ALBUS: "Do you know what I'm really good at?"

ALBUS: "Polyjuicing. And I think Bathilda Bagshot may have all the ingredients for Polyjuice in her basement. We can Polyjuice into Voldemort and bring her to us."

ALBUS: "Does she know when he does turn up? Hasn't she come here twenty-four hours early because she isn't sure when he'll arrive and in what direction? The history books -- correct me if I'm wrong, Scorpius -- show nothing about when and how he arrived in Godric's Hollow?"

DRACO: "So -- we just wait? Until Voldemort turns up?"

SCORPIUS and HERMIONE: "You're not wrong."

RON: "So let me get this right -- we're fighting to protect Voldemort?"

HERMIONE: "Of course, Ginny. Delphi's not trying to kill Harry -- she's stopping Voldemort trying to kill Harry. Brilliant."

DRACO: "So how can we use this to our advantage?"

RON: "Blimey! There are two of them!"

ALBUS: "Voldemort killing my grandparents. Voldemort trying to kill my dad?"

HARRY: "There's plenty you're good at, Albus."

The group are gathered and full of confusion.

HARRY steps away, introspective.

RON: "To use Polyjuice you need a bit of someone. We don't have a bit of Voldemort."

DRACO: "I'd also like to volunteer. I think being Voldemort requires precision -- no offense, Ron -- and a knowledge of Dark Magic and --"

HERMIONE: "Who are you calling intense?"

RON steps forward bravely.

RON: "Then I would like to -- I think I should be him. I mean, it won't be -- exactly nice being Voldemort -- but without wishing to blow my own trumpet -- I am probably the most chilled out of all of us and… so maybe transfiguring into him -- into the Dark Lord -- will do less damage to me than -- any of you more -- intense -- people."

HERMIONE: "It is, isn't it?"

HERMIONE: "We know what he looks like. We've got some excellent wizards and witches here."

HERMIONE: "But I like the concept, a pretend mouse for her cat."

ALBUS: "It's the only way."

HARRY: "How close can we get through Transfiguration?"

GINNY: "You want to transfigure into Voldemort?"

HERMIONE: "And I'd like to volunteer too. As Minister for Magic I think it's my responsibility and right."

DRACO: "What?"

HARRY: "For this plan to work she has to believe it's him, without hesitation. She'll use Parseltongue -- and I knew there was a reason why I still have that ability. But more than that, I -- know what it is to feel -- like him. I know what it is to be him. It has to be me."

GINNY: "No, no way. I think you're all mad. I know what that voice is like inside your head -- I won't have it in mine again --"

DRACO: "You're not volunteering, Scorpius."

ALBUS: "Actually --"

HERMIONE: "I'm afraid you're right, my old friend."

HARRY: "And anyway -- it has to be me."

GINNY: "And I hate to agree with my brother, but --"

RON: "Rubbish. Beautifully put but beautiful rubbish. No way are you going to --"

SCORPIUS: "Maybe we should draw lots --"

HERMIONE: "So could any of us. Your concerns are valid, but…"

Everyone turns to HARRY.

RON: "Hermione, you're wrong, Voldemort is not something to be -- Harry should not --"

RON: "He could get stuck -- as Voldemort -- forever."

HARRY: "Hang on, Hermione. Gin."

GINNY and HARRY make eye contact.

DRACO: "Don't we need to discuss the route you're taking -- the --"

DRACO: "Zap her?"

HARRY: "Then let's do this."

DRACO: "And then what? When she's with you. May I remind you this is a very powerful witch."

RON: "Easy. He gets her in here. We zap her together."

GINNY: "You're right."

HARRY: "I won't do it if you don't want me to. But it feels like the only way to me, am I wrong?"

HARRY: "She's watching for him -- she'll come to me."

GINNY thinks a moment and then softly nods. HARRY's face hardens.

HERMIONE: "We'll hide behind these doors. If you can get her to this point, Harry" (she indicates the point where the light from the rose window hits the floor), "then we come out and make sure she has no chance to escape."

HERMIONE: "Harry, last chance, are you sure you can do this?"

RON (with a look to DRACO): "And then we'll zap her."

HARRY: "Yes, I can do this."

HERMIONE looks around the room.

DRACO: "No, there's too many what-ifs -- too many things that can go wrong -- the Transfiguration could not hold, she could see through it -- if she escapes us now there's no telling the damage she can do -- we need time to properly plan, to --"

HERMIONE: "Wands."

HARRY looks at ALBUS -- moved.

Everyone withdraws their wands. HARRY clasps his.

ALBUS: "Draco, trust my dad. He won't let us down."

And the form of VOLDEMORT emerges from HARRY. And it's horrendous. He turns. He looks around at his friends and family. They look back -- aghast.

There's a light that builds -- that overwhelms…

The Transfiguration is slow and monstrous.

RON: "Bloody hell."

HARRY/VOLDEMORT: "It worked, then?"

GINNY (gravely): "Yes. It worked."