Hey there to anyone actually reading this ^^. I started writing this last year but it didn't come out all too well. I'm in college now and I finally found the motivation to try again. I know that J.K. Rowling considered this idea but then decided against it, but the thought of Dudley having a kid who's a wizard just seemed too interesting to not try writing. I'm trying my best to get details as accurate as possible, although if I get anything wrong just tell me, there's only so much google can help with. I'm not a professional, I'm just a teenager who wants to write something, so if you've got suggestions or criticism, I'd appreciate it greatly!
If someone asked Dudley how he expected his life to turn out, he certainly wouldn't have guessed it'd be like this. He always thought it'd be just him and his gang forever, maybe running his father's company if he was working. He definitely didn't think Harry would be any part of it. He didn't remember when he had last even seen Piers, let alone the rest of the group. He had no part in any of his father's company, and instead got a job as a school's wrestling coach. He had a family now, a wife and two kids. Perhaps the most surprising of all was the identity of the man he was currently talking to.
The conversation between he and Harry was comfortably idle, both of them keeping a quiet watch on their children as they all ran around the playground. Neither of their wives had joined them on this particular trip. He remembered Harry mentioning something about his wife having some sort of deadline coming up, and Dudley knew his own wife was perfectly happy to have a few hours to herself. His youngest child, Daisy was wandering around the equipment, having little luck in her current game of hide-and-seek. The small girl was obviously very frustrated, her anger seeming to negatively affect her ability to look for the other players. As much as he wanted to point out that James was hiding in the slide and Lily was simply under a bench, he knew it'd be better for her to find out on her own. He wasn't about to teach her that cheating was okay after all. His son Jacob required a less observation, as he was simply sitting on the swing, having an animated conversation with Albus. Dudley only occasionally looked back at Jacob, who was slowly swinging higher and higher. When Jacob was going a little too high for his comfort, he opened his mouth to tell him to slow down. But what happened next kept him silent in shock.
He jumped.
Harry wasn't sure if he should feel shocked or amused as Jacob slowly floated back to the ground. There was no mistaking the irony of these current events, even if it was the last thing he ever expected. With a small smile he turned back to Dudley before realizing that his cousin didn't quite understand what was happening. "You know, my mum did the same thing when she was a kid."
It seemed to take a few moments for his words to finally kick in. Dudley took a deep breath, obviously trying to keep his voice even. "Does that mean he's...well…" Dudley didn't finish his sentence, and his expression currently seemed unreadable to Harry.
"A wizard? Definitely, and that won't be the first bit of magic you see, just try not to get too mad at him." He finished talking with a small hint of humor, hoping that Dudley would take it better than he expected. Luckily, Dudley nodded, still looking uncertain, but not angry.
"I don't know how things will turn out, but no matter what, he's still my son" Harry couldn't help but grin, almost unable to believe this was the same person who bullied him relentlessly for all of his childhood. Gone was the kid who chased him, beat him up, and took great pleasure in his misfortunes. He never expected to still be in contact with Dudley after all these years, but at this moment, he was glad he did.
"It'll be fine Dud, this doesn't make any of you abnormal"
Jacob wasn't quite sure why he jumped off of that swing, but it was really fun! Just as he was about to go again, Albus had gotten off of his own swing, and he could see James and Lily running out of their hiding places, somehow still managing to avoid the watch of his little sister. Did they want to do that too? If they did, he didn't know what to tell them. He didn't know how he did it. Instead, Albus laughed, James cheered, and Lily just looked extremely excited. Lily was the first to speak up, the younger girl looking as if she was unable to stay still. "You did magic! You actually did magic!"
Wait, what were they saying?
Lily was only six, surely she didn't know what she was talking about, right? However neither James or Albus looked as if they were about to disagree with her, both of them nodding along. Was this some sort of game? "You jumped off of there and flew! It was so cool!" James punched into the air, looking at him with amazement. With a small laugh, Jacob shook his head.
"You're joking, right? Magic isn't real!". He looked to Albus, hoping for some sort of clarification from his calmest cousin. Instead, he just pushed his glasses up and smiled
"No, it's real, we can do that too, and so can our parents. It means you're a wizard!". Albus' voice held poorly contained joy, and the thought started to sink into Jacob's head. None of them seemed to be joking after all, but could he really be a wizard? He was just some normal kid, how did he manage to do magic?
James spoke up again, swelling up in pride as if he were the one to explain everything. "I'm going to Hogwarts next year, Albus and Lily are gonna be able to go too, and now we'll also be able to see you there!"
Hogwarts? What kind of name was that? To Jacob, it just plain sounded silly. Before he could ask, Lily squealed in excitement. "It's a school! You go there to learn how to do magic!"
Still, Jacob was unsure of what to think. "There's a school where you learn magic? I've never heard of a place like that before"
However, it was obvious that his cousins weren't about to let him stay suspicious for long, as James had grabbed his hand to drag him over to where his father and uncle were talking. "Come on! We've got to tell them! This is gonna be great!"
