"Shit," Dudley muttered and stood up immediately, securing the mailing address
away in the pocket of his jeans. "I, umm, I don't suppose that you'd take the offer back
over whatever my parents might say when they walk in the door?"
Mia shook her head. "The offer stands, I promise. Perhaps... give us a chance to
have a chat with your folks? I haven't seen them in twenty years. And I did actually come
to try and catch up. Make peace. We're all still family, technically."
Dudley nodded but looked uneasy at the same time.
When the door opened and Vernon and Petunia stepped inside, the portly Muggle
man first caught sight of Mia and her robes, and his face turned red. "What are you people
doing here?!" he bellowed, slamming the front door behind him. "Get out! I told you lot
to stay away!"
Petunia rushed toward Dudley, grabbing his head in her hands and hugging it
tightly. It created an awkward sight as the large boy—who stood a good foot taller than his
mother—was angled down, his cheek against her chest as she stroked his hair. "Oh,
Diddums, are you all right? What did they do to you?"
"Nothing, Mum... M'fine," Dudley insisted, his cheeks red with embarrassment.
"I'm going to be late for class." He breathed a sigh of relief when Petunia released him.
"They're Harry's family."
"Family?" Vernon scoffed. "That boy hasn't got any family! If he had, then we
wouldn't have had to put up with.. ." The man stopped, his eyes blinking a few times as
he stared at the couple in front of him, evidently recognising them both.
"It was lovely to meet you, Dudley," Mia said, offering the boy an out.
Dudley nodded to Mia and Sirius and then leant in to kiss his mother on the cheek
before rushing out the front door, making his escape before things got too bad.
The moment the door shut, Mia's eyes blazed. "Hello, Vernon," she said, all
sweetness gone from her tone. "You and I are going to have a nice, long chat." Without a
wand in her hand, she magically locked all the doors and windows and shut the drapes.
Petunia made a dash for the next room only to find herself faced off against a large
black dog snarling viciously at her.
"You!" Vernon shouted, his meaty finger shaking in the air as he pointed at Mia.
"You're Potter's sister!"
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