Dudley avoided his parents over the next couple of days. Petunia stayed in bed all day and Vernon went to work early and came home late. Dudley was left to fend for himself. Because he had to feed himself he hardly ate. In only a few days of not eating Dudley had begun to rapidly loose weight. He was happy that he was loosing weight and actually began to exercise. He was determined to loose a lot of weight before going to Hogwart's, which he still wasn't sure if he could go or not. One night after Vernon had finished dinner and was sitting in the living room Dudley cornered him.
"Dad, I really want to go to Hogwart's." Dudley said pleading.
"Why would you want to be a freak?" Vernon asked trying to hold back his anger.
"I wouldn't be a freak. I think it's the best thing for me. I know it would make me happy." Dudley replied calmly.
"Fine, whatever Dudley. But if you go, you stay during the winter too. And I don't want to get any letter with you whining and asking me to come pick you up, because I won't." Vernon said firmly.
"Thanks dad." Dudley said. "Can we get my school supplies soon?" He asked, not wanting to push his luck.
"Yeah, we'll go Saturday. But don't mention a word of this to your mother. It'll break her heart." Vernon said sadly.
"Ok dad." Dudley said making his way upstairs but not letting his father spoil the excitement he had.
That Saturday Dudley and Vernon went to the Leaky Cauldron as the instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley said in his letter along with the list of the necessary school supplies.
"I'm staying out here," Vernon said firmly. "Here's some money, it shouldn't be more that." He said sounding defeated.
Once inside the Leaky Cauldron, he found a nice young man that offered to take Dudley around Diagon Alley and show him what he needed and where he needed to go. First they went to Gringott's to exchange the money for wizard money. Then they went to get robes, and Dudley was extremely satisfied to see that he had lost quite a lot of weight and was down six clothes sizes. Then he went on to get his wand, books, and potion supplies he would need.
"Do you want some kind of pet," the young man asked Dudley.
"Well, I suppose so... I've always wanted my own pet, maybe something like a cat, I don't want a large noisy bird like Harry." Dudley said as the young man led him into the pet shop. After half an hour of debating over a tap dancing rat or a wise looking silver cat that looked like a small lion, he decided on the cat. As they where on their way back to the Leaky Cauldron when the young man started to strike up a conversation.
"So, what are you going to name it?" the young man asked.
"I will name HER Luna," he replied fondly, stoking the cat.
"Like the moon?" the young man asked.
"Yes, she's silver. It fits her." Dudley said smiling.
Just then they reached the Leaky Cauldron. The young man stayed inside while Dudley went out to meet his father. His father seemed to have no comments as Dudley got in the car and didn't talk all the way home. The next day his father would be taking him to the train station so he could go to his new school. His excitement mounted and he hardly slept at all. But when he finally fell asleep his dreams where of his new friends and of finally getting Harry to be his friend.
"Dad, I really want to go to Hogwart's." Dudley said pleading.
"Why would you want to be a freak?" Vernon asked trying to hold back his anger.
"I wouldn't be a freak. I think it's the best thing for me. I know it would make me happy." Dudley replied calmly.
"Fine, whatever Dudley. But if you go, you stay during the winter too. And I don't want to get any letter with you whining and asking me to come pick you up, because I won't." Vernon said firmly.
"Thanks dad." Dudley said. "Can we get my school supplies soon?" He asked, not wanting to push his luck.
"Yeah, we'll go Saturday. But don't mention a word of this to your mother. It'll break her heart." Vernon said sadly.
"Ok dad." Dudley said making his way upstairs but not letting his father spoil the excitement he had.
That Saturday Dudley and Vernon went to the Leaky Cauldron as the instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley said in his letter along with the list of the necessary school supplies.
"I'm staying out here," Vernon said firmly. "Here's some money, it shouldn't be more that." He said sounding defeated.
Once inside the Leaky Cauldron, he found a nice young man that offered to take Dudley around Diagon Alley and show him what he needed and where he needed to go. First they went to Gringott's to exchange the money for wizard money. Then they went to get robes, and Dudley was extremely satisfied to see that he had lost quite a lot of weight and was down six clothes sizes. Then he went on to get his wand, books, and potion supplies he would need.
"Do you want some kind of pet," the young man asked Dudley.
"Well, I suppose so... I've always wanted my own pet, maybe something like a cat, I don't want a large noisy bird like Harry." Dudley said as the young man led him into the pet shop. After half an hour of debating over a tap dancing rat or a wise looking silver cat that looked like a small lion, he decided on the cat. As they where on their way back to the Leaky Cauldron when the young man started to strike up a conversation.
"So, what are you going to name it?" the young man asked.
"I will name HER Luna," he replied fondly, stoking the cat.
"Like the moon?" the young man asked.
"Yes, she's silver. It fits her." Dudley said smiling.
Just then they reached the Leaky Cauldron. The young man stayed inside while Dudley went out to meet his father. His father seemed to have no comments as Dudley got in the car and didn't talk all the way home. The next day his father would be taking him to the train station so he could go to his new school. His excitement mounted and he hardly slept at all. But when he finally fell asleep his dreams where of his new friends and of finally getting Harry to be his friend.