Disclaimer: This story is for entertainment purposes and no money is changing hands. I do not own any of the 'Harry Potter' characters.
A/N: This chapter is from Dudley's POV mostly. It just seemed to work better that way. I hope the wait has been worth it.
"Means Talking"
-Means Thinking-
Chap 3: The Heart of the matter.
Dudley was very nervous now. What he had felt before was nothing compared to his present feelings. There was just so much to remember. He had the information in front of him, but other things were important now as well. -OK, don't say anything to insult them. No putting Harry down. Explain things in the best way so I can keep getting money. -
Dudley cleared his throat and started talking. "Right then. Harry asked me to look into how to spy on people. He said that, um, people like all of you don't know much about how people like me do things. From what I understand he wants to use this lack to the advantage of your, um, group. I was a bit confused at first, but I think I have come up with some things, like ways of listening to conversations, that might be useful."
As he spoke he saw interest in the faces around him. The people looked at Harry who was nodding his head and nodding. -This might not be too bad. -Dudley thought as he continued.
"Now I've found out about some interesting stuff. One of them uses a laser bounced off a window. You can use this to listen in on what people in a room are saying from a long way off and not be spotted." Dudley noticed looks of confusion on his audience's faces and stopped.
The pretty girl with wild hair looked around and said, "I'll explain later, but if it works it's a good idea"
As the others look relieved so Dudley continued. "Now that means the people your listening to have to be in a room with a window, and it can be blocked by something as simple as heavy drapes. It won't always work like a normal bug, but it's a lot harder to find." At the word bug there were more confused looks, but the girl, Hermi something, nodded again so he continued. "A bug is what people call a hidden microphone. Harry said that things like that might not work around m-magic, but you might find a way to use them."
Dudley was feeling a little less anxious now. These people seemed to be really interested in what he was saying. Clearing his throat again he continued talking about things he thought of as 'Spy Stuff'. "A shotgun mike, or microphone, can let you hear what people are saying from a ways off but it's hard to hide. I don't know if the stuff you people do would cause problems with that though. You could try hiding bugs places you know people will meet to, but those can be found and might not work. That's what I have so far on listening to people secret like."
"Other things that might help are telephoto cameras and video. Those will let you know who it is that's meeting. You can show other people what happened at the meeting too."
"Now Harry asked about sending messages. For that I can only think of codes. Of course if the other side doesn't know about or understand phones those might be useful, 'specialy mobile phones. Computers could work but those are a bit big for sending anything really quick like or carrying around. They do have the advantage that you can send pictures." Some of the confused looks were back, but the girl seemed to be following what he was saying so he moved on.
"I've written all that down, with some suggestions about different mobile phones and computers. Harry has that and some other things as well." -Now was a chance to put Harry down without getting in trouble. -
With a smile on his face Dudley set off on a new subject. "From what I've seen Harry relies on his stick thingy for a fight. Without it I could beat him up with no problem. I see that as a problem for all of you. I don't know if any of you know much about fighting with just your hands."
The ugly old man now smiled. "Oh, some people know what their doing without a wand boy." He spoke gruffly. "But it's a good point. Aurors get taught those things and I think we should get some training for those in the order as haven't learned. You think your good with your fists boy?"
Dudley was nervous again but responded with all the confidence he could. "I know about Boxing. Won a title and all. Boxing might not be what you're looking for though, or not all of it." Passing some papers to the old man Harry had called Moody Dudley continued. "Those are the names of Gyms where you can learn to Box. I also, got the names of other places that teach Karate and stuff in case you wanted that instead. I don't know where your people will be so I got places from all over England."
Moody smiled now, "Good, that'll help."
The anxiety wasn't so bad now. This whole meeting was going better than Dudley had feared it might. It seemed that these, er, people actually appreciated what he was saying. Now he just hoped that there would be more money for him. Maybe he could be a little nicer to Harry after this to. After all he wouldn't be getting this money if Harry hadn't set it up.
"Well, that's most of what I have for you. There's more in those papers, but I think you get the general idea. I added a bit about hidden guns and the like. Don't know if you'll want that, but I thought it might help and couldn't hurt." Having said this Dudley sat down to wait for what the others had to say.
Remus Lupin was the first to talk. "This could all be very useful. I never would have thought to use Muggle ways of spying. Harry, this was a good idea. Dudley, I want to thank you for the information you've given us. This may save many lives. You have given us much to think about."
The twins were nodding their heads as they spoke.
"Yeah, of course dad will-
want to get involved.
he'll be in Heaven-
With all this Muggle stuff-
To play with."
It was a bit confusing listening to the twins, but Dudley was feeling better all the time now.
The girl was looking through Dudley's notes and didn't say anything. Dudley felt a little disappointment at this, but let it pass. If he did more work for these people he might get a chance to talk to her more. He'd have to ask Harry some more about her first though.
The old man was the last to speak. "Good ideas. Yeah, we can use some of this." Looking from Harry to Dudley he finished by nodding and said, "Good work, the both of ya."
With that one of the twins pulled a second envelope out and handed it to Dudley. "Another hundred Pounds for the information. If we need more we'll be in touch. Don't worry though, we'll be discreet about it." He finished smiling.
Dudley simply nodded and stepped away to wait while the others said goodbye to Harry. It was weird to see how they treated Harry. They seemed to like him. This whole encounter was a series of new experiences for Dudley. Now he realized he wouldn't be able to look at Harry the same anymore. He'd never be just 'The Freak' again. Oh, Dudley still didn't like him much, but he seemed a little more normal now.
A week later.
Dudley was bored. His cousin had left a couple of days ago so he couldn't ask about the job. He'd continued his research though. All the different spy stuff intrigued him. Oh, he didn't want to face people like Harry directly. No, that wouldn't be a good idea. He did think that computers and suveilance would be fun.
After several days work Dudley had come up with some interesting ways to help Harry's friend and get some more money. The problem was he didn't know how to contact them. If he could find an Owl that might work, but he wasn't sure. The telephone was right out. There weren't any listings for the people had met.
Then he heard a knock. Shortly after that his mother screamed. Dudley didn't know what was going on but didn't want anything bad happening to his family. When he reached the front door he found surprised. It was the ugly man and those twins. They had big smiles and that made Dudley a bit nervous.
"Ah, Dudley so good to see you again." One of the twins drawled. "We wanted to have another little chat and to give you something."
Dudley's mother tried to block the three visitors and demand they leave but he felt this might lead to some fun. He did the only thing he could think of at the moment and smiled.
"I was hoping you'd drop by. I had some more ideas and didn't know how to get in touch. Just hope you have an easy way for me to get in touch now."
There was a resounding thud as Petunia feinted.
End??
Final notes: Well, I hope that people enjoyed my story. It was just a thought I had. How could Dudley get more involved, and maybe find out Harry wasn't a bad person. I figure that Hermione might know about the things Dudley spoke about, but she has been mostly separated from the Muggle world for several years now. Would she think about Muggle spy things? Maybe, but this way makes for a better story.
I don't think I'll take the story any further. I could draw Dudley into the Order and give him some adventures I guess. That would be another story though. Dudley Dursley the Super Spy. Sounds interesting, maybe later.
A/N: This chapter is from Dudley's POV mostly. It just seemed to work better that way. I hope the wait has been worth it.
"Means Talking"
-Means Thinking-
Chap 3: The Heart of the matter.
Dudley was very nervous now. What he had felt before was nothing compared to his present feelings. There was just so much to remember. He had the information in front of him, but other things were important now as well. -OK, don't say anything to insult them. No putting Harry down. Explain things in the best way so I can keep getting money. -
Dudley cleared his throat and started talking. "Right then. Harry asked me to look into how to spy on people. He said that, um, people like all of you don't know much about how people like me do things. From what I understand he wants to use this lack to the advantage of your, um, group. I was a bit confused at first, but I think I have come up with some things, like ways of listening to conversations, that might be useful."
As he spoke he saw interest in the faces around him. The people looked at Harry who was nodding his head and nodding. -This might not be too bad. -Dudley thought as he continued.
"Now I've found out about some interesting stuff. One of them uses a laser bounced off a window. You can use this to listen in on what people in a room are saying from a long way off and not be spotted." Dudley noticed looks of confusion on his audience's faces and stopped.
The pretty girl with wild hair looked around and said, "I'll explain later, but if it works it's a good idea"
As the others look relieved so Dudley continued. "Now that means the people your listening to have to be in a room with a window, and it can be blocked by something as simple as heavy drapes. It won't always work like a normal bug, but it's a lot harder to find." At the word bug there were more confused looks, but the girl, Hermi something, nodded again so he continued. "A bug is what people call a hidden microphone. Harry said that things like that might not work around m-magic, but you might find a way to use them."
Dudley was feeling a little less anxious now. These people seemed to be really interested in what he was saying. Clearing his throat again he continued talking about things he thought of as 'Spy Stuff'. "A shotgun mike, or microphone, can let you hear what people are saying from a ways off but it's hard to hide. I don't know if the stuff you people do would cause problems with that though. You could try hiding bugs places you know people will meet to, but those can be found and might not work. That's what I have so far on listening to people secret like."
"Other things that might help are telephoto cameras and video. Those will let you know who it is that's meeting. You can show other people what happened at the meeting too."
"Now Harry asked about sending messages. For that I can only think of codes. Of course if the other side doesn't know about or understand phones those might be useful, 'specialy mobile phones. Computers could work but those are a bit big for sending anything really quick like or carrying around. They do have the advantage that you can send pictures." Some of the confused looks were back, but the girl seemed to be following what he was saying so he moved on.
"I've written all that down, with some suggestions about different mobile phones and computers. Harry has that and some other things as well." -Now was a chance to put Harry down without getting in trouble. -
With a smile on his face Dudley set off on a new subject. "From what I've seen Harry relies on his stick thingy for a fight. Without it I could beat him up with no problem. I see that as a problem for all of you. I don't know if any of you know much about fighting with just your hands."
The ugly old man now smiled. "Oh, some people know what their doing without a wand boy." He spoke gruffly. "But it's a good point. Aurors get taught those things and I think we should get some training for those in the order as haven't learned. You think your good with your fists boy?"
Dudley was nervous again but responded with all the confidence he could. "I know about Boxing. Won a title and all. Boxing might not be what you're looking for though, or not all of it." Passing some papers to the old man Harry had called Moody Dudley continued. "Those are the names of Gyms where you can learn to Box. I also, got the names of other places that teach Karate and stuff in case you wanted that instead. I don't know where your people will be so I got places from all over England."
Moody smiled now, "Good, that'll help."
The anxiety wasn't so bad now. This whole meeting was going better than Dudley had feared it might. It seemed that these, er, people actually appreciated what he was saying. Now he just hoped that there would be more money for him. Maybe he could be a little nicer to Harry after this to. After all he wouldn't be getting this money if Harry hadn't set it up.
"Well, that's most of what I have for you. There's more in those papers, but I think you get the general idea. I added a bit about hidden guns and the like. Don't know if you'll want that, but I thought it might help and couldn't hurt." Having said this Dudley sat down to wait for what the others had to say.
Remus Lupin was the first to talk. "This could all be very useful. I never would have thought to use Muggle ways of spying. Harry, this was a good idea. Dudley, I want to thank you for the information you've given us. This may save many lives. You have given us much to think about."
The twins were nodding their heads as they spoke.
"Yeah, of course dad will-
want to get involved.
he'll be in Heaven-
With all this Muggle stuff-
To play with."
It was a bit confusing listening to the twins, but Dudley was feeling better all the time now.
The girl was looking through Dudley's notes and didn't say anything. Dudley felt a little disappointment at this, but let it pass. If he did more work for these people he might get a chance to talk to her more. He'd have to ask Harry some more about her first though.
The old man was the last to speak. "Good ideas. Yeah, we can use some of this." Looking from Harry to Dudley he finished by nodding and said, "Good work, the both of ya."
With that one of the twins pulled a second envelope out and handed it to Dudley. "Another hundred Pounds for the information. If we need more we'll be in touch. Don't worry though, we'll be discreet about it." He finished smiling.
Dudley simply nodded and stepped away to wait while the others said goodbye to Harry. It was weird to see how they treated Harry. They seemed to like him. This whole encounter was a series of new experiences for Dudley. Now he realized he wouldn't be able to look at Harry the same anymore. He'd never be just 'The Freak' again. Oh, Dudley still didn't like him much, but he seemed a little more normal now.
A week later.
Dudley was bored. His cousin had left a couple of days ago so he couldn't ask about the job. He'd continued his research though. All the different spy stuff intrigued him. Oh, he didn't want to face people like Harry directly. No, that wouldn't be a good idea. He did think that computers and suveilance would be fun.
After several days work Dudley had come up with some interesting ways to help Harry's friend and get some more money. The problem was he didn't know how to contact them. If he could find an Owl that might work, but he wasn't sure. The telephone was right out. There weren't any listings for the people had met.
Then he heard a knock. Shortly after that his mother screamed. Dudley didn't know what was going on but didn't want anything bad happening to his family. When he reached the front door he found surprised. It was the ugly man and those twins. They had big smiles and that made Dudley a bit nervous.
"Ah, Dudley so good to see you again." One of the twins drawled. "We wanted to have another little chat and to give you something."
Dudley's mother tried to block the three visitors and demand they leave but he felt this might lead to some fun. He did the only thing he could think of at the moment and smiled.
"I was hoping you'd drop by. I had some more ideas and didn't know how to get in touch. Just hope you have an easy way for me to get in touch now."
There was a resounding thud as Petunia feinted.
End??
Final notes: Well, I hope that people enjoyed my story. It was just a thought I had. How could Dudley get more involved, and maybe find out Harry wasn't a bad person. I figure that Hermione might know about the things Dudley spoke about, but she has been mostly separated from the Muggle world for several years now. Would she think about Muggle spy things? Maybe, but this way makes for a better story.
I don't think I'll take the story any further. I could draw Dudley into the Order and give him some adventures I guess. That would be another story though. Dudley Dursley the Super Spy. Sounds interesting, maybe later.