Hamilton Mania, reminiscing: Cho Chang (Dudley Dursley)

Showtime, Satisfied: union

Sophie's Shelf, vault 69: only one male character

Insane House Challenge: "Hey, that's my shirt."

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"Hey," Dudley says, frowning as recognition dawns on him, "that's my shirt."

Cho offers him a small smile, shrugging. She spins, and his shirt, which she wears like a dress, flares out. "I think it looks good on me," she says, poking her tongue out.

There's no denying that. Cho is practically a goddess—beautiful, smart, funny, athletic. Even dresses down like she is now, she looks nothing short of radiant. Dudley wonders if he'll ever be able to thank Harry enough for setting him up with Cho.

His parents had had mixed feelings about their union. After their time in hiding, they had mostly come around to accepting magic, but his father still had issues with it. In the end, only his mother had truly accepted it.

Not that he cares, really. He loves Cho more than anything, and he would gladly choose her over anything else in this world.

"You're staring," she chuckles, setting a plate of waffles down in front of him.

"Is it really surprising?" He leans up, pressing a quick kiss to his wife's cheek. "How can I not stare at you?"

Cho smiles, her golden skin darkening as she blushes. "Why are you so sweet?" she asks, sitting across from him and drizzling syrup over her own waffles.

"I wasn't always."

"I find that hard to believe."

His smile fades slightly. It's amazing how far he's come. Once upon a time, he wouldn't have deserved her; he had been so terrible. In a way, it's all because of the magical world. Between the Dementors at fifteen and the year spent with Dedalus and Hestia, he's grown into someone his younger self wouldn't even recognize.

"What are you thinking about?" she asks.

Dudley looks up again, and his smile returns, brighter than ever. "How lucky I am," he answers.