They all took the vow without hesitation, and Ragnarok acted as the officiator. "Now, what I am going to say is a matter of utmost delicacy and should not reach Dumbledore's ears under any circumstances. Mione, please help me with this." They all nodded, listening with rapt attention. "Before I turned eleven, life was just... tough. Growing up with the Dursleys' was like living in a perpetual storm of disdain and mistreatment. They never really wanted me there and treated me like a house elf, only ten times worse. I was stuck sleeping in the cupboard under the stairs, doing all sorts of chores and labour work they wouldn't dream of making Dudley do. They'd lock me up for the smallest things, just waiting for me to mess up so they could beat me up and starve me."
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