Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by

J. K. Rowling

Dudley Dursley Character Analysis

Harry's cousin. He's blond and hulking, and he and Harry have never had a good relationship—Dudley loved watching his parents abuse Harry throughout their childhood. However, Dudley shows that he has begun to change his conception of Harry when he expresses concern for Harry's safety, leaves Harry tea, and shakes Harry's hand before he goes into hiding.

Dudley Dursley Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Dudley Dursley or refer to Dudley Dursley. 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:
Choices, Redemption, and Morality Theme Icon
).
Chapter Three Quotes

He looked curiously at his cousin. They had had virtually no contact during this summer or last, as Harry had come back to Privet Drive so briefly and kept to his room so much. It now dawned on Harry, however, that the cup of cold tea on which he had trodden that morning might not have been a booby trap at all.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley
Page Number: 40
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Chapter Ten Quotes

The accusations he had heard from Muriel at the wedding seemed to have nested in his brain like diseased things, infecting his memories of the wizard he had idolized. Could Dumbledore have let such things happen? Had he been like Dudley, content to watch neglect and abuse as long as it did not affect him? Could he have turned his back on a sister who was being imprisoned and hidden?

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore , Ariana Dumbledore, Elphias Doge, Rita Skeeter, Dudley Dursley, Auntie Muriel
Page Number: 177
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Dudley Dursley Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Dudley Dursley or refer to Dudley Dursley. 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:
Choices, Redemption, and Morality Theme Icon
).
Chapter Three Quotes

He looked curiously at his cousin. They had had virtually no contact during this summer or last, as Harry had come back to Privet Drive so briefly and kept to his room so much. It now dawned on Harry, however, that the cup of cold tea on which he had trodden that morning might not have been a booby trap at all.

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley
Page Number: 40
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter Ten Quotes

The accusations he had heard from Muriel at the wedding seemed to have nested in his brain like diseased things, infecting his memories of the wizard he had idolized. Could Dumbledore have let such things happen? Had he been like Dudley, content to watch neglect and abuse as long as it did not affect him? Could he have turned his back on a sister who was being imprisoned and hidden?

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore , Ariana Dumbledore, Elphias Doge, Rita Skeeter, Dudley Dursley, Auntie Muriel
Page Number: 177
Explanation and Analysis: