Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 9 An Unexpected Joy! A Perfect Resolve to the D-Rank Regret!

Time passed steadily, day by day.

At this point, nearly twenty days had passed since the Dursleys opened their hearts to each other.

As early as July 8th, Dumbledore had replied to Harry, explaining that on Harry's birthday, he would send Mr. Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper of Hogwarts, to No. 7 Privet Drive to take Harry and Dudley to purchase the items needed for their enrollment.

In addition, the Dursleys' attitude toward Harry changed significantly during this period.

In the past, at Dudley's insistence, Harry could receive material support similar to that of Dudley, and Vernon and Petunia would suppress their tempers and try their best to ignore Harry and not inflict too much mental abuse on him.

But none of this was the Dursleys' original intention; they did it simply because they didn't want to disappoint Dudley.

Now, Dudley has forcibly opened up most of Petunia's heart, and she is able to recognize her feelings for Lily and Harry.

Although she still couldn't express her feelings verbally, her actions in daily life clearly showed that she had developed a lot of affection for Harry.

For example, when going out for fun, she would specifically invite Harry along, and when taking photos at tourist attractions, she would proactively make sure Harry and Dudley stood in the center together.

Judging by my estimation, Petunia now spoils Harry about 40-50% as much as she spoils Dudley, and it's genuine.

Vernon, who unconditionally loved his wife, was also drawn to Harry's behavior upon seeing this, and his attitude towards Harry became much warmer.

This flattered Harry so much that he would secretly pinch himself twice almost every day to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

Dudley was extremely satisfied with this family atmosphere, and he had longed for it for a long time.

Of course, he didn't get carried away with it. He always used his spare time to mentally rehearse Harry's birthday plan, thinking about possible changes and how to deal with them.

According to the system's measurement criteria, an eleventh birthday signifies the end of childhood and the beginning of adolescence.

Therefore, on July 31, 1991, Harry's eleventh birthday, the S-Class Regret Event - The Savior's Dark Childhood - will be rewarded.

This reward is quite important to Dali's action plan.

This is why Dudley made Harry arrange in his reply to Dumbledore to send someone at dawn that day.

In addition, this time is also the time when Harry was taken to Diagon Alley by Hagrid in the original storyline. Following the original plot appropriately might make his actions easier and smoother.

……

On the evening of July 28th, there were still a little over two days until Harry's birthday.

Something happened that brought Dali immense joy and satisfaction.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully resolved a Class D regrettable incident - an unspeakable, complicated love and care!]

The host subtly influenced Penny Dursley's personality and emotional perception over nearly ten years, and through a heartfelt family talk, helped Penny see her own inner feelings clearly.

Meanwhile, with the guidance of his host, Harry Potter came to understand Aunt Petunia's feelings for him.

Influenced by Penny's recent change in attitude, Harry took the initiative to talk to Penny before his birthday, expressing his desire to understand his aunt and uncle and to truly integrate into the Dursley family.

Petunia was moved by Harry, completely relieved, and let go of her inner turmoil. She subtly expressed her apology to Harry, as well as her longing for a happy family life in the future.

This issue has been perfectly resolved.

[Special offer, fixed reward: 1 chance to fuse a D-grade magic item.]

[Bonus Reward: 1 chance to fuse a D-grade magic item.]

[Currently possesses: 2 opportunities to fuse D-grade magic items]

Dali lay on his large bed in his bedroom, reading the system notifications that came to his mind, a smile on his face.

He had originally planned to give Harry a hint the night before his birthday, so that his cousin could use the excuse of "his birthday is coming up and he wants to put a perfect end to his childhood" to give his mother a way out and get the stubborn Petunia to express her apologies and wishes to Harry.

Unexpectedly, Harry suddenly had a flash of inspiration and took the initiative to complete the task on his own.

It really gave him a pleasant surprise!

Overwhelmed with excitement, Dali turned on the light, got out of bed, walked to the small refrigerator in his bedroom, and opened the refrigerator door.

Inside the refrigerator's refrigerated compartment, three bags of dark red blood were neatly stacked.

As Dali focused his attention on one of the bags of blood, the system's identification information immediately appeared on the translucent panel screen in front of him.

【Harry Potter's Magical Blood (Level E)】

[Item Description: Venous blood drawn from the veins of wizard Harry Potter contains a trace of magic and mysterious protective magical properties.]

After fusion, the host can obtain an extremely weak wizard bloodline that has no potential for growth.

Additionally, since the host is related to Lily Potter and Harry Potter by blood, after fusion, they can also gain a weakened version of the ancient magic - the magical property of Love Protection.

It can offer some resistance and reflection against instant-death attacks, and touching an object filled with murderous intent towards the host will cause it to suffer some backlash damage.

Looking at the familiar description of the magical item, Dudley thought for a moment, then closed the refrigerator door and decided not to fuse it for the time being.

The three packets of Harry's blood, each with the same volume, each packet being an E-grade magical item, together are equivalent to a D-grade magical item.

After fusion, Dudley can obtain a weak, low-potential wizard bloodline, as well as the confidence to withstand a killing curse.

This provides excellent assurance for the operation on Harry's birthday.

Dudley speculated that after becoming a junior wizard by merging three packets of Harry's blood, he would have his name appear in the Hogwarts admission book.

The Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance are powerful magical artifacts left behind by the four founders of Hogwarts.

The Pen of Acceptance automatically senses whether any baby born in the UK and Ireland possesses magical talent. If so, it will write the corresponding baby's name in the Book of Admission.

This made it convenient for the Hogwarts administration to send out acceptance letters by owl when the baby turned eleven.

At the same time, the Book of Admission also has a supervisory role. It examines whether the child whose name is to be written down by the Pen of Admission has sufficient magical talent, in order to prevent Hogwarts from receiving Squib students.

There's a saying in the wizarding world that whether a person can attend Hogwarts is decided on the day they are born.

This is thanks to the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance.

Dudley is now a full-fledged Muggle, so his name can't possibly be on the Book of Admission, but if he were to have three bags of Harry's blood mixed in, then who knows?

If Dumbledore, that old bee, sees Dudley's name added to the Book of Admission and decides to visit No. 4 Privet Drive himself, it will inevitably affect Dudley's plans.

He was confident he could fool the simple-minded half-giant, but not confident he could cause trouble under the nose of the greatest wizard of the twentieth century.

Therefore, the best time for the fusion was on Harry's birthday, after he saw Hagrid in person.