JK Rowling Reveals Why Harry Potter's Uncle Dursley Hated Him So Much
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Even though the Harry Potter series technically
finished several years ago, the magical universe continues to expand
with spinoff plays, books, and movies.
Creator JK Rowling has also kept the stories alive with updates about
her characters, including the latest revelation about exactly why the
Dursleys hate their nephew Harry so much. Writing on the fan site Pottermore,
Rowling revealed that it all stems back to Vernon Dusrley's feelings of
animosity towards Harry's father James. Long before the orphaned Harry
came to live with his uncle and aunt, his parents visited the Durleys.
Harry's mother Lily and Petunia Dursley were sisters, but a disagreement
between Vernon and James created a permanent rift between the families.
"Vernon
supposed out loud that wizards had to live on unemployment benefit,"
Rowling writes. "James explained about Gringotts, and the fortune his
parents had saved there, in solid gold.
"Vernon could not tell
whether he was being made fun of or not, and grew angry. The evening
ended with Vernon and Petunia storming out of the restaurant, while Lily
burst into tears and James (a little ashamed of himself) promised to
make things up with Vernon at the earliest opportunity."
Rowling
goes on to explain that a truce never happened, with Vernon refusing to
attend James and Lily's wedding. When the Potters were killed, Petunia
felt obliged to take Harry in, but "spent the rest of Harry’s childhood
punishing him for her own choice.”
Rowling adds that Vernon's
dislike of Harry "stems in part, like Severus Snape's, from Harry’s
close resemblance to the father they both so disliked."
Last month, Potter star Daniel Radcliffe revealed that he would be open to playing the role again, if the script was strong enough
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Even though the Harry Potter series technically
finished several years ago, the magical universe continues to expand
with spinoff plays, books, and movies.
Creator JK Rowling has also kept the stories alive with updates about
her characters, including the latest revelation about exactly why the
Dursleys hate their nephew Harry so much.
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