YAY!! Today's my birthday, so I decided to write another chapter to celebrate...

Chapter 3

The day that Dudley Dursley went to Hogwarts finally came. Unfortunately for Harry, this would be the first time for many people to meet his cousin. This was not going to be good for his reputation.

Uncle Vernon dropped both of the boys off at King's Cross Station and before Harry stepped out of the old car, Uncle Vernon looked over his shoulder.

Dont let anything happen to Dudley, do you hear me? If Dudley has even a scratch on him when he gets back, you are in BIG trouble, boy!!"

Harry just glared at him and ran out of the car, in front of platform 9 ¾. Dudley slowly followed. As neared the platform, Dudley collided into a tall, freckled red- haired boy.

Ron screamed.

"Harry! What the heck is your cousin doing here? He's not allowed, you know. Muggles aren't allowed to cross the platform, I thought you knew that..."

Harry sighed.

"Ron, I didn't tell you or Hermione yet, but this summer, Dudley got an owl from Hogwarts. He's a wizard, too."

Ron Weasley stood, speechless and frozen for a few minutes. Then he grinned.

"This is gonna be an interesting year."

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On the train, Ron and Harry ditched Dudley to look for an empty compartment. When they at last found one, Ron slammed the door shut and looked at Harry.

"What is this all about?" he asked.

Harry looked away.

"I told the truth. Dudley just got sent an owl telling him that he'd better go to Hogwarts or he would suffer the consequences. Nothing else, much to it, really."

Finally Ron looked convinced.

"That's horrible, Harry. But blimey, I wonder what house he is going to be in? Maybe Hufflepuff? I can't really imagine him in any of them..."

At that moment, Hermione Granger walked through the compartment door, looking excited, her bushy brown hair looking more messy than usual.

"Did you guy's hear? Apparently something interesting is going to happen at Hogwarts this year..."

"Something more interesting than what has been happening for the past few years?" Ron asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Maybe...nobody, not even some of the teachers will tell me anything about it."Hermione said.

"I remember my parents, and even Percy and Charlie telling me about something that was going to happen this year that they were really excited about...but they wouldn't tell me anything, either." Ron said.

They both contemplated this, than shook their heads.

Harry changed the subject.

"So, Hermione, have you met my cousin, Dudley yet?"

The compartment door slammed open with a crash, causing the glass to break. Hermione quickly fixed this, muttering "reparo" and flicking her wand.

"Big D" came into view, wearing both a completely muggle- styled attire and a look of anger on his face- that Harry fully recognized from seeing it so many times on Uncle Vernon.

" YOU. DITCHED. ME." Dudley growled.

"Sorry!" Harry said, easily, well used to Dudley's teasing and yelling.

Hermione's jaw dropped and she quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

"Is this...your cousin?" she asked faintly.

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