Harry Potter: Bond of Blood Charm, Explained

Harry Potter spent the first ten years of his life with his late mother’s sister, Aunt Petunia. As seen in the first Harry Potter movie, Petunia lived with her husband, Vernon Dursley, and their son, Dudley at Four, Privet Drive. Harry experienced mistreatment at the hands of the Dursleys, and he was an unwelcome addition to their family. He was given the cupboard under the stairs for a bedroom, and constantly grounded for petty reasons. Before Hagrid’s visit, Harry was kept in the dark about his magical legacy. His aunt and uncle were unkind and Dudley pestered him. Vernon’s sister, Marge had suggested Harry should have been dropped off at an orphanage, but he maintained he took his nephew in purely out of the goodness of his heart.