Act 3
Scene 1

The next day LOUISA went to the Ministry with PROUDFOOT. It was finally time for them to sort out the names on their list and ALEC FANNER was one of the first to be recruited. As they entered the MAIN HALL she saw that

LUCIUS MALFOY had turned up along with ARTHUR WEASLEY.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Morning Arthur.

ARTHUR WEASLEY
Morning, Lou. Trouble I hear with exploding caramels wasn’t it last night?

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Yes Gert, had quite a clear-up operation on his hands.

LUCIUS MALFOY
Morning all

EVERYONE stares as they see Lucius arrive in the Hall.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Smiles as if nothing has happened Morning Lucius. Good to see all is well.

LUCIUS MALFOY
It is.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Excellent.

LOUISA, and PROUDFOOT step into the Auror Office.

PROUDFOOT
You didn’t have something to do with that did you?

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
I’m sure it was just the owl you sent him yesterday that had an impact.

PROUDFOOT
Hmm unconvinced

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Ahh excellent you are both here. I was beginning to think you weren’t turning up!

PROUDFOOT
Always here, we just had some business to attend to first.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Hopefully all good news. The others are all waiting for you.
They all enter the Auror Headquarters. Where all the Aurors are sitting patiently.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Now I shall stay with the first years for their second day.
Don’t want to throw you in too quickly. JADE, LOUISA, GREGORY, you have your assignments and can go off and do those. I do recommend you taking another Auror with you just in case though. Some of those Snatchers are a little tricky to grab if you get my drift.

RON WEASLEY
Your tellin’ me… Oh sorry.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
As I was saying you’ll be with me.
A bit more paperwork to get done and then next week you can see how your mentors handle their own cases.
Off you go then.
JADE and SAVAGE leave followed by GREGORY and JOHN DAWLISH. LOUISA and PROUDFOOT pick up their list of people to track down and set off on their travels.

PROUDFOOT
Might be an idea to ask another Auror to come along with us. If what Lucius told you is true then we need another pair of hands with us.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Fine by me, who do you have in mind?

PROUDFOOT
Williamson.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Surprised Oh right, sure.

PROUDFOOT
Something against him?

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Nope.

PROUDFOOT
Good… This will be our location point: Bridge, Cork Castle. Ireland.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Oh right, You seem to have it all sorted.

PROUDFOOT
I did my homework. And after what Lucius said… I really couldn’t afford not to.

They make their way to the MAIN HALL where WILLIAMSON is waiting for them.