Again Sorry for the short chapter , but the story flows better this way. Just wanted to clarify some thing that has been bothering me. A few people have sent me messages saying that I got the ages of all the kids 'wrong'. This isn't possible as JK has never actually specified what year each one was born in so yeah .. ahah. Hope you enjoy :) Please review :)

Dudley heard the loud crack of his cousin disapparating, and couldn't help feel a little hurt that he hadn't come up to say goodbye, but then realized that Harry presumed he was asleep , as it was now 12:45. Dudley couldn't help but wonder about how quickly and drastically the day had changed. Was it only yesterday that Lexi found out she was a witch? And was it only this morning that Harry had come to take away for the party with the Weasley's. He couldn't believe how much thing had changed. The day had begun on a massive high , but ended on a spectacular low. He couldn't get the image out of his mind; his father , lying alone in an old , smelly hospital, dying of heart disease , which Dudley could only assume was excruciatingly painful. His stomach twisted up and down and around and around with guilt. He relieved the moment that he had walked out of his dad's hospital room , and the look of sadness upon his face as he watched his son leave. It had been an impulse decision, one of annoyance and anger. And then he remembered the reason for his anger, the conversation that they had had. His dad was going to die. But he didn't have to. And the anger hit Dudley again like a pan of boiling hot water. He couldn't sleep now after thinking about the evening's event , so he went downstairs , to what he didn't know. He carefully tip-toed across the floorboard in his bedroom , reached the top of the stairs and wondered down , until he reached the main hall. He began to walk to the kitchen , to get a cup of coffee and a piece of left over birthday cake , when he heard a gentle sob coming from his living room. He thought about who it could be before he went in, not his mother , he had seen her go upstairs to the spare bedroom - Dudley having refused to make her take the journey home to Number 4- before he had gone to sleep. The twins were most certainly asleep , he had put them to bed himself which only left.

" Lexi?" He whispered cautiously as he walked over to her. The scene on the couch in front of him almost made his heart burst. His little girl was lying there , bloodshot eyes , a face redder than a Weasley's hair and scratches all over her face from where she had been rubbing her eyes so much. She was curled up in a ball , rocking back and forth, when she felt her dad's gentle touch on her face , she sat up , rubbed her eyes and collapsed back into him. He wrapped his arms around her , holding her tighter than he ever had before. His baby daughter was upset and hurt , and he needed to know what was wrong.

" Oh baby girl , what on Earth is the matter" he asked soothingly.

" I-I-I-t'sss the llllee-tt-err" she sobbed.

" what do you mean sweetie?" although he thought he had a pretty good guess.

" w-eeee-lll itttt'sss jjjjjussstt thhaaat iiii donnnn'tt waaannnttt tooo beeee a wwwittcchhh , eeevvverrry bboooddyyy isss goooinnnggg to beeee bettttterrr thaaannn meeeeee" and she curled up again and burst into even more tears.

" Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Look at me here young lady. When you get to Hogwarts in September, there are going to be lots of other children in your situation. Loads and loads of kids at your new school won't know any magic what-so-ever! And , you have a head start , because you have your uncle Harry don't you? And you got James and Al who are in higher years than you , so they can teach you loads of stuff! And all your new friends you met today, 'eh? Trust me you're going to be a wonderful witch , you're going to have a magical time at Hogwarts , you're going to have loads and loads of friends there , you're going to be in the best house ,and be an amazing girl. Okay? Is that all understood" he winked at her. She looked up and smiled and feebly nodded her head. She had stopped crying now , but still had marks all over her face from where she was rubbing so hard.

" Thank you dad"

" No problem hun , Just doing my job. Now , I'm going to take you up to bed , get you a hot 'bena and read you a story" he said

" Actually you know what dad , I think just the 'bena is okay ,I can take myself up to bed and to be honest I don't really need a bedtime story anymore." she told him

" I know love , I was just teasing you , now go on run up, quietly mind, and I'll bring up your drink"

" Okay thanks dad" and she went upstairs. As he walked through the dining room to get to the kitchen to get the cup of hot 'bena he bumped into his wife , she looked utterly shocked and practically jumped on him.

" You , are the best husband and father I could've possibly asked for. The way you handled that melts my heart. I mean , to get her from crying her eyes out to bouncing up the stairs within 15 minutes is incredible. I love you Dudley Dursley." and she gave him a kiss on the lips. After delivering the drink up to Lexi he and his wife went back into bed, eagerly awaiting a long , deep night's sleep. But then he remembered it was Monday tomorrow...