Since the very first moment you meet him, Sebastian Sallow is presented to you as the Draco Malfoy-like character of Hogwarts Legacy. Acting bold and cocky, he walks the line between different roles according to the plot ranging from deuteragonist, rival, and companion.
Sebastian boasts an amusing quest line and personal story on which you will shed light throughout the game. As expected from a shady Slytherin character that mimes the one played by Tom Felton in the movies and written by J.K. Rowling, he has a haunting past, a troubled present, and is fascinated by dark arts.
Everything Started With A Duel And An Infringement
Your acquaintance with Sebastian starts with a very crackling entrance on stage. During the very first Defense Against The Dark Arts lesson held by Professor Hecat, it seems clear that the game is willing to give you some foreshadowing hints about the character and its attitude and desires. Sebastian presents himself as smug and confident, ready to take you down in a theatrical magic duel. Whether the outcome of your first fight, he will introduce you to the Crossed Wands Duelling Club, the not-so-hidden gathering place where students rely on their spells, charms, and wits, to prevail in roaring duels against their own classmates.
In contrast to what some could have expected, he reveals himself to be a loyal friend that will accompany you not only in the Crossed Wands skirmishes but also in your journey through the mysteries that lie within the walls of Hogwarts. Sebastian is willing and ready to lie to protect you from a severe punishment for roaming illegally in the restricted section of the Hogwarts Library. And you will have to be his light during the darkest and cloudy moments in his desperate and touching journey to save his sister Anne from her terrible condition.
And Led To The Depth Of Dark Arts
Sebastian will teach you several great things, some of which are terrible, yes, but great. Paraphrasing the words of Ollivander regarding He Who Must Not Be Named is done on purpose, since in addition to some useful tips, tricks, and ordinary Defence Against the Dark Arts stuff, Sebastian will introduce you, throughout his grim storyline, to the Unforgivable Curses, namely Crucio, Imperium and, the worst of all, Avada Kedavra.
The dark journey starts in the Undercroft, one of the secret rooms Hogwarts can boast, and you will make acquaintance with Ominis Gaunt, Sebastian's best friend who has a harrowing past related to the Dark Arts.
Subsequently, you will have the chance to meet what remains of Sebastian's family: Solomon, his former-auror uncle with whom he maintains a conflictual relationship, and Anne, his beloved sister who can't attend Hogwarts anymore because of the curse that has been cast on her and causes her horrible pain. In Feldcroft, a hamlet of the Highlands near Hogwarts where Sebastian's family lives, you will slowly uncover his past and the destiny that his mother and father have faced.
Your adventures begin in a dangerous but still sane, with both of you and Ominis setting foot in the dark depths of Hogwarts, together on the tracks of Salazar Slytherin's Scriptorium. Sebastian will soon get caught by a dark discovery fever because of Salazar Slytherin's Spellbook and precious and harmful information regarding Isidora Morganach and her journal. Sebastian, firstly in good faith, will be ready to do anything to save her sister, whose condition worsens throughout the year, including using Unforgivable Curses and trying to put into action an ancient and obscure relic related to the death itself.
You will go through things together that will eventually lead to inauspicious events, among which an incurable wound in what remains of his family, of his friendship with Ominis, and on his soul.