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Chapter 36: Training
"Dudley, why do you need so many books?" asked Harry, noticing Dudley had bought more than what he seemed to need.
"Harry, do you want to know why?" Dudley replied. "When a soldier trains diligently, more people can be saved on the battlefield."
Like a spark, Harry finally understood why his cousin bought so many books, it was preparation to face Voldemort.
Harry scolded himself inwardly. Even though he knew that Voldemort would hunt him, he was still preoccupied with other things. Even in the original story, this young boy was too busy playing Quidditch, sulking with professors, and more.
But Harry was just a normal teenager being led by Dumbledore and Hermione. Some fans even jokingly called the series "Hermione and Two Idiots" because everything that happened from book 1 to book 7 was led by Hermione, with Harry always doing the final finishing or final duel.
Dudley then went to Dr. Granger. "Don't worry, Dr. Granger, 80% of these books were bought with my own money."
"Wow, I thought my daughter was the one who loved books. Didn't know she had someone who loves them more," joked Dr. Granger.
"Daddy!" huffed Hermione.
"Just joking, Hermione," Dr. Granger said, then turned his focus back to Dudley. "I'm glad you're one of my daughter's friends."
It was true. Based on what he knew about Dudley, this young man was excellent in his studies and had a good sense of humor. Respectful and gentle, Dudley had the qualities of a good husband. But even though Dr. Granger liked him, he knew Hermione should choose her own partner—after all, he and his wife married for love.
"I'm also glad Hermione is my friend. She's been my eternal rival in school," Dudley revealed.
Hearing the words "eternal rival" made Hermione stare at him sharply, her face resembling a caninae. Luckily, Madam Pomfrey had shrunk her front teeth last year, so her face no longer resembled a rabbit.
It was true that Dudley always got first place, with Hermione landing in second. Because of this, they had eventually earned the nickname "eternal rivals."
One thing Dudley didn't do was raise his hand when a professor asked a question. Otherwise, he wasn't sure what would happen to Hermione either she'd get frustrated, or maybe she'd even fall in love with him, since she had never beaten him academically. Everything can happen to the book, so it is one of the possibility.
---A Lot Of Gun---
There are only a few days left before he will go to school, a few things happen, such as he had bought the gun using Sirius service.
Basically, Sirius Black went to the USA and bought a series of guns. 5 sets of Glock 19, a bunch of bullets. Ar 15 because m4 or m15 are hard to get only military could own it and also somehow Sirius manage to secure bazooka and hand grenade.
Sirius, who bought the gun, also bought for himself as a souvenir, he is one of the people who didn't know what a gun really is and became dumbfounded upon training inside the briefcase.
BANG!
A small explosion echoed, and the wooden target shattered from the gun's power.
"What? How could this small object destroy that?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
Susan, who had never seen or heard of guns, had a similar shocked expression.
"If you want to know, this thing has killed dozens of wizards because they don't understand Muggles. They think Muggles still fight with swords and shields like in the Middle Ages. Many wizards died during WWI and WWII," Dudley explained.
"Is that true, son?" Vernon asked.
"Yeah, it's true, but we never considered shooting Death Eaters the moment they began their rampage," said Dudley.
"But a lot of Muggles died in the last war," Sirius noted.
"That's because we didn't know about wizards. We thought they weren't carrying weapons but..." Dudley trailed off.
"Now, let me show you this little thing," Dudley said, picking up a grenade from the box. "This is about the same as a Bombarda spell."
"Is it an explosive?" Susan asked.
"Yeah, it's an explosive device. You just pull this pin, and it explodes," Dudley grinned. "You want to know the best thing about Muggle weapons?"
"What?" asked Susan, and even Sirius seemed curious.
"Protego can't stop bullets. That means we can catch them off guard. They think we'll use wands and try to block the attack, but when they see the orange flash, they won't think it's an Unforgivable Curse," Dudley explained.
(Author's Note: Someone left a comment claiming that people in the UK cannot own guns. That law came into effect after 1996, and since Dudley is still in 1995, it means he can legally own a gun. Unfortunately i had written that the banned thing happen in this 1995s, so you can consider the banned of gun are during 1990s)
---Weight Loss---
Dudley had been training with his house elf, Kreacher, to get into better shape, and he also invited Mipsy to join the sessions. Inevitably, Harry, Susan, and Sirius ended up joining their training as well. Because of this, they didn't notice how quickly Dudley's weight had dropped.
This happened because Dudley had been using the "Edit Character" function in a gamer mode. Every day, he would lose about 2kg while shaping himself to look as good as Harry Styles—but not exactly like him, as he still needed to resemble Vernon and Petunia.
By the time school was about to begin, he had managed to lose around 20kg. His weight had dropped from 120kg to 110kg when he was in Sirius house and now it was down to 90kg after he train everyday. His height had increased from 178 cm to 185 cm, and he planned to eventually reach 192 cm—but he was taking it slowly.
Kreacher, who had always been gloomy, also became more active, and he and Mipsy became brothers-in-arms. Dudley introduced modern training methods like running, jumping, eating nutritious food, dodging objects, and more.
They all became more skilled and faster than before. Kreacher's eyes were no longer lifeless; he now had a goal—to destroy Lord Voldemort and all his Horcruxes.
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