Disclaimer: I do not own anything in or from Harry Potter or Antigone. I am not making any money from this; I will not make any money from this.
A/N: I did think that I'd get it out soon. Oops. Oh well, life gets in the way of a lot of things.
Oh, and this story is mostly me playing around with the script, so you have the story of Antigone. So, if you don't like the play Antigone, there's a very good chance you won't really like my story.
I don't really know where the acts and scenes are separated (bad script). So it's my guess and my name for the scenes/acts.
I will put both the names of the play character and Harry Potter character that is speaking; with the latter first. (i.e.: Harry/Antigone said…)
Obviously, if you're in love with Antigone or Harry Potter this may be seem like bashing to you, but it's not. So, if you complain to me about it and flame me, I will ignore it. If you turn me in, I have other places to post this baby, so NYA!
I thank my beta-reader, Suga hi! I wubbles you!
Basically, whenever you see the name 'Merlin' I changed it to that from god/gods, Zeus, etc.
OH, ONE MORE THING! And, just because the chorus people are smart and explain things, unless I see something that must be altered so that regular intelligent people can understand it, I will probably just copy from my script (what I copy will be italicized and underlined). Yes, I know that in Greek Theatre that the Chorus spoke together, but I want them to speak by their lonesome, so… deal with it! Hee… Again, I don't own it, no money is made, no-one should sue me. Thanks. Although, if you can't understand something, ask about it in your review and I will explain. Thank you again!
Albus and Hermione will be the ones that read from my script (kinda), and Remus will sum it up. Okay? Okay. Good. Er… Toodles, now to the story, finally! (I will make a conscious effort to make these A/N's shorter).
Act One
Scene One:
Of Which We Have Two "Sisters" Talking and the Chorus
Harry/Antigone looked around as he walked by the tall palace behind him. When he saw Ron/Ismene, he motioned to him, and he came over.
"Greetings, Ismene,"
"Greetings,"
"Guess what?"
"What?"
Harry/Antigone looks very upset and worried. "Merlin hates us," he whined. Then he straightened up. "Do you know what else is making our life be horrible?"
"I'm a girl?" Ron/Ismene offered. All around Ron there were mad co-workers hissing from off a ways and people telling him to read his script. Ron/Ismene turned a little bit red, but then continued on. "No, I know of nothing, except for that our brothers killed each other, and that the Argive host fled." He turned to Lavender, and she smiled and gave him a thumbs-up.
"I need to tell you something else of that…"
"Oh, God, what now?" Ron asked with an exasperated sigh.
"What? Creon has destined our brothers to different ends; one to an honorable burial, and the other to be unburied forever in shame. According to rumor he, Polyneices, is to not be buried or entombed but to be left to beasts!"
"Na-uhn!"
"Yes-huh, and let me finish, R-Ismene! If we or anyone else don't do what Creon says (not burying or putting our brother in a tomb) we'll be stoned!"
"What can we do, or, er, not do?"
"Will you help me?"
"Do what?" Ron feebly asked as he felt a bit of anxiety over what Harry would say next. Nothing good ever happened when something wasn't allowed and Harry asked for help about something.
"Will you help me bury our brother?"
"But we're not supposed to!"
"Since when does that bother you?"
Ron/Ismene squeaked in an unnaturally high voice, "B-But they'll stone us!"
"I will do what I should - and what you should - to my family. I once said I'd always be there for my brother, I shan't quit now that he's dead," Harry/Antigone said courageously. His face contorted to dark determination. "Creon can't keep me from my own," he said dangerously.
Ron/Ismene retorted, "Antigone, think of it! Our father died hated after he had to strike himself blind with his own hand. Then there's mother, and she was both his mother and wife, you know, and she hung herself! Then our brothers were killed in the same day, leaving us. So much is wrong, and if we do this, go against the powers of Creon, we will die worse than the rest. And - and - and," Ron/Ismene stuttered as he tried to make him say the next thing. "And we must remember that...wearejustwomenandthatareruledbythestrongerandwemustdowhattheysay. We shouldn't get involved; I hope that we're not already blamed."
Harry/Antigone paused for a moment. "Never mind. Even if you did wish to go, I wouldn't want you there. I will do it myself. I hope I do die for doing so, because I haven't done anything wrong, I love my brother, and because my loyalties do lie with the dead more than the living. I'm proud. You, though, will be guilty of going against the laws of Merlin."
"I'm not guilty, and I refuse to go against the law!"
"Fine, I will go take care of the one I love,"
"Be careful, Ha-Antigone,"
"I'll be fine, just worry about you. You're good at that,"
"Don't tell any of this, Antigone, hide it! But tell me, your sister!"
"No," Harry/Antigone answered. "You will be hateful if you don't tell all,"
"You have a cold heart,"
"I act as what I will be,"
"Fine I guess if you can do this… You shouldn't do this at all, you know,"
"Just stop it, and leave me be, so that I can suffer and do it all myself,"
"Go then! Just remember some people actually love you, and can't be without your existence."
The two look at each other, and leave where they had just conversed. To where they had just been, the chorus people enter; Albus, Remus, and Hermione.
Albus began, "Beam of the sun, fairest light that ever dawned on Thebe of the seven gates, thou hast shone forth at last, eye of the golden day, arisen above Dirce's streams. The warrior of the white shield, who came from Argos in his panoply, hath been stirred by thee to headlong flight, in swifter career; who set forth against our land by reason of the vexed claims of Polyneices; and, like shrill-screaming eagle, he flew over into our land, in snow-white pinion sheathed, with an armed throng, and with plumage of helms,"
Hermione followed with (as she ignored the stares she was getting from Ron as he is a smitten, hormonal teenager, that likes girls, and she's in a very nice toga), "He paused above our dwellings; he ravened around our sevenfold portals with spears athirst for blood; but he went hence, or ever his jaws were glutted with our gore, or the Fire-god's pine-fed flame had seized our crown of towers. So fierce was the noise of the battle raised behind him, a thing too hard for him to conquer, as he wrestled with his dragon foe.
For Merlin utterly abhors the boasts of a proud tongue; and when he beheld them coming on in a great stream, in the haughty pride of clanging gold, he smote with brandished fire one who was now hasting to shout victory at his goal upon our ramparts."
Albus continued, "Swung down, he fell on the Earth with a crash torch in hand, he who so lately, in the frenzy of the mad onset, was raging against us with the blasts of his tempestuous hate. But those threats fared not as he hoped; and to other foes the mighty War-god dispensed their several dooms, dealing havoc around, a mighty helper at our need."
Hermione went on, "For seven captains at seven gates matched against seven, left the tribute of their panoplies to Merlin who turns the battle; save those two of cruel fate, who, born of one sire and one mother, set against each other their twain conquering spears, and are sharers in a common death."
Albus finished up, "But since Victory of glorious name hath come to us, with joy responsive to the joy of Thebe whose chariots are many, let us enjoy the forgetfulness after the late wars, and visit all the temples of the gods with night-long dance and song; and many Baachus be our leader, whose dancing shakes the land of Thebe.
But lo, the king of the land comes yonder, Creon, son of Menoeceus, our new ruler by the new fortunes that Merlin have given; what counsel is he pondering, that he hath proposed this special conference of elders, summoned by his general mandate?"
Remus looked at both of them and thus explained, "A great warrior came and went against Polyneices and many others, and with him he brought a gigantic army.
"He waited for us outside of our homes, and he and all of his men were blood-hungry. There was a dragon, and the dragon was won over.
"There were seven gates with an even number of men against one another. All but the brothers left their tribute, and then the brothers killed each other in a double strike with spears.
"After this event Thebe did win against all, and many rejoiced. The new king from this was Creon, and we are waiting to see why he asked for a special conference.
"That's about it,"
As Lupin finished up with that, all waited as the next scene was about to begin.
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I will try to get a new chapter up soon. Sorry again for the long wait, and so many authoress notes! There won't be a need for all of those next chapter, hopefully you survived.
Love all (but will love you more if you review),
Entmoot