Harry Potter in general - Above and Below - SNAPE

[Andy Mills]

No: HPFGUIDX 190619

>> June:
>> <snip> After the scene of the Dursleys' departure, it was obvious 
>> that Dudley was not acting all those years out of a hatred for 
>> Harry and was now growing up. It would have been nice to see 
>> Harry and Dudley reunite and become friends.  I think that they 
>> two developed an understanding for each other in that scene and 
>> I picture them (not as the best of friends) but having a bit of 
>> a relationship as adults.

> Nikkalmati:
> Yes, but I was more disappointed that Petunia said nothing, 
> NOTHING, to Harry at the end, especially as we now know she knew 
> a lot about what was going on.


AJM:
I remembered reading on wikipedia a few months ago some information 
about the relationship between Dudley and Harry after the events of 
DH.  I managed to find it again today and have included the relevant 
section below.

Rowling revealed on her website that many people have asked her to 
include an adult Dudley with a wizarding child in the epilogue of 
Deathly Hallows, and that she herself considered it, but decided 
upon reflection that any "latent wizarding genes would never survive 
contact with Uncle Vernon's DNA" and thus she did not do so. Rowling 
says that Harry and Dudley would "stay on Christmas card" terms for 
the rest of their lives, and that Harry would take his family to 
visit Dudley's when they were in the neighbourhood, but it was 
something that James, Albus and Lily "would dread".

However, Dudley's kids and Harry's occasionally would "get together 
while the adults sat in awkward silence".

AJM