OOP Percy is Not Evil

[a_l_granger]

No: HPFGUIDX 65316


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "taylorlynzie" 
<leperockon at a...> 
> wrote:
> 
> > It is quite possible that Percy could be under the Imperius 
> > curse, however, as much as I love the Weasleys and though I know Percy 
> > wouldn't stray far from the Weasley tree I do think that Percy is 
> > quite power hungry. Ron says it and the twins say it and you can 
> > see it from the books. Sure he might come running home in the end but 
> > I think that he is a bit power hungry. You can't really blame him 
> > though, the twins are power hungry as well, so is Ron, just in 
> > different ways. The twins want money and stability, Ron wants to 
> > be noticed and stability and Percy wants raw power and stability. 
> >They  all want the stability because they really haven't had it except 

> > in the form of family, but not finacially which seems kinda yo-yo. I 
> > think Percy will come to his senses in the end like he did during 
> the second task it will just take something majour....hopefully not 
> the death of a Weasley for him to get the point.>
> 
Jenny from Ravenclaw wrote: 
> I must agree with you about Percy and power.  If it's not power 
> specifically he craves, it is definitely success, which he defines 
> by how high he can rise in the ranks of the MoM.  It must have been 
> frustrating for him to take his job so seriously and go home every 
> day only to be ridiculed by his siblings.  He is a conservative family 
> member of a family that is quite liberal.  He kind of reminds me of 
> Alex Keaton from "Family Ties" - always wanting to impress those 
> with authority, loves to be official, puntual, responsible, bureacratic.  
> It is his way of responding to what he doesn't like about his 
family.
> 
> I am not in any way blaming Percy's family for what happened.  I 
> think Percy has handled things very badly.  However, I don't think he is 
> evil, either.  I don't think he is under Imperius, or secretly 
> training to be a DE.  I also don't think he's a spy for 
> Dumbledore.  I really just think Percy thinks that he is valued at the MoM 
> and because he admires government bureaucrats like Fudge, he'll go to 
> great lengths to impress them.  He doesn't have to support what his 
> parents do, but he should respect them more instead of behaving so 
> badly (really, not visiting his father in the hospital was 
> inexcusable).  Maybe they should respect him more, too.
> 
> I wouldn't even be surprised if he is reluctant to apologize to his 
> family in book 6.  He has a lot of pride, as his brothers and 
> sister do; it will hard for him to admit he has done anything wrong, 
> especially as Percy may truly believe he has done the right thing.
> 


I feel sorry for Percy.  He has had made a huge mistake.  He is lucky 
his parents will forgive him, probably already have, if he would just 
say anything to them.  

Percy is the middle child between two successful older brothers and 
two very funny younger twin brothers.  I think he is trying to 
distinquish himself from his brothers.  I think Ron is probably the 
only sibiling he can vaguely understand, which is why he wrote the 
letter. I find it hard to believe his true feelings were stated in 
his letter but rather what he thinks the MOM would want to him to 
say.  Did Percy attend Hogwarts while Charlie was a student?  That 
could be insight to his character.

You are right, Percy is in no way going to admit he was wrong for 
siding with the MOM. He might place the blame for his decision on 
Fudge (doubtful), the lack of evidence, or the Daily Prophet reports. 
Rather is decission was right just based on the wrong information.  I 
think it depends on how the MOM reacts to the events in OoP.  I think 
Percy will know his parents are right but will keep to himself unable 
to let go of his ambitions but in the end his family will win.  I 
don't think something tragic will have to happen, Percy might take to 
long and the worst will happen before he can do or say anything.  I 
don't think he will ever join the Order, but will render aide.  

A.L. Granger