Dudley Dursley is the only son of Vernon and Petunia Dursley of number four Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. Dudley was born on June 23, 1980 [P1] [see Timeline: Dudley Dursley]. As a baby, he was chubby and had blond curls. He screamed for sweets, had tantrums which involved throwing his cereal at the wall, resembled a large pink beachball wearing different colored bonnets, and on November 1, 1981 , he learned the word "won't".
Ten years later, Dudley was still chubby and had blond curls. His personality hadn't changed much either. There are pictures on the mantel of number four Privet Drive of him riding his first bicycle, riding a carousel, playing a computer game with his father, and being fawned over by his mother. He hates exercise unless it involves punching someone. "He (has) a large pink face, not much neck, small watery blue eyes, and thick blond hair (PS2)." Dudley pretends to cry when he wants to get his way, a tactic that works very well with his mother, who dotes on him.
Dudley's best friend is Piers Polkiss, a scawny boy with a face like a rat. Piers holds other kids so Dudley can slug them. In primary school, and on holidays later on, Piers was part of Dudley's "gang," which also included Dennis, Malcolm, and Gordon (PS2, PS3, OP1). Because Dudley was the biggest and stupidest of the lot, he was the leader. The other kids at primary school didn't like to disagree with Dudley's gang, whose favourite sport was "Harry hunting".
In 1991, Dudley went to Smeltings, his father's old school. His parents are of the opinion that his teachers don't understand him because the teachers note with concern his bullying behavior. After his third year at Smeltings, the school nurse informed the Dursleys that Dudley had to go on a diet, since he had become too large for the Smeltings uniforms.
During the 1994-1995 school year, Dudley became the Junior Inter-School Boxing Champion of the South East. He became, if possible, an even worse bully. He and his gang spent the summer holidays terrorizing the neighborhood. They smoked, vandalized the play park, threw stones at cars and small children, and beat up younger boys, including a certain Mark Evans, whom Dudley said "cheeked" him (OP1).
On the evening of August 2, 1995, Dudley was attacked by a Dementor in the alley between Wisteria Walk and Magnolia Crescent, about two streets away from his home. The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone. It isn't clear if this extraordinary event has had any long-term effect (OP1).
NOTE: There is nothing in the book to suggest that Dudley could actually see Dementors, so speculation that Dudley must be magical because of this incident is groundless.
(PS2, present for eleventh birthday, crashed within a month)
(魔法石,第2章。他11歲的生日禮物,在一個月內就被弄壞了)
computerized robot
裝有電腦(晶片)的機器人
(PA2, a birthday present from Marjorie Dursley sometime after Dudley's fifth but before his tenth birthday)
(囚徒,第2章。在達力五歲之後與十歲之前的一個生日送他的生日禮物[X5])
two televisions
兩台電視
(PS3, Dudley put his foot through the first when his favourite television program was cancelled)
(魔法石,第3章。達力在他最喜歡的電視節目取消之後踢穿了第一台電視。)
(PA2, Dudley received another as a "welcome home for the summer" present when he complained about the long walk from the family television to the kitchen)