The Woven Lies of Umbridge

### Author

James Umbridge, Meredwyn Umbridge II, Rhys Umbridge. (Also credited) Rasheba Heartstone, Serenity Piers

# The Woven Lies of Umbridge

This book is written by Lord of Westgate, James Umbridge, and his cousins Meredwyn Umbridge II and Rhys Umbridge. Some writings from Rhoslyn Umbridge are included, and she is credited on the inner cover. It also contains writings from former lords Myran Umbridge and Harold Umbridge, but they are not credited on the cover.

In the foreword, sincere gratitude and apology is given to these cousins and to (posthumously) Amayl and Rasheba Heartstone. A letter from Amayl Heartstone-Rodin (sent in 1018) is included, giving consent to her and Rasheba's story being told. A letter from Magnolia Malabre is also included, consenting to her story being told.

"The Woven Lies of Umbridge" took three years to write, research and compile. The book is edited and fact-checked by Serenity Piers, and is the first publication presented by her newly established business.

## Synopsis

> *It is a poorly-kept secret that House Umbridge has had its share of scandals and indiscretions, like any other House. However, in the spirit of transparency, I believe it essential that the subjects of House Umbridge know the truth of our lineage's curse. This is no magical scourge, but a cancer in the blood flowing from one generation to the next. I present this book to expose the loathsome acts of my forebears, and to ensure no future Lord of Westgate will commit such horrors.*
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## Content Overview

James' personal experience with realizing at a young age that he was the product of rape, and the family dynamic he grew up with between his mother and grandfather.

Rough family history of House Umbridge.

Myran's public image, his novels, his Senate presence.

Harold's public image, his betrothal to Amayl, his search for her when she was kidnapped by pirates.

The recovery of Amayl, her rejection of Harold, and Myran's mockery of Harold.

The truth about Myran's murders, his self-written obituary, and portions of his auto-biography.

Myran's older sister Rhoslyn introduced, her story told via parts of Myran's auto-bigoraphy and her journal entries, her knowledge that Myran had orchestrated the murders and her flight to stay ahead of his spies and agents who endeavored to murder her too. Her daughter (by a commoner) introduced, Meredwyn Umbridge II, and her (commoner) grandson Rhys Umbridge.

Back to Harold. His life after Amayl's rejection, his marriage to Margeret Kilburn, and only son Arthur's birth.

Back a little further - to Harold's encounter with The Lilin, and with taking the newborn Magnolia Malabre from The Sorrows. The deal he made to release The Lilin into the world, the cruelty he dished out.

To the petty attempt at besmirching Amayl's name by stating she was with the Malabre Marauders still terrorizing Westgate. His letter to her in 1014 is included.

Amayl writing a marriage offer for Casim to Rivka after Jaster's 'death'. The wedding of Casim and Rivka, which House Umbridge was invited to... and Harold's disgusting plan of revenge. Harold forces a paralyzed Amayl to watch as he defiles her niece, Rasheba, and then kidnaps the latter, leaving Amayl in a near-comatose state. Crisben Bennett's betrayal of the Ludlow Accord is mentioned.

The suicide and letter of James' mother Gwynneth Fairbairn, revealing Harold/Amayl/Rasheba's story and the latter's presence in the dungeon. James' killing of Zlatkov Kost who had been part of the rape/abduction.

Rasheba's story with The Lilin back in 1007 where she consented to sex with (unbeknownst to her) one of The Lilin's forms, the resulting rape as The Lilin tried to absorb Rasheba, and Rasheba's defeat of The Lilin - and her curse, having killed a demon while 'in the act'.

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## Critical Reception

One of the largest critics of "The Woven Lies of Umbridge" was Lord Mancel Ludlow. As the guardian of Rasheba and Harold's daughter, Temperance Heartstone, he rebuked James in 1020 for releasing the book before Temperance was old enough to give her consent. He also balked at such terrible revelations on Magnolia Malabre's origins being shared, despite her reassurance that telling her story was the right thing to do.

Mancel also criticized that Amayl would not have wished to have been portrayed in such a meddlesome way, even if she did tend to be like that.

In 1029, after Temperance Heartstone had turned 13 years old, she was finally able to read the book in its entirety.

After James' death, a common reaction to the book was that James had carried generational guilt for far too long, but shouldn't have outed his family like he did, regardless of that guilt he felt.