Chapter 181: Promise!

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Harry didn't know his exact age, but he was sure that Tim Greengrass shouldn't be 300 years old. But that's how he appeared.

An old man too deep in throes of death and yet stubbornly clinging to life.

"I need your promise, Harry. That you will keep this to yourself." She began, standing beside him and glowering down at her husband.

Harry swung his arm at his side, grabbing her hand and intertwining his fingers with hers, and giving it a reassuring squeeze. "Of course, aunty."

She offered him a small relieved smile, tugging his hand and pulling him toward the sofa which lay on the other side of the room.

They settled down side-by-side, her hand still in his, the warmth of which provided her the courage to unveil one of the darkest secrets she held in the deepest part of her heart. She shifted a little, turning towards him, facing him.

Without any preamble, she blurted out the truth. A weight lifted off her shoulders as soon as she began, and words eagerly gushed out of her. "I have cursed my husband. It wasn't the Death Eaters who did this to him, it was me. My curse keeps him in a torturous prolonged sleep, in which he is tormented eternally with pain and despair."

"For the last twelve years, I have imprisoned him in his mind, enjoying the deterioration of his body, basking in the destruction of his spirit. Yes, I am the one who has orphaned my daughters for my revenge, who has kept their father away from them due to her selfish desire. I know that you must think I am a cruel villain."

Her hard voice was filled with anger and self-deprecation as she looked down at her lap, at their joined hands.

Harry shook his head at her assumption. "I'm just confused. I won't judge you until I know everything."

Proserpina nodded, taking strength from his assurance and looking up into his bright emerald eyes. "What you need to know, Harry, is that everything you have heard about him is false. A lie I have told everyone to save my family from becoming another Malfoys or Notts. In truth, Tim was never against Voldemort. In fact, he was the Dark Lord's most fanatic provider."

"Not having the courage to be marked and take part in raids, he helped Voldemort in other ways. You see, the Greengrass family is the most ancient bloodline in Britain, the oldest family, and has gathered riches far beyond mortal comprehension. Tim used this money to propagate Voldemort's campaign."

"Voldemort himself has tainted this manor by his frequent visits. I had to meet him many times with a smile and act like a good hostess. I would go as far as to say that Tim was Voldemort's most important ally after his Inner Circle. Because of that, he was aware of the Dark Lord's many plans."

"But unlike Tim, I wasn't happy with the way the world was changing. I had muggle-born friends who I wanted to save. Even my best friends, Alice and Lily, were fighting on the other side. I couldn't in good conscience just sit back and see them get hurt."

"So, I began leaking information to them, hoping to save them from all the traps the Death Eaters had spread in a desperate attempt to catch them. Lily was already infamous as the Crimson Witch by then. And I really was proud of how my friends ruthlessly dealt with their enemies."

"Unlike the Order of Phoenix, the foursome of Lily, Alice, James, and Frank didn't take prisoners, knowing that the Ministry was corrupted and wouldn't be able to hold them. They instead chose to utterly destroy them and make examples out of them. The four became well-known for their brutal ways. As a result, a deathly fear settled over the hearts of Death Eaters.

"It was magnificent. It was truly satisfying to see those animals get their comeuppance. And so I continued my contribution in turning the momentum of the war which had been earlier in Voldemort's favour. Unfortunately, I was caught soon and a team of Death Eaters was sent to kill us, including Tim."

"They didn't know that my husband was unaware of my secret actions. They thought that the Greengrass family as a whole had turned their backs on Voldemort. During the deadly fight, my betrayal came to light and Tim decided to abandon his family to save his own hide. I don't know why, but I was surprised and hurt by it."

"While Tim had always been a snobby and arrogant person, the one who supported Voldemort fanatically, he never treated me wrong. And although I never loved him, I cared for him. I still had hope for him to change."

"But his abandonment snuffed that hope and I cursed him after I survived the Death Eater's raid. From then on, Tim is put under the curse, suffering for betraying me, and for letting me down. I could have killed him and freed him from his misery. I could have freed myself from this hatred."

"But I could never bring myself to do it, always ending up thinking that he needs to suffer some more. So, now you know why I can't let you heal him. Tim deserves to suffer. He is not some crippled hero. He doesn't need healing, he needs punishment."

Harry couldn't help but shiver at her cruel tone. Her face was taut with tension as she snarled viciously. She really could hold a grudge. 

Even Harry would have lost his anger and killed Tim Greengrass if he was in her place. It was telling that Proseprina Greengrass' anger could burn for more than a decade and yet her hatred was still strong enough to keep the fire going. 

He didn't know whether to be impressed or concerned about her mindset. Not that he had any moral high ground to think of her as mental when he himself had killed thousands.

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