【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 he bedroom door CRASHES OPEN. UNCLE VERNON Petunia! He39。s getting away! As Harry leaps for the windowsill, Uncle Vernon CHARGES FORWARD and SNATCHES his ankle. Harry tumbles into the darkness, one hand gripping Hedwig39。s cage, the other reaching out and... CATCHING Ron39。s at the last possible second. Uncle Vernon puts both hands to Harry39。s ankle, pulls harder. Ron braces himself, pulls back. Harry hangs, stretched high over the lawn, directly above the mangled steel bars. CLOSEUP: Harry39。s hand begins to slip from Ron39。s fingers. INSIDE OF CAGE: Hedwig PECKS feverishly at the LOCK. CLOSEUP: Ron. PANICKED. RON Hold on, Harry! UNCLE VERNON Oh no, boy! You and that bloody pigeon aren39。t going anywhere! CLOSEUP: Harry39。s hand begins to slip away from Ron39。s. INSIDE OF CAGE: Hedwig PECKS HARDER and... the CAGE OPENS. Hedwig SWOOPS into the sky, WHEELS BACK and hammers her beak into Uncle Vernon39。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。s nip inside before Mum wakes up!19INT. FRONT ROOM THE BURROW MOMENTS LATER 19 The boys sneak inside, gently close the door. Harry stops. Magical objects surround him: A CLOCK displays different chores for each family member. A pair of NEEDLES knit a sweater by themselves. And a stack of PLAYING CARDS that. A stack of PLAYING CARDS SHUFFLE themselves, providing a cooling breeze for Ron39。s aging rat, SCABBERS. Ron shrugs, averts his eyes self consciously. RON It39。s not much. HARRY I think it39。s... brilliant! Ron looks up. Sees Harry39。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。ve died! You could39。ve been seen!(again, to Harry) I don39。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。t put bars on your window, Ronald Weasley!(softening instantly) Care for a spot of tea, Harry? GINNY you seen my jumper A small, REDHEADED GIRL appears. Sees Harry. And... SQUEALS. Dashes back up the stairs. Ron frowns.RON Ginny. Been talking about you all summer. Dead annoying, really.GEORGE Dad39。s home! The front door OPENS and ARTHUR WEASLEY enters. A tall man with red hair, his robes look dusty and travelworn.MR. WEASLEY What a night! Nine raids!Nine! HARRY (to Ron) Raids? RON Dad works at the Ministry of Magic. In the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. HARRY The Misuse of Muggle Artefacts...? (CONTINUED) THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS Rev. 1/28/02 14.19CONTINUED: (2)19 RON That39。s when wizards bewitch something to drive Muggles mad. Shrinking door keys, that kind of thing. Dad loves Muggles. Thinks they39。re fascinating. Mr. Weasley hangs up his cloak, turns. Blinks. MR. WEASLEY Well are you? RON Harry, Potter. MR. WEASLEY Good Lord, are you really? Ron39。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。d it go?!(catching his wife39。s eye) I... I mean... That was very wrong, boys. Very wrong indeed. So, Harry. You must know all about Muggles. Tell me, what exactly is the function of a parking meter? Harry is about to answer, when he notices an OWL (ERROL) soaring toward the kitchen window. To Harry39。s horror, the owl doesn39。t pull up. It just flies... SMACK!... into the glass. MRS. WEASLEY That must be Errol with the post. Fetch him, will you, George? George takes the unconscious Errol, absently lays him on a draining board, and takes the LETTERS clutched in his claws. GEORGE It39。s our Hogwarts letters! And look. They39。ve sent Harry39。s as well. (CONTINUED) THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS Rev. 1/28/0215.19 CONTINUED: (3) 19MR. WEASLEYDumbledore must know you39。re here,Harry. Doesn39。t miss a trick, thatman.FRED(reading his)This lot won39。t e cheap, Mum.The spellbooks alone...MRS. WEASLEYWe39。ll manage. Right then.There39。s only one place to get allof this. HARRY/RON/FRED/GEORGEDiagon Alley!19A OMITTED19Athru thru232324 INT. LIVING ROOM THE BURROW DAY (LATER)24 Everyone has gathered in front of the large fireplace.MRS. WEASLEYYou first, Harry dear. Mrs. Weasley offers Harry a FLOWERPOT. At the bottom is a layer of VERY SOFT DUST. Harry frowns in confusion.RONHarry39。s never traveled by FlooPowder before, Mum. HARRYFloo Powder? Just then, Ron39。s older brother PERCY enters.MRS. WEASLEYPercy. Would you mind goingfirst, so Harry can see how it39。sdone?PERCYCertainly, Mother. Don39。t worry,Harry. It39。s simple enough. (CONTINUED) THE CHAMBER