petunia by gerre

jealousy can make people say and do horrible things: here I drew two stories for petunia, one where she didn't become a witch, one where she did. (characters belong to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series)

DreamHunter23 Featured By Owner Dec 18, 2018 Student Digital Artist

oh .. it would seem from the series "if ..."
I would really feel good about my sister Llil, and I'm so sorry, I treat her, uh ... slightly negative ...

gerre Featured By Owner Jan 13, 2019

thanks!

DreamHunter23 Featured By Owner Jan 13, 2019 Student Digital Artist

np^w^

UnsureGirl Featured By Owner Aug 11, 2018 Hobbyist

This is beautiful!

gerre Featured By Owner Aug 25, 2018

thanks!

Raeofsunshine101 Featured By Owner Apr 18, 2018 Hobbyist Artist

This made me sad

gerre Featured By Owner May 1, 2018

sorry

Raeofsunshine101 Featured By Owner May 15, 2018 Hobbyist Artist

lol

KivaTheDCWizard Featured By Owner Dec 29, 2017

This AU is just perfect. The blood wards would have actually worked better if Petunia had been able to raise Harry with love.

gerre Featured By Owner Dec 29, 2017

I completely agree

LornaS Featured By Owner Nov 1, 2017

I did not realise I needed this in my life until just now. With!Petunia raising Harry Potter would make for such a compelling fanfic. Her family blood being the only thing protecting young Harry and her being overly protective of him as a result. cool badass mama/aunite bear Petunia!

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 4, 2017

thanks so much for your lovely comment!

TheDevilReborn Featured By Owner Aug 24, 2017

Very nice picture.

gerre Featured By Owner Aug 25, 2017

thanks!

TheDevilReborn Featured By Owner Aug 26, 2017

Your welcome.

sweetymimy22 Featured By Owner Edited Jul 20, 2017

i never really liked harry potter . most likely bec of Harrys relatives. i still liked the first 2 movies, tho. i would have preverded the ztimeline where petunia went to the school too

gerre Featured By Owner Jul 20, 2017

Did you not like the third film though? That is generally considered the best one. (and to be honest, I'm quite surprised you like the second one

)

Istriel Featured By Owner Jun 16, 2017

Your style is so lovely ! And really nice outfits !!!
The itch time line is so touching, in particular the ones with the happy Lily's wedding and the last one.

gerre Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2017

thanks so much!

Juno98 Featured By Owner Jun 15, 2017

If Tuni can go to Hogwarts, Her relation with sister will be better...

gerre Featured By Owner Jun 15, 2017

Yes I think so too.

Starman1999 Featured By Owner Jan 30, 2017

Super job. I love the girls long skirts.

gerre Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2017

thanks!

Starman1999 Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2017

Your welcome

Pereyga Featured By Owner Jun 4, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

Interesting to imagine her as a caring and loving aunt to Harry. I think I like the last picture of the witch timeline best, so emotional. But also the one where she's in the Hogwart's express with her sister, it's really cute seeing them together like this.

gerre Featured By Owner Jun 10, 2016

thanks so much for your lovely comment.

Pereyga Featured By Owner Jun 11, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

you're welcome

FantasyFiend09 Featured By Owner May 24, 2016

Definite food for thought. Thank you for sharing!

gerre Featured By Owner May 27, 2016

no problem, thanks for commenting!

Willowbreez Featured By Owner Dec 6, 2015 Student General Artist

AWW. I wish that the second way had happened.

gerre Featured By Owner Dec 6, 2015

yeah

urzapw2000 Featured By Owner Nov 30, 2015

nice!!!
this is a very interesting concept!!

gerre Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2015

thanks so much!

urzapw2000 Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2015

welcome!!

CampionSayn Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2015

Ow. Ow. Ow-ow-ow-ow--my heart. A universe where Petunia isn't a vicious little woman is quite the blow to the stomach with the heart sinking down into it to cry. Good for you.

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015

thanks! sorry about your heart

CampionSayn Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015

Meh, it mends.

GaelicMystic Featured By Owner Sep 22, 2015

I love the concept, but honestly, as I looked the timeline over I was just trying to figure out why Witch-Petunia spent her teenage years dressed like a hippy... or Luna Lovegood, take your pick *shrugs* I suppose you were trying to convey that she was pretty much polar-opposite to canon-Petunia who was strict in all aspects in her life?

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015

yeah, I guess whenever I image wizards in wizard robes, and then try to draw them, they end up looking like hippies

, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. and yes, I did want witch-petunia to be the polar opposite to witch-petunia.

izclark Featured By Owner Sep 13, 2015

oh lordy lord my heart

weirdly it was petunia's story that made me the saddest in the 'prince's tale', not snape's. tbh i care very little for or about snape but learning about poor, lonely, jealous little petunia and how lily tried and was unable to save their relationship and how that festered until it resulted in harry's abusive upbringing... it's so tragic. this is obviously a very optimistic picture as petunia kind of has to be a shitty person no matter what... i mean, no matter how twisted up you are, you don't treat a child the way she treated harry. but she could have been much better and happier than she turned out. this is so sad

Taiya001 Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Nice work
It wasn't just jealousy it was her parents clear favoritism towards lily. Talk about being neglectful and sh^^^^y parents. Lily appeared to not even try and understand how Petunia felt being clearly isolated.

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015

well, I'm not sure. Lily and Petunia's upbringing wasn't explained fully in the book, and I'm not sure we should just believe Petunia when she says her parents loved Lily more: that might just be her jealousy speaking.

Taiya001 Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

It helps when her behavior is explained by psychological studies. She fits the profile pretty much to a tee.

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015

I'm afraid I don't know the theory behind the behaviour. are you a psychologist?

Taiya001 Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

No, I have a bachelors in psychology though.

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 16, 2015

very interesting, I don't know anything about psychology

Taiya001 Featured By Owner Nov 16, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

you will if you go to college. A requirement in most colleges is 3-6 classes of psychology/sociology

gerre Featured By Owner Nov 17, 2015

I've already been to college for eight years (studying useless subjects like literature and art) so I think I'm done now

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GaelicMystic Featured By Owner Sep 22, 2015

Petunia 'claims' her parents favored her sister, but the question is, did they really or was that just the way she 'saw' it? Jealousy can make you see a situation differently than how it truly is. I know this from experience. When I was younger I was terribly jealous of my sister because I believed my parents thought her to be the "perfect" child. It wasn't until we were both adults and were able to get together and talk it out with our Mother that I realized they were well aware of the fact that she wasn't. The fact of the matter was they didn't parade individual punishments about for all to see, they were between our parents and whichever child was currently in trouble. Lily and Petunia drifted so far apart by the time they became rational adults that they never reached the point where they could talk it out and settle their childhood problems.