The Other Trio (WTM) (Fantastic Beasts x Harry Potter)

Part One

SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE - 1926 - NIGHT

[A large, isolated, derelict chateau emerges from the darkness. We focus on a cobbled square outside the building shrouded in mist, eerie, silent. Five aurors stand, wands aloft, tentative as they edge towards the chateau. A sudden explosion of pure white light sends them flying. We whip round: to find their bodies scattered, lying motionless at the entrance to a large parkland. A figure (Grindelwald) enters the frame, his back to the camera; ignoring the bodies, he stares out into the night sky, as we pan up towards the moon. Montage: we see various magical newspaper headlines from 1926 relating to Grindelwald's attacks all over the world: 'GRINDELWALD STRIKES AGAIN IN EUROPE', 'HOGWARTS SCHOOL INCREASES SECURITY', 'WHERE IS GRINDELWALD?'. He's a serious threat to the magical community and he's vanished. Moving photos detail destroyed buildings, fires, screaming victims. The articles come thick and fast – the worldwide hunt for Grindelwald continues. We push in: on a final article displaying the Statue of Liberty.]

"What a cheerful start," Harry tilted his head sarcastically.

Hermione shushed him and carried on watching the movie.

NEW YORK - NEXT MORNING

[It is a bright, clear day. Seagulls swoop overhead. A large passenger ship glides past the Statue of Liberty. Passengers lean over the rails, looking excitedly towards the oncoming land. A figure sitting on a bench with his back to us – weather-beaten, wiry, wearing an old blue overcoat. Beside him rests a battered brown leather case. A catch on the case flicks open of its own accord. Newt swiftly bends down to close it. He places the case on his lap.]

NEWT: Dougal – you settle down now, please. It won't be long. 

"How the wizarding world wasn't exposed because of you, I have no idea," Tina told her husband.

NEW YORK

[Aerial shot of New York.] 

SHIP CUSTOMS - SHORTLY AFTERWARDS

[Among bustling crowds, Newt walks down the gangplank of theship, as we push in towards his case.]

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL (O.S.): Next. 

[Newt stands at the Customs – a long row of desks by the shipyard, manned by serious-looking American officials. A customs official examines Newt's very tattered British passport.]

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL: British, huh? 

NEWT: Yes. 

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL: First trip to New York? 

NEWT: Yes.

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL: (gesturing to Newt's case)Anything edible in there? 

NEWT: (placing a hand over his breast pocket) 

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL: Livestock? 

"Loads."

[The catch on Newt's case flicks open again. Newt looks down and hastily closes it.]

NEWT: Must get that fixed – ah, no. 

"You always were horrible at lying," Morgana shoots the younger man a smile.

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL: (suspicious) Let me take a look. 

[Newt places the case on the desk between them and discreetly flicks a brass dial to 'MUGGLEWORTHY'. The customs official spins the case towards him and pops the catches, lifting the lid to reveal pyjamas, various maps, a journal, an alarm clock, a magnifying glass and a Hufflepuff scarf. Finally satisfied, he closes the case.]