omg, PERFECT ending! okay okay, let me go one at a time.

One: I love your characterization of Vernon, because I hate when he is cartoonish and yet he is not an admirable character at all, and it is difficult to find the right medium. My favourite line was when he suggested smothering baby Harry, "even as he bent down to tuck the blanket down around the baby properly." - so much love for that, and Petunia's reaction.

Two: I found going to the Leaky Cauldron - or where she knew it ought to be - fantastically clever of you and very fitting. I liked Vernon's description.

Three: Vernon latching on to the absurdity that everyone was in dresses. Thank you! Thank you for this! Because Vernon would have been the last person to say, "oh, yes, they are dressed in colourful robes" - no. I am glad you compared the style to Victorian era rather than Renaissance or Medieval, one because I always made this comparison in my head, but two because Elizabethan clothes are waaaay way off.

Four: that ending. I just...I don't think you understand. You did not need any explanations or descriptions or anything else added to it. It is perfect, that line as a quote, and you did not botch it up and we know we have to read it in Narcissa's voice, and I love how you have her address him by his first name AND pet name, so formal, yet doting at the same time, and you KNOW it was going to be Narcissa who would be, "oh, baby!" (This simple line fed my craving for Lucissa, which is my OTP, excuse the incoherence).

I think the ONLY thing I would fault with this (and this is being very picky) is Vernon's description of the Malfoy family as blond. I know they are, but they are always being identified by their blondness, and I think someone like Vernon would have instead latched on to how haughty and proper they were - just the right sort of people had the man not been wearing a dress.

Overall, loved this very very much!

Nice little story

I've had a silly thought about what 'Two normal people' would do in the situation that callous bastard Dumbledore tried to force them into.

How about the first thing the Dursley's did after disposing of Dumbles letter was the normal thing, they called the police to report an abandoned baby left on their doorstep.
They can honestly tell the authorities they've never seen the child before :)

I really like this - I hated the fact that Harry was just left with the Dursleys who had little choice about it. Certainly, I wouldn't be too keen to raise a child (I'm childfree for multiple reasons, among them the fact that I don't enjoy being around children for significant lengths of time and the fact that I wouldn't be a very good parent) regardless, let alone if someone had so presumptuously just left one on my doorstep (I know the Dursleys already have Dudley, but still)

Nice and short - and leaves each reader to think for themselves how it goes on :)

Superb! Actually the Aurors should have reported the problem to their supervisor the first time. Most definitely after two or three times.

I like it. I can see a lot of possibilities. Assuming the Malfoys keep Harry (which, when you consider they are his magical relatives, very rich, and Dumbledore surely will be mildly disgraced for this) and raise him as they do Draco I think a lot of good could be done. Voldemort surely will still want to kill Harry, and I don't view the Malfoys as so irredeemable that they could really hand a boy they raised from 18 months old over to be killed. Thus their only alternative it to change sides after Harry's first year (or before).

Great work! The point behind this story is very good. It also manages to be pretty funny, despite the serious theme. You do a very good job at portraying the Dursley's in a sympathetic manner while still seeming in-character.

The first sentence is already really great. It's interesting to see how the Dursley's attempt to get rid of him and their solution is quite creative.

The ending is intriguing.

I have one tiny quibble. Harry was orphaned around 1981 and Blockbuster was only founded 1985.

'"You can't force love" Petunia agreed.' needs a comma between “love” and the quotation marks.

I really like Dumbledore's reaction to finding out what has happened. Petunia's explanation for Diagon Alley made me smile.

My favourite moment has to be the letter the Dursley's wrote.

Excuse me, but is this an adoptable? If it is, could I have it?

Hmm... I like it. A little funny, a little quirky, a little serious.

love the ending. And kudos for making Petunia and Vernon human. They didn't want Harry in anyway shape or form. Why Dumbledore always insisted he was right in placing the child with them confused me. Their solution was unusual to say the least. Qn amusing read.

Good start.

Very interested to see how this will go :) :) keep it up!

I seriously don't think that you should stop here; this story has so much potential and you should continue it or at least write a sequel. Petunia and Vernon were quite in character and I liked how even though Petunia didn't want to raise her nephew she didn't want to kill him either; it shows that she does have some feelings towards Harry; or at least babies. Anyway great job and I seriously want to read more.

This is really good so far. Can't wait to read more

I love the ending. Great writing!