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Flooding Rains by Ayla Pascal (R)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Petunia Evans (Dursley)/Lily Evans (Potter)
Length: 1058 words
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curia_regis
Author Website: FF.net | LJ
Why this must be read:
Ayla is my favourite HP ficwriter, so I have to recommend at least one of her stories. It wasn't easy to choose only one among so many good fics, but I picked this one because it's a good introduction to her writing style for those who aren't familiar with it. In this fic, intense emotions are conveyed in an elegant, concise manner. Petunia's jealousy and pain feel so real, that it's hard not to sympathise with her even if she's far from being a likable person. The Lily we see through her eyes doesn't seem to be as happy as suggested in canon, which adds to the angst and makes the fic all the more intriguing.
But then again, maybe it all happened later. Much later.
Maybe it was when Lily breezed into their home after leaving that freak school of hers, with that equally freakish boyfriend on her arm, announcing that she was getting married. She looked so grown-up, so different, and so much older. The swell of bitterness was almost too much for Petunia to bear. It should have been her. She was two years older. She was supposed to be the one to do everything first, but Lily was growing up and leaving her behind. While Lily got to go off to her magic school with her magic stick, Petunia was left with the dank taste of reality in her throat, of waitressing, of bills, of not being able to make ends meet.
Flooding Rains
Pairing: Petunia Evans (Dursley)/Lily Evans (Potter)
Length: 1058 words
Author on LJ:
curia_regisAuthor Website: FF.net | LJ
Why this must be read:
Ayla is my favourite HP ficwriter, so I have to recommend at least one of her stories. It wasn't easy to choose only one among so many good fics, but I picked this one because it's a good introduction to her writing style for those who aren't familiar with it. In this fic, intense emotions are conveyed in an elegant, concise manner. Petunia's jealousy and pain feel so real, that it's hard not to sympathise with her even if she's far from being a likable person. The Lily we see through her eyes doesn't seem to be as happy as suggested in canon, which adds to the angst and makes the fic all the more intriguing.
But then again, maybe it all happened later. Much later.
Maybe it was when Lily breezed into their home after leaving that freak school of hers, with that equally freakish boyfriend on her arm, announcing that she was getting married. She looked so grown-up, so different, and so much older. The swell of bitterness was almost too much for Petunia to bear. It should have been her. She was two years older. She was supposed to be the one to do everything first, but Lily was growing up and leaving her behind. While Lily got to go off to her magic school with her magic stick, Petunia was left with the dank taste of reality in her throat, of waitressing, of bills, of not being able to make ends meet.
Flooding Rains