It has been six years since Astoria and Sebastian broke up. Both of them are living their best lives away from each other. But when Sebastian finds out that Rookwood is still alive and hunting Astoria down, he leaves his life behind to find her. *Completely republished*

!!!WARNING!!! this story contains spoilers for the game Hogwarts Legacy Please read the NSFW-warning at the bottom⬇️ At the end of the fifth year, our heroine Marian 'Mari' Carter is faced with the aftermath of the story we all followed. This story is my own attempt of trying to get over the end of the game and how unsatisfying it was to me regarding certain plotlines. Please note that this story is inspired by the game Hogwarts Legacy, its characters and the wizarding world, but there might be some canon divergences and plot lines that are added, altered or left out. I do not own the characters, world setting, places and names of the Hogwarts Legacy and Wizarding World universe. A few words about the author: I'm not a native speaker, so please forgive any mistakes or typos. I have spent a long time considering whether to post this story or not because I'm insecure and an overthinker D: Please be kind :) I hope you enjoy the story! Do not hesitate to ask questions or leave comments and let me know what you think :) If you want to listen to some audio snippets from the story, follow me on tiktok @mari.carter1 NSFW WARNING: The chapters with explicit content will be marked with one or two 🌶 🌶: the chili is mentioned and/or gets tasted 🌶🌶: the chili gets eaten You following? Good. Now enjoy 😇

Ten years after I began at Hogwarts, Sebastian Sallow is back. And he's Professor Sallow now. He disappeared after the fall of Ranrok and Rookwood, after I lost Professor Fig, and after Ominis and I couldn't keep him from losing himself. But I never forgot him. As students his darkness kept us apart, and as adults his quest to make amends took him around the world and off the radar while my career with the Ministry kept me close to home. With the unexpected opportunity to reconnect, a wildfire of emotions threatens to bring us close once more. And a mysterious, imminent threat from another land threatens to keep us apart...forever. A story about love, loss, and redemption. CH. 1 Snippet: "I can hear Sebastian's breath grow shallow as he grabs ahold of one of my wrists tightly and I notice a familiar shift that brings a strange glisten to his eye and dark shadow to his brow. I've know that look from before, long ago, in the catacombs and the undercroft. But here it has an intensity that I've never seen. He is voracious and wild --primal, even. Like an old familiar melody, I can almost hear the subtlety of his metered self control that prevents him from becoming completely unhinged. And, oh my god, the realization of how badly he wants me nearly send me off." ---- WARNING: NSFW, Mature | Hogwarts Legacy Fan-fiction | Romance | Contains Hogwarts Legacy Spoilers | F Gryffindor OC / Sebastian Sallow. | M OC / Ominis Gaunt | Steamy Start, Slow Burn