Sebastian stood next to his friend, broken beyond repair. After all the painstaking research, all the sleepless nights, even after... after Solomon... and Anne leaving... somehow this ache hurt him in a way that none of the others did. Her words, endlessly repeating in his head, the word tortured slicing at him every time it came around. He knew that she was talking about the cruciatus curse, how he willingly cast her into a spell of absolute torment. But what ached harder was that he knew that wasn't all he did to torture her. Suddenly thoughts of every harsh word, every lie, every strain he put on her, came flooding to memory. How... how did it feel even worse than the unforgivables....
It felt like a dark cloud was hovering over him. He had noticed that things had been feeling dark recently, but her words were like the first drop of rain before a downfall. He was feeling heavy and cold, every part of his body feeling like a substantial weight pulling him down. It hadn't been that long since Diana had come to him, telling him she wouldn't turn him in for what he had done. He thought everything was going to be fine then- he thought she was fine...
Sebastian momentarily snapped out of his thoughts as Ominis began to speak;
"Who- who was she speaking to last?" he asked in a whisper.
And out of seemingly nowhere, a new hurt throbbed deep inside of him, this time it felt like a burning. Unwillingly to address the drastic change he responded with unsuspecting venom;
"It was you."
And Sebastian trudged away, tears pooling out as he did so.
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Acceptance: Hogwarts Legacy Continued
FanfictionPicking up from the final fight at the castle, our MC is struggling now with more than just the problems that come with ancient magic. This is a story about accepting yourself, and finding people who will also accept you for who you are. Slowest of...
