[HPforGrownups] OOP(kinda): Houses and Percy (Was, Re: replies: OOP Posts...

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

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Mary: 


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> I always wondered why Percy was not sorted into Slytherin.  He 
> certainly has the ambition and the will to do pretty much anything 
> for power.  I never liked Percy (as my many posts on the 'Percy is 
> evil' issue many moons ago can verify :) ) and I see his behaviour 
> towards his family in OOP as vinidication of my position.  I am not 
> seeking to reopen the Percy debate, merely trying to ascertain why 
> he was put in Gryffindor.  He is not brave in the slightest, he only 
> seems to want to be the favour of whoever is seen to have the most 
> authority at any given time, McGonnagal and Dumbledore, then Crouch 
> sr, now Fudge. 

I have a thought on this.  Percy chose to be in Gryffindor. I regrettably 
don't have my copy of CoS on hand, but I'm sure you'll remember DD's speech to 
Harry about making choices. 

Now. Why Gryffindor?  

Let's start with the 'why nots' 

Well, I can see why he wouldn't want to be in Slytherin.  They have a very 
bad reputation, for one. It's obvious Percy doesn't want to mix with the 'wrong 
sort' from what happened between him and his parents in OOP. And Slytherin (to 
everyone else) is considered the wrong sort. 

So, Why not Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?  He's certainly clever and loyal (to a 
point).  

Personally, I think the choice for being in Gryffindor rested with 
obligation. Perhaps Percy was raised thinking Gryffindor was the best house/the top one 
to get into it...perhaps he wanted to live up to Bill and Charlie and give his 
brothers and sister a good role model (assuming they'd be Gryffindors too)  
In his letter to Ron in OOP he even says he is proud Ron is following in his 
footsteps (by becoming a Prefect) and taking on responsibility and so forth. 

Soo...IMO it can all be summed up in one word: Choice. 

~Cassie~ 


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