Pierce Twiggs

Pierce Twiggs
Gender: Male
Height: Average

Blood status: Pureblood
Raised in: Wizarding
Home: Ottery St Catchpole -- The Burrow

Boggart: A wild chest, ready to eat and engulf him.

Patronus: Unknown
Pierce has two things he loves besides his family: stars and books.

His passion for knowledge is easy noticeable, as he's quite often engrossed in a book or jotting down some notes -- often forgetting his surroundings in the process. If one really wants to get his attention, you either have to snatch the book away from him, taunt him with new knowledge, or mention something about Astronomy.

Only then will he be all ears. However, depending on the subject, he might be rather harsh to the person in front of him -- as they had just interrupted his precious reading time.

Pierce has an insatiable thirst for knowledge, absorbing new details as soon as he can get his hands on it -- especially when it comes to Astronomy. He loves to spend time studying the stars, and staring into the sky, even in the middle of the day -- with one of his many notebooks right next to him.

While his love for reading is evident, the absorption of knowledge frequently sparks inspiration in Pierce, which compels him to take immediate action -- often resulting in attempts to apply the newly acquired knowledge.

Not content with mere acquisition, Pierce actively strives to translate his knowledge into meaningful improvements for those around him. This drive stems from both his family's financial circumstances and Pierce's determination to ameliorate himself -- aiming to be someone his family can count on, now and in the future.

Because of the many things he learns, he is somewhat of a know-it-all -- though also known as someone you can count on to get accurate information, as he would make sure to never give out false one. Although, Pierce is not someone who gives his class notes away easily; especially if others clearly don’t show any desire to learn. He has no patience for ignorant people, as he believes knowledge is the key to understanding the universe.

He also has the habit of thinking in a more technical approach, like numbers or calculating things -- such as trajectories or probability. In general, he prioritises practicality over idealistically.

In Pierce’s opinion, rules are meant to be adhered to. Someone must have implemented them because of a reason, even if one doesn’t know exactly why. Therefore, he always makes sure that he and the people around him follow these rules. Like a Prefect does, a role he aims for himself.

As any form of written knowledge is almost sacred to him, there is one important rule of his own: handle books and notes with care. Anyone treating them poorly may experience his wrath.

While not aiming for it deliberately, Pierce somehow makes others hesitant to approach him on their own. Perhaps because he loves rules and pointing out mistakes to others. Or just throws his knowledge at people. Or because, in conversations, he reacts rather blunt and direct -- sometimes even sassy.

It might seem harsh or even rude to others, but Pierce himself doesn’t mean any harm; he just thinks that it will save time this way -- time that allows talking about more varied topics or to go back to studying.

Despite being broadly knowledgeable in different classes, he has trouble to get the theory into practice, though mostly with wand-focused combat magic. Perhaps especially that subject, as it is not as strictly rule-abiding as he'd like. The classes he excels in are History of Magic and Potions above all, which soon became his favourites -- and with them, the Professors he looks up to.

While Pierce excels in his academics, he is remarkably humble and unassuming -- not seeking attention or praise for his achievements whatsoever. He prefers to let his work speak for itself, although his work has to be perfect in his own eyes -- making him struggle with meeting his own high standards. Standards which he sometimes expects others to have as well, especially if it comes to abiding rules.
Being the second youngest child of the Twiggs family had his ups and downs. There was almost always the issue of barely having enough money to scrape by, but this was far outweighed by being part of a lovable and supportive family.

While Pierce is a bit of an outsider compared to his siblings, he never felt left out. How could one when there was always one energetic sibling who pulled him into one adventure after the other, despite him just wanting to hole up in his room and read a book in quiet? Or even roping him into some pranks -- though he was soon left out of them because he generally liked to tip off the pranked party, especially with rule-breaking mischief.

The interest in Quidditch is another thing Pierce shares with his family, but in a different way. While his siblings are eager to fly on brooms, Pierce prefers to watch and keep the theoretical aspects in mind. But he loves to come up with new strategies for the others, or offers constructive criticism to help them improve -- even if his siblings aren't always receptive.

Despite being used to it, the energetic nature of his siblings is not always predictable. One day, when Pierce was about 8, he was searching for a book he'd carefully hidden away from his brothers -- in an easily-overlooked chest in the toolshed.

While sifting through the contents of the chest, half his body already in it, some of his siblings entered the toolshed and energetically rushed past him -- accidentally pushing him headfirst into the chest. It locked itself with a click, with Pierce inside. He immediately tried to push open the lid, but it didn’t budge an inch.

As his siblings had already left, his knocking and shouting didn’t help either. He was now trapped in a dark, confined space -- unable to move much, with only a few slivers of light seeping in through the cracks of the wooden panels.

Because his family thought Pierce had hidden himself away with a book again, it took until dinnertime for him to be missed. They finally found and freed him, his throat already hoarse from yelling -- and shivering with the fear of being trapped in there for all eternity. Since then, Pierce is afraid of dark and enclosed spaces. And perhaps, this also the reason why he loves the open sky and vastness of the universe even more.