Recaps

Pomona strengthened her ties with Severus while preparing young witches and wizards for the coming conflict and seeking allies for the Order. Their relationship remained strained by old betrayals and guilt, and Pomona ended the arc exhausted but determined to return to those who needed her.

• Pomona warned George and Narcissa that Fenrir Greyback’s followers threatened humanity and urged the Aurors to unite against them.
• Pomona taught Fred and George Apparition, trained Draco in Legilimency and Occlumency, and encouraged Severus to help Draco prepare for battle.
• Pomona and Severus deepened their relationship as he chose the name Ophiuchus and gained access to her vault, while Pomona confronted him over his use of Legilimency.
• Pomona enlisted Hannah and Hermione to help Hermione’s political campaign, warned Hermione about the Gringotts Dragon, and asked her to find Charlie Weasley.
• Pomona secured the Longbottom home as a possible Order headquarters and promised to train Neville, while Mrs Longbottom agreed to protect the house as Secret Keeper.
• Severus warned Pomona that dark wizards would attack St Mungo’s and urged her to betray Dumbledore, leading them into arguments over Draco, Cedric, and their past.
• Pomona confronted her guilt over her relationship with Severus and Lily, but agreed to make him her sparring partner and resolved to wake because others still needed her care.

Pomona prepared Malfoy Manor for an attack, strengthened her bond with Severus, and began drawing Hermione into a future in politics. The stretch ended with Narcissa challenging Pomona to make her own choices about family and the home she shared with Severus.

• Pomona told Narcissa they could defend Malfoy Manor by hosting the Halloween party there, and she took Draco to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes to buy protective gear and fireworks.
• Pomona learned Theodore Nott had disappeared, asked George to find him, and continued searching for information while trying to keep Draco focused on becoming a healer.
• Pomona and Severus reconciled after he admitted his jealousy and fear of losing her, and he agreed to teach Draco while sharing what he knew about the Dark Lord's search for Ravenclaw's Diadem.
• Pomona covered Malfoy Manor in defensive brambles, prepared the grounds with Neville and the Slytherins, and asked Neville to keep Severus's survival secret from Harry.
• Pomona and Severus concealed his identity as Ophiuchus and prepared for an attack that never came, then reunited in the greenhouse beneath mistletoe.
• Pomona and Severus reflected on their past and their relationship, while Severus admitted he only wanted her to stay with him.
• Pomona disguised herself as Pomona Sprout and took Hermione to Muggle London, where she urged Hermione to pursue a career in law and politics.
• Narcissa confronted Pomona about her past choices, urged her to have a child, and told her to decide what she wanted for herself.

Pomona and Severus struggled with their past and their relationship while Pomona tried to protect Draco, help Hermione, and prepare Neville to defend Lavender. The arc left Pomona training Hermione in Legilimency as danger gathered around St Mungo’s and the expected Azkaban breakout.

• Pomona asked Severus to train Neville and eventually retire with her, and she and Severus revisited their history and his resentment of Dumbledore.
• Pomona worked with Hermione to examine clues about Voldemort, protect Hermione’s parents, and understand the secrets surrounding Sirius and Severus.
• Severus discovered a hidden study of dark objects at Grimmauld Place, and Pomona left after accusing him of neglecting their daughter and pursuing dark magic.
• Pomona and Hermione visited Sirius and Lupin’s old apartment, while Pomona and Severus agreed to help find Hermione’s parents.
• Pomona and Hermione prepared disguises and investigated St Mungo’s, where Pomona recruited Draco and his classmates to patrol for an infiltrator and keep Astoria safe.
• Pomona helped Neville confront his past and agreed to teach him Animagus transformation, while Neville asked Severus to help protect Lavender during her transformations.
• Severus agreed to train Neville in fighting, and Pomona assigned Draco and Hermione patrols and preparations for the Werewolves’ plans against Azkaban.
• Pomona encouraged Hermione, taught her about magical plants, and tested her ability to resist Legilimency.

Pomona prepared for the war’s casualties and tried to support friends and family while uncovering new dangers tied to the Deathly Hallows, the Greengrass curse, and escaped prisoners. Severus revealed more of his past and his bond with Pomona, and they ended the stretch together as political changes threatened to shape Harry’s future.

• Pomona urged Draco to organize combat patrols and healing teams, then reconciled with Severus after he accused her of betraying him with Sirius.
• Pomona enlisted Lucius’s help with Gringotts and proposed guarding it with Fluffy, while she and Hannah discussed love, family, and Hogwarts’s past.
• Pomona treated victims after an attack at the ruined Leaky Cauldron and suspected that an Obscurial was seeking the Deathly Hallows, especially the Resurrection Stone.
• Pomona found Dobby’s grave and checked for Bellatrix’s dagger, then adopted Severus’s silver Occamy egg and brought it to Malfoy Manor.
• Narcissa described Severus’s sacrifices for Draco, and Pomona collapsed after seeing her Unbreakable Vow bracelet glow and fearing Severus valued her for what she provided.
• Pomona learned that Theodore Nott had altered the Kelpies and escaped with prisoners, while Severus revealed that Dumbledore had asked him to kill him to regain the Dark Lord’s trust.
• Severus warned Pomona about Astoria and Daphne’s blood curse, explained the bond tying their families together, and admitted he had misled Dumbledore about Lily to protect Pomona.
• Pomona and Severus discussed Rookwood’s escape, Draco’s future with Astoria, and Kingsley’s plans for Harry before Severus took Pomona out.