Is Percy a Spy? + Comment on Fudge & Umbridge.

[tylerswaxlion]

No: HPFGUIDX 111115

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
>But I do not think Percy is evil, nor that he 
> would side with the Death Eaters.

I agree; I don't think Percy is evil, and I think he's got to be 
crushed to discover his mentor Fudge has been such a fool (supposing 
Fudge's not ESE, or, that Percy doesn't believe Fudge is ESE.)

Here's my take:

Most of the Weasley boys seem concerned with success/riches--even 
ickle Ronny imagines fame and glory in the Mirror of Erised.  Percy 
thought he knew best.  His father was sidelined with Muggles b/c he 
didn't know how to network!  Percy would just do everything "right" 
and then he would be justly rewarded with riches and glory, 
everything his father lacked.

So, Percy excelled in school, was hired by MoM, and got himself 
attached to the MoM himself!!!  Hey, his cauldron report really WAS 
that good.

I think Percy really thought his dad was just jealous of Percy's 
success, and tried to bring him down with his crazy notions of HE-
Who-Must-Not-be-Named's return.  Please.  The Minister knows 
better!  Poor Percy had to cut himself off from them.

Percy must have thought his dad was trying to sabotage his success, 
either b/c he was so misguided or intentionally our of jealousy.

Now it turns out dad *was* right and dad *has* been truly treated 
unfairly at work.  Doing what's "right" doesn't mean you'll receive 
what's fair.  Real life is messy.

So it's crisis time for Percy.  Will he accept the fact that his dad 
was right about LV; that sometimes those in power are corrupt, and 
that hard work doesn't always pay off in the real world?  Or will he 
be willing to do anything to preserve a place of authority at MoM, 
with or without Fudge?  (b/c how did he survive that Barty Crouch 
mishap anyway???)

It's a just side story, but I've gone from finding Percy to be an 
annoying distraction, to wondering what he'll do next.

TL