DUDLEY'S MISHAP
Chapter One: "I don't want my daughter to be like you!"
BRING, BRING!
The phone in the Potter house was ringing.
BRING, BRING!
"Ginny! Could you get that please?" Harry called from upstairs, in his youngest child Lily's room, reading her a story out of the children's book 'the tales of Beetle the Bard'.
"Sure thing!" Ginny called back as she ran into the living room to grab the phone.
"Hello?"
"I NEED TO SPEAK TO HARRY!"
"Who is this?"
"It's Dudley! His cousin! I NEED TO SPEAK TO HARRY!"
"I'm sorry Dudley, but he's reading to our daughter at the moment, would you like me to take a message?"
"NO! I would not like you to take a message! I would like you to put Harry on the phone!"
"Okay, Okay. Give me a moment, I'll go get him."
Dudley grunted, as Ginny sat the phone on the arm of the couch, and ran up the stairs to get Harry.
As Ginny walked down the hallway, she passed her two son's rooms on the way to Lily's room that was at the end of the hall.
"James! Turn it down please!" Ginny shouted as she passed the eldest son James' room, where James was blasting his music.
James didn't say anything, but he turned down his music anyways.
Next, Albus was silently sitting in his room reading.
Finally Ginny reached the end of the hall, where Lily's room was.
"Harry, the phones for you." Ginny said as she poked her head into the room.
"Who is it?"
"That muggle cousin of yours… He seemed to be freaking out, it may be important".
"Oh, alright… Lily I'll be right back." Harry said softly as he kissed his daughter on the forehead.
"Okay Daddy!"
Ginny and Harry left the room, and headed back downstairs. Harry picked up the phone.
"What do you want Dudley?"
"What took so long, for that bloody witch of yours to get you on the phone!"
"What do you want Dudley?" Harry repeated.
"Well I-I got a letter in the mail this morning… Well actually… Marissa got a letter this morning…" (Marissa being Dudley's only daughter, and child).
"Marissa got a letter? I don't understand the big deal?"
"The big deal is that it was a letter from the ruddy school you used to go to!"
"Hogwarts? Why would Hogwarts be writing to Marissa?"
There was a pause.
"You don't mean… Marissa's a witch?"
"I was always afraid of something like this happening!" Dudley whimpered.
"Well have you told your parents yet?"
"No! Are you crazy? If they found out that their granddaughter is just like you, they'll go mad!"
"Have you told Shannon?" (Shannon being, Dudley's wife).
"No! We've always been so happy! I'm afraid if magic get involved with our lives, everything will change!"
"Well Dudley… Everything will change…"
"I don't want everything to change!"
"Well, I'll come round your place tomorrow, and I'll bring the kids, and we'll have a talk about Marissa, Hogwarts, and I can explain everything to Shannon. But your parents… We'll tell them everything another time… No need to rush into that…"
"But I don't want my angel being just like you!" Dudley complained.
"Goodnight Dudley." Harry said as he hung up the phone, and turned to face Ginny.
"What was that all about?" Ginny sounded shocked towards what she had just heard.
"Well… Dudley's daughter Marissa is a witch… Dudley got the acceptance letter today, and doesn't know what to do about it." Harry explained.
"That awful cousin you grew up with has a daughter who's a witch! How is that possible?"
"I have no idea, but I told Dudley we'd all go to his place tomorrow, so I can talk to Dudley about Hogwarts and stuff."
"I don't think the kids will like that very much…"
"How come?"
"They've never met those awful people before, and from what they've heard about them, they don't like them at all… Especially Lily, she doesn't like meeting new people, she's extremely shy. Harry, you should know that."
"Don't worry Ginny. Everything will be fine." Harry said as he lightly kissed Ginny on the forehead.
"Yeah, I guess you're right…" Ginny sighed.
"I'll go tell the kids lights out." Harry said as he turned to face the stairs, and proceeded up them.
"Lights out kids!" Harry shouted down the hall, so all three of his kids could hear. "We have a big day tomorrow!"
"Why? What's happening tomorrow?" The eldest son James called out from his room.
"We're going to go see Cousin Dudley!"
"That mean, one that you grew up with? Why do we have to meet him all of a sudden?"
"He needs my advice about something…"
"Noooooo!" Lily came running out of her room, and down the hall, straight into Harry's arms.
"What's wrong Lily?"
"I don't want to meet him! He was always mean to you!"
"Lily." Harry helded Lily out at arms length, and looked into her eyes. "Trust me, Dudley's changed, and he really needs my help. It'll be okay."
Lily nodded. "I love you Daddy." Lily hugged Harry and layed her head on his chest.
"I love you too Lily." He squeezed her tightly. "Now back to bed."
"Okay." Lily pulled away from her father, kissed him on the cheek, and ran odd down the hallway to her room.