Chamber Of Secrects

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03/01/02 (Buff) 03/14/02 (Salmon) 04/02/02 (Cherry) 04/02/02 (Tan) (not distributed) Rev. 04/03/02 (2nd White) Rev. 04/03/02 (2nd Blue) Rev. 04/09/02 (2nd Pink) Rev. 04/16/02 (2nd Yellow) Rev. 04/17/02 (2nd Green) Rev. 05/14/02 (2nd Gold)

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
screenplay by STEVEN KLOVES based on the novel by J.K. ROWLING

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FADE IN: 1 EXT. PRIVET DRIVE - DAY WIDE HELICOPTER SHOT. Privet Drive. CAMERA CRANES DOWN, DOWN, OVER the rooftops, FINDS the SECOND FLOOR WINDOW ofNUMBER 4. HARRY POTTER sits in the window. 2 3 OMITTED INT. HARRY'S BEDROOM - DAY Harry pages through a SCRAPBOOK, stops on a MOVING PHOTO of Ron and Hermione. SQUAWK! Harry jumps. HEDWIG pecks at the LOCK slung through her cage door, then glowers at Harry. HARRY I can't, Hedwig. I'm not allowed to use magic outside of school. Besides, if Uncle Vernon -At the sound of the name, HEDWIG SQUAWKS again,LOUDER. UNCLE VERNON (O.S.) Har-ry Pot-ter! HARRY Now you've done it. 4 INT. KITCHEN - DAY While AUNT PETUNIA puts the finishing touches to a PUDDING of WHIPPED CREAM and SUGARED VIOLETS, UNCLE VERNON struggles with DUDLEY'S BOW TIE, all the while glowering at Harry. UNCLE VERNON I warned you. If you can't control that bloody bird, it'll have to go. HARRY She's bored. If I could just let her outfor an hour or two -UNCLE VERNON And have you sending secret messages to your freaky little friends? No, sir. (CONTINUED) 4 2 3 1

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 1/28/02 4 CONTINUED: HARRY But I haven't gotten any messages. From any of my friends. Not one. All summer. DUDLEY Who'd want to be friends with you? UNCLE VERNON I should think you'd be more grateful. We raise you since you were a baby,give you food off our table, even let you have Dudley's second bedroom... purely out of the goodness of our hearts. DUDLEY I thought he got the second bedroom because Mum was afraid he'd turn us into dung beetles if you put him back in the cupboard under the stairs.

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AUNT PETUNIA stops cold, exchanges a dark look with Uncle Vernon, then sees Dudley extending a finger for the pudding.AUNT PETUNIA Not yet, popkin. That's for when the Masons arrive. UNCLE VERNON Which should be any moment. Now. Let's run through our schedule one more time. Petunia, when the Masons get here, you will be -AUNT PETUNIA In the lounge, waiting to welcome them graciously to our home. Good. UNCLE VERNON And Dudley?

DUDLEY I'll be waiting to open the door. UNCLE VERNON Excellent. (turning on Harry) Andyou? (CONTINUED)

THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Rev. 5/14/02 4 CONTINUED: (2) HARRY I'll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending I don't exist. UNCLE VERNON Too right you will. With any luck, this could well be the day I make the biggest deal of my career.

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DOORBELL RINGS. Instantly, Uncle Vernon shoves Harry out of the kitchen and into the hallway. Upstairs! 5 6 OMITTED INT.HARRY'S BEDROOM - DAY Harry enters, turns, and stops dead: a tiny CREATURE with bat-like ears and bulging green eyes is jumping on his bed as if it were a trampoline. This is DOBBY. Harry Potter! is! DOBBY Such an honor it (CONTINUED) UNCLE VERNON Hurry! 5 6

4. 6 CONTINUED: HARRY What... Who are you? Dobby, sir. DOBBY Dobby the house elf. 6

HARRY I see. Not to be rude or anything, but thisisn't a great time for me to have a house-elf in my bedroom. DOBBY Oh, yes, sir, Dobby understands. It's just that, Dobby has come to tell you... it is difficult, sir... Dobby wonders where to begin. HARRY Why don't you sit down?

S-s-sit down?

DOBBY LOUD TEARS. Harry

Suddenly Dobby BURSTS INTO TEARS. panics.

HARRY Shhhh! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you or anything -DOBBY Offend...