Probably everyone heard about Harry Potter and his friends. Many read the works of J.K. Rowling about a little wizard, even more people watched films.
Vernon Dursley - Harry Potter character
In the magical world, the author has created many interesting characters. Some play an important role and push the plot with their actions, while others are just intermediate characters that complement the picture of a fictional reality.
Vernon Dursley clearly belongs to the first category and at the beginning of the first five books has a direct impact on Harry.
This full, grumpy man, as Potter fans remembered him, was an uncle, albeit not a native, to a boy with a scar. Vernon Dursley was married to his aunt Harry, who was the sister of his late mother. For 11 years, the Dursleys raised a boy.
Opposition to everything magical
Happiness of a nephew was not a family priority at all, since all attention, care and love was given to their own son, Dudley. Harry, on the other hand, lived in a closet under the stairs, wore glasses taped with tape and put up with his brother’s bullying.
Vernon Dursley is a muggle in the original sense of the word; he does not accept any deviations from his usual, normal way of life. Almost nothing is known about his family, but it can be assumed that he grew up in a wealthy family, since he studied at an elite school. In addition, he had an older sister, outwardly and in character very reminiscent of a brother.
Vernon worked a lot and hard, and eventually took a managerial position in one of the largest firms in the city. He and his family became wealthy people. The Dursleys actively rejected any abnormal manifestations in Harry during his growing up and simply tried to correct him, punishing for the slightest misconduct.
Vernon and his wife Petunia tried to prevent Harry from being sent to Hogwarts School of Wizardry, and even ran away from the city when his nephew began to receive letters from school. The thing is that Uncle and Aunt Harry knew about the existence of another, magical world. Petunia’s sister also received a letter at one time and went to study at Hogwarts. At first, Petunia envied her, and then convinced herself and her husband, to whom she told that these magicians were just charlatans and they did not belong among normal people.
Vernon Dursley fully supported his wife and considered himself a law-abiding citizen, and his nephew - unworthy of his good location. Be that as it may, Harry entered the school of sorcery and magic, and his dream to move from his family came true. At least for 9 months, since he had to return home for his summer vacation.
Family relationship
Vernon loves his wife, with whom he has a rather big age difference, and his only son - the successor of a glorious family. He is a decent family man, a homebody, trying to do everything for his family. But at the same time, he is a very limited and boring person.
The relationship between family members and Harry was tense. They got even worse after Harry turned Vernon's sister, Marge, into a balloon in the third book. After that, Vernon drove him out of the house, although Harry himself was about to leave.
I must say that Vernon Dursley, like his whole family, was afraid of Potter as the boy grew up and periodically demonstrated magical skills. However, Harry Potter himself did not feel attachment to these people.
Vernon Dursley is a rather colorful and memorable character. Although he appears only on a few pages of the book, he is able to set the right pace and mood for the first chapters and push Harry to the actions necessary for the development of the plot.
The actor who played Uncle Harry Potter
Few people really focused on a chubby man sputtering, but everyone knows his name - Vernon Dursley. The actor who played him, whose name is Richard Griffiths, is very famous in Britain. Winner of many prestigious awards, he was remembered by young spectators primarily as Uncle Harry Potter.
The actor played in such films as Naked Gun, Sleepy Hollow, Pirates of the Caribbean.
Unfortunately, in 2013, the actor died of complications after heart surgery.
But the colorful character became very popular among fans, and Vernon Dursley soon appeared - a meme, as well as the famous face began to be used in demotivators.