Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

Chapter 274 Study hard!

Charlie wore a pair of dark brown pants and a pair of old but shiny leather shoes. His shirt was a wrinkle-free light green, and he matched it with a vest of the same color as his pants. Even without his sister's preference, Charlie's outfit was still quite handsome.

For this visit, except for the leather shoes, all other clothes need to be prepared in a hurry. But we can't let people's impression of "wizards" decline again. It's not easy to make Harry's treatment easier. If we mess it up, all the efforts may be wasted.

I also hurriedly finished a pale pink shirt with baby's breath embroidered around the collar, paired with a dark green plaid skirt, and I was proud that even though the clothes I made were as good as those sold in the store.

We used the smoke powder to floo to the Leaky Cauldron, from where Charlie Apparated us to Privet Street. Before that, I went to a London sweet shop and bought some baked goods as souvenirs.

Perhaps it was because of the Muggle-style attire I had carefully prepared, or the souvenirs I brought with me, but the Dursleys' reaction to us was gentler than expected and they were quite polite.

"Ah, you must be Ronaldinho... I've heard Harry mention you. Thank you for the gift. Please come in, I'll go call Harry."

"Thank you."

"Then we won't bother you."

Mrs. Dursley led us into the living room and Harry walked in immediately.

"Ronnie! Charlie!"

Harry walked into the living room with a big smile on his face and we gave each other a cheerful greeting after a gentle hug.

"Long time no see, Harry. Happy birthday. I'll give you the present when I get home."

"Happy birthday, Harry. I've got a present for you too, so remember to look forward to it."

"Really?! Thank you both!!"

Harry seemed very excited because he left the door to the living room open and heard Mrs. Dursley's scolding voice outside.

"Harry! The door was open! And you kept your guests standing!!"

"Oh, sorry, auntie..."

I looked back and saw Mrs. Dursley holding a tray with tea set on it, with an unhappy look on her face.

"Have you packed your luggage for your stay? I won't be responsible if you forget anything."

"No problem, I confirmed it three times last night."

"…That's good. I'll go get Vernon, and you'll be in charge of serving tea to the guests."

"Okay, Auntie."

After Mrs. Dursley left the living room, Harry poured the tea from the kettle into teacups and handed them to us.

"Please use."

"Thank you, Harry."

"Thank you."

We ate Mrs. Dursley's homemade apple pie without hesitation, and soon, Mr. and Mrs. Dursley knocked on the door and walked into the living room. We immediately stood up to greet them.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Let me introduce myself again. I'm Harry's aunt Petunia, and this is my husband, Vernon Dursley."

Although it was a day off, Mr. Dursley was still dressed very formally, perhaps in preparation for our visit.

"I'm Charlie Weasley, and this is my sister Ronaldine. Thank you for meeting our request today. We will take good care of Harry."

"Ah, is your name Charlie? You look quite young..."

Mr. Dursley looked like a business leader. Although it was a little difficult to speak, he invited us to sit down and then spoke to Charlie.

"Don't worry. Although I look young, I am an adult and I have a job there. Normally, it should be our parents who come to visit you, but unfortunately they can't take leave because of work..."

In fact, they couldn't take leave from their jobs, but we got away with it with white lies.

Although Charlie looked young, his response made the Dursleys begin to think of us as perfectly polite, normal people, and their expressions softened.

"Ah, I see... Now we can rest assured in leaving our nephew to you. Although you are young, you seem to be a very responsible person..."

Although his words were a little vague, his attitude was very friendly.

"Harry, come here for a moment."

"Yes, uncle."

Mr. Dursley called Harry over somewhat awkwardly, and after looking around, he took out a palm-sized rectangular box from the inner pocket of his suit. Upon closer inspection, the box was wrapped in black wrapping paper and tied with a beautiful green ribbon.

He handed the box to Harry, without looking at him, and said quickly: "This is your birthday present. Your aunt and I prepared it together. This should be useful in your school over there... Well, happy birthday..."

"Eh?! Ah, thank you!"

Harry looked confused at first, not knowing what he had just heard, but he quickly realized what was going on and jumped up excitedly.

"...Go and get the luggage quickly. Don't keep the guests waiting for too long."

Mrs. Dursley looked away from the excited Harry somewhat awkwardly and urged him on.

"Ok!"

Harry rushed out of the living room with a smile on his face. Mr. Dursley said to us again with an embarrassed expression: "Well... although we are not qualified to say these words... but can you take good care of my nephew...?"

Charlie and I couldn't help but look at each other and then at Mr. Dursley in surprise.

"You all probably know how we treat our nephew... Although it sounds like an excuse, we don't really hate him... We're just afraid of him. Especially his father. We can't understand some of his behaviors at all, so we are even more afraid..."

Mr. Dursley continued, as if trying to sort out his inner thoughts.

"We tried to control him by force because we were afraid... We knew that this behavior was wrong, but we couldn't stop... After our nephew left our home, we finally had time to reflect... Let me say again, we don't hate him, and we don't want him to have a bad life..."

There is a whisper of pain in his words, but we can still feel his mood. The Dursleys have obviously reconciled with Harry.

Charlie understood what Mr. Dursley meant and nodded firmly, looking at him seriously.

"Harry is a good friend of my sister's and our family will support him in every way we can."

Charlie shook hands tightly with Mr. Dursley, and at this time, Harry returned to the living room with a lot of bags.

The Dursleys said their farewells without letting Harry know of the atmosphere of their earlier conversation.

"Ah, see you next year. Take care of yourself."

"Don't do anything dangerous."

"Yes, I will!"

Harry left the Dursleys' house with a smile on his face during the Dursleys' awkward farewell.

——By the way, the birthday gift that the Dursleys gave Harry was a black fountain pen with Harry's name engraved on it. So this is what "can be used in the school over there" means, and Charlie quite agrees with it. It is indeed more convenient than a feather pen, and the shape is also very fashionable. I don't know which of the couple chose it, but they have a very good taste. I also want one...

Harry was so excited that he almost shed tears. He said firmly: "I will study hard with this pen! And I will write a lot of letters to my aunt and others!"