Percy as Traitor?/ Harry's power

[malady579]

No: HPFGUIDX 43006

 Canon

>> "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..." <<

Richelle wrote:

> To elaborate a little more on my thoughts of Percy's future, I think
that he will side with Fudge and perhaps inadvertantly betray his
family, or perhaps intentionally.  <

Me:

It is amazing how much forshadowing JKR seems to be writing into GoF.
So much that you are almost confused into what to believe she means to
write to encourage or discourage us.  Kind of like the spy game of
Voldemort and Dumbledore, but that is a bit off topic.  Percy has not
been evil the whole book series.  He just has a stong sense of needing
to prove himself as great, and that is how I believe what Richelle is
saying to be true.   Percy, blinded his desire to be rich in accolades
and honor is "fooled" into betray the good side.  Percy is never out
the hurt anyone or even misguide them.  When Harry and Ron were
choosing new courses on CoS, Percy gave them good advice to go towards
thier strengths.  Percy may be annoying and maybe even have a case of
tunnel vision, but he is not evil and does not truely want to hurt his
family or Potter.  In CoS and PoA he followed Potter around as if to
guard him.  Like he could help, which leads to the next part...


Richelle wrote:

>> Plus Moody/Crouch and the Imperius.  Which still blows my mind why
 Voldemort's most faithful servant would want to teach Harry to resist
an Imperius curse.  Why on earth?  Of course he didn't know Harry
would instinctively resist it, but once he found out he didn't stop
until Harry could resist it completely.  Perhaps he was just toying
with Harry, trying to see what he was made of? <<

Me:

I alway read that part as Moody/Crouch being rather amazed Harry could
fight it so well and he had to find out how well.  I also assumes he
told evilbabyVoldemort about it and Voldemort wanted to try.  Maybe
Voldemort wanted to see how strong Harry's strength of character was
for himself to gauge Harry's power for Plan A (as grey wolf has
spelled out in his dissertation on the graveyard). I just think
Moody/Crouch either:

A: had that teacher facination and giddiness when a lesson goes well
and a student helps prove a point (possible)
B: was interesting for "business" reason to tell Voldemort later (more
likely)
c: loves casting dark curses on students with Dumbledore's permission
especially on the one wizard that causes he precious Dark Lord 	Father
to become the evilbabyVoldemort he is today (most 	likely to me really)

Crouch Jr. is a facinating character to me because he enjoyed his time
in Hogwarts so much.  Toying with Draco the amazing bouncing ferret,
frightening Karkaroff around the place, or even dancing at the Yule
Ball, Moody/Crouch played his tight-roping acting ability extremely
well and seamless in making all in Hogwarts (and us the reader)
believe he was Moody while also be completely in the Bad with
Voldemort and never betraying thier master plan to be evil
personified.  Seems there was two oscar-worthy actors at Hogwarts...

Richelle also wrote:

>> Ah, well, that all depends on how much of his unfocused magic Harry
told Ron about.  We know for certain he knows about the Aunt Marge
incident.  And what Harry tells Ron more often than not Scabbers
overheard.  And what Scabbers heard, Voldemort now knows. I'm sure
Harry and Ron talk a lot more than just what we read about, so there's
plenty of opportunity for Scabbers to overhear things.  I'm sure he
stored up everything he heard about Harry Potter--just in case. <<


My last point:

Seems with the information war at hand, it does depend on how much
Scabbers told Voldy.  Scabbers got lucky, extremely lucky, that Ron
because best friends with Harry then.  That was a stroke of luck he
could not of predicted.  Seems Wormtail turned out the be more useful
that Voldy even intended or expected.

I think that is all.

Melody