Controlling the Main Timeline and a Movie Clip Instance Timeline with Buttons on the Main Timeline

FredButtonInstanceName1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, responseToMouseEvent1);

function responseToMouseEvent1(event:MouseEvent):void {
stop();
}

GeorgeButtonInstanceName2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, responseToMouseEvent2);

function responseToMouseEvent2(event:MouseEvent):void {
HarryMovieClipInstanceName1.stop();
}

RonButtonInstanceName3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, responseToMouseEvent3);

function responseToMouseEvent3(event:MouseEvent):void {
play();
}

HermioneButtonInstanceName4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, responseToMouseEvent4);

function responseToMouseEvent4(event:MouseEvent):void {
HarryMovieClipInstanceName1.play();
}