[HPforGrownups] Re: Is it all Percy's fault?

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 87129

> greatlit2003
> Arthur Weasley as we do, I have no doubt that he loves all of his
> children and wants to reconcile with Percy. He didn't insult Percy
> by telling him that Fudge promoted him to be a spy. Arthur was
> trying to save his son from an awkward situation. Percy, always
> ambitious, took his advice the wrong way.>


K

Arthur may not have *meant* to be insulting - but the insinuation that Percy
only got the job because Fudge wants to manipulate him is insulting (even if
it might be true). I suspect Arthur wasn't terribly tactful about it either.
Percy is *very* ambitious (not necessarily a bad thing) and would have been
really pleased to get a promotion. To be told by his father that he didn't
get it on merit but was being manipulated - especially when we don't even
know if that's right and Arthur has no evidence of it is insulting and I
suspect Percy would have found it quite hurtful. Arthur should have waited a
while and then suggested that since Fudge doesn't like Arthur or Dumbledore
he might now take advantage of Percy's promotion to try and spy on them and
suggested Percy is very careful about what he says.

K