Forum Block
Stacked With: MC4A; Hogwarts
Individual Challenges: In a Flash; Yellow Ribbon; Yellow Ribbon
Prompts: Piers Polkiss (auction); Permission (365 words); Watching television (Insane Prompts)
Word count: 310
Warning: Bullying references and mindset


Piers grinned as he left his house to go over to Dudley's. He could get away with pretty much everything at Dudley's place. There wasn't any annoying mum or dad telling him to clean his room or be polite. At Dudley's he was free to just watch telly or play video games. He could also convince Dudley to play one his favourite games; pummelling his friend's scrawny cousin and facing no consequences.

Dudley had the life in the Piers' opinion. His parents didn't care what he did so long as he was happy. Piers had tried Dudley's tactics on his own parents, but they hadn't been impressed; they had even gone to the Dursley's and tried to talk about Dudley controlling them with his tantrums. Of course, Dudley's parents were so devoted to their son that they thought Piers' parents were talking out of their arses and that Dudley was, "Just the perfect little angel."

"Hi, Mrs. D," Piers said when the door to number 4, Privet Drive opened to reveal Dudley's mum. "Dudley about?"

Mrs. Dursley nodded and gestured Piers up the stairs before returning to the kitchen. Piers heard her voice berate the Potter kid on his mixing skills as he made his way up the stairs. Dudley was watching cartoons when he arrived, and Piers instantly joined him on the bed. Dudley grunted a greeting and let the bowl of crisps sit in between them.

The cartoon was one that Piers' parents would never give him permission to watch as they thought it held too much violence and far too many scantily-clad women. That was what made it awesome, in Piers' opinion. Some of the moves the characters used on each other provided him with ideas for how next to pummel Potter, while the scantily-clad women were a forbidden fruit he could only have while at Dudley's.