Vernon:

Mr. Vernon Dursley had always known he was destined for a great and interesting life. He was born to a perfectly normal Mother and Father who voted conservative and had a tendency to be rather loud after a few brandies. Vernon Dursley attended a good boy's school called Smeltings where the boys all compared their father's wages and other untoward things. Vernon Dursley started out as an apprentice at a drills firm called Drunnings and met a leggy blonde called Petunia. Mr. Vernon Dursley was proud to say he was perfectly normal and successful. Then he met Petunia's family.

Oh, don't get me wrong, Mr. and Mrs. Evans were a charming, if slightly batty couple who were perfectly acceptable themselves it was just the sister, Lily. She was incredibly pretty with long red hair, but Vernon had always thought red hair to be a little bit witchy- not that he believed in anything as vulgar or farfetched as magic- but all the same, Vernon knew he didn't like Lily Evans right from the start.

The night he had decided to propose to Petunia and therefore become a part of her family was a night he would never forget. He had come to take Petunia out to a shoe shining exhibition and ran the doorbell smartly, admiring his own squeaky clean black shoes. Lily answered the door wearing a long and rather strange dress which appeared to have no waste line- not that Vernon was looking at her waste- she said hello and, with a look of disgust- goodness knows why thought Vernon as he admired his smart reflection in the stained glass window pain of the Evans' front door- and called Petunia who came to the door looking every bit as smart as he, with nice shiny shoes. That was when he knew that Petunia was perfect for him. They both possessed the most important fiber of all- normality.

Well, they had a lovely night and when they returned Vernon decided to propose marriage to Petunia rather soon so they could both settle down and have a nice normal family and life- just like his own. Vernon bade Petunia goodnight. She was rather disgruntled because her sister had graduated from her boarding school and was home until she and her rather uncouth friends found another place to live. Lily also had a boyfriend who was as strange-if not stranger- than she; the boy had been popping over to the Evans' house and annoying Petunia immensely. Vernon left Petunia with a special weight on his mind- buying a ring.

He chose a rather nice ring with lots of sparkly jewels on it and made sure it looked expensive and it had been it had a platinum band and everything!

He planned his proposal to be simple after a lovely meal out. She accepted and they began to plan the day that Petunia would become a Dursley. They then proceeded to the Evans' house to tell Petunia's mother Father and sister the special news. That was the night Vernon discovered the Evans' secret. It was a night he would never forget- but believe me he tried.

"Well that's simply splendid news" Mrs. Evans had said. "Now Vernon, as part of the family we need to tell you about our Lily."

Lily had spoken up then, "Mum maybe not right now…"

Petunia agreed "Yes Mum, keep Lily's freakishness out of my special day please."

Now Vernon was intrigued was he about to find out why Petunia hated her sister? He hoped so.

"Petunia don't speak about your sister that way. Lily, Vernon is your family now, you can trust him- here you tell him." Mrs. Evans pushed her youngest daughter up so she was facing Vernon.

When Lily remained silent Mrs. Evans spoke. "Vernon, our Lily is very special-"

"ly retarded" butted in Petunia.

"Petunia!" her mother silenced her with a glare "Lily is a witch. She attended Hogwarts School for 7 years learning magic and she works in the magical world, oh and by the way- magic exits"

Vernon was sufficiently dazed to mutter "Preposterous" but Lily had taken out a thin wooden stick and waved it at a tea cup which promptly turned into a mouse.

Vernon didn't remember much of the rest of that night. But he never could quite drink tea ever again- it had a lingering taste of wet mice you see.

Petunia:

Damn Lily! She was completely ruining Petunia's wedding plans and the fact that Mrs. Evans was insisting Lily was one of the bridesmaids at Petunia's wedding. Lily was actually living there. The nerve that girl had to just turn up after 7 years and think she could live wherever she wanted to!

Petunia took three deep breaths and left her room, shaking slightly at the thought of her sister. Lily was sitting in the lounge room with Mr. Evans talking cozily about her relationship with that damn Potter. Petunia stalked off angrily, only to find Potter with her mother in the kitchen.

'Petunia! James was just showing me some wizarding ways of cooking, its awfully interesting' Petunia shot her mum an irritated look and left the room. She went back to her bed room to call Vernon. This was what annoyed her most about her bloody sister being a witch. Her parents actually liked it! They were proud! Lily was a talking point in the family home. Petunia wondered why her otherwise normal parents put up with a freak in the family and had even talked to them about it. She got yelled at when she broached the subject of Lily's freakisms.

Deep down Petunia thought it might have been nice to be able to do magic. It was a little whim deep inside her that she would never let anyone see but it was there. She thought that maybe if things had been different and she had gone off to Hogwarts School with Lily those years ago instead of being a 'muggle' in the words of Lily's people Petunia thought she might have liked being a witch. Of course this was a very secret secret.