Headmistress Dowling has one of the most interesting, if not tragic, character arcs in the series. Always proper, and a major mystery, we soon find out she is harboring more secrets than she could ever let on. Motivating and pushing Bloom forward, she is one of her biggest supporters, and has massive powers of her own, with the ability to killed Burned Ones. However, we soon find out she chose not to tell Bloom she is a changeling, and is is holding ex-headmistress Rosalind captive, telling everyone she died. Once the secret is out, Dowling warns Bloom about Rosalind's evil powers, and once she is released, all hell breaks loose. By the end of the season, Rosalind kills and buries Dowling, making way for a new era at Alfea that might be good, or very evil.