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Harry Potter was nervous. He knew that what he was about to do would be difficult and might not work. Even if he managed the first part of what he planned there was no guarantee that the rest would fall into place, but he didn't think he had a choice.
The first thing was to talk with his cousin. He figured that if Dudley agreed the rest would work out, especially if Hermione helped. So now he was standing outside his cousin's door waiting for a reply to his knock.
The door opened and before Dudley could say anything Harry spoke. "Dudley, I have a job offer for you. If you agree to hear me out and give me a written list of what is good and bad about what I have to say you will be paid one hundred Pounds." Hearing these words Dudley stood frozen. Harry knew his cousin didn't want to have anything to do with him. However, the lure of money just for listening to Harry had to be appealing. Quickly taking the initiative Harry continued with his pitch. "I can also tell you that if you agree to take the job I am offering and others agree with me you will continue to be paid. I don't know how much you will get but there will be money."
Now it was time to wait. Harry was fairly sure his cousin would listen, but would he agree in the end. This might prove to be a great benefit to the Order but it all hinged on how Dudley reacted.
"All right I'm listening. I wont pretend to like you or anything, but I'll listen and if it sounds good I'll consider it." Was all Dudley had to say.
Harry began by inviting his cousin to join him in his room where he had written down the ideas he had, and listed what he hoped to gain. There were several pages of ideas and needs so it would take a bit for Dudley to finish reading and think about the proposal. After thirty minutes of reading Dudley look up with confusion showing plainly on his face.
"Is this for real?" Dudley questioned. "I mean you want me to help you with this kind of stuff? What do you need this for, who are you using it on, and will I get in trouble for any of this? Oh, where are you going to get any money?"
A wave of relief washed over Harry. Dudley wasn't taking this too badly. There would be things Dudley didn't like, but he felt sure that with the lure of money and importance Dudley would agree and do his part.
"OK, there are a lot of people like me. I know this makes you uncomfortable but it's a part of the reason I'm talking to you. There is a man that wants to take over, and if he succeeds a lot of people are going to be hurt and killed, both in my world and yours. I want to know about the things on those papers to help fight him. Also, well, we've never been friends and probably never will be but, I think if we work together on something like this we may be able to tolerate being together better." Having made a selling point Harry thought he should give Dudley a warning as well. "You will have to talk to other people like me if we do this not just me. I promise to try and keep them from being to unpleasant. As for the money I know people that will give you the money if you agree and I ask for it."
Dudley just stared at Harry for a short time. Grunting he stood and made his way to the door. As he was stepping out of the room he turned.
"I'll think about it and let you know tomorrow. I think I can come up with some ideas by then. If you set up a meeting for next week I'll go, but my money better be there. Oh, find out what kind of money I'll be making and if I can bring in some help. I won't talk about, well, your kind of thing, but a couple of my friends might come up with useful ideas. They'll need to be paid to." Dudley said, then continued out of the room.
Harry just sat with a smile on his face for a time. Then started writing letters. He had a meeting to arrange.
Harry Potter was nervous. He knew that what he was about to do would be difficult and might not work. Even if he managed the first part of what he planned there was no guarantee that the rest would fall into place, but he didn't think he had a choice.
The first thing was to talk with his cousin. He figured that if Dudley agreed the rest would work out, especially if Hermione helped. So now he was standing outside his cousin's door waiting for a reply to his knock.
The door opened and before Dudley could say anything Harry spoke. "Dudley, I have a job offer for you. If you agree to hear me out and give me a written list of what is good and bad about what I have to say you will be paid one hundred Pounds." Hearing these words Dudley stood frozen. Harry knew his cousin didn't want to have anything to do with him. However, the lure of money just for listening to Harry had to be appealing. Quickly taking the initiative Harry continued with his pitch. "I can also tell you that if you agree to take the job I am offering and others agree with me you will continue to be paid. I don't know how much you will get but there will be money."
Now it was time to wait. Harry was fairly sure his cousin would listen, but would he agree in the end. This might prove to be a great benefit to the Order but it all hinged on how Dudley reacted.
"All right I'm listening. I wont pretend to like you or anything, but I'll listen and if it sounds good I'll consider it." Was all Dudley had to say.
Harry began by inviting his cousin to join him in his room where he had written down the ideas he had, and listed what he hoped to gain. There were several pages of ideas and needs so it would take a bit for Dudley to finish reading and think about the proposal. After thirty minutes of reading Dudley look up with confusion showing plainly on his face.
"Is this for real?" Dudley questioned. "I mean you want me to help you with this kind of stuff? What do you need this for, who are you using it on, and will I get in trouble for any of this? Oh, where are you going to get any money?"
A wave of relief washed over Harry. Dudley wasn't taking this too badly. There would be things Dudley didn't like, but he felt sure that with the lure of money and importance Dudley would agree and do his part.
"OK, there are a lot of people like me. I know this makes you uncomfortable but it's a part of the reason I'm talking to you. There is a man that wants to take over, and if he succeeds a lot of people are going to be hurt and killed, both in my world and yours. I want to know about the things on those papers to help fight him. Also, well, we've never been friends and probably never will be but, I think if we work together on something like this we may be able to tolerate being together better." Having made a selling point Harry thought he should give Dudley a warning as well. "You will have to talk to other people like me if we do this not just me. I promise to try and keep them from being to unpleasant. As for the money I know people that will give you the money if you agree and I ask for it."
Dudley just stared at Harry for a short time. Grunting he stood and made his way to the door. As he was stepping out of the room he turned.
"I'll think about it and let you know tomorrow. I think I can come up with some ideas by then. If you set up a meeting for next week I'll go, but my money better be there. Oh, find out what kind of money I'll be making and if I can bring in some help. I won't talk about, well, your kind of thing, but a couple of my friends might come up with useful ideas. They'll need to be paid to." Dudley said, then continued out of the room.
Harry just sat with a smile on his face for a time. Then started writing letters. He had a meeting to arrange.