Percy and the Twins (was Re: Re: The Twins are bad, Harry is bad, but Draco is )

[Marianne S.]

No: HPFGUIDX 136875

I don't think there is any canon that would support the twins are bad, 
just incredibly mischievious and often reckless. Examples of this 
recklessness include giving Dudley the Tongue Ton Toffee and testing 
their products on students. Nevertheless, I agree with those who see 
them as Merry Pranksters. Nevertheless, they are clearly growing up. 
'They have definite business acumen, that's for sure. They're running 
a successful business (at age 18) and already getting huge 
commissions to create defensive products for the ministry. I don't think 
anyone can really blame the twins for Draco buying their product. 

We see a big difference between the Twins and Percy in their post 
Hogwarts years. Despite the fact that the Twins behaved in a way that 
was less that Molly would have hoped, and doesn't she say she was 
against them going into business?  However, instead of just turning 
away from their family,  the Twins still chose to remain close. Percy, 
\on the other hand, was the student that Molly dreamed of, and I am 
sure she was very supportive of his career choice. Yet, despite that love 
and support, Percy decided he would be better off pledging his allegiance 
to the Ministry and abandoning his family. I could see how it would be 
considered nice that he didn't lead the Ministry to the Order, but could 
he have anyway since he was not the secret keeper? Nevertheless... 
sending back his Christmas presents and not visiting his dad, even 
though Mr. Weasley was out of immediate danger, does not put Percy in 
a good light. I totally do not respect Percy for allowing himself to be 
used by Scrimgeor just to get to Harry at Christmas. At least, if I 
remember correctly, Scrimgeor knew Percy's name...

So, Percy is rising through the ranks at the Ministry as a yes-man. 
On the other hand,  Fred and George are becoming highly successful 
businessmen, largely thanks to their defensive-charmed-objects 
contracts with the Ministry. The twins are not yes-men, and their 
success largely seems to me like a side effect of doing what they 
love. Their success is causing them to be more responsible, and I 
am sure that they were devastated by the fact that one of their 
products was used against the Order, but ultimately they are still the 
same as they always were, with the same love of family. However, I 
have felt (ever since GoF) that Percy is the one who is at risk of turning 
away from love, making the wrong choices, and being seduced by 
power. I fear that this aspiration for power makes him more susceptible 
to temptation by the Dark Arts than his brothers.

JMO,
Marianne S