🥀 Roses and Novels - Sebastian Sallow - Ominis Gaunt (Hogwarts Legacy Fanfic)

🥀 - Chapter 64 - 🌹

(Helena perspective)
Sebastian apparated us both to some random dark alley with a stone path and narrow walls.

In the distance, there were some dark, tall figures that stood talking with bottles in their hands. The moonlight shone brightly into the alley, and the path cleared a way through.

He took me by my hand. ''Are you going to kill me?'' I asked as he pulled me with him.

''Stay close to me. You can't be sure of the creatures walking in these narrow streets.'' My conscious and I trusted Sebastian on his word. This wasn't a typical Hogsmeade village. So I stayed close to him as we walked under the moonlight.

We stepped down a few stairs as he knocked on a large wooden door. On the door was a beautiful painting of a siren as seen in the black lake. Merpeople Ominis once called them.

A small square opened in the door, and two violet purple eyes watched us ''contraseña?'' a squeeking voice said. ''música'' Sebastian said as he showed a gold coin. The small door closed and the door magically disappeared, and the small elf with pointy ears waved his hand for us to come inside.

I looked over my shoulder, and i saw the door appear again.

We now stood in a narrow hall with seaweed and ocean blue wallpaper and candlelit candles on the ceiling. I followed Sebastian down the halls, down a couple stairs. In the distance i heard people talking, music instruments and the clinging of glasses.

''Where are we?'' i asked as i moved closer to Sebastian.
''This is Canto de sirena'' And he opened the two large doors in front of us.

''The most unknown and secretive places in London. A place to escape for wizards, witches and magical creatures.'' I took a few steps inside. There were round tables decorated with colored dried flowers and emerald green chairs. A low wooden ceiling. A mosaic floor in the shapes of hexagons in the shades of white, beige and sandcolor. Around the tables i saw witches, wizards, a Giant, elves and gnomes with drinks.They all laughed and enjoyed the music as they had conversations.

We moved a bit further and stood in a giant ballroom with chandeliers hanging on the ceiling. Candle-lit candles floated in the air as the fire lit the beautiful siren paintings on the walls. To the left of the ballroom a huge pool where merpeople had their drinks and talked to the people outside of the water. To the right is a bar with a balcony over it. And in front of us was a live band with music instruments and a beautifull dressed elve who could sing with this heavenly angelic voice. I couldn't believe my eyes; this place was so magical.

My head turned to Sebastian with a smile and he took me by my hand to find a seat near the podium. We sat down as he smiled at me, and i asked, ''How do you know this place?'' 

He showed me the golden coin; it had the face of a siren ''One of many secrets that belonged to my parents. My father took my mom here on their first date. He gave me the coin, password and location before he died.'' 

I looked around at the dancing people. ''Did you come here often?'' i said. ''This is my fourth time actually.'' I looked at him as my brows narrowed. 

He laughed, ''Don't worry, i never took a girl here. You are the first to see this amazing place. I always went alone to get a drink or to socialize,'' And he stood up and said, ''I'll get us some drinks; what do you want?'' I giggled, ''Wine, please''

After a couple seconds, he sat down with our drinks and he took out his hand to shake mine ''Ah your the new fifth year; I'm Sebastian Sallow. Welcome to Slytherin.'' I shook his hand and laughed. ''Thank you.'' He laughed and took a sip of his drink. 

''You know, i never asked your name when we met that day in the Slytherin common room. And i didn't ask for your name when we had our first dual in the defense against the dark arts class.'' I took a sip of my wine and nodded.

''That's so true; You didn't.. So tell me, Sebastian Sallow. How did you know my name?''

He grinned as he took another sip of his firewhisky. ''I asked one of your roommates for your name. Right after the moment, we met in the common room.'' My lips curled up. ''Let me guess, Imelda?'' He laughed ''Ofcourse, who else would spill the beans to me.. She told me a few things about you as well.''

I was surprised at him. ''Like what?'' He tapped his finger on the table. ''Things like what kind of underwear you had in your suitcase. What books did you have on your nightstand? And one of the most important ones is whether you had a boyfriend or not.''

And we both laughed loudly. ''Of course you did''

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