Draco floos to the Malfoy Hotel in France with his parents, having mixed feelings about the dancing lessons - for one, all his group in Slytherin have been invited. Vince and Greg, Daphne Greengrass and Pansy Parkinson, Millicent Bulstrode, and Theodore Nott and Blaise Zabini. He's good friends with most of them, but Pansy's more annoying now than anything else and Vince and Greg are more muscle than brains.

His father also said the Longbottoms, Weasleys, and Sirius and Bloom were going to attend the party - so, Neville, Ron, maybe Ginny, and Bloom will be attending the lessons. And possibly Hermione, to - she and Ron are either dating, on the edge, or their both so blind that bats could see better. Plus, it shouldn't be particularly hard to get her along - according to Sirius, she was staying with him and the Weasleys under the Order's protection. Which the Weasleys have since left, once Sirius and Remus moved out of 12 Grimmauld Place to actually raise Bloom like they were supposed to be able to do nearly a decade and a half ago.

Sure enough, everyone that Draco thought might show is either already there or shows up in minutes. The Slytherins are stunned speechless at Bloom's transformation - not her winged form, but her new robes and bearing.

How she's walking less like she's ready to pounce on someone, and more like she knows nobody would dare even think of it.

There's a new confidence to her walk, likely caused by the knowledge that the Blacks were one of the most influential families before the war, and that nobody with half a brain would try anything against her so as not to commit political suicide. And, the students know not to try anything against the people she cares about so as not to commit very literal suicide. She's not known as the strongest witch of their age, or for her temper, for nothing.

When Sirius and Bloom get there via Bloom's rather explosive form of Apparition - right, her fire magic would react with Flooing, just like that time she came out rather violently at Borgin and Burkes, now that makes a lot more sense - her hair's done in an updo to keep it out of her face and she's in royal blue robes.

Draco's heart skips a few beats at the sight of her - he could swear she didn't look quite this lovely when she was living at Malfoy Manor, but it might just be because he hasn't seen her in a while. He's never been so glad that he's got the job of greeting the children as right this instant. Bloom gets a teasing smirk on his face, and carefully asks "So, how'd waking up at the crack of dawn going for you?"

Draco smirks, noticing the tip of her own Leaf poking up from under her tongue - she's the one that came up with the idea for putting them under their tongues, to keep them from getting swallowed so easily or interfering with speaking, or, worse, getting noticed - and says "I'm used to it by now. You?"

"Same. Truth be told, I used to wake up around that time so I could…well, enough of that, actually. Nice hotel."

She's likely about to ask what all they have here - as his father actually owns the Hotel - when Sirius puts a hand on Bloom's shoulder and quietly says "Draco's got to keep welcoming the others in your age group, Bloom."

Bloom actually pouts up at him, but says "Fine…stupid Pureblood traditions…"

Draco smirks, then brings the back of her hand to his lips for an instant. That makes Bloom go redder than her hair, and Sirius pulls a very flustered and blushing Bloom into the reception room where other adults and their kids are already waiting.

There's a very obvious amount of staring when people recognize Bloom, until she rolls her eyes and start talking with Neville like she hasn't been missing from the public eye for over a month. The dance instructor, along with partners paid to be there, walks in once everyone has arrived - including Ron, Ginny, and Hermione, to Bloom's utter delight.

Pansy, Blaise, and a few of the other Slytherins group up at once and start whispering, and Draco inwardly shakes his head when they head over towards Bloom, Neville, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny - she's clearly got a death wish, even without knowing Bloom's exact identity. When he heads over to head off a tantrum on Pansy's end, he's just in time to hear "Heard you disappeared, Potter. Scared off after the Tournament?"

Bloom snorts, and says "No, I got sick and tired of the way the Wizarding World treats me. They love me one minute, then hate me the next. They were going to do a smear campaign on me, but then I left. So, instead they focused on getting their precious Girl-Who-Lived back to save face and look good for the public. How's your summer been?"

All the Slytherins look shocked, but then Daphne Greengrass clears her throat and says "Relaxing, after I got my summer assignments finished. What of yours, Heir Potter?"

Bloom gives Daphne a smile, even if its slightly strained, and says "Much the same, at first. Then…well, it got better."

Theodore Nott raises an eyebrow, and asks "What happened? Were you found?"

"Didn't you read about that in the paper?"

Daphne shakes her head, and says "The Prophet keeps coming in full of holes. Literally, holes burned into the pages."

Bloom smirks, then says "Hm, I wonder why." Her tone of voice says she knows exactly why that's happening, and quite enjoys the fact that it's happening.

Daphne stares at Bloom for a minute, then asks "What do you know that we don't, Potter?" There's no malice in the question, more curiosity than anything else.

Bloom shrugs, and says "Aside from N.E.W.T. level spells? I can safely tell you all the sections that had holes burned in them had something to do with me. Sirius and I signed a magical contract giving exclusive rights to write about us to a specific paper. And it isn't the Prophet."

The Slytherins share a look, and Theodore says "Very…cunning of you, Potter. Might we ask why?"

Bloom smirks, and says "For a number of reasons. Because I'm tired of Fudge doing more to look good for the public than doing anything about actual problems. Had I come out and said what had happened at the Graveyard between me sending Cedric out via the Portkeyed cup and my arrival in the clearing, the Ministry and the Prophet would have started a smear campaign against me, calling me the Girl-Who-Lied among other things. And, incidentally, still expected me to save their sorry hides when the time comes. The second reason is that I fully plan on throwing Dumbledore for a few dozen loops for interfering in my life and continuing to try and do so. Third, this is going to be a warning. I truly hope you know your stuff when it comes to Defense. Our next teacher is going to be utter garbage. I'm still working out how to…deal with her."

Pansy goes slightly pale, and says "That makes it sound like you plan on killing them."

"Her, actually. And…if I have to. I've been raised as Dumbledore's weapon, remember? I killed a Basilisk, I think I can handle one lady that isn't even qualified for teaching Defense."

Pansy gulps, then asks "How'd you kill a Basilisk? Where'd you even find one?"

Bloom smirks and crosses her arms, saying "The Chamber of Secrets. It was what was Petrifying everyone in our second year. As to how I killed it…my little secret."

They start the dancing lessons, all the kids partnering up with either a parent or one of the dancing partners. Draco eventually gets cornered by Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, and Theodore Nott, and Pansy says "You like Potter."

Draco blinks, then asks "What business is it of yours who I like and don't like, exactly? Your my friend, Pansy. Not my keeper."

Pansy pouts a bit, then Blaise says "We heard about a Marriage Contract being announced for you, but that's all. Not who it was with. So, is it with Potter?"

Pansy elbows Blaise in the side, and mutters "You just like her 'cause she's pretty. With the red hair, flawless skin, and refined features."

Theo snorts, and says "Half the school likes her for all that. Nobody's gotten close, though. Not since those two." The incident with two Ravenclaw boys trying to sneak her a Love Potion flashes through their minds, at that comment. As well as how she apparently force-fed it to them - they were found in an abandoned classroom, halfway undressed.

Draco shrugs, and says "Get to know her. You'll find she's not quite the flawless figure of light and goodness portrayed in the books written about her." She's a heck of a lot more dangerous than the books even came close to. Along with a lot more realistic.

Blaise rolls his eyes, then asks "What'd she mean about the next Defense teacher, though?"

Draco rolls his eyes, then says "Blaise, your thinking a bit too much over that. If she says someone's utter garbage, she actually means they're utter garbage. The next DADA teacher is going to be worthless as Lockhart, most likely. The only decent one we had was Lupin, really."

Daphne raises an eyebrow, then asks "What about Moody? I know he appeared in the Hospital Wing, but rumor said he got ambushed by that Death Eater they found Stunned, tied up from the ceiling with bedsheets, gagged, and Hexed rather creatively."

Draco shakes his head, then says "That Death Eater was impersonating Moody all year. Turns out he was Crouch's son - who was thought to be in Azkaban."

Theodore asks "The guy Potter dragged dead from the forest?"

Draco nods, then says "Just try to be civil with her, alright? I don't expect you to tell her your darkest secrets or whatnot, but try not to get your heads taken off by her." He gives Pansy a pointed look at that last part, who then looks away while mumbling about Bloom being an utter showoff.

Draco crosses his arms, unable to hold back the derisive snort that escapes him, and says "She's not. Pansy, if Bloom Potter were a showoff, we'd know it in no uncertain terms. She's the exact opposite of a showoff. If you'd ever done more than glare at her when she gets something right in Charms or Transfiguration class, you'd know that."

Theodore hesitantly says "I saw her once in Transfiguration class. The time we were making beetles into buttons. She…she was changing the color of the button, making the button more intricate. But only when McGonagall wasn't watching."

Draco watches as the rest of the Slytherins share shocked looks, then says "There's more to Bloom Potter than most of the school knows. Most of the Wizarding World knows, for that matter."

Pansy gulps, turning a pale color, then mutters something about staying well out of Bloom's way. For the dancing party, the foreseeable future, and quite possibly the rest of her life.

Draco just smirks - Bloom would only rip Pansy to shreds if the other girl starts something first. That happens, Pansy's doomed. So. Very. Doomed.

AN: Hey, everyone! I know I'm updating early, but I'm not changing the schedule - tomorrow's my b-day, so I figured I'd give myself a gift in the form of waking up and reading reviews from all my readers. Also, there's the little detail that I've got some tests coming up, so I wanted to get a chapter out before it. Even as I'm studying - what can I say, I'm good at multitasking!

Anyway, for the story, Pansy's finally getting it through her head that she was very literally playing with fire when she was taunting Bloom and was going to get burned sooner or later. As for the new name for the DA...I'm still going with Hogwarts United, or HU for short. 'Winx Club' is the six girls, and wouldn't make much sense for the entire student population of Hogwarts. Still open to suggestions up until the actual chapter its introduced, though.

Also, as a fair warning...I need Umbridge alive to become Headmistress once Dumbledore gets arrested. No spoilers, but I fully plan on having Bloom completely and utterly destroy their careers and reputations. Umbridge so loves spouting off how she's Fudge's undersecretary, after all. And Dumbledore and his 'greater good' stuff...yeah, goodbye all of that! Fear not, though, for the pink toad will receive plenty of pain in the meantime and will be practically tearing her hair out before then!

Anyway, enjoy! More chapters coming soon! Please review! They really do make my day!