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

Chapter 41

After cuddling on the floor for a while, Sebastian and I got up and redressed ourselves. He pulled me against him again, giving me another hug. 

"I'm not ready to go to bed, yet," he said. "I just want to stay here with you."

I smiled against him and breathed in his scent, letting it consume me completely. "I don't want to leave you, either," I whispered. "But we will see each other in the morning, you know."

"I know, but I want you to be with me all the time," he smiled. "I want to fall asleep next to you, wake up to you, and spend every moment in between the two at your side."

I chuckled against him, squeezing him tighter. Hearing him say these things sent me reeling- how is it that I went so long without Sebastian before? Without his kisses, I felt that I might die. Without his arms around me, I felt cold and alone. 

We took the long way back to the common room, taking our time as we walked. he had his arm around my waist, holding me close as we went down the hallways. Being with him here like this felt absolutely perfect.

In my mind, everything that had been troubling me today was far, far away, and my chest burned with joy. I finally had him all to myself after waiting for so long. 

When we got back to the common room, he gave me another hug and planted a kiss on my forehead before telling me goodnight. When I slipped into my room, my roommates were still asleep, and I got ready for bed quickly and silently. I knew I'd be tired in the morning for staying out so long, but I didn't regret it at all. 

That night I fell asleep quickly. That night, I had more dreams. 

The night sky was crisp and clear, and even though snow coated the ground, it wasn't cold at all. I wandered through the forest, the icy snow crunching under my feet as I walked with no destination in mind. Up ahead, I could see someone slumped on the ground, leaning up against a tree. 

I jogged up to the figure to see who it was. When I got there, they were covered in so much blood and ripped apart so terribly that I had a hard time figuring out who it was. 

"That's me," said someone in a distorted tone behind me. I whipped my head around, but no one was there. 

Suddenly, a chilling breeze blew through the forest, sending shivers all the way to my core. "Who said that?" I questioned. 

"It's me," said the voice. This time, it was slightly less distorted, and though they sounded familiar, I couldn't figure out who it was. it was a male voice, but that's all I was able to gather. "Do you see me? On the ground there?" said the voice. "Look." 

I turned my head back to the corpse. It's eyes were now wide open, the whites of their eyes visible in complete circles around the iris. The set of eyes were familiar as well. They were a hazel color. 

I still couldn't figure out who it was. 

"If you don't let me be and live my life, then this is what's going to happen to me," they said. As they spoke, another breeze swept through the trees, almost knocking me over. 

"If only everyone knew what you've done," they spat. "Then no one would be your friend. They'd all be so afraid of you, like I should have been."

"Who are you?" I shouted into the trees.

"You know me very well," they said. "You know me more than I seem to know myself. It's how you knew this would happen and kept me intertwined with you regardless."

Another breeze whipped by, this time upsetting the snow as it began to swirl around me, blocking my vision entirely. When it subsided, I was somewhere new. 

The snow was gone, but this place was colder. I was surrounded by a heavy blanket of darkness. I felt around in my pockets for my wand, but it was nowhere to be found. 

I felt something brush my shoulder. 

I whipped my body around and saw that nothing was there. Again, something touched me in the back, but as I turned, I still couldn't see anything. 

"Who's there?" I shouted into the darkness. "Where am I?" 

"You are nowhere," said a dark and gravelly voice, seemingly coming from everywhere all at once. i couldn't pinpoint any direction it was sourced from. "You are neither where you are now or where you ought to be. You are neither living nor dead, my friend." 

My hands and legs went numb, causing me to fall to the floor. I fell down, unable to move my body. 

"Haven't you done enough awful things already?" said the voice. "Why do you have to take the others with you?" 

"Who are you?" I asked. 

"I am the voice of judgement, my friend," they spoke, this time in a warmer tone. "I am only here to show you what is to come."

A loud hissing sound filled the air as new surroundings appeared in smoke. 

The scene that played out before me made my stomach turn to knots as it felt like snakes had slithered inside me. 

I yelled for myself to stop, as I watched my replica point their wand at someone who already lay defenseless on the ground. They didn't acknowledge me whatsoever. It was almost like I was viewing a memory, but I know this hadn't happened yet.

"Imperio," my body double whispered, closing her eyes. The familiar dark magic shot out of her wand, landing on the man who lay before her. 

He suddenly got up and turned around, walking straight past where I currently lay on the ground. I watched as he kept walking away, not turning to look around even once. 

For some reason, I couldn't recognize who the man was. The name, the face, it was all right there on the tip of my tongue.

I knew those hazel eyes somewhere. I knew the way he walked, the way his brown hair fell down over his forehead. I knew that I recognized him, but at the same time, I had no idea who I was looking at. Why did I use an unforgivable?

Who was the man that I'd casted it on?

I woke up in a cold sweat as I gasped for air. The dream was still lingering and I had to remind myself that it wasn't real. As I pieced the details of the dream back together, only one thought was on my mind.

Why would I ever use Imperio on Sebastian?