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|image = [[File:Pierrs.jpg|250px]]
|name=Piers Polkiss
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|name = Piers Polkiss
|image=[[File:Pierrs.jpg|250px]]
 
|born=c. [[1980]]
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|born = c. [[1980]]
 
|blood = [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]
|died=
 
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|nationality = [[Great Britain|British]]
|blood=[[Muggle]]
 
 
|species = [[Human]]
|alias=
 
 
|gender = Male
|title=
 
 
|hair = Black
|height=
 
 
|skin = Light
|hair=Black
 
 
|family = [[Piers Polkiss's mother|Mrs Polkiss]] (mother)
|eyes=
 
 
|loyalty = [[Dudley Dursley]]
|skin=Light
 
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|theme = muggle
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}}'''Piers Polkiss''' was a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] and [[Dudley Dursley]]'s best friend. Despite being scrawny with a face like a [[rat]], he was a member of [[Dudley Dursley]]'s [[Dudley Dursley's gang|gang]] and was usually the one who held people's arms behind their backs so Dudley could hit them. Piers did not like [[Harry Potter]], because Dudley did not, and he always followed Dudley's lead. Piers would also join Dudley at [[Smeltings Academy]].<ref name="PS3">{{PS|B|3}}</ref>
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'''Piers Polkiss''' was a [[Muggle]] and [[Dudley Dursley]]'s best friend. Despite being scrawny with a face like a [[rat]], he was a member of [[Dudley Dursley]]'s [[Dudley Dursley's gang|gang]] and was usually the one who held people's arms behind their backs so Dudley could hit them. Piers did not like [[Harry Potter]], because Dudley did not, and he always followed Dudley's lead. Piers would also join Dudley at [[Smeltings Academy]].
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===[[1991]]===
 
===[[1991]]===
On Dudley's eleventh birthday in [[1991]], Piers accompanied him, the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] and Harry to the [[zoo]]. During the trip, Piers saw Harry talking to a snake in the reptile house. When Harry was pushed out of the way, and then [[Underage magic|unintentionally]] made the [[Vanishing Spell|glass disappear]], Piers fell into the enclosure with Dudley. When Piers told the Dursleys that Harry had been talking to the snake, they gave Harry his longest ever punishment.
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On [[23 June|23 June]] [[1991]], Dudley's eleventh birthday, Piers accompanied him, the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] and Harry to the [[zoo]]. During the trip, Piers saw Harry talking to a snake in the reptile house. When Harry was pushed out of the way, and then [[Underage magic|unintentionally]] made the [[Vanishing Spell|glass disappear]], Piers and Dudley jumped back in surprise. When Piers told the Dursleys that Harry had been talking to the snake, they gave Harry his longest ever punishment.<ref name="PS2">{{PS|B|2}}</ref>
   
 
===[[1995]]===
 
===[[1995]]===
{{Quote|We're getting out of here, Dudley. Come on, Dudley, hurry up.|Piers|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
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{{Quote|We're getting out of here, Dudley. Come on, Dudley, hurry up.|Piers|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}During the summer of [[1995]], Dudley lied to his parents saying that he was at the Polkisses' having tea, although Piers was with Dudley's gang as they roamed the [[Little Whinging|neighbourhood]], bullying younger children.<ref name="OOTP1">{{OOTP|B|1}}</ref>
During the summer of [[1995]], Piers was still part of Dudley's gang as they roamed the [[Little Whinging|neighbourhood]], bullying younger children.
 
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Chasse à Harry.jpg|thumb|225x|[[Harry Potter]], Piers Polkiss, and [[Dudley Dursley]].]]
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[[File:Chasse à Harry.jpg|thumb|225x|[[Harry Potter]], Piers Polkiss, and [[Dudley Dursley]]]]
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*Due to being Dudley's closest friend of the group, Piers was most likely the gang's second-in-command.
*Piers Polkiss was portrayed by [[Jason Boyd]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.
 
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*Piers Polkiss was portrayed by [[Jason Boyd]] in {{OOTP|FA}}.
*Piers Polkiss was not mentioned nor did he appear in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.
 
*Piers Polkiss has not appeared in ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]'' and ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''.
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*Piers Polkiss was not mentioned nor did he appear in {{PS|FA}}.
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*Piers Polkiss has not appeared in {{LEGO|Y1}} and {{LEGO|Y2}}.
*It is mentioned several times in the books that all the members of Dudley's gang were big and stupid, but Piers was always described as being scrawny with a face like a rat. It is possible that Piers was scrawny when compared to the other members. 
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*It is mentioned several times in the books that all the members of Dudley's gang were big and stupid, but Piers was always described as being scrawny with a face like a rat. It is possible that Piers was scrawny when compared to the other members or that he gained a significant amount of weight after he went to the zoo with Dudley and Harry
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*{{PS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
 
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*{{OOTP}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
 
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*{{OOTP|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]] ''
 
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*{{TCG}}
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]''
 
   
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==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 12:58, 25 June 2020

Piers Polkiss was a Muggle and Dudley Dursley's best friend. Despite being scrawny with a face like a rat, he was a member of Dudley Dursley's gang and was usually the one who held people's arms behind their backs so Dudley could hit them. Piers did not like Harry Potter, because Dudley did not, and he always followed Dudley's lead. Piers would also join Dudley at Smeltings Academy.[1]

Biography

1991

On 23 June 1991, Dudley's eleventh birthday, Piers accompanied him, the Dursleys and Harry to the zoo. During the trip, Piers saw Harry talking to a snake in the reptile house. When Harry was pushed out of the way, and then unintentionally made the glass disappear, Piers and Dudley jumped back in surprise. When Piers told the Dursleys that Harry had been talking to the snake, they gave Harry his longest ever punishment.[2]

1995

"We're getting out of here, Dudley. Come on, Dudley, hurry up."
— Piers[src]

During the summer of 1995, Dudley lied to his parents saying that he was at the Polkisses' having tea, although Piers was with Dudley's gang as they roamed the neighbourhood, bullying younger children.[3]

Etymology

Piers is of Anglo-Saxon heritage and means "rock." It is a variant of Peter, from the Greek for "rock." Polkiss may be a variation of Polk, which itself is a variation of the Scottish names Pogue, Pollack, or Pollock, meaning "from the pool or pit."

Behind the scenes

Chasse à Harry

Harry Potter, Piers Polkiss, and Dudley Dursley

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 3 (The Letters from No One)
  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 1 (Dudley Demented)
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