Kindred Spirits (S. Sallow X MCFem Reader)

part 2; chapter 5

As I looked around the room at the hundreds of eyes staring at me, a low whisper began to buzz about the hall.

"Identical..."

"Eerie, how..."

"Almost scary..."

"Sebastian, what's going on?" Worry overcame my voice.

"I-I-uh, well, Y/N... look at the group from Ilvermorny. Really look at them."

"Will someone please give me details of what is happening?" Ominis said, a slight irritation in his voice as his brows crinkled. Anne leaned over to whisper to him, and his face immediately relaxed and was replaced by a look of astonishment. "Oh."

Concern washed over me, and my heart began thumping in my chest while I did as Sebastian instructed. I looked over to the Gryffindor table, where Garreth Weasley was looking rather uncomfortable sitting next to me. Or, someone who looked very similar to me.

She had almost the same facial structure. Her nose was a little more buttoned at the tip, though. She had the same large eyes, though hers were a green that matched the color of the grass on the quidditch pitch. Her raven black hair was much longer, as well.

Confusion swept over me, I could hardly focus on what Professor Black was saying. I doubt many of the students were paying attention either.

My doppelganger's face began to turn a light shade of pink from all the eyes staring at her. I wondered if she had seen me gawking directly at her. Strangely enough, as her face turned pink, I could've sworn her hair color was starting to turn a dark shade of red as well. I closed my eyes in disbelief, and when I opened them again, it was still raven black.

"Now is the moment you've all been waiting for. It is time to unveil the Goblet of Fire!" Professor Black's voice snapped me back to reality, as my focus shifted back towards the front of the dining hall.

He tapped the top of the casket three times, causing the lid to creak open. Black reached inside and pulled out a large cup. The rim of the goblet was lit up by dancing flames of blue and white. Black closed the casket and placed the goblet on top of it.

"The Tri-Wizard Tournament has officially begun! You all will have a fortnight to make your decision to participate. Let me remind you all – do not take this lightly. Only experienced students should consider entering. Now, let us show our guests here how hospitable Hogwarts can be, with a little feast." He forced out a smile as he lifted his arms up. Within a moment, food had filled all of the tables, once again emitting an audible gasp throughout the dining hall.

This was perhaps one of the most spectacular feasts I had seen presented by the house elves of Hogwarts. They were no doubt under strict direction from Black to pull out all the stops to impress our guests.

I couldn't stop staring over at the Gryffindor table, where all of the Ilvermorny students were sitting. Sebastian noticed me consistently staring all throughout the night.

"It really is eerie. I once saw someone who looked exactly like me when I was in Hogsmeade one time. I had to do a double take." Sebastian tried to relate to the way I was currently feeling.

"Are you sure you weren't just looking at your reflection in a window?" Ominis teased.

"No, because I knew I was much better looking than the bloke I had made eye contact with. I've read theories, actually, about how we all have a certain amount of dopplegangers in the world. People who look like us. It would only make sense that we would most likely never run into them. It just so happened that you have someone who looks like you from another magical institution, Y/N." Sebastian began to set my mind at ease when he expanded on the knowledge he had attained.