HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Fan screenplay by Wui-Ming Gan, based on the novel by J. K. Rowling
Chapter 7: Kreacher's Tale
INT. UPSTAIRS, SIRIUS' HOUSE - MORNING
Having just got out of bed, the three of them walk along
the upstairs corridor.
HARRY
He's looking for something.
RON
What, you mean like a weapon?
HARRY
I don't know. Maybe even something
else to turn into a Horcrux.
HERMIONE
Harry, you need to shut him out!
After what happened the last time,
in the Department of Mysteries —
HARRY pauses in front of another room. There is a pompous
little sign on it, neatly lettered by hand, that says "Do
not enter without the express permission of Regulus
Arcturus Black".
HARRY
R.A.B.!
HERMIONE
What?
HARRY
I think I've found him.
RON
(reading the sign)
Regulus Arcturus Black. Sirius's
brother?
HARRY
He was a Death Eater. Sirius told
me about him. He got cold feet and
tried to leave, so they killed
him.
RON
The locket! You don't reckon —
HARRY
Let's find out.
HARRY points his wand at the door handle.
HARRY (cont'd)
Alohomora!
There is a click, and the door swings open.
INT. REGULUS'S BEDROOM, SIRIUS'S HOUSE - MORNING
The Slytherin colors of emerald and silver are
everywhere, draping the bed, the walls, and the windows.
HERMIONE raises her wand.
HERMIONE
Accio Locket!
Nothing happens.
RON
It's not here?
HERMIONE
We can't know that for sure. There
are charms that can prevent
objects from being summoned
magically.
RON
Don't tell me we have to search
the room manually.
HARRY
There's an easier way. Kreacher!
There is a loud "CRACK", and KREACHER, the old house-elf,
appears.
KREACHER
Master.
(muttering)
Back in my Mistress's old house
with the blood-traitor and the
Mudblood —
HARRY
Kreacher, I've got a question for
you, and I order you to answer it
truthfully. Understand?
KREACHER
Yes, Master.
HARRY
Did you ever see a big gold locket
with the letter "S" on it?
A moment of silence.
KREACHER
Yes.
HARRY
Where is it now?
KREACHER
Gone.
HARRY
Gone? What do you mean, it's gone?
KREACHER shivers, sways, and gulps for air, before
uttering a bloodcurdling scream.
KREACHER
Stolen! Master Regulus's locket
stolen, Kreacher did wrong,
Kreacher failed in his orders!
KREACHER starts banging his head on the floor.
HARRY
Kreacher, I order you to stay
still!
The elf freezes, head on the floor.
HARRY (cont'd)
Sit up and tell me everything you
know about that locket. What did
Regulus have to do with it?
KREACHER sits up, curled into a ball, and begins to rock
backward and forward.
KREACHER
Master Regulus came to find
Kreacher in his cupboard one
night, he took Kreacher to a cave
beside the sea. Beyond the cave
there was a cavern, and in the
cavern was a great black lake, and
on the lake there was an island.
The scene unfolds on the screen as KREACHER continues to
tell the tale...
INT. CAVE BY THE SEA - NIGHT
KREACHER and REGULUS are sailing across the lake.
KREACHER (V.O.)
We sailed to the island on a boat.
There was a basin full of potion
on the island. Master Regulus took
from his pocket a locket like the
one the Dark Lord had. And he told
Kreacher to take it and, when the
basin was empty, to switch the
lockets.
KREACHER's voice is coming in great rasps now, punctuated
by sobs.
KREACHER (V.O.) (cont'd)
And he ordered Kreacher to leave
without him. And he told Kreacher
to go home and destroy the first
locket. And he drank all the
potion, and Kreacher swapped the
lockets, and watched as Master
Regulus was dragged beneath the
water.
REGULUS is dragged beneath the water by the hands of
zombies.
FADE TO:
INT. REGULUS'S BEDROOM, SIRIUS'S HOUSE - MORNING
KREACHER is in tears.
HARRY
How did you get away?
KREACHER
Kreacher Disapparated.
HARRY
But you can't Apparate in and out
of that cave! Otherwise,
Dumbledore —
HERMIONE
Harry, Elf magic isn't like wizard
magic. I mean, they can Apparate
in and out of Hogwarts when we
can't.
HARRY
Oh! So you brought the locket
home, and tried to destroy it?
KREACHER
Nothing Kreacher did made any mark
upon it. Kreacher tried
everything, everything he knew.
Kreacher failed to obey orders,
Kreacher could not destroy the
locket!
KREACHER begins to sob so hard that there are no more
coherent words.
HARRY
Kreacher, listen to me. Your
master Regulus died trying to
bring Voldemort down. We want to
finish what he started, but we
need to find the locket. Did you
see who stole it?
KREACHER nods, still sobbing.
KREACHER
Kreacher looked everywhere for the
thief. Kreacher finally found him,
and demanded to know where the
locket was. And the thief said he
sold it... to a woman named
Dolores Umbridge.
HARRY, HERMIONE and RON look at each other in stunned
silence. The camera pushes into and out through the
window...
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