Percy's House

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No: HPFGUIDX 78399

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "princesspeaette" 
<princesspeaette at y...> wrote:
> Forgive me if this has been discussed, I searched and always came 
up 
> with either 1500 messages or 0 (darn the Yahoo powers that be!)
> 
> 
> 
> Why isn't Percy in Slytherin?  
> 
> If the defining charcteristic of Slytherins is "use any means to 
> achieve their ends" (Percy sending back his mum's sweater, that's 
> just wrong!) "Power hungry Slytherin loved those of great 
ambition" 
> (definitly sounds like Percy) and the Weasleys are pureblood 
wizards 
> as far back as anyone can remember, shouldn't he be?  
> 

Yes, but just because Percy is ambitious doesn't mean he's not 
brave.  Really I wonder why people keep asking why he isn't in 
Slytherin.  He works incredibly hard.  That's usually seen a 
Hufflepuff trait.  He seems to be very intelligent.  That's 
Ravenclaw.  How come no one ever asks why he isn't in Hufflepuff or 
Ravenclaw?

Besides, Percy ins't willing to "use any means."  Or at least he 
hasn't shown himself to be yet.  If he were, he'd have stayed closed 
to his family and spied on them (like Athur suggested was the intent 
of his promotion) instead of breaking contact.  Percy wants to 
succeed, but I don't think we've ever seen him cheat or walk all 
over someone else to do it.

I think Percy belonged in Gryffindor and not Slytherin the same way 
Hermione belongs in Gryffindor and not Ravenclaw.  Partially by 
traits, partially by choice.

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