My Salvation
AUTHORS NOTE: Okay so I was going to do a chapter straight from the slamming door but this is what came instead and yes it is relevant to this story. It is time for Petunia to have her story heard! *!~
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. However I do own the ramen I had for dinner.
CHAPTER 7: The Woes Of Petunia Dursley
Petunia had been taken in by Vernon early...
She had been a junior in high school and he a college freshman. Petunia had been so happy that he had paid any attention to her at all. He was such a gentleman and was an extremely smooth talker. He was also rather handsome, not like the Vernon Dursley of today. He was tall and buff, everyone was rather taken by him.
Lily had always been the pretty sister, the one that everyone had always liked. No one ever looked at Petunia... That is until Vernon.
He had always been so sweet and gentle... Whispering kind words into her ear as he held her, giving her gifts, never paying attention to the other girls who would fawn over him. He only had eyes for her.
Petunia was so... taken by him. It had all happened rather quickly actually. By the time she was a senior in high school Vernon had proposed. Petunia was ecstatic.
Not long after that the abuse started...
It started with Vernon becoming increasingly jealous and controlling. He wanted to know where she was at every moment of every day and when she went out with her friends he would become angry. At first it had seemed sweet but... Not too long after that he began to slowly cut off her relationship to her friends.
At first Petunia had tried to fight it but... Vernon had already became her life, and he promised her that it was all for the best and Petunia believed him.
When he had first hit her Petunia was furious. She was halfway through dialing the number for the police when he began to convince her that it was all for the best. That Petunia had done something horrible and he needed to teach her a lesson. He was such a smooth talker that Petunia actually believed him!
When Lily had come home for the summer from her apprenticeship with some magical person Petunia had brought Vernon around less and less... She was afraid that Vernon would be like all the other boys from town and forget about Petunia in Lily's presence...
She had invited Vernon over for dinner on one inconsequential night... The night that would forever change Petunias relationship to her sister.
She had noticed Vernon watching Lily all night long and she knew that she couldn't do anything to stop him. All night long she forced herself to grit her teeth and keep the waves of jealousy locked inside.
Finally she couldn't stand to watch anymore and stayed in the kitchen for the better part of a half hour under the ruse of washing the dishes. When she had finally gotten enough of her composure back she had walked Vernon out to his car only to come back inside only for her Lily to pull her aside and confirm Petunias fears. Vernon had taken an interest in Lily.
Petunia wouldn't believe it! She vehemently denied it and desperately began to distance herself from her sister. It was with immense relief Petunia learned of Vernon being banned from their home.
As Petunia spent more time out of the house with Vernon the abuse also grew. She had taken to wearing longer sleeves than normal and refused to wear skirts or dresses in an attempt to hide the bruises... By this time she thought that she deserved every bit of the abuse he inflicted.
She had heard Stockholm Syndrome of course but that didn't apply to her! Those people were held captive against their will, she was just following the wishes of someone she loved.
Years later she would realize how very foolish she was, but it was too late. Not only was there the fear of breaking away from the only person who had ever loved her but even if that wasn't there there was still the sheer size difference between the two. If she had managed to get away what then? Vernon had taken away everything; her old friendships, she had no family to go to either... Dudley and Vernon were the only ones she had left and by the end of that year so was Harry.
Petunia had always wished that she could care for Harry as she did Dudley but Vernon had made it instantly clear that this would not be the case... The moment Vernon acknowledged that they would keep Harry he also showed her exactly what that would entail.
He had taken little baby Harry out of Petunias arms and after kicking several boxes out from the cupboard under the stairs had carelessly thrown baby Harry into the cupboard and shut the door. Then, rounding on Petunia he gave her very strict instructions: He was allowed a single bottle of milk a day, not Dudleys formula, milk; he was not allowed any of Dudleys toys and nothing better than Dudley! Dudley would always come first!
So Petunia transferred all of the love and nurturing she wished to give her nephew onto her only son instead... For the longest time she would turn a blind eye onto Vernons abuse and instead spoil her son to make up for it. In time these actions became automatic and Petunia had convinced herself that it was right! That it was normal.
She did care for Harry, and would secretly express her love from time to time be it by giving him a fresh sheet or leaving some extra food in his cupboard...
When she learned that Vernon had actually gone so far as to rape him she was furious! Petunia had screamed and actually hit Vernon! However that's when everything became worse...
Vernon had beat Petunia so badly she had to go to the emergency room and claim that she had taken a nasty spill down the stairs. Her beatings were now more violent and more frequent but that was nothing compared to what Vernon did to Harry...
He made raping the young boy an almost daily punishment after that... Within six months Vernon had acquired a friend who would also come over and play with the boy. It made Petunia sick to even think about! By the time Harry was eight Vernon had a group of around twelve who would come by on a regular basis... and Vernon had also begun to charge.
Petunia was disgusted with herself... How she could have lived with herself all these years she had no idea...
She was a despicable person! And with that thought Petunia Dursley Nee Evans rose from her chair gave a feeble excuse and slipped unnoticed out of the hospital wing...
~*!END OF CHAPTER 7*~
AUTHORS NOTE: Hey everyone! Sorry that I haven't updated in so long. Good news! My team got 10 of 26 at national level! :D Anyway~! I've updated! Who can guess what comes next?