In The Shadow of Our Choices

Chapter 120: The Last Hurrah

Previously:
Andrew and his team won the Quidditch Cup! It was a huge come-from-behind victory.
*Very previously*: Andrew's father brought him in as an apprentice auror after he'd expressed concerns over Sebastian the previous summer. He spent much of the year getting closer to Sebastian in order to report to his father. In the process, he got to know Sebastian and be friends with him. He ultimately learned the full truth, and decided not to turn him in, lying to his father. He also agonized about his career. His father was the biggest proponent of him becoming an auror, and Andrew liked the good he could do, but his experience with Sebastian led him to have concerns about the reality of his job. Aria encouraged him to pursue his dream of professional quidditch, but Andrew wasn't sure.

Sebastian and Anne joined the others at the final stand of the Rookwood gang, and Sebastian was particularly concerns with her wanting to go after the gang members as they escaped? Idk, he really hasn't done much else lately because *Very Previously*: Sebastian spent much of the fall semester being a manipulative, controlling &@$^@*! in a relationship with Elizabeth as they delved into the dark arts with a old travel log. He hit his turning point when he created his own inferi for the first time and realized how horrible the things he was doing were. After accidentally injuring Elizabeth, her subsequently being healed, and them breaking up, he threw himself into cure research for Anne, ultimately succeeding in finding the owner of the Elder Wand and convincing him to return to Britain with them, and Anne's curse was finally broken.

Ominis recently broke his unbreakable Vow to go through with the marriage to Grace, broke it off with her, and was legally adopted into the Sallow family (By "Solomon") and changed his name to match. However, he and Elizabeth still have not resolved their falling out over his failure to tell her about the Vow, which meant she was putting him in danger.
*Very Previously*: Ominis struggled with being around Elizabeth and Sebastian when they were in their toxic relationship, unsure what to do. Sebastian, in a fit of jealousy, set it motion the events that led to his engagement to Grace through their families. Ominis had a difficult time getting close to Grace, eventually learning that she had feelings for Adelaide, and that she had a difficult time being alone with men because of past experiences. Since, they've had a tentative friendship. He worked closely with Garreth to make a potion to heal Elizabeth's mind. Ominis also befriended young Albus Dumbledore, helping him rescue his brother and learning about the Mirror or Erised. Despite his attempts to destroy it because he viewed it as dangerous, it ended up in the possession of his father, where Ominis willingly left it.

Elizabeth dueled Rookwood and won, but left him alive. She's still struggling with her feelings towards Ominis.
*Very Previously*: Elizabeth spent the better part of her fall semester suffering from an altered mental state, driven to hunt down the Ashwinders that tortured her with Sebastian. Once she was healed by Ominis and Garreth's potion, she was horrified at everything that had happened, and quite lost. During their trip to Isvik for the Elder Wand, she agreed to date Ominis in secret. Despite initially enjoying it, once they returned to Hogwarts, it became much harder for her, and they faced disapproval from some friends. When she learned that she was putting Ominis' life in danger because of his Vow, she was furious.

I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting tbh...

Andrew

Andrew stepped out into the Floo parlor, brushing the ash from his robes and taking a moment to steady his swirling stomach. The celebration after Ravenclaw's victory had carried straight through the night. He had managed only two hours of sleep sometime around midday, but the consequences of his revelry were settling in with punishing clarity. His head throbbed with each beat of his heart and his stomach churned. Being hungover was not a state he ever wanted to be in around his parents, but when he'd received the owl inviting him to dinner, he couldn't decline.