Percy Brasco?.

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 121768


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant9998" 
<eggplant9998 at y...> wrote:
 
> Question: What usually happens to those found guilty in a criminal 
> trial?

Hickengruendler:

That depends on the deed they have been convicted for. For sure they 
are not always sent to prison. More than often, they are able to get 
away with minor punishment (like for example being expelled, in 
Harry's case).
> 
> > even if it was secretly his plan,
> > there's no proof that
> > Percy knew about it. 
> 
> Harry certainly thought he could end up in Azkaban, judging from 
Mr. 
> Weasley's nervousness I believe he thought so too, are you saying 
> the possibility never entered Percy's head.

Hickengruendler:

Harry thought he could end up in Azkaban only in the very beginning, 
after this it never crossed his mind again, not even at the Day of 
the hearing. And neither of us know, what Arthur thought, but I 
interpreted his nervousness, that he was worried that Harry would be 
expelled and not being able to defend himself properly in the fight 
against Voldemort. And yes, even if Fudge did plan to send Harry to 
Azkaban (what I really doubt), I can see Percy as naive enough, that 
the possibility never crossed his mind.

Another point: I know it is problematic to consider informations that 
are not from the book directly. But I do think such informations can 
at least give us some hints, what will happen in the future books. 
What I mean is, if Percy were as irredeemably evil, as you think he 
is, why would JKR wish him a Happy Birthday on her website? So far, 
neither of her truly evil characters has gotten a Birthday wish. Why 
should she make an exception for Percy?