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1.1: Exterior, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry, night. The entire student
body stands lining the torchlight path leading from the entrance to a waiting Kestrel
drawn carriage. Walking down the middle
of the path is Clea, age eleven, followed by Albus Dumbledore and Severus
Snape, both considerably younger than in the Harry Potter book and movie
series.
Dumbledore: I hope you understand why you must leave the
school, young lady. It’s not that you
aren’t welcome here, it’s just . . .
1.2: Clea walking along the path, Dumbledore and
Snape trailing a good distance behind, a young white-haired boy, a Malfoy,
stepping forward.
Malfoy: Good riddance, you Dark Dimension rubbish!
Snape: Malfoy!
1.3: Clea using some Ditko-inspired magic to lift
the boy off the ground, vaguely demonic energies emanating from her hands and
surrounding the boy in vapor tentacles.
Dumbledore and Snape are flinching back slightly.
Dumbledore: Oh my!
1.4: The boy being slammed to the ground behind
the departing Clea, Dumbledore and Snape, the gathered students looking at
their fallen classmate, most snickering, the rest recoiling in fear.
Snape: Just like his uncle.
Dumbledore: Well, some bloodlines that will never change .
. .
1.5: Clea, a smirk on her face, getting into the
carriage. Dumbledore and Snape watching
in the background.
Dumbledore: . . . and others appear to just get better
and brighter with age.
1.6: The carriage departing into the night,
Dumbledore and Snape looking after it, whispering in tones only they can hear.
Snape: Do you think Clea will be alright, Professor?
Dumbledore: Most certainly, Severus, and I do believe that
returning her to her home is exactly where she will do the most good.
Oh how I love to see a Malfoy get their comeuppance. The placing of CLEA in the Potterverse is perfect. It almost seems that CLEA was a Slytherin in your script, which makes Snake's concern fitting. Very enjoyable all around, Derek.
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