Percy

[bbennett at joymail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 14958

Penny, *excellent* post on Percy - this exactly sums up my feelings 
on him. As you pointed out, there is much evidence that he cares for 
his family. His flaws are often pointed to, but it has to be 
remembered that we're getting this from Harry's POV, who is closer to 
Ron than to any of the other Weasleys (i.e. Percy annoys Ron, and to 
a lesser degree, annoys Harry as well?). I've always liked the part 
in GoF when Percy leans out the window to yell about the racket in 
the yard, and Bill smiles and apologizes, gently humoring him. It 
seems to me that the older Weasleys love and see good things in 
Percy, regardless of how straight-laced he can be. We can't depend 
only on Ron's (or Harry's) opinion of Percy.

B

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 

> Suzanne raised this in her questions earlier this week, and I've 
been meaning to comment.  Percy may be pompous & ambitious.  He may 
pay slavish attention to rules, but when push comes to shove, my bet 
is that Percy will put personal ambitions aside in favor of family 
loyalties. There is evidence that Percy cares very deeply for his 
family members ...it must have escaped Ron's notice (he's proud & 
boastful about Ron at the end-of-year Feast in PS/SS; he is extremely 
protective of & worried about Ginny throughout CoS; he comes wading 
into the lake to help pull Ron out in GoF -- looking paler & younger 
than usual ....).
 
> My belief is that Percy will be very sorely challenged.  He'll want 
to believe for awhile that he can have it both ways: an upwardly 
mobile career in Fudge's MoM and a mutually supportive & caring 
relationship with his family members.  I think he'll struggle, but 
when tested, he'll make the right decision & side with his family.  I 
only hope that his turn for the better won't come at the expense of 
someone's life.  I don't *think* it will go that far, but I think it 
might come close.  I think Percy will have a really interesting moral 
struggle though.>