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

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 125679


--- Hannah <hannahmarder at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> 
> <snip of all the upthread discussions>
> 
> The main problem is the essential difference between
> the twins and 
> Percy.  Percy has no sense of humour.  Ron himself
> puts it very 
> nicely; 'Percy wouldn't recognise a joke if it
> danced naked in front 
> of him wearing Dobby's tea cosy.'  Thus Percy cannot
> accept the 
> twins' teasing and laugh it off.  I see Percy as
> being very 
> insecure, hence his constant boasting and toadying
> up to his 
> superiors.  After all, he's grown up in the shadow
> of Bill and 
> Charlie, and probably suffered from a lack of
> attention once the 
> very demanding twins came along.


I agree with this pretty much 100%.  I identify with
Percy because I have no sense of humor about that sort
of thing.  Being embarassed and/or humilated is not
funny.  I despise it being done to me and won't do it
to anyone else.  I still ocasionally feel embarassed
over silly things I said/did with I was in sixth grade
that made me sound stupid - I'm that sensitive to that
sort of thing.  Being treated the way they treat Percy
would really, deeply affect me.

I don't think the twins intend to be cruel (most of
the time) but they show a huge disregard for the
feelings of others.  And they go to far sometimes. 
This kid disappeared for weeks (months?) and there's
no idea where he went or if he's okay, but they're
like "hey, he took points when we didn't deserve it so
he deserves whatever he gets"

And I think it very plain that Percy was not ashamed
of Penny.  I still can't figure out why *she* agreed
to keeping the thing secret, though.

Rebecca


	
		
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