The father-son pair are more painted as gluttons than fat. They're lazy and spoiled. Dudley eventually grows up to be a teenage soccer hooligan, trading his fat for muscle, but he's still painted as a bully and a coward.
he's described as whale-like and wider than he was tall, and the first time the narrative is ever sympathetic to him is after he gets fit in book 5 or 6 because of dementor trauma
The father-son pair are more painted as gluttons than fat. They're lazy and spoiled. Dudley eventually grows up to be a teenage soccer hooligan, trading his fat for muscle, but he's still painted as a bully and a coward.
he's described as whale-like and wider than he was tall, and the first time the narrative is ever sympathetic to him is after he gets fit in book 5 or 6 because of dementor trauma
He's also described as constantly gorging himself on treats and throwing a hissy fit because he didn't get enough birthday presents.
I guess they could have described him as sleakly dressed, finely boned, and of immaculate complexion, like Bellatrix Lestrange.