OOP: JKR's message? (was Percy is Not Evil)
jmgarciaiii
jmgarciaiii at yahoo.com
Sun Jun 29 02:14:37 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 65543
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw"
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> True, true. I'm not saying I excuse Percy's behavior, but I do
> understand it. Percy, at this point, really really believes the
MoM
> is right. If they tell him Harry is a liar, he'll agree with no
> questions asked. He thinks the MoM is on the side of Good as much
as
> Harry, the Weasleys and Dumbledore *really* are on the side of
Good.
> This is why I can't say that Percy will turn to the Dark Side -
ever,
> out of choice. He thinks he is helping!
My concern is that Percy will believe that the MoM is infallibly
right, no matter what it agrees to/with, and no matter who says
otherwise. My hunch is that if the MoM had said that LV had returned
and had opened up a Kosher Chinese Vegan noodle shop, Percy would
have believed it unquestioningly.
-Joe in SoFla
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