That night, in the Gryffindor common rom, the four of them come down the stairs and start walking quietly to the door.

They stop when they hear croaking, a very familiar croaking.

Bloom looks at the floor and sees a toad sitting there.

She frantically whispers "Trevor, shh! Go, you shouldn't be here!"

Neville appears behind a chair, and says "Neither should you. You're sneaking out again, aren't you?"

Harry tries to reason with Neville, saying "Now, Neville, listen. We were-"

"No, you'll get Gryffindor in trouble again! I won't let you! I-I'll fight you!" he stammers.

He gets between them and the door, holding his fists out.

Hermione says "Neville, I'm really sorry about this… Petrificus Totalus."

The spell hits Neville, snapping his arms and legs together.

Bloom whisper-asks "What was that for?"

Hermione shrugs and asks "You want to save the Stone or not?"

Ron gulps and says "You're a little scary sometimes. Brilliant, but scary."

Neville falls backward, but Bloom catches him with magic before he can hit the floor.

She floats him to a couch, and Trevor jumps on on his chest.

Harry says "Let's go. Sorry Neville."

Hermione says "Sorry."

Bloom says "We don't have a choice. We have to stop You-Know-Who."

Ron says "It's for your own good, you know."

They all leave under the Invisibility Cloak, hoping nobody is going to find them now.

They get to the corridor, and Hermione say "Ow, Ron! You stepped on my foot!"

Ron apologizes, just as a flame lights on a familiar torch.

Hermione draws her wand and points it at the door. "Alohomora."

The door opens and they go in quietly.

Ron says "Wait a minute. He's…sleeping."

A puff of Fluffy's breath blows the cloak away, but it doesn't make a difference at the moment.

Bloom sees a harp playing itself in the corner, and puts the pieces together. "Snape's already been here, he put a spell on the harp."

They get closer to the sleeping dog, and Ron complains "Ugh, it's got horrible breath!"

Bloom whispers "Shh! We need to move his paw."

Hermione says "Come on!"

They grab the huge paw, which is covering the door completely.

After some heavy straining, the door is clear, and Bloom says "I'll go first. Don't follow until I give a sign."

She jumps in, and the others wait while she looks around.

None of them notice, but Fluffy's eyes open.

Hermione asks "Does it seem I bit…quiet?"

Harry says "The harp…its stopped playing."

Bloom is finished looking around, and glances up, then gasps.

"Um, okay. Don't panic, just jump in you guys."

A large drop of drool hits Ron in the shoulder, and they all look up to see Fluffy standing there; looking at them like they are dinner.

Harry yells "Jump guys!"

They all jump in, and Ron lands on Bloom then rolls off her and onto some black, rope-like vines.

Ron says "Whew, lucky this plant-thing is here, really."

Suddenly, the vines move and tie up all of them, except for Bloom; it doesn't even touch Bloom.

She asks "What's with you guys?"

Ron says "That's what we should be asking you! Why isn't it going for you to?"

Bloom just shrugs, and suddenly a hole opens up under her and she falls below.

All three yell "Bloom!"

To their extreme relief, they all hear her call up "I'm alright! It's Devil's snare, you have to relax guys!"

Hermione adds "Stop moving, both of you! Don't you remember? You have to relax. If you don't it will only kill you faster."

Ron sarcastically says "Kill us faster? Oh, now I can relax!"

Hermione manages a small smile, as a hole opens up under her and she falls below.

Both boys yell "Hermione!" "We're alright guys! Now stop struggling and it'll let go!"

Harry yells "Bloom? Hermione? Where are you?"

Bloom yells up "We're together down here! Now trust me and stop moving. Go limp, no matter what happens."

Harry does as she says, she's never been wrong yet when it comes to magic.

A hole opens up under him after a moment, and he falls down and lands on the ground hard.

Bloom helps him up, and Ron starts to scream and thrash wildly.

Bloom asks "You okay, Harry?"

"Yeah, thanks, Bloom."

Bloom looks up at the mass of devil's Snare, which is tightening more and more, and has a very loud scream coming from the middle of it. "He's not relaxing, is he?"

Harry says "Uh-uh." and Hermione adds "Apparently not."

"We have to do something guys."

Harry asks "Yeah, but what?"

Bloom says "I remember reading something in Herbology. Let me think. Devil's Snare, Devil's scare, its deadly fun…but it will sulk in the sun! That's it, Devil's Snare hates sunlight!"

Fire is more her thing, but Hermione pulls out her wand and points it at the plant above them. "Lumos Solem!"

A beam of light shoots out, and the plant shrieks and Ron falls to the ground hard. "Oomph!"

Harry asks "Ron, you okay?"

"Yeah…"

Bloom assures "Still in one piece!"

"Whew! Lucky we didn't panic!"

All three glare at him, and he asks "What?"

Harry says "Lucky Bloom and Hermione pay attention in class."

They hear a sound, it sounds like wings.

The next room is filled with golden things flying around.

After a second, Bloom says "They're…keys."

The door at the far end is locked with a large rusty lock, and Hermione says "I'll bet one of them fits that door."

There is a floating broomstick in mid-air, and Bloom can guess what it's for.

Ron tries to unlock the door, but it's been spelled against that. "Well, worth a try."

Hermione complains "What are we going to do? There must be 1000 keys up there!"

Bloom says "We're looking for a big, old-fashioned one, probably rusty like the lock."

Suddenly, she and Harry spot it. "That's it!"

It has a broken wing, and is far bigger than the slim golden ones around it.

Harry reaches for the broomstick, but Bloom stops him by grabbing his wrist. "What?"

"It's too simple Harry. I don't need a feeling that warns me of danger to know that."

"I agree Bloom, but I don't see another way either."

Ron says "Oh, go on, Harry! If Snape can catch it on that old broomstick, you can! You're the youngest Seeker in a century!"

Harry looks at Bloom, who bites her lip and nods after a second. "Be careful Harry."

He nods back, and grabs the broom.

All the keys suddenly go in one direction, straight for Harry.

Ron says "This complicates things a bit!"

Harry pushes off into the air, and gets the key.

"Catch the key!" he yells.

He zooms past them, tossing the key to Bloom as he goes.

He distracts the keys while Bloom gets the door open.

He goes through and they get it shut just in time to hear the sound of hundreds of keys slamming into it.

The next room has a bunch of broken pieces all around, almost like a graveyard.

Ron realizes what it really is though: a chessboard.

As they walk out, flames light up the board, illuminating a giant board with pieces all at the ready, except four spaces on the black side.

They try to walk across to the other side, but the line of white pawns bars the way with swords.

Hermione asks "Now what do we do?"

Ron says "It's obvious, isn't it? We have to play our way across the board."

Harry takes the Bishop's role, Hermione takes Queen's side castle, Bloom takes King's side castle, and Ron is a knight.

He plays, and pieces get smashed and destroyed.

Finally, Bloom sees Ron's game; just after the queen smashes a piece and Ron can move where she'll leave the king open.

"Ron no!"

"You understand, then. I'll make my move, the queen will take me…and you'll be free to check the king."

Harry yells "No, Ron! No!"

Hermione asks "What is it?"

Bloom says "He's going to sacrifice himself!"

"No Ron you can't! There must be another way!"

Ron asks "Do you want to stop Snape or not? Harry and Bloom, it's you two that have to go on. I know it. Not me, not Hermione, you two. Knight to H-3."

Bloom can't nod, but Harry does.

Ron looks at his friends one last time, as his piece slides over the board.

The queen moves up, and smashes Ron's piece and knocks him to the ground unconscious.

Hermione screams, and Bloom and Harry yell "Ron, no!"

Hermione starts walking forward, but Bloom says "No Hermione stay where you are! The game's still going!"

Hermione immediately walks back, and Harry checks the king.

His sword falls to the ground in victory, and all three run over to Ron.

He's still breathing, and Harry says "Take care of Ron, and then get to the Owlery. Send a message to Dumbledore. Ron was right, we have to go on."

Hermione nods, and says "You'll be okay. You're a great wizard and a great witch, you really are."

Harry says "Not as good as you."

Hermione smiles, and says "Me? Books and cleverness? There's more important things, friendship and bravery. And, Harry, Bloom, be careful."

They nod and stand, and walk side by side with wands ready into the open door.

AN: And the fight of the year is up next! Any guesses what's going to happen? Recap: Bloom doesn't have her Charmix transformation yet, Harry doesn't know she's a fairy, and they're about to face the man trying to get the Sorcerer's Stone. Please review! PS. Bloom wasn't scared of the Devil's snare, as she's seen plenty scarier and kept her cool - which is why it didn't go for her.