OOP Percy's return -- WWP Sleuth Guide

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bibphile wrote:
> > 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.

Lita wrote:
> So do I! This is perhaps simply my subbornness--I absolutely
> refuse to believe that Percy is evil. :)

Ooh, me too, me too! ::waves hand wildly:: Bellatrix is evil. 
Voldemort is evil. Fudge -- to a certain extent -- was being evil. 
Percy? No. I think "evil" is pushing the envelope just a bit.

*snip*

> Personally, I think Percy is a spy of Dumbledore's. I doubt
> that the Order has anyone in Fudge's inner circle, so Percy
> would be a perfect choice. Of course, he would have to break
> off relations with his family to be convincing. And he would
> have to break off relations for real--Arthur and Molly
> probably wouldn't be able to fake it. 

The thought of spy has crossed my mind. Several times in the last 96 
hours, in fact. Percy just seemed too *different* from the last four 
books than in this one for me to be comfortable with him just siding 
with the ministry. I mean, Percy's always been a rule follower with 
the tendency to be a bit pompous, but in this book he came across 
almost as a caricature of his former self -- less business, more 
pomp, if that makes any sense at all. 

I agree that he wouldn't be able to fake it though -- possibly the 
only people who would know were Dumbledore and himself. A bit like 
NOCs, if anyone else has seen "The Recruit" (otherwise being neither 
here nor there). Arthur and Molly would have to believe it as well. 
And I think that would hurt Percy (because everyone was hurt here, 
not just the greater Weasley family) even more. :(

Ah well, we know JKR. Nothing by halves, eh?

> Or maybe I'm just in denial.

I think there are people like me standing behind you on this one. :) 
It's not denial, it's "selective acceptance"...

And, I saw someone referring to the rules of a HP Sleuth -- best and 
worst $25 bucks I ever spent. :D Helped me spot patterns in this book 
(i.e. I noticed that she kept mentioning Bode -- I never would have 
caught on to that when I read the first four), and other things. I 
also loved the rules. I never should have read that "Restricted Area" 
before finishing OotP, though.

Liz
Still wondering where Penny went. ::pout::