[HPforGrownups] Re: Percy and the Twins (was: Weasley Types (was Molly an...

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 125632

In a message dated 3/7/2005 1:46:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
justcarol67 at yahoo.com writes:

But  doesn't Percy thrust out his chest to show off his Prefect badge
to  Penelope in front of his whole family? (A bit odd since she's also
a  prefect.) And he certainly keeps her photograph in plain sight when
the  Weasleys and Harry are staying at the Leaky Cauldron in PoA.
Remember how  photo!Penny hides because Ron spilled water on her
photograph and caused a  blemish? 
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Sherrie here:
 
Not much point in trying to hide it anymore at that time - Ginny'd already  
spilled the Bertie Bott's.  And IIRC, it was his Head Boy badge he was  showing 
off.
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Carol went on:

<I don't think Percy is at all ashamed of her,  only afraid (in CoS) of
being teased. He's aware, of course, that Penelope is  a Muggleborn,
but he assumes that being a prefect will somehow protect her  from
being attacked by the basilisk. At any rate, after she's  unpetrified,
he resumes his relationship with her, openly this time. (See the  photo
incident above.)>
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Sherrie again:
 
Percy assumes that an office and a badge will protect the holder from  
consequences - rather like Richard Nixon did, eh?
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Carol concluded:

<I could be all wet here as it's been awhile  since I read the books and
the chronology of the Percy/Penny relationship  isn't entirely clear in
my mind. (I do wonder what became of their  relationship after they
left Hogwarts. IIRC, Penelope isn't mentioned in GoF  or OoP.)>
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Sherrie again:
 
Given that prejudice against Muggleborns seems to reach rather high into  
Wizarding society - and into the upper reaches of the Ministry - I'd taken the  
lack of mention to indicate that Percy had dumped her to keep their 
relationship  from hindering his upward molbility within the Ministry.
 
Just my 2 Knuts - as ever, YMMV.
 
Sherrie
(who disliked Percy from the moment we met him)
"My best friend is the man who'll give me a book I ain't read." -  A. Lincoln


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