Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

“——That’s it.”

I went to Charlie again to report.

“Ah… I totally understand the saying ‘negative emotions don’t last long’.

I've warned my parents many times since Bill went to Hogwarts, so I understand. My mother won't listen even if she gets angry, but my father will say "yes" at that time and obey temporarily. However, he will soon forget it as if nothing happened.

Although he is very depressed now, after a while, he will live a normal life as before, and may even forget about us and remarry... I absolutely cannot tolerate this. Even if the person he marries is a good person, and she may consider not affecting us, I still cannot accept that he can regain happiness without any worries and continue to live a happy life. Am I narrow-minded?"

"...I don't think so. My little brothers chose not to feel anything in order to protect themselves. I think he could only overcome it this way, because that person has nothing to do with him anymore. In this way, he won't be hurt, right?"

Although Patsy was angry, his three younger brothers seemed to have stopped such emotions.

"...I see. If they don't meet, he will quickly forget that person. In that case, should I go and meet him? It might be better if I go by myself. Bill might cast a spell subconsciously when they meet, so I absolutely cannot let him meet him. I don't want him to meet Percy either.

He is in a low mood now, so this is an opportunity to take advantage of him. I can tell him that if he is willing to pay off the previous amount in full and make monthly payments, I am willing to meet him. If he knows that I am going to meet him, the three younger brothers may come along.

I went to see him not because I could forgive him, but because I could not forgive him."

I couldn't forgive his treatment of his brothers, and it would be even more intolerable if he were to act as a parent.

"He wants to see his son now because he's depressed, so this is a good opportunity to do it. Take advantage of his low mood right now.

Moreover, as Ron suggested, it is safest to send someone to report on his son's situation every month and give appropriate reminders. Otherwise, he is likely to follow others."

I went to see Arthur immediately.

I handed him the total amount spent so far. He looked at the details with astonishment.

"If you are determined to repay these amounts month by month, even if it's a small amount, as long as you continue to make the payments, Charlie is willing to see you."

He looked at me with hope.

"Bill and Patsy may never see each other again, but the three younger brothers may change in the future. They have no feelings for their father.

But they didn't see you as a father. They had a cold attitude towards you, neither hating nor liking you. Love is more like indifference than hatred. From this perspective, the three brothers in front once loved you as a father, so they hated you. You were lucky to get some attention from them.

Charlie doesn't want to see you because he wants to forgive you, but because he doesn't forgive you.

Listen, Arthur. You're in deep introspection now, but after a while you'll get back to your normal routine, right? Then you might meet someone else and want to get married again. And forget that you made your sons so miserable? The way you treat your brothers, living happily as if nothing had happened, is something Charlie can't tolerate.

As Ron said, your negative emotions don't last long. This is both your strength and weakness. If you don't meet them and know their situation, you will forget about your sons soon, right? "

“…I want to say that’s not the case, but I think it’s true.”

"Every month, the repayments are collected by us or by the idle people in Pruvit. At that time, you can hear about your son from them. In this case, since you are not an outsider, there should be no problem in talking about your son's problems. What do you think?"

“…If Charlie wants to see me, I’ll go.

I chose the easy path. This is what happened. I want to choose the unforgivable path.”

"I understand. I hope you can repay me until the end. Don't forget this feeling until the repayment is completed. Okay?"

Arthur nodded.

"However, Charlie will soon be accompanying the twins to study abroad in Japan. If we don't meet now, we may have to wait until next year. So, um, it wouldn't be bad to meet before then."

Later, before returning to Japan, Charlie and the twins met Arthur. When Charlie said he was going to meet him, the twins followed him because they wanted to see their mother's depressed look after being abandoned. They watched Charlie scold their father with laughter.

After that, they ate the snacks given by Ron calmly. After finishing the snacks, the three said they had a plan to go back.

"…They were such good kids, I was such a fool. I only understood when my brother told me that the three younger brothers had no interest in me. The twins looked at me without any emotion. At least I should be thankful that Charlie is still angry…."

"The one who showed the least interest in your father was Ron. He cared less about you than the twins did."

"…Because I did nothing to that kid. In contrast, I remember the twins once taking care of me."

"Well, that would be great if you knew that. If you don't realize that, I can't forgive you.

Remember how you feel right now, understand?"

Arthur nodded.

"Well, a reminder from time to time should be fine. I want to believe that everything is fine."

After that, the monthly repayments went smoothly. My wife, Bilius, Aunt Anne, and sometimes Lucretia, reported on my son's situation every month. Everyone worked hard and was happy to listen to him even though they were sad about his situation.

The following year, Charlie, who had returned from Japan, met with Arthur regularly as agreed. Charlie sometimes went to collect the money. He also introduced his fiancée to Arthur. By the way, the twins had not followed Charlie at all since they initially followed him. It may be that there were many other interesting things, so they were not interested in it. Ron also seemed to have no interest at all, just bringing me some snacks occasionally, but he did not want to meet.

What was surprising was Percy. I heard that he had been paying off the loan for many years, and although we met once or twice a year, he was willing to meet now.

"The statement that love and indifference are opposites is really spot on. The child who is angry at his father is more willing to meet. Although there is absolutely no way Bill would do that."

Arthur seems to have changed a lot? He works hard and is paying back his debts. There are people who want to marry Arthur, but he doesn't care. He doesn't seem to want to cause trouble to his sons. Because he can't raise his children himself and make them happy, he said he doesn't consider remarriage. I feel a little relieved to hear that he rejected all the people who wanted to pursue him and was determined not to ruin the happiness of meeting Charlie and Patsy.

I was surprised when Ron learned that Patsy had met his father and went along. But when I went to see Arthur, I saw that he was visibly depressed. Had he ever been this depressed, even after being abandoned by Molly?

"Have you finally realized how sinful you are?"

“…Yes, maybe as my brother said, I protect my heart by not caring, but Ron’s indifference is even worse than the twins… Although he occasionally calls me father, I understand that he feels the same way about me as he does about strangers.

No…the rocks nearby seemed to be of some interest to him.

Once, Percy and Ron came to my house. The weather was nice and we had tea outside. They were so happy that they said they found a sparkling stone! They started to look for it with great concentration... They said there were so many beautiful stones in the garden and started looking for them. Ron even asked me if he could take the stone home.

It wasn't that he was mad at me or didn't want to talk to me, he was just more interested in the stones than me... He cared more about the stones than I did... In his eyes, I was not even as important as the stones in the yard. It seemed that he really thought it was pointless to confide in me. I could understand Charlie and Patsy's anger.

Besides, Bill, as Ron's father, will never forgive me...

I was the one who raised Ron to think his father was worse than stone. I should be grateful that Bill didn't kill me. That kid has Black blood in his veins. Although he looks gentle on the surface, he's actually a passionate person. Even now, if he saw me, he would probably hate me enough to want to kill me, right?"

"It's a good thing you realize that. Cherish Charlie and Patsy. They're just not mad enough to kill you. And don't go near Bill. Got it?"

She nodded with tears in her eyes. I was relieved to see that she finally understood. Could it be that she had really grown up enough to understand this?

Well, maybe it can be said that with the right distance, the relationship between father and son is developing in a good direction. It seems that he finally realized how incompetent he was as a father. Although it's too late, it's better than never. If he can realize this, Charlie and Patsy may continue to meet in the future. If I tell Ron that I was depressed after realizing my sins after meeting you, he may come to see me occasionally out of concern.

In order not to make his sons more angry, he probably won't look for strange women. He has also finally realized the seriousness of his sins, so he no longer considers remarrying, so I can finally rest assured.

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**＜The next page is the follow-up of Molly and Ginny. If you are interested, please continue. In fact, they did not become unfortunate. Because I think this type of people are particularly smart, so they will not become unfortunate unexpectedly, so please don’t come to wish them absolute misfortune. ＞**