HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Fan screenplay by Wui-Ming Gan, based on the novel by J. K. Rowling
Chapter 16: Gringotts
EXT. DIAGON ALLEY - MORNING
What appears to be Bellatrix Lestrange walks along Diagon
Alley towards Gringotts, accompanied by a man with long
and wavy hair, a thick brown beard and mustache, and
heavy eyebrows. Upon closer inspection, one might vaguely
recognize him as RON in disguise. Beside them, two sets
of footprints disturb the snowy ground. All around are
"WANTED" posters with Harry's name and picture on them.
Only in a close-up shot do we see HARRY and GRIPHOOK
under the Invisibility Cloak. We realize, of course, that
Bellatrix must be HERMIONE in disguise.
RON
(whispering to
HERMIONE)
How'd you get hold of Bellatrix's
hair, anyway?
HERMIONE
(whispering back)
She got a lot of it onto my
sweater when she was torturing me.
INT. GRINGOTTS - MORNING
HARRY (no longer hidden under the Cloak), HERMIONE (still
impersonating Bellatrix) and the disguised RON are
crammed in the back of a cart. Seated in front of them is
GRIPHOOK, controlling the cart as it twists and turns
through labyrinthine passages.
GRIPHOOK
We have penetrated the outer
defenses. The rest is easy.
HARRY
Are you sure they're not onto us?
GRIPHOOK
Trust me, they haven't a clue.
A loud alarm starts to sound.
RON
(sarcastically)
Yeah, I believe that!
There comes a sudden rush of water towards them that
throws them out of the cart and onto the side of the
passageway. As soon as HERMIONE and RON touch the water,
they are transformed back into their real selves. The
cart is lifted up by the force of the water and thrown at
them.
HERMIONE
Protego!
Her Shield Charm repels the cart, which smashes onto the
wall opposite them.
HERMIONE (cont'd)
What was that?
GRIPHOOK
The Thief's Downfall! It washes
away all enchantment. We must
hurry, they'll be coming after us.
With GRIPHOOK leading the way, the four of them run along
the rocky passage. Turning a corner, they come face to
face with a gigantic dragon tethered to the ground in
front of them, barring access to a row of vaults.
Upon hearing them, it rears its head toward them, emits a
deafening "ROAR", opens its mouth, and spits a jet of
fire that makes them cower in fright.
GRIPHOOK (cont'd)
It is partially blind, but even
more savage for that.
He hands HARRY a small metal instrument.
GRIPHOOK (cont'd)
You know what to do. When it
retreats, I will open the vault.
HARRY shakes the instrument, which makes a loud, ringing
noise. The dragon retreats, and GRIPHOOK hurries to a
vault door and presses his palm to the wood. The door
melts away to reveal a cave-like opening crammed from
floor to ceiling with treasures of all shapes and sizes.
They enter, and the door reappears behind them, sealing
the vault.
HARRY, HERMIONE & RON
Lumos!
The tip of their wands light up.
RON
Accio Horcrux!
Nothing happens.
RON (cont'd)
It was worth a try.
HERMIONE
Harry, could this be —
She picks up a jeweled goblet, then screams and drops it
in pain. As it falls, it becomes a shower of goblets, and
with a great clatter, the floor is covered in identical
cups rolling in every direction.
HERMIONE (cont'd)
It burned me!
GRIPHOOK
Don't touch anything! Everything
you touch will multiply and burn,
but the copies are worthless.
But it is impossible not to brush up against anything;
soon, there is scarcely room to place their feet. Then
HARRY sees the golden cup of Helga Hufflepuff, up on a
high shelf.
HARRY
The cup of Hufflepuff! It's up
there!
HERMIONE draws out the sword of Gryffindor from her bag
and hands it to HARRY.
HERMIONE
Here.
She points her wand at HARRY.
HERMIONE (cont'd)
Levicorpus!
Hoisted into the air by his ankle, HARRY hits a suit of
armor and replicas burst out of it like white-hot bodies,
filling the cramped space. With screams of pain, RON,
HERMIONE and GRIPHOOK are knocked aside into other
objects, which also begins to replicate. Half buried in a
rising tide of sizzling treasure, they struggle and yell
as HARRY thrusts the sword through the handle of the cup,
hooking it onto the blade. HARRY points his wand at
himself.
HARRY
Liberacorpus!
He falls onto the surface of the swelling treasure, and
the sword flies out of HARRY's hand. He clambers toward
it, but GRIPHOOK reaches the sword first, seizing its
hilt and swinging it out of HARRY's reach. The cup is
flung into the air. HARRY dives and catches it, and does
not relinquish it even while it scalds his flesh and
countless copies burst from his fist, raining down upon
him. HARRY shoves the real cup into his pocket.
The entrance of the vault opens up again, and the four of
them find themselves sliding uncontrollably on an
expanding avalanche of fiery gold and silver bearing them
into the outer chamber. GRIPHOOK sprints toward the
advancing goblins, brandishing the sword.
GRIPHOOK
Thieves! Thieves! Help! Thieves!
He vanishes into the midst of the crowd, all of whom are
holding daggers. HARRY, HERMIONE and RON fire Stunning
Spells at the goblins; some topple over, while others
advance. The tethered dragon roars, and a gush of flame
flies over the goblins.
HARRY
This way!
Still shooting Stunning Spells at the goblins, he sprints
toward the blind dragon. RON and HERMIONE follow.
HERMIONE
Harry, what are you doing?
HARRY
Climb up onto the dragon's back,
come on!
Once they have hoisted themselves up, HARRY points his
wand at the chains that bind the dragon to the ground.
HARRY (cont'd)
Relashio!
The cuffs break open with a loud bang. With a "ROAR", the
dragon rears and flies upward, smashing repeatedly into
the ceiling. HARRY, HERMIONE and RON shoot spells at the
ceiling, helping the dragon to make a hole. Its swinging
tail keeps the goblins at bay.
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