Official Discussion Questions for the next Few Months: Question #1

[abigailnus]

No: HPFGUIDX 37271

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jenny_ravenclaw" <meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> 
> > Anyway, I am most definitely a member of P.I.N.E., but I worry about 
> > Percy just the same.  
> 
> Dramatically speaking, I do think JKR has been highlighting Percy's
> character flaws deliberately (particularly in GoF, where there's so
> much emphasis on his wrong-headed admiration of Crouch), and I expect
> it to become a plot point in the next book.  A conflict between the
> Weasely family and the MoM is definitely brewing.  Without Percy, it
> becomes a very neat and clear-cut conflict -- we know that all the
> other Weasleys will stand united. Percy's potentially conflicted
> loyalties add an element of tension and complexity.  I think Percy may
> make some mistakes and do some unintentional damage.  But I believe
> he'll do the right thing in the end and become a nicer person for it
> (assuming he survives the experience).

A week or so ago somone posted a response in the Harry as Arthur thread, with regards to the Arthurian knight 
Parzival. Parzival, while in search for the holy grail, made some serious mistakes with the people he came in contact 
with, placing (or not placing) trust in the wrong place.  This mistake cost him the grail, but having accepted it and made 
amends, Parzival finds it.  I remember thinking that this might have more to do with Percy - Percival - than with Harry.  
Many names in HP are indicative of their bearer's personality, and I think it's very possible that Percy's name is the 
first indication that in the struggle between Dumbledore and the MoM, he will at first ally himself with the wrong side, 
and only later realise his mistake and correct it.

My apologies to whoever posted the Parzival post in the first place - first for not remembering your name, and second 
it I've made any grievous errors with the material.

Abigail