Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production

by John Tiffany

HARRY: Now this is difficult but we have to ask it to rule it out. Those of you with a Dark Mark . . . have you felt anything? Even a twinge? DRACO: Back to being prejudiced against those with a Dark Mark, are we, Potter? HERMIONE: No, Draco. Harry is simply trying to — DRACO: You know what this is about? Harry just wants his face back in the newspapers again. We’ve had rumors of Voldemort coming back from the Daily Prophet once a year every year — HARRY: None of those rumors came from me! DRACO: Really? Doesn’t your wife edit the Daily Prophet? GINNY steps towards him, outraged. GINNY: The sports pages! HERMIONE: Draco. Harry brought this matter to the attention of the Ministry. And I — as Minister for Magic — DRACO: A vote you only won because you are his friend. RON is held back by GINNY as he charges at DRACO. RON: Do you want a smack in the mouth? DRACO: Face it — his celebrity impacts upon you all. And how better to get everyone whispering the Potter name again than with (he does an impression of HARRY) “my scar is hurting, my scar is hurting.” And do you know what this all means — that the gossipmongers once again have an opportunity to defame my son with these ridiculous rumors about his parentage. HARRY: Draco, no one is saying this has anything to do with Scorpius . . . DRACO: Well, I, for one, think this meeting a sham. And I’m leaving. He walks out. Others start to disperse after him. HERMIONE: No. That’s not the way . . . Come back. We need a strategy.