The Podmore Connection--Percy as DD's Spy

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Susan wrote:
>  However...the use of the words "I'm  AFRAID so" [emph. added] 
> makes me think JKR is saying Percy was  behaving badly because he 
> did truly turn bad; there seems to be  disappointment or disapproval 
> in her choice of words.<

Tip replies:
However, Percy doesn't have to have turned bad.  As Sirius points out 
in OotP, the world is not divided into Death Eaters and good guys (or 
nice people).  Percy may truly believe in the good of what he is 
doing and not see the pain and problems he is causing by letting laws 
and rules over compensate for things and thus overshadow love, 
compassion and true justince.

Tip