House Choice doesn't Equal Personality for Life

[doliesl]

No: HPFGUIDX 85230

Joj wrote:
 
>   I commented this morning about Percy being in Gryffindor and not 
>   Slytherin.  What I was saying was that so far, all we have seen 
>   is Percy's Slytherin quality (ambition), but we haven't seen his 
>   Gryffindor bravery yet.  He is in Gryffindor, so it should follow 
>   that he's at least somewhat brave.  Even Neville has shown more 
>   bravery.   I think Percy is undercover myself.  

Percy display bravery by standing up against his own family and 
Dumbledore for what he truely believes in (that Fudge is right, 
climbing the political ladder is the right way to improve life for 
the better). What he did is not different from Sirius's running away 
from his family for his disagreement with their beliefs. That takes 
courage, and very Gryffindor of Percy. If he didn't have such 
courage, he could have been whining and complaining day and night but 
still sitting at home, never did anything about it, because he would 
have never dare to leave the comfort zone. Instead, he chose the 
extreme path: break off his ties with the family who sheltered him 
all his life and thrown himself alone in the world against, because 
of ideals differences.  

My point is: A courgeous person can still make a very bad decision 
based on his Gryffindor qualities. Bravery can be used in a wrong 
cause. 

-D.