Ow man, that is so sad... were there no signs of him not feeling well? Did he stop eating? Rabbits can be very good at hiding an illness. I've even heard of rabbits pretending to eat while they were sick...
Even if he was poisoned (what an awfull idea) you would have noticed him being in pain I would think?
Did it look like Sebastian died in his sleep? or did it look like he struggled or something? 1,5 years old is very young for a pet rabbit to die, if they are cared for properly (and obviously Sebastian was) he could have reached an age of 10/12 years easy.
I can imagine Sebastian's reaction to your roommate bothers you very much. Pietertje sometimes used to stamp his feet whenever my mother came to visit us. My mother never hurt an animal in her life, it probably had to do with the tone of her voice or the way she smelled or something. Something Pietertje wasn't used to. My parents live a long way away, and they are pretty old so we visit them more than they visit us.
But a rabbit growling and snarling at someone he sees a lot.. that is strange. He was obviously scared of her. How did your roommate react when you told her Sebastian was dead?
Anyway lots of hugs to you

Sounds like Sebastian was a great rabbit-friend.
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