[HPforGrownups] Re: Double Weasley defection

[Kari Prince]

No: HPFGUIDX 27391

  I think that JKR is going to make Percy a red herring.  If it ever 
  APPEARS that Percy has become a Death Eater, I believe that it will 
  only be because he is working as a spy for Dumbledore (he'll bail on 
  the Ministry soon, probably).  After all, Snape can't work as an 
  effective spy any more, now that Voldemort's basically put a contract 
  out on him, and Percy, like Tom Riddle, is very smart and was Head 
  Boy and is very ambitious.  I think he could convince Voldemort that 
  he is Percy's role model and everyone else will also be convinced 
  that Percy has turned bad, until a crucial moment when he turns 
  around and makes it possible for Harry to face Voldemort one-on-one, 
  instead of Voldemort having his army of dark wizards to support him...
  --Barb



  Hi all!  My name is Kari, and I'm sneaking in as a new addition to the list.  Hope I do this right, don't violate any list rules, and don't dredge up topics you've all discussed a hundred times before.  Let me know if I screw anything up.  (Please, not detention with Filch!  I can't handle the dustbunnies....)
  My two cents on Percy's character:  Something has to become of him, and the way his story is going, I don't think he's headed for anything good. Percy means well and all and he is intelligent when it comes to writing articles on the thicknesses of cauldron bottoms, but is he all that smart in other regards?  In my opinion, Percy is a prime candidate to become an actual death-eater.  I'm sure his mother loves him, but he is somewhat of a bootlicker, and I can see him falling prey to his own ambitions and becoming lured into the whole evil scene before he even realizes the magnitude of his choices.  He put his faith blindly in Crouch when he was quite possibly the closest person to the man at the moment and should have caught on that something was not quite right.  
  Unless Percy does some major growing up in the next book or so, he's going to get himself into trouble.  I can't see him playing spy for Dumbledore as Snape has done.

  Did I mention I'm utterly fascinated by Severus Snape? (Yeah, yeah... as are millions of others, I know.) ; )  He's a great character, and I'm holding out to see what becomes of him.  
  It's a pleasure talking to you all, and your list is simply maaahvelous.
  Kari    




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