#VERNON IS THE ONE WHO IS SCARED TO MENTION HARRY OR LILY IN FRONT OF PETUNIA
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I love your headcanon about Dudley having magical kids!! I was wondering if you could elaborate a little more on you writing him w Cho?
Absolutely! When I first heard of this head canon I couldn’t believe it but now I love it.
First part:
Cho is confirmed to have a muggle husband after the series so that definitely helps with this:
I imagine that they meet while doing normal errands
It’s not too long after the war and Cho is trying to escape the Wizarding World for just a little bit
It’s been too traumatizing for her
When they meet I feel like they would immediately hit it off
We only see Dudley from Harry’s point of view but I believe he could be pretty suave with the ladies
He’s also got a lot of pride which can come off as confidence at first
What draws in Cho, though, is that he’s so muggle
Just by talking to him she can tell that he can’t be affiliated with the Wizarding World in any way (or at least she thinks)
Dudley by this point has changed since the books
Ever since the dementor attack he tries to be a better person so he never has people seeing him as what he saw that night
He’ll do little acts of kindness like buying some sweets for a child that couldn’t afford it, helping someone who’s fallen get up, and just genuine things that have Cho falling for him
Cho in no way endorses his eating habits but doesn’t discourage it
If they have a date where she’s the one cooking she’ll include many healthy foods cleverly hidden behind a tasty and appetizing look
Because of Cho’s past relationships I believe it would take a year for the relationship to at least be considered serious
Although she isn’t a blood supremacist, she still believes muggles are much more fragile than wizards
And in some ways they are
When Dudley comes back from a friendly boxing tournament she always fuses over his bruises and gets frantic when she sees some blood
Dudley never thought to ask why and Cho was glad for that, she wasn’t ready to tell
When meeting the parents…. oh boy
She appreciates how doting on Dudley they are and never gets tired of hearing his achievements that they are always boasting about
I do believe the Dursley’s are somewhat racist so they don’t warm up to Cho right away
But once they see her calm, polite, sweet, and generally well mannered nature they quickly decide that she is the best Dudley will ever get
Cho never suspects that Harry is related to them as there are no pictures around the house
Dudley will sometimes try to include mentions of a cousin in conversations of his childhood but Vernon and Petunia always brush him off by saying that his cousin was a “troubled boy”
Cho never questions this as she feels it must be a sensitive part of the family
By year two of their relationship they would be married
Dudley hasn’t learned of Cho’s magical nature yet
Much like any other half blood baring couple, Cho has to do magic in secret so her body doesn’t become overwhelmed with magic
It starts getting on her nerves as she’s afraid Dudley will walk in on her one day casting some type of spell or charm
She’ll start hinting at marriage but Dudley never gets it
She sometimes curses his pig headedness
She flat out asks him about it one day and Dudley is so surprised he starts choking on whatever pastry he was eating that day
No less than a week later are they engaged
Cho isn’t one for big crowds so Dudley agrees to have a small wedding with close relatives
He had been talking to Harry for a while but not enough to consider inviting him
He just felt too awkward
(When talking about it later though, Harry agreed and said it was fine)
After the wedding, their honeymoon was spent at their new home
It was then when he saw her PTSD nightmares
He held her close each night and asked if she wanted to talk
Each night she said no
It irritated Dudley to no end but he didn’t want to risk Cho feeling worse
Only a few months later was the announcement of their first daughter made
Cho had yet to tell Dudley that she was a witch and desperately hoped their child was a squib
She loved the Wizarding World but the trauma she got from seeing Cedric’s dead body and then seeing several children her age and even younger dying right in front of her-
It was too much for her to want to immediately go back to it
Once Daisy is born Cho regretted her hopes of the girl being a squib
She wanted to see her early forms of magic, her joy at being accepted to Hogwarts, she wanted her child to grow up a witch
Still, she didn’t tell Dudley
Although she loved him, she was afraid he wouldn’t accept her
When Daisy started showing signs of magic she tried to hide it as long as she could but Dudley eventually noticed
By this time baby Petunia was a toddler and although she showed no signs, it was bound to happen eventually
Without telling her, Dudley went and called his cousin, Harry
He told him of everything that was going on and Harry, whose children were only a year or two away from going to Hogwarts themselves, recognized what was going on and told he and his family to come over and visit so he could see it for himself
Not wanting to scare Cho, who he still thought was a muggle at this point, he told her that they were all going to take a trip to his cousins house
Cho knew something was up but she stayed quiet
During the car ride all she could muster up to say during her nervousness was a simple, “What’s your cousin’s name?”
“Harry.” He replied.
“I knew a Harry once.” She said quietly, not even realizing what she had spoken until it was too late.
There was too much tension in the car, so they stayed silent
When they pulled up to the house they could see dozens of children running around
“Thought he only had three.” Dudley lamented to himself.
When they got to the door, Ginny opened it
Her eyes widened immediately
“Cho Chang?” She said in disbelief.
“Come in, come in!” She shone her head and beckoned them inside, “Sorry for the mess. Harry and I are in charge of our nieces and nephews today.”
“Wait, are- are you saying we’re in Harry Potter’s house?”
Ginny laughed. “Who else would I have married? Besides we invited you to the wedding.”
Cho remembered, it was one year before she met Dudley
Dudley was beyond confused but when Harry walked in he was even more confused
Soon enough, everything settled down and was explained
Dudley was a bit irked that Cho had never told him of her magic ness but he wasn’t mad, much to Cho’s relief
It was then that he was told everything
When they were back at home, and the children were put to sleep, Cho told him everything
Of the Triwizard Tournament, of Cedric’s death, of all the deaths she’d witnessed during the Battle of Hogwarts
After years of holding in her years and trying to act like everything was fine, she finally started crying
She didn’t miss they crying from her Hogwarts days and she suddenly felt like that little girl who’s friends all walked away during her time of need
The girl who could barely focus on work to the point were she was let off for a few weeks
The girl who looked at the death of someone she loved too early
The next few days were hard on them
Whenever Cho apologized for crying out of nowhere Dudley would shut her down and said it was only natural
She’d bottled up so many feelings after the war in fear of people leaving her again
Now she felt like she didn’t have to worry
As the years go by, Daisy finally goes to Hogwarts and everyone is preparing for Petunia to be next
Cho is at home when she gets a call from Dudley
As much as he didn’t want to tell her this on a call, he couldn’t keep it in
“Cho, darling, I’m so sorry. I’m not completely sure of the word but Harry and I think that Petunia might be a squid- What? Oh! Sorry, a squib.”
Cho stops whatever she’s doing and feels her emotions take hold of her again
She remembered all those years ago when she wished her daughter to be a squib
That was for Daisy though
This couldn’t of happened because of her, right?
She becomes saddened at the sight of Petunia
For three years, she looks at her daughter with pity
She still as loving before, in fact even more
She wants to make her daughter feel as happy as she can before she realizes that she can’t be like her sister
When the letter is expected to arrive and it doesn’t, she’s fully prepared to coddle her crying child
But nothing changes
Petunia goes to muggle school, she keeps in touch with Daisy and Lily Luna, and is perfectly happy
She sighs in relief when she’s sure that it doesn’t affect Petunia in any way
Cho silently praises her daughter for being stronger than her
As more years go by and their girls grow up, the couple couldn’t be more than happier
Dudley loves when Cho does magic, staring at her in amazement despite living with magic when he was younger and having bad experiences with it
Cho loves how doting he is, whether it’s their children or her
There are some problems that they needed to fix but that doesn’t matter now as they grow old with each other
Such an unlikely couple that were surprisingly perfect for each other
#harry potter series#harry potter headcanon#harry potter#dudley dursley#cho chang#wizarding world#post wizarding war#post second wizarding war#19 years later#petunia dursley#vernon dursley
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AH HAGRID’S COMING I’M SO EXCITED. Let’s do this.
I warn you -- I'm armed / It’s still so weird that Uncle Vernon thinks a gun will help him in this situation when he knows about magic. I wonder if he’s really seen any magic with James/Lily or just heard from Petunia.
A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair. / Hagrid! <3 Pretty similar description to movie!Hagrid actually, as opposed to most every other character.
"Couldn't make us a cup o' tea, could yeh? It's not been an easy journey..." / I just included this part to say what a sweetheart Hargid is. Let me note Hagrid’s not even my favorite character I’m just really excited to see someone who isn’t the Dursleys. And also who isn’t Dumbledore because these past couple chapters have made me a bit annoyed re: DD leaving Harry here. I’m so happy Harry’s going to have someone who’s actually nice to him and cares about him for the first time since he was left on the doorstep really and I have a lot of feelings.
“Yeh look a lot like yet dad, but yeh've got yet mom's eyes." / Certainly won’t be the last time he hears that.
Inside was a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it in green icing. / WHAT A SWEETHEART!
He meant to say thank you, but the words got lost on the way to his mouth / Harry baby! It’s probably one of the first times, if not the first time, he’s ever received a birthday gift of any kind or at least anything nice (isn’t there a part where Vernon sends him tissues for Christmas coming up)
He gives Harry sausages too which is amazing, since the Dursleys have basically starved him, they’re so horrible!
yeh'll know all about Hogwarts, o' course. / No, no he does not. Honestly, after this Hagrid should have called Dumbledore and been like, “Yeah he’s staying at Hogwarts I’m not bringing him back there they obviously didn’t treat him well.” but it’s Hagrid and I think he’s a bit more he’s SO loyal to Dumbledore, because of how DD helped him,...and he’s almost a bit childish because he never did graduate, that’s almost symbolized by him still being on the school grounds I think, so he mainly does as Dumbledore asks.
He does get mad at the Dursleys though which is AMAZING.
"Do you mean ter tell me," he growled at the Dursleys, "that this boy -- this boy! -- knows nothin' abou' -- about ANYTHING?" Harry thought this was going a bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks weren't bad. / HARRY SWEETHEART I love this paragraph, it’s so sweet, he doesn’t know anything about the magic world (which I mean is horrible as well, how could they not tell him). Also interesting that he basically translates from being probably a B/C student (American) at Muggle school to being the same at Hogwarts, same with Hermione (she goes from a top student at one to the other, as far as we know). You’d think there might be some differences with magic!school and how different people’s skills would translate. Especially in Harry’s case we know his power is stronger than most, but it doesn’t really translate to A+ grades.
"I know some things," he said. "I can, you know, do math and stuff." // !!! Harry <3
"You never told him? Never told him what was in the letter Dumbledore left fer him? I was there! I saw Dumbledore leave it, Dursley! An' you've kept it from him all these years?" / Wait, do we know what was in this letter? A letter for Harry? Besides “Remember my last” re: Petunia. Am I forgetting something? In any case, DD leaving him a letter kind of makes me feel a smidge better about DD leaving him with the Dursleys. Still though, at some point it must have been clear they weren’t following DD’s wishes and DD could have come back to scare them some more. I mean even at the end of this book they start being nice to Harry because they’re scared of him. How scared would they have been with just one visit from Dumbledore?
What does it mean, they await my owl? / Harry’s like trying to decide whether or not this is all too crazy.
"We swore when we took him in we'd put a stop to that rubbish," said Uncle Vernon, "swore we'd stamp it out of him! Wizard indeed!" / Ugh, this is so awful that they knew he was a wizard, kept it from him, gaslighted him basically, never told him what was going on when weird things happened and PLANNED ALL THIS.
It seemed she had been wanting to say all this for years. / Yeah we know Petunia’s been holding it on for awhile and I understand Petunia’s hurt, but I don’t understand how she could go so far as to abuse her own nephew and try to force him to conceal such a big part of him.
Harry had gone very white. / BABE!
Ah, Harry, I don' know if I'm the right person ter tell yeh -- but someone’s gotta -- yeh can't go off ter Hogwarts not knowin / Kind of back to what I was mentioning. Hagrid just does what DD tells him, he’s not here to break this crazy news to Harry or really take care of a kid, or provide him support. BUT he has to because no one else will so he does...and I feel like that’s really admirable about Hagrid.
Hagrid’s the first one Harry hears say You-Know-Who right? Also interesting that Hagrid finally does say the name...and so many other’s won’t in the future. (Though of course saying the name does get Harry into trouble eventually.)
I love how Hagrid can’t finish the story without crying SWEETHEART.
Something very painful was going on in Harry's mind. / I just want to give him a hug! He’s eleven years old (!!!) he’s so tiny and he’s finding all this out!
"Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion” / Interesting that Hagrid points this out, he says it’s what most people think. But he doesn’t seem to expect Voldemort to come back. Dumbledore obviously does though, because we know he’s been plotting re: the Horcruxes this whole time.
"Hagrid," he said quietly, "I think you must have made a mistake. I don't think I can be a wizard." / HARRY BABE! <3 Also, you just talked to a snake last chapter Harry, you think that’s normal?
"NEVER," he thundered, "- INSULT- ALBUS- DUMBLEDOREIN- FRONT- OF- ME!" / Of course, Hagrid managed to withstand every other insult but insulting Dumbledore is too much for him (sorry Hagrid that I’ve already insulted him in this post). He’s so loyal and I feel like DD is like a second father figure to him and it’s great, if a bit...impulsive. I mean what he did to Dudley could theoretically cause a lot of trouble, luckily it doesn’t.
Hagrid won’t talk about being expelled! :( So angry at Tom tbh.
HE GIVEs harry his coat to nap under! <3 <3 <3
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