Eight Years Later: Your Last Chance

[kanedax]

Title: Eight Years Later: Your Last Chance
Author: kanedax
Spoilers: Deathly Hallows & Previous Chapters
Rating: R for language and religious themes
Characters: Dudley, Vernon, Molly
Summary: Vernon makes a decision
Notes/Disclaimer: I don’t want this chapter to be a metaphor. I don’t want it to be any sort of stance on the religious right’s attitudes

Comments

[itsmysunshine]

Vernon is just crazy. Period X(.

Oh, you made me curious for the next chapters!!! :D. And it was really a surprise for me to read that Vernon actually had known the fact of wizarding world for such a long time! :D

[kanedax]

I just figured that there had to be some reason why Vernon had such a similar viewpoint as Petunia at first beyond the simple "well, magic's stupid!"

This still isn't the farthest I've ever seen it taken. One series actually had the Dursleys related to Slughorn.

[itsmysunshine]

ZOMG.

Hm, I forgot what chapter it was? Can you point me to that one?

I thought that Vernon hate magics just because he is proud to be what he called 'normal' people. *lol*

[kanedax]

lol it wasn't my idea. it was another story completely by another guy. antoshevu's Back to the Garden is the series that had Vernon & Sluggy.

I think he hates magics because he's proud of being normal, sure. But I think his definition of "normal" feels like it's too deeply rooted to be simply a matter of not liking his sister-in-law.

[anonymous]

Lovely work. Small correction:

...to himself for not the first time... (1st paragraph) should be:

...to himself, not for the first time...

This was a rather disturbing chapter. I've adored all other chapters before this, because everything seemed so nicely in-character. This, however, feels dangerously OOC. Like a parody of zealots. Vernon Dursley seems, to me, to be more the type to simply leave everything behind and pretend that it never existed, that he'd never been married, never had a son. And if he went off the deep end, he certainly wouldn't do it in this manner--not to mention that he's a bit too large to sneak properly.

As I said, I've been following this since its inception. I think it's one of the best post-DH stories out there. This chapter just feels like, "Which of these things is not like the other?" compared to the rest of the story.

[kanedax]

Thanks, I'll make the change

[girlspell]

There were some funny parts.

"I’m vice-president of the company now, and I could easily fire someone and give you a fantastic job with…”

That was so Vernon...good line.

Hmmm...I wonder what Dudley would have thought if Benjie was one of the others? Would be contaminated by blood? Benjie was conviently the good guy. Just wondering.

[kanedax]

I could have gone either way. It probably would have sucked a little more if he hadn't been a member of the Order, or if he had been a Death Eater. But I think Dudley's been around the wizarding world long enough to recognize that when you're talking cousins, half-cousins, etc, that it really doesn't make THAT much of a difference.

In a way it might have been easier, actually, if Benjy had been a Death Eater. That way it might have been simpler to accept his father's view of the wizarding world if the only other wizard he had known besides the Potters was a truly evil character.

[vikingprincess]

Ouch. Poor Dudley. Great update, though!

[kanedax]

You knew the Dursleys weren't going to get tied up neatly. ;)

[vikingprincess]

no, they really can't be, can they?

[lionquidditch]

Oh yea, Vernon has gone round the bend so to speak. It tugs at your heart for Dudley, having a confrontation with Vernon like this. Now you have to write "Eight Years and a day" to tell us what happened with Dudley. Another very well written chapter. I always enjoy you fic.

[kanedax]

It will be discussed. It will be somewhat pertinent to future story. But it's not going to be mentioned right away.