[HPforGrownups] Re: Percy question

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 79130



Hi,

Thursday, August 28, 2003, 6:04:29 PM, Jim wrote:

> What Percy also is is the unredeemed Hermione.  She was like him in
> many ways when she arrived at Hogwarts, and she could have gone the
> same way as him, but her friendship with Harry and Ron transformed her
> more wonderfully than any of the other characters.  Among the great
> she is, and Percy must look at her and see in her the moral center and
> courage that he lacks. 

I doubt very much that Hermione is registering prominently on Percy's radar at
all, and he probably completely misses her 'greatness'.

Especially since he isn't living with his family anymore,
and doesn't hear Ron and Ginny talk about her much.

Unfortunately, if you are a friend and sidekick to a "hero"
like Harry, anything you do somehow gets forgotten or
overshadowed by the great things the hero accomplishes.
Hermione and Ron are in the same boat here, and probably Neville,
Ginny and Luna, too, if they stay close to Harry.

Apart from a few people at Hogwarts, all Hermione is known
for in the WW is what Rita Skeeter wrote about her...

Hermione is great at coming up with ideas, and solving
mysteries, but usually fades into the background in the end,
when Harry comes in and takes the glory ;)

Percy may not ever want to have a thankless position like
this. He seems to strive for personal power, not for helping
other people to get there.

I was very disappointed in Percy's attitude in book 5 and
wonder where he is headed in the story.

It's going to be hard for him to change course without
losing face, and I think Percy may be too proud (and maybe
too apprehensive of the treatment he'll be sure to receive
from some family members), to just admit he was wrong.

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