She and Vernon chose not to attend James and Lily's Petunia, however, did not treat Harry as a welcome addition to her family. A petunia is also a flower that is a symbol of resentment and anger. She and Vernon were also shocked with Dudley's very poor academic performance, along with complaints of bullying other students.
In some respects she was even more horrible than her brother; although Vernon was likewise a bully to Harry, at the same time he preferred to avoid spending time with him whenever he could help it, which Harry was happy to comply with, while Marge seemed to want Harry under her watch at all times just so she could belittle him by spewing out suggestions about how he could improve himself. As a child, Petunia was both frightened of and envious of her sister's astonishing abilities. She kept him entirely ignorant of the wizarding world and tried to make her family look as normal as possible, as part of her attempts to hide Harry from other people. Petunia, in particular, disliked Ripper making a mess in the house. This fact came back to haunt Dudley when he encountered the She didn't accept Harry as a second son and never gave him the love and affection he needed and craved from her. Ripper, a particularly ferocious bulldog, was her favourite. Petunia was a name J.K. Rowling used for unpleasant female characters in games in her youth, and believes the name may have subconsciously came from Petunia flowers themselves are used to represent resentment, along with anger. For example, she surprised her family by revealing that she had known about It is unknown what kind of relationship Petunia has with her parents, though she seems resentful of them for keeping Lily and her special talents in high regard. Petunia and her husband catered to Dudley's every whim and lavished affection on him while completely disregarding Petunia was a poor parent because she cared more about indulging her son than teaching him how to be a good person and as a consequence, he grew up to be lazy, selfish and with no moral values. She was also unable to realise her son Dudley's complete lack of positive qualities, and believed him to be a gifted and clever boy who was misunderstood by his teachers (whilst ironically shunning Harry), despite the fact he received abysmal school results.Petunia shocked to see numerous owls delivering Hogwarts acceptance letters for HarryAt the heart of Petunia's character was her secret regret at having not been born a witch like her sister. It is known that they had died by the time Petunia had a son. They gave It is unknown if Vernon knew that his wife wanted to attend Dudley was Petunia's first and only child. Community content is available under In a deleted scene on disc two of the Blu-ray edition of Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In Petunia is present when Marge is blown up by an enraged The Weasley family arrive in order to retrieve Harry for the World CupIn 1994, Petunia, along with her husband, decided to put Dudley on diet, following his dismal school report from Smeltings, which specifically stated he was too overweight to fit into their uniform. When she visited, she always brought expensive gifts for Dudley (who only put up with her because he was well-paid for it), such as a computerised robot, and less satisfactory "gifts" for Harry such as a box of dog biscuits.
The boy‘s mere existence gave Petunia a constant reminder of her sister and the world she herself had been excluded from. When Petunia with her husband and son after Dudley was attacked by In the summer of 1997, the blood protection on Harry was due to expire. However, when Lily was murdered by Voldemort, Petunia became guardian of her nephew, Harry Potter, who was only an infant then. When it was not going so well, she was forced to cut his food down to less than half of what he would usually eat.
The alternative meaning is wanting the comfort of another personFandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. When Harry left to search for Petunia would later become an aunt-in-law to Harry's wife Petunia first met Severus Snape during their childhood. Petunia may have felt left out or lesser in comparison to her sister (this may have contributed even more to her intense dislike of magic). She treated Harry poorly, even keeping him in the A scared Petunia and Dudley after their home is invaded by numerous Hogwarts lettersOver the next several years, Petunia still grudgingly permitted Harry to remain in her home over the summers, recharging the blood protections that kept him and her family safe from Voldemort throughout the rest of the year. When Lily's magical abilities began to manifest themselves, Petunia was torn between curiosity and disapproval. To say that Dudley was pampered and spoiled is an understatement. She married a Muggle, Vernon Dursley and they had a son, Dudley. When Marge insulted After this, the Dursleys never invited Marge to stay again while Harry was in residence and he never saw her again.Marge was described as resembling her brother: large, beefy, purple-faced, and even had a moustache, though not as bushy as his.Marge was an arrogant, spiteful, ignorant, abusive, selfish, cruel and vicious bully who seemed to brazenly take delight in making the lives of anyone she disliked miserable, given her spiteful, abusive treatment of Harry.
In Marjorie went on to live in the country, in a house with a large During the summer of 1993, she stayed at the Dursleys' house for a week.
She also heavily felt that her parent's favoured Lily over her, resulting in feelings of being ignored and unappreciated by them. During her childhood, she broke off contact with her sister and refused to have any contact with the wizarding world.