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

Chapter 64

Sebastian's POV//

I'd begun to nod off a bit, as I sat there against y/n's door. I didn't want her to try anything tonight. I was woken up by someone tapping on my shoulder. 

"What are you doing in the girl's hall?" they said. I looked up. It was the sixth year Prefect from our house. I sighed. "It's after curfew. Go to your dorm, now." 

As much as I hated it, I had to do what he said. The last thing I wanted right now was a detention. That would only mean even more time spent apart from y/n, where I wouldn't be able to ensure her safety. He followed me all the way to my room, and waited until I was inside. I pressed my ear against the door and waited. The sounds of his footsteps sounded through the hall as he left. Once they were no longer audible, I slowly cracked the door and peeped out of the opening to be sure. He was still in the common room, standing tall with his arms folded behind his back. I equipped myself with the disillusionment charm and made my way out of my room, softly closing the door behind me. 

Y/n's POV//

I had to be sure that Sebastian wasn't still out there, so I opened the door as slowly and as quietly as I could. I poked my head out of the opening and checked both ways, and I didn't see anything. Slowly, I crept down the hall towards the common room. He could surely still be out there. 

I cast the disillusionment charm over myself as soon as I reached the end of the hall. As I stepped down into the common room, I noticed a Prefect standing in the middle of the room. Perhaps he was put there to keep me from leaving, but of course I'm smarter than that. they should know that if I'm going to leave, I'll find a damn way. 

I'm tired of sitting around and doing nothing, feeling sorry for myself. I hate feeling useless and sad. I need to be doing something about it, or it makes me feel even worse than I already do. Keeping Sebastian in the dark is also the last thing I want to do, but there's no other way forward right now. I can't trust him not to stop me, so he can't know. 

As quietly as I could, I made my way towards the stairs out of the common room. Of course the Prefect didn't suspect a thing- they were mostly clueless do-gooders who only got that position because of their grades. 

Once I reached the top of the stairs, I relinquished the charm and made my way towards the nearest exit. I didn't run into anyone else on my way out. 

The night air was cold. It was now the first week in December, so it was very brisk outside. I wished that I'd worn more layers, but there was no going back now as I trekked across the school grounds and towards the Forbidden Forest. I kept my wand drawn at all times, in case Charles was planning anything other than what he'd specified. 

As I reached the edge of the woods, I heard  some grass move behind me. There was no breeze tonight, so I knew I was being followed. I pretended not to notice as I took a few more steps forward, before swiftly turning on my heel and pointing a petrification spell at the source of the sound. The form of a person became visible as my stalker fell to the ground. I approached the person and turned them over to see their face.

"Finite," I said, pointing my wand at them. "Sebastian, what the hell are you doing?"

"Keeping you from getting yourself into deeper trouble," he grunted, getting up off of the cold ground. "You promised me," he said, looking hurt. 

I turned away from him and started walking into the woods. "Wait, stop. Please," he pleaded after me, keeping hot on my trail. Of course he wasn't going to let up. What was I thinking? I swiveled back around and he almost ran directly into me, as I'd stopped pretty abruptly. 

"Please, just go back to the castle and let me do this. He said I had to come alone," I told him. 

"Did you get another letter?" he asked. 

I didn't respond, but instead kept my eyes trained on his feet. 

"You said you'd tell me if you did. Why all the secrets? Why don't you trust me?"

"Because I knew there was no way you'd let me go!" I said sharply, nearly cutting him off. "You think I'm weak. You think I need your protection. The only reason he keeps getting to me is because of you. If you would just stay out of this, then I could handle it. The only thing making me weak is you."

He didn't respond, but I could see the hurt in his eyes. It quickly turned to anger as he held my gaze. 

"If you're going to be stupid enough to follow me, at least stay out of sight. He can't know you're with me, or he'll hurt you. The only reason I'm doing this is so he'll stop, do you understand? I have to do this." 

Still, no response. Odd, considering the fact that this boy always has something to say. the moonlight reflected off of his eyes, and I could see every inch of toil and pain I was causing by doing this. 

Even if he hated me, even if he never wanted to be with me ever again- to me, that was better than seeing him tortured or dead. Whatever the outcome this has on our relationship, as long as he was okay in the end, it would be enough for me.