Petunia

1.

She once found Severus Snape attractive

She glanced at them once more from behind her tree.

Her stupid sister was once again talking about the m-word. It was pathetic, though, if Petunia thought the school was so stupid, why did she desperately want to go? She hated her sister.

She looked at her sister's newest friend, and gasped.

Severus actually looked…nice. He was wearing a big jacket, but his pale skin looked oddly appealing in the last hours of sunlight. Shafts of golden light played with his hooked nose, making him look….what was the word…..regal.

She felt her cheeks burn, and ran away as fast as she could.

As she was running, she heard Severus say: "Oh, it was just a squirrel."

Slowly, a bitter tear trickled down her cheek.

2. She always thought that she was ugly

Lily was always the pretty one, she was always the older sister. Lily had the bright red hair that sparkled and the glittering green eyes that everyone loved best.

Petunia had the same eyes, but they were squintier, and her hair was about the same color and texture of straw.

Everyone complimented her sister at the holiday parties. It was always:

"Oh look how pretty you've gotten to be! You're just a little princess aren't you!" And for Petunia:

"Oh, umm, look how tall you've grown." and then her aunt or grandma or uncle would twitter on about Lily.

For once, Petunia wanted to be beautiful.

3.

She used to be an alcoholic

After her first boyfriend, she became an alcoholic. No one loved her. There was too much hurt inside of her. Too much hurt. Beer, wine, tequilas, and more, they would numb her, make the hurt go away.

Before long, she was dependent on the numbing, her whole life would be based around her happy hour, or more like, happy hours. But the hurt was still there.

Once, she was hung-over, after a long night of drinking. She felt absolutely terrible, but she needed to feed herself. She stumbled into a fast-food place, and slipped on some ice.

She felt warm hands grip her arms, and a gentle voice offer her a french-fry. Once she got to know Vernon, the hurt finally went away.

4.

She wanted Dudley to be an only child

She cradled her newborn son in her arms as her husband gently snored beside her.

"I promise you'll never have to feel any hurt."

She gently kissed the tip of his nose.

"I know how it feels, trust me."

When Vernon asked about any younger siblings, she immediately refused.

Every night, while tucking him in, she'd kiss his nose and say:

"Dudley, you are my one and only, my one and only, *tickle*, my one and only special boy."

So you can imagine her surprise, when on her doorstep, was a crying little boy, apparently, her new adopted son.

5.

She loved Harry's children, even Lily.

"Great-aunt TUNY!" yelled James, as he darted towards his favorite great aunt.

Quickly, ever little Potter was clinging on her. Her purse, her leg, her arm.

"Tell us a story!" Lily cried.

"Yes, yes, yes!" James begged.

"The one about the slipper and the maiden." Albus quietly added. His glittering green eyes, like her sisters, haunted her heart, threatening to add hurt. And those eyes did, but to her surprise, the hurt was comforting. And then she realized what it was.

She loved her sister.