FIC: "Principles Before Personalities for catbirdfish Recipient:catbirdfish Author:leela_cat Title: Principles Before Personalities Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Dudley Dursley/Harry Potter Word Count: ~21,000 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *alcohol abuse, addiction issues, physical violence*. Summary: After being arrested and sentenced to a Community Order, Dudley finds help in unexpected places. Author's Notes:catbirdfish said she liked many things that appealed to me, including character study, imperfections, characters undergoing a change or maturing emotionally, and redemption arcs and, thus, this story was born. Many thanks to my betas and my brit-picker and to bethbethbeth for giving characters like Dudley a chance to shine.
The section titles, except for the first one, come from a non-denominational version of the twelve steps, and the story title comes from the twelfth tradition.