Harry Potter author JK Rowling has finally revealed why Uncle Vernon hated his nephew so much.

　　《哈利•波特》的作者J•K•罗琳最终曝出了为什么弗农姨夫如此讨厌这个外甥。

　　Writing on her popular website Pottermore, the author has divulged what exactlyprovoked Vernon's dislike of Harry - his hatred for his father, James Potter.

　　她在自己颇受欢迎网站Pottermore上揭示了究竟是什么使弗农讨厌哈利——是他对哈利父亲詹姆斯•波特的憎恨。

　　Throughout the books the author made it clear that the all of the Dursleys - Vernon, wife Petunia, Harry's maternal aunt, and cousin Dudley - saw the orphaned Harry as an unfortunate burden.

　　纵观《哈利•波特》系列，作者写得很清楚，德思礼全家人——弗农，妻子佩妮(哈利的姨妈)和表哥达利——把哈利这个孤儿看作不幸的负担。

　　The little boy was left to languish in the cupboard under the stairs with only the spiders for company until his escape to Hogwarts.

　　这个小男孩在逃出来去霍格沃茨之前一直被留在这儿受苦，住在楼梯下的碗柜里，只有蜘蛛为伴。

　　Rowling hinted throughout the series that contributing factors towards the Dursley's mistreatment of their nephew was their hatred of magic and Petunia's jealousy of her sister, Lily - Harry's mother.

　　罗琳在《哈利•波特》系列中暗示了导致德思礼一家虐待外甥的原因就是他们憎恨魔法，加上佩妮对妹妹(也就是哈利妈妈)莉莉的嫉妒。

　　Now, eight years after the final book was published, the root of the resentment has finally been revealed - it is Harry's strong resemblance to his father which led to their unhappy relationship.

　　现在，距最后一本书出版已经八年了，怨恨的根源最终被曝出来了——就是哈利和父亲极高的相似度造成了他和姨夫之间不愉快的关系。