The new house had been empty at first, so it had seemed large. But as the furniture was moved in piece by piece, she discovered how small it really was. And to save money, much of the furniture was not what she had originally wanted, so she could only modify it herself into styles she found satisfactory.
Once everything had settled down, dust began gathering in every corner again, requiring the same cleaning day after day...
"Severus!"
Pomona, who was dusting the potions cabinet with a feather duster, shouted.
"What?" the person conducting an experiment asked without looking up.
"Why are there Occamy eggshells here?" Pomona asked.
He answered only after a while.
"I brought them from the laboratory in Cassino."
"When?" Pomona asked.
He said nothing.
Pomona did not press further.
After Harry Potter left Hogwarts, Neville, who had openly supported him, was also hunted down. Forced to hide throughout the school, he moved everything from the original secret base into the Room of Requirement, including the Bubotubers. The refugees living in the treehouse had listened to Lee Jordan's Potterwatch while enduring the awful smell, waiting for Harry to return.
"I thought Lee Jordan would never return it," Pomona said self-mockingly, continuing to dust the cabinet with her feather duster.
"Only half was returned. Fred and George took the other half and extracted its essence."
Pomona was not surprised. Fred and George were exceptionally talented wizards. The Portable Swamp they had created had brought Hogwarts under Umbridge's rule plenty of amusement, while causing Umbridge no end of trouble. She had tried everything and still could not get rid of a student prank.
"What did they intend to use it for? Making Felix Felicis?" Pomona asked.
"He, not they. George put it up for sale in the shop," Severus said