Despicable Vernon. Was: More on the chat

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> > Also Which character do you most dislike ? 
> > JK Rowling replies -> Probably Uncle Vernon
 
> Joj wrote: 
> That surprised me, because I don't think he's done anything so 
> despicable yet.  YET!  I'm thinking were going to see Vernon sink 
to some new lows in the next books.  If there's a chance that 
Petunia or Dudley are more than what they seem, how far would Vernon 
go to cover it up, or to make it go away?  JK also said something 
about Dudley's vision from the Dementors.  I think this is going to 
be big.  (She also said this would be the shortest holiday at Privit 
Dr. so far.  That doesn't necessarily mean the most uneventful, 
however).


Mandy here:
I disagree with you and have to agree with JKR.  Uncle Vernon is a 
despicable man who physically and verbally abused his nephew from 
the day baby Harry was left on his door step.  And is still 
continuing to try to get away with it, even though Vernon is now 
afraid of Harry.  Any opportunity that man got to hit, push, shove, 
degrade, insult and put-down Harry, he did it.  Made him live in a 
cupboard under the stairs, which may seem funny or even charming to 
us, but think about it in a real context.  Routinely shoved Harry 
against walls, grabs and holds Harry by his throat in the beginning 
OotP.  He constantly belittles him, insults him and laughs at him, 
while up holding his own son as a demigod. He tells the world that 
Harry goes to a school for criminally insane boys! Most of Harry's 
anger, resentment and violence in OotP come from his abuse as a 
child. He has no concept of love and affection, and didn't until he 
discovered the WW. Until Petunias `turn-around' in OotP, I doubted 
that Harry was ever, once hugged as a baby or child. Now I think he 
may have been, but only by her and in secret, when Vernon wasn't 
around.

Those to me are the actions of a despicable person.  More so than LV 
in a way because at least LV admits to, and is proud of being the 
Evil Overlord bastard that he is.  Uncle Vernon spends his life 
putting on the hypocritical face of respectability to the outside 
world.  Uncle Vernon is no better than Deloris Jane Umbridge; both 
get my vote for most despicable persons of the year.

Cheers, Mandy