Always Forever // watching the films harry potter

XIII

NICK AND OTHER RESIDENTS

[Later, when all of the first years are sorted in their houses, all of the students were talking to each other. McGonagall dings on a cup.]

McGonagall: Your attention, please.

Dumbledore: [rising from his chair] Let the feast... begin.

[From the aerial view of the Great Hall, food magically appears on all the tables, and the hall is filled with awe and chatter.]

Harry: Wow.

[Draco looks at all the food, raises his eyebrows and digs in. Ron stuffs his face.]

Seamus: I'm half and half. Me dad's a Muggle. Mam's a witch. Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.

[Neville laughs. Harry is sitting next to Percy. He leans over.]

Harry: Say, Percy, who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?

Percy: Oh, that's Professor Snape, head of Slytherin house.

A few people in Slytherin congratulated Snape on his future succes.

Harry: What's he teach?

Percy: Potions. But everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies. He's been after Quirrell's job for years.

The future generation shared a look and a few people from 1977 looked suspiciously between them and Snape.

[Ron, having just finished a chicken wing, reaches into the bowl for more, and a ghost, called Sir Nicolas, pops out.]

Ron: Ahh!

A few snickers were heard throughout the hall and Ron looked at his lap embarrassed.

Nick: Hello! How are you? Welcome to Gryffindor.

[Numerous ghosts come pouring from the walls, sailing along.]

Bloody Baron: Whoo-hoo-hoo!

[Carina's scowl is seem softening as she watches the ghosts fly through the halls unbothered.]

Girl: Look, it's the Bloody Baron!

Percy: Hello, Sir Nicholas. Have a nice summer?

A little girl turned toward Bex and asked just loud enough for Bex and her friends to hear: "I just realised, where are you? You haven't been sorted and you aren't in the hall."

Bex chuckled and answered, "I'm not there yet, I will be the next year."

Nick: Dismal. Once again, my request to join the headless hunt has been denied. [Begins to leave]

Ron: I know you! You're Nearly Headless Nick!

The marauders cringed at the nickname, remebering how the ghost didn't like it.

Nick: I prefer Sir Nicholas if you don't mind.

Hermione: "Nearly" headless? How can you be nearly headless?

James turned to Quinn and asked her, "Didn't you also ask him that, once?"

Remus chimed in, "She did, didn't you Quinn?"

Ron and Harry shared a look.

Bex spoke up, "I forgot she went to Hogwarts at the same time..."

The marauders and the veela girl looked at each other confused.

Nick: Like this. [Grabs head and pulls it to the side. His head is hanging on just by a thread.]

Ron: Ahh!

[Hermione moans in disgust; Harry just simply rolls his eyes. From the Ravenclaw table you can see a dark-skinned girl look over interested. Nick reattaches his head back to his body. Later, Percy is leading the Gryffindors to the staircase tower.]

Percy: Gryffindors, follow me, please. Keep up. Thank you.

Boy: Ravenclaws, follow me. This way.

Percy: This is the most direct path to the dormitories. Oh, and keep an eye on the staircases. They like to change.

"Now we also know how to get to your dormitories." Theo joked. Barty and Evan nodded in agreement.

[The camera pans up and we see a vast amount of staircases, people walking on them, and some switching places.]

Percy: Keep up, please, and follow me. Quickly now, come on. Come on.

[They begin walking up the stairs, several of the portraits began greeting them]

Neville: Seamus, that picture's moving!

Ron: Look at that one, Harry!

Harry: I think she fancies you.

Girl: Oh, look! Look! Who's that girl?

Man in a painting: Welcome to Hogwarts.

Girl: Who's that?

[A bit later on the seventh floor, the students in the corridor leading to Gryffindor Tower. They come up to a large painting of a large woman in a pink dress. She is known as "The Fat Lady".]

The Fat Lady: Password?

Percy: Caput Draconis. [The Fat Lady smiles and nods in confirmation. The painting opens up to reveal a doorway in the wall, leading to Gryffindor Tower.] Follow me, everyone. Keep up. Quickly, come on.

Girl: Oh, wow.

Percy: [Inside the common room] Gather around here. Welcome to the Gryffindor Common Room. Boys' dormitory is upstairs and down to your left. Girls, the same on your right. You'll find that your belongings have already been brought up.

[Later at midnight. Harry is sitting by a window in his pj's, with Hedwig. He pets the owl and looks out the window, sighing with content, knowing that he will love it here at Hogwarts.]