Harry's Muggle uncle and Petunia's husband. Described as a beefy man with a large mustache, Vernon Dursley happily spoils Dudley and is exceedingly proud when his son is accepted to Smeltings Academy, his own alma mater. Vernon is particularly distrustful of Harry and shares Petunia's fear that the neighbors will find out about him. Vernon is particularly proactive in trying to stamp out the "dangerous nonsense" of the magical world, even to the point of moving the entire family to a tiny island in the middle of the ocean to avoid receiving mail from Hogwarts.