Vernon Dursley
1.
He used to have an obsession with Superman.
Vern gulped and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was seven years old, and he would be the first boy in the world to be able to fly.
His blue tights were itchy. It had been a while since he'd worn his old Halloween costume.
His toes instinctively tightened in his grubby sneakers. "One…two…three" He whispered, and with that, he jumped off the shed.
Many years later, when Dudley told him his dream of being a flight attendant, Vernon fainted.
2.
He met Petunia at a fast food joint.
Vernon was impatiently waiting for his hamburger. He had ordered only 5 minutes ago, but he was a very impatient college student.
He fingered his developing mustache while tapping his foot.
Just then, he heard a short yelp.
A young woman, about his age, maybe a year younger, had just slipped on a piece of ice.
His food arrived.
He was faced with a tough decision, the food, or helping out the woman?
He ended up doing both, he carried the tray to the woman, and offered her a helping hand and a french-fry.
3.
At his wedding, he almost said "no"
He was at the alter, fingering his bushy mustache, and then, the music started. He gulped, and clenched his fists.
Walking down the aisle was his Tuny, she was lovely, he thought, with her hair up and that nice white dress. But, he preferred her in her sweatshirt and pajama pants.
And when it was his turn to say "I do" he nearly couldn't. He didn't deserve her.
But then he looked at her eyes, and saw that he didn't have to deserve her,
He just needed to love her, and that, he could assure, he did.
4.
He used to be fascinated with magic
Until Tuny told him about wizards. Then he grew afraid, deeply afraid.
5.
He loved Harry
He wouldn't dare tell a soul, but he was proud of Harry, and when Dudley told him that he named his firstborn after him, he hugged his son, and later held the baby while his wife threw a tantrum.
