Percy (yes, again :-)

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No: HPFGUIDX 69356

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Doriane" <delwynmarch at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Oh, and another thing that makes me think there's more to Percy 
than 
> meets the eye :
> 
> remember in Harry's hearing scene, when they introduce the members 
of 
> the Court ? They give Percy's name last, and then *right on the 
next 
> line*, DD introduces himself as Albus PERCIVAL etc... ! I have a 
VERY 
> hard time believing this doesn't mean anything. It could be a red 
> herring, but I don't think so. I'm sure JKR is trying to tell us 
> something : that Percy was named after DD, but more than that, 
that 
> he is *close* to DD, that he's working with him. But maybe it IS 
just 
> a red herring and I just jumped like a good little soldier :-)
> 
> Del

In my oppinion they only read the full names as part of a 
formal "court" procedure. I don't think this was a red herring for 
anything other than what you said about Percy being named after 
Dumbledore. 

I'll take this opportunity to share my thoughts on Percy-

I understand everyone's theories on the fight being staged and maybe 
Percy is working for the Order undercover, however I feel the 
opposite. The fight was real, and it's been coming. I wasn't 
surprised by what thekids were telling Harry- resenting his father 
for holding himself back at the Ministry and all. He's always been 
the outsider in the family in a way, the one who cared more about 
everyone's perceptions of him and his family, power and money. The 
rest of the Weasleys seem to prefer gaining happiness in what they 
do, not the material things they get out of it (why else would Bill 
and Charlie hold those professions, I'm sure they're not rolling in 
it working with dragons and for Gringotts). Though getting ahead at 
the Ministry would make Percy happpy... Percy saw it as Arhtur 
holding himself back from climbing the ladder of success. 

Percy strikes me as one with a lot of pride and need for acceptance 
by others with more power and authority than his parents can 
provide. The example given is in GoF, his worship of Crouch and how 
he acts when given the opportunity to sit in for him as a Triwizard 
judge. He feels people must consider him as an equal to Crouch to 
even allow him such an honor. Another one is when everyone's sitting 
outside at the picnic table and all he can talk about is his work at 
the Misnitry, and comparing Ludo Bagman to Crouch saying the 
former's not as good as the latter.

He's very persistent, stubborn, pompous, as well as a stickler for 
rules. I truly believe his siding with Fudge and the other Ministry 
officials against Dumbledore was genuine. Now with Fudge believing 
Dumbledore, how will Percy react? Will he go back to his parents 
begging their forgiveness, or continue following the Ministry? I 
vote for the latter. I see them patching things up, not right away, 
but eventually. Although I don't see Percy making the first move, 
I'm not holding my breath on that one.

And I should add I don't see Percy turning all evil on us and going 
to the dark side. He's not that desperate for control and power.

Any thoughts?

-Maritza