endgame // sebastian sallow

PT: eight

PT: EIGHT
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Third Person Perspective

The Denial | May 15th

"Ominis!" Poppy Sweeting's voice echoed through the Hogwarts halls.

Ominis Gaunt stopped his walking, books in hand, and looked down as the Hufflepuff approached him.

"Hello, Poppy..." Ominis forced out.

"Have you seen Y/n? I didn't see her the entire weekend and I looked in the common room and—"

Ominis didn't listen to the rest of Poppy's questioning. He worried about how he would approach the news. He couldn't believe it himself, it was still fresh.

"Y/n is not well, Poppy." Ominis answered.

Of course, he wasn't going to say that Y/n has spent her days inside that Undercroft. Nobody knew about the space besides Sebastian and Ominis; it shouldn't be revealed to anyone else.

Poppy looked concerned, but not surprised, "Oh...I am well aware." Her voice lowered, "I know she misses Sebastian. Have you heard any news?"

Ominis stayed silent for a moment, but let out a sigh, "Poppy, Sebastian is gone."

"Well, he has to be. It's dangerous and being on the run—"

"No, he's actually gone. And I mean, left...for good." Ominis let out more clearly in that hall.

Poppy's brown eyes stared in confusion, and the muteness in her must've made Ominis realize there wasn't enough said for her to understand.

"Sebastian broke up with Y/n a few days ago. Yes, he will be on the run, so, I assume he had his reasonings. He would not come back." Ominis sighed.

"Oh, Merlin..." Poppy let out a loud sigh, also taking in the news, "You mean, a breakup as in...left Y/n? A-After everything?"

Ominis nodded, "Yes."

Poppy looked down, feeling guilt as if she were the one that broke Y/n's heart, "Oh no...I-I don't believe that. Sebastian wouldn't do such a thing...I...why didn't—"

"Y/n is in denial, Poppy. Hence, not showing up the last few days." Ominis explained, "She still thinks Sebastian is going to come back. That if she waits for him, he will return soon."

"He has to," Poppy said, also in denial.

Ominis wanted to laugh. Not a proper humorous laugh, but a hurtful laugh. He understood though—he was in denial at first too, but he spoke to Sebastian. He did his best to prevent a breakup, but Sebastian Sallow wasn't right in the head. Ominis could only do so much. He also lost his brother.

"I spoke to him, Poppy. He isn't coming back." Ominis assured, "It's a lot to explain, but Y/n isn't well. I wouldn't know much about a heartbreak, but I do know what pain feels like. It must be awful."

Poppy kept sighing. She was an empath, although she hasn't seen Y/n's state, there was a sense that it wasn't going to go well. It was going to be difficult.

"Y/n, you can't stay here forever." Ominis let out one night in the Undercroft, "People are suspecting and I cannot keep making excuses. I'm already in trouble myself from leaving last week."

Y/n sat in a corner of the dimmed Undercroft. She hid from the light as if it would hurt her. The heartbreak was only starting and she already felt awful. Being in denial was the only easy way to process it. The bit of hope.