Hogwarts Legacy Oneshots

Back in the Scriptorium

Characters: Ominis Gaunt, f!MC

Warning: angst and past trauma

A/N: I wanted to explore if Ominis would ever be able or willing to use Unforgivable Curse. Let's find out, shall we?

Description: In their final year at Hogwarts, y/n returns to the Scriptorium to uncover the truth behind Noctua. With Sebastian absent, y/n and Ominis have become close friends (or more). 

Y/n's POV

"haaethaassssseyythsssaahaa"

To her surprise, as she spoke the strange words, the snakes on the door began to move, slithering and intertwining in a mesmerising dance. The locks clicked, and the door swung open, revealing the next room. Y/n stepped forward, but before she could fully enter, the door abruptly slammed, sealing itself shut with an echoing thud.

Being alone in those cold corridors was terrifying. She slid down the wall and crouched in a corner. The snake with the symbols underneath looked her way expectantly, but y/n made no move to begin the puzzle.

After a few hours that felt like years, she heard a muffled hiss. The snake door clicked and opened.

There he was, the red glow of his wand illuminating the dark corridors. His pale face displayed a mixture of shock, anger and concern.

"Ominis!" y/n cried, rushing into his arms. She wanted him to shout and scold her for her stupid idea, but instead, he remained silent. A single sigh escaped his lips as he buried his face in her neck and held her tightly.

They just stood there for a while, listening to each other's heartbeats. Time seemed to stretch on indefinitely until finally, y/n was the one to cautiously break the embrace and looked down in embarrassment.

"I don't know what I was thinking," she muttered softly, her voice tinged with self-disappointment. "how could I be so naive to believe that the doors were still open? Of course they weren't."

She waited for a reaction from Ominis, but it was in vain. He gazed into space, wearing a sad expression on his face.

"Ominis..." y/n whispered, attempting to get him to say something but he simply shook his head and turned away.

"Alright I won't force you to talk to me, but we need to find a way out of here." she pleaded, reaching for his hand, but he pulled away and scoffed. "You know how it works, y/n. Don't take me for a fool."

"It was so stupid of me, I really thought I could get through. I only asked Deek to tell you as the last resort but I was sure he wouldn't have to... Ominis I'm so sorry.." She reached out and grabbed both of his hands, desperately seeking some kind of connection in the midst of her mess.

"Alright, we can discuss this later. Let's just move on, please. You know what is ahead." he said, no longer pushing her away, but his demeanour remained distant, so painfully distant.

They walked through the door in silence, stepping into the room that had haunted their nightmares. The remnants of Noctua as some horrifying memorial lay undisturbed in the corner, just as they had left it, the word 'Crucio', scorched into the floor in front of her, the letters still burning with an ominous flame.

Y/n could feel a scream building up within her as the memories ignited like a raging inferno and yet, she had only endured the curse twice in her life. She glanced at Ominis, but his face revealed nothing.

As if on cue, he let go of her hand, turned around and walked a few steps away from her. His face still remained devoid of expressions as he spoke, "You know what to do. Just as you wanted to get in here, you must want to hurt me to get out."