Harry arrived at Tralala Tea, a little nervous, but mostly pleased that this was happening. Dudley was all he had left of his mother's family – well, Dudley and Dudley's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. But Dudley was the only one he really knew. And Dudley is the one he grew up with. They were supposed to have a good relationship. They were supposed to be like brothers. Harry doubted they'd ever become that close, but he hoped this meeting would start a friendship, at the least.

Dudley wasn't there yet. But Harry had arrived early, because he was nervous. Years ago, he might have found it ironic that he was nervous about meeting his cousin, when he had defeated Voldemort, but now he was old and wise (although everyone who knew him disagreed with the latter). And being old and wise, he knew that relationships were extremely important. And so it was fine to be nervous about his relationships. And Harry was here to repair his relationship with Dudley.

Harry ordered some tea and sat down, musing about different topics that might be interesting to Dudley that they could discuss, to avoid the awkward silences that had characterized their earlier meetings.

Twenty minutes later, Harry was getting a little worried. Dudley was fifteen minutes late, and this whole thing had been Dudley's idea. Maybe he was just running late because he was nervous. Or maybe there was traffic. Really, there were plenty of reasons why Dudley might be late.

Harry waited another hour before he left. He was going to go home and call Dudley and make sure everything was okay. And if that didn't work, he was going to use his immense resources to track him down.

When Harry got home, there was a letter waiting for him:

14 November 2062

Dear Mr. Harry Potter,

We sorrowfully announce the passing of Dudley Dursley on 13 November. You are invited to the funeral service in his memory on 18 November at Avalon Funeral Home in Rosenshire, Rutland. The service will start at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

We're sorry for your loss.


Author's Note: I might add a short supplementary chapter where Dudley's magical grandchildren recognize the famous Harry Potter and wonder what he's doing at their grandfather's funeral, but that's not really part of the story, so I'm marking this complete.