Percy question

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 79421

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vecseytj" <vecseytj at t...> 
wrote:
 
> 2.  Ginny was going to confess about Tom Riddle, and her actions in
> CoS.  Percy made her move from the table, because he wanted to sit
> with ?Harry? ,  so before Ginny could tell Ron and Harry what was
> going on Percy kicked her out.

I read the scene that way, that Percy thought, Ginny wanted to tell 
the others about Penelope, and he wanted to stop her. Of course the 
result is the same. But I don't think he just kicked her out, because 
he wanted to sit with the famous Harry. If this were the reason, he 
would have done something like this regularly during the three years, 
he and Harry were together at Hogwarts.

> 3.  Percy hid that his boss was never coming into the office.  Or 
that
> he was acting weird.  Percy just covered it all up so that he could 
be
> in power.

He didn't know that Crouch was acting weird. He knew Crouch for a few 
months, so it is unlikely, that he knew, that Crouch is never ill. 
But I agree, that he enjoyed the situation, to be the boss, very 
much. On the other hand, it really was Mr. Crouch's handwriting.

> 4.  I've also thought that Percy turned on Harry because, Percy 
wanted
> to be *best* buddies with Harry.  But, Harry bonded with Ron... So
> once again Percy is under valued.  
> 
 
It wouldn't be out of character for Percy. But I see it a bit 
different. I think that Percy a.) really believed the DP and Fudge 
and b.) wasn't unhappy, that it was him, who was liked by the 
minister, instead of "The boy who lived". He seemed to be jealous, 
when Fudge was greeting Harry, during the Quidditch Worldcup.

Hickengruendler