Mere days after the phone call had taken place; Dudley, his wife Lidia and their son Harry turned up on Harry and Ginny`s door step. Lidia looked uncomfortable and fidgety, the same way uncle Vernon and aunt Petunia used to be. Harry smiled and welcomed them in as Albus and James took their coats. Ginny forced a smile at them but contrary to Harry`s kind words about how Dudley had changed, she was still hostile to the people who had locked her husband in a cupboard under the stairs.

"How have you been?" Dudley asked Harry and Ginny politely, holding his wife's hand firmly like she was going to run away.

"Fine" Ginny answered. She was still scowling as she eyed Lidia and Dudley. Harry elaborated "We`re doing quite well, our son Albus is scheduled to start Hogwarts as well this year so he and Harry will be in the same year."

Looking down at his son Dudley said sweetly "Harry, why don`t you go off and play with the other kids, I`m sure they can show you a thing or two about magic". At the word his wife squirmed, but he didn't seem to notice.

Harry Dursley looked more like his mother than father. He was small and looked like the academic type . He had blonde hair and his mother`s chocolate brown eyes. He was very nervous looking as little Lilly took his hand and said "Let's play, I have lots of uncle George`s things". Ginny looked uncomfortable all of a sudden but carried on as usual.

Harry sat with Dudley and his wife as Ginny summoned them tea from the kitchen. Pouring it she asked "how do you fell about your son going to Hogwarts?". Lidia snorted, but Dudley answered "Lidia is a little hesitant to send our son somewhere where he doesn't know anyone but seeing as how you turned out it must be one mighty fine place".

Ginny smiled at Harry, clutching his arm and snuggling up to it. "He did turn out fine didn't he?" she said looking up at him dreamily.

"Look" Lidia said looking from Harry to Ginny "I`ve heard an earful from my Dudley`s parents and from what I`ve heard this 'Hogwarts' isn't the place for our Harry. I don`t see why we shouldn't just enroll him in the finest school money can buy and just forget about his abnormalities."

"Honey I thought you were over this" Dudley soothed "besides my parents are complete lunatics. I mean they locked my cousin in a cupboard, what sane person do you know who would do that? They will do whatever it takes to keep their grandkid away from magic, even if that's what`s best for him, and I believe it is."

"I just don`t want Harry to be unhappy" Lidia said.

"As do I" Dudley added.


Back in the other room Harry looked around at the other three children. They smiled at him warmly and he stared back, blankly. Harry was the curious type and he was itching to see someone use magic so he could analyze how it worked. Everything was science, that's what he`d learned in school.

"Could you show me something" he stuttered as he was out of his mind terrified "anything."

"Sorry" James laughed "but you`ll have to be more specific."

"Magic" Harry replied "I want to see magic."

James smiled and pulled out his wand. Harry looked fascinated as James swished his wand and one of the papers on the floor levitated. Harry`s eyes widened as it fell back to the floor and in front of him.

"Do it again" he said excitedly and James obliged.

They spent the next three hours showing Harry different first year spells that James could do. In the end Harry looked awestruck by everything one small wooden stick could do.

"How is it possible?" Harry asked "what about science?"

Albus smiled "it`s not all about science mate."


Back with the adults Harry, Ginny and Dudley tried to reason with Lidia. She was almost as bad as the other Dursley`s before Dudley`s attitude change. In the middle of their argument Harry came tearing into the room with James, Lilly and Albus following close behind.

"Dad, Mom" he yelled excitedly "I want to learn how to do that. I want to learn how to make stuff fly without magnets or wings or engines."

James smirked as he held out his wand to show Harry Dursley`s parents. Dudley smiled and grabbed his son for a hug. "You can if you want to Harry, " he said looking at his wife "What do you say Lidia?". "Er" she said looking around "fine, but if there's one scratch on my baby`s head when I see him at Christmas break I`ll sue the school, I`ll sue you and I`ll sue the country."


After saying goodbye to his new friends, Harry and the other Dursley`s left. Before leaving however, Dudley pulled harry aside and asked "can we come with you and your kids to get all the stuff he needs that was on this list I got with the letter?"

"Sure" Harry smiled "but you`re in for a nasty shock when you go to pay for them."

Dudley looked confused as his wife shuffled him out of the house and into their car.