So, it's Ancient Greece, right? People back then believe all these crazy things (then again, I believe in a man who rose from the dead, so how much better am I?), including this magic piece of fabric. FABRIC, I TELL YOU! Anyway, this magical piece of fabric was called the golden fleece because, well, it was a fleece woven from gold. As far as naming goes, they could have totally done better (i.e. the Captivating Coat, the Wonderful Wool, the Amazing Afghan---I'm thinking
alliteration here, people), but I suppose that's beside the point. So anyway, this fleece is guarded by a dragon in a land at the edge of the earth; no one had been able to reach it and return it safely back to the homeland. One young hero, Jason, was given the task of going to retrieve the Wonderful Wool, and he was definitely up for the task (he was a bit of a hot-shot, in my opinion). Jason gathers a bunch of other heroes to go with him in a ship called the Argo, and they were all called the Argonauts. YAY FOR TEAM NAMES! Together, in their ship, they faced many perilous feats but eventually reached the fleece. When Jason got to the fleece, this super duper powerful sorceress, Medea, helped him get he Captivating Coat. When I say that she "helped" Jason get the fleece, I mean that she did all of the work, using her flipping
amazing powers to get it. But guess who takes all the credit? THE MAN. JASON. THE WONDERFUL HERO. Oh, Jason, you're too modest. So everyone back in their hometown are like, "YAAYYY for the Argonauts! You guys rule! Especially you, Jason!" and Medea falls in love with the prick. However, he later deserts Medea, leaving her heartbroken. As revenge, she slays all of their children. Eek. Don't mess with
that woman...
SO HERE'S THIS SUPER HEARTBREAKING STORY. ARE YOU READY? I DON'T THINK YOU ARE BUT HERE GOES:
So James and Lily Potter are being hunted down by good ol' Voldy, who's desperate to kill their son, Harry. Harry's supposed to be Voldy's undoing, so Voldy's all, "I gots ta kill da boy soon." So, Voldy uses James's and Lily's good friend, Peter to get to them. Peter basically knows the password to find out where the Potters are hiding, and he's a coward so he tells Voldy. Ugh, the slimeball douchenugget. Anyway, Voldy finds the Potters, and kills them in minutes--even though they go down fighting. Thankfully, it didn't end in vain because Harry gets to live, but still. James and Lily die because of Peter's cowardice. It's really depressing and disgusting. I hope none of my current friends are that gross and backstabbing.
Here's a drawing (by
burdge) of Lily defending her precious baby Harry:
Anyway, I'm not even to the revenge part yet. So, the Potters have their best friend, Sirius Black. He and James are like brothers and have been inseparable since they were eleven years old. Sirius finds out the news of his best mate's (and his best mate's wife's) death, and he's completely furious. He is one hundred percent angry and horrified and he's heartbroken because he
knew that Peter was the one who had the password. Peter was the
only person who could have told Voldemort where the Potters were. So Sirius sets off, hell-bent on revenge, wanting to avenge his friends' deaths. He confronts Peter in front of a whole crowd of people, nearly killing him and landing himself in prison (until he escapes after twelve years, but that's not the point). Sirius was so determined, so set on revenge in this story. It's just really depressing and I get hit with waves of sadness when I think about this story.
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