Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

So, on the morning we arrived at the Weasley family residence.

"Ma'am, Miss Ronnie, good morning! Oliver is here to announce the dawn for you!!"

I had grown accustomed to the morning routine of being woken up by Oliver, the house-elf, at Lupina's Court—and waking up in Bill's arms.

"Morning... Good morning, Ronnie, get up quickly. Good morning, Oliver."

Bill, who had just woken up, let go of me and sat up. I was still looking at him in a daze. He noticed that I was awake and kissed me gently on the forehead. Every morning, I feel that they are almost like a newlywed couple...

"Morning, Bill... Oliver, good morning."

"Thank you, Oliver." I rubbed my eyes, yawned, and greeted Oliver, who jumped for joy as usual.

"Madam and Miss greeted Oliver! What kind hosts! Good morning!!"

It is said that Oliver was not abused like his previous master, Uncle Percival, but as a member of a pure magical family, Uncle Percival always believed that house-elves should serve their masters wholeheartedly, so he never expressed gratitude. Every time we expressed gratitude, Oliver was deeply moved (by the way, Uncle Percival's idea is quite common in the wizarding world and does not mean there is any special discrimination).

At first, when Oliver was ordered by his uncle to serve his new master (Bill), he was quite nervous and felt that he was just serving like clothes (in fact, he had some misunderstandings). However, after understanding, he realized that he was given the task of managing an important person in the family and his siblings, and because his ability as a house elf was recognized, he felt very honored and happy to come to "Lupina's Courtyard".

Originally, the cleaning job of the mansion was done by Oliver's father (the "Oscar" mentioned by Bill earlier), but because Bill was younger, young Oliver was chosen in order to serve him for a long time.

By the way, Bill, as a genuine pure-blooded member of the "Holy 28 Family", his magic power was even considered excellent by Oliver. When they first met, he had a good impression of Bill and was loyal (Bill once said so), which also made him like me and my other siblings (after all, we are also members of the "Holy 28 Family").

In addition, since our family has never had a house-elf, although we have always maintained a master-servant relationship, we highly value Oliver's work and often express our gratitude. This practice is relatively rare in the wizarding world. Therefore, my brother and I are also considered "ideal masters of house-elfs."

As a result, Oliver's loyalty to us brothers and sisters grew.

In fact, since Oliver is so good, there is nothing wrong with his job (no extreme behavior like Dobby at all).

Oh, I should add that Oliver wore clothes made of pillowcases, but the pillowcases were clean and always neatly ironed. In fact, if a house-elf is too sloppy, it will affect the reputation of the owner, so most wizards will require the house-elves to dress decently.

According to Harry, the Malfoys' former house-elf, Dobby, dressed very differently from Oliver, so Dobby's sloppy attire might have been some form of corporal punishment.

In fact, within the inner network of house-elves, Dobby was considered a "loser" and had a bad reputation.

Oliver had kept his clothes clean from the beginning, because Uncle Percival had asked him to keep them neat, and Bill, in order to provide him with a change of clothes, prepared new pillowcases for him, with a different pattern every day (today it was blue plaid, yesterday it was solid green).

In addition, providing pillowcases to house-elves is common in the wizarding world, and is considered a great honor for loyal house-elves. Bill gave Oliver several new pillowcases, and Oliver was so moved that he almost cried and swore his loyalty again in front of Bill.

Also, while giving away clothes usually meant dismissal, if the owner personally made a pillowcase for the house-elf, it meant the owner was rewarding loyalty. So when I embroidered the name "Oliver" on the edge of the pillowcase, Oliver was so moved that he almost cried (he really cried), so it can be inferred that Oliver is now most loyal to Bill, followed by me (of course, Bill also dotes on me very much).

"Oliver, I'm going to take a shower, get me a change of clothes."

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Ronnie, go change your clothes too." Bill patted my head, stood up from the bed, and walked towards the bathroom while instructing Oliver.

I also got up from the bed and stretched. Just as I was about to stand up, Oliver handed me a letter.

"Miss Ronnie, the letter from Mr. D. Oliver has been given to you!"

The letter was made of light green high-quality paper with my name written in dark green ink. When I turned it over, I saw the name of the sender of the DM.

The sealing wax is a dragon grasping a star.

———The communication with Draco continued smoothly.

"Mr. D" is Oliver's name for Draco, which comes from the abbreviation of his name. As an excellent house elf, Oliver would not easily pry into the privacy of his master, so he guessed from my reaction that this was the object of "secret communication", so Bill didn't know who Mr. D was. In fact, Oliver seemed to be secretly assisting me to prevent Bill from finding out (of course, if Bill officially ordered it, the situation would be different).

"Thank you."

"You're welcome! Then, Oliver will take his leave!"

After thanking him, the overjoyed Oliver disappeared with a snap, probably to prepare Bill's towel and change of clothes.

I took the letter and went back to the next room to change my clothes. After all, my room and Bill's room were connected by a door, so we could walk back and forth between them without going into the corridor.

***

After washing my face and getting dressed in the bathroom in my room (every room in this manor has a toilet and bathroom!), I sat down at the table Bill had brought to me through the "invisible passage" and opened the envelope. Breakfast would have to wait a while, so I decided to take this opportunity to finish reading the letter.

“Dear Ronnie,

There are some rumors among the pure-blood nobles about your brother, but most of them are positive, so you don't have to worry.

Specifically, because of the rare incident of the lower class rising up against the upper class in a century, everyone called him "a young man with great spirit". My father also said, "Such an outstanding person was born from that father", and he was full of praise for your brother.

I heard that you will be visiting the Wezley family soon. The Wezley family is very tolerant of their relatives, especially you, the youngest. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, they will definitely treat you tolerantly, so don't worry too much. As long as the tutor gives you a passing evaluation, there will be no problem, just relax.

On the contrary, the most important thing is that you have a solid backing, and everyone knows that you have the power behind you, so you don't have to worry about "flies" like Lockhart.

The value of a 'natural dragon master' is far more important than you think. Now you are the only one confirmed as a 'natural dragon master', and this cannot be ignored. The previous 'natural dragon master' died about seven years ago (the cause of death was old age, so you can rest assured).

I heard that you will also attend Potter's birthday party at the Black family's house soon? Father said your brother should go and say hello to him.

I know you don't have a very good impression of my family, but I would appreciate it if you could make amends before the party.

…….….…….…...Although there were some complicated things in the past, now my father just wants to live a quiet life, and of course so do I.

Although it is a bit embarrassing to use a friend's 'celebration day' like this, I hope to make it clear that my family has severed ties with the 'dark forces'. It would be great if you could assist us.

Moreover, in this way, the exchange of letters can be more open and unobstructed.

——Looking forward to seeing you at the party.

Friendly regards. Draco Malfoy"

I see, Lucius Malfoy does seem to want to sever his ties with the "dark forces". Come to think of it, I remember that the original work also emphasized family love at the end. In this world, Sirius's grievances have been completely cleared, and now as the head of the Black family, he has demonstrated great power, and even the current Minister of Magic Fudge has to pay his respects to him every two weeks.

As for whether Sirius has friendly feelings towards Lucius Malfoy, I don't know, but at least Draco is not a "Death Eater" like his father, and it can be seen that he will not make harmful remarks because Harry is close to him. It may be because he received psychological counseling during his imprisonment in Azkaban. Although Draco is still a little childish, he is not as impulsive as in the original work.

Sirius now, although he may have some thoughts in his mind, he will not judge Draco one-sidedly just because he is a "Slytherin" or from a "dark family". At least, he gets along well with Kreacher, the house elf of the Black family.

Thinking this way, my heart was filled with hope, and I decided to work harder to bring good news to Draco. At the same time, I also regarded today's "meeting" as an important turning point.