According to the definition in the books, conjuration was the summoning of objects or substances from thin air, a branch of Transfiguration.
But Pomona had always felt that whether it was the silver threads of Expecto Patronum or the various demonic forms conjured by Fiendfyre, they were both spirits inhabiting matter.
When Crabbe used Fiendfyre in the Room of Requirement and was burned to death by it, that counted as "devouring its master," even though he had not been directly swallowed by a swarm of insects like a Dark wizard attempting Expecto Patronum.
Georgiana touched the back of her neck again. According to Woflin, the deeper one intervened in the underlying laws of magic, the more severe and terrifying the consequences would be. Unless one was fully prepared to bear the most extreme and dangerous consequences, one should not attempt it.
Napoleoni had said that he could not remain unmoved by all she had done. How she wished he had meant it.
If the Resurrection Stone were in Severus's hands, whom would he want to revive? Lily, or Pomona?
Of course, she knew she was not dead yet. She could still feel her heart beating in her chest. But like every girl whose intelligence had regressed after falling in love, she wanted to ask that question—if she and another person important to him fell into the water together, whom would he save first?
The question put her in a good mood, at least much better than being surrounded by a roomful of treasures looted during the Crusades and considering the question of "our own people."
The County of Edessa was the weakest of the Crusader states, but its location was strategically vital. Since the Armenian emperor Heraclius, every Byzantine emperor had wanted to reclaim the place. The very first target