Secrets of Mr. Sallow

12. A date to remember

Y/N
You had no idea as to why you were so nervous, yet you stood in front of the floor-length mirror in your sleeping quarters at 4:45 on a Friday afternoon, adjusting every possible part of your outfit. Natty had come in and helped you pick out an outfit, and after a lot of complaining, you found an outfit that you imagined would suffice.

You wore a white button-down shirt with a light-grey sweater over the top, allowing the bottom of her shirt to be untucked. You wore a simple pair of black jeans that you had packed, not thinking that you'd actually get to wear them. You wore white ankle socks that were hidden by the ankle heeled boots that you wore.

You adjusted your hair for the 10th time, seeing that it was 4:55, which meant you had 5 minutes to get out of the castle.

By 5:00, you were outside, beginning your journey to the Three Broomsticks. Every step you took was nerve racking. You had your wand hanging from the holder that you had found in your trunk.

By 5:30, you stood outside the Three Broomsticks, seeing Sebastian making his way toward you.

He wore his normal school shoes. His lower half sported a pair of black slacks. His upper torso sported a plain white shirt, with a green sweater over the top. He looked similar to you, which made you chuckle.

"Wow. You look...beautiful." He smiled, placing a gentle kiss on your cheek.

"You look handsome, Sebastian." You replied.

He held your hand as you both entered the pub, seeing the place completely empty - besides Sirona, who was wiping down the benches.

"Ahh. I've been expecting you both. Two butterbeers on the house." She smiled.

You and Sebastian sat at one of the many empty tables, while Sirona handed you both your drinks.

SEBASTIAN
I couldn't keep my eyes off Y/N. She looked absolutely beautiful in her outfit, just as I expected she would. I couldn't help but smile as she sipped her butterbeer.

I glanced over at the bench that Sirona had started to clean. The two chairs closest to the right brought back memories for me, memories I hated that Y/N couldn't remember.

After battling an armoured troll in the middle of Hogsmeade, I was pretty sure that both Y/N and I deserved to relax with a butterbeer.

"Now, what can I- Oh. There's a face I haven't seen before." Sirona smiled as she gazed at Y/N, who sat down on the chair closest to the entrance. Y/N smiled back, looking between me and Sirona.

"It's my first time here." Y/N explained.

"Welcome. Butterbeers on me." Sirona smiled again, flicking her wand toward the barrels behind her.

"Heard about the attack. Glad to see you two escaped injury." Sirona exhaled as two steel Pewter mugs full of butterbeer gently landed on the bench in front of me and Y/N.

"Thanks to this one. Single-handedly took down a troll!" I smiled, gesturing to Y/N, who shyly smiled back.

"Is that right? Well done." Sirona congratulated Y/N, who nodded.

"Earth to Sebastian? Are you alright?" Y/N snapped her fingers in front of me, taking me out of the memory I was re-living.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Just...memories." I exhaled.

"Good memories, I hope?" She questioned.

"Yeah. Well, as good they could get." I chuckled.

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After an hour in the Three Broomsticks, Y/N and I left, walking through Hogsmeade, heading back toward the castle. The walk back to the castle was quiet. Y/N's hand was intertwined with mine as we walked, the night sky starting to appear. The sunset was beautiful, just like Y/N.

It had been a few months since Y/N came back to Hogwarts with no memories.

I hoped that maybe she wouldn't be too freaked out if I asked her to be my girlfriend. She had been my girlfriend once before, so I didn't mind the idea of asking her again, but I wasn't so sure about how she'd feel about it.

From the moment I met Y/N in our first class of our 5th year, - Defence Against the Dark Arts class - I knew that she was special. She had fallen in love with the Sebastian Sallow who was willing to risk anything in order to cure his sister. She had fallen in love with the dark version of himself.

But now, I had lied and purposefully avoided telling her about our relationship last year, both as friends and as a couple. I wanted her view of me to be untouched by the dark secrets that I had decided to keep from her. Instead of Y/N falling in love with me and my bad-boy nature, I didn't tell her about our dark and dangerous adventures, in hopes of letting her fall in love with the light version of me. Sure, I had lied to her, but I wanted a fresh start to a relationship with her.

I simply wanted a loving relationship with Y/N that wasn't plagued by darkness. In order to get what I wanted, I had to lie and I had to prevent Garreth from taking her from me. Who knows what he would have told her about me if he had the chance to date her.

By 6:45, we had arrived back at the castle and were heading toward the Undercroft. Ominis promised to stay away, at least for the night.

So, when we sat on a couch, - conjured by me - I didn't rush. I didn't do anything that would make her feel uncomfortable.

"Tonight has truly been lovely. It's been a simple, yet beautiful night." She smiled. My arm sat on the back of the couch, Y/N leaning into me. My arm went from resting on the back of the couch, to resting on her shoulder.

"I have a serious question for you, Y/N. You don't have to answer me tonight. I'd be more than happy to let you think about your answer if necessary." I looked at her, watching as she twirled her wand in her hands, admiring the silver glow coming from the tip. It reminded me of the red glow that I'd often notice coming from Ominis' wand, although his glow was red, and hers was silver. Why it was silver, I had no idea.

"Okay. What's up?" She asked, sitting up. She now sat facing me, her hands in her lap.

"I was wondering if you'd like to...be my girlfriend?" I exhaled.

"Like I said, I'm happy to wait if you want to think about your-" Before I could continue, I felt her lips gently rest on mine. After a few moments, she pulled away, blushing.

"I'd love to be your girlfriend." She exclaimed, smiling.

Y/N
The moment Sebastian asked you to be his girlfriend, you couldn't help but kiss him. For months now, you had been feeling a small spark in your heart whenever you were around him. You honestly believed that you and Sebastian had been closer than friends before the three months of no memories,

While you had no memories of the past year, or maybe more, being around Sebastian made you feel like you had known him forever, which made you want to kiss him more. So, that's what you did. You kissed Sebastian, and the moment you did, you knew that it was right.