Ominis Gaunt/Alternate Reality

 OMINIS GAUNT

Biographical information

First name

Ominis Gaunt

Born

1874, Scotland

Age

• 16 (when he finishes school)

• 21 (possibly right now)

Marital status

Unmarried

Title(s)

Head boy

Status

Alive

Physical information

Species

Human (wizard)

Gender

Male

Hair colour

Brown

Eye colour

Pale

Skin colour

Light

Family information

Siblings

• Marvolo Gaunt (estranged older brother)

• Adrastos Gaunt (estranged older brother)

• Estrella Gaunt (little sister)

Parents

Unnamed parents ✟ 

Uncles/Aunts

• Noctua Gaunt ✟  (paternal aunt)

• Unnamed aunts and/or uncles ✟ 

Ancestors

Salazar Slytherin † (distant ancestor)

Relationships

Friends

• Sebastian Sallow (former best friend; estranged)

• Anne Sallow ✟ (closest friend)

• Lauren Raven ✟  (closest friend)

Romances

• Anne Sallow ✟ (crush)

• Lauren Raven ✟ (one-sided love)

Allies

• Prof. Black

• Prof. Weasley

Enemies

• Ranrok ✟ 

• Victor Rookwood ✟ (who cursed Anne)

• Sebastian Sallow (who wanted to kill him but killed Lauren)

Affiliation

Occupation

Student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1890 - 1894)

Loyalty

• House of Gaunt (disowned)

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

• Slytherin

• Sallow family

Alternate Ominis Gaunt is Ominis Gaunt in an alternate world created by the Keepers, who showed Lauren what the world would be without her. 

After Lauren was killed, Ominis's world collapsed, but not like his best friend, Sebastian, who was his girlfriend at the time, and after that, never made it to graduate school, but turned to the dark forces for help in hopes of bringing Lauren back from the dead. Ominis never wanted to deal with the dark forces, which ended his relationship with Sebastian, who thought he didn't care for Lauren and didn't want her back.

Magical abilities and skills

• Dark Arts: Ominis was once forced into casting the Cruciatus Curse by his family. However, unlike his family, he grew to detest the Dark Arts and opposed their practice.

• Parseltongue: Ominis was a Parselmouth, meaning he could magically talk to snakes, an ability that resided in his family tree.

• Defense Against the Dark Arts: Despite being blind, Ominis was still capable of defending himself against the Dark Arts, managing to beat off waves of Inferi in the catacombs of Feldcroft. It is unknown how he managed this, but his wand was described as "sentient", so his skill may have been linked to that.

• Love: Though certainly not one of Ominis's most obvious qualities, he held a great amount of deep, brotherly care for his close friend, Sebastian Sallow, as well as fear for the dark path that he was going down. Even though he understood Sebastian to be manipulating him, he still felt a duty to stop his descent into darkness as the only person he trusted. Furthermore, after the traumatic experiences of his childhood, he made a genuine and radical attempt to distance himself from his family and their culture of the Dark Arts.

Relationships

Friends:

Sebastian Sallow

Ominis Gaunt: "You can't bring her back with dark magic, Sebastian!!!"

Sebastian Sallow: "I love her. She was my true love. Don't you get it, Ominis??"

Ominis Gaunt: "No, I don't, you killed her with cold blood!!!"

Sebastian Sallow: "NO! NO! NO! You know it wasn't me."

Sebastian was Ominis's oldest and best friend. However, their relationship became more tenuous in their fifth year with Sebastian's continued exploration of the Dark Arts, which Ominis regularly advised against. In the end, their relationship suffered so badly that Ominis found it difficult to consider Sebastian a friend anymore, even though he did continue to worry about him greatly. After Lauren died, Sebastian's obsession with dark arts got worse, and he wanted to bring her back even though Ominis disagreed, and Sebastian told him he did not care about Lauren. The two went their separate ways after that. 

Lauren Jones

"I know we had a bit of a rocky start, but you've proven yourself – as a friend."

— Ominis Gaunt to Lauren.

Lauren Jones was Ominis's new friend, who started late in their fifth year. They had a rocky beginning when Ominis caught them outside of the Undercroft, which they had been shown by Sebastian. Ominis attempted continuously to convince Lauren to help curb Sebastian's descent into the Dark Arts and had come to trust her wisdom a great deal. By the conclusion of the 1890–1891 school year, he considered Lauren a friend: a rare honor, as Sebastian had been his only true friend before.

Quotes

"I can't let you go, not like this. Not when the scent of your hair

still lingers in the air. Why couldn't you have just been selfish?

Just once, screw everyone else and put yourself first. You sacrificed yourself for the world

Please, let me sacrifice the world for you!"

— Ominis to Lauren.

"You can't bring her back, Sebastian. She is dead!"

— Ominis to Sebastian about Lauren.

"He is not your Sebastian. He is different from your world!"

— Ominis to Lauren after meeting Lauren from the real world.