366 prompt: Hidden
Ultimate Battle - Single Accessory x2
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Defence Against The Dark Arts - Write about a character which has failed to cross the hurdle or obstacle in their life, goals, or dreams. The character must experience being a setback in their plans.
Bad Movie Tuesday - [Plot Device] Unplanned Pregnancy
Chocolate Frog: (Silver): Laverne de Montmorency: Challenge: Write about the effects of a love potion.
The Start Of It All
Merope/Tom Riddle Senior
Merope had thought that they would be together forever. She kept herself and her love hidden from the eyes of her father and her brother, scared of what the pair would do if they were to find out that she loved a muggle - that she was in a relationship with one.
That she was bearing the child of one.
The word 'muggle' didn't sound filthy as it rolled from her tongue, as it did when it was her father or brother that uttered the word. Their funds didn't matter, nor did the hole in the roof. All that mattered was the love they shared; the utter devotion in his heart, for her.
And the baby, growing in her stomach.
...oOo...
Merope hadn't expected it all to come crashing down around her so quickly. One moment, her and Tom were in love, and she was considering taking him off the potion, knowing that he would never leave her, that he would still love her just as deeply. No-one could fake that sort of love, even on a potion.
The next moment, he was acting like he hadn't taken the potion just that very morning, spewing hurtful words at her, calling her evil and a witch and accusing her of placing him under an evil and twisted spell, all because he had been kind to her just once.
That wasn't true at all. She merely gave him the potion to show him how he truly felt about her - she knew that he only stayed away before, because of her scary brother and terrifying father. She could barely do magic, bordering on the line between Witch and Squib, barely considering herself a witch - as her father often told her.
Her Tom didn't seem to care about that, rushing off back to his parents, leaving his pregnant ex-girlfriend to fend for herself, leaving her with a baby, alone and scared.
As Merope tidied the tiny, cold, damp place they had been living in, she found a small vial under the table. She opened it and sniffed, taking in the scent of the antidote to the love potion which she had been giving Tom.
She frowned, wondering who could have supplied it, her thoughts turning to her father and her brother - it wasn't like she had anyone else that knew about antidotes - but she decided not to dwell on it. Tom would come running back once the baby was born. How would he be able to resist his son?
She swept the floor, trying to calm herself. She would find a way to get Tom back, and she would get him back on the potion. Clearly he wasn't ready to stop taking it.
Her hand flew to her stomach as she felt pain. Not knowing what to do, she left, trying to find a safe place to give birth. That wasn't with her family, as they would most likely try to kill her child.
But she knew from that first pain, that something was wrong.
500 Words
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