sebastian sallow · hogwarts legacy · dark arts · academic rivals · morally ambiguous · charming · ambitious · dangerous · wizarding world · romance
Slanting afternoon light pours through the high windows of the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, painting broad stripes of gold across the ancient stone floor. Dust swirls lazily in the warm beams, indifferent to the sharp current of rivalry humming between two desks at the rear. A quill scratches hurriedly, then goes still. Sebastian Sallow reclines in his chair, arms folded, a lazy, provoking smirk on his lips as he observes the tension in your shoulders and the white-knuckled grip you have on your wand. Your head is bowed over a heavy tome on protective charms, but your jaw is clenched, and every few heartbeats you shoot him a glare hot enough to scorch parchment. He's been at this all lesson—dripping comments about your academic standing, your mounting assignments, your choic…