-Script-

Morning Matters

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CHARACTERS INVOLVED:

ALBUS POTTER

SCORPIUS MALFOY

JENNA MCLAGGEN

MARALYN (Slytherin Prefect)

THOMAS (A Slytherin uninvolved with the feud)

JEROME (One of Scorpius’ Gang)

ARRAN (One of Scorpius’ Gang)

OWEN (One of Scorpius’ Gang)

GARRICK (One of Scorpius’ Gang)

The Scene opens with ALBUS waking up in the Slytherin dorm in the morning. He appears to be alone and gets up, going to change in the bathroom. Whilst he is in there, SCORPIUS and the rest of the Slytherins come in and start doing various things around the Dormitory. ALBUS then comes out of the bathroom and goes over to his bed, ignoring them. SCORPIUS then begins to smirk and laugh until ALBUS turns on him.

ALBUS: What’s so funny, Malfoy?

SCORPIUS: You, on the whole.

ALBUS: (fake laughs) You’re so funny. Now piss off.

SCORPIUS: It’s our dormitory as well, Potter. You can’t just order us around like you do your little friends.

ALBUS: Us? Oh right, now you have a little gang to protect you.

JEROME: We’re not his protectors, Potter. We just share the same dislike of you.

ALBUS: Well it’s good to know you have something to waste your time on. What about him, though? Is he in on the little game of tease potter for fun?

ALBUS gestures to a quiet boy who’s hanging up his Quidditch posters by his bedside. The boy looks up as ALBUS says it.

THOMAS: Count me out. I don’t want to be involved with anything.

ALBUS turns back to the others.

ALBUS: Well, it’s glad to kow I’ve gathered a little fan club.

SCORPIUS: Oh yes, I’d thought we’d call you Princess Potter.

ARRAN: Yeah, good one Scorpius

ALBUS: ‘Good one’? Seriously? That’s the lamest nickname I’ve ever heard. And oh look, I’m even giving you advice now.

SCORPIUS: What’s the matter – ashamed that you reminded us of Sleeping Beauty?

ALBUS: This is excruciating. Excuse me, I have to go and bang my head against the wall.

SCORPIUS: Oh, there are other names.

ALBUS: I can’t wait to hear them.

ALBUS turns his back and heads for the bathroom.

SCORPIUS: You think I’ll only call you names, Potter?

ALBUS: (calling) That’s all you can do Malfoy.

SCORPIUS takes his wand out and points it at ALBUS, who has his back turned in the bathroom. SCORPIUS looks back and grins at his friends.

OWEN: Bogies?

SCORPIUS: Yup (starts wand movement) Mucus Ad Naus-

The door flies open and JENNA bursts in, snatching SCORPIUS’ wand off him as she registers what’s going on.

JENNA: (as she takes wand) I’ll have that.

SCORPIUS gapes at her. JENNA calls to ALBUS, who has abruptly turned in the bathroom and heading for the door.

JENNA: You coming. Albus?

ALBUS comes out of bathroom warily.

ALBUS: Er – yes.

JENNA: Good. We need to catch the post.

THOMAS looks at her as the others gape.

THOMAS: You’re not meant to be in here.

JENNA: Actually, I think you’ll find I’m allowed to come in here.

SCORPIUS: That can’t be right.

JENNA: Well it is. Now shut it and good bye.

JENNA walks out and ALBUS follows her, waving goodbye sardonically to the others. He starts a conversation with JENNA as soon as they’re out of the dorm, the two laughing as they speak.

ALBUS: Jenna, where did you learn to do that?

JENNA: (grinning) Do what?

ALBUS: Order guys around. Blimey, you could get me to do anything you wanted with that ‘sass’.

JENNA: Thanks (laughs) and in answer to your question, when you have a brother who’s a twat you have to learn to order dudes around.

ALBUS: Have any tips?

JENNA: It’s more of a feminine thing (laughs)

ALBUS: Yeah….now that I think of it I couldn’t get away with ‘sass’

JENNA: Definitely not. I can’t imagine a sassy Albus.

ALBUS: Me neither

The two laugh and then ALBUS speaks again as they draw to a halt in the common room and JENNA moves to pick up her bag from a sofa.

ALBUS: How did you get into the boy’s dormitories, though?

JENNA: I told you, girls are allowed in there.

ALBUS: So…we’re allowed in yours?

JENNA: (laughs) Nope. Anyhow, you wouldn’t be able to get in.

ALBUS: Why?

JENNA turns and looks at the open door-framed entrance to the corridor that links the girls Dormitories.

JENNA: Go on, try.

ALBUS: What?

JENNA: Try and get into the corridor. (gestures at entrance)

ALBUS looks at the entrance and shrugs, walking towards it. When he tries to pass through the open entrance, however, he hits an invisible barrier and rebounds, clutching his face or whatever parts of his body he smashed against it. He inspects it whilst JENNA chuckles then turns back.

ALBUS: Ah. Now I see.

ENTER: MARALYN

MARALYN enters from the girl’s dormitories, ALBUS standing back, embarrassed, as she looks at him suspiciously and passes through.

MARALYN: What were you doing?

ALBUS: I-

MARALYN: Were you trying to get into the girl’s dormitories? Because you should know, no little or big boys are allowed in there. You got me?

ALBUS: I just found that out.

MARALYN: (eyes him) Got a nasty shock, did you?

ALBUS: I had no idea. I was just dared to try.

MARALYN: You’re even worse at lying than I thought you would be.

JENNA: No, seriously, it was a dare.

MARALYN looks from one to the other suspiciously then loosens her expression.

MARALYN: Oh, go on, shoo. I don’t have time for this. But, if I catch you trying to get in again, Potter, there’ll be consequences. Most likely you’ll be swamped by angry teenage girls

ALBUS: I’ll never get in so why will there be consequences.

MARALYN: Because rules are there for a reason and attempts encourage trouble. A little motto of mine. Now get on, or you’ll find there won’t be any food left for you in the Great Hall.

JENNA:  (hiding laughter) Come on, Albus.

The two walk away and exit the common room. ALBUS starts talking as soon as they are out of earshot.

ALBUS: Really, she gets on my nerves that Prefect.

JENNA nods but doesn’t reply, trying to hold back a grin and failing.

ALBUS: I mean, you’d think she understood a dare.

JENNA simply nods again and ALBU looks at JENNA and sees her trying not to laugh.

ALBUS: What’s so funny?

JENNA: Oh god…I’m sorry….I just have this really weird image in my head of you being swamped by angry girls….(bursts out laughing)

ALBUS grins

ALBUS: Of all the punishments I may receive, I dearly hope it won’t be that one.

The two laugh and turn a corner.

-END OF SCENE-

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© Lilia Le Fay