Sensible
Disclaimer: JKR owns everything :)
For dancergirl7, Rozzy0 and absolutely everyone else who has stuck to this. You are fantastic!
Petunia on Vernon and Lily
In the early days of our relationship I didn't really like Vernon. He grew on me of course, but I only chose him because he was nice and normal, sensible, even.
Lily hated him from the start, and that was partly why I kept dating him. All of the other boys I had bought home she had been nice to and I could see them looking at her out of the corners of their eyes. But with lily and Vernon it was hate from the start. There was no chance that they would go off together as there had been with everyone else I dated.
And he was good to me, he gave me what I wanted, and that was to make a decent name for myself. To be known not as 'Lily Potter's sister' but 'Petunia Dursley'. I've made an effort to know the right people and listen out for titbits to regale them with.
When Lily's son turned up on my doorstep he evoked a strong sense on protectiveness over this child, and it scared me. I didn't want to care this much about Lily's because that felt as though I loved her, even though I did.
Vernon made it easier, he hated anything magic and he hated the boy at first sight so I just fed off him, only doing things for her child that were absolutely necessary.
Vernon is able to help me with hating anything that is connected to her; in Vernon I am safe.
A/N I feel Petunia is not just jealous of Lily for her ability but for getting James, someone so much better than her own choice.
Also, I have put up a new story, Moonlight Reflected, as a request but it is Ginny/Draco, but still plese check it out and reveiw!
I Love you all!
Sapphy, xox