Falling For The Right One, A Hogwarts Fanfic Love Story

Entertaining your enemy

*Ominis POV*
I sighed as I waited for the Blacks carriage to make an appearance. I badly wanted to sneak off to Feildcroft last night to avoid spending even a minute with Saraphina.
But I knew it would be the wrong thing to do. If Alicia showed up to the Gala and I was not in attendance she would never forgive me.
It had been tempting to down a whole bottle of fire whiskey to make the day easier for me to handle.
But I knew my temper was easily triggered when I was intoxicated. I didn't want Saraphina dead even though she deserved every second of loathing from me.
Instead I was drinking a stout bitter coffee hoping wake myself up from this nightmare my parents were putting me through.
It was hard trying to make plans I did not want anyone to see us walking together on my estates as it would make it seem like we were close, but I also did not want to feed the gossip mill and bring her to town with me.
I was hoping to convince her that there was no point for her to spend time with me. We would never be married, no matter how hard our families schemed.
I scoffed at the sight of their carriage. They were from old money but their overly lavish carriage screamed new money.
The main carriage was a dark black but had gold embelishes everywhere, thick silk curtains covered the windows.
I sat my mug down and made my way outisde, I was damned to have to behave like a proper gentleman to her.
Her long black hair billowed out in the wind as she made her way out of the carriage eagerly accepting the hand I had offered in help.
Saraphina was undeniably gorgeous she has been the best looking witch at Hogwarts until Alicia showed up.
Her blue eyes filled with mischief when they made contact with mine.
"Lets make the best of this situation shall we? I have brought a basket full of food more than enough for two people. I heard there is a lake on your estate I think no one shall come upon us there.
She laughed when she saw the shocked expression on my face.
I can admit defeat Ominis,
I know a bethrothal between us will never happen.
Lets get on for appearances and than I shall depart."
I was made speechless I had prepared to fight her off all day, I did not expect her to conciede so fast.
"Yes there is a lake let me summon our elves to bring two horses for us to ride up to it, are you okay with riding?"

She smiled making her blue eyes sparkle "it is the one thing I shall always love, it's the only time it seems I can escape the shackles of my families requirements and demands rhey make of me. Horses also judge you differently they don't judge you for your actions but what is truely in your heart."
I was rendored completely off my gaurd. It was easy to forget how smart she was when all she ever showed of herself was negative.
My curiousity peaked at wondering what requirements she was made to follow.
Were they anything like mine, did she have any option to choose her wants in life. Did her parents want to he rid of her too, but I didn't want to delve to far into what made her the person she is today.
I did not want to find simularities with Saraphina I did not want my opinion of her to change.
She climbed onto a horse with such ease, I however was still learning how to ride I was never allowed to when I was blind.
"Forgive me for being slow I am still learning." I managed to say as we coaxed the horses into walking.
"I guess I can take it easy wouldn't want to be the reason you became a cripple after already being blind." She quips at me. There she was the Saraphina we all knew,
"I almost want to beg you to do so, your family would instantly back out of the bethrothal." I remarked back as I smirked when I saw her eyes flinch slightly.
I could tell she wanted to take off but knew she would only scuff the families reputation, no one walked away from a Gaunt.
Slowly we made it into the small forest that laid between our estate and the lake. Another place I was never allowed to venture into, they didn't want to spend the time looking for me if I became lost. The smell almost overwhelmed me and my eyes couldn't remain still. The forests around Hogwarts were densley made up trees that kept any light from reaching the ground.
This forest the sunlight filtered through the leaves leaving abstract patterns all around the ground.
"I'm sorry Ominis for what I said earlier, it was uncalled for. I'm just anxious for the reprocussions that fall on me after I leave."
We made it to the lake in silence, I couldn't tell if she was being genuine or if it was some kind of ploy to guilt me into courting her.
We tied up the horses and spread the blanket on the shoreline.
I unhooked the basket from the back of the horse and put it next to the blanket.
I sat down and admired the lake that laid before us.
Lilypads were begining to grow barely below the surface.
The blue sky made the water this breathtaking blue that shimmered in the sunlight with every ripple.
I couldn't deny it was a perfect day to be here, the sun was warm and inviting I quickly pulled my vest off.
Saraphina sat down on the blanket still giving proper space.
"Honestly I don't know what to make of you, one second you are the Saraphina from school and the next you are someone else I can't tell if all of it is just one big act."

She smiled at me before letting a laugh escape her mouth.
"I guess honestly maybe it all is, I can pretend to be the most perfect lady, or the most hated of villians. It's to bad my dad would never let me get into acting, I think I would be rather good at it. But entertaining others is below our familiies standing, he would never allow it.
So instead I take my anger out on people who have the freedom I don't, I can't help but seethe with jealousy when they have the one thing that I desire the most in my life.
But I also am perfectly aware that my way of coping is making others suffer to make myself feel better. And I have not stopped myself from doing so, I am not a good person but I think I'm also not the epitome of a villian.
She smirks at me I have now laid everything bare it's up to you to decide to take it as another act or as my truth.
I know you can tell when people are lying though. Your blindness might have been a blight for you, it also afforded you to read people much better by just the sound of their voice."
She bites down into a sandwich as she looks away at the lake her shoulders slightly relaxed.
Her black hair danced in the wind.
I was so very conflicted, as much as I wanted to believe she was lying. I didn't think she was it sounded like our home lives shared many simularities.
Maybe in another life we could have been friends, someone who knew the trials of being born into our families.
We finished the conversation and food until it started to grow dark. We arrived at the estate as soon as Saraphinas carriage pulled up, "thank you for opening up to me I feel a little less alone when it comes to dysfunctional families."
"Just wish me luck on my return home I will need it." She smiles before getting off the horse and getting into the carriage before pulling away.