[Mrs. Weasley is carrying Scabbers as she runs to catch up with the Hogwarts Express.]

Mrs. Weasley: Ron! Ron! [hands Scabbers to Ron through a train window] Oh, for goodness sake, don't lose him!

Jasper chuckles, "That's all he did this term."

[Students wave as the train pulls out of the station. Jasper went to find the Ravenclaw girls as Harry, Ron, and Hermione are now looking for a compartment.]

Harry: I didn't mean to blow her up, I just - I lost control.

Ron: Brilliant.

Hermione: Honestly, Ron, it's not funny. Harry was lucky not to be expelled.

Harry: I think I was lucky not to be arrested, actually.

Ron: I still think it was brilliant.

"Because it was." James, Sirius, Ron, and Theo muttered.

Hermione: [Hermione nods to a compartment] Come on. Everywhere else is full.

[As they slip inside, they find a man in shabby robes (Professor Lupin) slumped against the window, asleep; however, Avery is leaning on him asleep as well. He looks ill, exhausted. The trio eye him warily. Whisper.]

Ron: Who d'you reckon he is?

Hermione: Professor R.J. Lupin.

Ron: You know everything. How is it she knows everything?

Hermione: It's on his case, Ronald.
[She points. Stamped in peeling letters on a battered case is "Professor R.J. Lupin."] And why would Avery lean on a random man to sleep?

"Someone with common sense." Avery muttered.

Harry: Oi, that's my future father-in-law. Are they really asleep?

"And someone without." Avery chuckled earning a nudge from her boyfriend.

"No marriage until she's fifty!" Remus yelled.

James smirked, "Last movie you said until she's thirty."

"Oi! Now you remember everything I say?!" Remus scolded.

Hermione: Seems to be. Why?

Harry: I gotta tell you something. [slides the door shut, over camera]

[Ron and Hermione stare at Harry, faces stricken in the lantern light that now glows in the compartment. Crookshanks slumbers in his cage next to Leo, Avery's cat.]

Ron: Let me get this straight. Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban to come after you? Jasper's father, wants to kill you?

Harry: Yes, his father.

Hermione: But they'll catch Black, won't
they? I mean... eventually?

Ron: Sure -- Of course, no one's ever broken out of Azkaban before and he's a raving, murderous lunatic...

Harry: Thanks, Ron [sighs]

"Such an optimistic person." The twins joked.

[Avery, still asleep, turns over and starts to lean on Harry. He subconsciously wraps his arm around her to make her feel comfortable.]

Harry: [slightly smiles then pushes a curl out of her face] Even asleep she knows how to cheer me up.

[The scene changes to another compartment where Ariel, Amara, and Jasper sat. Jasper was laying on Ariel's lap, as she played in his hair.]

Jasper: [sighs] I just know this year is going to suck. All this commotion about my dad is really going to put a damper on my mood to third year.

Ariel: [massaging his head] I'm so sorry you have to go through this, Jasp.

Amara: It's not fair you're getting ridiculed because of some bs your father did years ago.

Jasper: And it's not even true.

Sirius smiled at his son, happy to know he had faith in him being innocent.

Ariel: [shared a confused look with Amara] What do you mean?

Jasper: [sits up, looks at the girls seriously] Can you two keep a secret? And don't worry, Moon already knows.

[The two girls nod as the camera pans out of the compartment and show the three talking. The scene goes back to Harry comforting Avery.]

James boos at the screen, " Boooo, we wanted to hear!!"

"Then that would ruin the suspense." Ariel smirked.

[Just then, The train lurches, begins to slow. Hermione slides down the seat, pinning Ron against the window. They exchange an awkward glance, then Hermione carefully slides to the other end of the seat and glances at her watch. Frowns.]

Hermione: Why're we stopping? We can't be
there yet...

[Harry carefully removed Avery of him as he rises, slides open the door, peers into the corridor. All along the carriage, heads look out curiously. Then -- the train jerks -- the car sways -- and the lamps running along the ceiling flicker and... ... die. One by one. Until all is... dark.]

Ron: What's going on?

[A thin wisp of steam escapes Ron's mouth, Harry notices.]

Harry: Dunno... Maybe we've broken down?

Hermione: Ouch! Ron, that was my foot! [SQUEAK-SQUEAK-SQUEAK. Ron, a dark silhouette against the window, wipes a patch of condensation from the window.]

Ron: There's something moving out there. I think... people are coming aboard.

[suddenly the car sways violently... rights itself. The metal window trim at Ron's fingertips begins to vibrate.]

Ron: Bloody hell. What's happening?

Avery: [groans, flutters her eyes open] What. The fuck. Is interrupting my sleep?

Harry: That's what we're trying to figure out now, love.

[A hand -- slimy and scabbed -- a hand of death -- grips the half-open compartment door, pushes it aside. Reveals: a towering , cloaked figure, its face hidden beneath its black hood. Crookshank's hair rises and as she hisses... WHOOSHHHHH. The folds of the hood tremble. A chill, rattling intake of air is heard. The flames in Lupin's hands sputter. A sound swells in Harry's ears. Eerie. Painful. The sound of a woman screaming. Harry's eyes roll up, eyelids fluttering.]

Lily gasps gripping James' hand, "What the bloody fuck just happen?!"

"Harry fainted, you cursed, and now I'm losing my circulation." James whimpered while trying to pry Lily's hand off his.

[And then... a silvery white light drifts from his mouth. The world spins off its axis and Harry falls... glasses tumbling hard to the ground... then Harry... the muscles of his jaw twitching. Thunder cracks. Lightning paints the icy windows... WHITE. BLACK. WHITE. BLACK...]

[With a desperate gasp, Harry opens his eyes. Blinks. Dusk is gone. The windows black. The floor at his spine is shaking gently. The train moving again. His eyes shift, see a drop of water, newly unfrozen, running slowly down the window.]

Hermione: Harry? Harry, are you all right?

[Hermione's troubled face hovers above him, as he laid in Avery's lap. He nods. Sits up. Ron -- pale, nervous -- extends his hand. Harry's glasses.]

Harry: Thanks.

[Harry slips them on. Discovers the cold sweat glazing his brow. SNAP! Professor Lupin breaks a ragged triangle of chocolate off the slab in his hands. Holds it out.]

All of the Great Hall, especially the Marauders, applauded Remus and his skills.

"Great job, Professor Moony!" Sirius shook his friend.

Lupin: Chocolate. Eat. It'll help.

Harry: What was that -- that thing?

Lupin: A Dementor. One of the guards of Azkaban. It's gone now.

[Harry frowns in confusion.]

Avery: [sighs] Come on, Harold. I know you've been paying attention to the Daily Prophet.

Hermione: It was searching the train, Harry. For Sirius Black.

Lupin: I need to have a word with the driver. Excuse me. (the chocolate) Eat. It'll help.

[As he leaves, Harry turns to Avery, Ron, and Hermione.]

Harry: What happened to me? [takes a bite of the chocolate.]

Ron: Well, you sort of went... rigid. We thought maybe you were having a fit or something.

Harry: And did either of you? You know... pass out?

Ron: No. I felt... weird. Like I'd never be cheerful again. But... no.
[Harry turns to the girls. they shakes their head.]

Hermione: I was trembling. It tried to go after Avery as well, but then... Professor Lupin made it go away...

Harry: But someone was screaming. A
woman.

[The three glance nervously at each other.]

Hermione: No one was screaming, Harry.

Avery: [holds Harry's hand in comfort] It's ok, Harry. I believe you.

"I love Havery." Theo smiles.

"Havery? Aw, you guys have a ship name!" Destiny squealed.

"We all do, thanks to Theo. Once he found out who was a couple, he was in charge of making the ship names." Harry chuckled.

Theo nodded smile beaming, "Yep. Havery, Jariel, and you'll learn the rest as we go on."

[Harry looks to the window and we push in ON his reflection. It becomes a glimmering puddle and SPLASH!... a carriage wheel shatters the glassy surface as we tilt up, catch a procession of horseless carriages, carrying students toward the glimmering castle. Gradually, the sweet sound of a choir rises on the air, a flash of lightning bleaches the night sky and we cut to the camera as it glides toward the windows of the Great Hall, toward the candlelit silhouettes glimmering within, passing through the glass.]

McGonagall smiles, "Could never get tired of that view."

[At the High Table, Lupin sits with Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid and Albus Dumbledore. We track along the faces of the choir, singing to the strains of a Harpsichord, and land on a qintet of toads (one of which -- Trevor -- belongs to Neville Longbottom, who looks on with pride). Argus Filch, Hogwarts' caretaker, stands grimly to the side as red-eyed Mrs. Norris switches her tail at his feet.]

Hogwarts Choir: In the cauldron boil and bake, fillet of a fenny snake, scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, witches' mummy, maw and gulf.

[Cut to the Great Hall, where this is being sung by a choir of students who are holding frogs. As they sing, lightning flashes outside.]

Hogwarts Choir: Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble. Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Something wicked this way comes!

"I feel like that was a warning of some sorts..." Jasmine whispered to her boyfriend.

[As the choir's song concludes, Dumbledore rises, beaming over the sea of black hats.]

Dumbledore: Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I have a few things to say, before we become befuddled by our excellent feast. I myself am particularly looking forward to the flaming kiwi cups, which, while somewhat treacherous for those of us with facial hair...

[McGonagall clears her throat.]

Dumbledore: Mm. Yes. First, I'm pleased to welcome Professor R.J. Lupin, who has kindly consented to fill the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Good luck to you, Professor.

The Marauders and friends applaud their friend on his accomplishment.

"Let's go, Professor Moony!" James yelled.

[Amid scattered applause , Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Jasper clap loudly .]

Jasper: [screams] I live with him, WOO!

Avery: [claps loudly] WOO! That's my father! [Her friends join in on congratulating Lupin, making him blush.]

"You look so happy and proud, dear." Jasmine said softly to Remus.

"As I/he should be!" Remus and his daughter stated.

Hermione: Of course! That's why he knew to give you the chocolate, Harry.

Harry: [staring at Avery, slightly swoons] Did she get more beautiful over the break?

[Ron and Jasper snort as Hermione chuckles and roll her eyes.]

Draco: Psst, Potter. Is it true you fainted? I mean, you actually fainted?

Ron: Shove off, Malfoy. [turns Harry around as Hermione gives the platinum blonde hair boy a stink face.]

Harry: How did he find out?

Hermione: Just forget it.

Jasper: He shouldn't talk. Fred and George told me he nearly pissed himself in their compartment. [the quartet started to chuckle out snorts.]

Dumbledore: As some of you may know, Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher for many years, has decided to retire in order to spend more time with his remaining limbs. Fortunately, I'm delighted to announce that his place will be filled by none other than our own Rubeus Hagrid!

[Harry, Jasper, Ron, and Hermione stare at each other stunned -- then applaud vigorously. Hagrid turns ruby red, rises, and nearly topples the staff table, sending water goblets weaving.]

Umbridge muttered some things under her breath, but Amelia looked at her with a stern look, making her slump in her seat and quiet up.

Dumbledore: (turning grave) Finally, on a more disquieting note, Hogwarts -- at the request of the Ministry of Magic -- will, until further notice, play host to the Dementors of Azkaban.

[A murmur of apprehension fills the hall. At the Slytherin table, Draco, flanked by the ever- present Crabbe and Goyle, catches Harry's eye, feigns a dead faint.]

Dumbledore: The Dementors will be stationed at the entrances to the grounds. While they are under strict orders not to enter the castle itself, you will on occasion see them as you go about your daily activities. Under no circumstances are you to approach them. It is not in the nature of a Dementor to be forgiving. But you know, happiness can be found... even in the darkest of times...if one only remembers to turn on the light.

"Such cryptic advice." Alice muttered.

[Students exit the Great Hall, scale the Marble Staircase. The Gryffindors all get to the portrait of The Fat Lady. As she tries to break a glass singing. Horribly.]

Seamus: Fortuna Major. [The Fat Lady holds out her hand, concentrating on the glass] Here, listen. [Moves out the way] She just won't let me in.

Harry: Fortuna Major.

Fat Lady: No, no. Wait, wait. Watch this. [begins singing, then screaming. after noticing the glass hasn't broken, she smashes it against a post and gasps] Amazing. Just with my voice.

The Gryffindors groan, "She still does that?"

"Annoying isn't it?!" The future generation of Gryffindors yelled.

Jasper: [smirks] Fortuna Major.

Fat Lady: [blushes] Yes, all right. Go in.

Jasper: [winks] Thank you. [The Fat Lady blushes as she lets the students through the entrance.]

Ariel rolled her eyes, "Just so damn flirtatious."

"Yet, you fell for it." Avery, Jasper, and Amara laughed.

Seamus: Still doing that after three years. She can't even sing.

Harry: Exactly.

Seamus/ Harry: [as the ghost of Gryffindor passes by] Hey, man.

Dean: [As the ghost walks right through him] Oh, God. That's awful.

[The scene changes to the Gryffindor boy's dorm. Jasper has a notebook and box filled of jellybeans. He was passing out the different flavors as he wrote down data.]

Jasper: Ok, fellas. These are still underdeveloped. [smirks] However, thank you for being the brave Gryffindors you are and being our test subjects.

Dean: Our?

Ron: Him, Avery and the Twins make things like this all the time. [picks up a jellybean and hands it to Seamus] Green.

[Seamus eats the candy, then suddenly starts to monkey around, literally.]

The Marauders blink in astonishment, "Wicked."

Avery smirks, "You boys could learn a thing or two from us." She pointed between her and the future Marauders.

"How dare we let our children upstage us?! They're not even thought of yet, and they're doing better than us!" Sirius complained.

Jasper: [chuckles] That's a monkey.

Dean: You call that a monkey? [laughs, shoves Seamus out of his face.] Do not give him one again.

Ron: [picks up a white jellybean] Hey, Neville, try an elephant.

[Neville catches the candy, and all of a sudden he started to trumpet like an elephant causing everyone to laugh in astonishment.]

Seamus: [picks up a orange jellybean] Ron, catch.

Ron: I will. [As soon as he chews, Ron starts to roar like a proud lion. The boys all awe and laugh.]

Neville: I think we have a winner.

Ron: [warns Harry as he picks up a red jellybean] Oh, don't try one of them.

[Too late, Harry's ears start to shoot out hot air sounding like a train. All the boys laughed at his facial expressions.]

Jasper: [snorts] Oh, no. Look at him. His face.

The present Marauders look to the smirking future Marauders and start to bow.

"You guys and girl are the masters now." Sirius admitted.

"Just wait, mate." Fred smirked

" There's a whole lot more on the way." George finished smirking.