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My headcanons for how Petalsnake (Lucius x Petunia) played out
My backstory for them is that in 1979 Voldemort was tracking down the Potters (not particularly for prophecy reasons just because they were powerful adversaries and he wanted them gone) and so he decided to try and use Petunia to get to Lily. She’s taken to Malfoy Manor where she meets Lucius for the first time.
They definitely don’t instantly connect but I see him accidentally getting to know her better and having to face the fact muggles aren’t all they seem (he later rejects this line of thought and decides it’s just Petunia that’s the exception so he doesn’t have to confront changing his own ideology)
Petunia plays along and pretends to know where Lily is (she doesn’t) for a bit because despite being in a hostage situation she’s finally involved in the world she’s been locked out of for so long
Her opinion on this changes when Voldemort comes and seriously threatens her for the first time and she realises her life, and her sister’s life, are in danger
Lucius, having grown close to her decides to help her escape and anonymously contacts the Potters and then makes it possible for a rescue to occur
Back home, Lucius gives her a way to contact him and says she can decide if she ever wants to see him again (this is referenced in my fic a date to remember) but eventually ends up coming and asking her on a date anyway
Throughout the rest of 1979 they see each other regularly, with their dates continuing throughout 1980 and early 1981 but declining a little due to Lucius’ circumstances
Finally after the events of October 31st in 1981, Petunia cuts off all contact with Lucius and destroys any evidence she ever knew him. Lucius, who would’ve personally continued the affair, was more affected by this than Petunia, mainly because she was focused on grieving a sister she’d spent most of the time disliking and taking in a child she didn’t want
They have no contact with each other at all until after Voldemort’s defeat, but they both decide not to resume their affair
Lucius does go to Petunia’s funeral but stays mostly out of the way (because canonically she died sometime before 2020 and was somewhere between 38 and 61 when it happened 😭)
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Hard launching my new marauders ship I pulled out of the darkest pit of my mind whilst bored in a lecture
@vulcajes credit for coming up the new and improvised ship name 🌸🐍
ok ok op I can see the vision oml
When Lucius Malfoy is arrested in 1996 a team of aurors is sent to his home to search through his possession. Perhaps the most surprising find isn’t linked to the Dark Arts at all, but rather the aunt of the chosen one, Petunia Dursley, all taken throughout the year 1979.
A series of photographs were discovered in a hidden compartment in the desk in his office. Though the aurors aren’t sure if they’re significant at all they’ve been taken back to the Ministry as evidence nonetheless. Maybe one day their existence will be explained, but for now it’s a mystery why so many flattering depictions of Lily Evan’s muggle sister have been hidden away in Malfoy Manor.
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