Later, Bloom, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are walking along a path with Hagrid.
"Nonsense, why would Snape put a curse on Harry's broom?"
Bloom counters "Probably the same reason he let a troll in and used the distraction to try and get past the 3-headed dog standing over a trapdoor."
Hagrid looks over and asks "Who told you about Fluffy?"
Ron asks "Fluffy?" Hermione adds "That thing has a name?"
"Well of course he's got a name, he's mine. I bought him off a fella at the pub last year, then lent him to Dumbledore to guard the-" Hagrid stops, realizing what he just said.
"Go on Hagrid." Bloom prompts.
"Shouldn'ta said that. That's top secret, that is." Hagrid firmly says.
Harry says "But Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it!"
"Codswallop. Professor Snape's a Hogwarts teacher." Hagrid argues.
Hermione reasons "Look, Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a curse when I see one. I've read all about them. You have to maintain eye contact, and Snape wasn't blinking."
Harry and Bloom both say "Exactly."
Hagrid sighs, and says "Now you listen to me, all four of you. Your meddlin' in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous. What that dog is guarding is strictly between Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel."
"Nicholas Flamel?" Bloom asks.
She's sure she knows the name from somewhere, but she has no idea where from.
"I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that. I should not have said that." Hagrid rambles and leaves.
Harry says "Nicholas Flamel…who's Nicholas Flamel?"
The other three shrug, and Bloom is trying to remember.
Weeks later, its Christmas time, and Hermione is going to visit her parents.
Bloom is reading a huge book while Ron and Harry play a game of chess, where the chess pieces actually move.
Hagrid is bringing in a tree for the Gryffindor common room, and Hermione rolls a cart full of stuff.
"Knight to E-5." Harry says.
Ron is stuck and thinks for a second.
Bloom barely glances at the board, and suggests "Try Queen to E-5."
She goes back to the massive book in her hands, while Ron's Queen destroys Harry's Knight.
"Hey!"
Bloom looks over at Harry's accusing tone.
"What?"
"You said you weren't playing!"
"I'm being neutral. If you get stuck, I'll help you."
She goes back to her book, and Hermione says "That's barbaric."
Ron replies "That's Wizards' chess. See you've packed."
"See you haven't."
"Change of plans. My family's going down to Romania to visit Charlie, he's studying dragons there!"
Bloom looks up, really interested at the sound of that.
"Good, you can help Harry then. He's going to the library to look for information on Nicholas Flamel."
"We've already looked a hundred times!" Harry protests.
Bloom says "Wait, you never told me you were looking in the library for something about Nicholas Flamel. What's with keeping things from me?" She asks all three of them this, looking hurt.
Ron says "We told you yesterday. You said you'd be there, but never showed up!"
Harry asks "And what's with the book? You've been stuck to it like it was glued to your nose."
Bloom shrugs and says "Oh, it's nothing, Harry. A book that seemed interesting is all."
Harry says "Bloom…"
Now he sounds hurt, so she says "It's a book on this place called the Magical Dimension Harry. I found it in the library while I was waiting for you two, it's incredible. There's all kinds of stuff there, witches and wizards, along with fairies the size of people! And dragons the like of which aren't anywhere on Earth! Speaking of dragons, there's supposedly this thing there called the Dragon Flame, it's supposed to be all powerful. The part I'm on now says it made the entire place, but the being that did this gave it to a family on one of the planets, one called Domino. Must have been the royal family, and it's been passed down from one member of the family to the next..."
She gets completely absorbed in the book, not hearing a word anyone is saying - and not saying she wanted to know what Mrs. Faragonda wasn't telling her.
Harry sees the book isn't a history or anything - it's a theory on the place, meaning the Magical Dimension probably doesn't exist.
Hermione says "We've looked everywhere but in the Restricted section…Merry Christmas."
She leaves, and Ron says "I think we've been a bad influence on her."
Harry nods, Bloom is still buried in her book.
Christmas morning, Harry jerks awake with a massive start - thinking he's going to have to cook dinner for the Dursley's again.
He puts his glasses on, then hears Ron shout from the common room "Harry, wake up! C'mon Harry, wake up!"
Harry gets up and runs to a balcony overlooking the common room, and sees the Christmas tree surrounded by presents.
Bloom is holding one in her hands, while Ron is wearing a sweater with an 'R' on it.
He's still half-asleep, and a mumbled question with the word 'presents' being the only understandable part slips out of his mouth.
Bloom calls up "Yeah Harry, presents! Now get down here and open one of them!"
It only takes him the trip down the stairs for excitement to wake him up. Bloom tosses a box with his name on it to him when he gets to the common room - she got what looks like a massive book. "Merry Christmas, Harry."
Ron says "Merry Christmas Harry. "
"Merry…Christmas…"
Harry gets a few deep breaths in from running downstairs, and asks "What are you wearing? I've never seen that sweater before."
"Mum made it for me, looks like you have one to!"
Ron sits on the arm of one of the couches, eating jelly beans while Bloom and Harry stare at his package.
Bloom reads the card and hands it to Harry, more curious than ever about who sent them the gift and why.
"Your father left this in my care before he died. I think it is time for it to be returned to you. Use it well." Harry rips open the paper, and inside the box is a cloak.
Ron leans forward for a better look and asks "What is it?"
Bloom holds the edge in her hands, saying "Um… its some kind of cloak."
Harry says "Well, let's see it. Put it on Bloom."
She gets off the couch and wraps the cloak around her - not minding being the test case.
Ron and Harry gasp, and when she looks down her entire body is gone!
Ron says "I know what that is, it's an Invisibility Cloak!"
Bloom starts moving her arms under the cloak, trying to see if you can tell her body is there; no, you'd only know she's there because of her head sticking out.
Ron gets up, saying "They're really rare. I wonder who sent it."
Harry joins him, and Bloom stands next to him. "The card didn't say. All it said was 'use it well.'"
That night, a lamp and a hand appears in the restricted section.
The lamp is put down and the Invisibility cloak is removed.
Bloom and Harry appear, looking through book titles for one on Nicholas Flamel.
Bloom offered to go because it's always better to have two sets of eyes looking for something than one.
"Famous Fire-eaters, 15th century fiends…Flamel…Nicholas Flamel…where are you?" He picks up a book and opens it, but a man inside screams.
Harry slams the book closed, and Bloom whisper-yells "Keep it down Harry, or someone'll hear."
He mouths "Sorry." and puts the book back.
"Who's there?" Its Filch!
They grab the cloak, but the lantern falls on the floor and shatters.
The two immediately get the cloak back on, but Filch says "I know you're in there, you can't hide."
They creep around Filch, going so slowly it takes forever.
As soon as they make it past Filch and a few rooms away, they take off at a run, getting out into the hallway.
Mrs. Norris is there, and she meows and starts following them.
They turn a corner, just as Snape and Quirrell appear.
Snape pushes Quirrell into a wall, scaring Mrs. Norris away.
Bloom whispers "You stepped on my foot, Harry!"
Harry puts his hand over Bloom's mouth, and they back away to the far wall.
"Serverus… I-I thought…"
"You don't want me as your enemy Quirrell."
"W-what do you m-mean?"
"You know perfectly well what I mean." Snape stops, sensing something.
He turns around and reaches to grab something, and Harry and Bloom freeze and stop breathing; he's reaching straight for them!
But Snape turn back around and points his finger back in Quirrell's face, saying "We'll have another chat soon…when you've had time to decide where your loyalties lie."
Filch appears holding the shattered lantern. "Oh, Professors. I found this in the Restricted Section. It's still hot, that means there's a student out of bed."
They all dart off, and Harry and Bloom make their way far away from the Library.
AN: Looks like Bloom's found a source of info for her - too bad she doesn't have any idea what she's supposed to be looking for. Same with the search for Nicholas Flamel - they have no clue what they're looking for. Bloom's cover is still intact so far, how long 'til someone finds out? Red and find out!