Another snippet! Yet more Dursleys!

[wemyss]

By 1936, Horatio Dursley was the proud father of a son, Oswald, and was awaiting with impatience the birth of his second child.  This news had trickled back to Dursley town through the commercial community, as had the satisfying news that neither RA Lister nor Petters would deal with Grunnings so long as Horatio Dursley was employed by that firm.

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The time has come, the walrus said...

[eagles_rock]

Bob Hoskins was interviewed by Jonathan Ross just before he talked to JKR; Hoskins said he'd love a role in the HP films, there was mild banter around this. LJ'ers have muttered about him being cast as Slughorn, (more of a Dung, I'd have thought) but I felt sad that Richard Griffiths couldn't be Slughorn. Ha!

I loved the Dursley story, downright nasty though it is. Very plausible. I can see Harry having rather a strong reaction to the carelessness and desertion that ends in Privet Drive. I'm intrigued by the Lovegood aunt too.

Watch out, I think each son has to be fathered by the age of 20, do you want more breathing space?

Wizarding contraception: I subject I'm sure keeps you awake at night - I can see Lucius getting a teenage Draco fitted for bespoke Wizarding prophylactics. Just a thought...

[themolesmother]

The Dursley story is quite perfect, and the appearance of a Lovegood in the whole saga had me laughing out loud.

A Mosleyite background seems just right for the appalling Vernon. I could see Dudley joining the BNP, also.

MM