Richard Harris: Albus Dumbledore
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Dumbledore : It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.
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Dumbledore : You both realize, of course, that in the past few hours you have broken perhaps a dozen school rules.
Dumbledore : And that there is sufficient evidence to have you both expelled.
Dumbledore : Therefore, it is only fitting that you both receive...
[beams]
Dumbledore : Special Awards for Services to the School.
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Dumbledore : [discreetly talking to Harry and Ron knowing they're under the cloak] You will find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.
Lucius Malfoy : Admirable sentiments. Shall we? Fudge?
Cornelius Fudge : Come, Hagrid. Well?
Hagrid : [discreetly talking to Harry and Ron] If, uh, if anybody was looking for some stuff, then all they'd have to do would be to follow the spiders.
[pause]
Hagrid : Yup. That would lead 'em right. That's all I have to say.
[he leaves]
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Harry : Your bird, there was nothing I could do. He just caught fire.
Dumbledore : Oh, and about time too. He's been looking dreadful for days. Pity you had to see him on a burning day.
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Lucius Malfoy : So it's true. You have returned.
Dumbledore : When the governors learned that Arthur Weasley's daughter was taken into the chamber, they saw fit to summon me back.
Lucius Malfoy : Ridiculous!
Dumbledore : Curiously, Lucius, several of them were under the impression that you would curse their families if they did not agree to suspend me in the first place.
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[Tom watches wizards carry a dead student away]
Dumbledore : Riddle. Come.
Tom Marvolo Riddle : [looks upstairs and sees Dumbledore, who is fifty years younger] Professor Dumbledore.
Harry : Dumbledore?
Dumbledore : It is not wise to be wandering around this late hour, Tom.
Tom Marvolo Riddle : Yes, Professor. I suppose I-I had to see for myself if the rumors were true.
Dumbledore : I'm afraid they are, Tom. They are true.
Tom Marvolo Riddle : About the school, as well? I don't have a home to go to. They wouldn't really close Hogwarts, would they, Professor?
Dumbledore : I understand, Tom. But, I'm afraid Headmaster Dippet may have no choice.
Tom Marvolo Riddle : Sir, if it all stopped. If the person responsible was caught...
Dumbledore : Is there something you wish to tell me?
Tom Marvolo Riddle : No, sir. Nothing.
Dumbledore : [he examines Riddle, but then shrugs it off] Very well, then. Off you go.
Tom Marvolo Riddle : Goodnight, sir.
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Dumbledore : Innocent until proven guilty, Severus.
Filch : My cat has been petrified. I wanna see some punishment!
Dumbledore : We will be able to cure her, Argus. As I understand it, Madame Sprout has a very healthy growth of Mandrake. When matured, a potion will be made which will revive Mrs. Norris. And in the meantime, I strongly recommend caution... to all.
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[repeated line]
Dumbledore : Is there anything you wish to tell me?
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Dumbledore : [seeing the message on the wall] Everyone will proceed to the dormitories immediately.
[Students and teachers proceed]
Dumbledore : Everyone except
[points to Harry, Hermoine, and Ron]
Dumbledore : you three.
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Dumbledore : [about Mrs. Norris] She's not dead, Argus. She has been petrified.
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Professor Minerva McGonagall : [Dumbledore opens film camera and suddenly *poof*] What can this mean, Albus?
Dumbledore : It means there are students who are in great danger.
Professor Minerva McGonagall : What should I tell the staff?
Dumbledore : The truth? Tell them Hogwarts is no longer safe. It is as we feared, the chamber of secrets has indeed been opened again.
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Dumbledore : [from trailer] Hogwarts is no longer safe. The chamber of secrets has been... opened.
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[Harry and Ron are in Snape's office; Snape shows them an article in the Daily Prophet about the Ford Anglia flying over London]
Professor Snape : [furiously] You were seen by no less than seven Muggles!
[throws the paper aside]
Professor Snape : Do you have any idea how serious this is? You have risked the exposure of our world! Not to mention the damage you inflicted on a Whomping Willow that's been on these grounds since before you were born!
Ron : Honestly, Professor Snape, I think it did more damage to us.
Professor Snape : Silence!
[Harry and Ron stare in horror as Snape stands up and looks them in the eye]
Professor Snape : I assure you that were you in Slytherin and your fate rested with me, the both of you would be on the train home tonight! As it is...
Dumbledore : They are not.
[Snape, Harry, Ron and Filch turn to see Dumbledore and McGonagall standing in the doorway]
Harry : Professor Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall.
Professor Snape : Headmaster.
[points to Harry and Ron]
Professor Snape : These boys have flouted the Decree for the Restriction of Under Age Wizardry. As such...
Dumbledore : I am well aware of our bylaws, Severus, having written quite a few of them myself. However, as head of Gryffindor House, it is for Professor McGonagall to determine the appropriate action.
Ron : [sadly] We'll go and get our stuff, then.
Professor Minerva McGonagall : What are you talking about, Mr. Weasley?
Ron : You're going to expell us, aren't you?
Professor Minerva McGonagall : Not today, Mr. Weasley.
[Harry and Ron look at each other happily]
Professor Minerva McGonagall : But I must impress on both of you the seriousness of what you have done. I will be writing to your families tonight, and you will both receive detention.
[Harry and Ron are downcast; they turn to Snape, who glares at them]
