[HPforGrownups] Re: Percy and the Twins (was: Weasley Types (was Molly and Arthur )

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 125622


--- dumbledore11214 <dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Oh, I just want to say again, although it is more in
> responce to 
> earlier posts in this thread - twins are not, not
> the only ones who 
> have problem with Percy. They prank him the most,
> that is true and 
> their pranks are not merciful sometimes, but other
> Weasleys lose 
> their patience with Percy too quite often and not
> always in a  
> gentle way.


I agree.  And about 80% of the time, I think the other
Weasleys are the ones in the wrong, not Percy.  

I think Percy showed good traits that were never
aknowledged by his father or siblings.  When he did
ask good questions (like about the ministry car) he
got mocked.  They made a "prefect" jab when he was
upset when Penelope was petrified and when they do
find out about her no one says "wow that must have
been hard" or even thinks "gee we misjudged him" but
instead get ready to bother him.  When he got a
girlfriend he hid her for over a year to keep his
brothers from harassing her/him.  That's a *huge*
indcation that something is wrong.  

It's hard to positive to your family when I can't
recall one single incidence of any of them besides
Molly treating him with any degree of respect.  At
best you get a little admiration from Ron in PS. 
After that they are constantly derisive and dismissive
of him.

I can't help but think of CoS when the twins
immediately leaped to the assumption that Percy being
a prefect must have something to do with why he
behaved that way when Percy was because of his ego, as
they didn't know about Penelope.  Likewise, it seems
to me that they could once again be operating without
all the facts and moving over to the wrong conclusion.

I just can't help but notice that so much of the OOTP
Percy information is second-hand.  It just seems like
there has to be a reason for that.


Rebecca


	
		
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