Percy Weasley, weak link

[annemehr <annemehr@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49294

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, srsiriusblack at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 05/01/2003 22:19:59 Eastern Standard Time, 
> annemehr at y... writes:
> 
<taking a snip>
> The ray 
of 
> > hope that I see in this is that Percy is very likely to be 
forewarned 
> > of all that's happened *before* anyone from Fudge gets around to 
> > giving him any orders, and that we have seen Percy working with 
his 
> > father against DE's already (I'll be very happy to take that as 
> > foreshadowing as long as I can!)
> 
<Snuffles>:
> I thought about this as well... Honestly, I *wish* Bill had not 
Disapparated 
> before Sirius revealed himself. That would save me a lot of worry. ( 
But, 
> then I am in the twisted Severus/Sirius/Remus love triangle frame of 
mind as 
> I *do* so love them all... lol) Bill, again a character I seem to 
like a 
> great much, seems to have a head on his shoulders, and I doubnt 
hardly that 
> once Dumbledore has explained EVERYthing Bill, Charlie and Mr 
Weasley will 
> all be in line to stand beside Dumbledore- which of course means 
standing 
> beside Sirius.
> 
> I still keep coming back to a problem with Percy. 
<snip>
> Percy will probably have to make a crucial decision. I want Percy to 
break 
> free of his mindset. I want him to prove a hero and a fun loving 
Weasley. I 
> keep my fingers crossed for him, for I, like you, was also a rule 
follower... 
> 
Annemehr:

First, just to forstall any "You *can't* Disapparate from Hogwarts" 
posts -- no, Bill just nipped over to Hogsmeade and Disapparated from 
there! ;)

As far as Percy goes, yes he may have been more disposed to trust in 
Good!Sirius if he had his older brother Bill's eyewitness account to 
attest to him, but remember that Molly was present to see Sirius 
transform.  After all, Molly seems to be the Weasley whose personality 
best matches Percy's, so he may well listen to her.

What worries me more about Sirius' safety is the fact that Dumbledore 
sent him off to alert the "old crowd" -- and just what the heck do you 
think Mundungus Fletcher might do when confronted with Sirius Black?!! 
 Do you think Sirius might think to write notes and deliver them in 
dog form?  Would anyone believe the notes if he did?

Annemehr
hoping JKR slips something about this into the beginning of OoP