NEW STUDENT
ACT 1
SCENE 1
RON: (whisper) Hey, guys, who do you think that is? She looks about our age, but she is going up to the sorting hat.
HARRY: Don't know.
HERMIONE: Honestly, you two! She's the first American to come to school at Hogwarts! She is our age, and she is being sorted because she is changing schools and it is her first day!
RON: How do you know this?
HERMIONE: It was in all of the wizard world papers.
SORTING HAT: (off stage and yelled) Gryffindor!
HARRY: Well, she's in our house.
JESSICA: Hi, I'm Jessica. You must be Harry Potter, Ron Wealsey, and Hermione Granger.
RON: How do you know all of our names?
JESSICA: In my old school, we learn about you three.
HERMIONE: Why?
JESSICA: You're considered heroes. You three (gesture to HARRY, RON, and HERMIONE) stopped, You Know Who, in your first year!
HARRY: You can sit you know.
JESSICA: Oh, right. (sit)
SCENE 2
(while walking to class)
HARRY: So Jessica, what is your first class?
JESSICA: (look at schedule) Um, defense against the dark arts.
HARRY: Me to!
JESSICA: (excitedly) Cool!
HERMIONE: Here is my class. (point to classroom) Bye. (enter room)
JESSICA: Ron, what class do you have?
RON: Same as you.
JESSICA: Sick!
RON: Why is that "sick"?
JESSICA: It is American slang for cool.
RON: Oh. (enter classroom with JESSICA and HARRY)
SCENE 3
LUPIN: Good morning, everyone.
HARRY: You're teaching again?
JESSICA: Who's that, Harry?
LUPIN: I'm Professor Lupin.
HARRY: ( to JESSICA) He was my dad's friend.
LUPIN: Yes, well, everyone take out your wands.
(all take out wands)
RON: What are we doing today?
LUPIN: We are going to cast a patroness.
RON: (excitedly) Cool!
HARRY: What if you can do it already?
LUPIN: Then it is a good time to practice.
JESSICA: (to HARRY) You can make a patroness?
HARRY: Yeah.
SCENE 4
HERMIONE: (meet up with JESSICA, RON, and HARRY) Hey, guys! How was your first class?
HARRY: It was great! Lupin's back!
HERMIONE: Really?
RON: Yeah!
HERMIONE: Cool!
(CAMERAMAN: film guy watching the 4 [he is in a bush])
WORMTAIL: Heh, heh, heh.
(camera back on the 4)
JESSICA: Did you hear something? (looking around)
HARRY + RON: No.
JASSICA: Hmm. (exit with HARRY, RON, and, HERMIONE)
SCENE 5
WORMTAIL: My lord, you were correct. The girl is at Hogwarts.
VOLDEMORT: (angrily) Of course I'm correct!
WORMTAIL: (while bowing franticly) I am sorry, my lord.
VOLDEMORT: I need the girl. She is a very powerful seer; she can tell me anything I need to know about the future. (quick change in tone [from calm to angry]) Get me that girl!
WORMTAIL: (nervously) Yes, my lord. (get on the ground and bow once more)
VOLDEMORT: GO!
WORMTAIL: (very frightened) Yes, my lord! (exit quickly)
VOLDEMORT: (after WORMTAIL exits) You can never get good help these days.
SCENE 6
JESSICA: (almost in a trance) He is coming again. He who must not be named wants a great and powerful seer.
HERMIONE: (concerned) J-Jessica? Are you okay?
JESSICA: (still almost in a trance) The dark one is back! (suck in air an choke a little) (look at everyone in the girl's dorm) What?
GINNY: Jessica, um, what do you mean by, "The dark one is back"?
JESSICA: I'm a seer. (pause) (embarrassed) Did I not mention that?
HERMIONE: No, you didn't.
JESSICA: Oh, sorry.
GINNY: (annoyed) What does it mean?! He already came back!
HERMIONE: Maybe it means he is near by.
ALL: (gasp) No! He can't be!
JESSICA: (shrug) I'm sorry. I don't make it up, it comes to me.
HERMIONE: We don't blame you.
GIRL 1: Yes, we do!
GIRL 2: We can't blame her! It's not her fault!
GIRL 3 + GINNY: Yeah!
JESSICA: Stop it! (almost whispering) Do you all want someone to come in here?
GIRL 2: You should tell someone.
JESSICA: How can I? I don't know what I said.
GIRL 1: I'll tell someone.
JESSICA: I'd rather you didn't.
GIRL 1: Why?!
GINNY: Why do you think?
GIRL 1: (look guilty)
GIRL 3: Come on, Jess. I'll bring you to tell the headmistress. (exit with JESSICA)
JESSICA: (as you exit) Okay.
GIRL 1: Hey!
GIRL 2: You're really dumb, aren't you?
GIRL 1: I hate you.
SCENE 7
GIRL 3: (knock)
MCGONAGALL: (to self) Who's out of bed? (to door) Come in.
JESSICA: Hi, Professor.
MCGONAGALL: Do you two know what time it is?!
GIRL 3: Yes, but-
MCGONAGALL: Get back to bed, both of you!
JESSICA: But-
MCGONAGALL: Go!
GIRL 3: (very quickly) We think Voldemort is near!
MCGONAGALL: What! What made you think this?
JESSICA: I had a premonition.
MCGONAGALL: Oh. What was said?
GIRL 3: The last thing she said was, "the dark one is back".
MCGONAGALL: You two, come with me to get the head of each house.
JESSICA + GIRL 3: O-okay. (all exit)
SCENE 8
(in Gryffindor common room)
HARRY: (yawn) What's going on?
RON: I don't know. (yawn)
MCGONAGALL: I've got a tip off that Voldemort is near.
ALL: (scream and gasp)
MCGONAGALL: (loudly over everyone) Now, don't panic!
HARRY: "Don't panic"? I've seen what he can do!
RON: (looking around in the crowd) Where's Ginny?!
GINNY: (pushing through the crowd of gryffindors) Ron! I'm right here!
MCGONAGALL: Everyone, quiet down! (pause as crowd grows quiet) (when crowd is quiet) Thank you. Everyone, please fallow me to the great hall.
ALL: (get loud again)
MCGONAGALL: (angry now) SHHH!
ALL: (begin to exit)
ACT 2
SCENE 1
RON: Who do you think told her?
GINNY: Jessica had the prediction. (point to JESSICA)
RON: Jessica did?
GINNY: Yeah, she is a seer.
RON: (confused) Really?
HERMIONE: (jumping into conversation) Yeah. She told us in the girl's dormitory the night of the prediction.
RON: Oh.
JESSIACA: (enter with HARRY)
GINNY + RON + HERMIONE: (look at JESSICA awkwardly)
(pause)
JESSICA: What?
RON: Nothing.
JESSICA: I know you were talking about me. That's why I never told anyone I was a seer; they would make fun of me.
HARRY: (surprised) You're a seer?!
JESSICA: (annoyed) Yes!
HARRY: Cool.
JESSICA: You think it's cool?
HERMIONE: Why wouldn't we?
JESSICA: Because there are so few seers.
GINNY: That's what makes it cool.
JESSICA: Cool.
ALL: (laugh)
GIRL 1: What is so funny?
RON: Where'd you come from?
GIRL 1: I've been here the whole time. (small pause) Duh.
JESSICA: (getting back on subject) Nothing is funny.
GIRL 1: Then why were you laughing?
GIRL 2: (grab GIRL 1 around the waist and pull her back) Sorry.
JESSICA: It's okay.
GIRL 1: (try to get free) Let me go!
SCENE 2
FILCH: The castle is now locked, Minerva.
MCGONAGALL: Thank you.
(pause)
FILCH: Do you think he is really near?
MCGONAGALL: Yes. Most premonitions are vague, but this one was strait forward.
FILCH: I see.
MCGAONAGALL: I just hope everyone stays safe.
FILCH: I don't.
MCGONAGALL: (look at FILCH angrily)
FILCH: Did I say that out loud?
MCGONAGALL: (nod head "yes" angrily)
FILCH: (chuckle nervously)
Scene 3
RON: It's been three days; are you sure you read the prediction right?
HERMIONE: Yes. Voldemort's evil, but he's also dumb.
HARRY: Ya got that right.
RON: I can't believe you said his name.
HERMIONE: Oh, Ron, get over it.
MCGONAGALL: (to all of the students) We have searched the grounds, and there is no sign of You Know Who! You will be returning to your scheduled classes, immediately!
RON: Finally, we can get out of here!
HERMIONE: I here ya. Finally, we can get back to our studies.
RON: You just have to kill everything, don't you.
HARRY: Will you to stop fighting for once?
JESSICA: (nervously) I don't know about this.
GINNY: (enter) You can't remember the prediction, anyway.
JESSICA: I know, but I just have a bad feeling.
GINNY: Okay. (exit)
HARRY: Relax; I'm sure everything will be fine.
JESSICA: Yeah, I suppose you're right. (exit with HARRY, RON, and HERMIONE)
SCENE 4
VODLEMORT: Catching a seer is harder than I thought.
WORMTAIL: It is, my lord.
VOLDEMORT: Wormtail, I want you to spy on her as a rat so no one catches you. Find out when she is most vulnerable; then report back to me.
WORMTAIL: Yes, my lord.
SCENE 5
JESSICA: (run up to HARRY) Harry, where are you headed? (hear a squeak) Did you hear that?
HARRY: You mean a little squeak? (squeak is heard again) Yes.
JESSICA: Do you know what it is?
HARRY: It's probably nothing.
JESSICA: (a little nervous and upset) Okay.
HARRY: Are you alright, Jess?
JESSICA: I just feel like we're being watched.
HARRY: (look around) I don't see anyone.
JESSICA: Yeah, it is probably nothing.
WORMTAIL: (jump out and grab HARRY and JESSICA) Got ya!
JESSICA: (scream)
HARRY: (try to break free)
WORMTAIL: (leave a note on the ground)
SCENE 6
JESSICA: (scream offstage)
RON + HERMIONE: (turn quickly)
RON: (alarmed) Did you hear that?!
HERMIONE: (concerned) That sounded like Jessica!
RON + HERMIONE: (look at each other)
RON: Let's go! (run offstage with HERMIONE)
SCENE 7
HERMIONE: Grrr. Where are they?!
RON: (look down and see note) Hey, Hermione, look! (point to note)
HERMIONE: (look at note, then pick it up and open it) It says, "If you ever want to see you friends again, come to the shrieking shack."
RON: We better go there; c'mon.
HERMIONE: Right. (exit with RON)
SCENE 8
WORMTAIL: (bowing) I have captured the seer and the Potter boy, Master.
VOLDEMORT: (angrily) You idiot! You weren't supposed to take them! You were supposed to watch them!
WORMTAIL: My apologies, my lord.
JESSICA: (tied up, by magic, with HARRY) (frightened) What do you want with us?
VOLDEMORT: It is very simple, my dear. I want you (point to JESSICA) to serve me. (point to self)
HARRY: Never!
VOLDEMORT: Not you, young Harry; you I want dead.
JESSICA: (gasp) (quietly) No.
VOLDEMORT: So, Jessica, what do you say?
JESSICA: (frightened) No.
VOLDEMORT: (in rage) "No"! Avada Kadav-
HARRY: NO!!!! HERMIONE: EXPELIAMOUS!!
RON: (point wand at HARRY and JESSICA) Guys, run!
JESSICA: (go behind RON) (to RON) Thank you.
HARRY: (point wand at VOLDEMORT) Stupefy!
VOLDEMORT: (fall to the ground and don't move)
WORMTAIL: Now you're gonna get it! (point wand at Harry)
JESSICA: (jump in front of HARRY) NO!!
WORMTAIL: Avada Kadavra!
JESSICA: (scream and die)
HARRY + HERMIONE + RON: JESSICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (start to cry and scream)
VOLDEMORT: Avada Kadavra! (directed to HARRY)
(flash of green)
VOLDEMORT + WORMTAIL: (exit)
MCGONIGALL: (enter) What is going on in here? Get back to the– (notice JESSICA) what happened?
HARRY: Jessica and I were taken by Voldemort, and Ron and Hermione came to protect us.
MCGONIGALL: Oh, well, we will send her body home to be buried.
RON: I think that is best.
HEMIONE: Me too.
MCGONAGALL: (pick up JESSICA'S body and exit with HARRY, RON, and HERMIONE)
THE END
NEW STUDENT
HARRY:
RON:
HERMIONE:
JESSICA:
MCGONIGALL:
VOLDEMORT:
WORMTAIL:
GIRL 1:
GIRL 2:
GIRL 3:
GINNY:
FILCH:
EXTRAS:
LUPIN:
SORTING HAT: