Harry wakes up in the Hospital Wing, with mountains of candy and cards on both his and Bloom's beds.
He immediately notices Bloom's in her robes again, and is really hot - like she has a fever.
She is breathing evenly though, and is fast asleep.
After a moment, he pulls his hand out of Bloom's, extra careful not to disturb her.
After a moment, and a massive crash of candy when he sits up, he realizes she wouldn't wake up if the train went through the wing and blew its whistle - she's out like a light.
Dumbledore comes in, and says "Good afternoon Harry. I see Bloom is still asleep. Ah, tokens from your admirers."
Harry asks "Admirers?"
"Yes. What happened in the dungeons between you and Quirrell is a complete secret, so naturally the whole school knows. Aside from what Bloom did; that is actually a secret, one that must be kept at all costs."
Harry looks over at Bloom, suddenly desperate for her to wake up. "What did happen to her? One minute she was in her robes, the next fire surrounded her…and then she had…"
"Yes, the power the Sorting Hat sensed. There is something you don't know about your talented friend. Much, actually. But its better if she explains it to you."
"Right, she was always trying to protect me - I guess there's a reason for that. But why hasn't she woken up yet?"
"She used all her strength to protect you Harry - she must have used the last of it to heal you, which may have had unintended consequences. You see, I have an old friend, her name is Faragonda. Much like me, she is the head of a school for very special people, people with magical abilities. The difference, though, is that these people can do magic without wands, and some of them have wings; fairies, they're called."
"So, Bloom's a fairy? But how? She uses a wand, and…and…"
"But she doesn't need one. People like Bloom, they can learn to use magic like we do, with a wand, but they do not require one to use their magic. Normally, that is very complex magic Harry, extremely difficult to do until you know a great deal about it. Have you ever seen something happen, when Bloom was around, something that she didn't use a wand for? Anything, especially concerning fire."
"The troll, when it attacked Bloom and Hermione, we didn't see what happened but the troll's club was broken in two a few moments after we heard this awful crash. And in the forest, she opened the lamp and controlled the fire. Made a wall of it to protect us."
"And what happened in the dungeons, did you see anything happen to Voldemort?"
"He went through me, and I felt this massive heat. I was trying to protect Bloom, but the last thing I remember is Voldemort knocking me out; and then hearing a sound like a roar."
"Did you see it? At all? I may know what happened, but I need to be absolutely sure."
"No, I'm sorry Professor, I didn't."
"Hmm, I see. Faragonda felt something when you and Bloom fought off Voldemort, something she never thought she would feel again - and she was particularly concerned about her former student because of it. Do you know of a place called the Magical Dimension?"
Harry knows he's heard that name before, and then it hits him: that's the place Bloom checked the massive book out about - the place that doesn't exist, turns out it does.
He recites everything he can remember Bloom telling him, and Dumbledore says "Yes, the planet Domino, and the Dragon Flame. Domino was destroyed roughly sixteen years ago. Faragonda told me the entire family was killed, but they never found the younger princess's body; she was only a year old at the time Harry."
"But…Bloom's eleven. She's the same age as Ron, Hermione, and I."
"Yes Harry, but she wasn't always eleven. According to Faragonda, she did a spell on Bloom that turned her eleven again - but it also made her powers harder for her to control. Faragonda suspected Bloom is the baby princess, so sending her here also put her in less danger of the threat that attacked her planet. Bloom would have been next in line for this power, and it seems she did indeed inherit it. The power the Sorting Hat sensed was the Dragon Flame." "So Bloom's…all-powerful?" "Yes, it certainly explains her control over fire. Fairies draw off of a single source of power, and if Bloom is the Fairy of the Dragon Flame, it would be fire."
Harry remembers all the times Bloom would get mad while in Potions class, while Draco was verbally sniping at them, something would usually happen.
"Does Bloom…does she know?"
"No Harry. Just as you didn't. She truly has no idea of what power the Sorting Hat sensed in her - though she must have some suspicions by now. Loyalty and devotions like hers is a rare thing Harry, most people don't have nearly as much for themselves. She sacrificed herself to protect you - that's why she transformed - she did it without a second thought to, that is something rare and valuable in a person."
Harry gets a thought, and asks "What about Ron and Hermione? Are they alright?"
"Fine, they are just fine." Dumbledore assures him.
"What happened to the Stone? Last I remember, I had it…"
"The Stone has been destroyed. My friend Nicholas and I had a chat, and it was agreed that it was best all around."
"But, he'll die, won't he?"
"He has enough Elixir left to set his affairs in order, but yes, he will die."
"How is it we got the Stone? One minute we were looking into the mirror…"
"Ah, you see, only a person who wanted to find it, find it but not use it, would be able to get it. You both wanted to find it and keep it from Voldemort, so you found it."
"Does that mean, with the Stone gone, there's no way for Voldemort to return?"
"I'm afraid there are ways for him to return. Do you know why Quirrell couldn't bear to have you touch him?"
"He couldn't? I didn't know."
"Yes, it's love, Harry. Your mother sacrificed herself to save you, which leaves a powerful mark, which lives in your very skin. And Bloom's sacrifice, despite not dying, only strengthened that. Her devotion to you is a powerful thing Harry, and nothing he can do will ever break that."
"What happens when she wakes up?"
Harry's sitting next to Bloom now, who's sleeping so deeply you can't even tell if she's dreaming. "Well, I recommend having every available piece of food on hand, she'll be very hungry. It's a price she must pay for using so much of her power. Also, because she is so young, she won't wake for a while Faragonda said. She should wake up before you leave, and fortunately there is time. The end of the year is not technically for a few days."
Dumbledore starts as an owl suddenly comes in, and drops a letter on top of Bloom's chest.
He mutters "This can't be good…"
He opens the letter, then goes extremely pale.
"What's wrong professor?"
"It seems the Dark Lord has discovered young Bloom's identity on Earth. She was raised in the U.S. In a city called Gardenia, no less."
That certainly explains her accent, its immediately apparent that she is not from this country.
Dumbledore goes on "And it seems her adoptive parents were discovered and killed. The Killing Curse was used, apparently."
Harry goes cold, Bloom's lost her last bit of family then.
Ron and Hermione come in later, and Harry asks "Alright Ron?"
"Yeah, you two?"
"We're alright, but Bloom's still sleeping. You Hermione?"
"Never better. Why's Bloom still sleeping if your awake?"
"It's a long story you guys. Can you keep a secret? Keep a secret for a very long time? Like…forever?"
Ron and Hermione stare at him for a second, and see he's completely serious.
After assuring him they can, he says "You guys remember that book Bloom was buried in right before Christmas? The one about the Magical Dimension?"
Ron says "Yeah…Where's this going mate?"
"This is going to sound absolutely insane…you two might want to sit down."
AN: And the secret is out of the bag! Her cover is totally blown now, you think her friends will still trust her? Find out next chapter!