Is Peter evil? was Re: Is Percy A Spy?

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 111340

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> Carol wrote:
>  From what we know of Peter, he isn't so much evil (aside from 
being 
> able to cast an avada kedavra under coercion) as weak and lazy and 
> cowardly. 
> 
> Potioncat wrote:
<<snip>>
  It didn't appear that he(Wormtail) was under Imperio at the time. 
We know he spied for LV, in the past, I wonder what else he did?
> 
> I'm not arguing that a good or just not-evil person couldn't be 
> forced to kill someone, but that this type of  killing requires 
> certain skills.
> 
> Potioncat

Doddiemoe here:
In POA (US pg. 370) Sirus answers Hermione why Wormtail never 
attacked Harry over the years:  "Because you(Wormtail) never did 
anything for anyone unless you could see what was in it for 
you."..."You'd want to be quigte sure he was the biggest bully in 
the playground before you went back to him, wouldn't you?"

Regardless of good or evil---we do garner that selfishness and a 
hunger for power are part of Wormtail's personality...

  I see more similarities between Wormtail and Percy at this point. 
This got me wandering down the wondering path of questioning whether 
Wormtail had any influence over Percy over the years. I think the 
imperious curse can have all sorts of levels and sublties--what if 
wormtail primed Percy by suggesting a certain sort of values 
system?  Even if Wormtail felt he was simply "sharpening" a tool for 
future use. Is this why, Percy whose attention to detail is so great 
he writes a 12 page report on cauldron bottom thickness, yet sees 
nothing strange in Crouch Sr.'s behavior in GOF?  Is this why Percy 
is seeking the biggest bully out in *his* playground (Fudge) rather 
than supporting the most powerful wizard(DD) who really cannot give 
him anything he values at this time--good job, more money, prestige 
in the WW?

And then in OOP (US 502)

Fred and Gorge respectively state "Percy sent back his Christmas 
Jumper..."Without a note,".

It just strikes me as supremely cheesy to send back part but not all 
of the gift package. (I assume he kept the mince pies)  Also why 
didn't Percy just set the jumper aside and not wear it? Just seems 
unnecessarily cruel to send it back right on Christmas day no less 
when he knows he's just sending it back to his mother since his 
father is still in St. Mungos.

I think there may be something more than blind ambition to Percy's 
behaviors is all.

Doddie