SCENE 73
INT. HOGWARTS, ROOM OF REQUIREMENT—NIGHT
A spartan room. A large object stands against the wall, covered in black velvet. DUMBLEDORE stands thinking for a moment, then approaches the covered object and pulls the curtain down.
The Mirror of Erised is revealed. He has not looked into it for many years. Bracing himself, he now does so.
We see TEENAGE DUMBLEDORE and TEENAGE GRINDELWALD facing each other in a barn. Both score their palms with their wands. Now bleeding, they interlace their hands . . .
DUMBLEDORE turns his head away, fighting the impulse to cover the glass again.
Bracing himself, he looks up.
From their bloody palms rise two glowing drops of blood, which mingle and merge to create one. A metal shape begins to form around the droplet, becoming more defined and intricate. It is GRINDELWALD’S vial.
The vision fades and the present-day GRINDELWALD stands smiling out of the mirror, surrounded by blackness.