Vernon Dursley

Vernon Dursley is Harry Potter's uncle. He is a large man with hardly any neck and a large mustache. He lives at Number Four, Privet Drive and is married to Petunia Dursley. They have a son, Dudley Dursley. He is a Muggle and detests anything to do with magic. He is the director of a company called Grunnings, a drill manufacturer.

During Harry's early life he forced Harry to live in the Cupboard Under The Stairs until he found out some wizards know of Harry living under the stairs and (probably because of being scared of wizards punishing him) he let Harry live in the spare bedroom.

Stopping Harry contacting/knowing about the wizarding world
Vernon has tried his hardest to stop Harry contacting/knowing about the wizarding world in many of the books.
 * Before 1991 Vernon told Harry his parents died in a car crash.
 * In 1991 Vernon told off Harry for dreaming about a flying motorbike
 * In 1991 Vernon told Harry there is no such thing as magic when Harry told him it was magic which got rid of the glass in the zoo.
 * In 1991 Vernon got rid of any letters telling Harry to come to Hogwarts
 * In 1991 Vernon moved the Dursleys and Harry to a house far away on a little rock in the middle of the sea to get away from the letters.
 * In 1992 Vernon put jail bars round Harry's window so Harry couldn't go back to Hogwarts or 'ever see any of your magical friends again'.
 * In 1993 he refused to sign Harry's permission slip to go to Hogsmeade village (although this could just be a punishment for magically inflating Vernon's equally mean sister.) He actually agreed to sign the slip before this.

Vernon Dursley treated his nephew Harry with total disregard and distaste. He refuseed to acknowledge the wizarding world until Harry stated that the Dursleys may have been in serious trouble, after Lord Voldemort's second rise to power.

Petunia Dursley and Dudley Dursley, actually felt a certain amount of fondness towards Harry as the parted in 1997. Vernon was out the door as fast as possible, in hopes to save his own skin from what was known only to him as, 'LORD VOLDEMORT'.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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