Light in the Dark

Marvolo's Story

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His story is not a happy one at the beginning, but he does find happiness, do not doubt that. Let us begin, shall we?

There once was a handsome and noble man, one of the last of a proud noble family, the landlord for a small town called Little Hangleton. His home was built near a small chapel and a graveyard where most of his family has been buried for years. I do not know if he was a kind man or if he was an honest man, but he was not cruel or corrupt. He caught the eye of a young woman, one of the last of her own noble family, who saw who she coveted but did not think he would make a good match and denied her their blessing.

This infuriated her, making her rebellious. She struck herself from the family name for the perceived slight, taking only enough money for a dowry and going to present herself to this noble man. She did not care if he was Muggle or not, she loved him! If her family wanted to keep their family pure, then they could do it themselves! But that was not the reason her family did not approve, they saw the man was fickle, held himself with a certain air that did not sit well with them. They feared her momentary bout of puppy love would land her in an unfavorable position, but since she removed herself from their line, they could only make preparations for any children she may bear.

The young witch prepared herself, dressed in her best with her hair artfully arranged into an elegant fashion before she made her way to the lonely manor surrounded by headstones and knocked on the door. It opened to reveal the man she loved and she gave him a soft smile and introduced herself before proclaiming her love and offering her hand in marriage. But instead of the man feeling the instant spark of love at first sight, he merely laughed in her face, called her daft and slammed the door on her nose. She gasped, her heart breaking at the cruel rejection. She fled in tears and spent the night in a lowly bar drinking away her sorrows.

But she was young and she was quite foolish, for if she had been just a bit more clever, just a bit more worldly, she would have realized that while indeed the man was handsome, he was not the kind of man she would find attractive for long. That he preferred things a certain way, he liked his women pretty, submissive and silent. While she was a beauty within her own rights, she was not as beautiful as some of the celebrities' wives or world famous actresses in plays or the films. She certainly was not submissive nor would she sit silently and let her man speak for her when she had her own mind and voice.

But sadly she was naive still, blinded by the rosy tint of puppy love. This led her to come up with a plan to buy the ingredients for one of the most powerful love potions. It was illegal to buy it from anyone not a licensed and sanctioned Potion Master and just as illegal to make it on your own, but she was smart to buy a bunch of ingredients for multiple potions as well so she could not be accused and arrested for illegal activity. She brewed the Amortentia that very night and then baked a lovely blood pudding cake with it mixed in before having it sent to her love.

Needless to say, she only had to wait a day or two before the man was seen stalking up and down the streets looking for her and when she appeared before him, he dropped to his knee and begged her to marry him. In less than a month they were happily wedded and for 5 years they lived in bliss, the young witch making sure to keep him on a steady stream of Amortentia whenever it looked to fade from his system. And then one day, after being repeatedly ill for a week straight, she went to see a healer and learned she was pregnant!

Oh she was overjoyed, but then she realized, she would not be able to brew anymore potions and that her husband was due for another dose near the end of her pregnancy. But she was sure that after nearly 6 years of wedded bliss, he would only be mildly annoyed and have fallen in love with her as well. Oh how wrong she was. When the young lord awoke from his drug induced infatuation, he had been furious to find her in his home and in his bed. She did not understand why he was so angry and when she tried to calm and coddle him, he shoved her away and saw her pregnant belly.