But King Xeno, still fearful of his daughter's life, did then and there decree that every piece of jewelry in the kingdom should on that very day be confiscated and investigated, and so it was done.
"This is preposterous," said Minerva.
"Now, come have a nice cup of tea, dear. I'm sure it'll work out somehow," said Poppy.
"Well, an investigation won't stop Dolores."
"Of course not. But what will?"
"Well, perhaps if we reason with her."
"Reason? With Dolores?" scoffed Minerva.
"Well, she can't be all bad," reasoned Pomona.
"Oh, yes, she can."
"I'd like to turn her into a fat old cow!" exclaimed Minerva.
"Now, dear, that isn't a very nice thing to say."
"But there must be some way…" thought Pomona out loud. "But of course!"
"What is it, Flora?" asked Poppy.
"I'm going to ... shh, shh, shh! We must discuss this where we know no spies will report this to her." She went to the Room of Requirement, followed by Pomona and Minerva. Upon arrival, she turned to the others. "I'll turn her into a cat."
"Dolores?" asked Minerva. "That'd be an unpleasant pet."
"Oh no, dear, the princess!"
"Oh she'd make a lovely flower."
"Don't you see, a cat would have no need to wear a necklace."
"It definitely doesn't."
"She'll be perfectly safe."
"Until Doloressends some sort of curse."
"Yes, a ... oh dear!"
"She always ruins your best plans."
"You're right. And she'll be expecting us to do something like that."
"But what won't she expect, she knows everything?" questioned Minerva.
"Oh but she doesn't dear. Dolores doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping earnest. You know, sometimes I don't think she's really very happy," said Poppy.
"That's it, of course! It's the only thing she can't understand, and won't expect. We have to plan it carefully, let's see, we can hide her here. Of course the King and Queen will object, but when we explain it's the only way..."
"Explain what?" Minerva was becoming confused the more Pomona spoke.
"About two professors and a nurse raising a child in a school that teaches magic."
"Oh, that's very nice of them."
"Who are they?"
"Turn around!"
"You mean, us?"
"Take care of the baby?"
"Why not?"
"Oh, I'd like that!"
"Well, yes, yes, but will we have to feed it? You really think we can?"
"We'll have the house elves to help us."
"And we have our magic to help us."
"That's right."
"Come along now, We must tell their majesties at once."
Pomona, Poppy, and Minerva sat in the throne room of the palace in Ravenbrook with King Xeno and Queen Amelia, discussing the plan.
"Absolutely not. Why would Hogwarts be safe when this palace isn't?"
"The fact that Dolores couldn't find it. So she couldn't find out where she is hidden and when she would be returning here."
"Your majesty, it really is the best way."
"Would we be able to visit?"
"I am sorry, but no."
"Give us time to discuss."
It was only an hour, but after that hour, they were given permission to leave with her that night. Pomona, Poppy, and so the king and his queen watched with heavy hearts as their only child disappeared into the night.