Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

A few days later, the Prewett family received the results of the investigation.

I asked Bilius to draw up a contract, and we also prepared a magic contract.

This time the contract was very strict and included penalties for their treatment of their son.

We don’t want them to give up their son and then have more children to seek help - that’s something the couple could actually do.

In our discussions with the Prewetts, we gradually refined the content of the contract.

Although the Prewetts had loved their daughter, they could no longer tolerate their treatment of their grandchildren.

Therefore, this contract is very strict, and we have prepared a magic contract to strictly constrain their behavior.

Once we were ready, we stopped Arthur at the Ministry of Magic before he got off work and headed straight to their house.

We know that even if a meeting request is made, they are unlikely to respond immediately.

As expected, Molly started to whine, but we asked her to take her daughter back to her room and sit down.

We submitted the contract signed jointly by the deceased previous head and me, and Bilius explained the contents of the contract.

1. It is forbidden to disclose any information about the sons to the outside world. However, for the intermediary who has been entrusted, communication can be made to revoke the entrustment.

2. It is forbidden to disclose any information about the Weasleys and the Prewetts.

3. As consideration for the above actions, no repayment of the aid already granted will be required, and no responsibility for misappropriation of funds will be pursued, and no legal liability will be imposed on them.

4. Future contact with the sons and anyone from the two families is prohibited, but work-related contact is not included.

5. This contract must be kept properly and not be seen by others.

We explained that the concept of "communication" includes not only oral or written expression, but also telepathy and other means.

If the outside world learns of the relevant information, even if it is leaked accidentally, it will be sanctioned.

Therefore, they need to tread carefully.

As long as they don't take the initiative to reveal their son's affairs to the outside world, there will be no problem.

Likewise, they could not speak ill of the Weasleys and the Prewetts to outsiders, as this would trigger a magical contract.

This contract is a magical contract between two pure-blood noble families, the Prewett family and the Weasley family.

It is more binding than the previous guardianship transfer deed, and violating the deed will have serious consequences.

Because this is a contract signed jointly by the two parties, its power is stronger than that of an ordinary contract.

Although we had nominally severed ties with them before, we did not completely ban their contact.

However, this time is different.

This is a de facto formal severance of relations.

Although we have not prohibited them from contacting us, it is unlikely that they will actually be contacted again.

After explaining this, Arthur's expression became worse and worse.

Molly's face turned red and she seemed like she might become hysterical at any moment.

The Prewetts' investigation revealed that some of the keys to Fabian and Gideon's private vault had not been returned to the Prewetts.

After joining the Order and leaving home, the two seem to have secretly created a new vault in addition to their previous one.

They secretly transferred the two brothers' property and hid it in their own secret vault to support their own life of luxury.

Since the key was returned by a member of the Ministry of Magic - who was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix - the Prewetts believed that this was all the property and did not suspect other hidden vaults.

This was most likely Dumbledore's order.

The money in the hidden vault no longer exists. Perhaps Molly invested the money somewhere, or she has spent it all.

Considering that Arthur's income was not high but there were a lot of things in the house, it is possible that she had spent all her money.

The vault records showed that Molly had indeed used the funds there.

There was little left in the original vault.

At that time, the Prewett family felt that the property of the eldest and second sons should not be so limited, but they eventually gave up pursuing the matter, thinking that it might have been misappropriated by dark forces.

Someone murmured: "Not only did they lose their lives, but their money was also taken away."

In addition, the Prewetts discovered that after Molly obtained the key to the hidden vault, she did not pay for the maintenance of the vault.

When they went to cancel the vault, they were asked to pay the outstanding amount.

If she had stolen the money from the vault, she should at least pay for the vault as a minimum courtesy.

But since closing the vault requires the signature of the official heir of the Prewett family, she may have chosen to leave it alone for fear of being exposed, but it was eventually exposed and the bill was sent to the Prewett family.

She should have paid that fee earlier to avoid exposure.

Of course, this money was ultimately paid by the Prewett family and was also included in the amount that needed to be returned.

As a disowned person, Molly had no right of inheritance.

Unless the two of them made a will stating otherwise, but it seems they did not do so.

The two made it clear in their formal wills that all their property should return to their parents in the event of their death.

When questioned, Molly insisted that since her brothers owned so much property, she was entitled to it too, believing that it was what she deserved.

"But you were asked to pay a huge amount of compensation for breaking off the engagement. You couldn't afford to pay for running away, right? From the moment you ran away from the family, you no longer had the right to inherit the family property? In the end, it was your father who paid off your debt."

Faced with the elders' questioning, she retorted, "This marriage was not decided by me, so I have no obligation to pay." She shouted loudly.

The children's opinions are absolutely correct, she just thinks she is right.

I looked at Molly with a cold gaze. Arthur was obviously very uneasy. He huddled in the corner, at a loss, and did nothing.

Although I wouldn't blame her, he obviously kept telling the boys to appease Molly? Every time Molly made a scene, Arthur told his sons to appease Molly and do what she said.

I never saw them together after they got married, but I could almost guess exactly what went on in that home.

"Silencio."

Oh, I was going to cast a spell, but the patriarch of the Prewett family beat me to it.

"Whatever you think, if you appeal you'll be sent to Azkaban, what are you going to do? It's not in the contract, but we can charge you with child abuse.

In that case, Arthur would surely lose his job as well, right?

Look, we are not suing you. This is the family's last act of kindness to show our patience with your continued troublemaking over the years.

I hope you realize that it was only because of our kindness that you were able to avoid a trip to Azkaban."

he said with a smile.

Arthur's face hardened when he saw the other's smile.

Seeing this smile, he finally realized that we were really angry, so he began to try his best to persuade Molly, who was unwilling to sign.

"So, where did you get the key?"

"..."

"Oh, sorry, I'm still applying Silencio."

Molly's father, an old man, removed the magic.

"If you can speak up, we will spell this out in another contract to ensure that you and your spouse will not be held legally responsible for this matter, and we also promise not to sue you for child abuse or misappropriation of funds.

If you can pay the money back, that's fine with us, right? But even if you can pay the money back, it doesn't excuse the crime of child abuse.

However, if you cannot pay back the money, you will have to leave your daughter and go to Azkaban, and by the way, we will never take her in."

"Neither will the Weasleys."

Bilius, who was following beside him, asked gently.

Even though it was complete bluff, if they didn't pay us back and sign this contract, we would be in trouble too.

We just want to stop their actions.

Molly seemed to finally realize that she might lose her beloved daughter to Azkaban, so she turned to her father.

The old man did not give her a chance to continue making noise, and said coldly:

"You have been expelled from the family and have no right of inheritance. In Gideon and Fabian's official will, there is no mention of you. In other words, the money is not yours. If you do not accept this contract, the Prewett family will sue you. You will be expelled from the family and will no longer be our daughter. I am serious."

Molly finally realized that she was in a bad situation and began to talk incessantly.

"Dumbledore gave it to me, it's real.

I just thought it was the money my brothers left for me, so I accepted it. Dumbledore said that they hoped the money would help me to support my life, because they knew that I was expelled from the Prewett family and my life was difficult! I just accepted the money!

I'm right, I really don't know anything!"

Well, that might be true.

She would have known she had no inheritance rights, but it was unlikely that she would have committed a crime on her own initiative.

"Even if you know nothing, you still have to take responsibility. Ignorance does not mean innocence. After all, you are the one who actually withdrew the funds and spent them on wine and women. No matter what Dumbledore says, you have no right to accept the money. But if Dumbledore claims that he never gave you the key, then you may bear all the blame alone."

She turned pale at the realization.

Yes, only Dumbledore knew about this, and if he said he didn't know, the wizarding world would believe him.

Especially Molly, who had a scandal of running away from her marriage and refusing to pay the penalty for breach of contract. The public would definitely not stand on her side.

All the responsibility will fall on her alone.

She looked paler and paler, and it seemed that she finally realized it.

Dumbledore is not the saint you imagined, is he?

He may have been planning to abandon you from the moment he first secretly handed over the keys.

"Was there anyone else there when you got the key? Was there anyone who could vouch for you?"

She shook her head, trembling.

Yes, that’s true.

Seeing her look, Bilius said gently:

"But don't worry, if you sign this contract, we will never hold you responsible, and we will not ask you to return the funds. It's just that we may need your testimony in the future, but as long as you agree to sign this contract, everything will be fine."

"As long as you tell the truth about what happened, we will do our best to ensure that you are not sent to Azkaban."

"This is the common wish of the Weasley family and the Prewett family. Although you have been expelled from the family, neither of us wants you to be sent to Azkaban."

So, under Bilius's persuasion, she also signed the document that would be needed as testimony at the critical moment.

I have to say that Bilius is very good at taking advantage of people's hearts.

Then we had Arthur sign the magic contract as well.

After stamping the contract in blood, it becomes effective.

This contract is blessed by the contract magic passed down from generation to generation in each family. The blood seal will trigger the magic and make the contract binding. In order to ensure that they do not violate the contract, we also gave them a copy of the contract.

"Pay attention. If you don't abide by the contract, there will be no good ending. You don't want to leave your daughter to die, do you?"

"Is it over after signing the contract? Of course not!"

"The same goes for that copy. Make sure to keep it safe."

"Arthur, do you understand? Remember to properly handle the matter of revoking the entrustment to the mediator and tell the other party that it was your fault."

He replied quietly, "I see."

He looked very depressed.

If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? Why didn’t I treat my sons better earlier?

But it's too late now.

Those children are ours now, and we will not let you take them away from us because you will only be wasting their talents.

"Arthur, I will take good care of those children. You don't have to worry. They won't be happy if they stay here."

"Moli, you too, you should have understood it by now, right? You two are simply not suitable for each other."

"You have to treat your only daughter well now, but that doesn't mean you are doing her a good deed by spoiling her like you did in the past. Your way of education is not good for her."

"Arthur, don't follow Molly's advice anymore. You must teach them to distinguish right from wrong, otherwise it will be irreparable."

"This is my last advice as a brother, understand?"

He whispered back, "Yes."

But I didn't hear it clearly. Maybe he is reflecting on it now, but he may be dragged into this by Molly again.

He was too weak, and kindness alone was not enough.

However, if Molly only had one daughter left, maybe she would be better than before? This is just my wishful thinking.

"Oh, by the way, you won't be able to contact us anymore. If you need help with anything, just contact the law firm our family has been using. You know which one it is, right? But they are a law firm, so they charge a fee. You have to be careful. You are no longer family now. If you want to pass on a message, remember to formally entrust it and pay the fee."

After saying that, our two families left.