Percy (was: My Goblet Runneth Over)

[Amber ?]

No: HPFGUIDX 30380


>From: Liquidfire <liquidfire at mindgate.net>
>
>Hi, new member here, love the stuff you people talk about.  So glad to
>finally be in an intelligent HP forum.  Spent my first few days just 
>reading!

Hi Liquidfire! Welcome! I'm glad that you find this group so interesting.

>I just want to know, did anybody notice Ron's hints about Percy in GoB (to 
>paraphrase, "I don't know... If he thought we were standing in the way of 
>his career... Percy's really ambitious, you know...")?  Is Percy going to 
>turn up to be another Barty Crouch (unlikely, coz he's too young), or will 
>he be 'seduced' by LV?  Toss up, really...

Yep, it's been noticed. I personally feel that Percy would never be seduced 
by Voldemort, but then again, I'm a P.I.N.E. supporter (stands for Percy Is 
Not Evil, founded by Penny I believe). Yes Percy is ambitious. But to say 
that Percy will turn to Voldemort because of his ambition is also damning 
the entire Slytherin house, isn't it? There are perfectly positive ways of 
gaining "power" or "status". In fact, that's what Percy IS doing, he's 
working for his prestige (and working very hard!).

Of course, if you're not a Percyfan, you'll probably be either ambivalent or 
thinking he's a shoo-in for Death Eater Training Camp. Ah well, I suppose 
we'll see who's right in the upcoming books! *starts another vigil for OoP*

There's been some said on this matter in the past and I won't repeat old 
arguments. If you search the archive with words like "Percy ambition power" 
or something similar, you'll find posts on the subject. Most recent 
discussion was under the message heading of "Percy and Power" and there are 
pretty good arguments further back (somewheres around message 14943).

~Amber

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