[HPforGrownups] Percy as Traitor?

[rvotaw at i-55.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 42995

Gina writes:
 
> "Percy would never throw any of his family to the dementors," said 
> Hermione severely.
> 
> "I don't know," said Ron.  "If he thought we were standing in the way 
> of his career... Percy's really ambitious, you know..."
> 
> JKR isn't the type of writer to just throw a passage like this in for 
> no reason.  So what do you think, is this foreshadowing?  Or is she 
> tossing us another of her famous red herrings?

That's not the only clue that's turned me on to Percy.  In SS/PS, Quirrell says 
that Voldemort told him "there is no good or evil only power and those too weak 
to seek it."  Percy is as power hungry as they come.  I think he'd sell his 
family out, sell his own soul, for power.

JKR has said we'd find out in Book 5 whether Percy sides with his family or 
with Fudge.  Since his job depends on Fudge I'm 99% sure he'll go with Fudge 
and against his family.  Later on, I wouldn't doubt his role as a traitor 
either.  He is way too career oriented for his own good. 

Hermione tends to look for the best in people, at least 80% of the time.  Harry 
and Ron tend to look for the worst.  I suppose Harry got used to that, he seems 
to doubt everyone for a time.  And then, those he has put his trust in have 
turned on him at times--like Moody/Crouch.  He trusts the Weasleys in general, 
so I don't doubt it would be one of them to betray him.  And Percy's the most 
likely candidate in my book.

Richelle
  ----------

There's been some talk on-list recently about the idea of either 
Neville or Seamus being a traitor in the later books.  I'm 
currently re-reading GoF and the following passage from the end of 
Chapter 27 caught my eye (p. 534 in the hardback US edition):

"Percy would never throw any of his family to the dementors," said 
Hermione severely.

"I don't know," said Ron.  "If he thought we were standing in the way 
of his career... Percy's really ambitious, you know..."

JKR isn't the type of writer to just throw a passage like this in for 
no reason.  So what do you think, is this foreshadowing?  Or is she 
tossing us another of her famous red herrings?

Gina




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