Percy Weasley

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 108560

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
>  George wrote:
> 
> > What does everyone think of the possibility of Percy Weasley 
> becoming 
> > Minister of Magic? 
> snip.
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Actually, I don't think anybody mentioned Percy as a possible 
> candidate yet, but I think that he is too young yet, althought I 
> don't think we know what the minimal age requirement for becoming a 
> Minister

Percy's allegiance to Fudge would be a huge negative right now, with
Fudge disgraced and Harry vindicated.  Besides, he's 18/19.  You can't
put someone with that many "negatives" in as Minister.

Some people believe that Percy may have been a spy for Dumbledore,
working so deeply undercover that he alienated his family.  There's no
support for it, but there's nothing to contradict it, either, and I
like the idea because I don't like to think ill of a Weasley.

Against Spy!Percy:  If he's working for the Order, he's a great actor.
Why did he warn Ron off Harry?  he didn't have to to maintain his
cover. His seemingly revolting sycophancy is  consistent with the, uh,
lesser aspects of Percy's makeup.

For Spy!Percy: Dumbledore needs a spy in Fudge's office, so DD would
take the chance to place one; Percy admired Dumbledore all his school
life; he's a Weasley, and I don't want to think ill of one, Percy's a
Gryffindor, which ought to mean bravery, and 99% of what Percy does
that hurts his family so could be explained by him trying hard to
maintain a cover.

For Spy!Percy: