*Dudley’s friend Piers Polkiss arrives, looking like a rat. Well, we know which house these two would be Sorted, don’t we? I am not sure, after all Peter is as rat-like as one can get & he was sorted into Gryffindor & even became James' "friend" and the professional admirer. Piers immediately reminded me of Peter. Peter and Piers even sound similar. Piers usually is the one to hold people's arms behind their backs while Dudley hits them similar to Peter, who is described as "watching hungrily, edging around Lupin to get a clearer view" at Snape being bullied. Both are afraid to start bullying somebody themselves due to cowardice, but are extremely happy to watch their powerful friends doing this job. Piers here seems even a bit braver than Peter, who was afraid to approach hopelessly outnumbered Snape, let alone try to touch him even,if the touch would be holding his arms behind his back. In the memory Snape is outnumbered, defeated in front of a hostile to him crowd, yet Peter seems to prefer to watch this from afar "edging around Lupin to get a clearer view", but afraid to come closer. So, judging on this Piers would be more likely be a Gryffindor than Peter.
Actually, in an AU in which Dudley had enough magic to get a letter and go to Hogwarts, I could see him being Sorted into Gryffindor:
1) He wouldn't have the bloodlines or right type of ambition for Slytherin. 2) He wouldn't have the Ravenclaw love of learning. 3) He wouldn't have the Hufflepuff tendency to put the larger group's interests ahead of his own.
Therefore by default...Gryffindor!
As for Piers, that name is a form of Peter. Between that and the description of him as rat-like, one wonders who his *real* father is. (Although if Peter fathered any bastard children in this story, Dudley strikes me as the likelier candidate. Perhaps this is what Dumbledore is holding over Petunia to make her take in Harry.)
One day somebody should write an editorial about the connection between looks & character in JKR's books, not only the fat/thin aspect, but about the whole topic in general. Interesting whether Rowling would be as infuriated by such essay as she was by that 'fat' discussion. Somehow I don't think so.
Given the size of this fandom, someone probably has written this already. Although I would like to know how they handle young Tom Riddle's good looks (canon, as witnessed by Harry Potter himself).
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Re: the beginning chapters & Peter/Piers comparison
Date: 2006-10-20 09:27 pm (UTC)I am not sure, after all Peter is as rat-like as one can get & he was sorted into Gryffindor & even became James' "friend" and the professional admirer. Piers immediately reminded me of Peter. Peter and Piers even sound similar. Piers usually is the one to hold people's arms behind their backs while Dudley hits them similar to Peter, who is described as "watching hungrily, edging around Lupin to get a clearer view" at Snape being bullied. Both are afraid to start bullying somebody themselves due to cowardice, but are extremely happy to watch their powerful friends doing this job. Piers here seems even a bit braver than Peter, who was afraid to approach hopelessly outnumbered Snape, let alone try to touch him even,if the touch would be holding his arms behind his back. In the memory Snape is outnumbered, defeated in front of a hostile to him crowd, yet Peter seems to prefer to watch this from afar "edging around Lupin to get a clearer view", but afraid to come closer. So, judging on this Piers would be more likely be a Gryffindor than Peter.
Actually, in an AU in which Dudley had enough magic to get a letter and go to Hogwarts, I could see him being Sorted into Gryffindor:
1) He wouldn't have the bloodlines or right type of ambition for Slytherin.
2) He wouldn't have the Ravenclaw love of learning.
3) He wouldn't have the Hufflepuff tendency to put the larger group's interests ahead of his own.
Therefore by default...Gryffindor!
As for Piers, that name is a form of Peter. Between that and the description of him as rat-like, one wonders who his *real* father is. (Although if Peter fathered any bastard children in this story, Dudley strikes me as the likelier candidate. Perhaps this is what Dumbledore is holding over Petunia to make her take in Harry.)
One day somebody should write an editorial about the connection between looks & character in JKR's books, not only the fat/thin aspect, but about the whole topic in general. Interesting whether Rowling would be as infuriated by such essay as she was by that 'fat' discussion. Somehow I don't think so.
Given the size of this fandom, someone probably has written this already. Although I would like to know how they handle young Tom Riddle's good looks (canon, as witnessed by Harry Potter himself).