Disliked Uncle Vernon

[bufo_viridis at interia.pl]

No: HPFGUIDX 92311

> Tj:
>  He has locked him up, STARVED him...

Not exactly, I'm afraid it's a bit of fanon contamination. The quote goes:
"The Dursleys had never exactly starved Harry, but he'd never been allowed to eat as much as he liked." PS, during feast

> Carol:
>  Vernon, however, is not
> simply a power-hungry bully like Delores Umbridge (the person I would
> expect JKR to dislike most), nor is he a coward like, say, Karkaroff,
> as he at least tried to stand up to Hagrid (and later Mr. Weasley) in
> an effort to protect his wife and son. In other words, he isn't wholly
> contemptible (as Karkaroff and Umbridge are, IMO). [...]
> 
> To me, Vernon is the essence of Muggle misunderstanding of the magical
> world. He fears what he doesn't understand[...]
> 
> In other words, he's the flip side of Salazar Slytherin [...]

Dolores and Venon are closely tied. I'm not surprised JKR doesn't like Vernon. He's the most realistic in his abuse. Also - although what Carol wrote is true - his redeeming qualities or his "bright" sides are the weakest. Salazaar, Voldie, Bella were all great wizards, I guess Karkaroff, unpleasant as he was, was rather powerful, too.
As for Dolores she has ruthless ambition of a bueaurocatic kind as her main streak, and she's more willing to go to extremes; maybe the the pettiness of Vernon is the only point she "wins". Otherwise they're very close.


Cheers, Viridis
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