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REC: Best Mother in the World (Petunia, Gen)
Title: Best Mother in the World
Author: lorelei_lynn
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Petunia Evans, Harry Potter, Gen
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summary: With her own child dead and her orphaned nephew to raise, Petunia can’t stop trying to compete with her sister. (For an AU challenge, prompt: Dudley was never born (or died very young), so Petunia felt very different towards Harry in her grief. Harry had a very different childhood.)
Why you should read this ...
It's one of those AUs which are gorgeously about a 'what if this happened instead' - one of those well-written ones that take a thoughtful and well-characterised approach to the question.
The summary is pretty self-explanatory, so I won't say much about the plot. The real gem of this piece is Petunia's characterisation - it really explores her potential development down a different possible path, and it's beautiful to see.
Author: lorelei_lynn
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Petunia Evans, Harry Potter, Gen
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summary: With her own child dead and her orphaned nephew to raise, Petunia can’t stop trying to compete with her sister. (For an AU challenge, prompt: Dudley was never born (or died very young), so Petunia felt very different towards Harry in her grief. Harry had a very different childhood.)
Why you should read this ...
It's one of those AUs which are gorgeously about a 'what if this happened instead' - one of those well-written ones that take a thoughtful and well-characterised approach to the question.
The summary is pretty self-explanatory, so I won't say much about the plot. The real gem of this piece is Petunia's characterisation - it really explores her potential development down a different possible path, and it's beautiful to see.