Does Percy Reconcile w his Parents?

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No: HPFGUIDX 113374

 abadgerfan2 wrote:
> > This is an interesting question for me in the upcoming book 6. He
> > said some very nasty things about his Dad in Book 5 that turned 
out
> > to ultimately backfire on him at the end with the validation 
that LV
> > has returned.

> > 
> Gregory Lynn wrote:
> I think he will; I think he must.
> If nothing else, he knows now that he was wrong, dead stinking
> horribly wrong, and the Weasleys aren't going to shun him should he
> come back.  And in fact, I can't imagine Arthur not making a peace
> offering of sorts.  Nothing dramatic, just a "Your mother's making
> meatballs tonight, and we'd love to have you by." or something like
> that.
> 
> 
> Luckdragon wrote:
> I don't know if it will be so easy for Percy to swallow his pride 
and admit he was wrong. He is already teased by his siblings and he 
doesn't seem the type to look back on his stupidity and laugh at it. 
I think if he does go back to the fold it will take some time.
> 

**********Marcela writes now:
I agree with Luckdragon.  Percy showed signs of sadism when he was 
at Dumbledore's office with Fudge, Aurors and Umbridge, he was 
really enjoying Harry's capture, as well as DD's ...

Just two quotes from OoTP, The Ceuntaur and the Sneak Chapter:

"...Percy Weasley let out a hearty laugh.
'Oh, very good, Minister, very good!'
Harry could have kicked him. 

"...'Yes, sir, I think so, sir!' said Percy eagerly, whose nose was 
spattered with ink from the speed of his note-taking.
'The bit about how he's been trying to build up an army against the 
Ministry, how he's been working to destabilize me?'
'Yes, sir, I've got it, yes! said Percy, scanning his notes 
joyfully. ..."

There are more examples in that chapter of Percy's sick joy at being 
part of the group that caught Harry/Dumbledore in the 'wrong'.  I do 
not think that he will be able to swallow his pride and be 
the 'prodigal son'.  From an authoritorial POV, I think that Jo 
wrote him that 'sick' for a reason, she was building up Percy's 
character as an 'unlikable' one since the very beginning, I think it 
would be very hard to change his image now... had she put Percy (in 
OoTP) with Fudge but not acting like such a j**k, I could believe in 
the possibility of a 'prodigal son' scenario.  Yet, I do not think 
that Percy would jump into the dark side either, like some theories 
I've read in this site say so.

Marcela