History Fanfic / ADifferentDursleyFamily

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5329223/1/A-Different-Dursley-Family A Different Dursley Family]]'' by Creator/{{Lucillia}} is a Franchise/HarryPotter ForWantOfANail fanfiction with the nail being a prank Vernon did as a schoolboy in Smeltings, more specifically the consequences. In canon, Vernon successfully [[FrameUp framed]] another student for beheading a rival school's statue. In this fic, [[BreakTheHaughty Vernon was caught and expelled]], and was humbled by the result. This means a different Vernon Dursley meets Petunia Evans.

* DeadFic: Hasnt updated since 2013.

* ShoutOut: Dursleys meet "an old man who resembled Gandalf from Literature/TheLordOfTheRings, except for the fact that Gandalf would never be caught dead in such an atrocious purple and green outfit oddly reminded Vernon of [[ComicBook/TheJoker some villain]] from his vague recollections of the Franchise/{{Batman}} comics".

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5329223/1/A-Different-Dursley-Family A Different Dursley Family]]'' by Creator/{{Lucillia}} is a Franchise/HarryPotter ForWantOfANail fanfiction with the nail being a prank Vernon did as a schoolboy in Smeltings, more specifically the consequences. In canon Vernon successfully [[FrameUp framed]] another student for beheading a rival school's statue. In this fic [[BreakTheHaughty Vernon was caught and expelled]], and was humbled by the result. This means a different Vernon Dursley meets Petunia Evans.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The Dursleys, all three of them, as a side-effect of being nicer people. While not traditionally attractive, both Vernon and Petunia are described in more appealing terms, and neither Vernon nor Ryan ever become overweight as in canon due to not subsisting on junk food and sweets.

* SoWhatDoWeDoNow

* ThereAreNoTherapists: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Petunia met one when she realized she was letting her jealously towards Lily affect the way she treated Harry.

* RonTheDeathEater: Mild example, the fic doesnt show the traditionally heroic characters like Ron or [=McGonagall=] in the best light, but they arent ''villanous'' per se, just kind of rude.

* ButNowIMustGo

* FreakOut

* MedievalStasis
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead
* OhCrap

* ShoutOut: Dursleys meet "an old man who resembled Gandalf from Literature/TheLordOfTheRings, except for the fact that Gandalf would never be caught dead in such an atrocious purple and green outfit oddly reminded Vernon of [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker some villain]] from his vague recollections of the Franchise/{{Batman}} comics".

* RonTheDeathEater: Mild example, the fic doesnt show the traditionally heroic characters like Ron or McGonagall in the best light, but they arent ''villanous'' per se, just kind of rude.

* CantArgueWithElves: Vernon and Petunia still have some grievances with the Wizarding World. In this case, however, a lot of their arguments come across as legitimate.

* WalkingTechbane

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Petunia speculates that her mother tried to invoke this by only praising her daughters when they were out of earshot and unfavorably comparing them to each other under the belief that it would lead to some healthy competition between them. It didn't work and Petunia struggles with her resentment toward her sister for years.

* BlessedWithSuck: The Blood Wards protect them from Dark wizards but they are unable to leave Privet Drive for a place more affordable and tolerant

* AbusiveParents: Vernon defies this, and Petunia begins to seek therapy when she fears she might become this, but their respective parents certainly fall into this. Vernon notes that his father took his anger out on his family, and Petunia grew up believing herself to be TheUnfavorite, not learning until much later that Lily grew up with the same treatment.

* AbusiveParents

* BreakTheHaughty

* CantArgueWithElves

* OneTrueLove

* StepfordSuburbia

* AbusiveParents

* AdaptationNameChange

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* IAmNotMyFather

* ThereAreNoTherapists

* CareerEndingInjury
* DrunkDriver

''A Different Dursley Family'' by Creator/{{Lucillia}} is a Franchise/HarryPotter ForWantOfANail fanfiction with the nail being a prank Vernon did as a schoolboy in Smeltings, more specifically the consequences. In canon Vernon successfully [[Frameup framed]] another student for beheading a rival school's statue. In this fic [[BreakTheHaughty Vernon was caught and expelled]], and was humbled by the result. This means a different Vernon Dursley meets Petunia Evans.

* BeUnhelpfulAsPossible

* ButIMustGo

* OhShit

* StepfordSuburbia