Percy. ( was : Harsh Morality)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 121198


SSSusan previously:
> > As for Percy, I'm still reserving judgment.

Eggplant replied: 
> I'm not reserving anything, I think Percy is scum. 

SSSusan chuckles:
Now, eggplant, tell us what you REALLY think for a change, will 
you?  ;-)


Eggplant:
> There comes a 
> time when a person has to make a decision and commit himself and 
> that time is now. Percy tried to condemn Harry to a living death
> in Azkaban, what more do you need to make a moral judgment?
> 
> [quotes SSSusan:]
> > we find out about his intentions has he 
> > been acting based on some moral system 
> > in which he fully believed?
> 
> You could say the same thing about Umbridge or even Voldemort. I 
> think the only reason you don't hear many people say such things 
> is because unlike Percy their last name is not Weasley; but 
> perhaps their moral system is that the only true good is their own 
> happiness and other people don't matter. If they were sincere in 
> their believe and held true to it would that make them good people 
> despite their actions? I rather think not.

SSSusan:
I'll grant you it's possible that people are slower to 
criticize/quicker to hope with Percy because of his last name.  But 
I think what we were talking about is whether we cut anybody slack 
if they're acting totally consistently with a philosophical/moral 
system they TRULY BELIEVE to be good.  Does Percy, however 
shortsightedly it would be to be this way, truly think The Law is 
Good?  

I'm still not saying, in the end, that would be enough for ME to 
forgive Percy, but we had been talking about how JKR presents things 
to be good and bad and whether intentions were a big part of that, 
so I put it out there for comment.

Siriusly Snapey Susan