Sebastian Sallow is a tortured soul with the world on his shoulders whose only mission is to save his sister Anne - at any cost. Atley Barlowe is a budding new witch who also carries the world on her shoulders as she travels the road less traveled to unlock the secrets of her connection to ancient magic. Will the burdens of their lives, minds and souls prove to be too much or can they save each other? Sebastian Sallow x Fem!oc (but please feel free to replace "Atley" with your oc's name and "Barlowe" with your oc's last name in your mind if you'd prefer to read it that way.) Slow burn romance but will slowly become a deep and dark fic filled with heart swelling fluff, chaos, angst, magic, dark magic, romance, friendship, family, twists, turns and all sorts of soul crushing. This will be a LONG fic in order to keep the entirety of the story together - but for new or slow readers - do not worry, chapters are fast paced and kept at a manageable length. Will contain spoilers from the Hogwarts Legacy game. Characters aged up to year seven (18 years old). - *SPOILERS - There will be MANY spoilers for the HL game so read at your own risk ** TW: This story will contain themes of death, struggles in mental health, depression, PTSD, anxiety, violence, a bit of intimacy, terminal illness, blood, alcoholism, injury, self harm, "foul" language - if you are uncomfortable with any of these, please do not read! *** All characters aside from Atley and their likeness are owned, created and trademarked by Warner Bros, Portkey Games, the Wizarding World, etc... all rights to them. Story / original character owned by me. Occasional scenes be taken from the game and use quotes, but my own additions will be added to them. Lastly, thank you for reading and all your support! I don't plan to add many notes of my own but I would LOVE if you would leave your own thoughts, commentary and votes. It's always exciting to feel like I'm reading an annotated book passed around among friends! :)

Things are quickly changing at Hogwarts. Some could say for the best and some for the worst. A lot of tension is building since the new fifth year has been enrolled, some fancying them while others..... Well, let's just say they aren't necessarily thrilled. Over the course of the next couple of years until our characters become seventh years, a lot will happen between those we love and those we think we love. But what will happen if the person you come to love so much turns on you? How will Y/N handle it? They've handled enough in their life before Hogwarts.... Is this any different?

|| SEBASTIAN SALLOW FANFIC || ꧁"The things we do for love like this are ugly, mad, full of sweat and regret. This love burns you and maims you and twists you inside out. It is a monstrous love and it makes monsters of us all."꧂ It has been almost a decade since Evelyn Relm defeated Ranrok and hid the ancient magic, within herself. She's worked hard to keep that part of herself as quiet as she could, getting a job working at Ollivander's Wand Shop so that she may slowly distribute the magic she holds into her craftsman ship, sharing it with the Hogwarts Community one wand at a time. The ancient magic stirs within her bones, gnawing at her sanity constantly and only ever seemed to ease when she was creating - so that's exactly what she did. Only when an old friend returns to Hogwarts, confessing that life in the castle and community has started to become more and more restless throughout the years instead of becoming quieter and safer than what Evelyn had originally thought, does she consider facing the parts of herself that she has spent so much time burying. She quickly realizes that she must once again meet face to face with a darkness that stares back. ** Contains Spoilers for the Hogwarts Legacy Game ** This story takes place roughly seven years in the future since the events in the Hogwarts Legacy Game ** Tribute to the Hogwarts Legacy Game