry: Snape's already been here. He's put a spell on the harp.
[They approach the sleeping dog.]
Ron: Ugh! It's got horrible breath.
Harry: We have to move its paw.
Ron: What?!
Harry: Come on! [grabs paw, which is blocking the door.] Okay. Push! [They strain and move it. They open the door.] I'll go first. Don't follow until I give you a sign. [Fluffy's eyes open.] If something bad happens, get yourselves out. Does it seem a bit quiet to you?
Hermione: The harp. It stopped playing.
[Drool from one head comes down on Ron's shoulder.]
Ron: Ew! Yuck! Ugh. [All three kids look up and see Fluffy standing there. Fluffy barks and growls, thrashing. It breaks the harp and dives at the three.]
Juniper: Jump! Go! [They all jump through the trapdoor.]
Ron: Ahh! [gasps as he lands on some mushy black ropelike vines.] Whoa. Lucky this plant-thing's here, really.
"Oh no, that's devils snare" Alice says. Those who know what that is look worried.
Harry: Whoa! [The plant begins to move towards them.] Oh. Ahh! [The plant ties both of them up like a rope.]
Hermione: Stop moving, both of you. This is Devil's Snare. You have to relax. If you don't, it will only kill you faster.
Ron: Kill us faster?! Oh, now I can relax!
[Hermione manages a smile as she is sucked down below.]
Ron/Harry/Juniper: Hermione!
Ron: Now what are we gonna do?!
Hermione: Just relax!
Juniper: Hermione, where are you?
Hermione: [from below] Do what I say! Trust me.
[Harry and Juniper relax and are sucked through.]
Ron: Ahh! Harry! June!
[Harry and Juniper fall through and land on the hard ground. Hermione goes over to them and they stand up.]
Ron: Harry!
Hermione: Are you guys okay?
Harry and Juniper: Yeah, fine.
Ron: Help!
Hermione: He's not relaxing, is he?
Juniper: Apparently not.
Ron: Help! Help me!
Hermione: We've gotta do something!
Harry: What?
Hermione: Uh! I remember reading something in Herbology.
Ron: Help!
Hermione: Um, Devil's Snare, Devil's Scare, [The snare shuts Ron's mouth] it's deadly fun... but will sulk in the sun! That's it! Devil's Snare hates sunlight! [takes out wand and points upwards.] Lumus Solem! [A beam of light shoots out. The Snare shrieks and recoils. Ron falls below.]
Ron: Ahhhh!
Harry: Ron, are you okay?
Ron: Yeah
Harry: Okay.
Ron: [stands] Whew! Lucky we didn't panic.
Juniper: Lucky Hermione pays attention in Herbology
[There is a sound.]
"What was that?" James asks
Hermione: What is that?
Harry: I don't know. Sounds like wings.
[They enter into a room filled with golden "birds."]
Hermione: Curious. I've never seen birds like these.
Juniper: They're not birds. They're keys. And I'll bet one of them fits that door. [They come upon a broomstick, suspended in the air.]
Hermione: What's this all about?
Harry: I don't know. Strange.
[Ron creeps over to the door and takes out his wand.]
Ron: [rattles lock.] Alohomora! [Shrugs] Well, it was worth a try.
Hermione: Ugh! What're we going to do? There must be a thousand keys up there!
Ron: We're looking for a big old fashioned one. Probably rusty like the handle.
Harry: There! I see it! [points] The one with the broken wing. [He looks at the broom.]
Hermione: What's wrong, Harry?
Harry: It's too simple.
Ron: Oh, go on, Harry! If Snape can catch it on that old broomstick, you can! You're the youngest Seeker in a century!
[Harry nods and grabs the broomstick. All the keys suddenly go one direction, right at Harry. He climbs on, swiping at them.]
Juniper: This complicates things a bit.
[Harry pushes off into the air. He flies off, after the key. The others follow him. Harry grabs the key.]
Harry: Catch the key!
[He zooms by and throws the key to Hermione, who catches it and heads for the lock while Harry distracts the other keys. Hermione puts it in the lock.]
Ron: Hurry up!
[The door opens, and Hermione, Juniper and Ron rush through, followed by Harry. They shut the door just as the keys slam up against it.]
"I'm gonna have a heart attack" James says.
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RandomIn which people from the past get sent into the future to watch movies about a special pair of twins lives.
