2.8|Flying to Hogwarts

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[The Ford Anglia is parked at King's Cross Station as numerous people walk past it. In the station, Maddie, Sky, Ron, Ginny, Percy, Fred, George, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley are desperate to catch the Hogwarts Express before it leaves.]

Mr. Weasley: 10:58. Come on, come on!
Mrs. Weasley: Train will be leaving any moment!
Mr. Weasley: Fred, George, Percy, you first! [Fred pushes his cart through the barrier to Platform 9¾, followed by Percy and George]

Mrs. Weasley: [patting Ginny on the back] Okay. [Ginny pushes her cart and runs through the wall; Mr. and Mrs. Weasley follow]
Mr. Weasley: After you, dear. [Mrs. Weasley disappears through the wall; Mr. Weasley goes in immediately after her]
Mrs. Weasley: [meeting up with Ginny as she stands by the Hogwarts Express, which is just about ready to go] Come on, Ginny. We'll get you a seat. Hurry! [the three run for the train; outside, only Maddie, Sky and Ron are left]

"Should've let all the children first."

Madelyn: [turning to Sky and Ron] Let's go.
[the twins nods; then the two boys and Maddie push their carts directly for the wall. However, instead of going through the wall, Maddie inexplicably crashes into it and falls over; Ron loses control of his cart, and falls over as well. A station agent, the same man Maddie saw a year ago, notices while speaking to a woman, and approaches Maddie, Sky and Ron as they get to their feet, groaning from their slight injuries.]

"That has never happened before! So how did it happen?" James asked curiously. Nobody answered him.

Station Agent: Oy! What do you three think you're doing?
Madelyn: Sorry. Lo-lost control of the trolley. [the agent shakes his head at them and walks away; Maddie glances at Sky and Ron] Why can't we get through?
Skyler: I don't know. [touching the wall with his hand, discovering the bricks have become solid] The gateway's sealed itself for some reason.

[Maddie and Ron touches the wall to see that it's completely solid]

"How is that possible?"

Madelyn: [hearing a clock chime, she, Sky and Ron look up at a nearby clock displaying the time 11:00] The train leaves at exactly 11:00. We've missed it!
Ron: [glancing at the clock in horror, then turning to Maddie and Sky] Maddie, Sky... if we can't get through, maybe mum and dad can't get back.
Madelyn: [trying to decide what to do about their dilemma] Maybe we should just go and wait by the car.
Ron: [the sound of these words suddenly gives him an idea] The car... [Maddie and Sky glances at him, wondering what he's got in mind]

The Marauders Grin in excitement.

[The three are sitting in the car, Ron and Maddie in the front whilst Sky is in the back, Ron starts engine and they lift off, a muggle looks up to see the flying car.]

"Umm, well we're screwed."

Madelyn: Ron, I should tell you, most muggles aren't used to seeing a flying car.
Ron: Err right. [hits the invisibility booster button and the car disappears in the sky]

[CAMERA STARTS IN the clouds, passes through, finds Scotland's stunning green. The Anglia's ENGINE PUTTERS softly, when -- POP! - the car reappears. Ron jabs at the silver button.]

Ron: Uh oh. The Invisibility Booster
must be faulty.
[CAMERA ZOOMS ALONG the ridge of a cliff. The car reappears from above, gliding away FROM CAMERA.]

Ron: Any sign of the train?
Madelyn: There! Up ahead! Look...

[Along a STEEP BRIDGE, a single line of TRAIN TRACKS appear.]

Ron: Brilliant.

[Ron SHIFTS, GLIDES DOWN, until the Anglia is only a few feet above the tracks. The boys peer ahead, looking for the train.]

Ron: It must be around here someplace.

[Behind them, through the Anglia's rear window, the Hogwarts Express APPEARS, closing fast. Maddie, Sky and Ron perk up. Smile.]

Madelyn: Do you hear that?

[Then, at precisely the same moment, Maddie, Sky and Ron register the DIRECTION of the sound. They glance at each other, turn as one and see the train GROWING HUGE in the rear window.]

All three: Aaaahhhhh!

[Ron SPINS THE WHEEL, puts his foot to the gas and -- at the last possible second -- whips the Anglia out of the train's path. The car WAFFLES, TOPPLES upside down briefly, before... Maddie topples out of the car.]

Ron & Skyler: ahh! MADDIE!
[Ron stabilises the car whilst Sky climbs in the front seat to help Maddie]

Skyler: Maddie! Grab my hand!
Madelyn: I'm trying! Your hands all sweaty.
[Maddie eventually manages to grab Sky's hand and he pulls her up, (where Maddie sits on Sky's lap) whilst they catch their breath]

Skyler: I think we found the train.
Madelyn: yeah, no shit Sherlock.
[Skyler moves into the back, the three all laugh from Maddie's remark,]

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Sorry for not updating much! Finally on Christmas break till the 3rd! So I'll try and do an update per day (or more if I'm feeling up to it)

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Sorry for not updating much! Finally on Christmas break till the 3rd! So I'll try and do an update per day (or more if I'm feeling up to it)

-20/12/2022

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