An angry tree or a crazy car

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[The Ford Anglia is parked at King's Cross Station as numerous people walk past it. In the station, Edward, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Percy, Fred, George, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley are desperate to catch the Hogwarts Express before it leaves.]

Mr. Weasley: 10:58. Come on, come on!

Mrs. Weasley: Train will be leaving any moment!

Mr. Weasley: Fred, George, Percy, you first! [Fred pushes his cart through the barrier to Platform 9¾, followed by Percy and George]

Mrs. Weasley: [patting Ginny on the back] Okay. [Ginny pushes her cart and runs through the wall; Mr. and Mrs. Weasley follow]

Mr. Weasley: After you, dear. [Mrs. Weasley disappears through the wall; Mr. Weasley goes in immediately after her]

[Harry, Ron, and Edward are left outside the barrier to Platform 9¾.]

Harry: [turning to the boys] Let's go.

Ron: [nodding] Yeah.

[The three boys push their carts directly for the wall. However, instead of going through the wall, they unexpectedly crash into it. A station agent, the same man they saw a year ago, notices while speaking to a woman and approaches the boys as they get to their feet, groaning from their slight injuries.]

Station Agent: Oy! What do you three think you're doing?

Harry: Sorry. Lo-lost control of the trolley. [the agent shakes his head at them and walks away; Harry glances at Ron and Edward] Why can't we get through?

Ron: I don't know. [touching the wall with his hand, discovering the bricks have become solid] The gateway's sealed itself for some reason. [Harry touches the wall to see that it's completely solid]

Harry: [hearing a clock chime, he and Ron look up at a nearby clock displaying the time 11:00] The train leaves at exactly 11:00. We've missed it!

Ron: [glancing at the clock in horror, then turning to Harry] Harry... if we can't get through, maybe mom and dad can't get back.

Edward: Well, this is quite the predicament, isn't it? Any bright ideas, gentlemen?

Harry: [trying to decide what to do about their dilemma] Maybe we should just go and wait by the car.

Ron: [the sound of these words suddenly gives him an idea] The car... [Edward glances at him, wondering what he's got in mind]

[The Ford Anglia lifts off into the sky, with Ron driving, Harry in the front passenger seat, and Edward in the back. Down below, a Muggle looks up at this curious sight.]

Harry: Ron, I should tell you, most Muggles aren't accustomed to seeing a flying car.

Ron: Uh, right. [He presses a button, and the car turns invisible. Later, while they're flying over the mountains, the car reappears.] Oh, no! The Invisibility Booster must be faulty.

Edward: Well, that's just fantastic. Our grand entrance is quite the spectacle.

Harry: Well, come on then, let's go lower. We need to find the train.

Ron: Okay.

[Ron brings the car down, so that they are flying right above the train tracks on a viaduct.]

Harry: Now, all we need to do is catch up with the train.

Ron: We can't be far behind.

[A train whistle sounds.]

Harry: Do you hear that?

Ron: We must be getting close.

[Then, at precisely the same moment, the boys register the DIRECTION of the sound. They glance at eachother, turn as one and see the train GROWING HUGE in therear window.]

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