Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters, spells, etc. belong to JK Rowling. I made nothing original in this story except for the plot. Oh, and the songs. I wrote those, as well.

Harry Potter and the Discontinuity Factor

Act 1, Scene 4

(enter empty classroom, well, empty apart from Cho, on her knees, crying)

Cho: Stupid Harry Potter… stupid Triwizard Tournament… stupid Voldemort… stupid stupid stupid! (throws hands up ,then drops them on the ground) Oh Cedric, why did you have to die? I loved you so much, and after school we were going to get married and live in a mansion and have a family and find a way to keep your hair spiked up without spending so much money on hairgel, but that's all gone. Stupid Harry Potter… what a conceited jerk, wanting all the glory… he took my dream away from me… (song, "Cho's Song", begins)

You were the only man for me
Together we were as perfect as can be
Was it your hair, was it your eyes
Was it the way you held me tight
That put me under your spell on that first day

We had a plan for after seventh year
We'd have a family and a home, nothing to fear
But he grabbed our dreams and pulled them apart
He killed you, and he broke my heart
Now the next time I see Potter, there'll be hell to pay

So here I am, with all this pain
All this hate, I can't contain
When we leave from school again
Harry won't be on the train
Oh, he will pay for his wrong deeds
I will rise victoriously
But it still won't bring you back to me

So many boys have tried to be you
But I know that no one else would do
It's how you laughed, it's how you smiled
All of you just drove me wild
I thought nothing could hurt us, but that's not true
Anymore

I can't believe I trusted the Potter kid
How could I forgive him after what he did
He took you away, out of my grasp
Just to win that damned third task
And now I've lost my chance to say that I love you
And so

So here I am, with all this pain
All this hate, I can't contain
When we leave from school again
Harry won't be on the train
Oh, he will pay for his wrong deeds
I will rise victoriously
But it still won't bring you back to me

(song ends, enter Draco)

Draco: What a surprise! I thought Hermione would be in here crying about how dumpy she looked, but instead I find Cho!

Cho: (sniff) What do… what do you want, Malfoy? And how did you know that there was someone in here?

Draco: I'm powered by people's angst, and their tears. So, what's the waterworks all about?

Cho: Stupid Harry Potter killed my one love, my Cedric Diggory… (annoyed) so could you leave, Malfoy? I want to wallow in my grief in peace.

Draco: (turns around) Hmm… if Cho is blinded by sadness and anger, I might be able to use this to my advantage…

Cho: (losing patience) Are you talking to yourself? Because you can do that somewhere else.

Draco: (turns back) No, my dear, merely monologuing. You know, I think that Potter was shallow enough to kill Cedric as well, and I think something must be done. We can't let someone like him be here at Hogwarts, who knows who he'd kill next?

Cho: You… you're gonna help me? Wait, what's the catch?

Draco: No catch, no catch at all. Just trying to solve a problem, and thought you'd be willing to help. (extends hand to Cho)

Cho: (skeptical) What can you do to help me? Everyone knows about your attempts to take Harry down.

Draco: Ah, but remember, there's power in numbers. And I still have my score to settle with Potter. So why not work together to get our revenge?

Cho: (stands up) Alright then, Malfoy. I hope you have a plan for Potter, because I'm ready to make him pay for taking away my Cedric.

Draco: Oh don't worry, I know exactly what to do, so listen up, because there is no room for screw ups. (as they both walk away) So here's what we're gonna do: we're gonna… (exit the duo)

(exit classroom, enter office, along with Snape and Moody)

Snape: What the devil were you thinking, Moody? You almost got us caught by showing that you know about the graveyard! If you keep making these slips, we'll never keep our places in Hogwarts for the Dark Lord. I mean, the Dark Lord's angry enough as it is with you; after your bumbling in the graveyard with Harry, he gave you chopsticks instead of a real replacement hand! What do you think he'll do if you blow our cover and ruin Our Master's excellent plan? Why don't we just let everyone know that you're Barty Crouch Jr., a known Death Eater, in disguise for the Dark Lord?

Moody: I was just excited, that's all. The plans are finally coming to fruition, and it just slipped out. (Snape smacks Moody in the back of the head)

Snape: Well, don't do that ever again. We're walking on a thin line as it is. I mean, you have to constantly drink the Polyjuice to keep up your appearance, and you never know when you'll run out.

Moody: It's all under control. I have Moody locked up in a trunk under my bed, so I have access to his hair for the potion at all times. Also, no one ever enters my chambers, so we're doubly safe.

Snape: Yes, because your room is a pigsty and it smells like a dragon carcass.

Moody: Hey, YOU try keeping all of Moody's stuff straight, and keep the smell away. You know he has hundreds of different spinning eyes. Ugh, it's nauseating even to look at.

Snape: …alright, I need to go bleach my brain of that thought. I going to my room. (exit Snape)

Moody: Wait, don't… (sigh) What happened, Snape? We used to be such good buddies. But… we seem to fight so much these days. I want to go back to the days where we went on adventures together, killing people, looking for magical artifacts, killing people… (sigh) (exit Moody)

Scene 4 End

A/N: Extra chapter to celebrate the new year! There will still be one later today/tomorrow, depending on your time zone, this is just a bonus.