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)

The year is 1892. Liya Chang, a Slytherin student in Hogwarts, possesses a rare ability to harness ancient magic. Yet, as the powerful force surges within her, she realises that this power is a double edged sword - she must quickly learn to control it, before it controls her. On the other side of the spectrum, Sebastian Sallow will do whatever it takes to find a cure for his sister, Anne, who was brutally cursed - even if that meant meddling in the dark arts. An unlikely friendship was forged between two fierce academic rivals. Liya and Sebastian, like two moths drawn to the flame, find themselves navigating a dangerous path together. Can they defeat the adversaries that lie in their way, or will they succumb to the magic they failed to control? Surely they should know that power corrupts... Power absolutely corrupts. Sebastian Sallow x Female Slytherin OC Third person POV | 7th Year | 18+ characters | Academic rivals to lovers [ This story loosely follows the plot of Sebastian's quest line and will contain spoilers to the Hogwarts Legacy game. All characters except for Liya Chang belong to Portkey games, Warner Bros. Games, Avalanche software and the wizarding world franchise. All rights belong to them. Some dialogue and scenes are taken directly out of the game, and some will include additions that I have made, again, all rights to the creators. ] The cover is commissioned by ME and is drawn by @/stpchn Highest Ranking: #1 in Fanficromance out of 1000+ stories #1 in Fandom out of 1000+ stories

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! :)

Sneak peek into Sebastian Sallow's thoughts during the events of the game. I created this story to add more depth to his character, and a little bit of Ominis too. This story follows the timeline from Hogwarts Legacy, but from the perspective of Sebastian Sallow. I add the initials of the characters before every dialog, I find it makes it easier to imagine the voices and interactions. I didn't want to be repetitive so I skip most part of the actual quests from the game, which might make it feel a little awkward sometimes. I wrote the quest line in a way that I think makes more sense to the story. Some dialogs might be different depending on what you chose during your gameplay. ps: this is my first story ever and I'm really proud of it, so I hope you enjoy, any feedback would be very much appreciated. At the end of this one there are some references from the 6th year story that I'm writing called "Broken", I have published a few chapters already if you'd like to check it out. I do not own any of the IP from Hogwarts Legacy or anything related to it.