Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

Sometimes, my uncle would bring some strangers.

They were just chatting and drinking tea.

Not long ago, he brought in a man wearing a collar that prevented escape and magic power extraction.

Some people were sent to Azkaban, but if they looked like they could be reformed, they were given a collar like this and released into society.

This collar is a device that allows a person to use only the minimum amount of magic, and the excess magic power will be supplied to various facilities in the wizarding world.

The collar itself is an amazing restraint. If someone tries to remove it by force, the collar will drain the magic power to the maximum; but if it is really taken off, the head will physically explode the moment it is taken off.

In order to avoid happening in front of Muggle cameras, the collar also has the function of blocking Muggle cameras, which is very high-tech.

I could see the elite staff of the Ministry of Magic trying their best not to lose to our twins.

Normally, in order to avoid being discovered by Muggles, the function will only be activated at the moment before the explosion.

In addition, there is magic that can make Muggles invisible.

Otherwise, if Muggles saw the explosion with their own eyes, they would be greatly shocked, and it would be troublesome to erase their memories one by one, so this device was designed very carefully. Muggles cannot see not only the neck, but also the body. This collar will also restrict the wearer's range of activities and cannot go abroad.

If you try to cross the border, your neck will go flying.

It is said that some wearers at first thought it was just a threat, but they actually flew out.

These scenes were recorded by the cameras of the wizarding world and used to explain and warn those who were about to wear the collars.

So, no one tried to take it off or run away, everyone knew this was no joke.

Although he covered it with a scarf, I could still see that he was wearing the collar. And there was also a house-elf with him, which was rare.

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Ron."

"…I'm Barty."

"Who is this?"

"Her name is Winky."

"Oh, is she your family? Mr. Batty, is she here because she's worried about you?"

"…Do you find it strange?"

"Is everything okay? I often go to the Black family to play. Although Kreacher always says that he is humble, to Regulus, he is actually a parent, a friend, a brother, a nanny, and a servant... but in essence he is a family member. To Regulus, Kreacher may be more important than his blood family. Did you know that Regulus is Sirius's deceased brother?

I regard Kreacher as a friend. Regulus cherishes him very much, and Kreacher also cares about Regulus. This kind of emotion transcends race, right? Mr. Barty, you don’t think differently, do you? "

Winky began to cry, and Mr. Batty also burst into tears.

"It doesn't matter even if I can't have this kind of emotion towards my biological father, right?"

"It doesn't matter. I don't have that kind of feeling towards my parents. I don't have any feelings towards my father, mother and sister anymore. I don't even hate them, and I don't have any emotional fluctuations towards them anymore. I think it's a waste of time and energy to put feelings on them.

But I'm still grateful to them for bringing me into this world. That's all. Am I being heartless?"

"You are so strong..."

"Maybe. I have brothers. To me, the eldest and the second are like my parents. And don't you have Winky, too, Mr. Batty?"

"Yeah...yeah. Did I expect anything from my father?"

"Since you are disappointed in your father, it means you do have expectations for him. I didn't have any expectations from the beginning, so I won't be disappointed. I have always felt that he is that kind of person and have no feelings for him.

He's not a bad guy, but I can't really tell what kind of person he is. What do you think, uncle? He doesn't seem to have any opinions of his own. Even if he's a baby, you wouldn't expect anything from him. "

"…I'm really sorry, but my brother is like this. Although he is definitely not a bad person, I don't know how to describe him."

"It's not your fault. The rest of the Weasley family is pretty nice, it seems like it's just human nature.

However, Dad doesn't seem to be interested in other people. He loves Mom and accepts her for who she is, but I doubt he really knows her inside and loves her. Because he doesn't care much about that. He is the same with Ginny. He doesn't know her inside. Although they love each other, I feel that it is only one-sided. They may just fall in love with their own image of each other and mistakenly think that is the real person. They are living a bit in a dream. I hope they will never realize this misalignment in their lifetime. "

“I see…it can indeed be viewed that way.”

"They get along pretty well, don't they?"

"So far, yes."

“Hopefully they can continue to live peacefully in that little world without noticing the changes.”

While they were talking about these things, Batty spoke softly.

"Because my mother was in poor health, my father, who loved her dearly, was against my birth. Just having my mother was enough, but I was born anyway. My father didn't seem to be interested in me."

"Ah, my parents are also the kind of people who are not suitable for having too many children. It will be more difficult after giving birth. My parents are the same, and so are your parents, Barty. They may not be mentally prepared to raise children, right? If the wife is in poor health and does not plan to have children, then she is not prepared.

Did your mother think that your father would care about her after the child was born, or did she think that he would change after the child was born?

Your father is not a workaholic, is he? "

"Yes."

"Ah, then your mother must have worked too hard."

"My mother loves me very much."

"I think... your mother might have been a little dissatisfied with your father before she gave birth to you. She might have hoped that he would pay more attention to herself and the family. So she wanted a child anyway. She thought that with a child, your father would pay more attention to the family. So despite the opposition, she insisted. She must have believed that he would change. But do you think she really explained it clearly? For a person like that, if you don't say it, he won't understand. Even if you say it, it will be difficult for him to change."

"...He has been busy with work and is rarely at home."

"But your mother must have doted on you, didn't she?"

"Ah."

"Maybe she feels guilty about you. She gave birth to you despite opposition, but her husband didn't change at all. So she may feel sorry for you. She may think that since her husband doesn't love you, she must love you well."

"She risked her life to save me and got me out of Azkaban."

"Wow, your mother is such a great mother. She literally gave her life for you, which is amazing. My mother wouldn't have done that for me."

"...You won't say she did something wrong?"

"If you want to talk about right and wrong, then of course it is wrong. After all, you were imprisoned in Azkaban because of a crime. But even so, your mother still wanted you out. She is really a very maternal person. My mother would never do such a thing for me.

…It seems that your mother may not want to change your father to have a child, but she cannot imagine life without a child. Even if she is physically weak, she still wants a child. Men cannot understand maternal love and should not judge it rationally.

A husband lacking in fatherly love and a wife with strong maternal love.

Their personalities are the most incompatible combination. It's just bad luck. If they had talked more about their views on marriage before they got married, they could have adjusted to each other. Especially the issue of children, they should have discussed it carefully. Even if your father didn't want children from the beginning because of your mother's weak health, your mother might have planned to have children anyway, and even be willing to sacrifice her life for it. They were not on the same track from the beginning. "

"What should I do next..."

"You have to think about this yourself. You can't rely on others. You need to seriously reflect on the crimes you have committed."

"Then how should I face my father?"

"I was just about to ask you, Barty, you don't seem to have sorted out your thoughts yet? Actually, there is no need to rush to get an answer. Take your time and think about it carefully.

It seems that you are not so disappointed with your father that you have completely abandoned him, right? Unlike me, I have completely cut off all ties with him. The fact that you still have feelings for him shows that you at least received some love from your father.

There is absolutely no love or care in my family, so there is no resistance or anything like that. To be honest, maybe being a little more indifferent will not cause so many conflicts.”

“…Perhaps you are right.”

"By the way, how is your father doing now?"

I asked.

"He is currently being held by the Ministry of Magic, awaiting trial. There are many cases on trial, so his turn has not come yet. He will probably not be sent to Azkaban, but there is no hope for his reinstatement. After all, the nature of the matter is very serious. Even if he is sent to Azkaban, it won't be for long."

"Because he helped his son escape prison by letting his wife go to jail instead of him?"

"That's just one of them. Although his wife was the main plotter, she was an accomplice. The real problem was that he then cast a obedience spell on Barty, imprisoned him, and left everything to Winky the house-elf. He himself continued to work as if nothing had happened."

"Oh my God... after all he did, why did he get married? What a mystery... he is totally unsuitable for marriage life. They should get divorced. If they get divorced, and send child support to the mother and the child every month, everyone will be more relaxed mentally."

"The Crouch family is a famous family."

"Ah... maybe your father doesn't care about the continuation of the family, but your mother may be under great pressure. She certainly doesn't want the family inheritance to be cut off because of her weak body. Even if your father makes a decision, the people around him may not accept it. When your father is busy with work, it's not that no one keeps putting pressure on your mother. Your father may not understand these circumstances at all, so he doesn't understand why your mother is willing to sacrifice her life to give birth to a child."

"…That's a possibility. My father is rarely at home, so he definitely doesn't know how my mother spends her time during the day. And my mother isn't the type to complain."

"In fact, it would be better if they didn't get divorced. They could just not interfere with each other at home. He could just leave everything to his wife. But I guess he's the kind of person who occasionally finds fault when he has time. He doesn't care about his children at other times, but only gets angry when the test results come out, saying things like 'You should have done better' or 'It's meaningless if you don't get first place'. This kind of person is very common among the elites."