EXT. DIAGON ALLEY - LATE AFTERNOON
The sun fades over an iron archway –– Welcome to Diagon Alley! –– as Athena, Ron and Hermione pass beneath. All around them, shops sit silent, windows boarded-up or shattered. People scurry by, avoiding the scary faces of the witches and wizards who peer out from the security posters plastered to every lamp post. Bellatrix is there: 'KNOWN DEATH EATER', and Greyback: 'WEREWOLF.' And Lucius Malfoy: 'CAUGHT.'
"I've never seen Diagon Alley so...empty." Dorcas gasped. "I'm in Azkaban?" Lucius asks, getting a nod from Draco.
Hermione: How is it Fred and George are doing it? Half the alleys closed down
Ron: Fred reckons people need a laugh these days
Athena: He's right...
"Yes he is." The great hall all nod, still in shock.
Athena eyes the poster of Bellatrix, her mocking half-smile. Athena clenches her fists.
Hermione: Oh no. Look
Athena and Ron follow her gaze to the wreck that is Ollivanders Wand Shop.
Hermione: But everyone got their wands from Ollivander. Young. Old...
Athena: Good. Bad. Speaking of which...
Across the avenue, Draco Malfoy and Narcissa pause, glance around, then slip quickly down an alley.
"Suspicious." Barty said, earning a smack from Narcissa.
Ron: Is it just me? Or do Draco and mummy look like two people who don't want to be followed?
"I believe you're right." Narcissa sighed.
EXT. VARIOUS STREETS - DIAGON ALLEY - LATE AFTERNOON
The trio trail Draco and Narcissa, who navigate these dark streets with ease. Hermione, lagging a bit, she sees Ron and Athena far ahead. They turn a shadowy corner, vanish.
NEW ANGLE - SHOP FRONT
Athena and Ron duck inside the shop front. At the end of the alley, a single shop glimmers dully: Borgin & Burkes. Narcissa and Draco enter, greet a stopped man (Borgin). He points. Draco walks to a lacquered cabinet, plays his fingers over its glassy surface. Narcissa speaks and Draco turns, finds Borgin holding the curtain to the back room aside. Draco hesitates, then follows his mother through.
Everyone shares looks.
Ron: What're they playing at?
Athena: Dunno. Let's get closer
Ron: [a nod; stopping] Hey. Where's Hermione?
"Uh oh."
NEW ANGLE - ANOTHER ALLEY - DUSK
Hermione moves through the shadows, alone, peering down side streets, each darker than the next, lost, but holding it together, when...a shadow flickers overhead. She looks up, sees a figure (Greyback) leap from one roof to another. She stands perfectly still, then...hears voices.
NEW ANGLE - OTHER ALLEYS - DUSK
Athena and Ron race down one passage then another. Stop.
Ron: Athena, where is she?
Athena: I don't know. I'm turned around
NEW ANGLE - BORGIN & BURKES - BACK COURTYARD - DUSK
Hermione creeps to the end of a narrow passage, toward the voices, and finds herself...behind Borgin & Burkes. Figures encircle an old cauldron, among them Greyback, Bellatrix, Narcissa and in the very centre...Draco.
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Athena Potter 🎞
FanfictionIn which the marauders generation watch Athena Potters life and see the dangers of which awaits them. Where friends becomes enemies and enemies become allies. What happens when they realise they've been lied too? Will they be able to prevent the dan...
