Percy question

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 79148

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vecseytj" <vecseytj at t...> 
wrote:
> Percy made his choices, just like Hermione made hers to be friends
> with Harry and Ron.  The choice Harry made to be in Gryfondor and 
not
> slythern.  The choice Sirius made to go to The MoM and help Harry...
> and to die, fighting evil.  Our choices are what make us.  And Percy
> made a *very* BIG choice in OOP.  His father was at deaths door, and
> he never even sent a note.

I think this, more than anything else, shows the direction that
Percy is going. It is interesting how the poverty and low status
of the family affects each of the children in a different - but
profound way. Fred and George want to make tons of money selling
jokes, Ron dreams of glory., etc. Percy wants to distinguish
himself in the eyes of the person (or persons) he views as being
at the top of the hierarchy.

I think that Fudge's days as minister of magic are numbered. The
whole situation seems to be modeled somewhat on the two world wars,
where Fudge is very much a Chamberleign (sp?) type person. He is
going to be kicked out of office and replaced by no other than ...
Arthur Weasley. Not only is Arthur the best choice for the job,
there is also a prediction to that effect - when Ron says that
"We have as much chance at winning the Quidditch Cup as my dad
has at becoming the minister of magic" (paraphrased). We all know
what happened to the Cup, So... :-)

I find it hard to believe that Percy will be able to handle such
a reversal of fortunes well. He will not suddenly begin to suck
up to his father. He has also shown admiration towards the most
ruthless and immoral officials in the MoM (Fudge, Crouch, Umbridge).
The next logical choice for him would therefore be Voldemort.

So I am afraid that we'll see Percy going even farther towards the
evil path. I don't know if he'll go far enough to become a death
eater. I have a feeling he'll try to turn around at some point,
but that he will then be killed by one of the authority figures
he so admires (Voldemort or one of the top DE's). He may have
a chance to redeem himself before he dies, but in these kinds
of dramas, those who refuse to make a moral choice tend to be
ground between the opposing sides.

> But, I don't think that Percy is EVIL... he has just put himself
> somewhere that can never be the *same* again...

Yup, somewhat like Sirius Black's brother.

The main argument against Percy turning bad is that he was in
Gryffindor and that he comes from such a decent family. But even
the best homes can produce evil sometimes. Just like in the case
of Sirius Black, he managed to overcome his upbringing and turn
to the good side, it is possible for Percy to overcome his
good upbringing and turn bad.

Salit