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There are some majorHarry Potterbook to movie changes that longtime fan always point toward when discuss the iconic enfranchisement and the change made to the Dursley family are right near the top . Since the Dursleys do n’t appear in the genuine Wizarding World side of the tale , they are n’t kick in nearly as much sieve time in the flick as the like of the Hogwarts students and professor . Those who have only seen the movie are incognizant of a lot about Vernon , Petunia , and Dudley .
The loathsome characters made life-time torturesome for their nephew Harry Potter and there are n’t really any cashable qualities about any of them . That said , there are aspects about the Dursleys from the books that could ’ve been left in the picture show to shine more of a light on the family . From the Clarence Day they ended up with their nephew on their doorstep to a surprising story with Dumbledore tothe twenty-four hour period they leave Harry , the Dursley familyin the Koran have a few more layers to them .
10Vernon Suspected Something Was Up
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer ’s Stoneopens withAlbus Dumbledoreand Minerva McGonagall meeting up outside Number 4 Privet Drive . Once Rubeus Hagrid arrives , they leave Harry on the Dursleys ' doorsill where he ’s to spend the next decade being frustrate by his congenator . What the megahit does n’t show , however , is what happen beforehand .
In the record of the same name , Vernon Dursley suspect something is up from the clip he wakes up . He sees superstar celebrating in the street ( though he recollect of them as just curiously - dress individuals ) and believes he overhears a mathematical group mentioning the name ' Potter . ' Vernon even see a cat reading a signal but reconsiders that it must ’ve just been looking at the augury . Of naturally , that cat was actually McGonagall scoping out Privet Drive before leaving Harry there that eve .
9Albus Dumbledore Gave Them Stern Orders
As seen in the first motion-picture show , Dumbledore leaves a letter of the alphabet with the Dursleys when he place Harry on their doorsill . Of course , the film does n’t dive deeply into the contents of the latter . The books reveal that Dumbledore severalise Harry ’s aunt that , because she possesses the same blood as her sister Lily , the Boy Who Lived will be protected as long as he continue with her until he turns 17 year of age .
That ’s why the Howler Dumbledore sends to Petunia is successful . He also tells her to deal Harry well , as if he ’s her own son though she does n’t live up to this end of the deal . Petunia was possibly acrimonious toward Harry due to her own insecurities . The films leave out facts likePetunia ’s desire to pay heed Hogwartsand how not being allow to go altered her family relationship with Lily forever .
8Dumbledore Was Furious When His Orders Were Disobeyed
In the film rendering ofHarry Potter and the Half Blood Prince , Dumbledore picks Harry up in person and finds him wipe out at a dining car . However , in the books Dumbledore actually call for him from the Dursleys . That ’s a major change to the point where theDursleys were in reality completely cut from the movie , shift the pattern of the serial to that tip . At Privet Drive , Dumbledore gives Dursleys a unspoiled telling - off , having the audacity to call them out on their horrible behavior inside their very own livelihood way .
The Hogwarts schoolmaster slams their treatment of Harry over the years and also takes objective at Dudley , tell they ’ve handle their own son ill as well . The family does n’t hump what to make of this so just posture there and take it . This scene , along with more of the history of Voldemort ’s past and the Gaunts in general , would ’ve been a welcome addition to the movie but it was all cut .
7The Dursleys Had To Go Private To Get Dudley’s Tail Fixed
Hagrid ’s arrival to collect Harry for Hogwarts is an epic moment both on the page and on the big screen . When the Dursleys make the mistake of disrespecting trick , the Potters , and Dumbledore , Hagrid take it upon himself to use a trance that leave Dudley a pig ’s seat . The Dursleys did n’t cognize how to react to this and when they ’re seen again in the next cinema , the prat is n’t really cite .
To take precaution of the problems , the Dursleys have to devote for private aesculapian precaution to work on Dudley and polish off the tail . One matter that the Bible do n’t fully explain is how the Dursleys managed to convert any Dr. that this was n’t the work of magic . They had to have been many questions ask by the professionals , no matter how much they were being pay .
6Dudley Was Tricked by Fred And George
Fred and George Weasley love a good prank . unluckily , fans of the motion picture never get to see the duo meet Dudley , who is one of the biggest bully in the intact franchise . In theGoblet of Firebook , their paths cross when the Gemini accompany their sire Arthur Weasley to fetch Harry from the Dursleys and bring him back to The Burrow for the Quidditch World Cup .
Dudley is on a dieting during this clock time but Fred and George capitalise on this . In an former look at their future product for their joke shop , they leave a brittle lying around and when Petunia and Vernon ’s son covetously take the bait , his tongue tumefy up a huge amount . Arthur is force to do some hangout work but that ’s made unmanageable by the Dursleys , who excite at him in their rage .
5How Dudley Got In Better Shape
Dudley in the Holy Writ is , for the most part , a big person . He ’s got the same genetic science as his forefather , which makes him substantially large . However , he ’s noticeably slender in theOrder of the Phoenixmovie and the book of the same name excuse this even if the film never refer how this happened .
While actor Harry Melling underwent a stunning shift of his own , Dudley in the source material actually takes up boxing . He becomes much more muscly as a result and uses his effectiveness to excruciate anybody he wants , Harry include . That ’s why , when he ’s brought back to the Dursleys after the Dementor ’s onset on Little Whinging , they ’re so dismayed . They never imagine their giving , powerful Logos being so imperfect , especially grant his penchant for boxing .
4Petunia Was Warned After The Dementor Attack
After Dudley is snipe by the guard of Azkaban , theOrder of the Phoenixmovie move on apace . But the Word of God picture there was quite a reaction to the incident , with many bird of Minerva flying into their way . One is from the Ministry of Magic , which secernate Harry he ’s been expelled , another is from Arthur , who warns him to stick put , and a third is from the Ministry of Magic again , who exact he ’ll now be put on trial having previously had his time at Hogwarts brought to an end .
However , there ’s also a fourth bird of night send by somebody unknown . When a shaking Petunia opens the letter , a menacing phonation says ' retrieve my last , Petunia . ' This revealed thatPetunia ’s backstory involved magicin some way . It ’s later explained that this was from Albus Dumbledore , who know the Dursleys were close to ignore ties with their nephew . Given the blood line shared between Harry and Petunia and how that protected him , it ’s clear why Harry has to stay put .
3Vernon Went To Shake Harry’s Hand (Then Didn’t)
sports fan never got to say a right bye to the Dursleys on the screen . They make a abbreviated cameo in theDeathly Hallows : Part 1before they ’re whip away . They ’re forced to pass on their folk dwelling house after it ’s made clear to them that , should they stay , then Lord Voldemort will belike come by to pay them a sojourn . Each member of the family has an interesting chemical reaction to leaving Harry in the account book .
Vernon lead to rock Harry ’s hand - then pulls back . It seems he ca n’t face up saying goodby to somebody he ’s spend the last 17 year hating . It ’s the least positive response to the auf wiedersehen though it makes common sense considering Vernon is the only one who is n’t lineage related in some way to Harry .
2Aunt Petunia Couldn’t Get Her Words Out
Aunt Petunia is brilliantly act by Fiona Shaw in thePotter movies but they failed Petunia . Shaw nail the character being vastly difficult to read , something that ’s made clear in the source cloth . So , it ’s a shame that a scene Shaw shot with Daniel Radcliffe for the penultimate entrance in the serial did n’t make it into the concluding cut of meat . In the Holy Writ and delete vista , Petunia shinny to get her parole out as she says goodbye to her nephew .
She seems like she ’s about to wish Harry good luck on his quest to defeat Lord Voldemort before think better of it . J. K. Rowling later said that old age of hiding her feeling had hardened the Boy Who Lived ’s aunt , somewhat explaining her uncollectible behaviour . Had Petunia followed Dumbledore ’s words to treat Harry as her own Word , she likely would ’ve handle this last import together better .
1Dudley Was Nice To Harry
The main Dursley folk deleted scene that fans wish had made it into the last cut was Dudley saying goodbye to Harry . This undercut was likely made for prison term constraints but it would ’ve been a welcome capper to a relationship that so polar to the early entries in the enfranchisement when both Harry and Dudley were just children . In theDeathly Hallowsnovel , Dudley leaves tea outside Harry ’s room access . He thinks this is a prank from his cousin but is pleasantly surprised when he ’s given a overnice send - off .
Dudley order that he does n’t think the Boy Who Lived is a wastefulness of blank space , thanks him for saving him from the Dementors two years in the beginning , and the duo in reality shake hands . Rowling later revealed the pair were on ' Christmas card terms ' after the Battle of Hogwarts , but their relationship still was n’t that peachy . However , that ’s a huge step forward for two first cousin who had never share a single cocksure moment together beforehand .
