Although the Fireseed Bush was a magical plant that burned while alive, the fire it produced was not Fiendfyre. In theory, it could be extinguished with the Extinguishing Charm.
When Pomona arrived at the dragon nest by the edge of the Forbidden Forest, she found that the interns had not been idle either. They had taken the gentlest Welsh Dragon as their practice subject and used the Extinguishing Charm to put out the fire it breathed.
"Good job!" Fudge clapped beside them with a smile. "Excellent, children."
"Regarding Crouch's death, the Ministry of Magic will keep it confidential for the time being," Severus said.
Pomona then saw Rita Skeeter standing idly beside Fudge, her pink-spectacled eyes darting everywhere.
"Professor Sprout."
A woman shouted. Pomona looked over and saw an ordinary-looking woman in a light gray coat running toward her.
Pomona did not want Fudge and Rita Skeeter to see her, lest they start asking questions, so she walked toward the woman as well.
"You're Jennifer Dukan?" Pomona asked.
"Yes, it's a pleasure to meet you." Dukan held out her hand to Pomona.
They shook hands lightly, and Pomona continued, "I assume you know why we're meeting."
"Yes." Dukan pressed her lips together and looked at Pomona solemnly.
"Hogwarts' nursery needs a caretaker. Aside from vegetables for daily consumption, there are also some magical herbs. The work itself isn't very demanding, so you'll have spare time..." Pomona said.
"To substitute for you," Dukan quickly said.
"That's right. Which academy did you attend?" Pomona asked.
"Wampus Cat Academy."
"You graduated from Ilvermorny?" Pomona asked in surprise.
"More or less." Dukan blinked uneasily.
"You didn't graduate?" Pomona asked.
Dukan hesitated for a moment.
"A lot of things in America are different from Europe. I suppose I broke the law."
Pomona looked at the