His Dark Materials

‫Open the bloody door!

‫- What in the world... ‫- This is Lyra and Pantalaimon.

‫Asriel, I hereby invoke the privilege ‫of Scholastic Sanctuary!

‫Scholastic Sanctuary?

‫Jordan College is a place of learning, ‫it's not suitable for a child!

‫Outside of the college, she is not safe.

‫I have no choice.

‫I have no choice! ‫You keep her safe!

‫- Lyra, the rules are simple. ‫- We know the rules, Pan.

‫- You don't obey the rules. ‫- It doesn't mean I don't know 'em.

‫- We need to win this time. ‫- Just count us down.

‫Three, two...

‫Oi! Cheat!

‫Lyra!

‫Sorry, Mrs. Woodridge! ‫I'll help you clean it later!

‫Lyra! Class!

‫Phys-ed, Master. ‫Sharpen the body. Sharpen the mind.

‫Roger! This way. ‫I know a short cut!

‫Are you sure?

‫Lyra! Lyra, will you wait!

‫That's the last time ‫I listen to you, Salcilia!

‫Lyra!

‫Cheat! You know I hate it down here!

‫Lyra?

‫Lyra?

‫Boo!

‫These coffins ‫have got skeletons in them.

‫All coffins have got skeletons ‫in them Roger, that's sort of the point.

‫Yeah, but I can see these skeletons!

‫Only the ones with the open caskets.

‫Makes you wonder what's inside ‫the ones that are closed.

‫I wasn't thinking that, no.

‫Why do daemons disappear when you die?

‫And yet humans ‫leave these nasty skeletons behind.

‫Do you ever think about ‫what animal Pan will settle as

‫when he stops changing form?

‫I think about it. ‫Pan and I talk about it.

‫Pan thinks he will be a lion.

‫I don't!

‫I think he'll settle as a sloth, ‫or a guinea pig.

‫You said you wanted ‫something canny, like a fox.

‫And you? What do you think Salcilia ‫will settle as?

‫Oh, a house marten ‫or a house cat?

‫- Then let's drink on that. ‫- Drink?

‫Lyra!

‫Lyra!

‫We should go, the storm is upon us.

‫Not yet.

‫We should have enough time. ‫I need one more!

‫We have to find us a way ‫off the mountain.

‫- Pack up. ‫- Yes, yes, alright!

‫Quickly.

‫Favor your right side down the face.

‫Thorold! This is the one! ‫I think we've got it!

‫I know the Magisterium have never ‫ventured this far North,

‫but really, I feel we are; ‫we're pushing our luck here.

‫Jordan College are going ‫to take some convincing.

‫I have to be certain of what we have ‫before I stand in front of them.

‫Come on.

‫- Are your hands clean? ‫- Yes, sir.

‫We'll let the storm blow itself out.

‫It's finally time for us ‫to put on a show for the scholars.

‫We'll head south in the morning. ‫But we are taking a friend.

‫If I can't convince them, he will!

‫Eyes will be opened and your daemons ‫will assume their true form,

‫and ye shall be as Gods ‫knowing good and evil.

‫Lyra, if you could try to stay awake?

‫I am. I'm listening, I'm listening. ‫I'm a God, knowing good and evil.

‫As Gods, Lyra. The Magisterium ‫wouldn't approve of blasphemy.

‫I thought we were protected ‫by Scholastic Sanctuary?

‫Yes, a privilege we had to earn ‫and one we must not abuse.

‫Without Scholastic Sanctuary ‫you wouldn't be here and nor would I.

‫You would do well ‫to remember that, Lyra.

‫Lyra, it's your Uncle.

‫Finally, I'll get to go ‫to the north with him.

‫Lyra, don't do anything stupid.

‫Librarian, will you read me ‫that fascinating piece

‫on the serpent's motivations ‫in The Garden of Eden again?

‫I don't exist to entertain you, Lyra ‫and the Magisterium wouldn't approve.

‫Please.

‫Where is it? Ah yes...

‫We put it up here, didn't we? ‫Now where is it?

‫Ah, there we go.

‫Ah, thank you Serena, there you go.

‫Lyra?

‫Lyra!

‫So this isn't stupid.

‫Alright, you've had your fun.

‫Not yet, I haven't.

‫He's here ... Asriel.

‫It's time.

‫No, Lyra, don't! The Retiring Room ‫is expressly forbidden.

‫Not for family reunions.

‫Alright. That was close.

‫- Is this the Tokay? ‫- Yes, Master.

‫The 1938, as you ordered.

‫Lord Asriel was most partial ‫to that, as I remember.

‫Good. Now leave me, please.

‫Do it! Now!

‫Pan.

‫We don't know what he put in it.

‫If it was innocent ‫why did he send the Butler away?

‫The Master's a good man; ‫he's always been kind to us.

‫He's poisoning my Uncle, Pan.

‫The Master ordered it decanted ‫especially for you, my Lord.

‫Ren, I wasn't expecting to be disturbed!

‫There are only three dozen ‫bottles left of the 38.

‫All good things pass away.

‫Oh ...

‫My Lord.

‫We should rest. If this evening ‫goes as expected,

‫we won't sleep for a while.

‫Lyra? Lyra, ‫what the hell are you doing!

‫Let go of me and I'll tell you.

‫- I will break your arm first. ‫- The wine was poisoned!

‫I saw the Master poison your wine!

‫You saw him?

‫Yes. He added white powder and...

‫Pan thinks it's me ‫being dramatic, but...

‫See? I ain't lying.

‫Why would the master poison you? ‫I thought he was our friend.

‫That was clumsy, wasn't it? Yes.

‫Someone tries to kill you ‫and you just destroy the evidence?!

‫Keep your voice down! ‫Someone probably tries to kill me

‫and yes, I destroy the evidence.

‫Surely you should be doing something?

‫I am doing something.

‫I'm wondering why the Master ‫would want to do that to me.

‫I'm sure he had a good reason.

‫To be honest with you, ‫if I were him, I'd be afraid of me.

‫I have waited ‫for over a year to see you!

‫You're nothing. You're infuriating!

‫And you're tenacious, ‫at least you used to be.

‫- Now, do you want a job? ‫- No.

‫- You might find it cramped... ‫- I don't want a job.

‫I want you to spy on the Master.

‫Everything he does. But particularly ‫whenever Dust is mentioned.

‫Do you think you can do that?

‫Quickly, someone's coming. ‫Good girl.

‫Come on, quickly now!

‫If you make a noise, ‫I will not save you,

‫you're on your own. ‫Do you understand?

‫Yeah.

‫Bit of an accident I'm afraid.

‫Such a shame. Only three dozen ‫bottles left, apparently?

‫Whatever we discussed ‫this evening will remain private.

‫Even from the Magisterium.

‫Jordan College will not become ‫a channel for gossip,

‫rumors and dangerous controversy.

‫The pursuit of knowledge ‫and our academic freedom

‫is too precious to risk.

‫- Hear, hear. ‫- Lord Asriel.

‫Thank you, Master.

‫As some of you already know, I set ‫out for the North some twelve month ago,

‫on a diplomatic mission ‫to the King of Lapland.

‫At least, that's what I was ‫pretending to be doing.

‫In actual fact, my real aim was to go ‫further north still, right on to the ice

‫to try and discover what had happened ‫to the Grumman expedition.

‫This is the first ‫of the discoveries I made.

‫I took this photogram ‫with standard, silver nitrate emulsion.

‫However, I took two photograms that day.

‫The second one ‫with a specially prepared emulsion.

‫Where does that light come from?

‫It isn't light. It's Dust.

‫Dust?

‫What's dust?

‫I need to see ‫what he's showing them.

‫Gentlemen, it is Dust!

‫It registers as light on the plate ‫because particles of Dust react

‫with this emulsion in the same way ‫that photons of light react

‫with the standard ‫silver nitrate emulsion.

‫As you can see, the figure of the man ‫is now perfectly visible.

‫But, I'd like you to turn ‫your attention to the child.

‫You can't see the child clearly ‫because the child does not attract Dust.

‫Which, given the nature of Dust, ‫is precisely the point, is it not?

‫We, as adults, are surrounded by Dust.

‫In fact, we're almost consumed ‫by it. But children...

‫it seems, are not.

‫Gentleman, I believe this is proof that ‫Dust is exclusively attracted to adults.

‫Just as the Magisterium ‫has always suspected.

‫My next discovery, however, ‫may be considered even more heretical.

‫Asriel! Be very careful!

‫Oh, that's only where it begins ‫to get exciting, Master.

‫In one of his last messages ‫to the Academy in Berlin,

‫Grumman made reference ‫to a certain natural phenomenon

‫only seen in the ‫lands of the North.

‫I believe this is what ‫he was referring to.

‫I took this photogram ‫a few days ago.

‫The Aurora. The Northern Lights.

‫Yes, that's right. ‫When seen with the ordinary emulsion.

‫But, I'd like you ‫to look at it again, using mine.

‫- A city in the sky. ‫- What's that?

‫That looks beautiful.

‫A myriad of worlds, of which ‫The Magisterium controls only one.

‫A myriad of worlds made visible

‫only through that most distasteful ‫of substances, Dust.

‫Clear the room! ‫None of us can hear this!

‫I'm afraid ‫you have to hear this Master.

‫These are heretical discussions!

‫Necessary discussions; ‫I believe Grumman found evidence