1.17 A Christmas Wish

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[Harry, Juniper, Hermione and Ron are walking along a path with Hagrid, talking.]

Hagrid: Nonsense! Why would Snape put a curse on Harry's broom?

Harry: Who knows? Why was he trying to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween?

Hagrid: [turns to them, suspiciously] Who told you about Fluffy?

Ron: Fluffy?

Juniper: That thing has a name?

Hagrid: Well, of course he's got a name. He's mine. I bought him off an Irish feller I met down at the pub last year. Then I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the...

Harry: Yes?

Hagrid: Shouldn't have said that. No more questions! Don't ask any more questions. That's top secret, that is.

Harry: But, Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it.

Hagrid: Codswallop. Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher.

Hermione: Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a spell when I see one. I've read all about them. You've got to keep eye contact and Snape wasn't blinking.

Harry: Exactly

Hagrid: [Sighs] Now, you listen to me, all three of yeh. Yer meddling in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous. What that dog is guarding is strictly between Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel.

Juniper: [Curious and turns to Harry then back to Hagrid] Nicholas Flamel?

Hagrid: [Mumbles to himself] I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that.

"Oh Hagrid" McGonagall says shaking her head

"Oh no, they have James's curiosity" Monty says

[He then leaves, mumbling to himself "I should have not said that"]

Harry: Nicholas Flamel. [Turns to Hermione] Who's Nicholas Flamel?

Hermione: I don't know. [Shakes her head]

"Wow! Hermione doesn't know something" Fred and George say

[It is now Christmas at Hogwarts, with snow falling. Hagrid is dragging a massive Christmas tree to the castle. Hermione walks to the Great Hall entrance with her luggage and wearing a scarf as the ghosts are singing Christmas songs.]

Ghosts: Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Ring the Hogwart bell. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas...

[Hermione looks from the massive Christmas tree as Flitwick uses his wand to put another ornament on the tree to Harry and Ron as they play Chess and walks towards them.]

Harry: Knight to E5. [The Knight moves to its destination. Hermione walks up behind Harry.]

Ron: [With a smug face] Queen to E5.

[Hermione watches as Ron's queen goes over to Harry's knight and whacks the knight with her chair. Ron grins.]

Hermione: [With a shocked face] That's totally barbaric!

Ron: That's wizard's chess. [Looks over to Hermione] I see you've packed.

Hermione: I see you haven't.

Ron: Change of plans, my parents decided to go to Romania to visit my brother, Charlie. He's studying dragons there.

Hermione: Good. You can help Harry, then. He's going to go and look in the library for information on Nicholas Flamel.

Ron: We've looked a hundred times!

Harry: Speaking of me, where's the female copy of me?

Hermione: Our dorm, sleeping.

Harry: She's been doing that a lot.

Ron: I know, I'm bloody jealous!

Harry: I'm gonna talk to her soon about it.

Hermione: Great! And after you do that [Leans over on the table closer to Ron and Harry] look in the restricted section. Happy Christmas. [Hermione leaves Ron and Harry]

"The corruption was a ll June" Harry said. June gasped dramatically.

Ron: [Looks at Harry] I think we've had a bad influence on her.

[It is now Christmas morning. Ron is waking Harry up. Juniper is already on the couch]

Ron: [From downstairs] Harry, wake up! Come on, Harry, wake up! [Harry puts on his glasses and runs out of bed. He then looks down at Ron]

Ron and Juniper: [Looking up at Harry] Happy Christmas, Harry.

Harry: Happy Christmas, June. Happy Christmas, Ron. [Harry notices Ron's sweater] What are you wearing?

Ron: [Looks down at sweater] Oh. My mum made it. June got one as well. [Looking back up at Harry] It looks like you've got one too.

Harry: I-I've got presents?

Juniper: I was surprised too

Ron: [Nodding] Yeah!

[Harry runs down the staircase to see his presents]

Ron: There they are.

[Harry sees a note on the present and opens it, reading it out]

Harry: It's for June and I "Your father left this in my possession before he died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well." [Harry looks over to Ron, who shrugs his shoulders]

[Harry then proceeds to open the remaining of his present. He pulls out a blanket-like object. Juniper walks over]

Ron: What is it?

Harry: [Looking down at the object] It's some kind of cloak.

The marauders looks at the screen wide eyed

Ron: Well, let's see, then. Put it on.

[Harry then wraps the cloak around his and Juniper's shoulders, making their bodies invisible]

Ron: Whoa!

Harry: [Looks down at his invisible body] My body's gone!

Ron: I know what that is. That's an invisibility cloak!

Juniper: We're invisible!

Harry: They're really rare. [Ron looks down at the note] I wonder who gave it to you.

Harry: [Now also looking down at the note] There was no name. It just said, "Use it well."

As the scene ends, the people in the great hall all look at the marauders. McGonagall has a certain twitch in her eye.

"We should run, right?" Sirius says to the other 3

"Definitely" James said

The four boys sprint out of the hall with a professor now turned cat chasing after them. 

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