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Chapter 6: Mystery that is Dudley Evans

DAMIAN

He watched Dudley walked down the hall for a second then sat straight and closed the door to the compartment. “So you think he’ll be in Ravenclaw then?” Rica asked casually.

“Yes, he’s smart, you can tell with how he talks and if he thinks on philosophy so much than I think he will be a Ravenclaw” Damian said, smiling at the thought of Dudley’s eyes clouding over every so often like he was deep in thought. “Well lets get into our Robes then, we’ll see you in a moment Damian” Jessica said leaving the compartment with Rica. Damian nodded getting his robes out, as soon as they left his thoughts went back to Dudley.

Appearance wise, it seemed like everyone related to the Potter’s and Weasley’s were good looking and Dudley didn’t sway that at all. He was tall enough to not be short but not very tall either. He was skinny but not scrawny, his blonde hair had natural wave since it made cowlicks in spots. His eyes were like plunging into ice water because you weren’t expecting them to be so deep of a color. His face was slightly thin but there were no sharp angles, he was almost pretty and he had almond shape eyes. His nose was small and a little upturned but it worked on him. But he was also a little shy so he judged that Dudley had no clue how attractive he was.

Damian wasn’t exactly shy about his sexuality as well so he hoped Dudley wouldn’t shy from that. He also wondered what exactly Dudley’s preferences were. He finished slipping into his black robe when the girls walked in wearing their Ravenclaw robes.

“Do you like Dudley” Jessica asked casually before sitting primly on the seat.

“He’s attractive if that’s what you mean?” Damian responded looking out the window.

“Do you want his tongue in your mouth?” Rica asked crudely causing Damian ears to burn and he shot her a look.

“I am not answering that” Damian said and the girls giggled, he rolled his eyes. Both girls had been his best friends since first year and though he did have other friends, they are his closest. Eventually the train came to a stop 10 minutes after they had changed to their robes. Damian wasn’t surprised when Dudley was led away with Headmaster McGonagall but was a little bit shocked at the very large owl on his shoulder which took off in the direction of the castle.

Those things weren’t cheap what with their large wingspans and since they were big they could carry a lot. It just more supported the fact that Dudley was inherently rich. The Potters and Weasley had ridiculous amounts of money that came with being Aurors and owners of Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes which brought in money like no one’s business or rather the Weasley’s business. But Dudley didn’t act like it, just acted like a typical 16 year old which made him very level headed. Before walking off complete with the Headmaster, Dudley turned like he’d sensed

Damian’s stare and his eyes glowed a white hot blue making everyone behind him freeze up and stare. “What the Hell?” one boy voiced.

“He’s related to Harry Potter, I saw the reporters around them this morning” another boy said. “Do you think he’s an animorphmagus?” he replied. “Something like that, I wonder if he can see in the dark” one boy thought.

“He can” a cool voice replied and Albus Potter was standing behind the boys “he’s a Novomagus, changes his eyes at will” he explained then headed off without another word. Damian got into the carriages with Rica and Jessica and a couple of his other friends wondering if he’d be right as to which house he’d belong to. It wasn’t surprising when Dudley was up first, McGonagall held up her hand to stop the amount of gossip.

“Due to complications with health for Mr. Evans here, Dudley wasn’t able to attend his first couple of years here at Hogwarts but now he is and will start with the rest of his piers of the same age” she explained then nodded to Professor Longbottom, the Herbology Professor, who then placed the sorting hat on Dudley’s head. Everyone who’d heard of the gossip about him and the Potters waited with bated breath though some scoffed and didn’t believe the house was in Questions because most went to Gryffindor.

“RAVENCLAW!” it yelled and Dudley stood, eyes flashing blue once the hat was off and Damian wondered what the changes meant. The Ravenclaw table of course cheered because not only did they have Albus Potter, Rose, Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy but now they had yet another ‘Potter’ in their midst. The rest of the hall clapped and then it was time for the first years. Damian watched a little nervously and jumped when he noticed Dudley sit next to him. Cheeks flushed from adrenaline and he was likely still cold from being outside.

“What’s up?” Dudley asked, scanning him catching on to the nervousness. “My little brother’s getting sorted, he’s um nothing like me” Damian explained, that was kind of an understatement. Charlie might as well be on a different planet from him, he was a bit of a sour puss. Quiet and though intelligent, he prefered to focus on athletics more than his brain capacity. Over all though, Damian was pretty sure his brother hated him, it made his heart hurt but Damian kept his distance.

“That’s a shame” Dudley said tilting his head a little, damn did he even know how good looking he was. Damian didn’t answer and turned back to watch the first year, when it got to his brother. He looked alot like Damian, tall and destined to be slightly broad chested but instead of the relaxed look Damian tended to have he had the typical not quite scowl on his face.

“Him?” Dudley asked, at his nod he looked at him again “hmm…” Dudley eyes turned green suddenly and Damian was shocked to find they were the exact shade of Albus Potter’s.

“Dudley, your eyes” Damian said.

“Wha? Oh crap!” he blinked, his eyes taking on his normal shade of blue. They went back to watching his brother and Damian sighed when he was placed into Gryffindor. Pretty soon all of the first years were sorted and the feast started, Dudley looked a little overwhelmed for a second like he was afraid to eat it.

“Is every meal like this?” he asked timidly. “No, just the special ones like the holidays and first and last meals of the year” he replied wondering what Dudley was so worried about. “Oh” Dudley flushed and started pile some food onto his plate.

“Are you worried about something?” Rica finally voiced what everyone was thinking.

“I’m fine, it’s nothing” Dudley said, he looked pale and Damian noticed Dudley barely took any food. He wondered if he could ask the Potters about it, maybe they’d know. He relaxed when Dudley turned out to have a sweet tooth once dessert appeared but he seemed to eat more of the hard candy’s offered than chocolate. Damian let it go since Dudley enjoyed himself, laughing with new friends. Heading back to the Ravenclaw dorm, Damian laughed when he found they’d been put in the last dorm. Both of them, he’d had the dorm room to himself for the year since he just happened to be the last they’d placed and so it was naturally Dudley who’d be roomed with him. The moment they’d entered the door, the large owl flew to Dudley’s shoulder and nipped his ear.

“What’s his name?” Damian asked.

“Mercutio” Dudley replied rubbing its ears which the owl took full advantage of closing its eyes and purring, basically.

“From Romeo and Juliet?” Damian asked, this was surprising since not very many wizards bothered to read old muggle literature, especially not old wizarding families but then again Dudley might very well be muggle-born.

“Yes” Dudley said sleepily, his eyes were turning a deep purple which Damian picked up to mean tired “night” he yawned and stuck out his arm which the owl jumped off and sat on it’s perch. Damian shrugged and changed into pajamas and headed downstairs to read before bed by the fire. He paused when he found Albus Potter sitting on the couch and Damian sat on the other end.

“Um” he voiced and Albus turned.

“You’re Dudley’s new friend right?” Albus asked when he recognised him.

“Yeah, I just have a question” Damian said.

“Yes?” Albus asked.

“I noticed Dudley doesn’t really eat much, I mean if it was only that I wouldn’t bat an eye but he looks nervous when he eats. Is there, I mean…” Damian sighed looking to Albus to see if he understood.

“Dudley does the same thing at home but it kind of gets worse at big family gatherings when there’s more food. I guess you could say he just doesn’t want to gain any weight” Albus explained.

“So he doesn’t want to get fat, okay, but he doesn’t look like the type to gain weight easily. He’s kinda thin actually” he added.

“He doesn’t, his home life wasn’t the best, his parents loved him but maybe too much. His cousin was hated so much that they focused on his cousin more than him. They fed him a lot and he was really overweight but when he lost that weight he’s so scared of gaining it again. My dad doesn’t think that he’ll develop a complex over it but if he gets worse tell me or James okay?” Albus added.

“Like bulimia or…” Damian trailed off and Albus didn’t say anything but he really didn’t have to “okay, why did he leave?” he asked.

“His powers were too much for his parents, it- there’s only so much I’m only allowed to tell” Albus said with an apologetic look, Damian nodded. Dudley really was mysterious in that right.

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Chapter 6: Mystery that is Dudley Evans

DAMIAN

He watched Dudley walked down the hall for a second then sat straight and closed the door to the compartment. “So you think he’ll be in Ravenclaw then?” Rica asked casually.

“Yes, he’s smart, you can tell with how he talks and if he thinks on philosophy so much than I think he will be a Ravenclaw” Damian said, smiling at the thought of Dudley’s eyes clouding over every so often like he was deep in thought. “Well lets get into our Robes then, we’ll see you in a moment Damian” Jessica said leaving the compartment with Rica. Damian nodded getting his robes out, as soon as they left his thoughts went back to Dudley.

Appearance wise, it seemed like everyone related to the Potter’s and Weasley’s were good looking and Dudley didn’t sway that at all. He was tall enough to not be short but not very tall either. He was skinny but not scrawny, his blonde hair had natural wave since it made cowlicks in spots. His eyes were like plunging into ice water because you weren’t expecting them to be so deep of a color. His face was slightly thin but there were no sharp angles, he was almost pretty and he had almond shape eyes. His nose was small and a little upturned but it worked on him. But he was also a little shy so he judged that Dudley had no clue how attractive he was.

Damian wasn’t exactly shy about his sexuality as well so he hoped Dudley wouldn’t shy from that. He also wondered what exactly Dudley’s preferences were. He finished slipping into his black robe when the girls walked in wearing their Ravenclaw robes.

“Do you like Dudley” Jessica asked casually before sitting primly on the seat.

“He’s attractive if that’s what you mean?” Damian responded looking out the window.

“Do you want his tongue in your mouth?” Rica asked crudely causing Damian ears to burn and he shot her a look.

“I am not answering that” Damian said and the girls giggled, he rolled his eyes. Both girls had been his best friends since first year and though he did have other friends, they are his closest. Eventually the train came to a stop 10 minutes after they had changed to their robes. Damian wasn’t surprised when Dudley was led away with Headmaster McGonagall but was a little bit shocked at the very large owl on his shoulder which took off in the direction of the castle.

Those things weren’t cheap what with their large wingspans and since they were big they could carry a lot. It just more supported the fact that Dudley was inherently rich. The Potters and Weasley had ridiculous amounts of money that came with being Aurors and owners of Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes which brought in money like no one’s business or rather the Weasley’s business. But Dudley didn’t act like it, just acted like a typical 16 year old which made him very level headed. Before walking off complete with the Headmaster, Dudley turned like he’d sensed

Damian’s stare and his eyes glowed a white hot blue making everyone behind him freeze up and stare. “What the Hell?” one boy voiced.

“He’s related to Harry Potter, I saw the reporters around them this morning” another boy said. “Do you think he’s an animorphmagus?” he replied. “Something like that, I wonder if he can see in the dark” one boy thought.

“He can” a cool voice replied and Albus Potter was standing behind the boys “he’s a Novomagus, changes his eyes at will” he explained then headed off without another word. Damian got into the carriages with Rica and Jessica and a couple of his other friends wondering if he’d be right as to which house he’d belong to. It wasn’t surprising when Dudley was up first, McGonagall held up her hand to stop the amount of gossip.

“Due to complications with health for Mr. Evans here, Dudley wasn’t able to attend his first couple of years here at Hogwarts but now he is and will start with the rest of his piers of the same age” she explained then nodded to Professor Longbottom, the Herbology Professor, who then placed the sorting hat on Dudley’s head. Everyone who’d heard of the gossip about him and the Potters waited with bated breath though some scoffed and didn’t believe the house was in Questions because most went to Gryffindor.

“RAVENCLAW!” it yelled and Dudley stood, eyes flashing blue once the hat was off and Damian wondered what the changes meant. The Ravenclaw table of course cheered because not only did they have Albus Potter, Rose, Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy but now they had yet another ‘Potter’ in their midst. The rest of the hall clapped and then it was time for the first years. Damian watched a little nervously and jumped when he noticed Dudley sit next to him. Cheeks flushed from adrenaline and he was likely still cold from being outside.

“What’s up?” Dudley asked, scanning him catching on to the nervousness. “My little brother’s getting sorted, he’s um nothing like me” Damian explained, that was kind of an understatement. Charlie might as well be on a different planet from him, he was a bit of a sour puss. Quiet and though intelligent, he prefered to focus on athletics more than his brain capacity. Over all though, Damian was pretty sure his brother hated him, it made his heart hurt but Damian kept his distance.

“That’s a shame” Dudley said tilting his head a little, damn did he even know how good looking he was. Damian didn’t answer and turned back to watch the first year, when it got to his brother. He looked alot like Damian, tall and destined to be slightly broad chested but instead of the relaxed look Damian tended to have he had the typical not quite scowl on his face.

“Him?” Dudley asked, at his nod he looked at him again “hmm…” Dudley eyes turned green suddenly and Damian was shocked to find they were the exact shade of Albus Potter’s.

“Dudley, your eyes” Damian said.

“Wha? Oh crap!” he blinked, his eyes taking on his normal shade of blue. They went back to watching his brother and Damian sighed when he was placed into Gryffindor. Pretty soon all of the first years were sorted and the feast started, Dudley looked a little overwhelmed for a second like he was afraid to eat it.

“Is every meal like this?” he asked timidly. “No, just the special ones like the holidays and first and last meals of the year” he replied wondering what Dudley was so worried about. “Oh” Dudley flushed and started pile some food onto his plate.

“Are you worried about something?” Rica finally voiced what everyone was thinking.

“I’m fine, it’s nothing” Dudley said, he looked pale and Damian noticed Dudley barely took any food. He wondered if he could ask the Potters about it, maybe they’d know. He relaxed when Dudley turned out to have a sweet tooth once dessert appeared but he seemed to eat more of the hard candy’s offered than chocolate. Damian let it go since Dudley enjoyed himself, laughing with new friends. Heading back to the Ravenclaw dorm, Damian laughed when he found they’d been put in the last dorm. Both of them, he’d had the dorm room to himself for the year since he just happened to be the last they’d placed and so it was naturally Dudley who’d be roomed with him. The moment they’d entered the door, the large owl flew to Dudley’s shoulder and nipped his ear.

“What’s his name?” Damian asked.

“Mercutio” Dudley replied rubbing its ears which the owl took full advantage of closing its eyes and purring, basically.

“From Romeo and Juliet?” Damian asked, this was surprising since not very many wizards bothered to read old muggle literature, especially not old wizarding families but then again Dudley might very well be muggle-born.

“Yes” Dudley said sleepily, his eyes were turning a deep purple which Damian picked up to mean tired “night” he yawned and stuck out his arm which the owl jumped off and sat on it’s perch. Damian shrugged and changed into pajamas and headed downstairs to read before bed by the fire. He paused when he found Albus Potter sitting on the couch and Damian sat on the other end.

“Um” he voiced and Albus turned.

“You’re Dudley’s new friend right?” Albus asked when he recognised him.

“Yeah, I just have a question” Damian said.

“Yes?” Albus asked.

“I noticed Dudley doesn’t really eat much, I mean if it was only that I wouldn’t bat an eye but he looks nervous when he eats. Is there, I mean…” Damian sighed looking to Albus to see if he understood.

“Dudley does the same thing at home but it kind of gets worse at big family gatherings when there’s more food. I guess you could say he just doesn’t want to gain any weight” Albus explained.

“So he doesn’t want to get fat, okay, but he doesn’t look like the type to gain weight easily. He’s kinda thin actually” he added.

“He doesn’t, his home life wasn’t the best, his parents loved him but maybe too much. His cousin was hated so much that they focused on his cousin more than him. They fed him a lot and he was really overweight but when he lost that weight he’s so scared of gaining it again. My dad doesn’t think that he’ll develop a complex over it but if he gets worse tell me or James okay?” Albus added.

“Like bulimia or…” Damian trailed off and Albus didn’t say anything but he really didn’t have to “okay, why did he leave?” he asked.

“His powers were too much for his parents, it- there’s only so much I’m only allowed to tell” Albus said with an apologetic look, Damian nodded. Dudley really was mysterious in that right.