[HPforGrownups] Re: Percy's House

[Amber ?]

No: HPFGUIDX 36579


>From: "saintbacchus" <saintbacchus at yahoo.com>
>Okay, so here's the question: what about Percy? We know
>he was in Gryffindor, but wouldn't he have been better
>suited to Slytherin or Hufflepuff? He's shown far more
>in the way of ambition and blind loyalty than bravery.
>Ron even says at one point that Percy would be likely to
>turn in his family if it meant advancing his career. It
>might have been just a snarky, offhand comment, but
>there's a grain of truth to it, ne?

The same could be said about Hermione; wouldn't she have been better suited 
for Ravenclaw? But people usually argue that she's shown plenty of bravery 
thus far, that she values bravery over book smarts.

Of course, Hermione is one of the main characters. She's close to Harry a 
lot of the time, so we get to see her. Percy is not close to Harry most of 
the time. Thus, we don't get to see instances where he is brave, although 
they are there.

One that comes to mind is at the World Cup tournament in book four. When the 
Death Eaters appear, he races off with his brothers to fight them, no 
questions asked. I think that shows a bit of bravery. Plus, it takes a 
certain type of bravery to take on a leadership position (prefect, Head Boy) 
because those in leadership/enforcing positions are at times not liked. When 
Hogwarts is in trouble (Fat Lady slashed, troll in dungeon), he never shows 
overt fear.

Granted, these are just a few instances, when compared to the Trio or 
others. But, as I mentioned, we don't get to see Perce a lot of the time. 
I'd say that it's too early to claim that he doesn't belong in Gryffindor 
because he isn't brave.

I'm beginning to think that the Sorting Hat takes a lot into account when it 
sorts the students. Percy, like Hermione, seems multi-talented and faceted. 
He could've gone into several houses. Maybe Percy *values* bravery over 
everything else (like Hermione does) and that's the reason why he's in 
Gryffindor. Maybe he wanted to go into Gryffindor because his older brothers 
were in that house.

Regardless of the reason, the Sorting Hat saw it fit to put him in 
Gryffindor. We've seen hints of bravery. I don't know why people aren't 
willing to trust that Percy is brave, as we haven't seen anything to the 
contrary.

~Amber

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