Percy Weasley - A Death Eater

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 128187

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "JaanisE" <jaanise at h...> wrote:
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> From: Steve
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> I am a hardcore die-hard member of the P.I.N.E club (Percy Is Not
Evil), ...
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> Jaanis:
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> How much Percy may ignore the rules of life ..., I think it was 
> very rude of him to send his mother's Christmas present back. 
> ...edited...
> Jaanis

bboyminn:

I don't disagree with you, though someone else offerred a reasonable
explanation for Percy's actions.

It has been suggested that when Percy left he was bound and determined
to prove his father wrong. The only way Percy could prove that he got
and could keep his job on his own merits was to cut himself off
completely from his family. 

That way there could be no implications of favoritism in either
direction, and no implications that he was spying for anyone. The only
way he could assure this was to make the break between himself and his
family absolute and complete. That present could have been seen as his
family trying to bribe him for information about Fudge, or trying to
get back in his good graces to get information on Fudge and the
Ministry. Or, it could have implied to the Ministy that Percy was
actually on good terms with his family, and that might have lead a
paranoid Fudge to think Percy was a spy.

I suspect, though partly fueled by anger, it was also very difficult
for Percy to send the present back. But to prove his point, he had to
be absolute; let's face it, Percy isn't exactly the most flexible guy.
In any event, I'm sure Percy took some comfort in receiving the
present, but to prove his point he had to send it back.

Further, many people are upset about Percy not coming to visit his
father in the hospital. I don't think that was easy for Percy. I'm
sure that behind the scenes he monitored the situation closely. But in
all honestly, even if Percy wanted to come, I don't think he believed
he would be very welcome, and that probably carried the most weight in
 keeping him away. 

Only time will tell.

Steve/bboyminn