Weaselys' Wizard Wheezes: Laughter is the Best Medicine
Chapter 4: The Unbreakable Vow
"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities."
-Jean Houston
"That is why you cannot create and unbreakable vow with a human. Next, week we will discuss Muggle attire now enjoy your three day weekend."
The class was dismissed and Gwen tried to fight back the memories that surfaced in her head. She knew the unbreakable vow… She knew the unbreakable vow.
It was the only thing that kept her there, and it was the only thing that saved her sister's life…
Her father had just taken up drinking because he knew that he was next. The Dark Lord had her father personally apprehend and murder the last of the witnesses, the last of the leaders, and the only thing he had to do left was kill..himself.
Gwen's father was the last witness and the only thing standing in the way of glory and power. You see, he knew Voldermort's secret and that alone was a death wish. If this information were to leak to anyone then he was a dead man. However, the dark lord did not know that Archibald knew. So, he ran.
Archibald ran with Gwen and Matilda, but he did not run to save their lives. He ran to save his own.
You see the peculiar thing is Gwen was his life preserver and only hope.
She was his daughter.
She was not Archibald's daughter, but his daughter.
The illegitimate child of Archibald's wife and Voldermort.
He did not find out until after the death of his wife, and the only reason the dark lord proceeded to keep him around was to watch Gwen.
Archibald found himself running to the abandoned cottage and he made this their home. He began to binge drink slurring reality like his words. He knew they would try to escape, and he would keep them there, yes. SHE would protect him.
He seized Matilda in his drunken rage with his wand pointed at her temple.
"If you leave. I'll kill her now. Now, you must decided to save your sister's life or give your own."
Now, Gwen did what any good sister would do, and she agreed to meet his demands. He made her make the unbreakable vow it said: You must never leave and always return here at 8:oo pm for if you do you will suffer accordingly. Now if ye choose to leave, you will die and Matilda along with you."
Gwen knew that the bruises would never go away, and the beating would never cease. She did not know why her father would not let her leave, but sometimes he would slur his word in his drunken rage. She knew he still feared him.
She packed her things and slowly made her way to the cottage in the forsaken woods. She did not know of many things.
She certainly did not know that she was the illegitimate child of the one who almost ruined the world.