Mi Historia || Sebastian Sallow (Hogwarts Legacy)

Part 35 - 1890 Christmas

I tried to walk close behind Sebastian while he guided us through the hallways, leading us to the secret office. He pulled me with him by my hand as I still stared at him in shock and wariness. My other fingers scraped over my lips where he just kissed me like I was his possession. Was I actually falling for him? Or was it the hormones that were riding my high again. And I wondered if Marvolo would find out about that kiss with that mark he placed on me...

Sebastian took turns around the corners and lights and paintings flashed beside us while we kept speeding down the stairs towards the right place. It was always a question for me how he knew where to go during our quests. Like he had a map floating in his mind calling to him where to go left or right... He was a personal guide in many places, and that was something i admired from him. A large black door stood to our left, and he stopped walking all of a sudden and i bumped into his shoulder ''Here it is!'' he whispered softly. i wrinkled my nose to avoid the pain from occurring as i slightly brushed against it. He handed me his wand ''You are better with this spell than i am''. I took it from him and stood before the door and took one final look around to see if there wasn't anyone who could see us. ''Hurry up!'' he gritted through his teeth. My head turned back to him in arrogance ''I wanted to be sure, alright!'' and i tapped with the wand on the door handle ''Alohomora'' i whispered. The door clicked open, and we quickly went inside and closed the door after us. In the office, everything was dark, and we had to keep it like that. The light would only destroy our mission if it was seen through the windows and under the door frame. Sebastian took his wand from me and lighted a candle for us to hold.

The office wasn't large, it was tiny with a few book cases a desk, two chairs and in the corner a whiskey bottle. On the wall hang a giant painting of Gaunt's manor and beneath something that looked like a certificate. "What are we actually looking for?" I asked as I turned to Sebastian with question marks staining my face. "The entrance to his secret hide out" and he started moving some books from the cabinets to find the right book. "How do you even know there is one?" As I copied him and moved some books to another shelf. "Ominis told me. Now where is that damn book" "Why don't you cast revelio?" And I lifted a black book with the letters M.G. on it. "Too obvious, Mr. Gaunt will know if I cast magic on the damn book. He's too smart for that" and he moved on to the next bookcase on our right.

M.G... Marvolo Gaunt perhaps? I stepped back and opened the book to have a look inside of it. The first page was an index, and the corner of the page had a stamp. The same icon Marvolo used for my mark... i flipped through the pages as fast as i could. There were names scrolled down with ink and little checkboxes behind it. All marked with the stamps, like it was some kind of groceries list. Maybe these were the humans he had to kill, or killed for his father. And his dad was keeping this as proof to blackmail him when necessary.

When Sebastian took a closer look, I quickly shut the book and placed it back in the cabinet. This wasn't something I wanted him to know about Marvolo. He told me that in secret, so I kept my word.

My hand took hold of a green book next to it and the bookcase started to float forward, "I found it!" I said a bit of enthusiast. "Good job Delgado" Sebastian grinned at me as he pushed the case more forward. I followed him behind the book case, and it instantly floated back to its original spot.

When I turned around, I noticed the huge research room. Walls covered in pictures, maps, notes all connected with red silk ribbons. This was it! This was what Sebastian was talking about...

"Don't tell me Ominis really told you about this place? How can he even find this thing, the boy is blind Sebastian..."

He walked towards a table where papers were scattered all over the place and started to read them one by one, "stop mistrusting me, gorgeous. I don't lie, I never do."