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ToJackThorne
whoenteredmyworld
anddidbeautifulthingsthere.
—J.K.Rowling


ForJoe,Louis,Max,Sonny,andMerle…wizardsall…
—JohnTiffany


ToElliottThorne,bornApril7,2016.
Aswerehearsed,hegurgled.
—JackThorne

amonth.Idon’twantto…
HARRY:Wewrotetoyourbrotherthreetimesaweeklastyear.
ALBUS:What?James!
ALBUSlooksaccusinglyatJAMES.
GINNY:Yes.YoumaynotwanttobelieveeverythinghetellsyouaboutHogwarts.Helikes

alaugh,yourbrother.
JAMES(withagrin):Canwegonow,please?
ALBUSlooksathisdad,andthenhismum.
GINNY:Allyouhavetodoiswalkstraightatthewallbetweenplatformsnineandten.
LILY:I’msoexcited.
HARRY:Don’tstopanddon’tbescaredyou’llcrashintoit,that’sveryimportant.Besttodo

itatarunifyou’renervous.
ALBUS:I’mready.
HARRYandLILYputtheirhandsonALBUS’strolley—GINNYjoinsJAMES’strolley—

together,thefamilyrunhardintothebarrier.


ACTONE,SCENETWO
PLATFORMNINEANDTHREE-QUARTERS
WhichiscoveredinthickwhitesteampouringfromtheHOGWARTSEXPRESS.
Andwhichisalsobusy—butinsteadofpeopleinsharpsuitsgoingabouttheirday—it’s
nowwizardsandwitchesinrobesmostlytryingtoworkouthowtosaygood-byetotheir
belovedprogeny.
ALBUS:Thisisit.
LILY:Wow!
ALBUS:Platformnineandthree-quarters.
LILY:Wherearethey?Aretheyhere?Maybetheydidn’tcome?

RON:Idid.Hermionedidn’tbelieveIcouldpassaMuggledrivingtest,didyou?She

thoughtI’dhavetoConfundtheexaminer.
HERMIONE:Ithoughtnothingofthekind,Ihavecompletefaithinyou.
ROSE:AndIhavecompletefaithhedidConfundtheexaminer.
RON:Oi!
ALBUS:Dad…
ALBUSpullsonHARRY’srobes.HARRYlooksdown.

Doyouthink—whatifIam—whatifI’mputinSlytherin…
HARRY:Andwhatwouldbewrongwiththat?
ALBUS:SlytherinistheHouseofthesnake,ofDarkMagic…It’snotaHouseofbrave

wizards.
HARRY:AlbusSeverus,youwerenamedaftertwoheadmastersofHogwarts.Oneofthem

wasaSlytherinandhewasprobablythebravestmanIeverknew.
ALBUS:Butjustsay…
HARRY:Ifitmatterstoyou,you,theSortingHatwilltakeyourfeelingsintoaccount.
ALBUS:Really?
HARRY:Itdidforme.

Thisissomethinghe’sneversaidbefore,itresonatesaroundhisheadamoment.
Hogwartswillbethemakingofyou,Albus.Ipromiseyou,thereisnothingtobe
frightenedofthere.
JAMES:ApartfromtheThestrals.WatchoutfortheThestrals.
ALBUS:Ithoughttheywereinvisible!
HARRY:Listentoyourprofessors,don’tlistentoJames,andremembertoenjoyyourself.

Now,ifyoudon’twantthistraintoleavewithoutyou,youshouldleapon…

Thefourexit.GINNYstopsHARRY.
Harry…He’llbeallright,won’the?
HARRY:Ofcoursehewill.


ACTONE,SCENETHREE
THEHOGWARTSEXPRESS
ALBUSandROSEwalkalongthecarriageofthetrain.

TheTROLLEYWITCHapproaches,pushinghertrolley.
TROLLEYWITCH:Anythingfromthetrolley,dears?PumpkinPasty?ChocolateFrog?

CauldronCake?
ROSE(spottingALBUS’slovinglookattheChocolateFrogs):Al.Weneedtoconcentrate.
ALBUS:Concentrateonwhat?
ROSE:Onwhowechoosetobefriendswith.Mymumanddadmetyourdadontheirfirst

HogwartsExpress,youknow…
ALBUS:Soweneedtochoosenowwhotobefriendswithforlife?That’squitescary.
ROSE:Onthecontrary,it’sexciting.I’maGranger-Weasley,you’reaPotter—everyone

willwanttobefriendswithus,we’vegotthepickofanyonewewant.
ALBUS:Sohowdowedecide—whichcompartmenttogoin…
ROSE:Weratethemallandthenwemakeadecision.
ALBUSopensadoor—tolookinonalonelyblondkid—SCORPIUS—inanotherwise

emptycompartment.ALBUSsmiles.SCORPIUSsmilesback.
ALBUS:Hi.Isthiscompartment…
SCORPIUS:It’sfree.It’sjustme.
ALBUS:Great.Sowemightjust—comein—forabit—ifthat’sokay?

ALBUS:WhatdoyoumeanyouknowwhoIam?
SCORPIUS:You’reAlbusPotter.She’sRoseGranger-Weasley.AndIamScorpiusMalfoy.

MyparentsareAstoriaandDracoMalfoy.Ourparents—theydidn’tgeton.
ROSE:That’sputtingitmildly.YourmumanddadareDeathEaters!
SCORPIUS(affronted):Dadwas—butMumwasn’t.
ROSElooksaway,andSCORPIUSknowswhyshedoes.

Iknowwhattherumoris,andit’salie.
ALBUSlooksfromanuncomfortableROSEtoadesperateSCORPIUS.
ALBUS:What—istherumor?
SCORPIUS:Therumoristhatmyparentscouldn’thavechildren.Thatmyfatherandmy

grandfatherweresodesperateforapowerfulheir,topreventtheendoftheMalfoy
line,thatthey…thattheyusedaTime-Turnertosendmymotherback…
ALBUS:Tosendherbackwhere?
ROSE:Therumoristhathe’sVoldemort’sson,Albus.

Ahorrible,uncomfortablesilence.
It’sprobablyrubbish.Imean…look,you’vegotanose.
Thetensionisslightlybroken.SCORPIUSlaughs,patheticallygrateful.
SCORPIUS:Andit’sjustlikemyfather’s!Igothisnose,hishair,andhisname.Notthat

that’sagreatthingeither.Imean—father-sonissues,Ihavethem.But,onthe
whole,I’dratherbeaMalfoythan,youknow,thesonoftheDarkLord.


SCORPIUSandALBUSlookateachotherandsomethingpassesbetweenthem.
ROSE:Yes,well,weprobablyshouldsitsomewhereelse.Comeon,Albus.
ALBUSisthinkingdeeply.

TheSORTINGHATwalksthroughthestudents,whospringintotheirHouses.
Itbecomesquicklyapparenthe’sapproachingROSE,whoistenseassheawaitsher
fate.
SORTINGHAT:

I’vedonethisjobforcenturies
Oneverystudent’sheadI’vesat
OfthoughtsItakeinventories
ForI’mthefamousSortingHat
I’vesortedhigh,I’vesortedlow,
I’vedonethejobthroughthickandthin
Soputmeonandyouwillknow
WhichHouseyoushouldbein…
RoseGranger-Weasley.
HeputshishatonROSE’shead.
GRYFFINDOR!
There’scheeringfromtheGryffindorsasROSEjoinsthem.
ROSE:ThankDumbledore.
SCORPIUSrunstotakeROSE’splaceundertheSORTINGHAT’sglare.


SORTINGHAT:ScorpiusMalfoy.

HeputshishatonSCORPIUS’shead.
SLYTHERIN!
SCORPIUSwasexpectingthis,henodsandhalfsmiles.There’scheeringfromthe

Slytherinsashejoinsthem.
POLLYCHAPMAN:Well,thatmakessense.
ALBUSwalksswiftlytothefrontofthestage.



ALBUS:Up.UP.UP.

Hisbroomdoesn’tmove.Notevenamillimeter.Hestaresatitwithdisbelieving
desperation.There’sgigglingfromtherestoftheclass.
POLLYCHAPMAN:OhMerlin’sbeard,howhumiliating!Hereallyisn’tlikehisfatheratall,

ishe?
KARLJENKINS:AlbusPotter,theSlytherinSquib.
MADAMHOOCH:Okay.Children.Timetofly.

AndsuddenlyHARRYappearsfromnowherebesideALBUSassteamexpandsallover
thestage.
We’rebackonplatformnineandthree-quartersandtimehastickedonmercilessly.
ALBUSisnowayearolder(asisHARRY,butlessnoticeably).
ALBUS:I’mjustaskingyou,Dad,ifyou’ll—ifyou’lljuststandalittleawayfromme.
HARRY(amused):Second-yearsdon’tliketobeseenwiththeirdads,isthatit?

AnOVER-ATTENTIVEWIZARDbeginstocirclethem.
ALBUS:No.It’sjust—you’reyouand—andI’mmeand—
HARRY:It’sjustpeoplelooking,okay?Peoplelook.Andthey’relookingatme,notyou.

TheOVER-ATTENTIVEWIZARDprofferssomethingforHARRYtosign—hesignsit.
ALBUS:AtHarryPotterandhisdisappointingson.
HARRY:Whatdoesthatmean?
ALBUS:AtHarryPotterandhisSlytherinson.
JAMESrushespastthem,carryinghisbag.
JAMES:SlytheringSlytherin,stopwithyourdithering,timetogetontothetrain.
HARRY:Unnecessary,James.