1. ‘The boy who cried wolf’; script (draft)
Opening sequence Act 1 (Scene 1):
Harry is in his room getting ready for college and arrives at bus stop
Harry: (Walks to bus stop listening to music and music fades; audience hear ambience to
signal Harry’s arrival at the bus stop)
Harry sees boy who he usually bullies
Harry: Oi you
Boy: (ignores Harry and continues to walk on)
Harry: I said OI YOU
(Over the shoulder shot to signal the conversation happening between Harry and boy)
Boy: Sorry Harry..I didn’t hear you, I didn’t mean to ignore you
Harry: (Turns around and gives a cunning laugh) Your lying to me, WHAT have I said about
lying to Harry?
Boy: (Boy begins to stutter, and Interview shot is used)
Li..Li li Liars
(boy runs)
Harry attempts to run after the boy
Harry: Prick! If I see you again, you know what’s good! Imagine, that fool try run away from
me, me you know, me!
Bus arrives and Harry gets on bus to college
Lighting fades
End of scene
Act 1 (Scene 2)
Harry gets of the bus and makes his way towards college
A long shot is used to reveal scenery
Brief conflict with boy on stairs
Boy runs past Harry
Harry trips boy over
Boy (stares at Harry and then runs)
Harry laugh
(Harry is now inside the classroom)
Teacher:Hurry up Harry, your late!
Harry: Sorry miss, the bus was taking too long I swear
Teacher: that’s right, blame it on the bus again (shakes head and carries on writing on board)
Harry to Sam: Sam let me copy your homework real quick please
Sam: Fam, that’s copyright. Do your homework man; it wasn’t even that hard!
Harry: I ain’t got time for that man
Sam: (shake head) you need to if you want to pass
Teacher: Alright quiet down people! Can you all please put your assignments on the desks
and yes this was homework, before anyone asks!
Teacher turns around to board and carries on writing
Harry turns around to boy sitting behind him
Harry snatches boy’s homework
Harry (to boy): Thanks mate (winks)
2. (Act 1, scene 3)
Harry: miss I’ve got mine!
As Hermoine walks into classroom, Harry looses focus
Hermoine: Hi miss, my names Hermoine. I was told this was my class after registration
Teacher: Ah yes I’ve been told about how great of a student you are and welcome! Introduce
yourself to the class.
Teacher: Alright listen up people, we have a new student joining our class today.
Teacher sits on table and makes a gesture to Hermoine to introduce herself
Hermoine stares at class
Boys in class:she’sniceeeeee
Girls: hey
Hermoine: hi
Harry in background:she’s a shy one!
Boys laugh
Hermoine looks for somewhere to sit and Harry points to his
Hermoine (rolls eyes)
Harry: Hey pretty
Hermoine ignores harry and carries on writing what’s on board
Harry: what, so your playing hard to get yeah?(grins)
Hermoine continues to ignore Harry
Teacher: Ok people, that will be all for today’s lesson. Please be sure to read over your notes.
Teacher dismisses class
Hermoine approaches door
Harry approaches her
Act 1 (scene 4)
Harry: Listen babes, Im just trying to get to know you, that’s all.
Hermoine: I don’t need you getting to know me in any matter ok? just leave me alone.
Harry: Oo feisty yeah? I like that in a woman, keep it up
Hermoine: Im warning you, don’t try it with me.
Hermoine walks away from Harry
Harry shouts: Babes come back!
Hermoine continues walking
Everyone in corridor laughs
Hermoine (smiles with back turned to Harry)
Act 1 (scene 5)
Harry Approaches his friend Sam
Harry: listen yeah I told her she was too weird for me yeah. Obviously I can’t be with girls
like that man
Sam (laughs): don’t lie man, we all know she didn’t want you
Harry: Who’s lying? I told her she’s too weird, she even wanted me to hold her hand, talk
about easyyyyyy.
3. Sam: someone’s fast!
Hermoine hears conversation from behind
Her anger begins to build
Act 2 (scene 1)
Everyone begins to become engaged in Harry’s conversation
Girl 1: she’s easy, omgosh I need to tell Sonia about this
Rumours about Hermoine begin to spread – Chinese whispers
Hermoine makes her way downstairs and people begin to stare at here
People: she has the cheek to show her face, pshh I would have left a long time ago
Hermoine turns around and looks uneasy
Hermoine comes into contact with Harry and walks past him angrily
Act 2 (scene 2)
Harry leaves college with friends
Sam: so, she proper wanted you innit?
George: of course she wanted him man, girls these days are just too easy
Harry: see you understand me! Anyways i’ll deal with her later
Sam: your too much man, you said she’s weird so be careful of that one
Harry: don’t worry; I got my eye on her trust me.
Harry: I can’t be bothered to wait for the bus you lot, Imgonna take the short cut, see you guys later
Sam: Are you sure, look how dark it is man. Just watch out for your girl (laughs)
Harry: whatever man (laughs)
Harry leaves friends and walks into woods
