Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

That Saturday I brought the letters, as well as things the children had asked me to bring, including pressed flower bookmarks made from flowers they and Percy had collected in the garden, and biscuits and jams they had made together in the kitchen.

"Bill, this way!"

Bill walked towards the agreed meeting place with a smile on his face.

Well, he is really eye-catching, a handsome guy.

"Because we have something sensitive to discuss, I have booked a room, let's go there."

I took him to the store where I had made a reservation.

"Thank you so much."

"I was relieved after receiving the twins' letter. They said in the letter that Percy's expression became more cheerful after he was taken away. But, uncle, how is Percy, who you saw with your own eyes, doing?"

“The worst-case scenario was probably avoided, but to be honest, it wasn’t a good situation.”

I gave a brief introduction to Percy's situation.

"Your brothers may have gotten used to Percy being like that. They may have become numb to it. On his first day at my house, Percy's eyes were still empty, but the twins said that he was in a good state today."

"So far, he hasn't spoken and his expressions are minimal, but he sometimes responds to what his brothers say, and his facial expressions are a little more relaxed compared to the first day. I think he's getting better somewhat."

"The doctor also said, don't be anxious, take it slow and look at the long term."

"So how's it going over there? Are you okay?"

"I have banned those two people from having any contact with the children, although I have not banned the children from initiating any contact."

"Actually, I was just about to tell you about this, uncle."

Bill sighed.

"Is there any movement over there?"

I asked and Bill shook his head.

“There was no direct contact.”

"But Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to go for a talk and told me to forgive my parents. He said everyone makes mistakes and asked them to give me a chance. He said forgiveness is also a form of love."

"I feel like my parents have no love for my brothers at all, and that's what led to this situation!"

"what is going on?"

"This outing was almost cancelled, but Walter helped defend me, insisting that as long as the Ministry of Magic had not officially notified Hogwarts of the change of guardian, my permission would still be valid. And although the exams were coming up, my grades were not a problem and would not affect the exams. He said that if I couldn't hear from my brothers, it would have a worse impact on me."

"At first, Professor McGonagall also asked about the situation, but after I explained it, she understood and said that if Percy needed help, she would do her best to support him."

"Professor McGonagall understood my eagerness to personally understand the situation of my brothers. Although this was a special case, she still gave me permission to go out. She said that since the documents from the Ministry of Magic had not yet been delivered, the guardian's permission was indeed still valid. Strangely, Professor Snape also supported me very much. He also helped persuade other professors to suppress the headmaster."

"I was really surprised that he went to Dumbledore and cried right away."

After listening to Bill, I asked:

"Is there anything else?"

Bill continued:

"More people than I expected who knew my parents said that this was a good thing. To be honest, I was a little disappointed with them... Of course, some people advised me to forgive them and even offered to mediate, but they were a minority."

"Even the Slytherin students expressed sympathy for me. They all said that it would be better for them to be adopted by you than to live with their parents."

At this point, Bill looked at me sincerely:

"Uncle...are my parents' reputations really that bad?"

I replied:

"When those two got married, they caused countless troubles for the people around them."

"The Slytherin nobles believe that the Weasley family has been excluded by the pure-blood nobles, and your parents are even more excluded by the Weasley family, so it is a better choice for your brothers to be adopted by the family."

Hearing this, Bill began to think with his head down, and seemed to be vaguely aware of his parents' bad reputation.

"But it's possible that your parents went to Dumbledore and cried. I forbad them to contact the child, but they might still find a way for you to contact them."

"I am still too kind to Arthur. I should prohibit the involvement of third parties. But it doesn't matter. I will handle it. You must not respond to them."

"As for Dumbledore... you have to deal with the headmaster as well."

"Also, Headmaster Dumbledore is good at Legilimency, so you need to learn the closed mind spell as soon as possible. Ah, you've already learned it? That's great... (What kind of monstrous talents do these children have? Can they really be born by my stupid brother?) Charlie probably hasn't learned it yet, so don't let him come into contact with the headmaster alone. Help him be on guard."

"One more thing. Your parents are also in Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix. If they invite you to join, don't agree. Their people may try to mediate the relationship between you and your parents, so be more careful. Those minorities just now may be asked by your parents to persuade you. Can you tell me their names later?"

"By the way, how is Charlie now?"

In response to my question, Bill replied:

“He looked relieved.

These signs seemed to have already appeared when I first entered Hogwarts, so when I saw my brothers' letters asking for help, he was less surprised than I was.

In short, the relationship between the three younger brothers and their parents has always been bad. Although Percy is serious and stubborn, he is a good boy and too kind. It is entirely possible that he does not know how to deal with the dilemma when he is in it. "

Looking at this outstanding nephew, I can't help but say:

"You are very much like our mother. She is of the Black family. Arthur may listen to you to some extent because of this, but Molly doesn't like our mother very much."

“Your three brothers are almost adults mentally.

They are very rational and think logically.

This makes their conflict with the moody and sentimental mediocre couple inevitable.

However, the three brothers really cherish Percy. The current Percy is completely different from before, but on the day they picked him up, the three brothers cried because of Percy. "

“…They cried?”

Bill was stunned. I nodded and said:

"Yes, they realized something was wrong with Percy but didn't do anything to help him sooner, and the twins were surprised to see Ronald crying, and then they cried too, saying they failed to protect Percy.

Seeing Ronald crying while being held, the twins said it was a rare sight. When Ronald woke up the next day, he became incredibly strong, leaving no room for pampering.

Bill seemed to remember something and smiled comfortably:

"That's true. Our parents didn't take good care of my brothers, so Charlie and I took care of them. But I felt that even Ronald, as a baby, was trying not to bother others. He seemed to be very careful when he cried at night, and he often persisted with wet diapers until morning, but he was never willful.

Fred and George were noisy but not difficult to take care of. They liked to play tricks on their parents but they didn't cause us much trouble.

I am the eldest son, so my parents gave me a lot of things, but my younger brothers did not have such treatment. Every time a new brother was born, I noticed that my parents' attention to them decreased.

I even wondered, why do they continue to have children?

Just because I want an obedient girl, I keep giving birth without considering the consequences.

I thought the situation was a bit strange when Percy was born. Since then, his parents seemed to have no interest in him at all... They only gave birth to him, but seemed to have no intention of raising him well..."

I explained to him:

"Ronald said he had a memory when he was about six months old, and he told Molly, 'The people who really raised me were Bill, Charlie and Percy, and you're not really my mother at all,' and he left home."

"Yeah……"

Bill's eyes began to well up with tears, which fell from the corners.

His face really has the aristocratic style of the Black family, which is really pleasing to the eye.

Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but be stunned.

He seemed a little embarrassed and wiped away his tears quickly.

"These are little gifts your brothers prepared for you. Please share them with Charlie."

I handed over the gift.

“The four of them are doing well now, cooking, crafts and so on.

According to your brothers, Percy couldn't even eat or change his clothes by himself before we picked him up. Although he still can't speak, he has started to do these things by himself and will nod in response to our questions. He has indeed become a lot better.

Oh, by the way, Ronald said, although the book about magic was taken away by your sister, Percy liked it very much and hoped that you could make another one. When he left home, although he did not take anything else, he kept mentioning the book. "

Bill's expression twisted.

"Ginny took the book?

I made that book especially for Percy!

He's been using Charlie's and mine's old stuff, I just want him to have something of his own!

I sighed and said:

"I later read the memory of my brother Bilius. He went to see your sister's room and saw the 'trophies' neatly arranged on the bookshelf. A three or four-year-old child doesn't actually need such complicated books."

"In contrast, your brothers' rooms were empty. The things they brought to my house... how should I put it... were like those of homeless children... However, the boxes that the twins secretly hid were intact. Other than that... well, I kept everything as evidence of your parents' neglect. You can take a look at it when you get home. It's really shocking."

"Ronald said that the more they value something, the more she wants it. Maybe she wants it because it's the most important thing to Percy."

Bill lowered his head, seemingly in disbelief:

"But I never realized that my sister would be like this. She was my first sister, very cute and always behaved well in front of me...

Charlie said he thought she might do that because she had always wanted other people's things since she was a child, and he added that she was also a victim in a sense.

Normally, if she went too far, her parents would blame her, but since she was a baby, she had only been affirmed and no one had ever disciplined her, so she thought she was always the most important. If Ginny wanted something, her parents would let us give it to her and never stop us.

At the time, I would scold Ginny and alert my parents when I was home, but their disdain for my brothers made me feel that if I continued in this way, the situation would only get worse.

Her parents didn't take her younger brothers seriously, so Ginny looked down on them.

She might use her parents to put down her brothers if they don't act according to her wishes.

Charlie also said that his sister had been guarding food since she was a baby, and he told me that among all the boys, my parents treated me and my other brothers differently.

“I am ashamed that I didn’t notice things that even my younger brother noticed, and that I was perhaps a mean older brother who accepted without question my parents’ neglect of my younger brothers.

It was nearly impossible to correct their behavior around parents like that, but they would never let go of Ginny.

The younger brothers may understand that Ginny is also a victim of their parents, but they certainly don't want to live with her, so there is nothing that can be done about it.

Charlie said that he deliberately used coercion when dealing with his parents at home and scolded them with real anger whenever possible.

Because he found that doing so made them feel scared and obey his arrangements, he also said that he really wished he could teach his younger brothers these skills earlier.

However, Charlie has been very sturdy and strong since he was a child, and I don’t think his brothers will be able to master this skill.

When Charlie was about three years old, his father was knocked down by him while playing with him, so his father may have instinctively succumbed to Charlie.

Although I thought Ginny was cute, she received affection from her parents in a way that her brothers did not.

We can no longer be together.

I could never forgive them for putting Percy in this situation!

Although my brothers kept emphasizing in their letters that they were doing well, I think they were actually pushed to their limits. They are not the kind of children who cry easily in front of others!"

As his anger erupted, his magic power grew stronger, and a hurricane suddenly appeared in the store.

Bill seemed to realize this as well and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"…I'm sorry, I got a little excited, but…deep down deep down I might have expected this to happen, because life at Hogwarts was so pleasant, so I chose to turn a blind eye.

After arriving at Hogwarts, I had some time to myself for the first time, and I ended up getting so immersed in it that I forgot about the situation at home.

Charlie had often said at the beginning of this year that something might be wrong at home because his brothers' letters began to decrease, which he found a little strange.

When he first mentioned it, I just said he was worrying too much.

I told him that letters from my parents and Ginny had been arriving, so there should be no problem.

However, the content of the letters began to become less and less, gradually only greetings about our situation. Charlie even suspected that his mother was monitoring their letter writing or even not allowing them to write at all.

Even so, I always advised him not to worry too much, but I didn't make any effort to find out the truth... Charlie even mentioned whether he could go home during the Easter holidays to check on the situation, but I just thought about my time at Hogwarts and didn't want to think about my brothers.

There were obvious signs a long time ago, but I pretended not to see them and kept avoiding them."

I said slowly:

"Things got progressively worse after you left, and Charlie was completely off balance after he left, so you're forgiven for not noticing.

This is not your responsibility.

You are also a child. You have tried your best to shoulder the responsibilities of the eldest brother. Stop blaming yourself. You have done a great job. Your younger brothers can grow up well, thanks to you.

The twins said one good thing.

Ronald insisted on taking the book he had made for Percy, but they decided they should leave the bad memories behind and create more good ones in the future.

Percy nodded slightly in agreement.

So you should do the same.

We will take good care of your brothers, and you just enjoy your life at Hogwarts and bring them more good memories.

The twins also said that in the past, the older brothers took care of the younger brothers, and they hope that you can prioritize yourself and live a happier life in the future. "

"Okay, I will."

Bill nodded firmly.

Afterwards, while we ate lunch, we explained that we had officially acquired custody and support of your brother.

You don't need to go back to Arthur and Molly's house. I asked him if he wanted to see them one last time, and he immediately smiled beautifully and said no.

He agreed to go straight back to the Weasley family home on his holidays.

After telling him to prepare well for next week's final exam, I watched him leave.

With a smile even brighter than when he came, he waved and returned to Hogwarts.

No, to be exact, his smile seemed to glow, and it simply dazzled me.

Was it my imagination? Was he really glowing? This couldn't be an illusion, could it? He attracted the attention of everyone around him.

The bloodline of the pure-blooded Black family is truly amazing... But the strange thing is, I also inherited half of Black's bloodline? In theory, my bloodline should be purer than his, right? Magical inheritance is truly amazing.