HARRY POTTER

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HARRY POTTERAND THEPRISONER OF AZKABANbySteve KlovesBased on the book RowlingFULL TAN DRAFTFebruary 24, IN:1EXT. NUMBER FOUR PRIVET DRIVE - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT1The street slumbers, adrift in shadow. a curiousBEAM OF LIGHT BOBS beyond the second-story window ofNumber HARRY 'S ROOM - SAME TIME - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT2A tent of blankets. the SHADOW of a BOY. AWHISPER:HARRYLumos tent BLOOMS SOFTLY with light -- briefly illuminatinga bedside PHOTOGRAPH (of James & Lily POTTER ) -- thengoes blankets bloom once again when, down the hall, aTOILET FLUSHES. Instantly, the SHADOW stiffens, theblankets DIM, and the tent flattens. Just the bedroom door OPENS, UNCLE peers inside, eyes flashing suspiciously, tent the blankets blaze, we CUT INSIDE, find a SKINNY BOYwith a crow's nest of black hair, thick glasses sittingcrookedly atop his nose: HARRY POTTER .

An empty PLAYGROUND. SWINGS CREAKING gently on rusted chains. A tiny CAROUSEL, kissed gently by the wind, turning slowly. Harry drops the trunk. Sits. Deep in the night, an ... Ernie rockets away and the beds -- as one -- slide six inches to the rear. Harry drops onto the bed nearest, peers up at the CHANDELIER SWAYING directly

  Beds, Empty