Weasley Courage (Was Re: Dolores Umbridge)

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No: HPFGUIDX 139033

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "saturniia" <saturniia at y...> 
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> Saturniia:
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Going back to your family's home for Christmas dinner, a year and a 
half after you moves out, and staying through the meal when only your 
mother welcomes you and the rest of your family either ignores you or 
is hostile to you is courageous.
 
Tossing parsnips at one's sibling at Christmas dinner?  Not quite as 
brave.

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Sue(hpfan)
It would have been brave if he had gone there of his own accord to 
see his mother.  He did not, yet again, he did what he was told by 
his superior (Minister Scrimgeour) to get to Harry.  He would never 
have gone home on his own. It seemed obvious to me when I read it and 
I also think obvious to his family that he did not care to see them 
at all.

Also remember, JKR herself said that not all Sytheryn's are evil and 
one of their prominent said "We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not 
stupid.  For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to 
save out own necks." Phineas Nigellus OotP US HB 495

Percy showed courage by going against his family, he also showed a 
shallow desire to prove himself to people who really don't care that 
much about him. All my opinion, of course.

Sue, who does not think it okay to fling tubors at anyone, but if one 
of my siblings had repeatedly and unfairly rejected our mother (his 
fight was with Arthur not her), I'd probably have flung parsnips too.