Percy (Was: "What's Arthur been up to")

[msbeadsley]

No: HPFGUIDX 80928

> There is a clear change in Percy from the last we see and hear of 
> him in GoF to when he first shows up in OoP, and all the way 
> through OoP, each time we see him the point is driven home farther 
> that he's way over the top.

> suggesting Percy didn't write the letter to Ron, or it was 
> tampered with

> Yes, that's been done before with Crouch [Imperio]

I have one question: where is Penelope Clearwater? Can we get real 
insight into Percy's behavior without considering Penny? Is she being 
held hostage against Percy's good behavior (by some whose opinion 
of "good" is way off)? Did she tell Percy, "Honey, if you want me 
around, you have to be able to afford that lifestyle to which I'd 
like to become accustomed?" Did she dump him after the Imperio!Crouch 
investigation by the Ministry? I don't have any particular favorite 
theory, but didn't she just sort of up and *vanish* like people were 
known to do last time Voldie was on the campaign trail?

I did notice one thing in the pile of nits I picked: if you compare 
Percy in his letter to Ron to Percy as quoted in the Daily Profit on 
the following day, his comments about Umbridge absolutely do not 
jibe, where Percy says in the letter that Umbridge is getting no 
cooperation at Hogwarts but says in the paper that she has been an 
immediate success. There's an obvious answer: PR. But I wonder if 
it's a clue. Of course, now I wonder that about just about 
*everything*...

Sandy aka "msbeadsley"