Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

And Cedric Diggory has entered the stage. And he seems ready. Scared, but ready. He dodges
this way. He dodges that. The girls swoon as he dives for cover. They cry as one: Don’t
damage our Diggory, Mr. Dragon!
SCORPIUS looks concerned.
SCORPIUS: Albus, something is going wrong. The Time-Turner, it’s shaking.
A ticking begins, an incessant, dangerous ticking. It’s coming from the Time-Turner.
LUDO BAGMAN: And Cedric skirts left and he dives right — and he readies his wand — what has
this young, brave, handsome man got up his sleevies now —
ALBUS (extending his wand): Expelliarmus!
CEDRIC’s wand is summoned to ALBUS’s hand.
LUDO BAGMAN: — but no, what’s this? Is it Dark Magic or is it something else entirely? His wand
is flying away — Cedric Diggory is Disarmed —
SCORPIUS: Albus, I think the Time-Turner — something is wrong . . .
The Time-Turner’s ticking gets louder still.
LUDO BAGMAN: It’s all going wrong for Diggors. This could be the end of the task for him. The
end of the tournament.
SCORPIUS grabs ALBUS.
There’s a crescendo in the ticking, and a flash.
And time is turned back to the present, with ALBUS hollering in pain.
SCORPIUS: Albus! Did it hurt you? Albus, are you —
ALBUS: What happened?
SCORPIUS: There must be some limit — the Time-Turner must have some kind of time limit . . .
ALBUS: Do you think we’ve done it? Do you think we’ve changed anything?
Suddenly the stage is invaded from all sides by HARRY, RON (who now has a side parting in
his hair and whose wardrobe choices have become rather more staid), GINNY, and DRACO.
SCORPIUS looks at them all — and slips the Time-Turner back into his pocket. ALBUS looks at
them rather more blankly — he’s in a lot of pain.
RON: I told you. I told you I saw them.