'All my life I've been heading for Hell, but never had I thought I'd drag you down as well' - Sebastian Sallow
'They sold their hearts for diamonds and gold. I refuse to go down the same path as them. You and I have everything.' -Omnis Gaunt
❗Warn...
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Chapter four
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I watch Sebastian leave the Great Hall, until he disappears entirely from my sight. How annoying can he be sometimes... If Ominis and I had decided to report him, he would surely be rotting in Azkaban by now. But...we preferred to give him a second chance. To preserve Anne, and so that this whole story does not harm their family's reputation even more.
But I have the unpleasant impression that he does not take into account the efforts we have made. The efforts that Ominis has made so that no one hears of this tragedy at Hogwarts.
I am perfectly aware that I too have my share of responsibility in this whole story. I should have stopped Sebastian long before things got out of hand, long before the day he discovered Isidora's Pensieve in the secret Hogwarts crypt with me. Before he finds out that it is indeed possible to make a person's pain disappear...but at far too high a cost.
I convinced Ominis to trust me, that I would be able to stop our friend if he ever went too far. But I couldn't. It hurt me so much to see Sebastian so devastated by his sister's fate that I was ready to do anything to see him smile. Unconsciously, I too made Anne suffer by helping her brother to commit the unforgivable.
But I still can't help but think that Solomon was way too hard on Sebastian. He could have made it clear to him in gentler ways that his sister could not be healed and that he was going to lose his sanity if he persisted in seeking a cure that did not exist.
Anyway, I have to change my mind. Rehash my bad choices will get me nowhere. I finally leave the Great Hall, the silence of the empty corridors calms me down immediately.
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I climb the stairs of the astronomy tower and reach one of my favorite rooms in school. The floor creaks under my feet, and a light breeze caresses my face as I walk towards one of the telescopes. I've always loved astronomy, when the sky is clear and you can see the many stars shining down on us in the dark night, I always try to sneak out of my dorm so I can enjoy this magnificent view, which seems so ordinary to thousands of people.
I bend down to look through the telescope, but everything is blurry. I am trying to make some adjustments, but I must admit that I am not yet completely comfortable with this material. I huff and let out a few insults escape from my lips when I hear a noise behind me. It's a very low sound, but I still can notice it. It's like small steps, like those that mouses take when they move.
Intrigued, and because I have nothing better to do given my incompetence with the machine in front of me, I turn around.
' G - good evening, I'm sorry if I interrupted you, I didn't mean to disturb you. ' Said my interlocutor in a small voice but speaking very quickly.
