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

- What if #2 -

Welcome to the second what if of the Roses and Novels stories.

This is a spin-off with another ending to the story, ENJOY!

What if? Helena decided something else after chapter 57...

After Helena died and Evander resurrected her in the manor despise, his powers weren't strong enough for him to heal her. He left her to be alone with her friends so he could go home and heal his own body. As Helena went after him through the gardens, she noticed his distant gaze. But he didn't die right there and apparated home instead...

(Helena perspective)
And I looked at Evander with tears in my eyes and said, "You saved me… Again. Thank you."
We hugged, and he whispered "follow your heart and the stars, and let it take you to the destination you want to be at" and he left the room in silence as I took my friends in a large group hug.

I quickly hurried after Evander that stumbled through the front yard to the gate. "Where are you going?" I asked him. He looked over his shoulder towards me, "I'm going home, soulmate, Don't follow me." I grabbed his hand and said, ''You're not doing well… Stay for a while, heal… After that, you can go home.'' He shook his head as he walked further. ''I have to... I need to say goodbye to my family'' He stepped through the gate and his body apparated away from me.

The lump in my throat welled up right after he left, he saved my life even when he knew his body wasn't strong enough for it… I held my body in fear and anxiety, not knowing in what condition he currently was. Was he badly hurt? Was he dying? Was he going to be alright? Why did he have to leave so fast? He couldn't even look me in the eye when he left… 

My body fell to the ground and in a hard smash my knees hit the soft dirt ground beneath me. Why did he do it… why did he save me instead of giving me the rest and peace my soul longed for? I felt his powers flowing through my body as the tears welled up in my eyes. I was carrying Evander's healing powers, but how was he managing to heal himself if I had his ancient magic? 

''Lena…'' a soft male voice called for me closely. 

I turned my head slightly to meet Ominis right behind me with a worried look in his eyes. 
''Where is Evander?'' he asked concerned. 

''He… He apparated away from me…'' I cried softly. 

Ominis took his seat behind me on his knees as he closed our distance and took me in his embrace as tight as he could to comfort me with his love. His knees getting soaked by the wet dirt beneath him, but he held me to him like it didn't bother. 

''Why didn't you stop him!?'' I blurted out to him from the depth of my emotions. 
He didn't respond, he just held me closer to him, scared to let me go. 

After some time, Ominis tried to ease my emotions ''He told me he did it for you darling… I tried to change his mind, but he didn't want to wait any longer. He feared you're dead, he feared for your soul to leave your body. He wanted to bring you back to the people you loved. Not only that, but he gave you his powers to save you from dying. It was the only choice to bring you back, he wanted to keep some of it… But your body needed everything he got. So he gave you everything in the end, leaving his body weak and vulnerable"

''His decision was hard, but he did it for his reasons…'' a female voice followed after. Anne sat in front of me as she held my hands with hers and a few tears in her eyes. 

''My dear, he died for love!'' She cried.

I tried to look at Anne with the tears still flowing as I shook my head ''He shouldn't have''