—Written for The Twitter Competition; The Dance Competition (vogue); Greek Mythology Mega Prompt Challenge (Hebe); Harry Potter Chapter Competition (The Dursleys Departing); *2015* New Years Millionaire Fanfiction Resolutions & Goals Competition! (combine with the Greek Mythology Challenge; Pick a Card, Any Card Challenge (Nine of Spades); A Variety of Prompts Challenge (location); The Lolita Challenge (MILK); The Anime Alphabet Challenge (B, Beelzebub); All Those Characters Challenge (Petunia Dursley); The Competitions Competition EXPANDED; Challenge Ticketing Challenge; The Competitions Competition; As Much As You Can Competition—
WARNING: OUT-OF-CHARACTER PETUNIA.
[i]Petunia stared unseeingly at the bundle on her doorstep, eyes blankly flicking between the tuft of black hair and the emerald eyes. A [ii]baby?
'It can't be...'
There was no mistaking it. This was Lily's son.
A flood of emotion had the woman stuffing a fist into [iii]her mouth as she collapsed to her knees beside the tiny child, feeling hopeless without her husband there to support her – she could [iv]distantly hear Vernon snoring, undisturbed by the soundless Dudley. All of the Dursley family were safe and accounted for, but the Potters[v]?
Grasping the note, Petunia read the contents in horror: 'Lily and James...'; 'killed...'; 'Dark Lord...'
"Harry. Harry Potter[vi]."
In the stillness of the light, a faint sniffle caught her entirely by surprise. Her mother's instincts kicked in instantly when [vii]she automatically scooped up the babe, crooning a lullaby to soothe the distress. The boy (Harry's) impending wail died in his throat [viii]with the melody, a giggle replacing the sob instead at the sight of a waving finger. With his chubby palm curled around the [ix]digit, Petunia took the opportunity to retreat into the warmth of her house, using a foot to close the door behind her.
"There, [x]there," she whispered with a gentle stroke down his scalp. "You're home now."
(Word Count: 205)
*Prompts: write about a character who is very organised [Petunia]; write about Petunia Dursley; write about the Dursley family; write about an overlooked character [Petunia]; Nine Pivot Drive; write about something that happened a long time ago [finding baby Harry on the doorstep]; can't send it back [the baby]*
A/N: *rolls around, frowning* I'm lazy and had mild writers block. I also have a full project of homework to finish by Monday- yay me. Only Ty (our family's new tiny/whiny puppy) can revive my energy. Ciao.
-ONNMT