Garreth is obsessed. Obsessed with his experiments with potions and on getting ingredients for them.
But there is another thing he is obsessed about: opals.
Care of the Slytherin student: Ominis Gaunt's eyes.
Garreth went back to his dorm room. Remembering how Ominis touched him. On his chest.
Garreth gulped as he thought dirty thoughts. About Ominis. Warm, hot, steamy, moist, wet, hard thoughts.
Those hands, sliding from his chest to his waist and into a hug holding onto his lower back.
Or could also be those hands wrapped around his neck. Or on his head, his hair, gripping and pulling.
Or on his back, nails dragging down on it. Or could be down on his belly, towards between his legs and...
Garreth slapped himself with both his hands and shook himself to stop thinking about it.
He willed himself to stand and go do other things. Like continue working on his version of Fizz Beer.
The next day, Garreth was late. He stayed up very late brewing versions of his fizz beer, just to keep himself from thinking dirty thoughts about Ominis.
Professor Sharp scolded him again and made him stay to clean the other tables, on top of deducting points from Gryffindor.
After class, before leaving, Ominis walked by Garreth and greeted him.
"What might have you done last night to be late to your favorite class?"
Oh, nothing much, just thought sinful things about you.
But of course Garreth couldn't say that...
"Oh! Well, I worked on my Fizz Beer." -he said instead.
"Did you know, my sister experimented on potions too while she was here. But she made rather scandalous ones."
"Really? Like what?" -Garreth got curious.
It's not everyday he hears stories about the Gaunts.
"Well..." -Ominis leaned in closer to Garreth. "She made a potion that made her boyfriend taste like chocolate all over."
"A-All over???" -Garreth's mind is heading thousands of directions.
And Ominis was more than willing to guide him to a certain direction.
"Yes, including his... cum."
"Wo-Woah?!? W-What?" -Garreth blushed and staggered. Fumbling and scattering the things on the desk that he had just tidied up.
Ominis let out a little laugh before walking out. Feeling a little satisfied that he made Garreth flustered and heart beat quicker.
Garreth was distracted the whole day. All he could think of is Ominis and chocolates.
Garreth was feeling on edge the whole day so he decided to head in early to his dorm room. On his way back, Garreth saw Ominis on the same spot as the previous time. By the staircase.
And again, looking very upset at the 5th year who had just walked away.
"Ominis?"
"Garreth? You always find me in this... peculiar situations." -Ominis still sounded upset.
"Sebastian again? Or the 5th year? Did he do something to you?" -Garreth was ready to throw hands with the 5th year.
"No. It's Sebastian." -Ominis started walking away from the Undercroft entrance.
Garreth walked with him. "Do you wanna talk about it with me?"
"...Ugh! Sebastian told and showed the 5th year about our... secret area in Hogwarts." -Ominis divulged.
"Oh... secret area? Sounds intriguing."
"I am not telling you, Garreth." -Ominis was quick and back to his usual snarky self.
"Okay, okay. If it will make you feel better. I have a secret room too."
"...You do?" -Now it was Ominis who was intrigued.
"And I am willing to show you. Do you want me to?"
Ominis just nodded and readied his wand to go around. Garreth let out a little excited laugh at that.
"Alright, Ominis Gaunt. Follow me."
Garreth started traversing towards the One-Eyed Witch statue.
"It's the passage to Honeydukes. Isn't exactly a secret." -Ominis sounded disappointed.
"Wait. Let us just walk a bit more."
Garreth led Ominis into a room in the middle of the passageway. The path to it is quite hidden. And Garreth enchanted it to only open if you made 5 droplets of the wiggenweld potion on the stone door.
"I didn't know you could do enchantments like that." -Ominis was in awe as he heard the droplets and the door open.
"It's our secret." -Garreth was feeling playful. "So, here is my secret area. Nothing much here really."
The room is quite small but tidy. With just a lone couch and potion station in the middle. And a little cracks on the ceiling where light could seep through.
This is where Garreth spends most of his time on his experimental potions.
"Why did you show me this, Garreth?"
"So, if you need me, you know where to find me."
Ominis smiled.
The moonlight shone through the cracks on the ceiling and hits Ominis just right.
The light shone on Ominis' face perfectly. Highlighting his features. And making his eyes look like they're glowing.
Ominis just looks so...
You're so beautiful, Ominis.
Garreth wished he could say it out loud.
"Well, I feel tired already. I wanna go back to my dorm room." -Ominis
"Oh, alright. Let's head back."
Garreth walked Ominis to the Slytherin dorm. They were standing right in front of the entrance.
"It was a good evening, Garreth." -Ominis bid him goodbye for the day.
"Uh, yeah. Well then, goodnight, Ominis."
Ominis smiled and then headed inside.
Garreth really wished he said it out loud.
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Ominis listened to Sebastian's ramblings about his researches on how to possibly cure Anne's curse.
Ominis was settled onto a barrel. Swaying his feet.
"So, yeah. That was the latest. Hopefully that 5th year discovers something too." -Sebastian ended his speech.
"Sebastian?"
"Yes, Ominis?"
"You know Garreth Weasley, right?"
"Yes. What about hi- Did he do something to you?!? Did he subject you to his silly potions?!!" -Sebastian was very protective.
"Calm down, Sebastian! He didn't do such things to me."
"Alright then... What about him?"
"Is he... good?"
"Well, he is fun. He makes potions class bearable with his silly potion antics... You two got quite close to each other lately, isn't it? Do you like him?"
"He is alright."
"I mean, not just as a friend, Ominis. Do you like him?" -Sebastian emphasizing the like word.
"I'm still getting to know him. What does he look like?"
Sebastian scoffed. "I look better than him."
"I think I'd be the judge of that."
Sebastian laughed. "Well, he is a Weasley, and as all of them, he has reddish hair. His is a bit redder than his other relatives though. He also has freckles all over his face."
Ominis was nodding.
"So, you've not yet... you know, felt his face? Like you did me before?"
"Not yet."
"Hmn. Alright. You're gonna tell me if you two ended up dating, right?"
"Why would I? So you would torment Garreth?"
"No! So that I could give him advice. You could be quite difficult at times. I'm not quite sure if Garreth could handle you." -Sebastian teased.
"Oh really?!?"
Sebastian was laughing by then. He kept laughing as Ominis tried to hit him with a normal wand attack.
Sebastian kept avoiding the hits and laughing. Running onto barrels at times. Ominis would laugh at that.
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The days passed peacefully after that. But Sebastian's obsession with the dark arts grew. Even more so when he learned about Salazar Slytherin's scriptorium.
Once again, hounding Ominis about it. And Ominis gave in, with the help of the 5th year.
Ultimately ending with them having to use the Crucio spell.
Which brought bad memories for Ominis. He was barely keeping it together. He has trauma with the curses. Specially the Crucio one.
Ominis almost didn't make it through. Hearing the 5th year exclaim in pain as Sebastian casted the Crucio on the 5th year, for them to get into the scriptorium.
And they did. Sebastian and the 5th year explored while Ominis just followed behind, wanting to get out of there as soon as possible.
The Crucio spell brought back bad memories. And feelings. How he felt the curse. Casted on him by his own family nonetheless. When he refused to cast it on muggles for sport.
He bid goodbye to Sebastian and the 5th year. He wanted to get out of there asap.
The trauma is becoming too much. As if he feels the pain again. He hurried out of there. Going to his dorm room.
Crashing onto Garreth on his way there.
"Woah! Ominis. There you are! I was looking for you. I restocked on those choco-Ominis?" -Garreth just noticed Ominis was...
...crying.
"Ominis?!? What's the matter?" -Garreth held him by his shoulders.
"Garreth." -Ominis heaved.
"What th- okay. Okay, let's get out of here."
Garreth hurried themselves to his secret room in the honeydukes passage.
Garreth kept asking Ominis what was wrong but the Slytherin never answered.
"Ominis? Please. Are you alright? What can I do to make you feel better?"
Ominis just shook his head and sat on the stone floor.
"Please. Ominis." my love. Garreth wanted to add but never did.
"Garreth just... I just wanted to lie down."
"Alright."
Garreth looked around for something for Ominis to lay down on. But he has nothing but the mongrel furs he stocked there for his potions.
"I'm sorry. This is all I have."
Garreth placed the furs down on the floor. Ominis didn't care. He sniffed and heaved and cried as he lied down on the furs.
Garreth stayed there with Ominis. Waiting for the Gaunt to wake up and hopefully feel better.
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Ominis woke up almost an hour later. Hearing Garreth still in the room.
"Garreth?"
"Hey. How are you feeling now?" -Garreth was beside him immediately.
"Better now." -Ominis stood.
"What happened? Were you hurt? Is it Sebastian again?"
"I'm not hurt. It's... I'm sorry, Garreth. I couldn't talk about it."
"Okay... but... please. If Sebastian kept hurting you like this. I think it's okay to distance yourself."
"I... I wanna head back." -Ominis started walking back to Hogwarts.
"Wait!"
Garreth placed the chocolates in Ominis coat pocket.
"Thank you, Garreth."
Garreth walked with Ominis to the Slytherin dorm again. And kept waiting there even after Ominis headed in.
Ominis was crying! Merlin's beard! He had enough. He waited for Sebastian to talk to him.
Sebastian arrived with the 5th year a few moments later.
"Sallow! Hey. Can we talk for a minute?"
"Okay... You go ahead then." -Sebastian hurried the 5th year ahead. "Weasley. What's it about?"
"Sallow... Ominis is always upset. He seemed so hurt tonight. What did you do?!?"
Sebastian was quite impressed that Garreth was confronting him. "Woah! Calm down. It's something you couldn't know and understand."
"Whatever it is, stop it!"
"I will talk to Ominis... But I have my reason to not stop what I'm doing."
"Stop hurting him, Sallow."
"Believe me. I'm trying. I really am."
Garreth looked at Sebastian one last time, very seriously, before walking out of the Slytherin dungeon.
Sebastian watched Garreth leave. He was in awe actually. The Gryffindor must really like Ominis a lot. To come here and confront him.
Garreth isn't one to participate in fights or arguments. He never heard him get mad or upset in all the years he had him as a classmate.
Garreth was always smiling and laughing. He was never confrontational.
But not tonight.
Sebastian let out a deep breath. And thought about Ominis. How he would start talking to him and how he could make it up to him.
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The days went on, and some are good. Some are bad. And Ominis seemed more stressed as the days went by.
Garreth wanted to approach Ominis but he was always in a hurry to get to some place. He would catch him for a few minutes. They'd greet each other and that's it. Ominis is off to somewhere again.
Garreth kept himself busy with his potions. And he was able to make a special beer for Ominis. He can't wait for Ominis to try it.
And so, he followed him one day. Out to Hogsmeade. And then he lost track of him. Garreth walked around Hogsmeade and looked at every shop for Ominis.
He even explored outside of Hogsmeade. But to no avail. He was afraid that Ominis might have decided to use floo flames to get to another place.
All Garreth could do was wait. But the night fell and Garreth knew he wouldn't see Ominis tonight.
He made his slow walk back to Hogwarts. And was pleasantly greeted by Ominis who had just used a floo flame to the south exit of the castle.
"O-Ominis! Hey there."
"Oh, Garreth. Have you been there long?"
"No. Just now... uhm, where have you been?"
"Oh... just... some place." -Ominis faked a smile.
He is too tired for a conversation right now.
Not right after Sebastian has gone deeper and deeper down the dark path. He knows him and the 5th year have now used Crucio and Imperio.
And Garreth sensed it.
"Alright. Seems like you're too tired to talk."
"Yes, I am."
"Well then. Let me treat you. Come with me. To our secret lair."
Ominis followed Garreth to his secret area again.
"I made a beer." -Garreth proudly announced.
"The fizz beer?"
"No no no. Something you like."
"Just get to it."
"I call it the Ominis Special." -Garreth handed a sample of the drink he made. Just half a bottle to Ominis.
"Ugh, you should change the name." -Ominis took it and smelled it.
It smelled like chocolate.
"Garreth. Do you swear I won't turn into a different species or wither away after drinking this?"
"I am sure! I tried it myself."
"...Fine."
Ominis took a sip...
...
...and he was delighted. It tastes good. It is beer. But chocolate. The taste is chocolate with a little hint of bitterness from the beer.
"Wow! This is delicious, Garreth."
Ominis took another sip. And another. Until he finished it.
"Woah hey! Slow down. That is still beer."
"This is really good... I'm glad I came here with you." -Ominis smiled. A genuine smile directed at Garreth. Looking all beautiful again with the help of the moonlight.
"Y-Yeah, I'm happy that I made you smile." -Garreth was thankful right now that Ominis can't see him.
Because he is blushing so hard right now. Ominis looked so...
"Ominis, you look so beautiful." -Garreth said it this time.
"G-Garreth..." -Ominis was surprised by that.
And when Garreth thought Ominis couldn't look even more beautiful; Ominis blushed after he said it. Looking all cute and pretty.
Garreth was just standing there. Smiling. Speechless.
They stayed quiet for a while. Ominis broke the silence first.
"Thank you, Garreth. But I am really tired. I would like to head to sleep."
"Alright. I'll walk you back."
And Garreth did. He has become familiar and comfortable going to the Slytherin dungeon.
"One more thing, keep its name." -Ominis stopped before heading in.
"Of course!"
"Also..." -Ominis walked closer to Garreth.
He reached out and got hold of Garreth's arm, he slid his hand upwards to the shoulder, and based on that, got a vague idea of where Garreth's ear is.
"...No one gets to drink that but me." -Ominis whispered.
Garreth blushed, again. And gulped. "Y-Yes. I promise, Ominis. Only you."
"Good." -Ominis then headed inside the dorm.
He doesn't know why, but he likes making Garreth panic a little bit. He likes to make him nervous and squirm. He likes teasing him.
He likes him.
Maybe he would do something about it.
Starting with...
"Garreth." -Ominis called the Gryffindor's attention after their herbology class the next day.
"Hey." -Garreth stopped everything he was doing.
"I wanna touch you."
"T-Touch?!?" -Garreth was thinking of so many things. Mostly sinful ones.
"Your face, actually. I just wanna have a vague idea of your appearance."
"Oh. Oh! Of course, you can."
Ominis held his hand out slowly. Garreth caught them and guided them a little higher because he was a little taller than Ominis.
And Ominis took note of that discovery. He likes it that Garreth is a tad bit taller.
He gently laid his palm on Garreth's face. Starting from the forehead, then down to the eyebrows, nose, and then cheeks. Rubbing his thumb ever so gently on the skin. Then to the lips and the chin.
And then started feeling Garreth's hair. Ominis brushed his fingers through the reddish locks and did not expect there was a lot.
"Oh, long and curly." -Ominis confirmed.
"Yes. Do you not like it?"
"I don't mind... Also, red? Sebastian told me most Weasleys have them."
"Ah, yes." -Garreth laughed.
Ominis kept twirling Garreth's hair between his fingers. Making Garreth blush and his heart race.
Ominis continued a few seconds more before letting go.
"So... uhm, I hope you aren't disappointed." -Garreth threw a few laughs and giggles to cover his nervousness.
Ominis laughed. "No. I'm not. But then again, the only other boy I did this to is Sebastian."
"Oh, Sebastian is good-looking."
"You're not too bad yourself, Garreth."
"That's great to hear."
"Well... we should head to the next class."
"Of course."
Ominis started walking away. He noticed that Garreth was walking with him.
"Garreth, you don't have to walk me to my next class."
"I'm sorry. But I insist."
"Well... do whatever you want then."
They continued walking in silence but with a smile creeping on each other's face. When they reached the classroom, Sebastian was in the process of walking out.
"Ominis."
"Sebastian? Are you... leaving?"
"Yeah. I need to... do something."
"What is it this time?" -Ominis' voice was a mix of frustration and suspicion.
Sebastian looked at Garreth and cleared his throat.
Garreth wasn't getting the hint.
"I would gladly discuss it with you if we were alone."
And finally Garreth got it.
"Oh! Yeah. Well, have a great rest of the day, Ominis." -Garreth lightly tapped Ominis' lower back before walking away. He hoped this doesn't turn out hurting Ominis. Again.
Once Garreth was out of earshot, Sebastian and Ominis talked. Something about discovering what the relic was for. Sebastian wanted to test it out. And he was headed out to the catacombs.
And Ominis couldn't do anything. He knows once Sebastian was set on something, there is no stopping him.
Ominis watched as Sebastian sneaked out of their class. He headed inside and continued the schoolday.
At the end of the school day, Ominis received an owl from Anne, asking him to come immediately. And Ominis did. Seeing what Sebastian has done with the relic.
Ominis called the 5th year for help. And at the end of it all, the worst happened.
Sebastian used avada kedavra on his uncle.
Anne blasted him away and burned the book. He looked at Sebastian with hate and then disappeared.
Ominis couldn't believe it. Him and the 5th year didn't know what to do. Ominis hated his family but he was willing to use their name to get Sebastian out of this trouble.
But they are still shocked and doesn't know what to do as of the moment.
He headed back to the school ahead of the 5th year. As the 5th year stayed with Sebastian. Until they figured out what to do.
Back at Hogwarts, Ominis was torn up. He doesn't know what to do. He knows Sebastian must pay for what he did, but also, he knows Sebastian is the only one left for Anne now.
Ominis was thinking of a lot of things as he walked and walked aimlessly into the Hogwarts castle. And found himself in front of the One Eyed Witch statue.
He hoped Garreth is still in his secret room.
"Garreth?" -Ominis called out right outside the secret door.
Moments later, the door opened and out came Garreth.
"Ominis. Hey, how are-"
"Oh, Garreth!"
Ominis stepped into the room and started pacing, obviously distraught. Garreth kept asking what is it? What happened? But Ominis didn't answer. And just sat on the stone floor.
"Ominis, please, you can tell me." -Garreth sat in front of Ominis. Reached out for Ominis' hand and held them oh so dearly; thumbs brushing over it for comfort.
"I-I can't... right now, I can't."
"Something you can't tell me again?"
"I'm really sorry. It is still being figured out."
"Alright. I won't press any further. I'll stay here with you."
Ominis began having teary eyes. He lunged forward, throwing himself on to Garreth, who caught him into an embrace. And then he let out a heavy breath. Everything weighing on him.
And then the tears started flowing.
"Oh, Ominis!" -Garreth pulled Ominis into a tighter hug and rubbed his hand up and down Ominis' back to soothe him.
Garreth let Ominis sleep for hours. It's already dawn when he woke. Garreth walked Ominis back to the Slytherin dorm. He thought what could've happened.
On his way out of there, he bumped into Sebastian.
"Garreth, listen to me. I know you like Ominis. A lot. And I can see you mean well... Please, continue being there for him. I messed up."
"Messed up? How? What did you mess up?"
"You'll know soon enough. Garreth Weasley, I don't usually like anyone else. To be close friends with, and specially with Ominis. But I can see you're different when it comes to Ominis. So, I am telling you, stay with him."
"Of course. Until he wants me there with him."
Sebastian looked burdened and consumed with something Garreth could never fathom, or ever know unless Ominis tells him.
And then he smiled. As if something, at least one, of the things consuming him got solved. He patted Garreth on his way into the Slytherin dorm.
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Ominis didn't attend any classes the next day. And the next. Same with Sebastian. He sent owls to Ominis but the Slytherin did not reply.
Garreth couldn't handle it anymore. He walked to where he always sees Ominis, behind that one particular staircase.
He walked towards the back and there was nothing there. Just some odd looking clock.
He then went to his secret room, thinking Ominis was there to find him. On his way, he saw Ominis, Sebastian, and the Professor Black. He followed them and waited at the foot of the headmaster's tower. Pretending to be busy in the artifacts area. Until he saw wizards come up to the headmaster's room.
They don't look like ordinary wizards. They look like definitely from the ministry. A few minutes later, Ominis came down from the headmaster's room.
"Ominis! Hey."
"G-Garreth?" -Ominis wiped his tears away.
"What happened?!?"
"Sebastian... he... just follow me."
They walked out of there with Ominis leading the way. To behind that one staircase again.
Ominis faced the odd clock, waved his wand and it opened.
"I didn't know this is here the whole time." -Garreth was in awe as he walked into the Undercroft.
"This is our secret place, Sebastian, Anne and I. And recently, the 5th year. But now... I'm the only one left of the original trio. Anne is never going back here. And Sebastian is on his way to Azkaban!"
"W-What?!? Azkaban???"
And that is when Ominis told him everything. From the beginning of Anne being cursed and Sebastian looking for answers to cure her. And ultimately, up to the events of Sebastian killing his uncle.
Garreth could not believe what he just heard. They're just 5th years! And Ominis and Sebastian gone through a lot. On their own. With the 5th year there in some of the events.
"Oh! Ominis. The things you all went through. And Sebastian... Azkaban... Godric's Heart!"
Garreth could never imagine what Ominis could be feeling right now. He could only offer him an embrace, hoping it offers comfort somehow.
Also, Sebastian... Garreth feels sorry for him. He meant well, but things escalated and now Azkaban, no one as young as them should be there. But there is a price for the thing he has done.
Now he understands Sebastian when they talked last that night.
"I can't imagine Hogwarts without Sebastian." -Ominis said, his voice breaking.
"Ominis... I could never, and I have no intention of, replacing Sebastian because he is a precious friend to you. But I promise you, I will be here for you. Forever. That is if you'd want to."
"I would love that, Garreth."
Garreth looked at Ominis in those opal eyes he loves so much. And he leaned in.
And kisses Ominis. A light, gentle, touch of lips. Ominis hugged him tight again.
Garreth wrapped his arms around Ominis, swearing to himself that he would protect Ominis from everything. And that he would love him with all he's got. Always and forever. Opals and rubies.
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Sebastian was a storm; chaos incarnate always looking for something, anything to get his adrenaline pumping. He was the only person Ominis really knew inside out, upside down, until fifth year. They'd been through thick and thin but once Sebastian allowed dark magic to invade his veins, Ominis couldn't be with him anymore. The dark magic that consumed Sebastian was inching its tendrils towards Ominis and he fled. The last place he thought he'd find himself was in Garreth's warm strong arms. While the ginger's public demeanor was silly and ostentatious, his private demeanor was soothing; the calm without a storm. While Sebastian was the waves crashing against Ominis' vessel, Garreth was an anchor. Welcomed immediately by the Weasley's, Ominis had never felt so loved and accepted by a group of people before. For the first time in his life, Ominis had the only things he ever truly yearned for: unconditional love and safety.
💥Garreth likes Ominis' nose, and he kisses the tip of it often which makes Ominis blush
💥 Garreth is a soft top/dom with Ominis but has no problem switching when Ominis wants
💥 Ominis can't stop running his fingers through Garreth's hair. It's soft and silky and Garreth started brushing his hair more once they started dating
💥 Garreth can be loud and excitable almost all the time but when he's with Ominis he adapts a quieter demeanor unless he's excited
💥 Ominis loves to run his fingers over a scar on Garreth's torso
💥 Garreth cannot say no to Ominis. Whatever his prince wants, he gets with little to no resistance.
💥 Ominis loves to spoil Garreth with lavish gifts even though they make him somewhat uncomfortable
💥 Garreth is a chill guy, but has a temper. Ominis can calm him down every time, except when he doesn't want to... like if someone decided to speak poorly of Ominis or treat him badly, he lets Garreth off the leash and loves every second of it.
💥 Garreth learns braille so he can write Ominis secret notes in class that don't have to be read aloud
💥 Ominis loves reading to Garreth from his collection of braille books and Garreth loves listening to Ominis' voice
💥 Ominis likes to just sit quietly with Garreth and bask in his presence
