Harry's uncle; a large, often purple, and always angry man. He adores his son, Dudley, and loathes Harry. He and his wife, Petunia, took in Harry after Harry was orphaned and they abused Harry in the hope that doing so would get rid of his magical powers. During the summer before Harry's third year at Hogwarts, Vernon shuts Harry's school supplies away and forbids to send notes to his friends. When his sister, Aunt Marge, comes to visit, Vernon tells her that Harry is attending a school for "incurably criminal boys" and agrees to sign Harry's Hogsmeade permission form if he behaves and plays along. He doesn't follow through as Harry loses his temper and accidentally inflates Marge like a balloon.
Uncle Vernon Quotes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Vernon or refer to Uncle Vernon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Two
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"No need to tell us he's no good," snorted Uncle Vernon, staring over the top of his paper at the prisoner. "Look at the state of him, the filthy layabout! Look at his hair!"
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Uncle Vernon Quotes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Vernon or refer to Uncle Vernon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Two
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"No need to tell us he's no good," snorted Uncle Vernon, staring over the top of his paper at the prisoner. "Look at the state of him, the filthy layabout! Look at his hair!"
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