Percy Weasley and the Camelot connections of the Weasleys

[annunathradien]

No: HPFGUIDX 100615

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bookworm857158367" 
<bookworm857158367 at y...> wrote:

> According to one article I found on 
> Sir Percival, legend has it that Percival was originally a thief 
who 
> became a knight after proving his knightly qualities.

Which, comparably, weren't to the standard of the other knights of 
the Round Table.  Didn't Sir Percivale always have a reputation of 
being somewhat naive and barbarous to the ways of the world (This, in 
part, due to his mother sheltering him and his brother)?  Percivale's 
*hinderance* by his mother could be an interesting parallel with 
Molly's determination to keep her children from being exposed to the 
war 'because they're just children'.


> At the beginning of Order of the Phoenix, Harry dreams of Ron and 
> Hermione wearing crowns. 

I do remember that dream and had been wondering if there could be 
some parallels, beyond the prefect symbolism, between Ron/Hermione 
and King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.  This could be synonimous with 
the song Draco sings at Ron later on, "Weasley is our King".

> "Weasley is our King" and the winning Quidditch 
> match. But there are definitely more subtle readings you could give 
> that if you look. 
>
> ...Ron as heir to his father...

Well, popularly, King Arthur only had one son and technically heir in 
the Arthurian Legends and I'd rather not connect Ron to that figure.

However, playing on my paranoia a bit, going back to the chess game 
of PS/SS.  There are two kings in chess.  The White King (Voldemort 
or maybe Slytherin) and the Black King (Dumbledore or Gryffindor).  
The song Draco sings had first been sang by Slytherins (arguably, 
their "King" being Slytherin, Voldemort is Slytherin's heir), 
allbeit, mockingly.  The song later became a Gryffindor 
song.  "Weasley is our King"... the Slytherin King or the Gryffindor 
King?  

The "Weasley is our King" song may have also been a possible clue to 
Arthur Weasley's assention to Minister of Magic as well.  Arthur 
basically becomes "King" of the Wizarding World.  Maybe or most 
likely with the help of Dumbledore (Merlin figure).   

However, the parallels with HP get dodgy in that there can be 
parallels to other resources beyond the Arthurian Legends.  Jane 
Austen, Shakespeare, "The Chronicles of Narnia" and various Celtic or 
Greek myths to name just a few examples.  Who can we honestly say 
Harry is based on?  Voldemort?  Ron?  Hermione?