Percy

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 166133


> houyhnhnm:
> 
> Crouch, Sr. is a better grown-up version of Percy than 
> Umbridge who has no family as far as we know.  Do you 
> think it is a clue to Percy's fate?  Will he sacrifice 
> himself to save a family member?  And will the analogy 
> hold up so far as having one of the other Weasley's 
> turn out to be unworthy?
>

Pippin:
If we're expecting Percy to have a change of heart, then
how do we know he hasn't had it already? I suppose
it wouldn't take Percy long to realize that his dad was 
right and the Ministry was hoping to use him to spy on
his family. What if he turned the tables on them and
became the Order's spy instead?

It would be hard, because neither Arthur nor Molly would
be capable of treating their son as a traitor to the family if
they knew he was secretly loyal. So sweaters got sent back,
and Arthur went unvisited at the hospital, and Percy had to
endure getting parsnips tossed at his head.

Have you noticed that Dumbledore seems to know an awful lot 
about what's going on in the Minister's offices? How is it that
he found out so quickly that the Ministry was going to arrest Harry 
and confiscate his wand? Arthur's owl advising Harry that
Dumbledore is aware of the situation arrives within moments
of the Ministry's.

Also, *somebody* got word to Dumbledore that the time of the hearing
had been changed. If Dumbledore wanted to spy on the Minister's
office (and you can bet he did) is anyone better fixed than Percy?

Percy's letter to Ron is indeed over the top. It's written, IMO, to
convince Umbridge that she has nothing to fear from collusion
between those two.

Remember, Ron has written to Percy before,
seeking information about what his boss is up to. Spy!Percy would
need to make sure Ron doesn't rouse Umbridge's suspicions by
trying that again. And he knows that she reads people's mail.


Pippin