It was Saturday morning ,Dudley Dursley's little girl was turning 11. He had feared this day since she was 7 , that was the first time she had done anything unusual- turned on the light when the light switch was the other side of the room. He didn't know how he would react if his daughter were to become a witch. After all , he was raised to think it was the dirtiest , most disgusting thing somebody could be, but he was sure he would get to grips with it eventually.
It was 9 in the morning. There was a rule at the Dursley household that on people's birthday , they cannot be woken up before 10 o'clock , that gave Dudley an hour to prepare. Half of Lexi's presents were out in the car. And , sure enough as he stepped outside , he heard a hooting that didn't belong to any animal that was awake during the day. His stomach did a funny turn when he realised what this meant, he had a witch in the family , isn't it wonderful? As he walked back into the house carrying Lexi's new laptop , make-up set and Sims 15 game , he had a quick look to try and find the letter. But , it was no-where to be seen. Maybe he was wrong , maybe he had completely miss-heard the sound outside , although he doubted that very much. At that minute Lexi came running down stairs singing "Happy Birthday to me , happy birthday to me " Dudley gave her a big hug and they all had a wonderful birthday breakfast together. After their pancakes , Lexi went upstairs to have shower. And that's when he saw it , a thick , heavy envelope that looked like no letter you would find in this time period lying silently waiting on the 'welcome' mat. On the front , in Emerald green ink, it said
Miss L. Dursley
The End bedroom on the second floor 42 Old Compton St
Little Whinging
SurreyHe turned it over an on the back it had a beautiful purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms with the letter 'H' being encircled by a lion , a snake , an eagle and a badger. He knew what this meant , and deep inside of him he realised that he always knew that he would get a witch as daughter. He couldn't help but feel a little proud that he had produced a child with magic talents, but at the same time , he thought this was his worst nightmare , how could he have a witch in the family? He knew that he shouldn't open the letter. It wasn't addressed to him. But, before he called Lexi he went to find his wife. She was sitting in the living room playing with the twins. Dudley walked over to her. She knew that magic was real , she knew what her grandmother was, and she knew about the Potter's, but she was never too fond about them, and really didn't enjoy all of the many stories Harry and Ginny had shared , because of this , she had no idea what Hogwarts was. Dudley took a deep breath in.
" Sweetheart , we need to talk"
" Okay?"
" Right , I know you don't like listening to things about the wizarding world , but I'm afraid you're going to have to" she nodded and signalled for him to continue " There is a school , called Hogwarts , that educates young witches and wizards before they go out into the real world. Im not 100% sure about the details because ,well I didn't want to know the details"
" Right ? I assume you have a reason for telling me this ? " she asked , looking completely bemused
" Im getting to the point. Well , obviously the Potter's are a wizarding family and your grandmother was a scrib or skib or something like that . Now , I have magical blood in me , not much , but it's some, as my aunt was a witch. And so do you , again not a lot but your grandmother's family would probably have been wizards and witches . And , because we have magical relatives , it makes it more likely that our children will inherit magical blood."
" What are you saying .. " she looked worried.
" Okay . I'm just going to come out and say it. Lexi is a witch" he paused and waited.
" What!? How?! How do you know this ! Oh my gosh. Dudley what the HELL are we going to do , she's going to freak out" She shouted
" They send a letter on the child's 11th birthday , I always knew there was a possibility but I never really believed ... anyway that's not the point , the point is , we need her to come and read the letter , we need her to know what she is "
Dudley had never told any of his children that magic existed, and whenever the Potter's came round he made it very clear that they weren't to mention the fact that they were magic. This wasn't because he was ashamed , it was simply because he didn't want his children getting jealous and having them falling out.
" Right. Yes . Of course , this isn't about me , this about our daughter. Perspective." she called Lexi down from her room.
" What?" she yelled from the top landing
" Come and talk to me please" there was a rather loud stomping coming down the stairs,
" You have a letter , it's addressed very specifically to you , and I think that now would be a wonderful time to open it" she said sweetly.
" It's probably just a birthday card , because , you know IT'S MY BIRTHDAY ! , I'll open it later"
" now , now dear we think you should open it now , it doesn't look like a birthday card"
" all right then , I'll open it now " she took the letter out of her mum's hand and tore it open. Her face quickly went from a pale .. to a deep green.
" Sweetheart , why don't you read it out loud"
"Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Horace Slughorn
Dear Miss Dursley,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1st of September. We await your owl by no later than 31st of July.
Yours Sincerely
Filius Flitwick
Deputy Headmaster"
She looked inside the envelope again to find the rest of letter. Her face -again- went from a green to a sickly blue.
" What does it say dear ?"
She read out the rest of the letter which included some very strange books , a wand , robes , cauldrons and all sorts of other things. Slowly but surely the colour started to return to Lexi's face, and then it hit her.
" OH MY GOD , I'M GOING TO BE A WITCH! THIS IS THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER !" Dudley had never been more relieved in his entire life , he thought she was going to flip out , but he didn't think he had ever seen her happier. She continued running around the living room for about 10 minutes , until finally she sat down on her father's lap.
" Now darling we realise this is going to be very exciting for you , but we - you dad and I - aren't too sure on what we need to next" But she was interrupted by a ring at the door. " Oh god is it 12:00 already?" He looked down at his watch and it was. But to be honest Dudley couldn't wait to talk Harry and Ginny about all this and have some things cleared up. He went to answer the door.
" Harry ! Ginny ! Al , James , Lily! How are you all ? Please , please come in" he greeted them all. It was frightening how much James looked like his father add a scar and some glasses and you wouldn't know the difference from when Harry was his age. However , his youngest son , Albus , did wear glasses , not circular like his dad , but rectangular. It was also rather scary how similar Ginny and Lilly looked , not just the hair colour , but the shape of their face and features. Liz went to fetch the boys from the garden and they were both pleased to see the faces of their family.
" Lexi , we have a surprise for you sweetie , why don't you come and see who's out here" She ran into the hall saying ' oh I do love surprises' Her mouth dropped and the loudest scream came from her mouth , she ran over to Lily , and they embraced in such a big hug Dudley was sure they were going to squeeze one and other to death. She went to give her aunt Ginny and Uncle Harry a hug and they both gave her a kiss on the cheek. She went to give the boys a hug and after that , James , Al , Lily , Lexi , Lucas and Seb disappeared into the garden. Dudley , Harry , Ginny and Elizabeth made their way into the living room. They had a rather long catch up , discussing all sorts of different things. But finally Dudley decided that he couldn't keep the news in any longer. He went to collect the kids from the garden so they could talk about it together. After all it was Lily's first year at Hogwarts that year as well.
" Potter's and Dursley's , you have 5 seconds to get into the living or else no cake ! " he teased to which Lexi replied " Ohh there's going to be cake?" After everyone was in the living room , Lily and Lexi sharing a arm chair cuddling up to each other , Seb sitting on James' lap and Lucas sitting on Al's, Dudley turned to Harry and Gin.
" We have some .. news" He had made Lexi swear not to say anything to the others so nobody had any idea what he was talking about. He went on
" Lexi received a letter today.." He said , and already he could see Harry put the pieces together.
" IM GONNA BE A WITCH!" She yelled before Dudley had a chance.
" WOOOOO! SO AM I! " Lily yelled back.
" OH MY GOD YOU ARE KIDDING! WE'RE GOING TO GO TO HOGWARTS TOGETHER! YOU GUYS ARE WIZARDS AND YOU'RE A WITCH! THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST GREATEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN SINCE JUSTIN BIEBER DIED"
He looked at Harry and they both laughed , it was great to see how well the girls got on, they were practically the same age , Lilly was only 5 weeks older than Lexi , and they were like sisters , and it made Dudley really happy that Lexi wouldn't be alone at Hogwarts.