Percy Weasley under Lucius' Imperius Curse?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85468

Hermowninny wrote:
> 
> Many people seem to think Percy was under the Imperius curse 
> performed by Lucius all through OOP.  The question I have is WHY.  
> What value would there be to perform this curse?
> 
> Lucius and Fudge are very close.  If LM wanted info about MOM 
> dealings, he could probably just ask.  I don't see that as a 
> compelling reason.
> 
> If LM wanted info on the Order, why would he make Percy sever ties 
> with his family.  That just doesn't make any sense.
> 
> I don't see Percy acting out of character.  I believe he's just a bit 
> more comfortable to be himself now that he's out of his parents 
> nest.  I see a lot of kids that remain strongly under their parents 
> influence after coming of age.  Then, after a bit of time has passed, 
> realize that they are truly in control of themselves and feel free to 
> bolt away from their parents.  I don't find it strange at all that 
> Percy "comes into his own" in OOP.
> 
> Just my thoughts
> -Hermowninny


I also have my doubts about the Imperius curse (though I don't
discount the possibility altogether). I think Percy's self-importance
and the lack of appreciation he feels from his family propelled him on
a course that led ultimately to delusion (worship of Crouch) and
near-disaster after Crouch's death. I agree that his choice at that
point was to stay with the Ministry and Fudge (against Dumbledore) or
return to his family. He couldn't do both. But I don't think he's
comfortable with his decision. His fight with his father and his
thoughtless cruelty in returning the sweater his mother knitted show
that he's angry and hurt. He wants to be right but senses that he may
have made a terrible mistake, so he scapegoats his family. It's their
fault, not his, or so he wants to think. Percy is, after all, only
about nineteen in OoP--a very young adult engaging in a belated
adolescent rebellion, but I don't think he's happy about it. And as
I've said before, I think he's headed for much worse trouble, with or
without an Imperius curse. It doesn't pay to be a BigHeaded Boy.

Carol