Not every person is lucky enough to live a life they always wished for. Not even everyone knows what they desire from the life itself. From what I have noticed, one part wants fame, another wants money. There is also the part that wishes for knowledge. For me, I always wanted a family. The one I could truly trust and depend on. In other words, people with whom I belong. I guess, those kinds of wishes were expected from an orphan. Yes, that's me Kathryn Swan. A naïve little orphan from West of London. What's so different about me some might think. In my adoption journals it is noted that I originated from France and somehow got sent here, to London. Besides that little blip there nothing too exciting about me. Well maybe, the fact that I can wield magical powers. And living in 1890's it was quite out of ordinary to find a muggle born witch especially a late bloomer like me. Knowing now, I guess the deep childhood trauma kept my magical abilities dormant. Care to wager - in the end you'll be left as clueless as I once was. All that I did to try to undo it, all of my pain and all the excuses - I was a kid but I wasn't clueless. Scatter 'cross my family line... I'm so good at telling lies, that must come from my mother's side - told a million to survive. You are welcome to be the main witness to my crazy and sometimes scary life, witness my mistakes and the promises that I broke.

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! :)

You and Sebastian Sallow struggle to understand your feelings towards each other. Between the late-night adventures, the bursts of jealousy, and Sebastian accidentally admitting to everyone in your class that he's in love with you, how could you not be convinced you are meant for each other? • • • [Mature!!! Spicey content but also lots of fluff!!!] Cover by: @RandomPotatoArt

There is no cure in forgetting: pain cannot simply go away. Ella Peverell knew that from the bottom of her heart. A year and a half after the Final Repository Battle, she still faced the consequences of inhaling every ounce of Isidora's magic. Her relentless pursuit for power had not only destroyed her life, but now was threatening to destroy everyone around her. As the days went by, it was becoming harder and harder to keep the magic that throbbed inside her veins under control, the boiling anger that overshadowed every sense each time she held her wand. Well, almost all of them. Love, when soft and cautious, can be one of the most effective antidotes. But that was never the type of love Sebastian Sallow had to offer - his love was fiery, it took no precautions and it knew no limits. He was willing to burn the world if it meant keeping her warm. And she was very aware of how dangerous that feeling was. The downfall of two serpents. Their hearts were as cold as the winter around them. The rage they carried inside, warm and thick as blood upon the snow. Sebastian Sallow x Female Slytherin OC First person POV | 7th Year | 18+ characters [Most characters are from Hogwarts Legacy, but there will be original characters as well. Spoilers from the game will be included. CW: There will be a lot of mature themes, including mention and description of death, violence, blood/gore, self-harm, nudity/sexual content, and alcohol and drug use. Also, themes of mental struggle such as grief, depression and PTSD. Art used on the cover is 'Peonies and Roses' by Stephen Mckenzie]

Sebastian Sallow x Female Slytherin OC First person POV | 7th Year | 18+ characters There were degrees to everything in life; every decision and choice one will ever make will always come at the cost of something else. Sebastian Sallow returns to Hogwarts after a year and a half long absence, knowing that he will have to face them. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | [ There will be mentions and descriptions of death, violence, mental health struggles such as depression, anxiety and PTSD, blood/gore, adult themes such as alcohol and drug use (late 1800's style approved), and sexual themes. ]

It's been two years since Ominis graduated Hogwarts. Two years of returning to his family and being subjected to their whims once more. Though changed by his friendship to Sebastian and Damien during his school days, he has been hardened by the treatment of his brother and father. His family has arranged a marriage for him to a woman named Ariadne, but no woman chosen by his family could be anything good for him. He doesn't trust her, and if he can get away with interacting with her as little as possible he'll be happy. Ariadne is the youngest daughter of a pure blood family, raised to be an obedient and demure wife of a wealthy man. Her marriage gave her family a healthy dowry, and so she was cast to the viper den of the Gaunt family. She knew the reputation of the Gaunts, crazed and violent men that obsessed over dark magic and blood quantum. Yet Ominis seems oddly... different. He doesn't seem at all like the rest of the Gaunts. Maybe this marriage won't be the nightmare she thought it would be.