Enchanted by freckles - Garreth Weasley & Sebastian Sallow x female MC

21st chapter

Madam Blainey directed me to a chair. I pulled the robe away from my nose. Unfortunately, I also covered the green Slytherin stripe with my blood. "Sebastian, I'm sorry about your robes, I'm going to wash them. I hope to get the stain removed. Otherwise you're probably a bit of a Gryffindor too." I said while Madam Blainey fixed my nose. "Oh Caelie, that's part of me anyway." He laughed softly.

My nose hurt immensely for a moment before the pain immediately subsided. The nose was back to its old self.
Madam Blainey wiped the blood off my face and let us go. My skull pounded terribly.

We walked a little and I sat down on a couch in the hallway when Garreth sat down next to me. He asked me to lie down and offered me his lap for a pillow. Sebastian, who continued to look very sullen, lifted my legs, sat down next to me and put my legs on his lap. He kept his hands on my shins, stroking them with his thumbs. "Caelie, I'm really so sorry," he said dejectedly. I smiled at him, "Like I said, this happens to me quite often, you don't have to feel bad." "Have you ever had your eyes checked? Sounds like that glasses might help. But of course it makes me feel bad if I'm causing you pain that I didn't intend," he said with a slight grin smiling.

"Glasses might not be the worst idea, really," Garreth offered. "We should go to Aunt Matilda later, she has one, maybe she knows where you can get one from."

Garreth and Sebastian continued to talk while I rested. It really seemed like they were starting to like each other a little better. I just enjoyed them both being with me. Garreth kept stroking my head while Sebastian kept caressing my shins with his thumbs.

"Oh, I forgot I wanted to tell you something else. I found out who Isidora Morganach is.", Sebastian said after he tapped me to get my attention. "She was a teacher. Here at Hogwarts. Sometime between the 15th or 16th century. She was a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and was probably very popular because she was said to be able to put her hand out of her affliction with a wave of her hand, so that they could lead a happy life from then on," said Sebastian. "Some even claim that she healed seriously ill students in an instant. To be honest, that reminds me a bit of what you did with me in the hospital wing."

"How do you know all this?" Garreth asked. "I read a lot and in the forbidden section you can occasionally find interesting books. Actually, I have a request for you, Caelie, and for you, if you are interested, Weasley. It is said that Hogwarts has the secret scriptorium of Salazar Slytherin himself. I'd like to look for it, but I don't know how to get into the chamber and Ominis won't help me. He's worried and thinks it's all too dangerous. So, can you please talk to him? And it would be nice if you two would accompany us. That way he can see that it's not dangerous.", Sebastian said quietly.

"I'm in. Slytherin might have written down a potion recipe or two as well. And if there are any, I must know them." Garreth said confidently. "Caelie, are you with us too?" Sebastian asked carefully. "Sure. Who knows what we'll find there," I replied. Sebastian was delighted with our confident response.

"But if Ominis is scared of all this, why are you trying to convince him to come with you?" I asked. "Well, he's descended from Slytherin. And he's the only Parseltongue at Hogwarts. From everything I've read about Slytherin, I'd bet my wand you have to speak Parseltongue to find or enter the scriptorium ." Sebastian replied. I took my legs off of him and sat down again. "And when do you want to look for it? Do you know where we have to look?" I asked. Sebastian nodded, "Yes, I know at least roughly where we can find the entrance. And we could go as soon as you are well again and Ominis has let himself be persuaded."

"Then I'd say, let's go to the Gryffindor common room, get some things, I'll give Caelie another essence of dittany for a headache, and then we'll find Ominis," Garreth said, getting up. Sebastian and I followed him. "Do you want to come in or wait outside?" Garreth asked as we reached the portrait of the fat lady. "I'll stay here. No stress.", Sebastian answered, and sat down on the ground in one smooth movement.