Dudley's rise was unusual. Impractical. Illogical. The Muggle world was confused; the Wall Street experts, the financial world experts, all tried to understand Dudley in hopes of replicating his miracle.
Insider trading was a guess initially. But anyone with half a brain dismissed that notion. Dudley mostly invested in companies that were just starting out. In a true sense, Dudley was an angel investor. And those invested companies went on to become giants, surpassing the competition. And Dudley somehow created synergy in his invested companies. Like how Netflix and Google were joining hands. How Google and Amazon were using each other to expand their market presence.
Moreover, now Dudley was entering hard industries. Setting up manufacturing in the United States. In an era when most companies outsourced manufacturing, Dudley was the only madman setting it up in the States. Understandably, he was loved by the politicians and the people for that reason.
And despite being merely 20 years old, despite having so much money, Dudley's image was clean. No scandals, no sex parties with models, no questionable yacht outings, no drugs, no publicly recorded outbursts.
How could one achieve so much at such a young age? There was envy, there was admiration, and there was loathing.
But while the Muggle world was in awe, the magical world was in fear and pride at the same time. If he were the richest Muggle, then, combined with Dudley's magical wealth, he was perhaps the richest man in humanity's existence. The D&D Bank alone surpassed all wizard-owned businesses. Gringotts was bleeding and clearly planning something in silence.
And despite all that, no one knew about the true might that Dudley owned. The Vanguards had grown from five hundred to a thousand, and now their number stood at two thousand. An army of wizards sworn to Dudley with Unbreakable Vows. And that army loved Dudley not as a boss, but as their family head. He provided them with a stable job, money, respect, and a sense of pride.
Through Dudley, the Vanguards derived confidence to hold their heads high. And for Dudley, they were ready to do anything.
That night, they did the same.
They surrounded Azkaban as the Death Eaters broke out. Their numbers were utterly overwhelming. But their intention wasn't to capture the Death Eaters.
No, their goal was to gain control of the chessboard.
Their goal was to give Dudley the ability to play the game on his own terms.
To turn all the kings, queens, knights, rooks, and pawns on the chessboard into his little toys. Black or White, all under his invisible strings of control.
To own the playing field like a god.
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It was the 25th of December, Christmas Day had arrived.
Petunia had decided to hold the evening feast on the eve of Christmas Day instead of Christmas Eve, as she wanted to spend time with her son instead. She also dropped a bomb, revealing that she was dating someone.
While it shocked Dudley, he wasn't against it at all. Vernon was his father, and he liked the man as he was starting to change. But the untimely death had destroyed whatever connection they had barely formed. Petunia, on the other hand, he did like and eventually saw as his mother.
Besides, she was dating a decent guy. A world-famous TV chef with his shows broadcast around the world. From cooking to food challenges to restaurant reviews. Petunia told him about the man on Christmas Eve and invited him to meet Dudley.
That same night, Dudley made the Vanguards dig out the entire history of the man. He went to a kindergarten in the countryside, and used to pick his nose a lot and taste it before rating it. Moved to London for culinary school and worked under another TV show chef. He got divorced a few years ago and has a daughter studying in college. His net worth was a few million dollars, and owned three restaurants with Michelin stars. He had never dated since his divorce, and met Petunia on the set when he was a guest on her cooking show.
All in all, the Vanguards remarked that the man was genuine. Not chasing Dudley, indirectly trying to seek investment.
With that, Dudley relaxed and stopped worrying about Petunia. But he still kept ten Vanguards keeping a watch on her at all times. He feared Voldemort would go after her.
The next day, in the evening, guests arrived at his now upgraded house. He'd bought the entire Privet Drive at last, and the other houses were currently being razed to the ground to make space for beautiful lawns with boundary walls and tall shrub fencing for privacy. The only two houses left in that large area were his own and Lily's.
"Madam Bones." Dudley greeted the stoic woman, yet with a certain charm. "Glad you could make it."
"She insisted." Amelia gestured at her niece, standing beside her, grinning.
Dudley eyed the girl. She was dressed to impress, wearing a lovely white full-sleeved shirt-blouse with a large red bowtie, and a red pleated skirt that only reached her lower thighs, leaving the rest of her legs covered in thin, white stockings, her feet wearing red closed-toe heels. Her shoulder-length red hair was done curly and messy in a pretty way, with some bangs on her forehead. One look and he knew she was going to be mischievous tonight.
Tonight's gonna be interesting.
He could already feel it… between his legs.
"Merry Christmas, Dud!" Susan chirped and jumped at him, wrapping her arms around his neck, pecking his lips, and hugged him so hard. She intently made him feel her round, voluptuous Hogwarts-wide famous tits on his chest.
What the—
He was taken aback by the kiss. He eyed Amelia Bones, but she didn't seem to mind. He knew that the older woman was aware of his and Susan's sexual nature of friendship. But to openly kiss.
Before anyone else could appear, Susan stopped teasing him and walked in with Amelia. Soon after, Hannah appeared with both her parents. And damn, she was also dressed to impress. Being taller than Susan, and while not much around the chest, Hannah was known and lusted after across Hogwarts for her lower half. Her hips were to die for, and he could vouch for that.
Her dress accentuated her lower half perfectly. A simple pale-pink blouse, solid blue jeans tight around her hips and legs, and heeled sandals of the same color as her blouse. Combined with her long, wavy, untied blonde hair falling on her shoulders, she looked hot and innocent at the same time. And hell, he wanted to pull her in and give her a deep tongue-twisting kiss.
Sadly, her parents weren't as aware as Amelia Bones. To them, he was just their daughter's good friend and a famous boy.
"Merry Christmas, Hannah, and Mr. and Mrs. Abbot."
Mr. Abbott happily grabbed his hand and shook it. "Merry Christmas to you as well, Mr. Dursley. Thank you for taking care of my daughter."
"..."
He looked at Hannah, and her face had already turned deep red.
And I'll take care of her tonight as well. Don't worry.
Of course, he couldn't say that out loud.
"Please, it's Hannah who takes care of me. Let's go, everyone else is inside." He replied and finally closed the door. He purposely walked behind them, eyeing Hannah's lovable ass in those tight jeans. She felt his gaze and looked behind, only to receive his wink.
Soon, they arrived in the renovated dining area. Unlike before, when the dining table was just set in the combined large hall that was the living room and kitchen, the renovated house had a designated dining area with a table so long and grand that twenty people could sit there.
Everyone was already seated. Petunia was sitting at the farthest, shorter edge, as the head. To her right, around the corner, Dudley made Hannah sit, then her parents. On Petunia's left, around the corner, was an empty seat reserved for him. And likely planned by Lily, she was seated right beside him to the left, then there was Susan, and then Amelia. A perfect setting, especially for the massive table with that white tablecloth that dangled low at the edges, falling over their laps.
Right away, Dudley walked over and took his seat beside Lily. The woman did smell of flowers and looked just as stunning, keeping her red hair in that one thick braid he loved to pull while doing her. But he had no plans for her that day, or night.
Still, that didn't mean there was no fun. As soon as he sat down, his left hand sank under the tablecloth and drifted over to Lily's lap. Although the woman was wearing a long skirt, she seemed to have lifted it up already.
Ah, heaven.
His large hand landed on top of her right thigh, and he caressed inward, feeling the creamy, soft, plump inner thigh. He gently caressed, not moving his hand too much. But he was sad when he felt her moist underwear keeping him from teasing her. Still, the warmth of her legs was more than enough to make that dinner enjoyable.
"I heard you started dating, Petunia," Lily asked, completely unbothered by her young stallion's hand on her naked leg. Rather, she welcomed it, at times squeezing her legs together to warm up his hand, letting him feel the moist heat radiating from her core. She was ready, willing even. Sadly, that night wasn't it.
Dudley cherished it. At first, he was doubtful, but now he didn't care. He loved the exclusivity he had over her. And that made him hard.
"We just started, Lily. It's nothing serious at the moment." Petunia shyly replied, completely unbothered by how the plates of food flew from the kitchen and landed in front of them. There were no servants, no house elves, just magic.
But then Petunia eyed her sister. "What about you, Lily? I don't… mean to be rude. You should maybe… try dating?"
"It's alright, Petunia. But I don't see the need, truly. I'm rather content as things are." Lily smiled softly, giving the hand of her curious explorer a gentle squeeze between her creamy thighs. "My work keeps me busy. And Dudley…"
What?! Dudley froze.
"Is helping me keep Harry out of trouble at Hogwarts… I feel at ease."
Damn… Playing a dangerous game with me, Lily. Be ready for the punishment.
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