Title: Rare Components, V Challenge: Tulips Word Count: 100
“Severus? Is that – it can't - “
“Pomona. “ It had taken six months to analyze the soil correctly, another half year to coax the dormant bulb back to life. Seeing a professional Herbologist react to his work was immensely gratifying. “What can I do for you?”
“You could tell me where you found a Rufus Glorificus.” Pomona gently ran a fingertip over a petal. “I thought they were extinct.”
“Not anymore, thanks to Muggles and their wars.” Severus handed her his analysis of the contaminated soil patch. “German bombs have their uses, it seems.”