Page 114 - [2]Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald - the Original Screenplay

GRYFFINDOR GIRL 1

I’ve been looking forward to this.

LETA steps forward. The Boggart transforms and at once, all laughter is
extinguished. Green light is reflected on every horrified face.

We see a shadow, with a tiny human hand. LETA lets out a sob and runs from
the room.

SCENE 70
EXT. HOGWARTS LAKE, BOWTRUCKLE ISLAND—FOURTEEN
YEARS PREVIOUSLY—EVENING

NEWT finds LETA sitting by the lake, tearstained, eyes swollen. They look at

each other.
16-YEAR-OLD LETA

I don’t want to talk about it!

He holds out his hand and she lets him pull her up. He leads her past a few trees
until they reach the one where Bowtruckles are climbing and fighting and
playing. They freeze at the humans’ approach but relax when they recognize
NEWT. He holds out a finger. One of them jumps on.
16-YEAR-OLD NEWT

They know me, or they’d hide. They only nest in trees with wand-
quality wood, did you know that?
(beat)
And they have very complex social lives. If you watch them for
long enough, you realize . . .

He trails off. She is watching him, not the Bowtruckles. NEWT reaches across to
her, the Bowtruckle standing on his wrist. His hand grazes hers.

DUMBLEDORE (V.O.)
Hello, Leta.