Undercover Percy

[Kelly]

No: HPFGUIDX 80992

Deirdre wrote:
> First, doesn't Undercover Percy sound like a FILK set to Alan 
O'Day's
> "Undercover Angel"?
> 
> But I digress.  I think the Percy-is-a-git theme has been building 
since
> Book One.  He's made out to be a laughing stock almost every time 
he comes
> into the book.  I was very satisfied with his portrayal in OoP 
because it
> seemed the next logical step in his development as a character.   
<SNIP>

I agree.  One thing that I have always been impressed by in these 
books is the diversity of the characters.  Saying that Percy has to 
be good because he is a Weasley is the same as saying that Sirius had 
to be secretly bad because he is a Black.  There are "bad eggs" in 
the best of families (and vice versa).  Percy's actions in OoTP were 
exactly what I expected to happen before the book came out.  

By the way, the same seems to be true in the magical creature 
arena... Dobby, Kreacher, Firenze, and Grawp all seem to be enigmas 
of their race/ breed (not sure which word is appropriate here).

But then it all comes down to DD's statement about the choices we 
make rather than birth being the deciding factor in our lives (CoS).  

Kelly