I've been tempted to write one a few times, either set sometime after the war or when they were very, very little, but have never been able to manage it. :(  I certainly hope I come across one someday, if I never have inspiration for one. :D

Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I agree--people are very rarely nasty just to be that way--even Voldemort is evil for his own reasons, no matter how twisted and appalling his reasons are to us. And usually, when you get right down to someone's motivations, they're not as inherently awful as someone on the outside would assume. Petunia has certainly made mistakes, and I'm not saying that the things she did were excusable, but I do find them understandable, and it makes me pity her more than hate her. I'm slowly working my way through half the wizarding world, it seems. Soonish I'll be posting here Random Facts entries about McGonagall and Trelawney, and a drabble series about Andromeda. Lol. Character studies = my very favorite things to write. :D

Thank you!!  I love writing about Petunia. :D

Thank you! Petunia becomes a very complex person when you look hard enough at her. She kind of fascinates me. Lol.

I agree--he wouldn't have turned out nearly so well-rounded and not-crazy if he hadn't received any love or care as a very small child. He may not remember those years, but I can't see a toddler surviving and thriving (he was thin, but he did learn, grow, etc, and he had a very real understanding of love despite not receiving it in everyday life, which makes me think he experienced it at some point after age one) without someone at least caring for him enough to feed and bathe and entertain him.

Thank you!!