When they all get back to Hogwarts, they're shocked to discover Hagrid is back from wherever he was.
Umbridge is not at all happy to see him, and threatens to send him off Hogwarts before he can even finish unpacking his stuff.
She storms out of the hut, just after Bloom yanks Ron back behind it.
Umbridge wanted to know exactly where he's been all this time, but he told her he was away for his health, getting some fresh air.
Hagrid reveals the real reason why he's been gone so long to the four friends when they're inside his hut: Dumbeldore sent him to parlay with giants.
They remember how he was kind to them in the first war, but Death-Eaters were also trying to convince them to join the new war.
Bloom takes one look at Hagrid's injured face, and says "And I'm guessing the Death-Eaters weren't too excited to see you, were they?"
"No, your guess is right. They were not happy to see me."
Bloom considers telling Hagrid about their secret training, but dismisses the idea with the thought that Hagrid might get forced into telling if Umbridge thought he knew something.
She says "Watch out for Umbridge, she's been making changes while you were gone Hagrid."
He nods, and says "So I noticed. Her, threatening to have me sacked over a doubt of hers. I swear, if I hadn't heard of her being 'High Inquisitor' - and her being a teacher here o' course - I'd have picked her up like a ragdoll and flung her out of the house."
Bloom laughs, she can definitely picture that happening.
Hermione says "She's acting with the authority of the Ministry apparently, Fudge's off the deep end at the moment, Hagrid. He thinks Dumbedore's trying to take his job. She's disbanded all the student groups, made some Inquisition squad with a bunch of the Slytherin kids - headed by none other than Draco Malfoy - she's destroying everything Hogwarts stands for."
Harry takes Bloom's hand in his, rubbing at the spot where a scar would be long-formed if she couldn't heal herself.
Ron says "And you don't know the worst of it Hagrid - her detention methods are torture, literally! We've all had to write with this bloody horrible quill of hers that uses our blood as ink!"
Hagrid goes still at that, and says "I'm guessing the Ministry doesn't know about that - or the parents, for that matter."
Everybody shakes their heads, wondering just how far Umbridge will go.
Suddenly, a wind starts blowing the dust off the floor - and they look outside to see ominous clouds looming in the distance.
Hagrid says "Looks like it did before, like last time. A storm's brewing, you four. We'd all best be ready when it comes."
It comes that night, and it comes to Azkaban.
All the Death-Eater prisoners can feel their Dark Marks burning - and one of them frees a lot of them.
Her name is Bellatrix Lestrange, and she's laughing maniacally and escapes with nine other high-security prisoners to rejoin the Dark Lord's growing army.
The next morning, Seamus walks over to Harry and Bloom.
Everyone is staring at them, and the silence is deafening.
"I wanted to say sorry. Even my mum says the Prophet's version of things don't add up. What I'm really trying to say is I believe you two."
He joined their group so he could learn to fight, on the off chance the Dark Lord really had returned - turns out, it was a good decision. Fudge is telling the media that Sirius engineered the escape from Azkaban, but by now the Gryffindor kids aren't listening to what he's saying - at least, the kids Bloom and Harry are secretly training aren't listening.
After their lesson, where they were learning to cast Patronuses, Bloom strengthens the spell she put on the coins to protect them before they leave.
They all make it back to their common rooms safely, but Neville and Dean come running in frantically looking for Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
The two boys practically scream "They got Bloom!"
All three friends go completely still, and the room goes dead quiet.
Hermione asks "Who got Bloom? And when?"
Ron adds "How? You know exactly how powerful she is."
Dean says "The entire Inquisition Squad, they ambushed her as she was walking down a corridor. Seamus and I heard it from Nearly-headless Nick!"
Seamus adds "He said they all hit her at once, surrounded her and cast spell after spell at her until she was finally stunned - and even then, they kept going. They started spelling her when she started hitting and elbowing them - he said she fought like a demon! If they'd had only a few less people and no Petrifying charms, she'd have beaten them all easily."
Harry goes very still trying to sense anything through his connection to Bloom.
He can't sense anything, she's using Occlumency to block everything - including him.
They can guess where she's being held - Umbridge's office.
There's nothing anybody can do though; its Friday afternoon and the OWL's are on Monday morning.
Harry finds he really can't stay inside though, and spends most of the weekend with Hagrid, Ron, and Hermione - all of whom are depressed and angry at the same time.
Neville comes running over after lunch on Sunday, and looks every bit as frantic as Seamus and Dean did on Friday.
"Guys, you have to see this! No questions, just come on!"
He even grabs Harry's wrist and starts dragging him along.
They get the hint and start sprinting after him - they found Bloom after lunch, collapsed in front of the Fat Lady.
She's unconscious, and Dean and Seamus put her on the couch while Neville went to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
When they get to the Gryffindor Common room, Bloom's unconscious and seriously pale.
There's no physical mark on her, but that doesn't mean nothing was done to her.
Her hand is fine, so she didn't have to write anything with the Black Quill this time - but that only makes them all worry about what she did go through.
Seamus says he saw Umbridge leave Snape's lab with a bottle of liquid - and Harry recognizes it from the description as Veritaserum.
When Hermione strokes Bloom's hair, the red-head winces and twitches in pain - even though she's still unconscious.
Harry mutters "What'd they do to you Bloom?"
He hadn't gotten a thing from Bloom for the past two days, now she shows up unconscious in front of Gryffindor's painting.
The Fat Lady tells them Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle dumped her there, she was already unconscious though.
She said they were talking about how incredibly stubborn Bloom is, she resisted 'that curse' longer than they even thought possible.
Bloom's fisting a scrap of paper in her hand, and there are words burned on both sides of the page.
One says 'Never forgive' and the other reads 'not a rat' on the other side.
They know Bloom's habit of leaving messages with what looks like simple words or phrases - but 'MM' stood for Moaning Myrtle.
Hermione says "Never forgive? Wait, forgive, 'that curse' oh gods! Get Professor McGonagall!"
Harry only takes a moment to realize what she's saying, and then stares in horror at Bloom.
Ron says "Even Umbridge wouldn't…"
"Torture someone?"
They all go silent, remembering her torturous detentions.
Seamus and Dean sprint to get Professor McGonagall, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione stay with Bloom.
They immediately get what she's saying with the 'not a rat' message - they tried to make her talk about the secret training, she wouldn't spill.
That explains the Veritaserum as well, but she still didn't give in.
Eventually, the Cruciatus Curse was used on her - for how long, that's a mystery.
Professors McGonagall and Snape come in the room twenty minutes later, shocking everyone with Snape's presence.
He mutters "So, this is what she needed all the Veritaserum for. I believe I forgot to mention that a skilled Occlumens, or even someone strong-willed and stubborn enough, could resist it - and Bloom is both."
McGonagall is checking to make sure Bloom is alive, they all breathe out a sigh of relief when they see her twitch and moan at the touch - though it also worries them at the same time.
Harry asks "Professor, how'd this…"
"Happen? If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say Bloom was refusing to give up her friends. Dean and Seamus told me how she was taken by Dolores's gang of followers, I'm guessing she wanted some information."
Harry says "We think she used the Cruciatus Curse on Bloom."
Snape raises an eyebrow, and asks "And why would you come to that conclusion?"
They show the professors the scrap with Bloom's message on it, but it doesn't mean much to them.
Bloom starts glowing orange faintly, and giggles in her sleep.
"Somebody's getting deeesperate!"
She said it in a singsong voice, and somehow they all know she said it to Umbridge during her interrogation.
McGonagall mutters "Gods, that woman and her medieval practices!"
Bloom laughs deliriously again, and sings out "I'm gonna keep the seecret!"
McGonagall says "She must be in a trance or something, likely healing herself from whatever it is that was done to her. If not…"
Harry swallows, remembering the story of Neville's parents: they were tortured with the Cruciatus Curse so much that they literally went insane.
They're permanent residents of a hospital, and Neville's still living with his grandmother.
The fire in the fireplace leaps a foot higher, making everyone relax just a little when they realize her temperature isn't rising from a fever but from her fairy magic.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione take shifts keeping watch in case Bloom wakes up - she doesn't, just keeps muttering in her sleep and occasionally calling out in her sleep.
Harry tries to delve into her head once again, and this time he gets into her memories.
Sure enough, Umbridge wanted to know about the secret DADA training.
Bloom, unsurprisingly, refused to tell her anything.
She also called Umbridge some very colorful names and told her to try whatever she wanted.
Also, Harry's blood boils when he realizes Draco and the rest of the Inquisition squad is watching from the walls - and all of their faces turn from triumphant to shocked as Bloom repeatedly resisted Umbridge's every attempt to force her to spill the secret she swore to keep.
Draco said he didn't know why his father told him to stay away from Bloom all last summer - if he saw Bloom transformed, he'd know why.
Bloom blocked every attempt to get into her mind, and resisted the effects of Snape's entire supply Veritaserum all at once.
It's only a tiny bottle, but three drops would have been enough to make almost anyone spill - but Bloom's not almost anyone, and she's incredibly stubborn.
When the Veritaserum didn't work, Umbridge resorted to the Cruciatus Curse to make Bloom more cooperative - Bloom's magic finally got beyond her control, and Umbridge's room was destroyed all at once.
Umbridge's wand also exploded, likely from Bloom intentionally focusing on the source of her pain.
Even the other students were tossed and thrown around - and some of their robes caught fire, along with Umbridge's curtains and cat photo's.
The entire contents of Umbridge's desk were scattered, and all her Black Quills were somehow turned to ashes in the ensuing chaos.
When Harry gets out of Bloom's memories, she's still unconscious - but now he's boiling over with rage.
He feels like crying or finding Draco and decking him.
He goes with the first choice right now, laying his head next to Bloom's and whispering "Please wake up Bloom. You know I can't do anything without you."
She doesn't answer, and Fyra lands beside their heads and whines.
Harry strokes her feathers in despair as Fyra drips tears onto Bloom's face in an effort to wake her - it doesn't work.
AN: Alright, before anybody freaks on me - read the next chapter and then message me. Anyone who's seen the movie knows Umbridge is more than capable of this, but Bloom's a hell of a lot tougher than Umbridge and her entire squad combined - she's tougher than the whole Ministry combined. As for how they knew to go to Bloom, it was a logical guess: disable the person who could potentially fight off all of them, get her to sing like a bird, and then take everyone else down as well - too bad Bloom wasn't going to sing for any of them.