Howdy all. This came to me while I was driving in circles around sand traps this morning, raking them. Hope you enjoy.
[BLACK SCREEN]
[MUSIC IN: SOLO TRUMPET PLAYING “TATOOINE SUNSET”, LONG AND WISTFUL]
[AS V.O. BEGINS, FADE UP FROM BLACK TO EXT. HOGWARTS, DAY, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOF, BODIES LAYING ON CASTLE GROUNDS]
V.O.
The war was over…
[FADE TO CLOSE UP OF MOLLY WEASLEY, CRYING OVER PERCY’S BODY]
V.O
The price had been paid…
[FLASH (I.E. CAMERA FLASH) CUT TO DRACO MALFOY’S BOOKING PHOTO
V.O.
The last remnants have been broken, and new life begins…
[FADE TO INT. BURROW, DAY, UPSTAIRS BEDROOM. HEALER HANDS A BUNDLE TO RON]
HEALER
Congratulations, Mr. Weasley, it’s a boy.
[FADE TO INT. BURROW, NIGHT, KITCHEN. GINNY HANDS PARCHMENT BACK TO HARRY, DISBELIEF ON HER FACE]
HARRY
I was tired of it.
[HARRY SHRUGS]
So, I quit.
[FADE TO EXT, BURROW, TREE BY RIVER. OVERHEAD SHOT SHOWING HARRY AND GINNY LAYING ON THE GRASS, SPEAKING TO ONE ANOTHER]
HARRY
I was thinking maybe we could do dinner sometime?
[BEGIN FADE TO BLACK]
V.O.
The one thing they didn’t expect…
[MUSIC FADES TO SILENCE]
…was to have to win the peace.
[CUT TO: DIAGON ALLY, EXT DAY. EXPLOSION OUTSIDE FONTESCUE’S. MUSIC IN: O FORTUNA]
RON’S VOICE
They were taking him from Auror headquarters to Azkaban.
[CUT TO: DIAGON ALLEY, EXT, DAY. DRACO MALFOY, RUNNING FROM AURORS]
He escaped.
[CUT TO: HOGWARTS, INT., NIGHT. CLOSE UP, HARRY’S FACE, LYING IN BED, LOOKING SCARED AND NERVOUS]
V.O.
From the creator of Defining Moments…
[CUT TO: HOGSMEADE, EXT, DAY. CLOSE UP, DRACO LAUGHING, RAISING WAND]
HARRY’S VOICE
Hermione, duck!
[CUT TO: HOGSMEADE, EXT, DAY HARRY HOLDING A BLOODY SHOULDER]
V.O.
In association with PhoenixSong.net…
[CUT TO: ST. MUNGO’S INT. DAY, HALLWAY. RON AND HERMIONE KISSING SOUNDLY.]
[CUT TO: ST. MUNGO’S, INT. DAY. HALLWAY. CLOSE UP GINNY’S FACE, EYES WIDE, STARTING AT SOMETHING.]
GINNY
Remus!
[CUT TO: INT. HOGWARTS, NIGHT. HARRY’S SITTING ROOM. HARRY AND GINNY ARE ARGUING]
HARRY
People who love me get killed, Ginny!
GINNY
And what right do you have to tell me who I can and can not love?
[CUT TO: INT. MERLIN ACADEMY, DAY. GINNY’S CLASSROOM. DRACO IS TORTURING HER STUDENT AND LAUGHING. GINNY THROWS HER WAND DOWN.]
V.O
With special benign ignorance from J.K. Rowling…
[CUT TO: INT. MINISTER OF MAGIC’S OFFICE, DAY. CLOSE UP OF RON, STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN COMPOSURE]
MINISTER WEASLEY’S VOICE
And who was taken, Auror Weasley?
RON
[BARELY ABOVE WHISPER]
It was Ginny, Dad.
[CUT TO: INT. HOGWARTS DAY. DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS CLASSROOM. WIDE SHOT, HARRY, SEATED AT TEACHER’S DESK, ANGER EVIDENT ON HIS FACE, WANDLESS MAGIC CAUSING A WINDSTORM IN THE CLASSROOM]
V.O.
Comes a new, edge of your seat thriller.
HERMIONE’S VOICE
Harry! Harry! Can you hear me? Stop!
[CUT TO: EXT. RIDDLE HOUSE, DAY. DRACO STANDS IN DOORWAY TO HOUSE, WAND LEVELED AT GINNY’S THROAT. GINNY IS STRUGGLING. SIRENS AND HELICOPTERS CAN BE HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND]
DRACO
What, Potter, you’d trade your life for the girl’s?
[CUT TO: EXT. RIDDLE HOUSE, DAY. CLOSE UP, HARRY’S FACE.]
HARRY
That’s generally what love implies.
[CUT TO: EXT. RIDDLE HOUSE, DAY. CLOSE UP, GINNY STRUGGLING AGAINST DRACO]
GINNY
[IN AGONY]
Harry, NO!
[CUT TO: TITLE SCREEN: Defining the Relationship. END MUSIC]
V.O.
Defining the Relationship. Rated P.G-13. Coming Soon, to PhoenixSong.net.
[CUT TO: INT. WEASLEY’S WIZARD WHEEZES, DAY. TWO SHOT, FRED AND GEORGE.]
FRED
Grow up? George my good man, what’s that?
GEORGE
No idea good fellow, no idea.
[CUT TO: BLACK]