Defending Percy

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 105220


I, Del, wrote :
> 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.

Batchevra answered :
> What if Fudge is followed by somebody who is worse than what Fudge 
> did in OOTP?

Del replies :
Whoever it is, it will be someone who believes LV is back, that's
already one giant step in the right direction. Their methods could be
worse than Fudge's, granted, but at least they would be trying to go
in the right direction.
Mr Crouch was extremely popular during VWI, even if his methods were
very nasty. It wasn't a bad thing to support him then, anf I don't
think it would be a bad thing to support another tough-minded Minister
either.

Batchevra wrote :
> 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.

Del replies :
No way !! I don't see Percy as a follower, but as a supporter, major
difference. Percy makes conscious *choices* as to whom he will support.

Batchevra wrote :
> Percy is ambitious and in his way of thinking, working for the MOM 
> and head Minister is a step in that direction for power.

Del replies :
Absolutely. But unlike many other posters, I don't see anything wrong
with that. Power does not always corrupt (Dumbledore), maybe Percy
will be able to remain clean. If he wants a shot at it, then he's
entitled to try, there's nothing wrong with that.

Batchevra wrote :
> He has to make a choice in the next two books, will he allow his 
> family to die, or will he stand with them.

Del replies :
That's just a theory of yours, right ? Because it implies that it is
the Ministry who wants to kill his family, which seems unlikely to me.
Moreover, even if he decides to stand with his family, that won't
prevent them from dying at the hand of LV : he'll just die with them.

Del