five ☠ voice [lol not even bothering to filter]

[curses]

Family.

How important are they to you? To what extent are you willing to forgive their transgressions? Do you welcome them back with open arms? Accept them for who they are?

[Her voice becomes more heated. She is obviously passionate about what she's saying.]

There is no place in this world for ridiculous notions of bravery and friendship. Duty, honor, loyalty to your blood -- these are the things that matter.

[Then quietly, with contempt:] Fool.

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[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

Not at all.

But if I didn't love her as much as I did, I wouldn't have confronted my father when his abuse towards her came too far. I probably wouldn't have shot her if I didn't want to defend her in the first place.

[curses]

[lol wat] "Shot" her?

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well. [ totally bitter: ] Surprise, a grown man can seriously emotionally manipulate a prepubescent kid with a hunting rifle.

[curses]

[Okay, she's heard of these Muggle weapons. Guns.] You killed your own mother?

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

I didn't want to.

[curses]

[Oh, dear. Well, Bella knows how easy it is to manipulate people, and she knows who's at fault here.] And what of your father?

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

He attempted to call the police, to frame me. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone: after getting rid of my mother, he wanted me gone.

[curses]

[Bellatrix can't compute this. Family doesn't do that to family. Any betraying that is done is from rebellion, not hate. Especially from a parent to a child.] I trust you didn't let him get away with it.

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

I didn't. With the knife was planning to use on my mother.

[curses]

[Well.] And now you're reveling in your freedom.

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

[ Vague noncommittal grunt as a reply. Truth hurts. ]

Anyway, family. Neither me nor my teammates have had good relations with them, much less loyalty.

[curses]

Would things have been different if they treated you well?

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

I'd be a healthy, productive member of society.

[curses]

Trust me, it hardly works out quite that smoothly.

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

What, personal experience tell you that?

[curses]

Considering how many blood traitors there are in my family? yes.

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

Your bloodline. Is it one of royalty? Power? What?

Why are you so loyal to it?

[curses]

The Blacks are one of the oldest Wizarding families. I was born into it, so I swear allegiance to it. There is no room for questions.

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

You would be willing to die for it?

[curses]

Without hesitation.

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

You'd be willing to kill anyone who would go against it? Without exception?

[curses]

Yes. [lol she cray cray]

[nine-tries.livejournal.com]

[ oh god thomas doesn't know how to deal with fanatics outside of contracts, welp ]

Look at that, apparently some little girl's cat got stuck in a tree. Excuse me while I... rescue her--I mean it.

[ DISCONNECT ]

[curses]

[What a strange, tragic man.:c]