Chapter Summaries

Pomona asked Mrs Longbottom to make the Longbottom home the Order of the Phoenix’s new headquarters and persuaded her by promising to protect Neville and train him. After they agreed to work together, Pomona reflected on the Deluminator and Ron Weasley’s return to Harry and Hermione.

• Pomona told Mrs Longbottom that she had once belonged to the Order of the Phoenix and asked to use the Longbottom home as its headquarters.
• Pomona explained the prophecy and promised to help Neville become brave, train him as an Animagus, and prepare him to be Gryffindor’s Head of House.
• Mrs Longbottom agreed to support Pomona’s plans for Neville and offered to become the Secret Keeper for the strengthened home.
• Mrs Longbottom noticed the mark on Pomona’s neck and asked about her secret lover, but Pomona refused to reveal his identity.
• As Mrs Longbottom reminisced about Frank and Alice’s wedding, Pomona turned her ring and thought about how Ron used the Deluminator to find Harry and Hermione.

Pomona trained Draco to dismiss a conjured snake, but Severus interrupted and took her to the protected house in Godric’s Hollow. He revealed that he had allied with Galvin after learning of an attack on St Mungo’s and angrily accused Pomona of remaining loyal to Dumbledore.

• Pomona tried to teach Draco to send a conjured snake through a passage and dismiss it, but he could not remember the spells or speak Parseltongue properly.
• Severus arrived and showed Draco how to dissolve the snake with Vipera Evanesca, then ordered him to take his mother back to Malfoy Manor.
• Severus took Pomona to the Fidelius-protected house in Godric’s Hollow without explaining what had happened.
• Severus told Pomona that he had allied with Galvin, who had warned him that dark wizards would attack St Mungo’s Hospital that day.
• Severus accused Pomona of treating lives and Aragon carelessly and urged her to betray Dumbledore so he could leave.

Pomona and Severus argued about magic, power, and the people they had trusted, until Pomona confessed that she loved him and he called her his wife. Severus revealed his resentment toward Cedric and warned Pomona about the shallow motives of those around her, leaving her wondering whether Severus had deceived her too.

• Pomona and Severus argued about Draco, their Houses, and the difference between attacking and defending with magic.
• Pomona mourned Cedric and discussed how people treated Basilisks and one another as useful objects.
• Pomona confessed her love for Severus and explained that she had feared being abandoned like Eileen.
• Severus called Pomona his wife and warned her that her beauty affected Draco and Sirius.
• Severus said Cedric had used Pomona for social opportunities and admitted that he had sought revenge on him.
• Pomona wondered whether Severus had deceived her as he had deceived the Dark Lord and Dumbledore.

Pomona confronted her guilt over her past choices and her anger at Severus for leaving her unprotected, while he explained his own actions and asked for her forgiveness. They reconciled cautiously, and Pomona agreed to turn the villa’s activity room into a dueling space where Severus could spar with her.

• Pomona practiced jinxes on a wooden dummy, then broke down over having slept with her student Severus and the harm her choices had caused.
• Severus spoke to Pomona from outside the room and described how his past humiliations and mistakes had driven him toward the Dark Lord and cost him Lily’s friendship.
• Pomona accused Severus of abandoning her when Pete ambushed her, and Severus promised it would not happen again.
• Pomona said she would judge Severus by his actions and told him to cheer her up by cooking for her.
• Severus proposed turning the activity room into a dueling room and becoming Pomona’s sparring partner, and she enthusiastically agreed.

In a memory of her school days, Pomona befriended Lily Evans and encouraged Severus Snape to train, then her present-day conversation with Severus stirred guilt and traumatic memories of the Shrieking Shack. Dumbledore put her to sleep, but Pomona resolved not to sleep for long because someone still needed her care.

• Pomona shared sweets with Lily Evans and Severus Snape, quizzed Snape on Peyote, and gave Lily the nickname Ariel.
• Pomona defended Severus and told Lily that he needed to train to survive in Slytherin, leaving Lily bewildered by the wizarding world's emphasis on strength.
• In the present, Pomona felt guilty about betraying Lily as she shared dessert with Severus and caressed his face.
• Severus offered Pomona his loyalty, but she refused and was overwhelmed by memories of the Shrieking Shack and Sirius.
• Dumbledore soothed Pomona to sleep, and she resolved to wake soon because someone still needed her care.

Pomona remembered finding young Severus attacking Tobias and erasing his and Eileen’s memories, then told Severus what she recalled about the incident and Dumbledore’s plans for Neville. The chapter left Pomona and Severus resting together as she sang a song that could soothe and erase painful memories.

• Pomona had found young Severus stabbing Tobias while Eileen lay in the bathtub, subdued him, and erased his memories.
• Severus confronted Pomona about helping dispose of Tobias’s body and demanded to know what she knew about Neville and Dumbledore.
• Pomona explained that Severus’s magical eruption might have caused Eileen’s aphasia, and admitted she had erased both their memories.
• Pomona said Neville might gain Animagus magic through a magical eruption, while Severus condemned Dumbledore’s willingness to use him.
• Severus apologized for giving Mrs Norris to Filch, and Pomona told him she had been her cat.
• Pomona and Severus lay down together, and she held him while singing a soothing song.

Pomona and Severus sparred while discussing his past and Harry Potter’s challenge for the Hogwarts headmaster position. Their playful duel grew dangerous before Severus ended it and left Pomona to clean up.

• Pomona grew frustrated as Severus effortlessly blocked her curses and teased her about her stiff fighting style.
• Severus explained that the Dark Lord had taught him to treat combat as elegant, rhythmic dancing, and Pomona compared his movements to Flamenco.
• Pomona and Severus discussed whether Dumbledore’s consciousness remained at Hogwarts and whether Harry became headmaster by defeating Severus.
• Severus wagered with Pomona over what he would say to Theodore, asking for the invitation she had once sent him as his prize.
• Severus blinded Pomona with Lumos Solem and Apparated behind her, prompting her to fight seriously with a Full Body-Bind and a powerful Severing Charm.
• Severus stopped the duel to prevent damage to the house, announced he would read, and left Pomona to clean up.

Pomona pressed Severus to help find Regulus, arguing that restoring him could win the Black family’s support, while Severus warned that the search among the Inferi would be dangerous. Their conversation turned to aging, insecurity, and the way each of them had changed, ending with Severus telling Pomona to stop distracting him and get out of his way.

• Pomona explained how diligence had helped her adapt the Severing Charm into Sectumaxima, a spell powerful enough to plow soil, and noted that it had no effect on Grawp.
• After reading the Daily Prophet’s report of the attack on St Mungo’s, Pomona asked Severus to help find Regulus, and he warned that Regulus would still be an Inferius and that the search could cost them their lives.
• Pomona argued that Regulus’s return could secure the Black family’s support, and Severus reluctantly agreed to consider the request after she teased him about making her a locket.
• Pomona and Severus discussed her feeling fallen and his fears of growing old, and Pomona told him she wanted to remain human rather than pursue immortality.
• Pomona urged Severus to stop hiding at home after the attack and to seek a countermeasure, but he said he was playing the victim and sent her away so he could keep working.

Pomona and Narcissa planned to defy the threat against them by hosting a Halloween party at Malfoy Manor, while discussing the chaos at St Mungo’s. Narcissa revealed that Theodore Nott had disappeared during the evacuation, leaving Pomona worried he might be in danger.

• Pomona assured Narcissa they could fight back and proposed holding the Halloween party at Malfoy Manor, inviting Ministry Aurors to protect it.
• Narcissa agreed to host the party and suggested decorating the manor like Sleeping Beauty’s castle with magical plants.
• Pomona said she would visit Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and asked Narcissa to have Draco act as her bodyguard.
• Narcissa told Pomona that Theodore Nott had disappeared during the St Mungo’s evacuation after she saw him following Charlotte toward the hospital ward.
• Pomona worried Theodore had been left alone and hoped the frightened boy would not be caught by the people causing the chaos.

Pomona reflected on her past failures and urged Draco to treat his fiancée Astoria with care, while warning that the war could put her in danger. She offered to take him to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, then asked whether any woman had confessed her love to his godfather.

• Pomona remembered her altered memories, her promise to Lily, and the lives she believed she had failed to protect.
• Pomona told Draco that he needed to cherish Astoria and take responsibility for her as his future wife.
• Pomona invited Draco to buy toys at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes for Narcissa's Halloween party, and Draco eagerly agreed.
• Pomona explained that the Greengrass family might refuse Astoria's invitation because Draco's Death Eater mark made him a target during the war.
• Pomona reminded Draco that Fred had died and that visiting the joke shop would mean facing Ron and George, then asked if any woman had declared her love to his godfather.

Pomona reflected on her failures, her desires, and the danger facing the people she cared about before Dumbledore entrusted her with Harry’s Resurrection Stone to use as she wished. Severus sought comfort from her, then prepared to meet with Draco and Lucius Malfoy, leaving Pomona with a fireplace password to remember.

• Pomona worried that the Dark Marks on Narcissa’s husband and son would undo the Malfoys’ efforts to regain acceptance in society.
• Pomona blamed herself for failing to protect Cedric and recalled how Severus had planted false memories in Barty Crouch Jr. to escape Azkaban.
• Dumbledore asked Pomona to put Harry’s talisman and a Golden Snitch together, then told her she could use the Resurrection Stone as she wished after Harry’s mission ended.
• Severus embraced Pomona and admitted that Nagini’s attack had made him fear death and doubt whether she would save him.
• Pomona told Severus they had to leave after Draco finished speaking with his father, and Severus gave her a dessert-based password before heading to the Malfoys’ study.

Pomona reflected on her mistakes with Severus and sought Theodore Nott as an information source. She accompanied Draco to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, where they arranged to buy protective gear and prank supplies for the Malfoy Halloween party.

• Pomona considered how Dumbledore had meant Severus to learn from the courage of Harry Potter and his friends, and worried that she had raised a dangerous monster as her lover.
• Pomona decided she needed to find Theodore Nott to gather information.
• Pomona, disguised as Christine, entered Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes with Draco and asked Ron about buying fireworks and toys for the Malfoy Halloween party.
• Draco apologized to Ron for his past insults against Hermione and explained that he wanted to protect his guests after the attack on St Mungo's.
• Pomona cast a Silencing Charm, and Draco asked George to sell him five hundred Shield Gloves.
• Pomona also requested Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder, Decoy Detonators, and extra fireworks for a grand show.

Dumbledore questioned Severus about the Shrieking Shack and showed Pomona a Pensieve memory of Lupin protecting the students. Later, Pomona asked George to find Theodore Nott and urged him to help protect Arthur and his family.

• A crystal ball played a prophecy about a murderer returning, and Severus recounted finding Sirius Black and Lupin at the Shrieking Shack.
• Dumbledore showed Pomona a memory of Lupin shielding Harry, Ron, and Hermione during his transformation.
• George offered Pomona Amortentia, but Draco took the bottle away and left with her.
• Pomona paid George to find Theodore Nott and warned him not to let the conflict with former Death Eaters escalate.
• George accepted the money, and Pomona told him to leave Arthur alone and let him stay with his family.

Pomona and Snape discussed the Triwizard Tournament, Harry, and Sirius before Pomona took Draco into Muggle London. She tried to reassure him about his troubled godfather and explained why she wanted Draco to become a healer, then they encountered a Muggle world transformed by technology.

• Pomona and Snape argued over tournament preparations, House-elves, money, and Harry's safety, then discussed Sirius appearing outside Harry's house.
• Pomona remembered Dumbledore teaching her to use Obliviate before she and Draco exchanged wizarding money for Muggle banknotes at the Leaky Cauldron.
• Pomona and Draco entered Muggle London, where she joked about his hair and told him to buy a gift for Astoria.
• Draco said he wanted to keep a painful memory of his godfather, and Pomona said the man was recovering from unseen wounds.
• Pomona told Draco that George blamed her for Fred's death and explained that she wanted Draco to become a healer rather than a warrior.
• Pomona and Draco noticed Muggles staring at small rectangles in their hands, and Pomona admitted that London had changed beyond her recognition.

Pomona and Severus discussed the prophecy, the Time-Turner, and their growing feelings before Pomona met Draco in the Muggle world. Severus suddenly appeared, kissed her, and crashed through a restaurant window with Death Eater Flight, leaving the Muggles in panic.

• Pomona’s Polyjuice Potion wore off during dinner with Severus, who questioned her about the prophecy and Hermione’s use of the Time-Turner.
• Pomona explained that changing one’s own fate meant immediate death, and she and Severus discussed Harry, his memories, and his difficulty finding happiness.
• Pomona tried to hug Severus, but he gently rejected her and hurried away, leaving her shaken by the change in their relationship.
• Pomona met Draco at a Muggle restaurant and asked him to help find Regulus by becoming a great doctor.
• Severus appeared behind Pomona, kissed her in front of Draco and the Muggles, then used Death Eater Flight to smash through the window; Draco Apparated away.

Pomona and Severus reconciled at the place where he had first met Lily, and Severus admitted how desperately he feared losing Pomona. He then revealed why the Dark Lord had tracked Dumbledore and the Sorcerer’s Stone before he and Pomona vanished together.

• Severus told Pomona he had wanted to die with her and admitted he was jealous of Draco, Cedric, and Sirius Black.
• Pomona and Severus recalled Lily’s loyalty and kindness, and Pomona named Severus’s gentleness and focus as his good qualities.
• Severus agreed to teach Draco, though Pomona insisted Draco should become a doctor rather than a warrior.
• Severus said he had followed Pomona since she left Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and invited her to resume their research together.
• Severus explained that the Dark Lord had tracked Ravenclaw's Diadem in Albania, where Muggles sought to create the Sorcerer's Stone through mass sacrifice.
• After Pomona laughed at the revelation about the Sorcerer's Stone being kept in a witch's vault, someone pounced on her, and she and Severus disappeared.

Pomona and Severus discussed the Dark wizards’ possible plans, the Order’s preparations, and the burdens Severus carried from the war. She asked him to choose freely whether to help her protect Harry and Draco, and he remained unwilling to leave her.

• Pomona wondered whether the Dark wizards might target Azkaban because Theodore Nott had disappeared and his family was imprisoned there.
• Pomona told Severus she wanted to use the Longbottom house as the Order of the Phoenix’s headquarters and asked him to teach her the Fidelius Charm.
• Severus became upset that Harry might learn he was alive and admitted that Harry reminded him of James Potter and of the sacrifices demanded by the Order.
• Severus confessed his guilt over accidentally injuring George and Eileen, and Pomona comforted him as he broke down.
• Pomona asked Severus to protect her while she fought back, promising not to force him; he said he could not leave her, and she kissed him.

Pomona considered Lily Potter’s protection spell and questioned Dumbledore’s conclusions about Harry’s scar and his connection to Voldemort. After discussing prophecies with Severus, she urged him to find Sybill Trelawney a husband, and he left in irritation.

• Pomona tried to understand Lily’s spell by imagining herself as Lily and drawing a lightning-bolt rune on her forehead.
• Pomona told Severus that Harry’s scar might warn him of danger rather than contain a fragment of Voldemort’s soul, and she questioned who Sybill’s prophecy had called the master.
• Severus rejected Pomona’s suggestion that he might be the master and Wormtail his servant, then admitted that he sometimes thought Pomona was a dream.
• Pomona said she believed Harry was too pure to contain a second soul and asked Severus about the Unicorn Quirrell had attacked.
• Pomona urged Severus to protect Sybill and find her a husband, suggesting Luna’s father; Severus objected and Apparated away.

Pomona fortified Malfoy Manor with aggressive magical plants and urged the invited families to commit to the defenses. She left the manor protected by thorny brambles and Bubotubers while Draco and the other children began gathering plant knots.

• Pomona used a Rapid Growth Charm to cover Malfoy Manor in thorny brambles, stunning the gathered aristocrats.
• Pomona explained that the vines would attack anyone seeking their knots, then called Neville Longbottom to let the children collect them.
• Draco and the other St Mungo's students fetched broomsticks to gather the knots, while Theodore Nott remained absent.
• Pomona explained that the students were feeding the magical plants dragon dung and Mooncalf dung to support their rapid growth.
• Pomona took Narcissa and the other noblewomen to plant Bubotuber seeds according to her defense plans.
• Pomona reflected that her show of strength forced the invited families to decide whether they would stand with Slytherin.

Pomona reflected on her monstrous nature and the need to stop pretending to be human, then comforted Neville over his use of her Mandrakes during the Battle of Hogwarts. She asked him to keep Severus’s survival secret from Harry and taught him William Blake’s poem “The Tyger.”

• Pomona recalled how Harry had accidentally smashed a Bubotuber tumor into her head during a lesson, then considered the plant’s dangerous magic and her own nature as a monster that fed on humans.
• Neville apologized for removing Pomona’s Mandrakes from their pots during the Death Eater attack on Hogwarts.
• Pomona praised Neville for using the Mandrakes to defeat the Death Eaters and told him she had once used them to drive attackers out of Greenhouse One.
• Pomona asked Neville not to tell Harry that Severus was alive, fearing Harry would risk his life again, and Neville agreed.
• Pomona had Neville memorize William Blake’s “The Tyger” by repeating each line after her.