Percy Weasley

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 19945

Hi --

As another member of Percy Lovers Unite, I'll speak up on Percy's behalf
....

Like Trina, I do not see Percy going over to the Dark Side.  I see him
struggling with the decisions re: siding with his family/Dumbledore or
with the MoM.  I can even forsee it being a close call, but I see Percy
eventually making the right choice.  I think Ron is gravely mistaken
(and Hermione's right): I think Percy cares very much for his family and
would not intentionally betray them in any way.  His MoM ambitions are
going to force him into some serious self-evaluation though (this will
make him a very interesting character in the coming books IMO).  He may
resist the "truth" (Voldy's return) for awhile.  But, ultimately, my
money is on Percy making the right call (hopefully without sacrifice of
himself or someone else).

Percy is also a possible pawn of the Dark Side, but I think he's a red
herring in this capacity.  I see some of his family members being more
likely to be pawns than he is.  I guess I see Percy as being too obvious
-- a red herring.  It would be much more dramatic (though not
unexpected) if it were Ron who ended up unwittingly betraying the good
guys.  Or, even more dramatic and alot less expected perhaps, the
Twins.  We saw evidence in GoF that Ron and Percy are not the only
Weasleys with ambitions.  The twins could also fall into that trap.
And, someone yesterday commented on Ginny possibly filling this role.  I
can see that too.

We've discussed Percy on & off again for the last several months.  A
search of Percy in the Archives would be worthwhile for anyone wanting
to read more about our debates of Mr. Percy.

Penny