Turning to the Dark Side

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20151

I've been reading postings that speculate about which characters will 
"turn" to the Dark Side.  Something about that is bothering me.

What exactly does it take to "turn" to the Dark Side anyway?  I mean, 
we know that Barty Crouch Jr loathed and rebelled against his 
neglectful father, but why would anyone think that someone like Percy, 
for example, would choose to go down the evil road?  How would that 
happen?  Would Percy (or Ron or Hermione, Hagrid, Pigwidgeon, or the 
Fat Lady) go looking for Voldie to say "Hey, my life sucks.  Can I 
join you?"  Or would Fred and George's desire for money make them 
consciously want to be DEs?  Short of the Imperius Curse, I am curious 
to know what others think about this.  I am not talking about 
characters who might accidentally pass on information to the wrong 
side or trust the wrong person at some point in time.  I am talking 
about the characters who choose to side with Voldie and his 
supporters, perform the Cruciatius Curse, turn their noses up at 
Muggle-borns and so on, which is a drastic thing to do, IMO.

Any thoughts, anyone?

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