She doesn't understand why she can see him, but then she realizes the only reason why she can see him is because she is dead. As the day progresses, they talk more on the pageant before Landon appears, with Hope asking who should apologize in this instance and Lizzie tells her always the boyfriend in moments of jealously. Following this, they manage to kill the shunka, but Hope leaves shortly after, leaving Landon and Rafael questioning who she is. She tells this to Lizzie and they hug at their reunion. Two years later, now with the Hollow expelled from her body, her magic seems to have become more stabilized and in her own control. Josie eventually wins against her darker self and wakes, but Hope does not for reasons unknown.
He wants their daughter to be raised by her parents in her family home. It is worthy to note that Hope has detected these events while still wearing her bracelet that blocks her power. Back in his office, Hope questions why Alaric is no longer at the Salvatore School, but he dismisses the idea as a long story. Monique is about to stab the baby when Marcel comes in and kills her. The two are shocked to find that the creature is gone, hinting to the fact that it is not a troll. Conversely, she's headstrong and strong-willed as she cast a boundary spell to entrap her father inside the Abattoir. Later, she uses the prism and interacts with "Landon" again, eventually revealing that she loves him, and was fearful that he would leave her — similar to how the rest of her family have.
She tells him she can't really be dead, because otherwise he wouldn't try to kill her and the baby. He responds that there's a glimpse of the devil in her eyes and that is all him. Rebekah left town before Hope's birth but soon returned when Klaus asked her to protect his daughter. She fears Klaus will try to take their daughter away from her. When he tries to talk to her, she tells him to go and pushes his astral projection out. Eventually, her subconscious tells her that she knows he is in danger, and this prompts her to go looking for Landon. And he tells her that she'll return to him. Lizzie eventually returns, but loses the Merge. Despite their time apart Hope calls Klaus "Dad", showing that their bond is still strong. He hands her over to Rebekah. To her peers, she seems closed off. Following this, another vortex opens within Malivore and tries to suck Hope in. Nevertheless, Kai tells her that she has been looking at the wrong ascendant and shows her that the ascendant is hidden within one of Alyssa's stuffed bears. When Landon returns to the Salvatore School, Hope asks if the two can talk, and Landon agrees that they should. They were reunited after five years and, despite some initial nervousness on both sides, they shared a lovely day, it showing just how alike they are. He dismissed the child's existence and acted as though he didn't care if it lived or died. However, she continues to use Dark Magic; such as when she sacrificed a rat to locate Landon and the knife he had stolen and secondly when she performed a Death Spell that wounded Hope is also part werewolf, having inherited the werewolf gene from both of her parents. Landon tells her that Penelope informed him about her keeping secrets from him regarding his mother. During the dance, she is still guilty about Landon and sees Josie and Lizzie argue, wondering why they are doing so.