(Lights come up on Filch assembling his gang)
FILCH
Everyone here, you know your place
Boot, Johnson, Macmillan
You, Weasley, watch for the law
Watch for Snape with care
Ready steady everyone
No mistakes, my dears
HERMIONE
Hey, Ron, what's up today?
I haven't seen you much about.
RON
Here you can always catch me in.
HERMIONE
Mind the teachers don't catch you out!
RON
'Ere, wotcher want with all them books?
I was once a student too!
Don't judge a boy on how he looks.
I know a lot of things, I do!
HERMIONE
Poor Ron, the things you know
You wouldn't find in books like these.
RON
I like the way you grow your hair
HERMIONE
I like the way you always tease
RON
Little she knows! Little she sees!
(Black arrives with Harry)
FILCH (to Ron)
Here's the old boy.
Stay on the job and watch out for the law.
RON(to Hermione)
Stay out of this.
HERMIONE
But Ron...
RON
You'll be in trouble here
It's not your concern
You'll be in the clear
(He pushes Hermione away)
HERMIONE
Who is that man?
RON
Leave me alone!
HERMIONE
Why is he here?
Hey, Ron!
(She tries to follow him, and bumps into Harry)
I didn't see you there, forgive me.
(They make eye contact, and can't break it. They just stare at each other.)
FILCH
Please dear sir, come this way
Here's a child that ain't eaten today.
Save a life, spare a sou
God rewards all the good that you do.
Wait a bit.
Know that face.
Ain't the world a remarkable place?
Hold on as I think back
You're the escaped convict Sirius Black.
(Filch grabs Black and rips open his shirt, revealing the number on his chest)
BLACK
What is this?
Are you mad?
No, mister, you don't know what you do!
FILCH
You know me, you know me.
I'm a con, just like you.
RON
It's the police!
Disappear!
Run for it!
It's Snape!
(Snape and breaks up the fight. Black picks himself up and looks for Harry, who is with Hermione)
SNAPE
Another brawl in the square
Another stink in the air!
Was there a witness to this?
(Hermione steps forward)
Well, let her speak to Snape!
Miss, the streets are not safe,
But let these vermin beware
We'll see that justice is done!
Look upon this fine collection
Crawled from underneath a stone
This swarm of worms and maggots
Could have picked you to the bone!
I know this man over here
I know his name and his trade
And on your witness, Miss,
We'll see him suitably paid.
(Black and Harry have disappeared)
But where's the gentleman gone?
And why on earth did he run?
(Hermione runs off to find Harry.)
FILCH
You will have a job to catch him
He's the one you should arrest
Let me tell you, dear professor
Of the brand upon his chest!
SNAPE
Could it be he's some old jailbird
That the tide now washes in
Heard my name and started running
Had the brand upon his skin
And the boy who stood beside him
They both left behind my back
Could he be the man I've hunted?
Could it be he's Sirius Black?
FILCH
In the absence of a victim,
Dear professor, may I go?
And remember when you've nicked him,
It was me who told you so!
SNAPE
Let the old man keep on running
I will run him off his feet!
Everyone about your business!
Clear this garbage off the street!
Fancy Face - Thanks! Yeah, I think "One Day More" will be in this. I really haven't gotten that far ahead!
guess - Yeah, I was thinking Draco would be a good Eponine too, but it wouldn't fit into the story, since Voldemort is in control now, he and his father are at Voldie's castle now. So then I thought, Well, he can be good, so he can be at Hogwarts. But if he was good, he wouldn't be helping out with robberies.
So...I hope you liked this chapter. The whole Who-Is-Going-To-Be-Eponine thing had me pulling my hair out for a while, I had to havea conversation with myself. I really wanted Ginny to be Eponine, to Harry's Marius. But Harry is Cosette, so the whole thing got screwed up, so I was trying to figure out how to switch Harry and Hermione, so Harry could be Marius, and Hermione could be Cosette, but that obviously didn't work, so Ron's Eponine, to Hermione's Marius. Not as good as Ginny and Harry, but not bad... I like how this turned out...the whole Ron becoming a thief is a little weird, but I like it. Horrible conditions will breed things like that. And I was particularly happy with "I like the way you grow your hair," and Ron commenting on Hermione's books, I love it when lines perfectly fit like that.
Belle
FILCH
Everyone here, you know your place
Boot, Johnson, Macmillan
You, Weasley, watch for the law
Watch for Snape with care
Ready steady everyone
No mistakes, my dears
HERMIONE
Hey, Ron, what's up today?
I haven't seen you much about.
RON
Here you can always catch me in.
HERMIONE
Mind the teachers don't catch you out!
RON
'Ere, wotcher want with all them books?
I was once a student too!
Don't judge a boy on how he looks.
I know a lot of things, I do!
HERMIONE
Poor Ron, the things you know
You wouldn't find in books like these.
RON
I like the way you grow your hair
HERMIONE
I like the way you always tease
RON
Little she knows! Little she sees!
(Black arrives with Harry)
FILCH (to Ron)
Here's the old boy.
Stay on the job and watch out for the law.
RON(to Hermione)
Stay out of this.
HERMIONE
But Ron...
RON
You'll be in trouble here
It's not your concern
You'll be in the clear
(He pushes Hermione away)
HERMIONE
Who is that man?
RON
Leave me alone!
HERMIONE
Why is he here?
Hey, Ron!
(She tries to follow him, and bumps into Harry)
I didn't see you there, forgive me.
(They make eye contact, and can't break it. They just stare at each other.)
FILCH
Please dear sir, come this way
Here's a child that ain't eaten today.
Save a life, spare a sou
God rewards all the good that you do.
Wait a bit.
Know that face.
Ain't the world a remarkable place?
Hold on as I think back
You're the escaped convict Sirius Black.
(Filch grabs Black and rips open his shirt, revealing the number on his chest)
BLACK
What is this?
Are you mad?
No, mister, you don't know what you do!
FILCH
You know me, you know me.
I'm a con, just like you.
RON
It's the police!
Disappear!
Run for it!
It's Snape!
(Snape and breaks up the fight. Black picks himself up and looks for Harry, who is with Hermione)
SNAPE
Another brawl in the square
Another stink in the air!
Was there a witness to this?
(Hermione steps forward)
Well, let her speak to Snape!
Miss, the streets are not safe,
But let these vermin beware
We'll see that justice is done!
Look upon this fine collection
Crawled from underneath a stone
This swarm of worms and maggots
Could have picked you to the bone!
I know this man over here
I know his name and his trade
And on your witness, Miss,
We'll see him suitably paid.
(Black and Harry have disappeared)
But where's the gentleman gone?
And why on earth did he run?
(Hermione runs off to find Harry.)
FILCH
You will have a job to catch him
He's the one you should arrest
Let me tell you, dear professor
Of the brand upon his chest!
SNAPE
Could it be he's some old jailbird
That the tide now washes in
Heard my name and started running
Had the brand upon his skin
And the boy who stood beside him
They both left behind my back
Could he be the man I've hunted?
Could it be he's Sirius Black?
FILCH
In the absence of a victim,
Dear professor, may I go?
And remember when you've nicked him,
It was me who told you so!
SNAPE
Let the old man keep on running
I will run him off his feet!
Everyone about your business!
Clear this garbage off the street!
Fancy Face - Thanks! Yeah, I think "One Day More" will be in this. I really haven't gotten that far ahead!
guess - Yeah, I was thinking Draco would be a good Eponine too, but it wouldn't fit into the story, since Voldemort is in control now, he and his father are at Voldie's castle now. So then I thought, Well, he can be good, so he can be at Hogwarts. But if he was good, he wouldn't be helping out with robberies.
So...I hope you liked this chapter. The whole Who-Is-Going-To-Be-Eponine thing had me pulling my hair out for a while, I had to havea conversation with myself. I really wanted Ginny to be Eponine, to Harry's Marius. But Harry is Cosette, so the whole thing got screwed up, so I was trying to figure out how to switch Harry and Hermione, so Harry could be Marius, and Hermione could be Cosette, but that obviously didn't work, so Ron's Eponine, to Hermione's Marius. Not as good as Ginny and Harry, but not bad... I like how this turned out...the whole Ron becoming a thief is a little weird, but I like it. Horrible conditions will breed things like that. And I was particularly happy with "I like the way you grow your hair," and Ron commenting on Hermione's books, I love it when lines perfectly fit like that.
Belle