Slytherin ambition revisited.

[ohneill_2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 106818

Del wrote:

> And even if people *now* dislike him because of his estrangement 
from
> his family, let's be honest : who liked him before anyway ? Pretty
> mcuh nobody. And why ? Because he was so pompous and so darn, well,
> ambitious. 

Cory replies:

While it may be true that Percy was not the main characters' favorite 
person even before his estrangement, I think the feeling they have 
for him now is an entirely different sentiment than what they felt 
before.

We all know people IRL like Percy (in fact, objective people would 
probably say that *I* am a bit like Percy, if I must be perfectly 
honest. :) )  People who are ambitious, overly career-oriented, and a 
bit anal-retentive are not generally well-liked; however, I don't 
think most people feel genuine *dislike* for such people as long as 
their ambition isn't hurting others.

In Percy's case, I think his ambition always made him annoying, but 
it wasn't until it caused him to turn his back on those who loved him 
that he became truly disliked.

--Cory