Percy is a true Weasley (very long)

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 97670

Del compares Ron's dismay at Hermione's fraternisation with Krum with
Arthur's dismay at Percy's great new job at the MoM:
> Now, what's *very* funny in my idea is that we seem to 
> *automatically* consider that Ron was wrong while Arthur was right ! 
> Why would that be so ?

Annemehr:
Great post.  But actually, I was disappointed in the way Arthur
handled things (while wondering if the version Harry heard was
accurate).  I could certainly see that Arthur would be afraid for his
son going to work "in the lion's den," and that he would feel the need
to give some sort of warning, but I do also see Percy's point of view
which you've laid out so clearly.

<huge snip of all Del's points, clearly laid out>

Del: 
> So as far as the Awful Row goes, I'm of the opinion that the guilt 
> is shared, and that Percy acted just like another Weasley boy we 
> know might have done in the same conditions.
<snip>
> And finally, I'd like to point out that we can't dismiss all the 
> proofs we had before OoP of the love Percy has for his family.
<snip> 
> Just because his beliefs are wrong doesn't mean he's 
> evil. Percy *thinks* he's doing what's good, that's all that matters.
<snip>
> Congratulations to those who've read all this :-) What do you think?
> 
> Del

What I think is that you're right on the mark.  I especially take the
point about sending back the sweater (which I snipped) -- we really
don't know what was behind that.

Unless Percy's been under deep cover (which I don't believe, though
who knows?), I still wish he hadn't returned the sweater, refused to
speak to his mother, ignored his father's hospitalisation, or written
what he did about Harry.  Still, I don't condemn him for those things,
I see them as stemming from his hurt feelings combined with being cut
off from his family.  It's as though, to assure himself that he's done
the right thing, he reinforces his position even more emphatically.

I do think the rift will be repaired.  Well, I have high hopes.  Percy
has always done what he thought was right, and now that he knows
Voldemort is back, his idea of the right thing to do will have to have
changed.  Forgiving his family and accepting theirs in return seems
entirely possible to me, even if it's difficult and awkward.

Annemehr
who's always liked all the Weasleys, including Percy and especially Arthur