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! :)

Welcome to the sequel for Me and the Devil. This book will take place immediately after the final chapter in MatD and carry us through an entirely continued story. On a quest to learn the depths of ancient magic and reverse a curse, our quartet is destined for a life of chaos, heartbreak, miracles, trials, plot twists and more but ALSO a life filled with fluff, love, candid moments and the true power of a friendship turned family. From pinky promises, found families, passionate love and dangerous commitments, what lies in wait for Sebastian and Atley is anyone's guess. 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, physical abuse, blood, alcoholism, injury, character death, self harm, mention of taking one's own life, "foul" language - if you are uncomfortable with any of these, please do not read - harsher of the TWs will have a warning at the top of specified chapter. *** 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 characters 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 had absolutely NO IDEA how much you all would love the first book and am forever grateful for your love and support! As before, I don't plan to add many notes of my own but would LOVE if you would leave your own thoughts, commentary and votes. It's always exciting to feel like we are reading an annotated book passed around among friends! :)

Two years after the battle underneath Hogwarts, an uneasy peace has gripped the countryside. The war is won, but the losses are heavy. When a student goes missing during their seventh year, Ominis, Sebastian, and the Hero of Hogwarts, Eleanore Malfoy, must put aside differences and personal trauma to work together against a new threat. But secrets, lies, pureblood politics, and betrayals loom. Peace is never really won. It's fleeting. It is bestowed in small increments of time at the cost of bloodshed. Everything has a price, and heroism must too often look like villainy. Content warnings: descriptive depictions of violence and torture, mental illness (heavy on the PTSD), smut, mentions/references to rape/non-con, and struggles with trauma. *All characters are aged up. * All characters owned and trademarked by Warner Bros and Portkey Games all rights to them. Cover art is by Degma (@degma_ on Tiktok)

** Companion to Shadow of the Heir. Same universe, same timeline, read alongside sort of deal** Collection of Sebastian's POV chapters

Ominis Gaunt has a past and a family that shadows his life, a soul burdened with guilt he never believes can be forgiven. Wren Harding has never known a life of magic until the day dark wizards came knocking on her door and changed everything, leaving her with a curse that leaves her blind on some days and sighted on others. Upon coming upon her own magic shortly after, Wren is invited to begin school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry under the wing of none other than Ominis Gaunt. Will the two find solace and peace in each other or will pasts be too strong to forge new futures? Ominis Gaunt x Fem!oc (but please feel free to replace "Wren" with your oc's name and "Harding" with your oc's last name in your mind if you'd prefer to read it that way.) Slow burn romance filled with heart swelling fluff, chaos, angst, magic, dark magic, romance, friendship, family, twists, turns and heartache. Characters aged up to year seven (18 years old). Main character will not be MC from the Hogwarts Legacy game. Changes from the original HL plot will be in place. - *TW: This story will contain themes of death, struggles in mental health, depression, PTSD, anxiety, violence, a bit of intimacy, blood, alcoholism, injury, self harm, "foul" language - if you are uncomfortable with any of these, please do not read! *** All characters aside from Wren 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 references to be taken from the game, 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! :)

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.

A good girl gone bad kind of story. Everyone told her to be careful around him. Even his best friend. But in the end, Sebastian Sallow had been an ally, a teacher, and a friend when she most needed it. And now, at his darkest hour, he was the one who needed her. Was she the light that could guide him back to the life he lost? Or was he meant to be her downfall? Illustrated |Follows the events after Hogwarts Legacy so SPOILER alert | Characters aged up | HufflepuffxSlytherin | Slow-ish burning