Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Did you say school? Is there a school? A wizardry school here? In America?

QUEENIE

Of course—Ilvermorny! It’s only the best wizard school in the whole world!

NEWT

I think you’ll find the best wizarding school in the world is Hogwarts!

QUEENIE

HOGWASH.

A gigantic crack of thunder. The Thunderbird rises into the air screeching, flapping its wings vigorously, its body turning black and gold, its eyes flashing lightning.

Newt stands, examining the bird, concerned.

NEWT

Danger. He senses danger.

SCENE 93

EXT. SECOND SALEM CHURCH—NIGHT

Graves Apparates in the shadows. Wand drawn, he slowly approaches the church, examining the scene of decimation. Rather than nervous, he seems intrigued, almost excited.

SCENE 94

INT. SECOND SALEM CHURCH—NIGHT

The place is destroyed—moonlight filters through gaps in the roof, and Chastity lies dead amid debris from the attack. Graves slowly enters the church, wand still drawn. Eerie sobbing can be heard from somewhere in the building.

Mary Lou’s body lies on the floor in front of him, the marks on her face visible in the moonlight. Graves considers the corpse: A realization dawning on his face—no horror, merely wariness and intense interest.

FOCUS ON CREDENCE, cowering at the back of the church, whimpering and clutching his pendant of the Deathly Hallows. Graves steps quickly toward him, bends down, cradling Credence’s head. However, there’s little tenderness to his voice as he speaks:

GRAVES

The Obscurial—was here? Where did she go?

Credence looks up into Graves’s face—he is utterly traumatized and unable to explain—his face a plea for affection.

CREDENCE

Help me. Help me.

GRAVES

Didn’t you tell me you had another sister?

Credence begins to weep again. Graves places a hand on his neck, his face contorting with stress as he tries to remain calm.

CREDENCE

Please help me.

GRAVES

Where’s your other sister, Credence? The little one? Where did she go?

Credence trembles and mumbles.

CREDENCE

Please help me.

Suddenly vicious, Graves slaps Credence hard across the face.

Credence, stunned, stares at Graves.

GRAVES

Your sister’s in grave danger. We need to find her.

Credence is aghast, unable to comprehend that his hero has hit him. Graves grabs him and pulls him up onto his feet as they Disapparate.

SCENE 95

EXT. TENEMENT IN THE BRONX—NIGHT

A deserted street. Graves, led by Credence, approaches a tenement building.

SCENE 96

INT. TENEMENT IN THE BRONX, HALLWAY—NIGHT

Inside, the building is miserable, dilapidated. Credence and Graves climb the stairwell.

GRAVES (O.S.)

What is this place?

CREDENCE

Ma adopted Modesty out of here. From a family of twelve. She still misses her brothers and sisters. She still talks about them.

Graves, wand in hand, looks around the landing—there are numerous darkened doorways stretching out in several directions.

Credence, still shell-shocked, has stopped in the stairwell.

GRAVES