Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

I am Dust Weasley, patriarch of the Weasley family of the Sacred Twenty-Eight.

Although other pure-blood nobles often laugh at us as traitors who betrayed our bloodline, I have thought many times how nice it would be if my father could remain silent and not say anything unnecessary.

However, precisely because we are excluded, we don't have to spend too much on socializing, which is a relief in that respect.

Other pure-blood noble families appear glamorous on the surface, but are actually deeply in debt.

Although our family doesn't have much money, at least we don't need to bluff.

That's probably why we're more unpopular, but I don't care.

But, father, you didn't say those things just because you have no money, right?

Of course, this was just a joke, and maybe my father just said it without thinking it through.

What my father said is indeed true.

There were too many Notts who wrote that letter, so they might not have known all of them, but throughout history, many people had chosen half-bloods or Muggle-borns as their spouses.

However, this is no different from other famous pure-bloods.

So why don't people openly admit this? The answer is simple: it would make them an easier target for the dark forces.

Because of what his father said, the Weasley family became the target of attacks by dark wizards more frequently.

In addition, we have always claimed to be a family of light, which makes us a common target of attack by dark forces.

Family members had asked the father, the patriarch, to retract his statement, but he insisted:

"Why would I withdraw? This is the truth! We should hold our heads high! I'm not wrong!"

He totally ignored the advice.

But the problem is, if slogans alone can solve the problem, that would be fine, but the real world is not that simple, right?

After my father became the head of the family, the Weasley family almost split apart.

Although we have always been vigilant against the dark forces, some families have managed to escape alive after being attacked, but many have unfortunately become victims.

Relatives often came to my father and asked him to at least strengthen the security measures for family members if he did not retract his remarks, but he only said that he wanted to maintain an upright attitude and did not take any measures at all, not even willing to negotiate.

As a result, more and more people began to question my father's qualifications as the patriarch, and cracks began to appear in the originally united family.

Feeling the crisis, I began to learn about the situation from my relatives, listen to their complaints, try my best to understand the current situation of the family, and try to become a mediator.

I was only six years old at that time.

"What is the meaning of family?"

Even a child can realize the danger of the situation.

Why couldn't my father see this? How could he remain so indifferent to the growing discontent among his family members? Why didn't he feel the slightest bit of guilt for the sacrifices made by his family?

What did he regard as the responsibilities of a patriarch?

No matter what, his father was a pure-blood and the head of the clan. Moreover, he married a wife who was from the Black family even though she was from a branch of the family. He was in the safest place.

He who criticized pure-bloodism actually relied on the protection of pure-bloods. Why couldn't he see that? Why was he so hypocritical?

Even a young child like me understood that my father was the most arrogant.

It was precisely because he did not understand the actual situation of half-pure-blood wizards in the magical world that he said such things.

He oversimplified things and didn't seem to understand how much influence his words as the patriarch had, which made me feel dizzy at the time.

During this period, even his mother, who had married his father because she admired his sense of justice and was disowned by the family for this, began to have doubts about him.

Despite this, they remain as close as newlyweds.

"Do you want me to go and persuade your father as well?"

Deep down I begged her not to do it.

This will only make things worse.

"This is not a good idea. Please continue to be as close as before."

"But……"

"In order for me to fully control the family members and prevent my father from saying anything unnecessary, the family members finally began to move closer to me as the next patriarch."

“If you can, get closer to my father than ever before, attract his attention, and gradually distance him from the affairs of the patriarch. This will be of great help to me.”

My mother was very good at coping.

Although I sometimes felt sick watching their sweet interactions, my mother successfully excluded my father from family discussions and transferred a lot of responsibilities to her son—me—by suggesting that my father let me, as the next patriarch, learn to run the family business.

The women of the Black family are indeed very skilled and their behind-the-scenes operations are impeccable.

Even when I was studying at Hogwarts, she successfully replaced my father in charge of family affairs and gradually deprived him of his power as the head of the family, turning him into a puppet who could only sign documents without realizing it.

By the time I was eight, I had effectively become the leader of the family.

Of course, this is also supported by the family elders, but I also personally visited the branch families, hoping that they can cooperate with me to ensure the safety of the family.

Since then, I have had many discussions with my family about how to keep everyone safe.

For families who cannot guarantee the safety of their place of residence, it is recommended that they temporarily live in the host family or property guarded by the host family while safe accommodation is sought for them.

In addition, I have strengthened protective measures for each household.

We use the large size of our family to share a small amount of magic power, making the cost of protective measures low.

At that time, the quality of the Defense Against the Dark Arts courses at Hogwarts had declined significantly, and we even organized remedial lessons for it.

These courses can be taken by seniors with reference to past lectures, so there is no need to spend money.

We also conducted repeated evacuation drills in each household in case of an attack and prepared multiple shelters just in case.

During training, we emphasize the importance of escape! In order to buy time to escape, we also introduce Muggle fighting skills!

Especially for those children who have not yet mastered magic, we focus on teaching them. For adults, in an emergency, even at the cost of their own lives, we must ensure that the children have time to escape, and teach them how to effectively fight against dark wizards. Although dark wizards often look down on Muggle fighting skills, this is precisely our effective way to fight against them.

The art of fighting is mastered by the Squib members of our family, who have learned a variety of fighting techniques and, by working with them, have gradually discovered a set of the most effective methods.

I named it - Physical Magic.

Although we also considered preparing port keys, we were worried that if they were captured by the enemy, the shelter would be exposed and casualties would increase, so we had many discussions before introducing the port keys.

Finally, it was decided to set up halfway houses for families with children, with the portkeys placed where they would be difficult for the enemy to access but easy for the children to use.

We also instructed the children to try to go to Gryffindor House, not to go alone in Hogwarts, and if they went to other houses, to be careful not to leave their friends.

If they enter Slytherin House, only a miserable future awaits them, so it should be avoided.

At this moment, I was deeply grateful for my family's poverty, many children and rare birth of girls.

There was always someone in the family attending Hogwarts, and especially during this time there were almost no girls in the family, only boys, so we managed that challenge successfully.

Even after I entered Hogwarts, I still basically delegated matters to my uncles and mother, but I often gave instructions during school, and matters piled up during the holidays. While I was busy with my studies, I also had to fulfill the actual responsibilities of the clan leader.

After graduating from Hogwarts, I officially became the head of the Weasley family.

At first, my father said that the time was not right, but my mother's words, "We can experience newlywed life again," made him quickly and willingly abdicate.

After becoming the patriarch, I am still very busy.

I began to implement those plans that could only be carried out after I officially became the clan leader.

Since I seized the power of the clan leader from my father, I put forward the slogan of "not relying on Aurors, protecting our family with our own hands" and further strengthened the family's defense system.

Since then, fewer and fewer family members have entered the Auror department.

After all, Aurors are too busy with their work and don't even have time to protect their families.

Since his father made those remarks, attacks on the Weasley family have increased significantly, and many Weasley members working in the Auror department have requested logistical support or transfers.

If you can't transfer, just quit and become a tutor or healing wizard.

For those members who still have a passion for the Auror Department, I earnestly ask them to serve our family.

In any case, we need wizards who can provide emergency support.

After entering the dark period, I intensified the training and everyone had to participate.

Training sessions include dueling, perception, taijutsu, and hiding, even for young children.

Most family members began to see me as a protector and were willing to rally around me to protect the family.

After the war, I gradually relaxed the training, but still had everyone do it regularly to deal with unexpected events.

In addition, I collected all the information I could about Voldemort.

As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore knew a lot of undisclosed information, and I kept asking him for information about Voldemort.

My father has a very good relationship with him, and Dumbledore has always believed that I am my father's right-hand man, so he trusts me very much.

As the de facto leader of the Weasley family, my opinion coincides with his.

As for my attitude towards Harry Potter, I sometimes have arguments with him.

Harry Potter had to fight Voldemort from a very young age, and he even considered this fight his life's mission.

I don't agree with this. I think as the headmaster of Hogwarts, he shouldn't let a child face such a dangerous enemy.

There were occasional minor frictions between us, but we eventually reached a certain compromise.

I have always had great respect for Harry.

He was willing to sacrifice himself for the wizarding world, and it certainly cost him a great deal, but I still think he shouldn't have to bear such a heavy burden at such a young age.

When dealing with family affairs, I always maintain a fair and pragmatic attitude, and strive to keep the Weasley family alive in the dark.

Today, my mission continues.

I will keep going as long as it takes to protect what I hold dear.