What fun! This was a clever and funny fic, but there's also something really touching and profound about the difficulties they have understanding one another (even in the humorous way you've set it us here: "Butter beer?" he echoed. "Is that from Holland?" or Dudley had never heard of The Quibbler, but he wasn't much of a reader, and it sounded like some sort of girly thing they sold in the cosmetic section of Boots. or in order to avoid an altercation with the dominant female known as "Petunia". Hee!). I liked that Dudley had turned away from intimidating people but, in his inarticulate way, doesn't really know why, and I *loved* the fact that Piers Polkiss has come out and is now happily living with his boyfriend in a bungalow in Esher. Maggie