Hey! Congrats! What a wonderful job with this prompt! It wasn't sappy or schmoopy. You had me from the moment Snape shouted, "Riddiculus!". HAAaaa! His ongoing monologue to himself, chronicling his downward spiral into caring was delicious to read.
Kudos on bringing Dudley in--nice touch, that. Telling the story in present tense worked really well too; there were places that I laughed out loud, and the two of them finally getting together at the end (god, I loved determined!Harry in that scene!) was hot and romantic and just so fulfilling to read. *happy sigh*
Great job, my Dragon! El Capitan is proud of you! ROAR!!!