[HPforGrownups] Re: Percy

[Rina Stewart]

No: HPFGUIDX 15386

Demelza wrote:

<<(CoS Ch 16) After Ginny's abduction, Percy sends an owl to his 
parents then locks himself in his dormitory. Fred, George and Ron sit 
in the Common Room. I would categorize Ginny's abduction as a "time 
of trial", yet Percy isolates himself from his brothers. Throughout 
the books, Percy is portrayed as reliable and responsible and ready 
to show it. As the eldest Weasley at Hogwarts, Percy was the de facto 
head of the Weasley family. Yet, he is locked up in his dormitory 
while his younger brothers sit together in shock. That's not being 
terribly supportive or consoling at a time of trouble.>>

I found most of your post really interesting, although I didn't completely agree with all of it. I think the above part is what I most had trouble with, as I saw it in a different light from you. What follows is my theory. : ) No, his actions weren't terribly supportive or consoling. But you said yourself - he knew something was wrong with her, and he knew that she was going to tell Ron and Harry something when he scared her off. While at first it didn't add up to anything but a nervous little sister who knew one of his secrets, now it all makes sense. All of this time, he could have done something to help her and the school, and he didn't. He's probably furius at himself, and knows that Ron, the twins and Harry probably are too. He blames himself for her abduction and probably for all the Petrified students, so he hides. Not the best thing to do, not a very courageous thing to do, but he is still a kid who is scared that his sister will die and it's all his fault. That's not an easy thing to deal with.

Rina
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