evermore || sebastian sallow

chapter 16 - dear anne

chapter 16 - dear anne

"This feels weird but I like it," I told Ominis as we strolled through the streets of Hogsmeade.

It was Saturday and I needed to get out of Hogwarts for a bit. I asked Ominis to accompany me, seeing as we needed to buy potion ingredients for his tutoring anyway.

I tore open a small box of Fudge Flies from Honeydukes like my life depended on it. My cravings today were horrible.

"What feels weird?" He raised an eyebrow, walking beside me, a bag of candies I bought from Honeydukes in his hand, his wand in the other.

He annoyingly insisted he carry them for me, as if they were heavy and I couldn't do it myself. I appreciated it nonetheless.

I popped a piece of fudge into my mouth, chewing. Then I said, "You and me being in Hogsmeade together. Never been here with you before."

He chuckled a little, confused. "Why is that weird?"

I shrugged. "I don't know."

Actually I knew. It was because I'd only ever gone here with Sebastian before, and not to mention he was the one who gave me a tour as per Professor Weasley's request. The other times were with our group of friends. And I didn't become close with Ominis until the end of fifth year.

Sharing traumas created the best friendships I supposed.

"Also, remember when I fought that troll in here? Right there actually!" I pointed at the plaza where Sebastian and I fought the troll last year, then I remembered Ominis couldn't see where I was pointing. "Uh, r-right in front of you. This space we're in right now. Anyway, you wouldn't stop pestering me about it in school, always saying 'you know there is such a thing as trying too hard,'" I mimicked, deepening my voice.

He scowled at my impression, offended. "I don't sound like that. You sound horrid, please don't ever do that again."

"I'm just reminiscing over here, Omi, and it's true. I wasn't even boasting about it. I was lucky to be alive! Imagine if I didn't have ancient magic? I'd probably be dead. Seb—"

I paused, not really wanting to bring up how I fought that troll with Sebastian and how he helped me. Although I did more damage to the troll than he did, his efforts were appreciated.

I couldn't bring myself to think about him these days because it hurt to do so.

The irony was, the harder I tried to forget about him, the harder I thought of him. I wished he'd give me some tips to forget about him, truly.

Clearing my throat, I told Ominis, "You must've hated me."

Ominis must've sensed my swerving off course from mentioning Sebastian because he got a look on his face, deciding to do me a favour and not mention him either.

"I did not hate you, stop being so dramatic. I was merely skeptical about trusting you. Surely you can understand that," he said.

"Fine, yeah you're right. But you were a little scary when I first met you outside the Undercroft," I confessed.

He laughed. "Sorry about that. If it makes you feel better, I scolded Sebastian right after I scolded you." He cleared his throat, realizing he just mentioned Sebastian to me. "Again, I was just skeptical about you. He trusted you way too quickly for my liking."