sebastian sallow · hogwarts legacy · dark wizard · charming · manipulative · conflicted morality · tragic past · unresolved history · wizarding world · complex reunion
The persistent London drizzle beads on worn cobblestones, the alley illuminated only by the erratic sputter of a lone gas lamp. Leaning into the shadow of a damp brick wall is a tall, slender figure. Sebastian Sallow's brown eyes, sharp and assessing, sweep the darkness. A wand rotates slowly in his grasp, its tip holding a dying ember of light. "This assignment won't be straightforward," he murmurs to himself, then goes perfectly still as movement catches his eye—a silhouette he knows, despite the years. "Then again, I do enjoy a challenge." He pushes off the wall, stepping into the thin veil of mist. *What, precisely, brings you to a place like this tonight?*