Harsh Morality - Combined answers

[eggplant9998]

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"delwynmarch" <delwynmarch at y...> wrote:


> I agree with everything you [Hickengruendler] said in defence of 
Seamus, Ernie, Ron, Marrietta and Percy.

That's quite a mixed bag, Ron acted poorly for about a month in book 
4 and Seamus for a little longer in book 5, but both were loyal 
friends before and after so we can cut them some slack.

In book 2 Ernie MacMillan was one of the first to unjustly accuse 
Harry of attacking other students, although he later apologized. In 
book 5 Ernie was one of the first to publicly say he believed Harry 
completely and even helped stop Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle from 
ambushing Harry on the train home. I like that, we all make mistakes 
but unlike many Ernie learns from them.

Marrietta and Percy are a different matter entirely, we're not just 
talking about being rude and saying nasty things, we're talking 
about committing acts that are evil, there is just no other word for 
it. I won't repeat what I said about Marrietta; as for Percy, there 
is something seriously wrong with the man, and I'm not just talking 
about being pompous. Percy happily took part in a proceeding that 
attempted to put a boy into the hell hole they call Azkaban, a boy 
who saved his sister's life and was the best friend of his brother. 
Perch didn't visit his father in the hospital when he was near death 
or even ask about him, he called Umbridge "delightful" for heavens 
sake and she was as foul a human being as you will find on the 
planet. After all the disastrous mistakes Percy has made he has no 
future in the ministry, if he ever wants to be an important wizard, 
and he most certainly does, he will have to look to another 
organization to make him one, the Death Eaters.

It amazes me that people still ask if Percy will turn to the dark 
side when he already has. I think the only reason people say there 
is still hope for him is because his last name is Weasley, if it was 
Smith everyone would recognize he is beyond redemption. 

Ron understands what sort of person his brother is, he thought Percy 
would throw family members to the dementors to advance his career. I 
found this quote from Goblet Of Fire, and remember this was before 
he did even more odious things in Order Of The Phoenix : 

"Wonder if Percy knows all that stuff about Crouch?"  Ron said as 
they walked up the drive to the castle.  "But maybe he doesn't 
care . . . It'd probably just make him admire Crouch even more.  
Yeah,  Percy loves rules.  He'd just say Crouch was refusing to 
break them for his own son."
"Percy would never throw any of his family to the dementors," said 
Hermione severely. 
"I don't know," said Ron.  "If he thought we were standing in the 
way of his career .. . Percy's really ambitious, you know. ...""
 
Harry may be civil to him in the next book but regardless of how 
much he apologizes Harry would be a fool to ever trust Percy again. 
His family may forgive him, they may even still love him, but they 
they would be fools to ever trust Percy again. They'd be crazy to 
let him join the Order Of The Phoenix or even to tell him something 
they wouldn't want to see on the front page of the Daily Prophet. If 
Arthur Weasley is ever made Minister Of Magic, (book 7?) the first 
thing he'll do is fire his son. 

There is another reason I think Percy will become a death eater, it 
will just make a better story. Not all adult monsters were evil 
little devils when they were kids, many were cute little tykes (look 
at Hitler's baby photos, he's adorable), it would be interesting to 
examine that transformation in literature. 

Eggplant