Invisible String - A Sebastian Sallow Story

Chapter XXXVI

ebastian took the Floo network, hoping it would be faster. He had been so tense he had nearly snapped at the wandmaker, who despite the challenge, seemed genuinely excited about the wand and its construction. Under normal circumstances he too would've been intrigued, ever the scholar himself, but these weren't as such.

As he reappeared in the school's hallways, just outside the professor's door he was startled to feel the castle shaking. Why couldn't he just get a break from all the chaos?

Just as he was about to head off in search of what was happening professor Fig reimerged from his classroom, relieved to see Sebastian.

"Ah Mr. Sallow, I presume Mr. Olivander was able to complete what we needed" he explained, reaching for the wand as Sebastian handed it over.

"Yes he did. What's happening? Where is everyone? Is Professor Sharp back from the camp? Is she alive?" Sebastian allowed his questions to fall from his lips rather quickly as the older man looked at him sympathetically.

"She's alive. She will be okay. I will say, it was quite disturbing the state she came back in, but regardless I think she is doing the best she can... as for what is happening, Ranrok is drilling under the school attempting to access the map chamber. We don't have much time. I need to take this wand-" Fig started to explain as Professor Weasley came bounding around the corner with Madam Scribner.

"Eleazar we must hurry! All the students have been escorted to the great hall where- Mr. Sallow? What are you doing here? You are supposed to be with the other students. I must insist you report to the great hall immediately ." She explained, reaching for the Slytherin boy by his tattered robes, pushing him towards the Librarian to head off to the great hall.

"But-" he started with the librarian cutting him off.

"Now Mr. Sallow. All students are to report to the Great Hall for their own safety. I won't have any arguments." she explained pushing him down the hall despite his attempts to look back over his shoulder at Professor's Fig and Weasley.

"Professor Fig please " he begged, hoping the man would allow him to come, to help, to be reunited. Looking down sadly he shook his head.

"I am sorry Sebastian but she wouldn't want you anywhere near it. Thank you for retrieving the wand, but please, for your own safety stay put until this is all over." the man spoke, ashamed to have to prevent the young man from being reunited, yet doing it for his safety nonetheless.

"No, you don't understand I need to see her. I can't live with myself if she dies down there, and I haven't said goodbye. I love her. Please-" he started but Fig simply looked at him one last time before apparating away with Professor Weasley leaving him with Madam Scribner.

"Mr. Sallow, please refrain from doing anything irrational." the librarian spoke and Sebastian debated his chances of escape. He knew his skills with a wand far likely exceeded hers, if he was fast enough perhaps he could slip past her, take the floo network to the dungeon and -

Petrificus Totalus.

"I am sorry Sebastian." Scribner said, actually sounding sympathetic to him, as he laid immobile on the floor of the hallway. Sebastian could feel her attempting to levitate his frozen body and internally he screamed to be released, that this wasn't fair, that he wouldn't accept his fate of being locked away with other students while she marched into battle alone.

Yet all he could do was sit there, frozen, as a single tear slipped down his face, his eyes unmoving as he was moved to join the rest of the students in the Great Hall amidst the goblin attack.