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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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miramiraficfic
2011-04-23 03:20 am UTC (link)

This is certainly turning out to be a fantastic fest for Dudley. I love the way you've structured this, and Dudley's slow acceptance of who he is and realization of what he can be. You've done a beautiful job with the supporting cast: not just Dean (though I love him and his drawings here) and Mrs. Figg, but the original characters like Phil and Sheila as well. The scene with Petunia is just heartbreaking - completely and utterly believable, but heartbreaking. As for the relationship with Harry, I like how they're simultaneously the only people who really understand what it was like to grow up in that house, and yet strangers enough that they can get to know each other on entirely new terms now. Well done.

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	Re: Principles Before Personalities leela_cat 2011-06-06 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Thank you very much. It's wonderful to know that the supporting cast all worked for you. Especially that scene with Petunia, which broke my heart just a little while i was writing it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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