"It was my final test before they would admit me as a full Death Eater and mark me,’ he said, glancing down at the godforsaken stain of the skull and snake on his forearm. "The Dark Lord himself had her brought before everyone, and she was beaten before my very eyes. He said she was a blood traitor and she had been secretly working against him and everything they stood for. I was so young and blinded by my own desire to become powerful that I was sucked into the lie. I killed my own mother to be a part of one of the worst things that has happened to Wizarding Britain.’