#dursely

170. Lily brings James over for dinner one day just after 7th year, and Petunia is there with Vernon. James tries his hardest not to say anything insulting or stupid, (while being very nervous) and at first his attempts are sucessful. Mr and Mrs Evans leave the room and Petunia says something about his nerves. James fires back by casually mentioning how her taste in men is just as awful as she is (goddammit Sirius for teaching me what a decent man is by a 3am conversation). Petunia shouts at Lily about how awful James is, Lily defends James….sorta. Mr and Mrs Evans run back in because the girls are fighting and the boys are uncomfortable. They stop the fight and James thanks them for dinner and mentions he should probably get going. He murmurs a spell that transfigures Petunia’s pearl necklace into bees and Vernon’s jacket into a sheep. James had left by the time it finished transfiguring. Lily walked out and scolded him but thought that was great. Vernon did get told about magic and avoided obliviation.

Whenever I see ppl get like angry at Dumbledore for putting Harry with the Dursleys I'm like where else would he go? Sirius is presumed to be the one to sell the Potters to Voldemort, (we know that isn't true but Dumbledore has no way of knowing that) Remus even if he wanted to adopt Harry probably couldn't, given how werewolf are treated in that universe. Unless Dumbledore was given custody of Harry by his parents, and there is no real hint he had, Harry would have had to go to next of kin, the Dursleys. If the Dursleys didn't take Harry in then Harry would have been up for adoption, I have no doubt if it came to that he'd have either straight up adopted him himself or got a other member of the Phoenix or other trusted person to do it, but they did take him in so he couldn't have taken him out and it's not like the Dursleys were dumb enough to abuse Harry where anyone could see them.

834. After moving out, Dudley rarely spoke to his father, though he still had his mother over for dinner every Sunday. He made it abundantly clear that Vernon was not welcome.

whenever i hear the word ‘drills’ i hear it in mr dursely’s voice

dudley dursley is the worst person to ever not live.