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beholder_mod (beholder_mod) wrote in hp_beholder,
@ 2011-04-18 14:23:00

Entry tags:

beholder_2011, dudley dursley, dudley/harry, fic, harry potter, rating:pg13, slash

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.

"Principles Before Personalities"

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katmarajade
2011-04-20 04:56 pm UTC (link)

This is gorgeous-- Dudley is so believable and so sympathetic here. I love that it doesn't gloss over his past, but allows him to be likable and move on. YAY REDEEMED DUDLEY! I think that his fears about Magic from his past experiences were perfectly expressed. I'm glad that Sheila got put in her place during that exchange and hope it opened her eyes. Dean Thomas was fantastic-- I love him in this role! Him working this kind of job is perfect and he was great at it. And Harry and Arabella were complete delights. Great job, Mystery Author!

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	Re: Principles Before Personalities leela_cat 2011-06-06 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much. I very much wanted to bring in Dudley's experiences with magic and to open eyes on both sides. You have no idea how much it means that that worked for you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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