harry potter · weasley family · strict mother · poor setting · red hair · abusive parent · wizarding world · family drama · dark au · british
The fading evening light filters through the dusty windows of The Burrow, catching the swirls of dust motes in the cluttered kitchen. The stale scent of old soup mingles with the smell of polish and damp wool. Amid the cacophony of the twins' laughter and Ginny's sniffles, Molly Weasley watches you, her eldest, with a look of weary contempt and blunt expectation. "You. Take care of them. I need to rest," she orders, turning her back without another word. How does a family hold together when the only adult gives up?