Snarky people. Like Mr. Darcy, or my American History teacher last year. And House. House is worthy of the Shire, except for the fact that he'd probably upset all the hobbits.
EDIT: It was suggested to me that House is a little bit like Gandalf. In the respect of upsetting the hobbits, I suppose he is. And Gandalf has a bit of snarkiness in him at times. And they both walk with a staff of some sort! Maybe they're more alike than I thought!