[HPforGrownups] Percy

[Sofie 'Melle' Werkers]

No: HPFGUIDX 14999

<Indigo>
<<I believe it's a moot point now, given that he's seen what result
putting career over family first and then trying to reverse can come
to.>>

But it's not career-over-family I'm talking about. It's rather 'spare the 
rod, spoil the child'. The Crouch story reminded me of something we learned 
in Latin all those ages ago.

It was a myth/legend about a Roman general leading an attack on a barbarian 
city [something like that]. As they were camped outside the city, he had 
expressly forbidden his men to go out and taunt the barbarians. One of his 
officers disobeyed him, and was executed. The officer was the general's son.

I'm not saying there's anything *wrong* with not wanting to bend the rules 
for your family or friends. [I always thought the general did the right 
thing.] But somehow I get the feeling Percy might not be too inclined to 
look very very hard for evidence that, say, the twins, would be innocent.

If the truth about Tom Riddle's diary hadn't been exposed, would Percy have 
tried to get Ginny a lighter punishment?

<Rena>
<<Your German is fine *g*>>

Thank you. My languages -- Dutch and English being the exceptions -- are not 
very good. And German is one of my country's languages. I'm ashamed. But 
anyway.

<<you also have to take into account that he is trying to set himself apart 
from his two older brothers, one who'd been a headboy, the other successful 
at Quidditch. And he is doing what his mother wants at least one of her boys 
to do. Work for the ministry.>>

Good point. I'd not really thought of it that way, but Percy's adherance to 
the rules et al may be his way of being 'different' in the large Weasley 
family. Charlie is the adventurer [works with dragons], Bill is a successful 
businessman [spellbreaker], Percy is the bookish one, the one that's 
following in his father's footsteps, the twins are the twins -- and the 
mishievous ones, and Ginny is the girl.

Makes one wonder how Ron is going to set himself apart, other than by being 
'Harry Potter's best friend'.

<<So here he is, in his new job, a stickler for rules and his boss goes all 
weird on him. Two things he can do: 1. quit his job and find another or 2. 
make the best of the situation.>>

But isn't there another option? Like, say, talk to his boss' superiors? Or, 
if he doesn't want to do that, out of hero-worship [or whatever it is Percy 
feels for Mr Crouch -- and I'm not saying *anything* <g>]n talk to his 
father. Arthur Weasley knows Crouch Sr, and supposedly would know wether 
thesde letters come from him, and if they actually do make sense, or 
whatnot.

<<I think Percy is just acting like any 18 year old in his first job,
struggling with his "follow the rules" personality and trying to proof
that he can do it.>>

That's actually a very good point, and I agree. But that doesn't change the 
fact that Percy scares the hell out of me. And I cannot figure out why. I 
used to *like* him. Then I read GoF and it all went to hell. Go figure.

Sofie

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