- A very AU Severus/Harry mentor fic with Lucius as a friend as well. Petunia dies and the Durleys flee Privet Drive along with Harry. They end up hiding in an unexpected place when the Hogwarts letter arrives.— Summary on FanFiction.net
Petunia's Boys is an AU Harry Potter fanfiction, written by severusphoenix (author of 3 Slytherin Marauders), found here
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Provides examples of:
- All Love Is Unrequited: Minerva for Dumbledore.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Minerva and Dumbledore.
- Brick Joke: After the Aurors come to question the Malfoys about Sirius's escape, Draco asks if the Auror uniform would look good on him. The last line of the story reveals he became an Auror.
- Completely Missing the Point: Ron about the concept of "reverse snob".
- Contrived Coincidence: The racetrack Vernon looks for work at happens to be the one where Lucius Malfoy keeps his horses.
- Death by Adaptation: Petunia and Minerva.
- Light Is Not Good: Dumbledore and Minerva. Although the later pulls a bit of a HeelFace Turn and a Heroic Sacrifice.
- Scare 'Em Straight: After deciding he's better off on Harry's side than on Voldemort's, Lucius Malfoy scares Draco out of wanting to be a Death Eater by showing scenes of the murders they get involved with. It works.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Fawkes when he finds out what Dumbledore's been up to.
- Twitchy Eye: Lucius when he's annoyed or when things go wrong.
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue