Percy and the Dark Side

[Charmian]

No: HPFGUIDX 8745

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Amy Winters" <amy at w...> wrote:
> I've really enjoyed the posts on Percy...both the Weasley Family 
> Dynamics by Demelza and the Percy and the Dark Side post by 
> Charmain.  For some reason, I'm finding Percy to be very thought 
> provoking right now<G>.
> 

Ah, thanks...

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> 
> It wasn't just 20 or 30 death eaters participating in this.  Mob 
> mentality probably played a role in what happened, but the fact 
still 
> remains that a lot of witches and wizards thought that what the 
> alleged Death Eaters were doing was funny and at the time, 
> acceptable.  It would be easy for Voldermort to assert himself and 
> the Death Eaters back into the wizarding world before the majority 
of 
> them even realized what was going on.

Yes. I see the books getting even darker in the fifth and sixth 
installments, looking into my crystal ball. 

> 
> (I am working my way back to Percy).  Right now, the wizarding 
world 
> is divided into three segments.  Voldermort's supporters, Fudge and 
> his group who don't believe that Voldermort is back or that there's 
> even a problem, and Dumbledore's group.  I think Percy's going to 
> find himself at a crossroads in the next book (or two).  From his 
> attitude in GoF, I would be very surprised if he *doesn't* align 
> himself, at least at first, with Fudge. 
> 
> Failure to act, while it doesn't constitute supporting Voldermort, 
> does silently condone Voldermort's actions. 

Aren't "condone" and "support" synonyms? I think that failing to act 
may unknowingly aid Voldemort's cause, but I don't see it as 
condoning it. 

 Percy has shown himself 
> to not like questioning change...i.e. the house elves.  

I wonder what's going to happen with the house elves? I suspect that 
Winky and Dobby will play a more important role as Winky adjusts to 
her freedom. 

Also about other intelligent magical humanoids, what about the 
goblins and veela? Someone posted awhile back about how the fact that 
they're learning about goblin revolts and how some goblins showed up 
at the end of GoF perhaps is foreshadowing. 

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Then when push 
> comes to shove and he's faced with that decision and sees for 
himself 
> what's going on - he supports them 100%.  I think that's where 
> Percy's going to end up in another book or two.
> 
> Wow...that got much longer than I intended.  Sorry<G>.

s'fine. ^_^ 

I agree with your analysis of Percy as a supporter of the status quo 
and being basically good. 

Charmian