Dudley Dursley

Dudly is an aristocratic surname used as a first name since the 19th century. It is also a town in the West Midlands of England. From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.

• Parents: Vernon and Petunia
• Born 23 June 1980, 38 days older than his cousin, Harry Potter
• No finer boy anywhere, according to parents. Don't want him mixing with the "Potter boy."
• First character to have their first name mentioned.
• Throws cereal at wall
  • Vernon was trying to kiss him, but missed
  • Called "Little tyke," by Vernon
• Learns knew word, "Won't"/"Shant."
• Minerva McGonagall, in cat-form, sees Dudley "kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets."

• Ten years ago, there had been lots pictures of what looked like a large pink beach ball wearing different colored bonnets
• now the photographs showed a large blond boy riding his first bicycle, on a carousel at the fair, playing a computer game with his father, being hugged and kissed by his mother.
• Looks a lot like Vernon
  • large pink face
  • not much neck
  • small, watery blue eyes
  • thick blond hair that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head.
• Petunia often says that Dudley looked like a baby angel
  • Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig
• Can count to 37, but struggles to add two more to reach 39
• Called "Dinky Duddydums" by Petunia
• Every year on his birthday, gets taken out with a friend
  • Adventure parks, hamburger restaurants, or the movies
  • Harry gets left at Mrs. Figg's