Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

ALBUS: We won’t stop him — whatever you force us to do — we know he needs to win the
tournament with my dad.
DELPHI: I don’t just want you to stop him. I want you to humiliate him. He needs to fly out of that
maze naked on a broomstick made of purple feather dusters. Humiliation got you there before
and it’ll get us there again. And the prophecy will be fulfilled.
SCORPIUS: Wasn’t aware that there was a prophecy, what prophecy?
DELPHI: You have seen the world as it should be, Scorpius, and today we’re going to ensure its
return.
ALBUS: We won’t. We won’t obey you. Whoever you are. Whatever you want us to do.
DELPHI: Of course you will.
ALBUS: You’ll have to use Imperio. You’ll have to control me.
DELPHI: No. To fulfill the prophecy, this has to be you, not a puppet of you. You have to be the
one to humiliate Cedric, so Imperio just won’t do — I’ll have to force you by other means.
She takes out her wand. She points it at ALBUS, who sticks his chin out.
ALBUS: Do your worst.
DELPHI looks at him. And then turns her wand on SCORPIUS.
DELPHI: I will.
ALBUS: No!
DELPHI: Yes, as I thought — this seems to frighten you more.
SCORPIUS: Albus, whatever she does to me — we can’t let her —
DELPHI: Crucio!
SCORPIUS yells out in pain.
ALBUS: I will . . .
DELPHI (laughing): What? What on earth do you think you can do? A wizardwide
disappointment? A sore on your family name? A spare? You want to stop me hurting your
only friend? Then do what you’re told.
She looks at ALBUS, his eyes stay resistant.
No? Crucio!