[@Mae] Since the town has a dead witch, it's probably a New England town in the US, with a Puritan history. My character is a wizard, perhaps from a line of wizards. He takes secret pride that he was able to lure the "old blood" back to the town. He has married into your family strictly for magical purposes. His goal is to fulfill the dead witch's spell so that she can assert her power over the town and punish the "insipid ignorant plebeians" of the town, allowing dark magics to take control. I'm not sure whether he wants to instruct your character or sacrifice your character yet. As for your mother, I imagine that she's pretty dim, or died "mysteriously."