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My son's personality has changed, for the better? ... Probably but the change is quite alarming. He no longer whines about having to do homework, or even needs any encouragement to do so. He is obsessive about being healthy, and he really enjoys boxing to keep fit. He is no longer friends with Piers Polkiss. Piers apparently according to Dudley turned bad. He no longer steals my cigarettes and I think all this change in Dudley happened due from the incident with the Dementor. When I confined in Dudley about his sudden change and if it has to do with the Dementor he won't answer and panics.

He doesn't play as much video games as before, he still plays just not hours on end. His friend from boxing, Luke is a common sight around the house. The lanky blue eyed boy is extremely funny to say the least. Much nicer then Piers and Luke's funny personality is precisely what this family needs. More laughter is what this house needs. Vernon being Vernon finds fault in Luke, 'his hair is too long, it goes to his shoulders!'. I roll my eyes at him. When is my husband going to stop finding fault in everything. Probably never I muse.

I no longer want to work as a waitress so I change jobs and start working full time as a check out person at the local grocer. With the three of us trying so hard to distract ourselves of the return of Voldy creature Christmas has come before I have even blinked an eye.

Christmas is a small affair with meeting Yvonne's and Charles's family for breakfast and for dinner it's just Vernon and I with Dudley and his friend Luke made an appearance. Vernon is a little clueless and thinks this is normal and Luke coming over the last months has been common and normal but ... I cringe thinking of Vernon's reaction ... I'm scared that one day he'll be disappointed in me and that he wouldn't want me anymore. Perhaps it's best if Vernon stays clueless for a little while yet.

Sometime in mid April though Vernon finally starts to get suspicious. 'Luke and Dudley seem quite close'. I nod not knowing what to say.

"MRS Petunia Dursley, don't mess with me, are Dudley and ... and Luke are they, they ..."

"Perhaps you should ask Dudley, and Vernon might I remind you. He. Is. Our. Son! Keep that in mind before you fly off the handle."

Vernon splutters and doesn't know what to say and then gives me a glare then mutters more then walks off muttering that he needed some brandy. I clean to distract myself, something I've been doing a lot since doomsday, aka 'He's back' day.

A week from when Vernon confronted me Vernon has yet to ask Dudley. At dinner I give Vernon a stern glare.

Vernon coughs in embarrassment, "So Duds I was curious ... um, you and Luke are quite close?"

Dudley slowly finishes his bite of food then looks to Vernon, "He's a nice person, so yeah." He then shrugs and has another bite.

Vernon sighs, "Son is something going on between you two that I should know about."

"No there isn't anything you should know about," Replies Dudley coldly.

Vernon eyes widen in shock, "Dudley how dare you talk to me in such tone! ...

A screaming match then starts between them. After heated words Dudley has the last words with 'I hate you! You homophobic prick! As if I would tell you if anything is happening between Luke and I!'

After that Dudley runs to his room and slams the door.

"Lovely Vernon, just classy! How can you not see the hurt, Dudley loves you and you mock everything he is. No wonder he hates you at the moment."

I point towards the stairs, "FIX THIS!"

Vernon stands and paces and grumbles.

"HE IS your son! GO!"

Vernon sits back down defeated and looks very sad, "Pet, I'm not going to ever be a grandpa am I ... "

OH, with that sentence my heart breaks. I quickly get up and bring Vernon in a hug.

"Darling what matters most is our sons happiness. Right now he needs our support, Dudley loves us so much and we shouldn't push him away."

After more tears, yelling and more tears and talking Vernon and Dudley work through their fight. The next time Luke comes over Luke senses the change of mood and ...

"Ah, so Dudley has finally told you."

Vernon nods then raises his hand for a handshake, "Good to see you again, Luke."

They shake hands, smiling at my husbands actions I then bring Luke into a hug.


"Bye," Says Harry hastily then runs off in the dark with Dumbledore. THAT wizard. After Dudley left to go back to sleep I shake my head in annoyance and turn to Vernon, "Oh how I hate that wizard Dumbledore, actually I hate wizards in general. We pick Harry up and get threatened, Dumbledore comes here and pretends he's meeting us for the first time and insults us. insinuates that we hurt Harry and our son and then if you please leaves off into the night with Harry after Harry only being here for a fortnight, a FORTNIGHT! Why did Harry even bother coming. He hates us and doesn't talk to us ... THAT BYE was the only thing he ever said to us since we picked him up!"

I start hyperventilating.

"Pet, calm down ... and focus on the most important, HE HAS A HOUSE! You know what this means don't you? He'll come back for next summer for a few weeks then he can move into his own house and him and his scar will never darken our doorstep again!"

Vernon then grabs my hands, "It means we can finally have another child, we're not getting any younger and now that we know Harry has a place to go ..."