He recognized the pudgy handwriting of his cousin, from the annual Christmas cards the bloke sent. Huh. Maybe that was it, albeit a few weeks early. Harry smiled to himself at the thought that Dudley might finally be shedding his procrastinating ways - a pet peeve from when they were in Muggle primary school, and Harry had been forced to complete Dudley's homework as well as his own. He had cycled in his best mate (Ron) for his cousin once he had gotten to Hogwarts, but at least then, Hermione had been there to share the load.