This was a lovely little story, I quite liked it! Very refreshing to get an outside look at the Dursleys, and I'd love to see more along this vein! :)

Loved this, just wish that there was more! ;o)

Great work.

This! This was exactly the sort of story I was hoping, but not expecting, to find when decided to look up HP/Keeping up Appearances crossovers.

I especially like that it fits the lore of both subjects without really breaking either.

It's a fun little story and, to be honest, I can't help but wish you'd gone and written the supper battle as well.

This is a really cute little fic, nicely written as well. I too have always thought that the Buckets would fit well into Little Whinging.

Been a fan of Hyacinth and friends for many years now. For some odd reason, I wanted to see if there were any crossovers with Hyacinth and found this. As far as I can tell, you've got Appearances correct. She may not care for Lily and Harry at least not publically, but they are family like Daisy, Rose, Onslow and Daddy. If Hyacinth ever comes into contact with the wizarding world, that sure make for interesting results. Things would never be the same again. Especially with the rest of her family being dragged along as well.

Everything is great, except for Richard. He's far too open about loving Hyacinth. We all know he does, but I dare say I never saw him kissing Hyacinth on the forehead when she's worrying about him cleaning something. Love the idea. Was just thinking about this this morning.

LOL...now this is really unique, blending these two fandoms together. And I have a soft spot for Keeping Up Appearances as it was my grandmother's favorite show. Anyway, I never thought about the flower names, but that works perfectly. And it was very funny about the bird doodie. LOL...I felt a little bad for Harry, but Richard's correct. Harry is going to be just fine. I still think Hyacinth is far kinder than Petunia, but with the flower names, they could very well be related. I quite enjoyed this. Well done. :)

A couple of things:

Richard!" The woman commanded.-Richard!" the woman commanded.

I ran into at the car wash, dear."-I ran into at the car wash, dear?"

Hi there Siri! I’m the mod who is going to be giving you your GR Prompt Challenge Review :) This piece kinda jumped out at me when I was looking through because it sounded like it could be kinda quirky and cute, and considering that you actually wrote this for the GR challenges, I thought it appropriate to give it a review! So without further ado, on with the review!

For starters, I will admit that I am operating in the blind in regards to ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ but I know Potterverse so well that I had absolutely no problem in managing to follow the story that you were laying out here. I thought that you handled the ‘Brit’ language pretty much spot-on. It sounded very much like how the characters speak (in regards to Harry and Vernon) so I would say job well done. I also loved the little comments you would put into parenthesis: (purchased at a smart bargain, but no one needed to know that), (the cheeky beggar), (Their father was a foreman in a mill, for goodness’ sake, how lower-class could you get.) I found that these interjected quite a bit of cheek into the narrator’s commentary. There was quite a bit in the flow of the story that I found to have that light and slightly whimsically type stroke of comedy that made the piece highly enjoyable to read.

Hyacinth’s entire reaction to the sparrow having left it’s droppings on the car and Richard’s reaction to hers is one scene in which I can point to that illustrates that slight bend which makes the writing itself breathe with humor. Very well done there, I know that that is a trick that not all authors can master or exude with quite the sophistication and seeming flawlessness that you did.

The approach that you took with Lily, showing how she tended to be bullied and treated different by school mates and her own family really worked fantastically I think. It embellished upon Rowling’s point of why exactly it was that Harry received the same treatment from his Aunt by taking Petunia’s jealousy over her sister (who you still insinuated was the fair haired child) and tweaking it. You did a very nice job on creating an additional layer here with a set of characters that are not fully expanded upon within the scope of the novels or the movies (to me at least). And I loved the “Cream o’Tomato soup” description—I knew Lily’s face had to be seriously red with that particular descriptive twist. Well done.

I deeply appreciate the way in which you showcase that Vernon Dursley is not a well liked fellow. Not only does that keep with the theme created in Potterverse, but it just deepens Vernon’s particular characteristics as well. Richard’s entire feeling about wishing to be in a “grubby pub with Onslow” rather than be forced to talk with Vernon just showcased to me what an arse (for the polite turn of the phrase) the man is. And I like that Richard was basically sympathetic towards Harry even though he didn’t speak up about the boy’s treatment because of his wife’s feelings towards Petunia and Dudley.

The ending was where I felt that this story was golden. See you worked it up that Hyacinth was basically not sympathetic towards Harry, that she didn’t overly like Lily, that she preferred Petunia and Dudley, but then you showcased in this line (Hyacinth’s hands wobbled the slightest bit as she poured Elizabeth’s coffee). I took that to mean that she didn’t hate Harry or Lily as much as she might have pretended, but that she didn’t want to cause waves with her family and so maintained their illusion of dislike in order to keep the peace between everyone. And I loved Richard’s final line of dialogue. It just showcased that he knew his wife, knew what she was thinking and sought to reassure her by merely saying; “I have a feeling Harry is going to do just fine.” Brilliant.

In all I found this piece to be whimsical and fun with great inclusion of bits of humor and comedic phrases. You managed to create a seamless little piece that could easily be included into the Potterverse because of how natural you made the characters interact with each other and how close to the canon that you did make them. If it wasn’t for the fact that you told me that there was an AU, I’d have just taken this as an extension of Rowling’s work. So amazing job!

This is such an inspired choice for a crossover... it just works. I'm not 100% into the HP verse, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't immediately think of the Buckets when I was first introduced to the Dursleys (and ten internet dollars says Rowling knew it too.)

"Cruising like a fighter jet"- omg. I absolutely love that simile. It's apt and it says so much not just about the way a sparrow flies, but the general "little bird with tough attitude" thing it exudes, especially since you've just pointed out that it "dared" to nibble at the berries. Brave bird indeed to antagonise Hyacinth Bucket!

This may just be me, but I initially thought she was calling the bird Richard there.

I do love Richard, though. A minor quibble that while "shat" is correct in the way you've used it, I remember Keeping Up Appearances being slightly more PG than that? Your mileage may vary.

Hyacinth is right, though. Bird droppings really do corrode the finish on vehicles. Ask me how I know *stupid tree hanging over driveway*

LOL, well, being a *foreman* in a mill isn't exactly bottom-rung, but I could see Hyacinth's point... and nice catch on the floral names. I would put a question mark after "get", but it works as a statement, too.

I love that Richard is the only one who's bothered about poor Harry... and that hint that Hyacinth's not much happy about it either. It's why Keeping Up Appearances worked, I think: sure Hyacinth was a pretentious, smug and obnoxious woman, but she and Richard really did have a strong marriage and she was not a bad person by any stretch. Really enjoyed this, great stuff x

This was funny. :) I liked how Hyacinth treated having a sparrow in the yard as the worst possible thing ever, especially when it *horrors* pooped on the car. :D And all the detailed descriptions characterized her well as someone who is slightly obsessive about making things look perfect.

The only thing that sort of confused me in this story was the part where Harry's action tag was in between a section of Vernon's dialogue, but after I reread it I realized Vernon was the speaker the whole time.

I liked how you had the two families related to each other, and how they both had over-the-top behavior, but it seemed perfectly normal to them. Good job on this!

Very nice. There are not enough Bucket fics.

I don't read crossovers as a rule, but I love Keeping Up Appearances so I thought I'd give it a go, and I'm glad I did. It's great, and I'm eager to see more!