Dark New World || Sebastian Sallow

Aurelia Ravenshadow

Sebastian pulled out his pocket watch and checked the time as he lay back on his dorm room bed with a sigh. Twenty minutes has gone by since Lena went to see Professor Weasley and he was already impatiently waiting for her to return, he didn't want her out of his sight and her having to leave made him slightly uneasy as he now couldn't help but worry that she would slip away to try and fight Ambrose on her own.

He was mildly startled by a creek that filled the room, Sebastian lifted his head quickly in hopes to see Lena walk through the door but to his disappointment it was only Ominis. Sebastian rested his arm behind his head as he sat up a bit against the backboard of his bed. The two hadn't spoken since the evening they argued over Lena and the map.

"Hey." Sebastian greeted carefully, trying to see if he could spark a light conversation with him.

"Where's Lena?" Ominis asks, grabbing his suitcase from underneath his bed and begins packing, which struck Sebastian's curiosity.

"She's with Professor Weasley... where are you off to?"

"Why are you so nosy, it's quite honestly none of your concern." Ominis says, mocking his words from the other night.

"Oh, come on now Ominis." Sebastian let out an irritated breath as he rolled his eyes.

"What? We clearly don't share certain details of our lives with one another anymore." He points out, grabbing a book from his nightstand.

"Why are you so dramatic?" 

"Dramatic? What's dramatic about this? You have your secrets...." He snapped his suitcase close and picked it up as he slid his wand in his pocket. "and I have mine."

"Ominis, it's not like that."

"Oh really?"

"What do you want me to say?" Sebastian sighed, watching as Ominis walked to the door pausing for a moment before whispering. "Just don't mess Lena up, she needs you... Merry Christmas, Sebastian."

Sebastian let out a soft sigh as his eyes went sullen. "Merry Christmas Ominis."

Without another word Ominis slipped out from the dorm, leaving Sebastian to sit in his dismay. He could only hope that he would one day understand that Sebastian meant no real harm.

Once he was sure he was entirely alone he slid off the bed and knelt down to slide his hand under the mattress, pulling out the map. He unfolded it in front of himself as he sat back on his bed, and after a long moment of examining the parchment, he noticed something rather odd... It didn't look the same as it did the first time he looked at it. With a suspicious glare he grabbed his notes that he took the other day and compared the map to them, quickly realizing that this map was not permanent. It must have followed Ambrose's group as they moved.

Meanwhile, Lena made her way to the transfiguration courtyard where she found Professor Weasley standing outside. It was a particularly warm day, which was a nice change from the cold and gloomy weather that they have been having recently.

"Hello Professor, I came as soon as I got your owl." She greeted as she stepped up to the fiery haired woman, the snow was swirling around them as she glanced down to Lena with a gentle smile.

"Thank you for coming, Lena." She began, readjusting the collar of her coat. "Come with me, please."

Lena nodded, watching as the professor led her towards the stairs that led up to the transfiguration classroom. She motioned her hand for Lena to wait as she opened the door and looked inside, flicking her wrist as if she was motioning for someone to come towards her. Lena watched curiously as Weasley stepped back a bit and a moment later a girl poked her head around the corner. Immediately, Lena recognized her... olive skin, long, wavy, raven colored hair, big dark green eyes, and a sharp nose.