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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
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- "Marge's ill. Ate a funny whelk..."
- — Marge's postcard to Vernon[src]
The whelk is a type of sea snail, particularly referring to those of the family Buccinidae.[2]
History[]
Whilst on vacation in the Isle of Wight during July of 1991, Marjorie Dursley ate a "funny" whelk and thus fell ill, most likely of food poisoning. She wrote a postcard to her brother Vernon to inform him of this occurrence.[1]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
