That's an interesting theory --> Re: Percy's Character Flaw

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No: HPFGUIDX 37333

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "demeter918" <Demeter918 at A...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Debbie Westmerland" <westmerd at h...> 
wrote:
> > Wouldn't it be really weird if Percy was the cause of a 
sibling's 
> death. That would IMHO be a reason why he always plays by the 
rules, 
> maybe when he was young, he broke the rules and his brother died 
> because of it.
> > 
> > Debbie
> 
> 
>    That plays off the theory that perhaps Percy was told endlessly 
> that if he didn't behave, if he didn't follow the rules, if he 
didn't 
> follow all the rules, then one of his little siblings would die. 
And 
> so would 'mummy' and himself. Pretty scary stuff for a five-year 
old. 


Is there any canon at all to suggest that Percy alone among the 
Weasley children was browbeaten into behaving and following rules?  
I know that lots of wild theories have been proposed lately but 
usually the poster at least attempts to tie them to some sort of 
canon.  I've always believed that Percy has his *own* personality, 
and that even though he was brought up under more or less the same 
conditions as his siblings, he's just perfectionistic and fussy 
about rules because he's, well...Percy.  I realize that isn't really 
terribly exciting, but I can't see JKR coming up with some deeply 
traumatic reason for each family member having their own individual 
identity.


Demeter again: 
>    And with that huge age-gap between him and Charlie, there's a 
> definite possibility for a kid in there. And it would make sense. 
Why 
> else would the have Bill, then Charlie, and then suddenly no kids 
for 
> nine years before Percy?
> 
>    There's a fic written by A'jes' Blue that deals with that 
> possibility. 

 
Again, is there any canon to support this notion that there was a 
kid born between Charlie and Percy?  There is a 10 year gap between 
me and my older sister and there is also a similar 10 year gap in my 
husband's family.  There were no deaths or miscarriages; it was just 
a matter of deciding to have one more child before it was too late.  
I'm not saying that the Weasley's may not have had a reason to stop 
having children for a period during Voldemort's reign of terror, but 
so far I've seen no evidence to support the loss of a child in this 
period.  I fear that the list is turning into a fanfic generating 
machine.


Jo Serenadust, fighting an uphill battle to stay canonically (is 
that a word?) *pure*