[HPforGrownups] Re: re trust (re:pre-judgements entering Oop)

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 52266


--- "Tom Wall <thomasmwall at yahoo.com>"
<thomasmwall at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Darrell wrote:
> If you have lost faith in Percy reread the end of
> the
> second task in GoF. His concern for his family
> member
> far outweighed his concern for proper appearance and
> MoM formality. IMHO this is an indicator of where
> his
> true character will always out. Family before all
> else.
> 
> I reply:
> Well, sure, that means that you think Percy will
> ultimately see the 
> light, and I can totally buy that. 
> 
> But, are you of the opinion that Percy, when *not*
> confronted with a 
> situation as black and white as this, would do the
> same? Or more 
> interestingly, if he's confronted with a situation
> along the lines 
> of 'my family's position is getting in the way of my
> advancement,' do 
> you still think that Percy wouldn't make the wrong
> choice, only to 
> see the error of his ways later on?
> 
> I see Percy as very closely linked to Barty Crouch
> Sr. See below:
> 
> 'Course, he's very ambitious, Percy, he's got it all
> planned out... 
> He wants to be Minister of Magic.' - Ron
> (CoS, US paperback, Ch. 4, p58)
> 
> AND
> 
> 'Crouch let his son off? I thought you had the
> measure of him, 
> Hermione! Anything that threatened to tarnish his
> reputation had to 
> go; he had dedicated his whole life to becoming
> Minister of Magic.' - 
> Sirius
> (GoF, US hardcover, Ch. 27, p528)
> 
> IMHO, this is another case of odd foreshadowing...
> although I firmly 
> believe that Percy wouldn't, say, let a family
> member *die* to 
> further his ambition, I don't think he'd be averse
> to putting them in 
> an, um, uncomfortable situation.
> 
> -Tom
> 


I gotta disagree; I have faith in Percy.  I thnk these
are clear examples of Ron misreading Percy, rather
similarly to how he so often misreads Snape.  If Ron
doesn't like someone (or is annoyed by them) he is all
to ready to think ill of them.

And I think Percy places what is right above
advancement.  There's nothing wrong with ambition, and
Percy certainly has some.  I don't think he'll let it
blind him, though.  If anything, his guard will be up
after how Barty Jr. & co. fooled him.

Lastly, I can't see Percy accusing someone he knows is
sane of mental instability.  And I can't see him
actually believing Harry unstable.  He's actually met
the boy, after all.


Rebecca

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