#dudley dursley

[meemoop]

The Errand pt. 2

sorry, Dudley

#draco malfoy art #harry potter #harry potter art #draco malfoy #the malfoys #drarry #drarry art #nietzsche the cat #meemoop #petunia evans #dudley dursley #the errand

[swiftiereg]

Real eyes see that Lily Evans would have treated Dudley Dursley with the same care that she would her own child.

#if she knew petunia didn’t she would cry #marauders #lily evans #petunia dursley #dudley dursley #harry potter #mary macdonald #james potter #slytherin skittles #pandora lovegood #regulus black #marylily #jegulus #jegulily #pandalily

[rowanellis]

The Relentless Fatphobia of Children's TV

“If you were to just look at the characters in many children’s shows and movies, you might be forgiven for assuming there are no fat kids at all. Or, at the very least, no fat kids worthy of being the focus of their own story. If we look back at the leads in the classic era of kids TV around the 2000s, what do we find?”

From Bluey and Wall-e, to Harry Potter and every Disney Channel show ever on air - let's talk fat characters/fatphobia in kid's media...

#bluey #fatphobia #fat liberation #body posititivity #body neutrality #walle #dudley dursley #disney channel #video essay

[severussnapemylove]

Dudley; "Those things are trying to kill us!"

Harry; (angry) "I know!"

Dudley; "This is a new experience for me."

Harry; "Happens to me all the time."

#incorrect quotes #harry potter #dudley dursley #harry potter universe

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

If Dudley turned out to have magic just like Harry, would the Dursleys treat him any differently?

Why Muggle-borns go to Hogwarts even when their parents are dubious. Why the Dursleys took in Harry (and they really couldn't say no).

The short answer: yes.

All's right with the world, they have their wonderful normal son Dudders, a freak of a nephew who they all know is blatantly a wizard and Petunia takes out all her rage on, and then the worst thing in the world happens, Petunia relives her childhood as Dudley on his eleventh birthday gets his mysterious letter.

I imagine they are in denial for the first few days, pull what they did with Harry and try to burn the letter, refuse to tell Dudley what it's about, and it gets worse when Harry gets his fucking letters but because they didn't send McGonagall to visit Harry with the letter I imagine we end up in the Hagrid situation.

Then when it's all too real, Dudley is definitely a wizard, I imagine they don't know how to react but it's with a lot of anger toward Lily, Petunia herself for having these genes/it clearly being from her side of the family, Harry for infecting their son, and even Dudley.

I imagine they try to keep Dudley from Hogwarts however this won't go well (see above links at top of the post). Dudley ends up going and is very aware of how isolated he is and quickly figures out that he is Muggle-born/dirt to the wizarding world. He tries to make up for it by bullying Harry as usual to provide a sense of normalcy, but this goes quickly sideways as he's bullying the Boy-Who-Lived who is very famous and at this point worshipped in the series.

And of course you'd get the Dursleys being weird when he goes home for the holidays and alternating between pretending he doesn't have magic at all and insisting Dudley just not talk about it or anything Harry's getting up to because they aggressively do not care.

Now, I don't know if they'd be hitting Dudley with frying pans but I don't imagine things would be good if Dudley turned out to have magic.

#harry potter #harry potter meta #harry potter headcanon #the dursleys #anti the dursleys #petunia dursley #vernon dursley #anti petunia dursley #anti vernon dursley #dudley dursley #meta #headcanon #opinion

[olivers-cocoapuffs]

If you forgive Draco, you have to forgive the others like him. Dudley Dursley, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Regulus Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Evan Rosier, and Percy Weasley.

They were all just kids

#You can’t pick and choose who’s good and who’s not #They were just kids #they didn’t have much of a choice #And it was the middle of a war #they were scared #draco malfoy #Dudley dursley #Vincent crabbe #gregory goyle #pansy parkinson #regulus black #james potter #peter pettigrew #evan rosier #percy weasley #Harry potter #the golden era #the silver trio #the marauders #the slytherin skittles

[simping-4-voldemort]

Onion Headlines and Harry Potter Characters part 11/?

#fred weasley #george weasley #ron weasley #ginny weasley #the weasleys #bellatrix lestrange #dudley dursley #petunia dursley #vernon dursley #albus dumbledore #minerva mcgonagall #harry potter #sybill trelawney #hp shitpost #shitpost #shitposting #lord voldemort likes to watch the world burn #lord voldemort sows chaos #lord voldemort

[therealvinelle]

Do you think Petunia and Vernon loved each other?

The entire Dursley family situation is a mess, none of them have quite the relationships they should be having. Dudley seems to view Harry as a brother and has no idea it's not mutual, Harry... views Dudley as a loathed brother but is in denial about this, Petunia pretends she doesn't have a sister or a nephew, and when it comes to Petunia and Vernon's relationship with Dudley I would argue Dudley is abused as well, it just took a different form with him where they treat him like a beloved corgi dog and never like a human being.

What we see of Petunia and Vernon's relationship is shockingly normal compared to the above. He is protective of her, she is anxious for him, they're fiercely loyal to one another and usually on the same wavelength, they have the same priorities in life and rarely argue, but when they do it's about external things. Vernon knew about Petunia's freak sister, which implies Petunia trusts him and their marriage is without secrets.

Do they make each other happy, what do they appreciate in the other, why did they marry, do they ever wish they'd chosen differently- those questions go unanswered, the most we have is the implication that Petunia chose the most aggressively normal man she could find.

Still, they seem to be equals in that relationship, and it is their ordinary life together that they are so protective of. I would argue that yes, it seems they love one another.

#petunia dursley #vernon dursley #petunia/vernon #dursley family #dudley dursley #harry potter #harry potter meta

[youre-a-w1zard-harry]

#Richard Griffiths #Harry Melling #Fiona Shaw #Dudley Dursley #Uncle Vernon #Aunt Petunia #Harry Potter #family portrait

[elisedonut]

I just think locking a post war Percy Draco and Dudley in a room together for a few days with some alcohol would lead to some interesting conversations

#Put a few Mommy/Daddy issue boys together and mix to see what happens like a science experiment #Percy Weasley #Dudley Dursley #Draco Malfoy

[fanfic-lover-girl]

Taking Gryffindors and Their Stans to Court

So I thought it would be fun to compile a list of crimes committed by various Gryffindor characters, especially the ones I have seen stans blatantly glorify or condone. This is also fueled by the narrative ignoring how horrific these actions are as well. For each, I will provide the definition of the crime as listed in British law (hyperlink provided in the crime category), cite the guilty parties and cite some of the flimsy defences provided by stans. The characters include, but are not limited to:

Hermione Granger

Weasley twins

Marauders (especially James Potter and Sirius Black)

Rubeus Hagrid

Professor McGonagall

This post will be a work in progress so I will add as I go along. Please feel free to add as well. Also, I am not a legal expert so do not expect these categories to be 100% accurate despite my doing my best. Here I go!

Crime: Sexual Harassment

The Equality Act 2010 says someone sexually harasses another person if they:

Engage in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and

The conduct has the purpose or effect of either violating the other person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them.

Guilty parties: James Potter and other marauders as accomplices (Snape's Worst Memory, Book 5)

But too late; Snape had directed his wand straight at James; there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James’s face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about: a second flash of light later, Snape was hanging upside-down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of greying underpants. Many people in the small crowd cheered; Sirius, James and Wormtail roared with laughter.

There was another flash of light, and Snape was once again hanging upside-down in the air. ‘Who wants to see me take off Snivelly’s pants?’

Said by Marauder/James stans:

Snape was a future DE so he deserved it; ie. future criminals/bullies deserve to be bullied before they commit said crime. Someone had to bully Snape.

What James did was not sexual harassment

Snape is a guy so he can't be sexually harassed

I hate Snape so I love seeing him hurt and in pain (perfectly valid reason, we can hate who we want. still listing it though)

Boys will be boys. The marauders are just teenage boys joking around.

In that period, what James did was not illegal

Snape called Lily a mudblood so he deserved it

Snape attacked James so he deserved it

Crime: Kidnapping

The legal definition of kidnapping is to take someone unwillingly and then keep them illegally imprisoned without their valid consent. The latter is normally done with motive, such as financial gain in the form of a ransom.

Guilty parties: Hermione Granger (The Beginning, Book 4)

‘Oh, not electronic bugs,’ said Hermione. ‘No, you see … Rita Skeeter’ – Hermione’s voice trembled with quiet triumph – ‘is an unregistered Animagus. She can turn –’ Hermione pulled a small sealed glass jar out of her bag. ‘– into a beetle.’

Said by Hermione stans:

Rita deserved it for being a sleazy journalist and saying mean things about her and her friends

Rita deserved it by committing a crime first as an illegal animagus. So she has no leverage against Hermione.

Crime: Child Cruelty (Or Child Endangerment/Abuse)

The offence in section 1 of the 1933 Act is committed where a person over the age of 16, who has responsibility for a child under that age, wilfully assaults, illtreats, neglects, abandons, or exposes that child in a manner likely to cause ‘unnecessary suffering or injury to health including any mental derangement’.

Guilty parties: Prof Minerva McGonagall (Snape’s Grudge, Book 3)

Professor McGonagall was so furious with him she had banned him from all future Hogsmeade visits, given him a detention and forbidden anyone to give him the password into the Tower. Poor Neville was forced to wait outside the common room every night for somebody to let him in . . .

Context: An alleged mass murderer (Sirius Black) was on the loose 🫠

Said by McGonagall stans:

She's just strict

Crime: Assault

An assault is any act (and not mere omission to act) by which a person intentionally or recklessly causes another to suffer or apprehend immediate unlawful violence.

Guilty parties:

Rubeus Hagrid (The Keeper of the Keys, Book 1)

He brought the umbrella swishing down through the air to point at Dudley — there was a flash of violet light, a sound like a firecracker, a sharp squeal and next second, Dudley was dancing on the spot with his hands clasped over his fat bottom, howling in pain. When he turned his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig’s tail poking through a hole in his trousers. ... ‘Oh, well — I was at Hogwarts meself but I — er — got expelled, ter tell yeh the truth. In me third year. They snapped me wand in half an’ everything.’

Fred & George Weasley (Back to the Burrow, Book 4 & Snape's Worst Memory, Grawp;Book 5) - two for the price of one lol

Dudley was no longer standing behind his parents. He was kneeling beside the coffee table, and he was gagging and spluttering on a foot-long, purple, slimy thing that was protruding from his mouth. One bewildered second later, Harry realised that the foot-long thing was Dudley’s tongue — and that a brightly coloured toffee-wrapper lay on the floor before him.

‘Yeah, Montague tried to do us during break,’ said George. ‘What do you mean, “tried”?’ said Ron quickly. ‘He never managed to get all the words out,’ said Fred, ‘due to the fact that we forced him head-first into that Vanishing Cabinet on the first floor.’ ‘Not until Montague reappears, and that could take weeks, I dunno where we sent him,’ said Fred coolly. ‘Anyway … we’ve decided we don’t care about getting into trouble any more.’

To cap matters, Montague had still not recovered from his sojourn in the toilet; he remained confused and disorientated and his parents were to be observed one Tuesday morning striding up the front drive, looking extremely angry.

Hermione Granger (Felix Felicis, Book 6)

‘Oppugno!’ came a shriek from the doorway. Harry spun round to see Hermione pointing her wand at Ron, her expression wild: the little flock of birds was speeding like a hail of fat golden bullets towards Ron, who yelped and covered his face with his hands, but the birds attacked, pecking and clawing at every bit of flesh they could reach.

Said by Hagrid stans:

Like with Minerva, I don't see Hagrid stans or regular fans bringing this up. But crimes against the Dursleys are usually justified by the fandom due to their being abusive to Harry.

Said by Weasley twins stans:

The Dursleys were abusive to Harry so Dudley deserved it.

Dudley brought it on himself by eating it. The twins did not force him to eat it.

It was just a joke - harmless fun (for both crimes)

They did not know what the cabinet would do

They did not intend to almost kill Montague

Montague deserved it because HE WAS TAKING HOUSE POINTS (***INSERT RAGE!!!!***)

The twins are just mischievous. They are so funny!

Said by Hermione/Romione stans:

It was just a mistake

Hermione has anger issues. She's just a teenage girl.

Hermione was distraught. She didn't mean it.

Ron deserved it for hurting queen Hermione.

Ron doesn't care so why do you?

Romione is the best HP ship ever. All ships have rough patches.

No matter what Hermione does, I will always ship her with Ron. The other options are not good for her.

I will pause here because I can feel my blood pressure rising. I don't really have beef with anyone, I just don't like seeing these takes on my dash or these responses on my anti blog posts. I have no control over people's opinions and I doubt more than a handful of people care about mine.

Will continue next time on Taking Gryffindors and Their Stans to Court!

PS. All attempts to deflect by pointing the finger at other characters like Draco Malfoy, DEs, Severus Snape etc will be ignored. This is about JKR's darlings who apparently can do no wrong and the stans who shamelessly justify violence.

#anti gryffindor #anti gryffindor stans #anti james potter #anti marauders #anti hermione granger #anti minerva mcgonagall #anti professor mcgonagall #anti hagrid #anti rubeus hagrid #anti weasley twins #anti fred weasley #anti george weasley #uk law #harry potter books #harry potter series #harry potter and the philosopher's stone #harry potter and the goblet of fire #harry potter and the order of the phoenix #harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban #dudley dursley #severus snape #snape deserved better #slytherins deserved better #dudley deserved better #even kid bullies don't deserve to be terrorized like dudley #rita skeeter #graham montague #Taking Gryffindors and Their Stans to Court #anti romione #ron weasley deserved better

[harryjpotter-shitpost]

I can give Dudley the redemption arch because he was a child following after his parents (very abusive behaviors) but people are really defending Petunia and Vernon???? What the fuck?? Like it pretty much says in the first sentence of the whole series that they’re assholes! And it is canon that both Vernon AND Petunia were physically, emotionally, and mentally abusive to Harry until the last moment he left private drive.

The only reason I can give Dudley any kind of redemption or forgiveness is because we see him change in the books after the Dementor attack. I don’t think he and Harry will ever be close or very friendly, but I can see them having a civil relationship at least for their children. Or even just to make up for their shitty childhood that they shared together, as Dudley was also abused too. But this would definitely be after years of therapy and trying to make amends, it wouldn’t happen until many years after the war was over.

You would be surprised on how many posts I’ve crossed where people almost worship Petunia and say that Vernon is the one who forced her to hate her sister!!!

I believe that Dudley deserves redemption cause as you said he was a young person living in a very toxic environment. However, I’m always rather conflicted on how his relationship with Harry is post-war. I’ve read a few fics that had different perspectives on what their relationship have come to, and they’re all very interesting! But I’m not set out on one opinion. Sometimes I think Harry would try to leave it all behind him, but sometimes I think that maybe they’d reconnect as Dudley was obviously a very huge part of Harry’s life (even though it was horrendous) and the same goes the other direction. But I’m sure of one thing; I don’t think they’ll ever have a “close brotherhood” kind of relationship. Maybe sending presents over the holidays or reconnecting every few years, but never close, yk?

But anyways let me get back to my rant about Petunia. It’ll be under the cut :)

CW: mentions of abuse

Let’s get one thing straight: Vernon did not make her hate Harry nor was he pulling the strings in that house and the abuse regarding his nephew. It was Petunia. She collected ALL the hatred in that house and made sure it was taken out on Harry. Why? Because she’s a petty, small-minded and disgusting woman who abused the power she had over a child. All that to let out some of the childish jealousy she had against her DEAD little sister.

Here are some quotes from the books to use as a starting point:

“Mrs. Dursley pretended she didn’t have a sister,”

“They didn’t want Dudley mixing with a child [Harry] like that.”

“she [Petunia] always got so upset at any mention of her sister.”

"He [Vernon] cleared his throat nervously. ‘Er — Petunia, dear — you haven’t heard from your sister lately, have you?’ As he had expected, Mrs. Dursley looked shocked and angry. After all, they normally pretended she didn’t have a sister. ‘No,’ she said sharply.”

“Mr. Dursley wondered whether he dared tell her he’d heard the name ‘Potter.’ He decided he didn’t dare.”

“‘Harry’ [Said Petunia]. ‘Nasty, common name, if you ask me.’”

So these quotes are from the first chapter of the first book (Philosopher’s Stone).

As you can see, pretending the Potters don’t exist is a mutual decision from both sides and it seems that Petunia is more bothered by the mention of her sister than Vernon is because when he tries to bring up the Potters his main concern is upsetting Petunia. Never once does he mention his own disgust with them when trying to bring them up. No, it’s Petunia’s reaction he’s worried about. This doesn’t seem like a behavior of someone who is forcing his wife to hate her sister.

If anything it seems to me that Petunia have explained to her husband how much she dislikes the mention of her sister (and her sister’s entire family too) and so Vernon got the memo that the Potters should never be brought up. Which shows that Petunia is the one who fuels the hatred for the Potters in their household.

Now I’m not saying that Vernon is completely innocent, no he’s hates the Potters too. But his is more personal. After the whole double date incident when he felt that James was taking the mickey out of him and undermining his power. A bully like Vernon who likes to show off his money and power being insulted by a teenager made Vernon hate James’ guts.

“…James was amused by Vernon, and made the mistake of showing it. Vernon tried to patronise James, asking what car he drove.”

“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.” -Pottermore

And I think that Vernon usually likes to pretend that the people he hates don’t exist, he’s way to high to be bothered by a cocky teenager who ‘doesn’t have a future’. He feels way too superior. During his wedding he made sure not to give James any attention, but made sure to return the humiliation he felt during the double date.

“Vernon refused to speak to James at the reception, but described him, within James’ earshot, as ‘some kind of amateur magician’.” -Pottermore

After Vernon obviously felt satisfied with his comeback, he never gives James a glance.

That’s why when mentioning the Potters he doesn’t even mention the double date incident because technically who’s that James next to him?? No, his wife’s reaction is the main concern.

And that’s the difference between the hate Vernon has towards the Potters and Petunia’s hatred. Whereas Vernon hates James specifically for undermining him and his money and power, Petunia hates them all because she ‘knows’ she’s less superior and special. This fuels her jealousy and anger towards them.

Therefore; Vernon’s ultimate superiority and Petunia’s ultimate loathing.

And you can see that Petunia already has it out for Harry even though she hasn’t met him yet; calling his name “Nasty”. Now I know some of you might interpret her sentence as Petunia criticizing her sister’s choice of names, but if that was the case she would’ve claimed the boy’s misfortune of having such a name or the kid’s misfortune on having parents like the Potters. But no, she mainly focused on the child. Which gives the impression that she’s disliked Harry the moment she knew about him.

“she [Petunia] received from Lily and James the announcement of Harry’s birth, and after one contemptuous look, Petunia threw it in the bin.” -Pottermore

These things sets the foundations for her dislike towards Harry. So when the moment comes where she actually meets him, he will be connected to the ‘detestable’ announcement and the ‘nasty’ name.

Then the times comes where she has to handle that child’s responsibilities and raise him.

And she did take him in, no one’s denying that, but this happened:

“She did it grudgingly, and spent the rest of Harry’s childhood punishing him for her own choice.” -Pottermore

She spent the rest of Harry’s childhood punishing him for her own choice.

She took him in. She hated every single moment of having to raise him. So she made sure he was punished for it.

If that is not abuse as some people like to say, then what is exactly???? Punishing an innocent child for taking him in? Are you guys serious?

That’s why her character disgusts me so much. I cannot stand her at all. Because if anything this is a psycho level of behavior. A sane person wouldn’t dream of hurting a small animal let alone a child. Her nephew.

And as for Vernon’s hatred towards Harry it stems out of the humiliation he felt when he met James. The fact that Vernon made sure to return that humiliation during the wedding satisfied Vernon and he didn’t have to think about James anymore. But Harry ( the carbon copy of James) serves as a constant reminder of that feeling, so his hatred towards Harry stems out from his injured masculinity. As Pottermore says:

“Uncle Vernon’s dislike of Harry stems in part, like Severus Snape’s, from Harry’s close resemblance to the father they both so disliked.”

So ya this is my rant about them. Sorry if this is all over the place, English isn’t my first language and this topic pisses me off so much🙂.

And I’d like to conclude that I hate them both, but hate Petunia at tad bit more :)

#cw abuse #the Dursleys piss me off so much #harry deserves better #that poor thing was punished for nothing #don’t let me catch one of y’all defending petunia #I’ll genuinely loose it #she’s one of the most vile women #i could write more about this topic #but i think this is too long already #golden trio #4 privet drive #petunia dursley #vernon dursley #aunt petunia #uncle vernon #harry james potter #dudley dursley #harry potter #harry potter series

[animentality]

Dudley a real one, fr. Now we just need umbridge's actress on our side, to counteract voldemort's actor siding with the terf.

#dudley dursley #twitter #harry potter

[leogichidaa]

"You just wait till I tell Dad you had that thing out —” “Running to Daddy now, are you? Is his ickle boxing champ frightened of nasty Harry’s wand?” “Not this brave at night, are you?” sneered Dudley. “This is night, Diddykins. That’s what we call it when it goes all dark like this.” “I mean when you’re in bed!” Dudley snarled. He had stopped walking. Harry stopped too, staring at his cousin. From the little he could see of Dudley’s large face, he was wearing a strangely triumphant look. “What d’you mean, I’m not brave in bed?” said Harry, completely nonplussed. “What — am I supposed to be frightened of pillows or something?” “I heard you last night,” said Dudley breathlessly. “Talking in your sleep. Moaning.”

This interaction from OotP is so funny..."nasty Harry's wand"?? "I'm not brave in bed"?! "I heard you last night...moaning" hsdjsfhskjdl

#harry james potter #dudley dursley #order of the phoenix

[just-two-blokes]

Me: 'No, there aren't any deleted scenes in my favorite series / movie that made me truly mad that they weren't included in the movie. I mean.. they are deleted for a reaso-'

Richard Ellis joining Thomas at the table in the servants hall, asking him why he looked so glum and asking him if he would like to go to York with him in the first DA movie.

He makes Thomas happy. And I want more happy Thomas. And more Richard.

The extended 'Honky Cat' scene from Rocketman. No discussions. It's a fucking masterpiece.

Dudley Dursley telling Harry Potter he doesn't think Harry is a waste of space.

In the books, there are actually multiple scenes that at least show a little bit how Dudley has changed from book five forward. Like Dudley putting a cup of tea in front of Harrys bedroom or asking Vernon why he isn't coming with them in book seven.

But him actually admitting that he doesn't think of Harry as a waste of space when he usually pretended for Harry not to be there, bullied him in school or got mad when something went well for Harry shows that he was able to change.

Dudley Dursley was a spoilt, ungrateful and mobbing child but he managed to at least leave some of these traits behind.

This shows that he is able to change if he just wants to.

Phyllis Baxter asking Thomas about his 'treatment' and telling him she doesn't believe that it works.

There are two deleted scenes in season 5 where Phyllis tells Thomas multiple times that she doesn‘t believe you can change a person‘s nature with drugs and electric shocks and that he should stop for his own sake.

It just shows how much she cared about Thomas and wanted him to be safe.

Alright, can I please get these scenes in the actual series/ movie?

Thanks.

#deleted scenes #downton abbey #thomas barrow #thomas barrow x richard ellis #richard ellis #phyllis baxter #harry potter #dudley dursley #harry james potter #rocketman #elton john

[orion-lake]

Harry Potter Rewatch | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

#hpedit #hp #the philosopher's stone #haryr potter #minerva mcgonagall #ron weasley #lily potter #james potter #percy weasley #professor quirrell #dudley dursley #filius flitwick #hermoine granger #rubeus hagrid #mygifs #hprewatch*