After All This Time// Sebastian Sallow x Reader Hogwarts Legacy Fanfiction

I couldn't move from my spot on the floor. It's like my feet were glued down. The music had started to get overbearing, and I felt a migraine coming on. Tears were dotting the edges of my eyes, but I held them in. I wasn't about to cry over a stupid boy.

I just needed to get out of here.

I would apologize to Poppy on my way out, let her know I was too drunk and needed to lay down or something. All I wanted was to get the hell out of here. 

Before I could move from my spot, Poppy was at my side. She grabbed my arm and walked me off the dance floor to the edge of the room. "Y/n, are you okay?" she asked me after we stopped walking. 

I wanted to lie to her, tell that everything was fine. But I just couldn't. I can't lie to Poppy. 

"No," I choked. "I don't think I'm okay at all." All at once, everything I'd been holding in came out, and I started to sob. I hated crying in front of people. I felt so embarrassed, as it felt like every person in the school would see me like this right now. 

"Okay! It's okay" Poppy said. "Well, let's just get you out of here. Is that alright?"

"Yes please," I said between sobs. She led me back to my room and sat us down on the bed. 

"Did you want to talk about it? I'm not quite sure what happened, but I'm here if you needed to talk about anything."

I wanted to tell her what happened, but I couldn't get the words out. They were all caught in my throat, and all I could do was cry. I felt so tired, and I was absolutely smashed, which didn't help. Everything was spinning, and I could hardly see straight. 

I looked down at the ring I was wearing. It was a beautiful gift, one I'd obviously misinterpreted as him maybe having feelings for me too. It was just supposed to be a friendly gift.

But like I thought would happen all along, he never liked me like that, and I must've made him uncomfortable somehow, causing him to want to end whatever it is we had all together.

"I think I'd just like to be alone for a bit if that's okay," I finally managed to get out. 

"Okay then," said Poppy. "I'll come check on you later, then."

"Thank you, Poppy," I said to her as she left. Ge gave me one last soft smile before closing the door behind her. 

For a long time, I sat completely still, staring at the wall opposite my bed. Eventually I mustered up enough energy to change into my pajamas and lie down on my bed after putting the lights out. I left a candle burning on my bedside table.

I watched the flame dance back and forth, holding my hand right above the flames. I'd use magic to make the flame grow to about twelve inches high, then I'd slowly shrink it back down to normal. I did this over and over again, using it as a way to occupy my mind. Eventually due to the alcohol, I drifted off to sleep. If only I'd remembered to take my sleeping medication before I dosed off. 

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I woke up somewhere in pitch black. I knew I was in the forest due to the sounds and smells, but the darkness was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Most of the time I'd get up and run, try to find out where I was or what was happening, but I just laid there in the dirt.

Someone, or maybe something, was coming closer. I could hear the foliage rustle with their steps and the occasional snap of a twig. Nothing ever came out of the trees to greet me, though.

Eventually, I sat up, bored with my situation. It was no use looking around. There was nothing to see. I tried to take a deep breath, but as soon as I did, I began to choke. The ground slipped away beneath me, leaving me floating in the darkness. I felt water seep into my lungs. 

I was underwater, and I was drowning. I tried to swim for the surface, but I couldn't tell which way was up. I paddled my arms as hard as I could in my chosen direction, but I never broke the surface. My lungs were burning from holding my breath. After a few minutes, I opened my mouth and sucked in a mouthful of water. It wasn't scary, nor did it make me panic. Rather, it was almost a sick relief from the burning I'd felt from trying to stay alive. 

All of my thoughts faded away.

When I opened my eyes next, I was staring up at the sky. I wasn't wet and my lungs weren't full of water- there were no signs that I'd drowned at all. 

When I sat up, I realized I'd been laying in a field that seemed to stretch on forever. There was no houses, trees, hills, or any people or monsters.

The sky was bright, and washed everything in a painful white tint. I stood up and squinted, holding my hand over my eyes to shield them from the light. Off in the distance, I noticed someone walking towards me. After a few minutes, they were finally close enough for me to identify. 

It was Sebastian. 

He stopped about ten feet from me and just stood there. He didn't say or do anything, and there were zero emotions on his face or in his eyes. 

He started to mouth something, but there was only a deafening silence. 

I stepped closer, trying to hear what he was saying. 

"What?" I said aloud. My own words came out distorted and muted. 

A loud hissing sound rang in my ears as the white light flashed around me. I clenched my eyes shut, but it still burned through my eyelids. 

"I wish I'd never met you," I heard. It was Sebastian's voice, but all muffled and distorted like my own voice had been. 

"I wish I'd never touched you," he went on. I opened my eyes for a second, but the blinding light was still all that I could see. 

"I wish I'd never met you," he repeated. 

A breeze suddenly swept through and the sound of white noise and a ringing filled my ears. 

I sat up in bed and sucked in a breath. I looked at my surroundings. It was dark in the room- my candle had burned all the way down. Imelda and Nerida were now in the dorm, fast asleep in their own beds. 

I grabbed the pocket watch from my bedside table to check the time. It was too dark to see. I grabbed my wand and whispered 'lumos', and the tip lit up. It was just past four in the morning. I could no longer hear the part outside the dorm.

'Nox.'

I set the watch and my wand down and flopped back down on my mattress. I was fidgeting with my hands, and I brushed the ring with one of my fingers. I was still wearing it.

I knew I should take it off, but I just couldn't. I didn't want to let go just yet.

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Note: I was listening to the really sad song from the movie 'Up' on loop while I wrote this  part :,(

I also want to share a funny typo I caught and pulled out:

{"No," I choked. "I don't think I'm okay at all."

"Olay!" Poppy said.}

If you happen to see any other typos like this, feel free to comment and point it out so I can fix it. It would be a huge help to me and future readers!