EXT. OVER COUNTRYSIDE - AFTERNOON (LATER)
The sun has dropped. Below, the dragon's GIANT SHADOW passes over patches of brown and green.
EXT. OVER MOUNTAINS/LAKES - LATE DAY (LATER)
The trio shiver as they cling to the dragon. Athena slides a few inches. She peers up, past the beast's head.
Athena: We're dropping!
The dragon circles, lower and lower. A lake shimmers.
Ron: I say we jump!
Hermione: When?
Athena: NOW!
EXT. LAKE - LATE DAY
They drop like stones into the water.
EXT. BELOW THE SURFACE - CONTINUOUS ACTION - LATE DAY
Athena spears through, feet first, and we INTERCUT...
INT. MALFOY MANOR - SAME TIME - LATE DAY
... Voldemort, in a rage, wand slashing the air, as he murders GOBLINS and GUARDS, their bodies falling as...
"Oh dear..." Mia gasps.
EXT. BELOW THE SURFACE - CONTINUOUS ACTION - LATE DAY
...Athena's body twists, feet kicking for the surface as...
"Athena!" Lily cries.
INT. MALFOY MANOR - CONTINUOUS ACTION - LATE DAY
... Nagini slithers through the FALLING BODIES, smearing the tiled floor with RED as the AGED GOBLIN COUGHS BLOOD and...
EXT. LAKE'S SURFACE - LATE DAY
...Athena bobs to the surface, COUGHING up water. As her face streams...
INT. MALFOY MANOR - CONTINUOUS ACTION - LATE DAY
... blood runs into the eyes of the GUARD who had stalked Ron at Gringotts. Lucius, Narcissa and Draco survey the carnage in stunned silence, while Bellatrix -- lips parted, eyes narrowed -- watches a WIDENING POOL of BLOOD encircle his boot. VOLDEMORT, ELDER WAND clutched in his bony hand, speaks in PARSELTONGUE to Nagini:
Voldemort: The girl has discovered our secret, Nagini. We must find out just how much she knows. We must return to our hiding places and see if the others are safe.
A RAPID SUCCESSION OF IMAGES FLASH: Dumbledore's DESK DRAWER sliding open, revealing TOM RIDDLE'S DIARY and a RING with a BLACK STONE; the underground LAKE; an OLD WOMAN (HEPZIBAH SMITH) in a PARLOR, her teeth black with age, opening a box to reveal Helga Hufflepuff's CUP; HOGWARTS CASTLE; the FACE of a BEAUTIFUL, SAD-EYED WOMAN (HELENA RAVENCLAW) standing with her EQUALLY-BEAUTIFUL MOTHER (ROWENA RAVENCLAW); the LESTRANGE'S VAULT at GRINGOTTS; a TARNISHED TIARA, a filagreed RAVENCLAW EAGLE among the crown's detail; ATHENA HERSELF, staring STRAIGHT INTO CAMERA, EYES DARK, THE SURFACE OF HER SKIN TREMBLING LIKE WATER; NAGINI, FANGS FLASHING...
"Was that the Horcruxes?" Fabian asked. "It couldn't be because Athena was shown," Monty replied. "Unless Athena is...." Remus' sentence drifted off.
Voldemort: [to Nagini] And you, my friend, must stay close...
As the great snake wends its way around Voldemorts feet, we see a BLOODY HAND gripping the Sword of Gryffindor. It is Griphook, eyes blank, body still. As we watch, the sword slowly... VANISHES.
EXT. LAKE'S SURFACE - CONTINUOUS ACTION - LATE DAY
Athena, face ashen, shivers as she watches the dragon, fifty feet up, swoop down, slurp some water and fly on. Seconds later, Ron and Hermione break the surface.
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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...
