(The opening theme plays through then the scene changes to the Great Hall. Hunter sat with Harry, Hermione, and Ron with the other Gryffindors. Hermione was reading the Daily Prophet.)

HERMIONE: I can't believe it! She's done it again.

HUNTER: Something wrong?

HERMIONE: Rita Skeeter. She's telling lies! Listen, "Miss Granger, a plain but ambitious girl seems to be developing a taste for famous wizards, Victor Krum. No word yet on how Harry Potter's taking this latest emotional blow." She's making it sound like I'm a gold digger.

Mirabel: Poor girl.

(Nigel came over with a package for Ron.)

NIGEL: Package for you Ron.

RON: Thanks Nigel.

(He stared at Harry.)

RON: (whispered) Later Nigel.

(He walked away.)

HUNTER: What was that about?

RON: I told him I would get him Harry's autograph.

Varian: Oh god.

RON: Oh look, Mum sent me something. (Pulls out some outdated dress robes.)

HUNTER: Woah. And Darius thinks I have bad taste in clothes.

RON: She sent me a dress?

HARRY: Well, it does match your eyes. Is there a bonnet? (pulls out a weird looking tie and holds it in front of Ron.)

RON: Very funny.

(Almost all of the students were laughing.)

Everyone laughed.

(Ron goes over to his sister, Ginny.)

RON: Ginny, these must be for you.

GINNY: I'm not wearing that. It's ghastly.

(Hermione was laughing.)

RON: What are you on about?

HERMIONE: There not for Ginny. There for you.

(Fred and George were laughing up a storm.)

HERMIONE: They're dress robes.

Flynn: I'd hate to be that poor sucker.

Suga Mama from the Proud Family showed up in one of the balconies

Suga Mama: Oh really? Like you?

Flynn somehow ended up in Ron's dress robes.

RavenDragon: Suga Mama, why are you here?

Suga Mama: I got bored.

RavenDragon: Go home, please. And tell Penny I said hi.

Suga Mama disappeared.

RON: Dress robes? For what?

(The scene changed to a room with all the Gryffindors. Girls on the left and boys on the right. McGonagall was standing in front of them with a giant turntable.)

MCGONAGALL: The Yule Ball has been a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament since its inception on Christmas Eve night. We and our guests gather in the Great Hall for a night of well-mannered frivolity. As representatives of the host school, I expect each and every one of you to put your best foot forward, and I mean that literally because the Yule Ball is first and foremost, a dance.

Luz: A dance?!

Hunter: Oh no.

Eda: Don't tell me that the Golden Guard gets stage fright?

Hunter: (scoffs) No. I can't dance.

(The girls looked excited but the boys groaned.)

MCGONAGALL: Silence.

(Everyone stopped.)

MCGONAGALL: The House of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizard world for nearly ten centuries. I will not have you in the course of a single evening besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling bumbling band of baboons.

Fred and George Weasley popped up near RavenDragon, scaring her.

RavenDragon: Fred! George! What did I say about popping up out of nowhere?!
Fred: But it's fun.

George: And we didn't want to miss this part.

RavenDragon: This is what I get for giving you two jokers a set of keys to my home.

MCGONAGALL: Now, to dance is to let the body breathe. Inside every girl a secret swan slumbers, longing to burst forth and take flight. Inside every boy a lordly lion prepared to prance.

RON: (whispers) Hate to be the poor chap.

MCGONAGALL: Mr. Weasley, will you join me please?

(Ron gets up and stands in front of her.)

MCGONAGALL: Now, place your right hand on my waist.

RON: What?

MCGONAGALL: My waist.

(He did as he was told until he heard Fred and George wolf whistle and quietly laughing.)

Fred/George: Worth the trip.

RavenDragon: Oh god.

Luz: Man, now I really wish Amity and I were in that book.

Gus: You just want to recreate Grom.

Luz: Can you blame me?

Amity: That would have sounded fun.

RavenDragon: Well, I think I can make that happen.

MCGONAGALL: Mr Filch, if you please?

(Mr Filch plays the music then Ron and Mcgonagall start dancing. Fred and George started humming the music and making fun of Ron. Harry whispered them over.)

HARRY: (whispers) Never gonna let me forget this, are you?

FRED: Never.

Fred and George laughed.

RavenDragon: Alright, out you two!

Fred: Come on, let us stay!

George: Please!

RavenDragon: Come back later for our Yule Ball.

Fred: We'll get Draco and Harry too.

The twins left.

(After the dance lesson, Hunter meets up with Varian and Sisu at the Owlery.)

SISU: A school dance? (scoffs) No way. I have two left feet.

HUNTER: No. This is perfect. Everyone will be busy dancing and we can find a way out of here.

VARIAN: Or we could have a little fun. I mean, when was the last time you went dancing?

HUNTER: Never. I can't dance.

SISU: Shh! Someone's coming!

(They all hid when Draco walked in. Then Harry came in.)

DRACO: You came alone?

HARRY: I did.

DRACO: Good. You remember the plan?

HARRY: I know. After the first dance, we sneak out and have a dance for ourselves without anyone knowing.

Lance: Sounds like those two have the same plan.

Flynn: Lance!

HARRY: Who's your date?

DRACO: Pansy. She keeps thinking that I'm into her. You?

HARRY: I haven't asked anyone else yet.

(Sisu knocked over a bucket. Draco and Harry heard it fall.)

HARRY: Hunter, Varian, is that you guys?

(Varian and Hunter came out.)

HUNTER: Sorry. Again.

(Sisu came out too.)

SISU: Hi.

DRACO: What the...?

VARIAN: It's ok. She's a friend.

SISU: And I might be able to fix your little date problem. I'll go to the ball with Harry here. Then you two can sneak out and have a little fun for yourselves.

HARRY: You sure? I thought one of them was your date.

VARIAN: Lord no. Hunter's my date.

Hunter: What?!

Luz: Ooh! This is getting good!

Varian blushed.

HUNTER: (chuckles nervously.) Uh, Varian, a word please?

(Hunter pulled Varian outside.)

HUNTER: What are you doing?

VARIAN: Look, I know you want to leave but I think the only way out of this book is if we help Harry and Draco. Think about it. Harry's competing in the tournament against his will, someone is setting him up. We can help him. Just trust me on this one.

HUNTER: Fine. I'll go along with it.

(The two turn back to Harry, Sisu, and Draco.)

HARRY: Thanks for the help.

VARIAN: See? This is gonna be a fun night.

Tiana: You shouldn't jinx it.

(The scene changed to the night of the Yule Ball. It went to Ron who was wearing the dress robes that his mom sent him and he hates them. Harry and Hunter came in wearing better dress robes. Ron saw them.)

RON: What are those? What are those?!

HUNTER: Our dress robes?

RON: But they're alright. No lace, no dodgy little collar.

HARRY: Well, I suspect yours are traditional.

RON: Traditional? They're ancient! I look like my great aunt Tessie. (sniffs his coat) Smell like my great aunt Tessie too. (take one more look in the mirror.) Murder me Harry.

Everyone laughs.

(All three of them came out and walked down the stairs to the great Hall. Ron fiddled with his robs.)

HARRY: Leave it alone!

RON: Poor kid, I bet she's alone in her room, crying her eyes out.

HUNTER: Who?

RON: Hermione. Why else do you think she wouldn't tell us who she's coming with? Nobody asked her. I would've taken her myself if she weren't so bloody proud.

(Ron went to find his date as Harry and Hunter found Sisu in a light blue dress and Varian in dress robes.)

Flynn: Looking good, Hair Stripe.

Varian: Eugene!

Hunter's face and ears turned bright red.

SISU: You boys look great.

HUNTER: Harry, make sure you and Sisu are ready to lead the dance.

HARRY: What?

HUNTER: Read up on the Yule Ball. The three champions or in this case four are the first to dance.

SISU: See ya in there.

(Hunter and Varian joined the others in the Great Hall. Harry found Draco in a snazzy dress robe with Pansy on his arm. He felt a ping of jealousy. Sisu saw Hermione coming down the stairs in a pink gown with her hair up.)

SISU: Woah! Looks like the bookworm became the belle of the ball.

(Harry turned to see Hermione. She was Viktor Krum's date. Regal orchestra music began to play as the doors opened. Each of the champions walked in with their dates.)

Everyone: Woah!

Luz: And I thought Grom was a big deal.

(Everyone clapped as the champions and their dates headed for the dance floor.)

PADMA: Is that Hermione Granger with Viktor Krum?

RON: No, absolutely not.

Amity: He's jealous.

(The champions made it to the middle of the dance floor. Lilting orchestra music began playing then they began to dance the waltz. McGonagall and Dumbledore joined the dance. Neville and Ginny joined next then more couples joined after. Varian and Hunter just stood there watching everyone dance.)

Luz: Seriously you two are just standing there?

Hunter: So?

Luz: You should be dancing!

(The waltz ended then the Weirder Sister Band got on stage and started playing Can You Dance Like a Hippogriff? Draco gestured to Harry to follow him. Harry followed him, Hunter and Varian joined them. Hunter and Varina watched as Harry and Draco started slow dancing together. Then they kissed.)

VARIAN: Still think this dance was a waste of time?

HUNTER: Little bit.

(Varian takes Hunter's hand. Hunter's face and ears turned red.)

Hunter looked away embarrassed.

(They didn't see Rita Seeker snapping pictures of Draco and Harry dancing. They left when Harry, Varian, and Hunter bumped into Ron and Hermione.)

HERMIONE: Harry. Where have you been? Never mind, off to bed, all of you.

VARIAN: Actually I'm gonna get one last dance with Hunter. See ya. (Dragged Hunter to the dance floor.)

(Harry and Ron were walking up the stairs.)

RON: They get scary when they get older.

HERMIONE: Ron, you spoil everything!

(Ron ran up the stairs as Hermione cried at the foot of the steps. Sisu sees what happened.)

Raya: Here comes one of Sisu's pep talks.

SISU: You good?

HERMIONE: Ron's just being an idiot. He wanted to ask me to the ball as a last resort.

SISU: I saw you dancing with that hunk. Mmm. I would have said yes in a heartbeat. Like you said, Ron's an idiot. Don't let him spoil your good time.

HERMIONE: (sniffled) Thanks for the pep talk.

Sisu: Oh I'm good.

(Hunter and Varian were slow dancing to a slow song. Hunter twirled Varian then pulled him closer. They looked at each other with puppy dog eyes. The song stopped then Varian pulled away.)

VARIAN: (flustered) Wow. You're a good dancer.

HUNTER: You're not so bad yourself. (stuttered) I, I, I, I gotta go. (Walks out of the Mess Hall but he ends up bumping into one of the doors.) Ow!

Luz, Amity, King, and Eda were laughing.

Eda: I never thought I would see the day the Golden Guard was so chicken. (laughs)

Hunter: It's not funny!

Luz: But it was romantic.

(The scene changed to the next morning, everyone was giving Harry death glares.)

HUNTER: What's with the glares?

HARRY: I don't know.

(They entered the Great Hall and sat down with the other Gryffindors. Ron threw the Daily Prophet at Harry's plate.)

RON: Is this true?

HARRY: Ron, what are you talking about?

HERMIONE: Harry, you might want to look at the Prophet.

(Harry picked it up and on the first page was a picture of him and Draco kissing that night at the Yule Ball. The caption read, The Boy Who's Gay Dates a Death Eaters Son.)

Eda: Cat's out of the bag.

HUNTER: Oh no.

HARRY: This... This wasn't how I wanted to tell you.

RON: So it's true. You and Malfoy.

(Harry could hear almost everyone whispering. He got up to find Draco sitting alone.)

HARRY: Hey.

DRACO: Rita must have snuck into the castle. That's how she was able to...

HARRY: Get that picture of us? Yeah. Look, I know this isn't how either of us wanted to come out. But we'll get through this, I promise.

(They left the Great Hall with everyone staring at them.)

Eda: Yikes. You weren't kidding about that.

RavenDragon: Told you.

(The scene changed to the library with Harry, Draco, Hunter, and Varian.)

HUNTER: You two ok? After everything?

HARRY: We'll be ok. But what you said yesterday got me thinking. I used the prefect's bathroom and when I placed the egg in the water, there wasn't any screeching. You were right, it's mermaids.

VARIAN: So what did the clue say?

HARRY: "Come seek us where our voices sound. We can not sing above the ground. An hour long you have to look, to recover what we took."

DRACO: That one's easy. The Black Lake, that's where you'd find mermaids, grindylows, and the giant squid.

HUNTER: Grindylows?

DRACO: You don't want to know.

Luz: And I thought the Boiling Isles were crazy.

HUNTER: The second part is obvious. But the third part is a mystery.

HARRY: Really? When's the last time you held your breath underwater for an hour?

VARIAN: Right. No one can do that. Unless you had gills.

(Mad-Eye Moody comes in.)

MAD-EYE MOODY: Hate to break up the scholars session. Professor McGonagall would like to see you in her office.

(Harry tried to get up but Moody stopped him.)

MAD-EYE MOODY: Not you Potter. Just Mr. Malfoy.

DRACO: What? Why?

MAD-EYE MOODY: Never mind that. Come, now.

(Draco walked away with Moody.)

Eda: This guy makes Belos look more pleasant.

Hunter: You know that's my uncle, right? (covers his mouth.)

Varian: Wait a second, you're a prince?!

Hunter: Sort of?

Merida: Well, there's something new.

HUNTER: And I thought Head Witch Graye was snippy.

HARRY: Who?

HUNTER: Never mind.

(Neville walks over to them.)

HARRY: Neville?

NEVILLE: I might have something that can help. And for what's worth Harry, I think you and Draco are very brave.

HARRY: Thank you.

(The scene changed to the next day at the Black Lake for the second task.)

Fred and George pop in again.

RavenDragon: Are you two serious?!

Fred: No, We're Fred and George. Sirius Black is Sirius.

The twins laugh.

RavenDragon: I walked into that one.

(Neville hands Harry the Gillyweed for the second task.)

HARRY: You're sure about this, Neville?

NEVILLE: Yes?

HARRY: For an hour?

NEVILLE: Most likely.

Flynn: Uh, most likely?

RavenDragon: Gillyweed works better in saltwater but the lake is freshwater so chances of it working is 50/50.

Hiccup: Oh gods.

HARRY: Most likely?

NEVILLE: Well there is some debate among herbologists as to the effects of freshwater versus saltwater.

HARRY: You're telling me that now? You must be joking.

NEVILLE: I just wanted to help.

HARRY: And I'm grateful. Where's Draco?

NEVILLE: You look tense, Harry.

HARRY: Do I?

(All the students and teachers were on standing platforms out on the Black Lake.)

Everyone: Whoa.

DUMBLEDORE: Welcome to the second task. Last night, something was stolen from each of our champions. A treasure, of sorts. These four treasures, one for each champion, now lie on the bottom of the Black Lake.

Luz: Treasure? (realizes) Oh now I get it.

DUMBLEDORE: In order to win, each champion need only find their treasure and return to the surface. Simple enough.

(Fleur, Viktor, Cedric, and Harry stood on the platform in their swim gear.)

MAD-EYE MOODY: (To Harry.) Put that in your mouth.

(Harry shoved the Gillyweed into his mouth. But he started acting like he was choking. A cannon was fired to mark the start of the task, the champions jumped into the water. Harry struggled a bit until the effect of the Gillyweed happened. It gave him gills, webbing between his fingers, and webbed feet.)

Luz: Glad that work.

(Harry swam deeper into the Black Lake. He came across a kelp forest which he swam through while hearing the song from the mermaids. Fleur was in there too but she got attacked by Grindylows and was forced to return to the surface. A mermaid swam past Harry, he followed it. The scene switched to the surface.)

DUMBLEDORE: The Beauxbatons champion, Miss Delacour has unfortunately been forced to retire, so she will take no further part in this task.

SISU: From what?

(Hunter, Sisu, and Varian noticed Ron watching from the stands and making dreamy eyes at Fleur.)

HUNTER: Oh for Titan's sake.

(The scene switched back to Harry in the Black Lake. He made it through the kelp forest an underwater ruin. The moaning sounds of mermaids were being heard. Harry swam through the ruins to find Draco, Hermione, Cho, and Fleur's sister tied down. Harry swims over to Draco and unties him. Cedric showed up and used his wand to blast Cho's rope. He grabs her arm then points to his watch to tell Harry that time's running out before heading to the surface.)

Eda: All that trouble for kids? I thought it was gold.

Luz: Eda, love is valuable too.

(Harry draws out his wand to blast Hermione's rope but the mermaids stopped him.)

HARRY: But she's my friend.

(One of the mermaids snarled.)

MERMAID: Only one!

(The mermaids suddenly shrieked and swam away. Harry turned around to see Viktor with a shark head bit Hermione's rope then grabbed her hand and headed for the surface. Harry grabbed a hold of Draco but he noticed that Fleur wasn't coming for her sister. Harry then blasted the rope then grabbed Fleur's sister and headed for the surface.)

Ariel: I thought he was supposed to save just one.

Vanelope: Well, you thought wrong.

(The scene changed to the surface, everyone waited for the champions to surface. Cedric and Cho were the first to arrive. The students cheered while some ran down to help them. Hermione and Viktor surfaced second, the Durmstrang student cheered and chanted Viktor's name.)

VARIAN: Where's Harry?

(Harry continued heading for the surface with Draco and Fleur's sister. He was running out of time, the effects of the gillyweed were starting to wear off. Suddenly the Grindylows swarmed Harry and began attacking him. He pushed Draco and Fleur's sister hard enough for them to head for the surface. They made it. Harry used a stun spell to drive off the Grindylows but that cost him some energy, he wouldn't made it to the surface.)

Everyone is at the edge of their seats.

HARRY: Ascendio!

(The spell skyrocketed Harry out of the water and flew him onto the platform. Everyone cheered. Harry coughed up some water as he was given a towel.)

Everyone left out a breath of relief.

Hades: Rats.

RavenDragon zaps Hades.

FLEUR: You saved her, even though she wasn't yours to save. My little sister. Thank you.

(Fleur hurried over to her sister.)

DRACO: You ok Harry? You must be freezing.

HARRY: I finished last Draco.

SISU: Not quite. Frenchy over there returned early.

(Draco hugs Harry tight, minding the bite marks from the grindylows.)

DUMBLEDORE: Attention! The winner is Mr. Diggory, who showed innate command of the Bubble-Head Charm. However, seeing as Mr. Potter would have finished first had it not been for his determination to rescue not only Mr. Malfoy but the others as well, we've agreed to award him second place for outstanding moral fiber!

Lilith: Fascinating.

(Everyone cheered for Harry. Then everyone headed back to the Hogwarts Grounds. The scene changed to dusk in the woods with Harry, Hunter, Sisu, Varian, and Draco.)

HUNTER: Not bad, Harry. But you were cutting it a little close.

HARRY: If that's your way of saying, "you glad that I'm alive," Then thanks. But something was off with Mr. Crouch.

VARIAN: What are you talking about?

HARRY: When we were talking, Moody showed up. Next thing I know, Crouch's face looked like he had seen a ghost or something then left.

DRACO: I'm not surprised, considering he sent his own son to Azkaban.

HUNTER: "Azkaban?"

DRACO: A prison that holds some of the most dangerous wizards and witches. Guarded by Dementors, dark creatures that feed off your fear and make you relive your worse memory, drives prisoners mad. Or they can suck out our soul, they call it the Dementor's Kiss.

Eda: Glad our prisons don't have those things. I do not want to relive getting my curse.

(Hunter noticed some of the branches on the path were broken and a hat was laid there. He headed towards the tree and there he found Mr. Crouch laying there, dead.)

HUNTER: Guys!

(The others rushed over to Crouch's body. Harry groaned in pain as he rubbed his scar.)

SISU: Is he...?

(Hunter tries to find a pulse but there isn't one.)

HUNTER: Dead.

HARRY: The Killing Curse. One of the three Unforgivable Curses. No one survives that one.

Luz: Oh no.

SISU: Who would do this?

DRACO: We can't get answers from Dumbledore or anyone else. And Crouch is dead.

HUNTER: But his memories aren't.

HARRY: What?

HUNTER: Let me try something. (pulls out a vial with a drop of Titan's Blood then the color changed to yellow.)

HARRY: What is that?

HUNTER: This... is gonna take us into Crouch's mindscape. (pulls the vial on the ground then Flapjack appears from his robes, he gives Flapjack another vial with some of potion.) Smash this to pull us out when I tell you.

(Flapjack chirps. Hunter crushed the vial on the ground then a blinding light sweeps up him, Draco, Sisu, Harry, and Varian.)

Varian: What was that?

Hunter: Mindscape potion. It allows a witch to walk inside someone's mind.

(The scene had changed to the mindscape of Crouch, it was similar to the Ministry.)

HARRY: Where are we? The Ministry of Magic?

HUNTER: No. We're in Mr. Crouch's mindscape. They reflect the individual. All those doors are his memories, we just need to find the right one and fast. The longer we're in here, the harder it'll be to get out.

SISU: So what are we looking for?

HARRY: A memory that might tell us who killed Mr. Crouch.

DRACO: Try this one.

(They went through a memory door which brought them to the Ministry. Dumbledore and Moody were there too.)

HARRY: Professor?

HUNTER: He can't hear you, Harry. It's just a memory.

DRACO: I know this one. Snape told me about this. This was Igor Karkaroff's trial.

SISU: Who?

(A man in prison rags and chains appeared in a cage right in the center of the council.)

Lilith was writing in her journal.

Eda: Lily.

Lilith: What?

CROUCH: Igor Karkaroff, you have been brought from Azkaban at your own request to present evidence to this council. Should your testimony prove consequential counsel may be prepared to order your immediate release. Until such time, you remain in the eyes of the Ministry a convicted Death Eater. Do you accept these terms?

IGOR: I do, sir.

CROUCH: And what do you wish to present?

IGOR: I have names, sir. There was Rosier, Evan Rosier.

CROUCH: Rosier is dead.

IGOR: Dead? I didn't know.

MAD-EYE MOODY: (mutters to Dumbledore) He took a piece of me with him though, didn/t he? (points to his fake eye.)

Sisu: That explains the eye.

CROUCH: If that is all the witness has to offer...

IGOR: No, no, no. There was Rookwood! He was a spy.

CROUCH: Augustus Rookwood? Of the Department of Mysteries?

IGOR: Yeah, the same. He passed information to You-Know-Who from inside the Ministry itself.

CROUCH: Very well. Council will deliberate. In the meantime, you will return to Azkaban.

IGOR: No!

Pitch smiles wickedly.

Pitch: His fear is so...

RavenDragon zaps Pitch.

IGOR: Wait! Wait, please! Please, I have more! What about Snape? Severus Snape?

SISU: The head of Slytherin?

DRACO: He was one. But not anymore.

DUMBLEDORE: As the council is aware, I've given evidence on this matter. Serverus Sanpe was indeed a Death Eater and, prior to Lord Voldemort's downfall turned spy for us at great personal risk.

IGOR: It's a lie!

DUMBLEDORE: Today he's no more a Death Eater than I am.

IGOR: Snape remains faithful to the Dark Lord!

CROUCH: Silence!

(The whole room went quiet.)

Eda: Man, I'd hate to be him.

CROUCH: Unless the witness possesses any genuine name of consequence this session is now concluded.

IGOR: Oh, no, no, no. I've heard about one more.

CROUCH: What's that?

IGOR: The name.

CROUCH: Yes?

IGOR: I know for a fact this person took part in the capture and, by means of the Cruciatus Curse torture of the Auror Frank Longbottom and his wife!

Darius: Auror?

RavenDragon: Wizards and witches that hunt down evil witches and wizards like the Death Eaters.

CROUCH: The name. Give me the wretched name!

IGOR: Barty Crouch...

(Everyone gasped as Crouch's face went pale.)

IGOR: Junior.

(Everyone turned to Barty Jr who was making a break for it but Moody stopped him. Other Auror members grabbed Barty Jr as Crouch stared blankly at his son.)

BARTY JR: Hello, Father.

CROUCH: You are no son of mine.

Willow: That's awful.

(Barty Jr flicked his tongue at his father as he was being dragged away, screaming. Sisu, Harry, Draco, Hunter, and Varian left the memory.)

HARRY: Mr. Crouch's son, I saw him before.

HUNTER: What? Where?

HARRY: In this dream I had, I was in a house and Voldemort was there but not quite human. Wormtail was there too and so was Mr. Crouch's son. They're after me. The attack on the World Cup, my name getting pulled from the goblet. These aren't coincidences. Someone went through a lot of trouble just to get me into the tournament, Mr. Crouch must have stumbled on something he shouldn't have and was killed before telling anyone.

HUNTER: Time to go.

(They were brought out of the mindscape.)

To Be Continued...