Hogwarts Legacy X Reader Oneshots

23: Ominis Gaunt - The Perfume

Note: (y/n) is Hogwarts Legacy MC. Also I apologise if your birthday is in July or August because for the sake of this oneshot imagine it to be during the September to June academic year!

House: Slytherin

Requested by: ColoradoGirl24

 "Happy birthday (y/n)!" The girls in my dorm room cried suddenly, startling me awake. I shot bolt-upright and it took me a moment to register what was going on - the girls were surrounding my bed and it seemed as though they had put banners up with the words 'happy birthday' elegantly drawn on them. Most of the girls were smiling and holding presents for me, all except Imelda who stood behind them in a slight grump. She never liked not being the centre of attention.

"Come on, rise and shine!" Grace said excitedly, her box being the biggest but she did have a lot of money and liked to outshine those around her. Still Violet and Nerida were smiling brightly, it being infectious and I too couldn't help but smile as I rubbed my eyes.

"Thank you," I chuckled, Violet pulling back my duvet and forcing me to get up.

"We need to start the celebrations!" She said excitedly.

"Alright, alright," I clambered out of bed and changed into the clothes they had already pulled out for me from my chest of drawers. It was my eighteenth birthday and for a while the girls had insisted we do something to celebrate but I didn't want to make too much of a fuss especially as we had our NEWTs approaching. Still they wanted to do something special for me, so after I got changed we all sat on the floor and the girls handed me their gifts.

I first opened Nerida's, her having gotten me a beautiful silky green scarf from Gladrags which I put on immediately making her smile. Imelda shoved her small present my way, it simply being a box of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans but I thanked her making her blush. Violet eagerly pushed forward her present, it being the latest seat that could attach to my Wind Wisp. Imelda stared at it irritably, her having not gotten the latest in broom technology yet.

"My turn!" Grace smiled, handing me my present. She seemed very excited for me to open it so I did do carefully - she was a bit playful so I wouldn't be surprised if it was some sort of joke present from Zonko's. I was a little shocked at the actual contents however: it was a beautiful brown wooden box decorated with intricate carvings. I opened it up to find a red velvet interior, and a fancy glass perfume bottle with a light pink liquid in it.

I picked the bottle out and read the label. "A Fragrance of Feeling," I read aloud.

"It's the latest perfume on the wizarding market. Lots of witches are wearing it," Grace said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Try it on!"

I sprayed the liquid onto my neck, a rose scent emerging from the bottle. It smelt quite nice and I appreciated the gifts the girls had given me, so I hugged them all with gratitude. "Let's go to breakfast, I bet Feenky has cooked you up a birthday cake!" Nerida said excitedly and the girls and I left our dorm room.

"Maybe Sebastian and Ominis will have gotten you something nice," Grace teased. The girls always liked to tease me about the troublesome Slytherin boys, especially as we had grown close since I first joined Hogwarts in my fifth year. They particularly liked to tease me about Ominis, claiming that he liked me more than a friend. I wasn't so sure but they told me that the only girl he ever felt comfortable with prior to me was Ann Sallow when she was at Hogwarts.

They told me he was always awkward around girls, and rarely started conversation with them however they encouraged the fact that Ominis being comfortable with me made them think he had feelings beyond friendship for me. They'd claim to see him blushing in my presence, perking up when he heard my voice and even talking fondly about me behind my back.