Scene: A neighbourhood on a street called Privet Drive. An owl, sitting on the street sign flies off to reveal a mysterious appearing old man walking through a forest near the street. He stops at the start of the street and takes out a mechanical device and zaps all the light out of the lampposts. He puts away the device and a cat meows. The man, ALBUSDUMBLEDORE, looks down at the cat, which is a tabby and is sitting on a brick ledge. Dumbledore: I should have known that you would be here. Mc Gonagall. The cat meows, sniffs out and the camera pans back to a wall. The cats shadow is seen progressing into a human. There are footsteps and MINERVAMCGONAGALL is revealed. Mc Gonagall: Good evening, Dumbledore. Are the rumours true, Albus? Dumbledore: I'm afraid so, Professor. The good, and the bad. Mc Gonagall: And the boy? Dumbledore: Hagrid is bringing him. Mc Gonagall: Do you think it wise to trust Hagrid with something as important as this? Albus: Ah, Professor, I would trust Hagrid with my life. There is a motor sound, and the two professors look up to see a flying motorcycle coming down from the air. It skids on the street and halts. A large man, RUBEUSHAGRID, takes off his goggles. Hagrid: Dumbledore, Sir. Mc Gonagall. Dumbledore: No problems, I trust, Hagrid? Hagrid: No, sir. Little tyke fell asleep just as we were flying over Bristol. Heh. Try not to wake him. There you go. Hagrid hands a baby in a blanket over to Dumbledore. Mc Gonagall: Albus, do you really think its safe, leaving him with these people? I've been watching them all day. They're the worst sort of Muggles imaginable. They really are Dumbledore: The only family he has. They stop outside a house. Mc Gonagall: This boy will be famous. There wont be a child in our world who doesn't know his name. Dumbledore: Exactly. He's better off growing up away from all that. Until he is ready. Hagrid coughs and sniffles.
Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Family / Fantasy Movie Time: 152 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Haggrid visits Harry Potter on his eleventh birthday, much to the dismay of Harry's adoptive muggle family, the Dursleys. Haggrid reveals that Harry will be a great wizard someday and gives him a letter welcoming him to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ( ) 2. LOCK IN ( End of Act One) After arriving at Hogwarts, Harry and the other first year students are brought before the Sorting Hat to be placed in the school houses of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. When the hat is finally placed on Harry's head, Harry whispers he wants any house but Slytherin. The Hat tells Harry that Slytherin is a house of great power, but sensing Harry's reluctance, places him in Gryffindor along with Ron and Hermione. ( ) 3. FIRST CULMINATION ( Midpoint) As the Gryffindor's youngest seeker in 100 years, Harry plays his first Quidditch match against Slytherin. Gryffindor's early lead is quickly whittled away by Slytherin's dirty play, and just as Harry races after the magic snitch his broom mysteriously malfunctions. With Professor Snape and Hermione's help, Harry regains control of his broom and captures the snitch by accidentally swallowing it. As he spits the snitch into his hand, Gryffindor is declared the winner. ( )
4. MAIN CULMINATION ( End of Act Two) Harry, Ron, and Hermione race to tell Dumbledore that the Sorcerer’s Stone is about to be stolen only to learn from Professor Mc Gonnagal that Dumbledore has been summoned away from Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic. Convinced that Dumbledore has been tricked, the three decide to undertake the dangerous task of finding the Stone themselves and stopping the would-be thief who they believe is Snape. ( ) 5. THIRD ACT TWIST With the help of Ron and Hermione, Harry passes several magical tests before.
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