In the shadows of Blood and Snakes [Sebastian Sallow x Gryffindor MC]

Hogwarts Legacy Fanfiction (post game-events).
6h year, characters are aged up to 18+, multiple POVs
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The battle at Hogwarts was just the beginning. With ancient magic coursing through her veins, Adeen Oakley faces a world that hungers for her power. But when a peculiar Auror arrives at Hogwarts to investigate a shocking murder, the lines between ally and enemy blur.

Adeen becomes the centerpiece of a game played by a mastermind, who seeks to exploit her magic and manipulate the lives of those closest to her. For Sebastian, the weight of guilt and love forces him into impossible choices, while Ominis fights to protect his friends, even as he's pulled into his family's dark legacy.

With love threatened by lies, and magic twisted into power's cruelest weapon, the trio must confront enemies within and without.

As secrets from their pasts collide and their deepest fears come to life, can Adeen and her friends resist the pull of the darkness threatening to consume them? Or will their bonds shatter under the weight of betrayal?
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⚠️ contains major Hogwarts Legacy spoilers!
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✅ slow burn
✅ idiots in love
✅ friends to lovers
✅ enemies to lovers
✅ betrayal
✅ found family
✅ murder mystery

...and more:
Gaunt Family lore, Sebastian's past, MC's past, Pure-blood supremacy, social pyramid, 'who did this to you?', injury, magical artifacts, masquerade ball, dark rituals, magic outbursts.

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‼️TW: graphic depictions of violence, sexuality, strong language, PTSD, panic attacks, abuse, incest, grief, death.
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All characters aside from Adeen and others that are not present in HL, are owned, created and trademarked by Warner Bros, Portkey Games, the Wizarding World, etc... (rights to them).

The story and the other original characters and their 'lore' are owned by me. Some scenes and lines are taken right from the game, but with my own additions.

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18.09.2024 - 1st in sebastiansallowxoc