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laudienne · 07-14-2007, 03:38 AM

Petunia Dursley, for sure. I love her because, on the surface, she seems like such a shallow character who allows her son to be a pampered, spoiled rotten, selfish jerk {lol Dudley is NOT my favorite, as you can tell} but, as you delve deeper, you can see she is a wounded person. She was "wronged" in her past by her parents who, in Petunia's opinion {which is the one that matters because it changed everyone's futures, including Harry's}, neglected her and sort of "forgot" her upon finding out Lily was a witch. Therefore, she showers Dudley with love and affection because she's actually a compassionate woman - she never wants her own child to feel forgotten or disregarded, but instead loved and appreciated. And, because she took Harry in and provided the protection of Privet Drive to him {knowing full well the impact it would have on his well-being}, she wasn't completely horrible to him. You can tell she still sees Lily and James in Harry and, therefore, feels a certain duty to make his life horrible as payback, but she still feels the call of family by taking him in. She's just more complex than people make her out to be.

So anyway, I like her.

07-14-2007, 03:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
laudienne Wotcher, Harry! Slytherin Babe Crup Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,025	Petunia Dursley, for sure. I love her because, on the surface, she seems like such a shallow character who allows her son to be a pampered, spoiled rotten, selfish jerk {lol Dudley is NOT my favorite, as you can tell} but, as you delve deeper, you can see she is a wounded person. She was "wronged" in her past by her parents who, in Petunia's opinion {which is the one that matters because it changed everyone's futures, including Harry's}, neglected her and sort of "forgot" her upon finding out Lily was a witch. Therefore, she showers Dudley with love and affection because she's actually a compassionate woman - she never wants her own child to feel forgotten or disregarded, but instead loved and appreciated. And, because she took Harry in and provided the protection of Privet Drive to him {knowing full well the impact it would have on his well-being}, she wasn't completely horrible to him. You can tell she still sees Lily and James in Harry and, therefore, feels a certain duty to make his life horrible as payback, but she still feels the call of family by taking him in. She's just more complex than people make her out to be. So anyway, I like her.