Recaps

Pomona and Severus fought Acromantulas, married at Hogwarts, and faced Lucius over the broken Time-Turner. As Pomona and Severus confronted their pasts and the dangers surrounding Draco, they returned to the Black family home and Pomona made clear she wanted a life with Severus.

• Severus found Draco and Hagrid fighting Acromantulas, and Pomona joined them in the Forbidden Forest to help rescue Hagrid and Fluffy.
• Pomona and Severus discussed death and her wish to remain with him, then she told him she loved him.
• Pomona and Severus married at Hogwarts, with Neville as best man, and vowed to protect and cherish each other.
• Lucius confronted Pomona over the Ministry’s Time-Turner in the Room of Requirement, but she fought him off and learned the device was broken.
• Pomona told Severus she had hidden the past to keep him from returning to it, and he said he would not use the Resurrection Stone to revive Lily because he loved Pomona.
• Severus explained Wang Wei’s warning about wizards interfering in Muggle wars, and Pomona and Severus returned to the Malfoy manor after his Dark Mark alerted him.
• Pomona, Severus, and Draco went to the Black family home, where Pomona told Kreacher that Harry would return and the mistress could choose whether to remain as guardian of the library.
• After resisting the music box’s hypnotic magic, Pomona kissed Severus and told him that Tom had tried to control her body, then made him choose between dinner and shopping.

Pomona investigated Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes while planning to use the Time-Turner to save Regulus and Dumbledore, but Severus refused to help. As she prepared Hogwarts against the Acromantulas and defended the Time-Turner, she urged Neville to bring all four Houses together.

• Pomona and Severus traced Kreacher’s memories to a sea cave on Hemetra Island, where they suspected Voldemort had hidden Slytherin’s Locket, but Severus refused Pomona’s plea to bring Regulus back.
• Pomona returned to Hogwarts, heard Sybill’s prophecy, concluded Harry was not Voldemort’s Horcrux, and warned Minerva that Voldemort might have made more soul fragments.
• Pomona planned to use a Time-Turner to retrieve Regulus and save Dumbledore, but Severus refused and gave her his old Hogwarts acceptance letter instead.
• Pomona recruited Ernie for the Spider Eradication Operation and considered how to protect Hogwarts without sending students into danger or relying on outside help.
• Pomona told Neville that Voldemort might have another soul fragment and investigated the Room of Requirement, the prophecy, and clues involving the Diadem, Barty Crouch Jr., and Winky.
• Pomona opened the Room of Requirement to find ash and Nettlethorn roots, then urged Neville to prevent Unbreakable Vows and involve all four Houses in defending Hogwarts.
• Pomona repaired the Room of Requirement and helped Hagrid bring Fluffy there to guard it, while Neville questioned whether a Giant could remain inside.

Pomona and Severus confronted their shared losses while trying to protect Hogwarts and Muggles from growing dangers. After a crisis at Tower Bridge and the Royal Mint, Marcus Flint escaped, and Pomona and Severus ended the stretch together at Traitor’s Gate.

• Pomona asked Neville to help address Hogwarts’ problems, urged him to prepare for Severus’s birthday, and left unanswered his question about forgiving Barty Crouch Jr. and Bellatrix.
• Severus admitted to Pomona that he had expected forgiveness for his mistakes, and she comforted him as he cried.
• Pomona celebrated Severus’s birthday, and the two discussed Dumbledore’s potion, Horcruxes, and the losses that still shaped them.
• Pomona and Severus visited the Finch-Fletchleys, where Severus warned them of dangers at Hogwarts and offered ammunition in exchange for precious metals.
• Pomona, Severus, and Justin attended a City Hall event, then responded when a strange object caused a blackout and lightning near Tower Bridge.
• Pomona organized shelter for civilians at the Tower of London while Severus went to the Royal Mint, where Marcus Flint’s magic had caused destruction and looting.
• Severus escaped with Marcus as the Accionites fled, while Oliver Wood remained the only person able to expose Marcus.
• Pomona and Severus discussed their losses and her wish to help Muggles, then kissed at Traitor’s Gate.

Pomona and Severus pursued the remaining threats while Harry’s group negotiated with the spiders in the Forbidden Forest. As Ron struggled with fear and feeling overlooked, Arthur warned him about a plot against Harry and urged him to consider a future bridging Muggles and wizards.

• Pomona rejected the voice urging her to kill Severus, then sought the headmaster’s help and asked Luna to help find the Resurrection Stone.
• Pomona and Severus brought Ernie to Aberforth, where Severus revealed Pomona’s origins and the truth that Harry was not a Horcrux, with one soul fragment still missing.
• Pomona and Severus grew closer as they discussed their past, the Deathly Hallows, and the dangers facing the wizarding world.
• After Severus learned Harry had gone into the Forbidden Forest, Pomona warned Minerva and joined Hannah in searching for him.
• Harry’s group emerged from a cave after negotiating with Martha, a new spider queen, while Luna delivered the Sorting Hat.
• Harry sent Neville to alert the Order, then went with Hannah, Ginny, and Hermione to seek help from the Slytherins.
• Pomona helped Severus and Neville confront Mosag’s nest, and Neville returned to the forest after thanking Severus for his help.
• Ron faced his fear of spiders but felt neglected and unworthy, then Arthur gave him a Sailboat coin, warned him about a plot against Harry, and urged him to consider working between Muggles and wizards.