[HPforGrownups] Percy's letter

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 80274

Silmariel wrote:
> In regards to this, I must say (and I hope not to be killed), that
> Umbridge *can* be a truly 'delightful woman', if you are on the same
> side as her, and fulfilling you role instead of opposing her. I see
> her as a fanatic (and sadist, that's granted), but I'm sure she has
> been truly delightful to Draco Malfoy at some time (I suspect more
> than once) during OoP, and I don't think he is the only student she
> has favored.

But I wonder what Percy's relations with Dolores were _before_ he started
working for Fudge. Percy, after all, spent almost a year working in Crouch's
department. He would have learned what her reputation was. Not a nice one, I
suspect, among the MoM rank and file. Then of course Percy himself was
"investigated" over his possible part in Crouch's disappearance. Did Dolores
do the interrogation? If so, she could well have put Percy through a
considerable period of extreme misery. Someone suggested that she _might_
even have placed him under Imperio (given her ease at the possibility of
using Unforgivables).

Maybe Percy's letter to Ron was the equivalent of the messages from Crouch
to Percy while he was a prisoner of Crouch Jr - I've surmised that they, by
virtue of the fact that they were completely against procedure, were
Crouch's only means of trying to warn Percy that something was up - Percy of
course totally failed to notice the subtext. Sadly, so does Ron.

> As a good MoM boy "It pains me to criticize our parents"... , and
> ends with: "I sincerely hope that, in time, they will realize how
> mistaken they were and I shall, of course, be ready to accept a
> full apology when that day comes" - do you hear the Disney music?
> the Oz music?  Choose one.

I suspect it doesn't pain him at all, except insofar as he sees it as part
of his dignity that he "should" have normal relations with the folks.
Possibly the culture within the MoM is such that lineage is seen as worthy
of respect. But Percy's dignity is also constantly offended by Arthur's
perceived eccentricities and love of Muggles. I'm sure Percy took a lot of
stick because of his father, especially since the break - Fudge has whipped
it up and Percy has copped for it.

Cheers
Ffred

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