It's almost like this was made for me, since it was based on a prompt that I submitted to the
dudley_redeemed Fest. I just really like the execution of this, with the soft colors and watercolor feel. Dudley's expression is so caring. And look at the image placement and lines of focus, with the angle of Dudley's head and even his foot, and the motorcycle tire pointing toward Hedwig, whose whiteness represents all that is good and pure. It's like that is spreading to Dudley as well, as you can see his face lit up, and they are both sharing energy with each other. He is healing her, and she him.
Title: You're alive, pretty birdPrompt: #8 Dudley finds the crashed motorbike sidecar that Harry had been in. Hedwig's cage is still there, but the bird was not killed, only knocked unconscious (say the Killing Curse hit a bar of the cage rather than Hedwig). Dudley nurses Hedwig back to health.
Pairing, or gen: gen
Rating: G
Warning(s): none
Medium: pencil, ink, photoshop
Summary: Hedwig is badly hurt, but Dudley finds her before it's too late
Author's or Artist's notes: Making this drawing healed a hole in my heart I've carried since Book 7.
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