Percy or Ron: Pawns of the Dark Side?

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>  Penny wrote:
> Ron, OTOH, still strikes me as someone who could be an unwitting pawn of the Dark side.  He has his own very strong ambitions that were emphasized quite alot in GoF.  I am not arguing that he would ever ever knowingly betray Harry.  But, he does have problems resisting the Imperius curse for example.  Might this not be an indication that he would be a more likely target for Voldy's forces than Hermione?  If you were going to target someone close to Harry -- Ron makes the most sense
to me.

I agree.  Ron is not only ambitious, but he's tired of being Harry's 
shadow and he's tired of being poor (both emphasized in GoF).  Gred & 
Forge at least see a possibility for making their own money (the joke 
shop & props).  Ron sees that "everything he owns is rubbish" (not sure 
of the exact quote, but says something along similar lines several 
times during GoF.  I'm not saying that he would go evil for money. I do 
believe, though, that if an opportunity to get money came along that 
didn't "seem" like it would hurt anybody -- Ron could be used.  Add 
that to the Imperius curse, and he's really vulnerable.
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