[HPforGrownups] Umbridge and Percy

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 75278

KarenF:
>Percy might be a spy for the Order.  But can it be possible that he's
>actually under the Imperious curse, not by Fudge, but by Umbridge?
>After all, Percy seems a very swayable personality where his own
>advancement is concerned, not inclined to question authority, so
>wouldn't fight the curse, and we already know that Umbridge is
>capable of using Unforgiveable Curses. Percy refers to Umbridge as
>a "really delightful woman", which I find hard to stomach under any
>circumstances.And he seems to have had, and continues to have, quite
>a bit of contact with her.Could it have been her who convinced him to
>write that letter in the first place?

Quite easily, I think. We know that when the truth emerged about Barty
Crouch's disappearance, that there was "an enquiry". Let's suppose that
Dolores Umbridge, in her capacity as a senior aide to the Minister, was in
charge of the enquiry. Percy Weasley would have been one of the chief
witnesses (not to mention being one of the chief suspects) and would
therefore have been interrogated by Dolores - so she would have had him
alone and at her mercy, probably on numerous occasions. Someone capable of
sending Dementors to get Harry would certainly have been capable of putting
a curse on Percy.

I've surmised in past posts that Percy's break with his family was because
of their lack of support for him while he was being interrogated and
Arthur's attack on him when he got off all charges. But it could equally
have been that it was Umbridge pulling the strings...

Cheers

Ffred

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