Why is Percy in Gryffindor?

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<sophiapriskilla at y...> wrote:

> With Gryffindor, as presented in the books, the good side is obvious.
> Gryffindors tend to be conscious of doing what is right, of
> considering foremost the ethical implications of their choices and
> actions. That's when they do consider them, of course – people in
> general, and adolescents in particular, can be impetuous, and the
> "daring" streak can amplify this. (And they're as likely to harbour
> basic human nastiness as anyone, most likely.) Nonetheless, they are
> the most likely to do what is right rather than what is easy. They
> will, if they must, risk the disapproval of peers (e.g., Neville),
> family (Sirius), and society (Harry, Hermione) if necessary in order
> to maintain ethical behaviour. They are independent, though not to the
> point of being anti-social.
> 
Actually, this is a very good description of Percy. Percy believes in
Rules. Percy obeys them, lives by them. Yes, he is ambitious, but I'm
sure he truly believes that in the quarrel with Arthur he did what was
right. And that it was not easy and took quite a bit of courage.
Ofcourse we as readers knew from the start that the MoM had its facts
wrong and did not want to know the reality. But Percy did not. He had
to make choices on the basis of what he believed to be right, and he
choose the rules. That it was good for his career and that he
desperately wanted to believe Fudge choose him for his own merit
surely helped his judgement, and I'm sure he was a bit dishonest with
himself there, but in the atmosphere he worked in, where people were
constantly attacking DD for being a scaremonger etc. it is easy to see
he got influenced by that and wanted to do the right thing.

Gerry, who does not think Percy is a spy for DD or a DE