I still had a few days before school at Smeltings started. My friends thought I lost my edge, when I would not beat up little kids at the park who said something cheeky to us. I told them that it was getting old and I was tired of beating people up. I want to be respected not feared. I used to think that they were the same thing but something happened to change that.
It happened before we took Harry to the train station. He would not leave his room or eat anything. Mom got a little worried, something that I thought was impossible. Mom was actually worried about Harry not eating when they used to starve Harry if he misbehaved. I think this had to do with what happened last year, with the letter that screamed, and demented thing.
Mom had sent me up to check on Harry. I heard him crying in his room. I knocked but he did not reply, so I opened the door. He was holding a picture of three people. They were moving. That would have shocked me if it had not been for Harry. He was acting like he lost everything in the world.
I asked him if he was okay, even though I knew he was not. He told me to leave him alone because he knew I would just make fun of him. He was right, my old self would have, but I was different, although he would have no way of knowing that. I asked him about his friends. He did not say anything, but I saw a stack of unopened letters on his desk. His owl even looked depressed. I walked over to its cage and the owl hooted softly. It looked hungry so I went and got it some bread. It ate it greedily. I told Harry that it was all right if he was sad or mad but not to take it out on others especially his pet.
Harry just looked at me stunned. Then it hit me. Harry was treating his owl the same way I treated others. It was a small thing that led to this big revelation. I saw myself in Harry for once. It was odd and it scared me. I left his room and closed the door. Then I went for a long walk. I watched as little kids scurried away from me. One kid even threw money at me and ran in the opposite direction. This was not what I wanted.
That is what happened that changed my outlook on life. I respected and accepted what Harry was because he saved me. But now, I respected and accepted who he was because he showed me who I was. Now it was time I showed him.
I walked into his room and noticed that almost everything had red and gold in it. It took him a long time to get an actual room, but it still did not look like a room for him. I decided to change that. My parents were out, so I had the house to myself. I went to the store and bought red and gold paint. I spent the day giving his room a new look.
I painted the bottom half of the wall red and the upper part gold. I did a pretty good job if I do say so myself. Then I went to my room and went through all of my stuff. I took some of the extra stuff that was in good shape and put it into his room. I hope he likes it. We spent sixteen years hating each other because of my parents. I hope this makes up for some of it.
My parents came home and mom made dinner. They asked me what I did. I gave them an answer like "Oh this and that." It was enough for them. I was happy and that was all that mattered. They did spoil me to the point where they were even afraid of my temper. I did not want that, even though at times I really enjoyed it. I was growing up. I never had a girlfriend since all of the girls thought I was a bully, which I was.
That is what intrigued me so about my angel of Harry's world. She did not flinch when I helped her up. She did run away but that was because she had to leave, not because of me. I thought of her gorgeous hair and her beautiful eyes. I hope Harry can tell me more about her when I see him again. That will not be until next summer though.
I left for Smeltings. I hope my friends can understand the change in my attitude. I hope they understand that it is more important to have friends than enemies. I hope they will remain my friends, if they even were in the first place.
Piers, Malcolm, and Gordon came up to me. They were part of my "gang." I went everywhere with them usually.
"Hey Big D," Malcolm called.
"Where have you been?" Piers asked me.
"I've been around," I told them.
"Hey look," Gordon pointed to a group of younger students who were bullying others around.
"Looks like they're trying to cut in on our action," Piers said laughing.
"Come on, Big D. Think you can still take them?" Malcolm laughed.
"Nah guys. I don't feel like it," I told them.
"What's the matter?" Piers asked me.
"Yeah man, are you losing your edge?" Gordon asked.
"I just don't feel like it," I replied.
"What's the matter with you? You're changing before our eyes," Piers said.
"Nothing's wrong with me," I replied.
"This is a joke. Right?" Piers asked.
"Yeah, this has got to be," Gordon laughed.
"Good one Big D," Malcolm joined in the laughing.
I shrugged my shoulders. Let them think what they want to. I do not care any more. There is more to life than this. I do not know if I can convince them of that, but I will try. My thoughts drifted back to my angel. Should I tell the guys about her? No I cannot. They think Harry goes to St. Brutus'. If I tell them of her, then they might think she is like that, you know a bad person. They would not understand anyways. I do not think that they were ever in love. Wait, did I just say I was in love? Is that possible? I only saw her for a second. I did not think I believed in love at first sight. But if this is what it feels like, then I guess I do. I guess I am in love. Can you believe that I Dudley can be in love? It is an amazing feeling.
AN: Okay here it is: THE NEXT CHAPTER! I know this may seem out of character for Dudley, but after the Dementor incident anyone could change. And also Dudley is in love and love can make people do crazy things.
Is there anything you would like to see Dudley do?
Oh and who is Dudley in love with?
Luna – 3
Hermione – 0
Ginny – 1
Millicent Bullstrode – 1
No one likes Hermione as his girl. It's okay though we know that Hermione always has Ron. Maybe Cho? Or one of the Patil twins? Or Fleur's little sister? Keep voting. Harry won't tell Dudley who she is for a few more chapters. Oh and is Smeltings an all boy boarding school?
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KoKo Belle