[HPforGrownups] Percy and the MoM

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 74727

Dave:
>In this scenario, I think Percy will become the new Barty Crouch, Sr.,
>bent on imposing an oppresive regime on the WW, and counteracting
>"Dumbledore's Army" with "Fudge's Gestapo".  And I think Percy
>*will* throw at least one of his family into Azkaban -- Possibly
>Arthur, in a cruelly ironic reversal of the Crouches (son turns in
>father).

A very interesting scenario! And I think a very believable one.

Percy (as we well recall) idolised Barty. (As I've surmised), he blames
himself for his hero's demise - why did he breach procedures when Barty
didn't turn in for work, was Barty trying the only way he could to send a
message that something was wrong when he owled Percy instructions while he
was "on the sick", etc, etc - and all of this is stuff that Percy has been
chewing on ever since the investigation.

What more appropriate way for him to fail to deal with what happened than to
take on his mentor's most famous role?

Percy does have the ability to be officious, cold, procedure-bound, and
extremely rigid. Plus nothing has happened to give him any impetus to mend
the rift with his family.

Let's hear it for Barty!Percy...

Cheers

Ffred

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