Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

Chapter 273 Extra if Miss Ronnie's College Life

―――Three weeks of summer vacation have passed.

The whole family (except my little sister Ginny) has been overprotective of me because of what happened at the end of term, but now things have eased a bit and I am relieved.

―――However, Charlie is still overprotective.

If I wasn't careful, he seemed ready to pick me up when we walked down the stairs from the room to the living room (even on the way home from Hogwarts, I was forced to be carried the whole time except in the carriage), and even Percy couldn't help but advise him (my parents just watched with a smile and never stopped him).

However, this overprotection has its good side. At the beginning of the summer vacation, I was able to practice various magic under Charlie's guidance in his special residence for "Puff" - an expanded box.

According to regulations, underage wizards who use magic outside of school will immediately receive a warning from the Ministry of Magic, but the laws in the British wizarding world are somewhat relaxed. This law is mainly to prevent Muggle-born wizards or witches from using magic casually in the Muggle world and exposing the existence of the wizarding world. As long as an adult wizard or witch is present, the use of magic by minors will not be detected.

Therefore, although not openly admitted, many pure-blood or half-blood families allow their children to use magic during the holidays if there are adult wizards in the family (our Weasley family is prohibited from doing so due to the request of our mother Molly).

Charlie obviously knew this, so he decided to train me in a crate, out of Molly's sight, to teach me to fend for myself.

Because of this, Charlie was very concerned about my safety, but as I became more proficient in various spells, his overprotection began to ease, and I was able to be a little freer at home. (After all, at the beginning, as long as I was slightly out of Charlie's sight, he would use the "summoning spell" to pull me back.)

By the way, this box was cast with the "Undetectable Extension Charm" by Dumbledore, so no matter what is done inside, it cannot be sensed from the outside. Therefore, two weeks after the start of the summer vacation, I was allowed to practice some simple spells when I was alone, which was a great relaxation for me. ――― After all, the days in the Burrow were really boring.

Most household chores can be solved with magic, so helping out means little more than folding laundry, pulling weeds in the vegetable garden, or chasing away leprechauns in the yard.

What's more, I did these tasks every day before entering Hogwarts, and I had already mastered the tricks and the appropriate lazy methods. I could still help in the morning to pass the time, but the hours after lunch and before dinner were particularly boring every day. However, this year, not only did I have summer homework, but I also had to take care of Puff and Charlie's magic training. There was so much to do that I had no time to be bored.

It was a really fulfilling summer vacation.

――――Except that Harry has not replied to my letter yet.

This is probably because...? I remember it was because of the house elves...?

I still don’t remember the exact details, but in the “original” Harry seemed to be under house arrest.

I remember a scene where Dad took us to pick up Harry in a modified car in the garage, but in this world, if I really did that, it might destroy the relationship that Harry and the Dursleys had finally repaired, and I didn't want to do that. Besides, he probably wasn't under house arrest...

However, if I just ignore it, I am a little worried. When I was thinking about how to deal with it, I received a letter from Sirius Black.

Perhaps because he couldn't contact Harry, and as a "good friend" he thought I might know something, he wrote to me.

Sirius was hospitalized for a long time (it seems that he also received psychological counseling), and was finally discharged before the summer vacation. He is now busy managing the Black family property that has been abandoned for many years and cannot visit Harry in person, so he hopes that I can provide some information.

To be honest, if he had time, he might have rushed to the Dursleys and taught them a lesson... I was a little scared when I thought about it, so I wrote back to tell him that I wanted to confirm something and hoped he would wait a moment.

Since owl messaging doesn't work, I want to try the Muggle way.

So I wrote to Hermione and asked her to send the letter to Harry's aunt by Muggle mail.

Fortunately, the letter was delivered to Harry smoothly, and I also learned about his recent situation.

Harry wrote that his life was much more peaceful than before because he had reconciled with his aunt's family.

He mentioned that his uncle and aunt bought him new clothes that fit him well (although they were slightly larger for long-term considerations), and that he had enough food every day (he still had to help with housework, but that was pretty much normal).

But, as expected, he was confused by his inability to receive our letters sent via owl.

Especially since he had been anxious because he had not received any details of the cordial invitation which I (or, more precisely, Fred and George) had cordially proposed to him to come to our house for the holidays.

Fortunately, our family has already discussed inviting Harry, and as long as we can contact him, everything will go smoothly.

At first, Dad wanted to ask for leave to pick up Harry, but Mom Molly guessed his real purpose - he wanted to take this opportunity to see the life of Muggles. So, in the end, it was decided that Charlie and I would pick up Harry.

I don't know what method we used, but with the help of Hermione, we successfully contacted Harry. Two days later, we not only arranged for Harry to come to my house, but also prepared to hold a birthday party for him. Sirius Black was probably responsible for this.

Since Harry himself was actively wanting to come to my house, it must be to take into account the feelings of my aunt's family (after all, even though we have reconciled, words beginning with "M" are still taboo in my aunt's house).

So, on July 7st, Harry's birthday, Charlie and I visited the Dursleys.