J. Rowling - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

TINA (O.S.)

(regarding the roar)

Was that the Demiguise?

NEWT

No, I think it might be the reason that the Demiguise is here.

ANGLE ON NEWT AND TINA, moving swiftly down an aisle toward the Demiguise, which is now moving away through the store.

Realizing it’s been spotted, the Demiguise turns and looks at Newt quizzically before moving up a set of side stairs. Newt smiles and moves to follow.

A huge, dark attic space, full floor to ceiling with shelves packed with boxes of china: Dinner services, teacups, and general kitchenware.

The Demiguise walks along the attic in a patch of moonlight. It glances around before stopping and emptying its handbag full of confectionery.

NEWT (O.S.)

Its sight operates on probability, so it can foresee the most likely immediate future.

Newt comes into view, creeping up behind the Demiguise.

TINA (O.S.)

So what’s it doing now?

NEWT

It’s babysitting.

The Demiguise holds up one of the sweets, seeming to offer it up to someone or something.

TINA

What did you just say—?

NEWT

(calm and whispered)

This is my fault. I thought I had them all—but I must have miscounted.

Jacob and Queenie enter quietly. Newt moves calmly forward and kneels beside the Demiguise, which makes space for him in front of the sweets. Newt carefully places his case down.

ANGLE ON TINA—a shift of light reveals the scales of a large creature, hiding in the rafters of the attic. Tina looks up in horror.

TINA

It was babysitting that?

ANGLE ON THE CEILING as the face of an Occamy comes into view—just like the small, blue, snake-like birds seen in the case, but this Occamy is huge, coiled round and round itself to fill the entire attic roof space.

The Occamy moves slowly down toward Newt and the Demiguise, which again offers up a sweet. Newt remains very still.

NEWT

Occamies are choranaptyxic. So they—grow—to fill—available—space.

The Occamy spots Newt, and cranes its head toward him. Newt holds up a hand, gently:

NEWT

Mummy’s here.

ANGLE ON THE DEMIGUISE, whose eyes flash a brilliant blue—a sign that it’s having a premonition.

FLASH CUTS:

A Christmas bauble rolls across the floor; the Occamy is panicking, Newt clasping its back, being flung about the room; the Demiguise is suddenly on Jacob’s back.

BACK TO THE DEMIGUISE as its eyes turn back to brown.

Queenie moves slowly forward, staring at the Occamy. As she does so, she accidentally kicks a tiny glass bauble on the floor, which jingles as it rolls. At the sound, the Occamy rears up, screeching. Newt tries to calm the large creature:

NEWT

Whoa! Whoa!

Jacob and Queenie stagger backward to find cover. The Demiguise runs away and jumps into Jacob’s arms.

The Occamy swoops, scooping Newt up onto its back as it violently thrashes about the attic, sending shelves flying. Newt shouts out:

NEWT

Right, we need an insect, any kind of insect—and a teapot! Find a teapot!

Tina army-crawls through the chaos, dodging falling items, trying to find what Newt has asked for.

The wings of the Occamy crash down to the floor, narrowly missing Jacob as he stumbles around, encumbered by the Demiguise now clinging to his back.

Newt finds it harder and harder to hold on as the Occamy becomes more and more distressed, its wings now thrashing upward, destroying the roof of the building.

Jacob turns, he and the Demiguise spotting a stray cockroach on a crate. Jacob reaches his hand up to grab it, when part of the Occamy crashes down, destroying the crate and his chance.

ANGLE ON TINA, crawling across the floor with great determination, in hot pursuit of a cockroach.

ANGLE ON QUEENIE, who screams as she’s knocked to the floor by the force of the Occamy. Jacob runs up behind her and dives forward, flat onto the floor, finally laying claim to a cockroach.

Tina stands clutching a teapot and screaming:

TINA

Teapot!

At this noise, the Occamy rears its head once more, causing its tail to writhe, squashing and pinning Jacob—with the Demiguise—against one of the rafters.

Jacob and Tina are now at opposite ends of the room, neither daring to move, swaths of Occamy scales between them.

ANGLE ON JACOB AND THE DEMIGUISE—the Demiguise looks shiftily up to the side and promptly vanishes. Jacob slowly turns to follow the Demiguise’s gaze—the Occamy’s face is inches away from his own, staring with full intensity at the cockroach in his hand. Jacob barely dares to breathe.

Newt peers around from behind the Occamy’s head and whispers:

NEWT

Roach in teapot . . .

Jacob gulps, trying not to make eye contact with the huge creature next to him.

JACOB

(trying to soothe the Occamy)

Shhhhh!

Jacob widens his eyes at Tina, warning her of his intent.

IN SLOW MOTION:

Jacob throws the roach. We watch it soar through the air as the Occamy’s body begins to move once more, uncurling and swirling around the room.

Newt jumps from the Occamy’s back, landing safely on the floor, while Queenie takes cover, placing a colander over her head.

Tina runs, teapot outstretched, hurdling the Occamy coils as she goes—an heroic sight. She lands on her knees in the center of the room, the cockroach falling perfectly into the teapot.

The Occamy rears up, shrinking rapidly as it rises, before diving down headfirst. Tina lowers her head, bracing herself for a hit. The Occamy races down toward the teapot and glides seamlessly inside.

Newt leaps forward and jams a lid on top of the teapot. He and Tina breathe heavily: Relief.

NEWT

Choranaptyxic. They also shrink to fit the available space.

ANGLE INSIDE THE TEAPOT, the now tiny Occamy gobbling down its cockroach.

TINA

Tell me the truth—was that everything that came out of the case?

NEWT

That’s everything—and that’s the truth.

Jacob holds the Demiguise’s hand, leading it through its enclosure.

NEWT (O.S.)

Here she comes.

Jacob lifts the Demiguise up and into its nest.

JACOB

(to the Demiguise)

Happy to be home? Bet you’re exhausted, buddy. Come on—there you go—that’s right.

Tina is tentatively holding the baby Occamy. Supervised by Newt, she places it gently into its nest.

HOLD ON TINA as she looks around at the Erumpent, now stamping through her enclosure. Tina’s face is full of wonder and admiration. Jacob chuckles at her expression.