Scabbers/Percy AGAIN, AGAIN!! (Is Percy evil?)

[seraphina_snape]

No: HPFGUIDX 84940

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonya Minton" <tminton at d...> 
wrote:
> Ok here is another theory.....(or course someone probably already 
came
> up with it, but it is new to me!!  I hope that is ok!!)
>  
> What if Percy was always on the dark side and HE KNEW what
> Scabbers/Peter REALLY was and and Part of the big plan was to 
give/plant
> him to/on Ron so that Peter would be in place to keep an eye on 
Harry
> and wait for a chance to serve up Harry on a platter to He who must 
not
> be named. 
>  

sera says: 
I'm not sure if Percy really is evil. To me, it always seemed as if 
he tried to do the right thing (but just can't see it from his 
position). 
His parents are poor and not well-respected by many richer wizarding 
families, and he turns away from them because they keep him from 
following his ambitions, i.e. become a well-respected and 'worthy' 
member of society. He is always overshadowed by his parents and his 
brothers, everyone recognizes him as a Weasley immediately. He simply 
tries to be someone who's not "just a Weasley" but himself (but he 
doesn't know who he is yet). He was always an outcast, even in his 
own family (just look how the twins treat him - okay, he is annoying 
and a show-off, but they are family - we don't know of a scene where 
the twins were ever nice to Percy, do we?). 
So after finishing school, he starts to work. And he keeps doing what 
he always did: Follow orders. He always followed the rules, always 
did what the teachers told him. And now he does what Crouch, or 
whoever he's working for, wants him to do. He clearly believes in 
authority. Authorities are always right - so he does what they tell 
him to do. From his point of view, it's the 'right' thing. And it 
will bring him nearer to his goal - become 'someone', get promoted, 
etc. 
So I don't think Percy is evil. He may do the wrong things, and help 
the wrong people, but does it all out of good faith. He doesn't know 
any better. 
sera
PS: I only read OotP twice, and I didn't pay that much attention to 
Percy, so if I'm hugely mistaken, correct me, please.