Percy versus Neville (and other Weasleys) (long...)

[nanstey2001]

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> Bookworm:
> Can you imagine Percy in that scene?  Instead of laughing, 
> he would have stormed out in anger.  IMO, the similarities between 
> Pency and Ron are superficial.  I find it very telling that Percy is 
> never seen with a friend.  The twins are seem to have a lot of 
> friends, and Ron is friendly with all the other Gryffindor boys, not 
> jut Harry.  Percy is always alone. (Not counting Penelope, of whom 
> we know nothing - and that makes me wonder too.)

> It's easy to picture Percy in Fudge's green derby (figuratively) 20 
> years from now - he is so much a younger copy of Fudge.  He just 
> isn't like anyone else in his family. >>>


I couldn't help but notice this thread, being the eldest of three
brothers, and often being the butt of their jokes.  I have to say that
I think Percy is someone who hides behind the rules, and up to Book
4, it had served him well.  He has always managed to get by, until he
finds himself in a situation that demands thinking outside the box -
something he has proven, time and time again, he is either unwilling
or unable to do.  He likely feels secretly powerless, thus using the
rules and his obedience to them as his shield.  That's why he couldn't
handle it when his dad (whom he always calls "Father" - when calling
him Dad actully seems more respectful, in a way) doesn't automatically
approve of his promotion.  He can't handle a fault in his perfect
little world he's made for himself, so he estranges himself.  

Come to think of it, we've never seen him before being made a prefect, 
have we?  Or heard much of his life before that time.  Was he a loner, 
an outcast, with no authority, before Dumbledore chose him as prefect? 
All that is certain is, he's going one fo two ways - either back to
his family, greatly humbled, or his pride will get the best of him in
some way.  Either way, I think he'll have a definite role of
signifigance - Otherwise, wouldn't Rowling have mentioned him at the
end of Book 5?

"nanstey2001"