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- "Mr Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills."
- — Vernon Dursley's occupation[src]
Grunnings was a drill-making company based in Surrey, England. By 1981, Vernon Dursley served as the director of the company.[2] Vernon worked for the company since at least 1975.[1]
History[]
The Grunnings office had at least nine floors, and a car park for the employees. Vernon's office was on the ninth floor, where he worked alongside his secretary. The premises was across the street from a bakery.[2]
At some point in the early 1970s, Petunia Evans became employed at Grunnings in a clerical role, where she met her husband Vernon Dursley, who was a junior executive at the time.[3]
On 31 July 1992, Vernon Dursley entertained a prospective client, Mason and his wife, at his home.[4] He hoped to secure a large order of drills from Mason,[4] but the evening was interrupted by Dobby the house-elf smashing a cake to the floor, an act that was blamed on Vernon's nephew, Harry Potter, along with a Ministry owl.[5]
Either in or before August 1995, Vernon was granted an award trophy from Grunnings for having worked hard at the company for twenty years.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a photo of Vernon Dursley standing outside the Grunnings building can be seen on the wall of the staircase of Number 4, Privet Drive.
- Based on the photograph, it seems to contradict the description in the novel, as it does not appear to be tall enough to house nine floors (where Dursley's office is), although it may be a photograph of the warehouse or storehouse of the company.
- The name "Grunnings" may have started as an onomatopoeia for the noise of a large drill in operation.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Appears in photographs)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in photographs)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- The Making of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, an award prop was included on the 4 Privet Drive set saying "AWARDING VERNON DURSLEY FOR HIS 20TH YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AT "GRUNNINGS" DRILL FACTORY" (see this image and this image). As the scene is set in 1995, this means Vernon had been working at Grunnings since 1975 or before (it is impossible to determine, since the award is not dated).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1 (The Boy Who Lived)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Vernon and Petunia Dursley" at Wizarding World
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 1 (The Worst Birthday)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 2 (Dobby's Warning)
