Dudley's Cousin, chapter 1
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scripsiTitle: Dudley's Cousin
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Category: PG
Author's Note: I don't own Dudley and his family; they belong to J. K. Rowlings.
I have always wondered a little about Dudley. He starts out so nasty and then he has a revelation and really tries to make up to Harry, even if he isn't very good at it. What would he work with and what kind of girl would he meet? I figured he would probably like a girl who was good at telling him what to do, but I also wanted him to meet a nice girl who would appreciate him for who he was, even if Dudley is pretty dull. I also needed some relief from writing All Within which is turning out quite sad. Writing about Dudley is just fun.
Sue met Dudley Dursley when she started working at a new coffee shop. As jobs go it wasn't particularly exiting, but it had the perk of being beside a top notch gym and Sue could fit n her aerobics classes before, or after, work and with a nice discount too. And of course it meant that a lot of guys from the gym also visited the coffee shop. Not that Sue was very interested, most of them seemed much too aware of their muscles and could be quite obnoxious when they more or less expected her to fall over backwards over their advances. She did have a thing for huge muscles, though, so she could always enjoy the scenery. Dudley wasn't exactly handsome, but he was huge, like a young and blond Arnold Schwarzenegger and then she noticed him even more because he never came on to her. That he liked her was clear, but he only ever looked at her with rather endearing puppy eyes. Not that Sue was shy, so in the end she asked him out instead.
On their first date she found out that he was an only child, that his parents lived outside London and that he worked as a carpenter for a firm who did high end house renovations. She also found out that they liked the same food, the same television shows, that they were both interested in fitness and laughed at the same sitcoms. Sue did most of the talking, but it was Dudley who asked if they could go out again.
On their second date he talked a bit more and Sue found out that he had become a carpenter because woodwork had been the only thing he had ever been good at, at school. Then she found out that he could barely read.
"Well, I can read, but it takes time. You know, on tests, they always ended before I had even read all the questions. So I didn't bother to study anyway."
"But that sounds like you have dyslexia-didn't anyone notice? One of my brothers's got it and he got all sorts of help."
Dudley blushed. "Yeah, well, there were some teacher who talked about it, but my parents only said that it was nothing wrong with me. That it was the teacher's fault for not making school interesting and that I would pull through. But I never did."
Sue was shocked. "You mean they did nothing? That's awful! Sorry, it's your parents, I know, and it's good to have faith in your kinds, but really, they should have seen to the best for you!"
She rather regretted her outburst later, thinking that critizising parents probably worked as a good damper on a budding relationship, but she didn't have to worry, Dudely phoned the next day asking her out again.
On their third date, Sue, who lived with two other girls in a cramped flat, made sure Dudley took her home to his place by the end of the evening. Great decision, Sue thought the next day when she went to work, sadly lacking of sleep, but very satisfied otherwise. After that they stopped dating and became an item instead. The main drawback with that were Dudley's parents. They were a real horror, and Sue didn't need many minutes to realize that she would never get along with them. They arrived at Dudley's door precisely at ten, Sunday morning, every fortnight. Then his Mum cleaned the apartment, did all the laundry, went grocery shopping , cooked Sunday dinner and placed thirteen ready, home cooked, meals in the freezer. Petunia was stick thin and moved constantly around, while Dudley's father Vernon was fat and plumped himself in front of the telly and spent the day wheezing, eating and being a complete bore on every subject he touched. Petunia clearly disliked Sue too, telling her what kind of girl who would be best for Dudley and listing just about every characteristic that Sue didn't possess. Vernon, on the other hand, looked at her with exactly the same expression that they guys who tried her feel her up in the coffee shop. Sue decided then and there to never turn her back on Vernon if they were ever alone in the same room.
She couldn't help it, after the first meeting to turn to Dudley. "Ever considered that London isn't far enough from Little Whinging? Ever thought about moving to Scotland?"
To her relief Dudley just laughed. "Frequently."
That Petunia did all Dudley's household chores proved to be a problem. To Sue's complete amazement she realized that, he wasn't lazy; he just didn't know how to take care of his home. He could load his dishwasher, but that was just about all. His apartment that Petunia left spic and span gradually went into chaos until she came again and cleaned. Sue, as Petunia had already declared, was not the type to clean other people's messes.
"Dudley", she told him when they had been together for a month, "If you ever want me to move in, then you need to learn how to do a few things around here!"
Dudley looked completely dumbfounded. "You want to live here? You want to live with me?"
"Of course I want to! You are my dream guy, haven't you realized that?"
Clearly he hadn't and the look on his face made Sue's heart stop. He was such a sweet guy, and really, apart from the cleaning stuff, he was all she had ever wanted. She knew she could be bossy and having a tendency to say what was on her mind before thinking, but Dudley didn't seem to mind that- if anything he seemed to be proud of her. So Sue set out to teach him what a laundry basket was good for, how to use a vacuum cleaner, the importance of a clean toilet and a number of other things that, really, anyone should know about their own home. Dudley listened and learned and a few months later Sue packed her belongings and moved in. It wasn't perfect, Dudley's socks usually ended up on the bedroom floor, but he tried and he didn't mind if Sue reminded him, but all in all things were great. She loved getting home after working evening and nestling down in the sofa with Dudley, or going to the gym together and they always agreed on what movie to see next and the sex was simply great. What more could a girl want?
To be truthful, it also gave Sue an immense satisfaction, when Petunia commented on the state of the floor and telling Sue the true and only way on how to vacuum, to tell her that it was Dudley who had done it. It left Petunia speechless.
The parental visits from the Dursleys continued, but Sue often found that her own Mum needed help with something those days, or perhaps she needed to spend time with her brother's children, or something similar, so she could often minimize her contact with Dudley's parents. She had managed to put a stop to the meals in the freezer, but if Petunia wanted to clean house, then Sue was prepared to ignore the hints that her and Dudley's cleaning wasn't enough, and enjoy the fact that she at least never had to clean the oven or the windows. She couldn't avoid all visits, though and it was on one of those that she first heard about Dudley's cousin.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: None
Category: PG
Author's Note: I don't own Dudley and his family; they belong to J. K. Rowlings.
I have always wondered a little about Dudley. He starts out so nasty and then he has a revelation and really tries to make up to Harry, even if he isn't very good at it. What would he work with and what kind of girl would he meet? I figured he would probably like a girl who was good at telling him what to do, but I also wanted him to meet a nice girl who would appreciate him for who he was, even if Dudley is pretty dull. I also needed some relief from writing All Within which is turning out quite sad. Writing about Dudley is just fun.
Sue met Dudley Dursley when she started working at a new coffee shop. As jobs go it wasn't particularly exiting, but it had the perk of being beside a top notch gym and Sue could fit n her aerobics classes before, or after, work and with a nice discount too. And of course it meant that a lot of guys from the gym also visited the coffee shop. Not that Sue was very interested, most of them seemed much too aware of their muscles and could be quite obnoxious when they more or less expected her to fall over backwards over their advances. She did have a thing for huge muscles, though, so she could always enjoy the scenery. Dudley wasn't exactly handsome, but he was huge, like a young and blond Arnold Schwarzenegger and then she noticed him even more because he never came on to her. That he liked her was clear, but he only ever looked at her with rather endearing puppy eyes. Not that Sue was shy, so in the end she asked him out instead.
On their first date she found out that he was an only child, that his parents lived outside London and that he worked as a carpenter for a firm who did high end house renovations. She also found out that they liked the same food, the same television shows, that they were both interested in fitness and laughed at the same sitcoms. Sue did most of the talking, but it was Dudley who asked if they could go out again.
On their second date he talked a bit more and Sue found out that he had become a carpenter because woodwork had been the only thing he had ever been good at, at school. Then she found out that he could barely read.
"Well, I can read, but it takes time. You know, on tests, they always ended before I had even read all the questions. So I didn't bother to study anyway."
"But that sounds like you have dyslexia-didn't anyone notice? One of my brothers's got it and he got all sorts of help."
Dudley blushed. "Yeah, well, there were some teacher who talked about it, but my parents only said that it was nothing wrong with me. That it was the teacher's fault for not making school interesting and that I would pull through. But I never did."
Sue was shocked. "You mean they did nothing? That's awful! Sorry, it's your parents, I know, and it's good to have faith in your kinds, but really, they should have seen to the best for you!"
She rather regretted her outburst later, thinking that critizising parents probably worked as a good damper on a budding relationship, but she didn't have to worry, Dudely phoned the next day asking her out again.
On their third date, Sue, who lived with two other girls in a cramped flat, made sure Dudley took her home to his place by the end of the evening. Great decision, Sue thought the next day when she went to work, sadly lacking of sleep, but very satisfied otherwise. After that they stopped dating and became an item instead. The main drawback with that were Dudley's parents. They were a real horror, and Sue didn't need many minutes to realize that she would never get along with them. They arrived at Dudley's door precisely at ten, Sunday morning, every fortnight. Then his Mum cleaned the apartment, did all the laundry, went grocery shopping , cooked Sunday dinner and placed thirteen ready, home cooked, meals in the freezer. Petunia was stick thin and moved constantly around, while Dudley's father Vernon was fat and plumped himself in front of the telly and spent the day wheezing, eating and being a complete bore on every subject he touched. Petunia clearly disliked Sue too, telling her what kind of girl who would be best for Dudley and listing just about every characteristic that Sue didn't possess. Vernon, on the other hand, looked at her with exactly the same expression that they guys who tried her feel her up in the coffee shop. Sue decided then and there to never turn her back on Vernon if they were ever alone in the same room.
She couldn't help it, after the first meeting to turn to Dudley. "Ever considered that London isn't far enough from Little Whinging? Ever thought about moving to Scotland?"
To her relief Dudley just laughed. "Frequently."
That Petunia did all Dudley's household chores proved to be a problem. To Sue's complete amazement she realized that, he wasn't lazy; he just didn't know how to take care of his home. He could load his dishwasher, but that was just about all. His apartment that Petunia left spic and span gradually went into chaos until she came again and cleaned. Sue, as Petunia had already declared, was not the type to clean other people's messes.
"Dudley", she told him when they had been together for a month, "If you ever want me to move in, then you need to learn how to do a few things around here!"
Dudley looked completely dumbfounded. "You want to live here? You want to live with me?"
"Of course I want to! You are my dream guy, haven't you realized that?"
Clearly he hadn't and the look on his face made Sue's heart stop. He was such a sweet guy, and really, apart from the cleaning stuff, he was all she had ever wanted. She knew she could be bossy and having a tendency to say what was on her mind before thinking, but Dudley didn't seem to mind that- if anything he seemed to be proud of her. So Sue set out to teach him what a laundry basket was good for, how to use a vacuum cleaner, the importance of a clean toilet and a number of other things that, really, anyone should know about their own home. Dudley listened and learned and a few months later Sue packed her belongings and moved in. It wasn't perfect, Dudley's socks usually ended up on the bedroom floor, but he tried and he didn't mind if Sue reminded him, but all in all things were great. She loved getting home after working evening and nestling down in the sofa with Dudley, or going to the gym together and they always agreed on what movie to see next and the sex was simply great. What more could a girl want?
To be truthful, it also gave Sue an immense satisfaction, when Petunia commented on the state of the floor and telling Sue the true and only way on how to vacuum, to tell her that it was Dudley who had done it. It left Petunia speechless.
The parental visits from the Dursleys continued, but Sue often found that her own Mum needed help with something those days, or perhaps she needed to spend time with her brother's children, or something similar, so she could often minimize her contact with Dudley's parents. She had managed to put a stop to the meals in the freezer, but if Petunia wanted to clean house, then Sue was prepared to ignore the hints that her and Dudley's cleaning wasn't enough, and enjoy the fact that she at least never had to clean the oven or the windows. She couldn't avoid all visits, though and it was on one of those that she first heard about Dudley's cousin.
