From: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter Four, "The Seven Potters", p.43. : Blue Peter (cBBC) Interview with J. K. 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This is the last time the Dursley family is seen. While Vernon and Petunia decided what to do with Harry, Dudley pretended to cry, playing on his mother's habit of giving him whatever he wanted. Like his parents, Dudley only thought of Harry as a huge burden to the family. One morning during breakfast, Dudley wanted more bacon. [10] Obviously, Dudley had been trained by his parents by that time to hate and fear anything that had anything at all to do with Harry and his world. Opening the story in such a different way may underline Harry's maturity and growing independence, and shows that the Dursleys' influence over him is forever severed. A few moments later, Piers drew Dudley's attention back to the snake when he saw Harry talking to it. Under different circumstances, how might Dudley have turned out? However, Harry initially misinterpreted the gesture as another prank, as Dudley had placed the cup on the floor and Harry stepped on it by accident. In 1994, he had "reached the size and weight of a young killer whale"[12] — somewhere between 265 and 353 pounds[2]. [21], When his mother, Petunia, died, Dudley was still on good terms with Harry. Today, they are convinced that Harry plans to put their house in his own name as soon as they are gone. His presents included a new computer, a second television, a remote control aeroplane, sixteen new computer games, a gold wristwatch, a video recorder, a cine-camera, a remote control crane, a racing bicycle, (which Harry found odd, as Dudley was very fat and hated exercise if it did not include punching someone) and more. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the Harry Potter series. Vernon and Petunia usually made excuses on why he was large, such as that his poundage was really "puppy fat" or that he was a "growing boy." [4], In June 1985, his Aunt Marge was at Privet Drive to attend Dudley's fifth birthday party. Harry had managed to do this with underage magic, although he thought it had been an accidental misunderstanding at the time. {Dudley, to Harry}. Dudley and Harry were thrown out of the kitchen, but overheard the conversation through the door: Harry forced to listen under the crack, while Dudley looked through the better position: the peephole in the doorknob. When Vernon left the kitchen to collect the post, Dudley stole his grapefruit quarter. As Harry and Dumbledore leave, Dumbledore told the Dursleys that in summer 1997 that they have to evacuate their house to protect themselves from becoming the victims of Lord Voldemort and Death Eaters. However, there were a few inaccuracies/plot holes in the movie that I feel could have been addressed without too much difficulty or adding too much extra time. Who wrote Dumbledore's Eulogy? It can be assumed that he was used to the odd things that happened whenever his cousin was around. [5], Along with his parents and Harry, Dudley learned one day of an escaped convict named "Sirius Black," whom the newscasters warned was armed and dangerous. The members of the Order of the Phoenix escorting the Dursleys into hiding were not satisfied by this and thought a more adequate apology was in order, but the Dursleys left with nothing more to say, Harry himself noting that Dudley's awkward thanks was the Dursley equivalent of a heartfelt expression of gratitude.[17]. This, however, is Harry's final exit, nor is he returning to Hogwarts. Dudley has watery blue eyes and thick blond hair. However, since he was said to avoid being in the same room with Harry after the truth was said, it can be assumed that Vernon and Petunia never told him. It seems at times (as it always has) that Hermione is way ahead of Ron and Harry in terms of growing up; she's always been th… The Dursleys were informed by Arthur Weasley and Kingsley Shacklebolt that Harry's life will be in danger when he turns seventeen, and that the Dursleys, as his relatives, are likely under the same threat. For the most part, Dudley was a thorn in Harry's side. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is a 2010 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Gender What might have changed Dudley's feelings towards Harry? Dudley remained on the couch, frozen in fear. Petunia promised that when the family went out, she would buy him two more presents, and satisfied with this, he did not throw a tantrum. (Harry thinks it was Dudley who left the cup of tea outside his bedroom, an apparently contrite act for Dudley's bad behavior over the years.) 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