Biography for
Vernon Dursley (Character)
from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Uncle Vernon - Harry Potter's uncle (by marriage), husband to Petunia, [sister of Lily Potter] and father to Dudley, his son.

Vernon is a man large in stature and with a voice to match. He is well established in the business world and firmly believes in the rule book of how to behave and do well in life, the muggle life that is. He is therefore fervent in maintaining this status in his castle without the intrusion of Harry and his magical associates. Ever since the infant Harry was unceremoniously dumped upon the Dursley doorstep, poor old Vernon has had to bite his fat lip and accept the fact that he has to shelter the child, albeit in the cupboard under his stairs, forever knowing that one day the Wizarding world will come calling with an invitation of magical education!