Albus Dumbledore left a baby on a doorstep in the middle of the night, and a perfectly normal family lost the thing they valued most. Harry Potter grew up with the Dursleys, and they weren't always the worst guardians ever, but fear and anger make people do awful things. A look at why the Dursleys treated Harry the way they did and how that treatment might have changed over time.
Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 15 - Words: 31,290 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 47 - Follows: 57 - Updated: 8/20/2019 - Published: 8/17/2013 - Harry P., Petunia D., Dudley D., Vernon D. - Complete