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Dudley Dursley: More Than Just a Bully

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Early Characterization the Spoiled Bully The title Dudley Dursley usually evokes pictures of a spoiled, obese bully, a relentless tormentor of the orphaned Harry Potter. He’s the epitome of an unlikable character, representing the worst of Privet Drive’s stifling, prejudice-laden atmosphere. Nevertheless, dismissing Dudley as a easy caricature of unpleasantness is to miss the complexities, … Read more

Dudley Dursley: More Than Just a Bully? Exploring Harry Potter’s Complex Cousin

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Introduction The air crackled with an unnatural cold, a bone-chilling dread that went beyond the dampness of Privet Drive. Dudley Dursley, usually puffed up with a self-importance that bordered on the absurd, stood paralyzed, his eyes wide with a primal terror he’d never known. As the Dementors descended, it wasn’t Harry Potter, the boy he’d … Read more

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