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Dursley-Potter Feud Explained

24 June 2015

By Sam

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On Pottermore (J K Rowling’s Harry Potter companion website) this week, an explanation of the deep animosity between the Dursleys and the Potters has been published.

The backstory tells of a restaurant visit for both couples – Harry’s parents, Lily and James Potter, and his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley. The meal did not go as planned, with Vernon trying to intimidate James with talk of cars and implications that he was living on unemployment benefits. James did not hide his derision and the Dursleys stormed out.

The backstory will not come as a surprise to long-term fans of the books, in which Vernon Dursley’s hatred of Harry is very clear. This addition, however, reinforces the idea of James Potter as a man who is not in control of his actions.

Pottermore is great way of catching up on all the latest Harry Potter gossip!

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