So Much for No Strings Attached

Chapter 96 Therapy and Ultimatums

‘Misters Weasleys,’ Flitwick said. ‘If the two of you could take a seat. What is it that you wished to discuss?’

 

Filius, of course, had a good idea of what was going on. After all, Cadmus Weasley had become Ronald Weasley’s new guardian, and the boy was the only one of Arthur Weasley’s branch to neither disown themselves nor be arrested. Of course, he was facing some minor demeanour charges on the grounds of accepting stolen property but given his age the worse he could be expected to receive was a fine and community service.

 

Of course, if he was charged the Board might push for him to be expelled. Given that at least some of the crimes was committed against another child in the school it wasn’t impossible to see that going through especially with the victim’s sire being on said Board. Especially, if Heir Slytherin ever wanted to return to Hogwarts and decided he did not want to do so with Mr Ronald Weasley still in attendance.

 

Filius wasn’t sure how to feel about that. Of course, what Ronald Weasley had done to the boy who thought he was a friend was terrible. But at the same time, he didn’t want to deny anyone an education. He knew perfectly well that if his mother had not been a Gamp there was no way he would have been allowed to attend Hogwarts.

 

But if Ronald was expelled, with Cadmus Weasley being middle class, it was unlikely he would be able to afford to send his ward abroad. And unless something drastically changed Ronald Weasley’s grades were nowhere good enough to get an international scholarship anywhere. And with a criminal record there was no chance of that!

 

So that would mean home-education, not deplorable under any circumstances. But given all the scandals surrounding the Weasley family it would be unlikely that Ronald Weasley would be able to get a job anywhere in the British Wizarding World.

 

‘I am sure that you are aware of the … circumstances my brother and his family find themselves in,’ Cadmus Weasley said.

 

Ronald Weasley snorted but quieted at the look his Uncle gave him.

 

‘I am aware, yes,’ Filius said dryly.

 

You would have had to be living under a rock to not know about that!

 

Mr Weasley nodded, ‘well since becoming Ron’s guardian he has been seeing a therapist on dealing with the faulty notions that his mother and Dumbledore have left him with.’

 

Ronald flushed and glared at his Uncle, ‘I’m fine! I’m not crazy. I’m only seeing one because of Uncle Cadmus’ insistence!’