Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

One day, as we entered the usually gloomy month of July, an unexpected change occurred.

My aunt was arguing with someone on the phone.

She shouted loudly and aggressively, and listening carefully, she seemed to be blaming the other person for something related to her mother.

She kept scolding, "Lily died because of you!" and "Why didn't you protect Lily!"

Is it someone you know in the wizarding world? But no one has ever called before...

She swore almost violently for an hour or so, and then after a while she seemed to calm down and began to talk calmly.

I listened attentively.

"Really? Do you know how much the repairs have cost so far?"

Well, it is indeed a considerable amount of money.

"You said you would pay it sooner or later? But you haven't paid a penny yet?"

Well, I also find this hard to believe. Is this the recently popular “it’s me, it’s me” scam call?

"You want to see Harry? But how can you do that? Richard said this place is under surveillance by wizards, so you can't get close, right?"

Right? Even Mr. E said so.

"You want Richard to pretend to be a nanny and take him to the transfer point? Well, that might not arouse suspicion? But if you want to do this, my husband, Dudley and I must do it when we are busy, as quickly as possible? The day after tomorrow, Dudley has extracurricular activities, so it is not impossible..."

Yes, this place is indeed under surveillance, which is really troublesome.

But was it Mr. E who said he wanted to see me?

"Xi... I know you like Lily, but you also know that the child looks exactly like James. There is almost no trace of Lily in him. Do you understand? You will be disappointed."

Oh, so he is someone who likes my mother? Mr. E doesn't seem like that kind of person, could it be someone else? However, it seems that I really look like my father... Although I knew it a long time ago...

"You still want to meet him? Really, he looks exactly like James, which will disappoint you terribly."

Aunt, stop talking like that, or I’ll be considered an Emo.

"You were bullied badly by James when you were in school, right? Do you really want to meet a kid who looks exactly like that guy?"

I really don’t want to know this news… Is it true or false?

My dad is that kind of person? It's such a shock!

Judging from my aunt’s tone, the other person should be an acquaintance.

Could that be my mom’s childhood sweetheart? He liked my mom, but was bullied by my dad, and in the end my mom married the dad who bullied her childhood sweetheart?

I couldn't understand why she would marry that kind of person. Maybe the image of my mother in my mind might be different from what I imagined!

I thought about Sarah.

Sarah was a year older than me and the prettiest girl in the neighborhood. She always treated me kindly when she saw me being bullied by Dudley and his friends.

Honestly, I'm in love with Sarah!

But Sarah was so popular that the boys in the neighborhood called her "the first love thief."

Of course, Dudley and the others also liked Sarah. As a result, Dudley and the others bullied me even more. When they saw Sarah was gentle and considerate to me, they would beat me half to death.

But Sarah treated me better because of this, and I was beaten even harder.

Although I like Sarah, every time she treats me nicely, Dudley and the others' bullying of me escalates, and I am helpless.

Eventually, Sarah realized that her proximity only led to more bullying for me, so she stopped approaching me.

Goodbye, my first love...

But deep down I was relieved.

Because Sarah is so kind to me, I can't tell her not to get close to me, but when she gets close to me, I feel happy...

Is my dad just like Dudley?

No? But it's possible that he is a very rich young man, just like Dudley and his friends.

No, that's not right...

Could it be that the Godfather who is in prison is also that kind of person?

...But it's not impossible. After all, he and my dad are true love!

It's so depressing!!

However, I wouldn’t be surprised if Dudley and his friends end up in prison. If they continue to grow up like that, it wouldn’t be surprising even if they were mistaken for people who would go to prison. So I shouldn’t have too high expectations for The Godfather…

While I was daydreaming, my aunt was still trying desperately to dissuade the other party on the phone, saying how much I looked like James, and that the other party wanted to see me, but it was futile to chase after Lily's shadow because there was no shadow at all.

She was so angry on the phone at first, but now she was trying hard to persuade the other party. She kept saying that she would be disappointed to see me, so she should not meet me...

Am I really that similar... My mood suddenly hit rock bottom when I suddenly thought that my father might be like Dudley.

And my godfather might be like Dudley's group, which makes me even more depressed.

The person who wants to see me probably doesn't want to see me like this...

Sigh... I just learned how to use magic recently, and I was in a good mood, but now I feel more and more depressed. Is there really anyone who wants to see me...

I haven't felt like crying so much in a long time...

……

As I was crying in the small room, hugging my knees, the door opened.

"Harry, did you hear that?"

"……Um."

"The day after tomorrow, Vernon has to go to work, Dudley has extracurricular activities, and I plan to be out at that time, so let Richard take care of you, okay?"

“Even if I looked exactly like my father, would that person still want to see me?”

"…He really wants to see you. Well, I've given you enough warnings, so it should be fine."

"Are you and my mother's childhood sweethearts?"

"…Yeah, he's known us since we were kids. I don't have a very good relationship with him, but he's very close to Lily, and they went to school together."

My aunt sighed, seeming a little distressed.

"…Magic school?"

"Yes, you heard it from Richard, right? I thought that person was probably commissioned by someone, and it seems to be true."

"However, the powerful wizard who arranged for me to stay here should not be the same person. The neighbor's wife is also a spy for that powerful wizard. She once reminded me to be careful. I think she may not like that wizard."

I said in a low voice.

My aunt was startled for a moment, then replied:

"...Well, that may be the case. Richard will come the day after tomorrow. You can ask him to take you there."

"Is there anything I should be careful about when I meet that person?"

"…Just look him straight in the eye and it should be fine."

After saying that, my aunt left.

He wants to see me! So happy!

Just look him in the face? Hmm, is that going to solve the problem?

Ah! What should I do! I'm already excited! I may not be able to sleep today or tomorrow.

Although I thought so, I was too excited to sleep and fell asleep earlier than usual the day before the meeting.