Percy, death(Re:WAS SHIP R/H and P/P

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 35171

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "andrea mcpherson talia chambers" 
> I completely agree that Percy will die.

Woohoo! I mean..... yes. Sad. Really sad. I'll be crying, but I'm 
thrilled you agree with me. 

> Reason 1) No one takes him seriously, or even seems to care for him 

aside 
> from Molly.But *maybe* ;) deep down they do and will find that out 

for 
> themselves after he suffers a horrific death.*grimace*

The readers are often in the same place as the characters. I was 
flipping through one of those dreadful fan books they've published, 
which recorded tons of requests from fans for future books, and Percy 
dying, or disappearing, was asked for by quite a few kids, b/c he's 
too uptight and boring. Just wait till he dies and they'll be sorry. 

Meanwhile, I think it's funny that Ron says Percy doesn't care for 
his family enough, when all the evidence is the other way around. 
Percy's the only person who has really demonstrated his affection for 
Ron (though I'm sure the others have it), whereas Ron and the others 
are very cool towards Percy. 

> Reason 2) He worships Crouch Sr. Now that Crouch Sr.( and Jr. for 

that 
> matter) is/are dead, who else is left for poor old Weatherby? He 

could 
> easily go for cowardly (a lot of Dark Characters are cowards. JKR 

implies 
> cowardice as "NO,NO!") Fudge (gasp! or perhaps 

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?)
> 

I can't see valiant Percy purposely following You-Know-Who. He 
doesn't fit the profile, imho. But I can see him getting taken in by 
all those DEs working at the ministry. 

Reasons why Percy is Valiant (for those who are already snickering)

1. Became Prefect in fifth form, telling people much older what to 
do, and enforcing it. You need guts for that. 
2. Raced off to deal with the DEs in GOF, and came back bleeding. 
3. Patrolled the dangerous corridors in Chamber of Secrets.

> Reason 3) Percy will [not may] have to make a dire choice. I *know* 

it, it 
> just feels *right*.In the process of that choice one, oh, say 
*side* 

will 
> think it fit to kill Percy.

Yes! Wouldn't it be horrendous if he chose well, and that resulted in 
him being killed by the good guys in some way?

> Don't get me wrong... I love Percy... just in a "let's kill 'em and 

make the 
> plot more interesting" sorta way.=)

My love for fictional characters often runs that way. Death is such a 
simple ingredient to add to the mix and it improves it so much. 

Eileen, Officially bloodthirsty