Percy Weasley under Lucius' Imperius Curse?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85606

> > Rebecca: 
> > Yes, but he was *trying* to act professional.  He's
> > offering tea and trying to impress the boss. But he
> > isn't scanning the news that'll send his old
> > headmaster to jail "joyfully."  He's just trying to
> > impress the boss.  
> > 
> > It doesn't seem the same to me.  
> 
> 
> Erin
> "Just trying to impress the boss"  is exactly what he's doing in OoP 
> also... but Fudge is impressed by different things than Crouch.  And, 
> IMO, sitting in his seat casting sulking, jealous looks at Harry is 
> not trying to act professionaly.  More like childishly.
> 
> I think its reasonable from Percy's viewpoint that he tries even 
> harder to win Fudge's approval in OoP.  After all, he's cast off his 
> family, so the way he sees it, Fudges approval is the only approval 
> he's going to be getting from now on.  And Percy is someone who needs 
> approval very badly.
> 
> Erin


I'm not sure who I agree with here because so much of the thread has
been snipped, but the Percy of OoP is definitely different from the
BigHeadedBoy of PoA and the eager junior assistant of GoF,
"Weatherby." In GoF, he puts up with the twins' taunts and apparently
likes his family even though they don't understand him. He even sets
aside his beloved cauldron reports to attend the World Quidditch Cup
with his family. Later, he watches the Tri-Wizard Tournament with
great interest and judges the events fairly, giving Harry the scores
he deserves and taking into account things like "moral fiber" in the
second event. At that same event he's white with fear that Ron has
drowned (GoF Am. ed. 504) and embarrasses Ron by hugging him in front
of the whole school ("Madam Pomfrey had gone to rescue Ron from
Percy's clutches," GoF Am. ed. 505). But he's not allowed to judge the
third event and he faces an investigation after Mr. Crouch's death. 

Maybe he expected his family to stand by him and they didn't, but in
any case when he see him again in OoP he's a different Percy. He's
repudiated his family (the sweater and the fight) and he stands by
Fudge's side eagerly scribbling notes as Fudge gleefully decides to
try to arrest Dumbledore rather than expelling Harry. I don't think
he's under an Imperius curse (though maybe Fudge is). I think he's
just let his "prat" side win out over his devotion to his family, who
haven't shown the pride in him he thinks he's earned. He's badly in
need of guidance, but he's not going to find it at the MoM. And as I
keep saying, he'd better shape up or something bad will happen. Pride
goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Carol