*Applause Applause*

"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is a very special night. The one and only ghostbusters are minutes from entering

the Tin Chin restaurant to hold their first press conference in over 20 years. Please relax and enjoy the

company of friends in our warm atmosphere. The grilled side of pork is on special. Specialty beers are also

available upon request."

*Massive applause, cameras flashing*

"And here they are!"

In walk Egon, Ray, and Winston, glad in their full ghostbuster uniforms with proton packs. They are led to the

center table where four microphones are set up. Winston speaks:

"Hello Tin Chin!!"

*Massive Applause*

Egon continues:

"Before we say anything I'd like for a very special young man to come up here with us."

Egon motions to Harry Potter, sitting near the bathroom with closest friend Oggy the dishwasher.

Harry stands up as Oggy helps him walk up to the center table, Harry's mechanical legs screeching in the silence

as the crowd looks on with teary eyes of pure joy.

Egon continues:

"Isn't this kid something? Give him a hand."

*Applause Applause*

Ray continues:

"In case you've all been living under a rock, our boy Harry here has been on a mission. There's a hippo

for him to ride just waiting on the other side. But there's a bit of a problem."

Ray clears his throat.

"We all know that his mind is our battery."

*Massive Applause*

"But his heart has gotten in the way. The thoughts aren't flowing so smoothly. I mean it's like trying to start a

cheap lawnmower!"

*Lighthearted Laughter*

"And worse yet, there's a piece missing. Harry give them a piece of your mind and let them know what's missing."

Harry leans into the microphone and speaks:

"It's me."

Ray continues:

"That's right. He's lost himself. And it's up to us to fill in that hole. That's quite a big responsibility for you and me."

Ray now turns to Harry.

"You've got to be all of us now, Harry, and likewise each of us contains a part of you. Your mind is a sword, Harry.

A cheap toy that your father got ripped off with at some Chinaman's joke shop."

*Lighthearted Laughter*

"But the missing piece is you. Don't listen to your heart, Harry. Follow the glitches, follow the seams. Time

is a quilt while love is an endless petal. You're in between the patches. That's you, Harry. It's who you've

always been even before the accident. It's the only way to generate energy. Do you understand our dilemma?"

Suddenly Harry is overcome with anger and grabs the particle thrower from Winston's pack.

"I'll kill all of you. You're using me. You're trying to destroy my spirit."

Ray begins pleading:

"The ghosts are destructive, Harry. Put the particle thrower away. Think of Pac Man. The ghosts are destroying his

life, his family. You've confused love with emotion. Please. You don't know what you're doing. We're all

just a part of you. You'll destroy yourself."

Harry points the particle thrower into the crowd and closes his eyes...

To be continued...