[HPforGrownups] Re: Defending Percy ( was Percy Weasley )

[Batchevra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 105138

In a message dated 7/8/04 6:11:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
delwynmarch at yahoo.com writes:

>Katie wrote :
> Even if Fudge were ousted, I think Percy would rationalize this, 
> severing his loyalties to Fudge and clinging to the Ministry's 
> decisions. I don't see him losing reverence for the MOM's policies 

Del replies :
I don't understand : why *should* he ? It was indeed Fudge who was
wrong, not the Ministry policies. Once the Minister changes, the
Ministry will realign itself, and Percy will do good to follow.<

What if Fudge is followed by somebody who is worse than what Fudge did in 
OOTP?  The way you put it, Percy is going to follow that person and their ways 
with no independent thought. So you approve of Percy being a follower, which I 
don't think really gets to who Percy is. When we see Percy in COS, during the 
Diagon Alley part of the book, the Weasleys and Harry have an hour before they 
go to get their school books and meet Lockhart. Percy is found in a Junk shop 
reading a book about Hogwarts prefects and their careers after. Percy is 
ambitious and in his way of thinking, working for the MOM and head Minister is a 
step in that direction for power. He has to make a choice in the next two books, 
will he allow his family to die, or will he stand with them. At this point, I 
think Percy is going to have a rude awakening and it will affect the Weasleys.

Batchevra


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