【正文】 APLACARD declares: HERE TODAY! SIGNING COPIES OF HISAUTOBIOGRAPHY, MAGICAL ME... GILDEROY LOCKHART!30 INT. FLOURISH AND BLOTTS DAY 30Harry and the others thread their way through aCHATTERING THRONG of MIDDLEAGED LADIES, all craningtheir necks for a view of Lockhart, who sits signingbooks at the rear of the shop. At the sight of him, Mrs.Weasley pats her hair.MRS. WEASLEY There he is! RON Mum fancies him.For this, Mrs. Weasley gives Ron a jab in the shoulder.A SHORT MAN WITH A CAMERA bumps past. SHORT MAN Out of the way! This is for The Daily Prophet!Instantly, Lockhart looks up, flashes a smile, when... GILDEROY LOCKHART It can39。39。 yer up ter no good. HARRY I was lost, I Hang on. What were you doing down there? HAGRID I was lookin39。 down 39。d be ashamed that a girl of no wizarding family beat you in every exam. MR. BORGIN It39。t worry,Harry. It39。re here,Harry. Doesn39。s told us all about you, of course. When did you get here? MRS. WEASLEY(darkly) This morning. Your sons flew that enchanted car of yours to Surrey house and back last night. MR. WEASLEY Did you now! How39。s mesmerized ... GRINS. MRS. WEASLEY (.) WHERE... HAVE... YOU... BEEN?! The boys nearly jump out of their skin. MRS. WEASLEY stands in the doorway. Furious. She smiles sweetly at Harry.(CONTINUED) THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS Rev. 1/28/0213.19CONTINUED: 19 MRS. WEASLEY Harry! How wonderful to see you.(back to the boys) Beds empty! No note! You could39。t going anywhere! CLOSEUP: Harry39。s boot, then scrambles through the window himself, when... SQUAWK! HARRY Hedwig! Harry clambers back, grabs Hedwig39。s twin George is in thepassenger seat.HARRY Fred?George? What39。swindow.Drills a METAL FLAP to the base of the bedroom door.Fits a FAT, GREY LOCK to the door itself. Soaking withsweat, he casts Harry a nasty grin and pulls shut theDOOR. It closes with the DULL CLANK of a cell.13 INT. HARRY39。t Allowed to use magic at home. Slipped your mind, didn39。s feet. He picks up theletter, opens it. As he reads it, a mad gleam dances inUncle Vernon39。s masterpiece of a pudding RISES, then floats into the living room, HOVERING over the Mason39。ve got to go back? I don39。s plotting them? Dobby makes a funny CHOKING and GAGGING noise.HARRY Okay! I understand. You can39。t you sit down? DOBBYSssit down? Suddenly Dobby BURSTS INTO TEARS. LOUD panics.HARRYShhhh! I39。s for whenthe Masons arrive.UNCLE VERNONWhich should be any moment. Now.Let39。t control that bloody bird, it39。S BEDROOM DAY3 Harry pages through a SCRAPBOOK, stops on a MOVING PHOTO of Ron and Hermione. SQUAWK! Harry jumps. HEDWIG pecks at the LOCK slung through her cage door, then glowers at Harry. HARRY I can39。t gotten any messages.From any of my friends. Not one.All summer.DUDLEYWho39。ll be in my bedroom, making nonoise and pretending I don39。t have met many decentwizards then. Dobby shakes his head, then without warning, LEAPS off the bed and starts to BANG HIS HEAD FURIOUSLY ON THE FLOOR. DOBBYBad Dobby! Bad Dobby!7INT. LIVING ROOM DAY 7 Uncle Vernon pours champagne for MR. and MRS. MASON. As Dobby39。ll sort it out.10INT. HARRY39。ve got... friends. DOBBY Friends who don39。s not going back to school. HARRY I can39。 UNCLE VERNON 39。ve got news for you, boy. I39。s your nobody cares.Dudley SNAPS SHUT the flap. Harry sighs, takes the soupand a bit of stale bread, and crosses to Hedwig. HARRY It39。S TRUNK 13BStuffed with clothes, spellbooks. The trunk CLOSES, SNAPSSHUT. Harry drags the trunk to the windowsill, watches Rontie off a fierce knot on the bars of Harry39。s cage, the other reaching out and... CATCHING Ron39。s hand. He ROARS, stumbles back and... Ron and George pull Harry into the air. RON Put your foot down, Fred!(CONTINUED) THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS Rev. 1/28/0212.17CONTINUED: 17 Like a rocket, the Anglia sails into the stars. Harry glances back, sees Aunt Petunia and Dudley join Uncle Vernon at the window. As Hedwig races up, soaring just beyond the car window, Ron turns to Harry. RON By the way, Birthday. DISSOLVE TO:18EXT. THE BURROW EARLY MORNING 18 As the Anglia drops through a pink sky, a haphazard mess of a HOUSE, built around a towering central chimney, appears below. By the road, a lopsided SIGN reads: THE BURROW. FLUMPH! The car touches down in a WHIRLING CONE of dust, scatters a group of chickens, and fishtails to a halt. The boys spill quickly out of the car. FRED WHISPERS urgently. FRED Hurry! Let39。t blame you, of course, dear. RON They were starving him, Mum! There were bars on his window! MRS. WEASLEY You best hope I don39。s horror, the owl doesn39。ll manage. Right then.There39。s tumbled into a wizard39。ll expect you at the manor tomorrow. Come, Draco. They exit. As Borgin slips into the back room, the Crushing Cabinet39。s sooty clothes. HAGRID Yer a mess! Skulkin39。re ruinin39。re dentists! Fascinating! I understand other Muggles quite fear you? Why is that? MRS. WEASLEY Oh, Harry. Thank goodness. We hoped you39。s Bestseller List he had no idea that he would, in fact, be leaving with my entire collected works! Free of charge! (CONTINUED) THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS Rev. 1/28/02 22.30CONTINUED: 30 As the crowd CLAPS, Lockhart catches the eye of a FLUNKY and, before Harry knows it, a towering stack of books is shoved into his arms. Mortified, Harry mumbles quietly.HARRY Thank you. Slipping free, Harry drifts back into the crowd and, red with embarrassment, drops the books into Ginny39。ve met. Lucius Malfoy extends his hand, as if offering to shake Harry39。s mad in here. Let39。im, Arthur. Mr. Weasley backs away. Lucius Malfoy tosses Ginn