OOP Percy's return

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No: HPFGUIDX 63113

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mark D." <uncmark at y...> wrote:
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> So Percy is still absent from Platform 9 and 3/4 at the end of 
OOP. 
> How long until he comes back to the family, or will he?
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> I can't see Molly or Arthur not forgiving a child, despite 
whatever 
> they said. Percy made some wrong choices, but the Weasley's are 
> loving parents first and foremost.
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> I could picture Charlie or Bill talking to their younger brother 
over 
> the summer and dragging him back to the Burrow to rejoin the 
family. 
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> I also wonder what happened with Percy and Penelope Clearwater 
during 
> Book 5. I got the impression the relationship was quite serious, 
but 
> we haven't seen Penelope since book 2 except for a mention in book 
3. 
> Can you picture Penny kicking Percy out reminding him that she was 
> almost killed by the basilisk?
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> Or did Percy already break from Penelope? I believe she was 
> muggleborn and it wouldn't do for an assistant of Crouch to have 
such 
> an 'unacceptable wife

I kinda believe Percy and Penelope are still together.  When we 
didn't hear about her in GoF, I thought that if we didn't hear from 
her in OotP it would mean they broke up.  I've revised this opinion, 
though, because we barely saw Percy.  Thus, there's nothing odd 
about not seeing Penny even if they're together.

Besides, like you said, they seemed close.  I like them together.

If they've broken up, I'm sure it's not because she's muggle-born.  
Percy shows no signs of having anything against muggle-borns.  I 
don't recall Crouch having anything aginst them either.  (Though it 
has been a while since I've read Gof.)

Honestly, I find his break with his family a bit odd.  If the 
Ministry wanted him to spy then breaking contact with them wouldn't 
have helped Percy's career.  I think something is going on.

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