POTTER

26

Music is playing and a large crowd is gathered. The champions emerge.

"Earlier today Professor Moody placed the tri-wizards cup deep within the maze. Only he knows its exact position. Now as Mr. Diggory..."

The crowd cheer on hearing his name.

"and Mr. Potter tied for first position they will be the first to enter the maze. Followed by Mr. Krum..."

The bulgarian crowd go nuts.

"The first person to touch the cup will be the winner. I've instructed the staff to patrol the perimeter, if at any point should a contestant wish to withdraw from the task he or she need only send up red sparks with their wands. Contestants, gather round. In the maze you'll find not dragons or creatures of the deep. Instead you'll face something more challenging. You see, people change in the maze. Oh find the cup if you can, but be very weary you could just lose yourselves along the way."

"Champions! Prepare yourselves."

Cedric hugs his father.

"On the count of three...ONE..."

The cannon goes off. Mr Filch shrugs comically. Dumbledore groans. Harry and Cedric enter the maze through different entrances. The entrance closes up behind Harry. Heavy mist sets in, we pan out to see the maze is many stories tall. Harry starts traversing the maze, creature noises are all around. Cedric is walking along, the maze walls begin to close in on him. He makes a run for it. Fleur is running around scared, she is attacked and knocked down. Viktor comes along and sees she's unconscious on the ground, he walks on. Harry sees Fleur being swallowed into the undergrowth.

"Fleur? Fleur!"

He's too late she's disappeared. He sends up a red spark into the air. A heavy wind starts blowing, walls are closing in, Harry runs. Harry sees something shining in the distance and he moves towards it Viktor tries to zap him but misses.

"Get down!"

Harry ducks and Viktor gets zapped by Cedric. Cedric runs up and kicks the wand out of Viktor's hand. He points his wand at Viktor's body as if to finish him off, Harry runs up and intervenes.

"No stop! He's bewitched Cedric."

They struggle.

"Get off me!"

"He's bewitched!"

The two of them begin running towards the cup. The undergrowth grabs Cedric and he falls to the ground. Harry looks back. Cedric is pinned down with no means of escape.

"Harry! Harry!"

Harry zaps the plantlife and Cedric wriggles free. Harry helps him up.

"You know for a moment there I thought you were gonna let it get me."

"For a moment so did I."

"Some game huh?"

"Some game."

The wind starts blowing again.

"Go. Take it, you saved me!"

"Together, on three. One, two, three!"

Harry and Cedric have ported to a graveyard.

"You ok?"

"Yeah, you?"

"Where are we?"

"I've been here before."

"It's a portkey. Harry the cup is a portkey."

"I've been here before in a dream. Cedric, we have to get back to the cup? Now!"

"What are you talking about?"

Harry lets out a shout and holds his head, he is in pain.

"What is it?"

"Get back to the cup!"

We see Wormtail and Voldemort nearby.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"Kill the spare."

Wormtail casts a spell and kills Cedric.

"Cedric!"

Cedric lays dead on the ground. Wormtail pulls Harry closer, a status grabs hold of Harry and traps him.