Dear me

Epilogue

It's been nearly ten years since he came to Gringotts and found out that he's the reincarnation of Merlin and a lot has changed since. Harry is sitting at his office in the main building of the school is father and grandfather had started once Tom or rather Arian could walk freely through England. Harry's worries that his father will turn back into the big bad dark lord aren't completely gone but so far, the man is doing great and considering how happy he seems to be Harry doubts it will happen.

His grandparents moved away a few years later, just four years after Harry had finished Hogwarts. He's still visiting on occasion ado they get along fine and visit their child and grandchildren often. But both of his grandfathers, that are happily married after all those years, are getting on in age and wanted to relax somewhere warmer most of the time.

Arian, who up to then had lead the Hogwarts preparatory program of the school had taken over as Headmaster, much to his own surprise, and is doing a great job so far. Harry on the other hand had taken over the Preparatory program of the school. He had, as he had planned, started to become an Auror and managed to finish training early after just one year. No one had ever done that and he had been promoted to head Auror after half a year and gotten bored with the amount of paper work about a month later. He had continued to work there until the next school year at Hogwarts started since his Grandfather had already offered him to take over the defence position instead. But sadly, after just a few years of being in a class room it was back to paperwork as the head of the preparatory program.

Gladly Madam Hooch also had decided to quit and since flying lessons were by now completely part of the preparatory Program Harry decided to do those himself on the side and have Draco and Tracy help him with the paperwork. Tracy is just as good with numbers and organised as Draco.

Of course, no has gotten used to his new name even after all that time. He's still called Harry Potter by nearly everyone. Just Draco sometimes calls him mister Malfoy. But even he screams Potter whenever he's angry at his husband. Tracy and Blaise also are still together and married by now. Blaise and Harry are also parents of beautiful little girls that strangely even look a lot alike and are born on the same day. Just Harry's daughter has the typical Malfoy blond hair while his niece has dark hair. Tracy is usually watching Harry's child whenever Draco is working and vice versa. That way the girls are almost always together and getting into way too much mischief for Harry's liking but they love it. Harry's daughter is called Narcissa, after Draco's mother and apart from Aunt Tracy and her cousin the only other female in the family.

Harry is just reading over some papers when his father knocks and walks in. "Are there any new names in that book?" Harry asks since Arian looks in the magical book that shows the name and location of all magical children eligible for Hogwarts every Thursday. And since today is Thursday it's obvious that someone needs to check up on a child that had his or her first magical outburst and prepare the family for said child to start one of their classes. Usually a teacher from Hogwarts and one from the preparatory program would go together the following day.

"Yes two, and I'm not sure what to do about them." He grumbles. "But I think you should go there yourself and preferably today with someone, I'd go too if you'd like to."

"Why, what's so special about those children?" Harry questions.

"They're still four for starters." Arian Dumbledore explains with a sigh, "And the names are Harry and Lily Dursley and live in Privet Drive number 4."

Harry stares at his father for a moment before he sighs, "I'll go myself and I think I can handle this alone much better then with someone." Dudley is still sending him Christmas cards every year even though apart from that, Harry hadn't heard from him in years and not even known he is married and has a child. It worries him that they live in the same place and just hopes that his Uncle and Aunt won't be around when he arrives there but if needed he'll use his magic to stop them from doing anything.

He rises and walks with his father together out of his office and towards Draco who is working today. He gives his husband a short kiss and says, "I've got to go for a moment."

"Are you sure about going alone?" His father questions again, "You've been abused in that house. Even if that boy changed, his parents probably didn't and they could be there too and those memories alone would be painful."

"I'll be fine." Harry insists.

"What does he mean?" Draco glowers. "You're not going to those muggles that raised you alone, are you?"

"Dudley's children seem to be magical. Someone has to go and I'd rather do it myself." Harry explains, "And I don't know whom to ask at such short notice, especially since most people I know and care about hate him and his family."

"How about me?" Draco suggests "I'd rather not let you go there without me anyway."

"But I need you here." Harry sighs, "The lessons start soon and someone has to be here in case something comes up. Please Dray, trust me to handle this."

Draco looks worriedly towards him but does let his Husband go. The moment he's out he sends of a Patronus message to Hermione and Tracy though in the hope that Hermione can take the kids and Tracy come to work at the office for him.

In the meantime, Harry apparated into the bushes at the playground he and Dudley were when the Dementors showed up. He walks the same way he once upon a time carried Dudley and feels the need to take his wand out the whole way. He had spelled his robes into a plain black muggle suit and is slowly approaching his old childhood home. His heart is racing and way too fast and he hopes that the kids are okay. He has no idea when the children showed that magic just that it was between last Thursday and today. If Petunia saw it she will certainly have recognised it for what it is. Would she have harmed her own grandchildren? The kids showed their magic around the same time, was one trying to protect the other from their Grandmother? They are at least still alive or where when his father had looked into the book. Once he's close he watches the house for a moment. The kids are both outside and the girl is playing with dolls while the boy is with a woman in the flowerbeds and pulling weeds. The girl has Dudley's blond hair while the woman in the garden has dark hair like the boy. He frowns remembering how he had to do everything in the garden while Dudley played. While he watches a car carefully pulls into the driveway. Both kids run towards it and the woman also walks after them. Harry watches Dudley come out wearing jeans and a shirt rather than a business suite as Vernon usually had. He picks up a child on each arm and looks much slimmer than in the past but still bulky. Both kids laugh while the woman walks closer to them and gives him a kiss on the cheek.

"Harry?" A voice behind him says and he turns with wand in hand in a second. "Fine my ass." Draco glowers. "You're way to tense."

"Draco." Harry sighs, "Didn't I ask you to stay at the office?"

"Tracy is there and Hermione with the kids." Draco explains. "As you can see I've got all your excuses covered and refuse to let you go through this alone."

Harry just smiles at him and says, "Fine, but please, don't over react."

"I'm not going to promise anything with them." He looks disgusted towards the house where the small family is just going into the house. Harry sighs and walks up to it with Draco by his side. They walk through the gate and Draco puts a hand on Harry's shoulder. "I've got your back, relax."

"I'm fine." Harry grumbles.

"Yeah right." Draco glowers, "You do know that you're the only one who believes that line?"

Harry smiles at him for a moment but then takes a deep breath and rings. "I'll get it dear." He hears a female voice he doesn't recognise. A moment later the petit black haired woman that had been outside looks at him she has a stain on her jeans and one on her forehead. She also has dimples on her smiling face and looks cheerful. "How can I help you gentleman?"

Harry can't help but smile back and relax a little, "I'd like to visit Dudley."

"Come on in then." She says and steps to the side.

Harry is about to walk in when Draco places a hand on his shoulder and looks towards the woman asking, "Where are his parents?"

She looks surprised at the hostile voice of his and says, "My father-in-law died of a heart attack about six years ago. We weren't really surprised with the way he was eating and never listened to the doctors that warned him after a small stroke he had a year before that. Petunia didn't like to live here alone and offered us to let us stay but eventually moved out when our kids were born. Dudley and she had a huge fight. They refused to tell me what it was about apart from the kids names that Dudley insisted on. But you'd have to ask him for clarification. I just know that she wasn't around ever since but he has her address if you want to visit her too."

"Over my dead body." Draco grumbles.

"Don't mind him, he's a little over protective." Harry replies, "By the way, I'm Balthazar Malfoy and that's my husband Draco Malfoy."

Harry can feel Draco stand up even more straight than usually when he introduces him as his husband as usual while she introduces herself as Dudley's wife Isabel.

"I doubt Isabel will recognise that name, you should introduce yourself properly." Draco still says

"I did." Harry replies, "Not my fault that everyone keeps ignoring that I changed my name!"

"Who's there darling?" Dudley's voice comes from the living room right before he steps into the hallway to check on his wife and his jaw drops when he sees Harry. "Harry." He mumbles after a moment before he walks up to him and continue with a stronger voice again, "I'm so happy you came, please do come in!"

"Harry?" Isabel asks.

"Yeah this is Harry my cousin and a sore topic for my parents but he's the best. Saved my live once even though I've been an arse to him." Dudley explains.

"Why did you never mention him?" The woman questions confused.

"It's complicated and I thought I'd never see him again anyway." Dudley replies, "At least until recently, you remember what I told you about last Sunday? The near car accident?"

"What accident?" Harry questions, "I hope no one got hurt?"

"Oh no, we're all fine." Dudley says, "But I was practicing to ride a bike with my twins and little Harry finally got it but then he fell a little further up the street and a speeding car came at just that moment. I thought he'd be done for sure but then he somehow, I don't know, jumped away in the blink of an eye at the same moment as Lily here screamed and I don't know how but the car did get to a halt before it touched his bike where Harry had been a moment before. I swear it was like, well you know, was it? Is one of my kids like Aunt Lily and you are?"

"What are you talking about?" Isabel chides laughingly. "They were lucky and you're probably over reacting. I bet the car wasn't even that fast."

Harry watches Dudley for a moment before asking worriedly, "What if they are?"

"What do you mean?" Dudley asks confused, "I mean I'd like some help then because I have no idea how to help them learn that stuff but they don't need anything like a wand until he or she is 11 right? I'd also don't know how they'd react about going to different schools they hate being separated."

"They can't go to different ones you know that." Isabel says looking confused. "And now what is this about a wand?"

"How about we all sit down and have a nice warm cup of tea?" Harry suggest.

"Fine, but afterwards I want some answers." The woman says looking sternly towards Dudley.

"Please let me take care of it, it'll be much faster." Harry says and moves his hand. A moment later four cups with saucer seem to be dancing over the floor towards them lead by a tea pot. Water straight from the tap followed through the air turning and twisting in loops and started to steam once it got closer to the table. Leaves flew after and into the floating water before all of it went into the pot that is standing innocently on a perfectly set table.

"Show off." Draco grins before looking to Dudley. "Normal wizards can summon all this just fine but it doesn't look quiet as artful as when Harry is playing with it."

"How." The woman asks looking pale and shocked.

"Would you like a calming draught?" Draco offers, "It's also magical but working just fine on non-magical people like yourself."

"Magic? Wizards? Non-magical?" She looks at Dudley "Are you a wizard?"

"No, I'm not." Dudley replies, "And I honestly know next to nothing about them apart from that my Aunt Lily was a witch and my cousin Harry a wizard."

"Both are dead though. But I was mistaken as his cousin for years and grew up with him when his Aunt and Uncle had been killed. Me and my real family didn't find out about the mix up until I was 15." Harry explains.

"My parents hate everything unnormal as you know. Mother hated her sister and, she hated Harry."

"That must have been hard for you." She says, "You hate seeing others treated badly so much."

Draco looks angrily towards him while Harry just takes his hand to stop him from saying anything while Dudley looks ashamed, "I do, ever since Harry saved my life even though I've…I've…"

"They raised him." Harry interrupts, "They weren't good to him either just in a different way. They were spoiling him too much and treating him like it was okay to bully others and most of all me. Taking money from weaker kids was expected of him and blamed on me. He was praised for breaking my bones since he was strong enough to do so. It wasn't your fault Dudley. And I respect you for changing your act and learning what's right even with them as your role models."

"You have no idea how sorry I am Harry." Dudley whispers close to tears.

"I know." Harry says "But you don't have to be. I'm just glad you changed, I was worried about the kids when I heard that there were magical children in this house again. Where are they now."

"They're playing somewhere in the house." The woman says an arm around her husband for support. She was shocked to hear what he had done but knew him enough to know that he's not like it anymore and probably beating himself up more than anyone else can. "And they are magical? But how, neither Dudley nor I are."

"I know. Neither of his grandparents were either." Harry explains, "Sometimes there are what we call muggleborn witches or wizards. They have magic even though no other family member does. It is by now assumed that one of their ancestors was what we call a squib. That's the opposite so to speak but rarer. A non-magical child from a magical family. It can't be proven for everyone but some have been proven and some muggle families have more than one muggleborn in them while others have none. I knew two brothers that went to Hogwarts with me, that's the magical school we go to, and neither of their parents had magic. And you also have two magical children and Dudley's Aunt was magical meaning there clearly is a high number of magical children in this muggle family."

"I won't let them be hurt for it though, not like you were." Dudley insists. "I'm trying to make up for my sins for years now even working at child services to help other kids that are in your situation since I failed to help you."

"I'm glad you do that. I kind of do the same but in a very different way. Wizards never had anything of the sorts and since a lot of muggles fear magic a lot of children never survived until they reached Hogwarts." Harry explains earning a gasp from both the Dursley's "Because of that Hogwarts has started a Preparatory program. It's to prepare children for the magical world and make sure that pure bloods like Draco here doesn't feel offended when children surround them that don't know how to do some things in the magical world. Draco used to hate me and for kind of good reasons. I didn't understand a lot of things in his world and instead of explaining them they were offended when I questioned their efficiency rather than asking for a reason. Like why they still use quills. Now I know though that writing with a quill is harder and needs the writer to be more careful and precise and that is good practice for precise which is very good practise for wand movement. But during those afternoon classes, that are held once a week for every child that had a display of accidental magic, we do a magical check up to make sure that no diseases spread. It also lets us know if a child is physically abused. The teachers also are supposed to look for emotional abuse. My friends and I had that idea to protect children and got it done with a bit of help from my new family. The old headmaster of Hogwarts turned out to be my Grandfather and the current one is my father."

"And Harry is now the head of that Preparatory program." Draco adds proudly.

"Quit bragging with me." Harry chides by now knowing how pointless it is.

"I've got every reason to brag considering that I got the most powerful wizard alive as well as the richest and most famous one to boot." Draco brags.

Harry just rolls his eyes, "Honestly if Blaise hadn't told me that you wanted me since before you knew all that, I'd never believe you cared about me as a person!"

"It's a good thing I told Blaise how hot and sweet you were after the first time I saw you then." Draco points out, "I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you doubted me or worse would have refused to marry me because of it!"

"Just shut it." Harry grins but takes his hand to show how much he does appreciate that he came with him after all.

"I got another one." A voice from the cupboard under the stars shouts and Harry pales when the dark-haired boy comes out of it. He's holding a tiny broken toy soldier and it takes a moment until Harry realises that it's one of those he saved from the trash to play with when he'd still been in there. "Look daddy I found another treasury." The boy cheers and walks over to his father who smiles kindly towards his son and starts to wipe away some dust and spider webs that the boy is covered in and even a spider is gently lifted of the boy and carried out a widow while the boy keeps talking. He describes how he found it between two boards that make a step of the stair and how it was mostly hidden by a huge spider but that he defeated the dangerous probably poisonous spider and saved the soldier. He ends with saying "I'll take it to the nurse to make him feel better he lost an arm."

He's about to run upstairs when Dudley says, "Harry wait, why don't you hand him to that man over there. His name is also Harry and you're named after him. He's an old friend and if you ask nicely he might also be able to heal that poor soldier now. I think he used to play with it after I cut of the poor man's arm."

"I get nurse Lily first though, maybe she can learn how to heal them properly." He says and runs of with the soldier.

"I hope you don't mind." Dudley says, "You can deny but I think they'd love to see some magic. It doesn't have to be as fancy as setting the table was."

"Don't worry." Harry says while he hears the kids coming down the stairs. Both of their tiny hands full of broken toy soldiers.

"Those are all the soldiers I could save from the spider jungle." The little boy says, "Nurse Lily is trying to heal them and some are feeling better."

"Let me see." Harry replies, "How about you place them on the table there in front of me." The kids do as asked and lay them out for him while Harry draws a wand.

"We're not supposed to have sticks in the house." Lily says eying her mother.

"Then it's good that this isn't a normal stick." Harry explains, "This is a magical wand, mine to be precise. And with that I'll awaken the two mediwizards in disguise." He moves his wand and two soldiers start to move around and both move their hands to heal the other before they are walking from one solder to the next slowly treating their wounds with bandages and potion vials they pull from their pockets. Harry smiles the kids watch the little soldiers and they cheer them on to heal the others and after about two minutes all the soldiers are marching along the table before they stay in an orderly line in front of the kids and return in their proper positions.

"Like I said," Draco grins, "Show off."

"How did you do that?" Lily questions.

"Magic." Harry explains, "You two will learn some magic at some point too and can fix broken things as well or become medi wizards that heal others or work as a curse breaker and find warded treasures in Egypt or learn how to handle dragons and work to protect them from poachers."

"Real Dragons?" Both twins ask together and Harry can't help but smile a little. "Yeah, but you can learn more in a special afternoon class that you could go to once a week. A lesson is about 10 pounds for each."

"That much." The woman says.

"We'll manage." Dudley insists. "I'll take some extra shifts."

"If you show Draco your bank stuff he might be able to get them in on a partial scholarship." Harry explains.

"Bank stuff?" Draco grumbles. "I'll need detailed bank statements for the last six month as well as a signed paper from your work stating how much you earn and the last bills from the gas and water companies as well as all the other living expanses you regularly need to pay. Costs for your car is included in those if you can manage to get your kids to the nearest class which in this case would be London!"

"No problem." Dudley replies, "I do believe we could cope but it would be good, I love my job and we can get by well enough but with the kids starting pre-school soon it would be a good thing to get it a little cheaper."

"Give me the bills for that as well as soon as you have to pay them." Draco orders. "We do offer a partial scholarship as well as a full one if you get a partial one you'll only have to pay half and with a full one you'd get the kids in for free. Since you have two children eligible it is possible that you pay less for the second child then the first meaning that only one gets a partial or a full scholarship while the other would have to pay about five pounds more. The money is supposed to be paid in wizarding coins but one Galleon is usually about 4,95 pound. Since you are muggles you can choose to exchange the money at the bank which is also located in London and close by or you can pay in Muggle money but the exact amount might change slightly every few month depending on the current exchange rate. I'd suggest to exchange some more especially while the exchange rate is good for you and less when it's more expensive that way you'd have some gallons on you that you could also spend on other things in Diagon ally, the magical shopping district where the rooms for the classes are located. For the first one you'll be accompanied either by a teacher or by the family of your child's or children's support child. Every older child has to support and help one of the newcomers and their family usually help in the responsibility but sometimes they are a little too far apart to make that possible. In this case, there is also the possibility that Harry will personally take care of it but I'd suggest against it since walking with him through Diagon is only possible with a really good disguise for him."

"That is why I usually don't do this kind of gig and send someone else to explain things. I'm crap at it." Harry grins. "Muggle families have too many questions I don't know how to answer and wizarding ones are unable to say anything apart from the usual hero worship."

"Hero worship?" Dudley says, "You mentioned something along those lines in that letter you wrote to me once."

Harry and Draco stayed until it was nearly dinner time and explain about the wizarding world until Draco reminds Harry that Blaise will be upset if they're late for dinner. They always eat dinner together when one of them picks up their daughter. Once they are outside of the house and a few steps away Harry turns and looks back with a smile. "He really did change, didn't he?" Draco asks with a sigh.

"More then I ever thought possible." Harry replies, "And I'm glad the kids will be safe with him."

Authors Note: Thanks for all teh support and I hope you enjoyed the story!