evermore || sebastian sallow

Chapter 71 - Maroon

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way that she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides."

— Audrey Hepburn

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Chapter 71 - Maroon

Warning: contains explicit adult content

Y/n's Perspective

I was strolling across Hogwarts grounds toward the Quidditch Pitch, a wind chill making my cheeks flush, which sent shivers down my skin. The Daily Prophet in my hands rustled, a stubborn little thing wanting to flip to the next page that I had to keep a firm grip on it so I could read the front page.

I buried my nose in my thick Ravenclaw scarf as an attempt to keep myself warmer, my brows furrowing at the words I read:

30 October 1892

The Three Broomsticks, a popular wizarding inn and pub in Hogsmeade Village, continues to bustle with tourists and locals despite the horrors that occurred just two weeks ago.

Although its rebuilding merely took over a day after the destructive fire, lives that were lost could never be regained. Others say that in commemoration of the victims, they visit the lovely pub in honour of them.

But tensions are rising among the wizards and witches.

Blood status. Could it truly define how safe you are in the Wizarding World?

I shrieked a little when my foot stepped on a rock, making me stumble on my steps. I hadn't seen it as I was too busy reading The Daily Prophet.

Sighing, I folded the newspaper and tucked it into the back pocket of my trousers.

There was a new fire brewing inside of me ever since that night of The Three Broomstick's destruction. I'd kept my head up higher, my mind a little clearer. I'd also sent an owl to Marvolo that very same night and Sebastian watched me as I sealed it and sent it off, perhaps sealing our fate with it too.

But I knew Marvolo too well by now. He hadn't sent an owl back, but I had a feeling when he would make his presence known.

I reached the Quidditch field. Sebastian told me their practice should be done by the afternoon, so I'd decided to surprise him by meeting him there.