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Gotham

So I was re-watching Batman Begins and this really stuck out to me. I changed only a few things and think it fits pretty well for Harry Potter. There are still some clunky sentences but the idea is there. The original is after if anyone is interested.

=Britain isn't beyond saving. Give me more time, there are good people here.

-You're defending a city so corrupt we have infiltrated every level of its infrastructure. . . When I found you in that cupboard, you were lost. But I believed in you. I took away your fear, and I showed you a path. You were my greatest student. It should be you standing by my side, saving the world.

-I'll be standing where I belong. Between you and the people of Britain.

-No one can save Magical Britain. When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural. Tomorrow the magical world will watch in horror as one of its greatest countries destroys itself. The movement back to harmony will be unstoppable this time.

-You attacked Britain before?

-Of course, over the ages our weapons have grown more sophisticated. With Britain we tried a new one. Politics. But we underestimated certain of Britain's citizens. . . such as your parents. Killed by one of the very people they were trying to help. Create enough pressure and everything will topple. Their deaths galvanized the country into saving itself, and Britain has limped on ever since. We are back to finish the job. And this time no misguided idealists will get in the way. Like Dumbledore, you lack the courage to do all that is necessary. If someone stands in the way of true justice . . . you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart.

Original: -Gotham isn't beyond saving. Give me more time. There are good people here.

-You're defending a city so corrupt we have infiltrated every level of its infrastructure. . . When I found you in that jail, you were lost. But I believed in you. I took away your fear, and I showed you a path. You were my greatest student. It should be you standing by my side, saving the world.

-I'll be standing where I belong. Between you and the people of Gotham.

-No one can save Gotham. When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural. Tomorrow the world will watch in horror as its greatest city destroys itself. The movement back to harmony will be unstoppable this time.

-You attacked Gotham before?

-Of course. Over the ages our weapons have grown more sophisticated. With Gotham we tried a new one. Economics. But we underestimated certain of Gotham's citizens. . . such as your parents. Gunned down by one of the very people they were trying to help. Create enough hunger and everyone becomes a criminal. Their deaths galvanized the city into saving itself, and Gotham has limped on ever since. We are back to finish the job. And this time no misguided idealists will get in the way. Like your father, you lack the courage to do all that is necessary. If someone stands in the way of true justice. . . you simply walk up behind them and stab them in the heart.