The Twins / Ron / Weasleys

[Miles]

No: HPFGUIDX 145073

kchuplis wrote:
> I would certainly put Percy in his own little corner of the world and
> not an either side
> of any perceived Weasley schism. Percy is beyond vile and I don't
> believe that anything can excuse his ambitious little self.

Miles:
I think that your judgement is way too harsh.
Percy is in some ways the ideal son for Molly. He was a model student,
prefect, Head Boy at Hogwarts. His ambition after his NEWTS was a career at
the Ministry. At this point, Molly could take him as her husband and leave
Arthur somewhere - Percy has all the career thinking that Arthur lacks in
Molly's eyes.
So, Percy the career wizard - Molly having christmas 365 days a year. But
then - the split of the Weasley's with the Ministry. Molly chooses the side
of Truth, and of Dumbledore. Percy chooses.... what he had learnt from his
mother, his career. How often had he listened to discussions of his parents,
Arthur defending the work he loves to do, Molly lamenting that he does not
earn enough money and deliberately obstructs his career?
Percy is his mother's boy. He is her boy, even if that means he has to
seperate from his family and his mother. Kind of tragedy.

> But then,
> I perceive the Weasley clan, overall, as about the most normal family
> we've seen in the wizarding world.

Miles:
Actually, they are the only wirzarding family we know from inside. So, yes,
you are right, but...
>From outside, we have seen some "normal" families at the Quidditch World
Cup, and we met the parents of Cedric as well, who seemed to be a quite
"normal" family as well. And the Malfoy's - I do not know many upperclass
families, but I'd bet that there are not few families with a comparable
combination of a cold father, a son longing for his respect and love, a
mother torn between the coldness of her husband and the love to her son who
wants to be like her husband, all united in arrogance towards all the
mediocre families... Normal? Meaning common - yes. Meaning healthy - no.
But are the Weasley's the isle of felicity that Harry wants to see in them?
Definitely not.

Miles