Percy Weasley (and Ron)

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No: HPFGUIDX 20006

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Ebony Elizabeth Thomas" <ebonyink at h...> 
wrote:
>   
> The more and more I read canon and fanfic, the more ways I can see 
Ron, 
> Hermione, or both being used against Harry in some fashion.  
Voluntarily or 
> involuntarily.  The enemy has a smorgasbord of choices--it remains 
to be 
> seen which choice will be made.>

Well said, Ebony!  I agree with you, and have given this particular 
topic a good deal of thought (something I don't admit to just anyone).  

When I think of Percy and Ron in relation to the Dark Side, I don't 
picture either of them actually going over to it.  That would require 
a hell of a lot of suspended disbelief on our part.  However, there 
are other things that could happen where Percy, Ron, or someone else 
could cause a good deal of trouble for Dumbledore, Harry, Hagrid, 
Sirius, Lupin...  Would Percy think he was doing the right thing by 
turning in a giant (like Hagrid's mom) to the MoM?  I think he would.  
Could Ron and Hermione start spending oodles of time together alone, 
leaving Harry out?  Absolutely.

In PoA, when Neville lost his list of passwords, thus letting Sirius 
into the Gryffindor rooms, he caused a great deal of trouble, but he 
certainly did not do it on purpose.  I see more events like that.  
Don't we all know people who are so strident in their own beliefs that 
they are willing to step all over someone else's?  Percy's ambition is 
nice, but his thirst to please those in charge at the MoM could bring 
about devastating results.  That still does not mean that Percy is 
anywhere near the Dark Side.

Just my two knuts.

--jenny from ravenclaw*****************************