Harry Potter · Character

Marjorie Dursley

Also known as Aunt Marge

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 1

Her beefy presence fills the room like a storm cloud, purple face twisted in perpetual disapproval, mustache twitching. The bulldog at her heels growls in echo of her temper. You brace for the bluster, sensing unyielding judgment in her piggy gaze.

Gender
female
Age
middle-aged
First appears
Book 3 · Ch. 1
Books
1

Aunt Marge arrives at Privet Drive for a visit, her disdain for Harry matching her brother Vernon's, insulting his parents over brandy. Her bigotry against magic triggers Harry's accidental outburst, inflating her massively like a balloon until she floats helplessly. Rescued later, the incident forces the Dursleys to confront their precarious normalcy.

Description

Large and beefy with a purple-tinged face, sporting a mustache finer than her brother's. Tiny eyes peer out sharply, framed by ruddy cheeks. Tweed jacket strains over her ample build, enormous suitcase in one hand, old bulldog Ripper straining under the other arm. Presence domineering and evil-tempered, like a bulldozer in human form.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Key events

  1. Book 3
    Ch. 2
    Harry Inflates Aunt Marge and FleesDuring Aunt Marge's visit, Harry's suppressed anger erupts and he accidentally inflates her like a balloon; he flees into the night with his trunk and Hedwig.

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