When Duman wakes up, he's nowhere he recognizes - good thing the first thing he sees is Anagan pacing in his trench coat, something familiar in a very unfamiliar setting. Gantlos is glaring at the wall in a chair next to him, and Ogron's leaning against the wall on the other side - all three of them look over and break into relieved grins when he sits up with a groan.
"Ugh, guys where are we?"
Ogron asks "You remember the girl we were looking for when we came to Alfea?"
"Yeah, some girl named Bloom. Why?"
"Look past me at the bed closest to the wall."
He does, and sees a girl with hair the color of fire lying asleep on the bed. "Is that-"
"Bloom. Very powerful, very Dominorian, very unconscious at the moment. She's the one that broke the curse on you, passed out, and then she woke up after that nap and had to go save me from giant spiders. That was about a day ago."
Duman looks over and sees a plate of food floating next to the bed - floating questions aside, he snatches it up and starts eating while asking "Giant spiders?"
Anagan says "Her friends called them Acromantulas. Apparently they're as big as trucks and there's a colony in the forest on the edge of the school. Which is where we are now, the school Bloom, Harry, their two friends, and two other people named Neville and Luna went. Hog-something."
Suddenly, a new voice joins the conversation, saying "Hogwarts. School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And Ron, Hermione, Harry, Neville, Luna and I aren't the only ones who've gone here, we're just on summer break at the moment. Which is why we weren't surrounded by people all the time."
Bloom's sitting up now, massaging her temples and starting to glow orange. She absently says "Don't touch the wand, it explodes in all but my hands."
Duman looks at the dragon-wand for a moment, and Bloom glances at him before picking it up and holding it between her knees. "Thought you were a fairy."
"I am, I got sent on a mission here. Yes, there's magic on Earth other than the fairies you all were after for so long. Don't look so shocked, Magix has Witches and Wizards along with fairies, why not Earth as well?" Bloom rubs her head for a moment, her fingertips glowing bright blue, and then she starts rubbing the spot where the Acromantula drooled on her.
Duman asks "That where the giant spider got you?"
"Acromantula, and it got me with some of its venom."
Ogron says "Tell me those things don't get much bigger." He's really hoping the giant spider he saw in her memories wasn't an Acromantula, but he's not holding out hope for that answer.
"You remember Hagrid?"
"Yeah, big guy, full beard, seven or eight feet tall…"
"He had one as a pet for over fifty years, Aragog. He grew so big, he rivaled a small elephant. And then he died, in year six. Got sick somehow and didn't make it - Hagrid was horrified, drank himself unconscious." Bloom snaps her fingers and a plate of food appears, which she readily digs into.
Harry comes in while Bloom's eating, and Duman notices instantly. He whispers "Who's he?"
Anagan points to Bloom again, giving Duman the hint that the two of them are dating. Bloom suddenly cracks up, nearly choking on the food she was eating - and then Harry has to fight to suppress laughter of his own.
It goes back and forth like this, despite there being no words said, until Finally Duman asks "What's going on? You two have some kind of mental link or something?"
Bloom and Harry look at him for a moment, and Bloom swallows the mouthful of food she had and says "Good guess. Most people take about five tries to get it right."
"Well, it's kind of creepy - and annoying - when you both start laughing for no apparent reason."
Bloom rolls her eyes and says "Oh please. Dementors are creepy. Watching a guy reform very disgustingly from a Regeneration Potion is creepy. Nearly getting killed seven times in as many years is annoying - like someone interrupting you in the middle of a date is annoying. A silent conversation is nothing - particularly when you four can do the same thing."
Duman stares at her in shock, and asks "You know we can-"
"Yeah, something about the way your friends here would share a look for a minute straight. Also, trying to get into my head while I'm unconscious is something of a giveaway." She smirks at Ogron, then makes her sketchbook and a pack of colored pencils appear and starts drawing.
Duman whispers "Alright guys, where on Earth are we?"
Anagan quietly says "London. Or close enough, somewhere on the continent."
"So why does this girl have an accent like she's from the U.S. instead of London?"
Bloom says "Because I spent fifteen years in Gardenia, met Stella, discovered I have magic, went to Alfea, then got turned five years younger and got sent here to protect one eleven-year-old boy with a Prophecy tied to him. Small world, huh?" She has to suppress some laughter at the look on Duman's face, and Harry raises his hand before Duman can ask who was tied to a prophecy.
Bloom starts drawing amazingly fast, and more of the pencils in her pack start quivering and then float up to join in on the drawing.
Anagan asks "Does that always happen when she draws?"
Harry grins and says "Only when she gets into it. This is going to be a fantastic one." Sure enough, the drawing is amazing - it's the view from the roof of the school, it might as well be a window it's so good.
When she's flown up to the roof is beyond any of them, but Harry stops her before she can start a new drawing and says "You know what? You need some time outside."
Bloom snorts and says "Last time I went outside, I got poisoned. Hey!"
Harry snatched up the sketchbook with the speed of a Seeker, and holds it out of her reach - good thing he's a few inches taller than Bloom by now. "What do you say to a round or two of Quidditch?"
Bloom stops for a moment, then asks "You have enough people for two teams?"
Harry pretends to think for a moment, then says "Alright, a few practice rounds then."
Bloom raises her eyebrow at him, and says "Last I knew, the only people here who've played before are you, me, and Ron. Even if Neville joined in - I seriously doubt Hermione and Luna would join in - that leaves three short. Care to tell me how you're going to pull three people out of a hat? Even if it's the Sorting Hat, which can hold a freaking sword in itself."
Harry chuckles, and says "Well, there is your old friends. With you, that makes seven. Besides, you've been dying to stretch your wings."
Bloom sighs, and says "Fine, but your-"
"Watching on the stands. Like I'd miss a game like that for anything."
Roxy suddenly yells from the hallway "I call Seeker!" Flora says "Now you've ruined the surprise, Roxy!"
Bloom says "You already asked them!"
Harry grins sheepishly and says "Yeah, I figured I could convince you a second time."
They get up and walk to the door, as Musa asks "How'd you convince Bloom the first time?"
Ron and Hermione are there as well, and Ron says "It was year six, they'd been dating for a while, and I'm pretty sure some snogging was involved. He also got her some new spellbooks, so she became one of the two Beaters."
Bloom suddenly says "Fine, let's do this - on one condition." Everybody waits expectantly, and Boom shouts "Last one onto the Quidditch Field has to get the balls back in the trunk!" and takes off - with Harry right after her.
Hermione says "Glad I'm not playing."
Flora asks "Why'd she say that like it's hard?"
Ron laughs and says "Because it's bloody well near impossible to get the Bludgers back in the trunk. They're actually restrained in there so they don't smash it to pieces."
Stella yells "Bloom! Get your wings back here!"
The Winx all take off, followed by Ron and Hermione - and the Specialists.
Anagan asks "Want to go watch?"
Ogron shrugs and says "Why not? It'll be a change from in here, at any rate."
The rest of the Winx get to the Quidditch Field, but find Harry and Bloom are nowhere in sight.
Ron and Hermione check the storage room, and sure enough they're in there. They aren't kissing though, but both of them jump a foot in the air when Ron clears his throat - interrupting something Harry was about to say.
Bloom says "Ron! Hermione! What in the…when did you get in here?"
"Just now, what were you doing?"
"Harry was about to ask me something, then you came in and interrupted him. So, what was it?"
She's looking at Harry expectantly, but he says "It can wait. Let's get the stuff outside."
Bloom floats the trunk of Quidditch balls out with her, and Harry whispers to Ron "Couldn't you have waited ten more seconds? I was about to ask her!"
"Oh, sorry mate. If I'd had any idea, I swear…"
"It's not your fault. You couldn't have known. Besides, Bloom and I shared a dream last night - Ogron decided he was curious about Bloom and completely interrupted us, I was going to ask her then as well."
Ron just stares at him, and Harry says "Yeah, I know. It's bloody well awful."
Stella calls in "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you two were plotting something! Get out here and start the game already, you two!"
Harry and Ron both jump, then hurry about of the room. Hermione, the Specialists, and for some reason the Wizards are all in the benches already, where Ron goes as well to sit next to Hermione.
Harry explains the rules, and the rest of the girls all pick a position. Bloom and Aisha are Beaters, Roxy's the Seeker, Techna's the Keeper, and Stella, Musa, and Flora are the Chasers.
Aisha says "Hope you've got a good swing Bloom, looks like we're going to need it."
Bloom says "You should have seen the time in year two I hit a Bludger. Knocked it so far out that it left the field for five minutes."
They all transform into their Believix outfits, and Harry hits the trunk with a spell before getting off the field as fast as he can.
The girl's seem to love it, doing flips and working together wonderfully - and Bloom is downright scary with a Beater bat when it comes to how hard she can hit a Bludger out of the field.
Roxy flies around searching for one golden ball that could be anywhere - and she finds it at last, that thing sucks to find!
Musa, Flora, and Stella are great with the Quaffle, tossing it back and forth between them to confuse Techna - it doesn't work all that much, as she calculates exactly where they're going to throw it to.
Hermione lets out a shrill whistle when Bloom hits one of the two Bludgers so far out of the field they can't see it - again - and she grins at them mischievously. Then Hermione points behind her and Bloom has to turn a duck into a forwards roll to avoid getting hit by the other Bludger.
Suddenly, all seven girls freeze and look around in confusion and worry.
Harry, get the Wizards inside!
What? Why?
Just do it! There's a new magic trail, one I haven't sensed before - it must be one of the Warrior Fairies!
AN: Yeah, I know - Harry's not having any luck trying to ask Bloom one question! However it is that a Warrior Fairy found them at Hogwarts - magic trails, probably, Bloom did break Nebula's curse on Duman after all and passed out after going from reasonably to near-full on magic to so drained she passed out for a few hours - they haven't fought anyone like Bloom. Bets are none of the Warrior Fairies will have any idea of what to do about spells coming from a wand - like the Full-Body-Bind curse! Anyway, enjoy! More updates coming soon! Merry Christmas if I don't get to post again before then, and a Happy New Year!
