It seems to me that Percy took the 'risk' of writing to Ron because Ron is the only one of his younger siblings (and thus, those over whom he might have some influence) who hasn't overtly betrayed him.
I think so too--and what's interesting to me too is that it seems like Ron realizes or feels like he's being singled out as the possible "weak link" that Percy thinks he less against him than the others and that makes him nervous or something. Ron, for all his violent temper, actually seems one of the more easy-going types. He's got his prejudices, but doesn't seem so directed in his beliefs as other characters at times. Underneath I think Ron genuinely *wants* to like everybody even if he doesn't. Ginny definitely seemed to embody the kind of Weasley-way-or-the-highway thinking I can see Percy feeling stifled by.
It's so easy to diss Percy for betraying his family, or Draco, et al for sucking up to and supporting Umbridge, but I think, as far as they can see, Umbridge, as a representative of the Ministry, is in the right, and anyone fighting against her must be doing so in an attempt to undermine stability and the rule of law.
Yes she *was* working for the Ministry, that's true. Though she also seems in contact with Lucius she seems genuinely loyal to Fudge--like Percy that way, perhaps. So she may actually be being used for Lucius' purposes, but she also for the first time offers an alternative that many students other than Slytherins seem to find reasonable (and coming from the Ministry). That most people in the world don't know what's actually going on, and aren't in Dumbledore's special group, is a big thing to remember.
I'll have to do something about Millicent! I have a feeling I don't even remember a lot of her scenes--not that there are many of them. Mostly it's just that I feel like though we're supposed to see her as a kind of female Crabbe and Goyle I respect her for being a girl who seems like a force to be reckoned with instead of just feeling sorry for herself for not being what a girl is supposed to be. (Small and pretty.)
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I think so too--and what's interesting to me too is that it seems like Ron realizes or feels like he's being singled out as the possible "weak link" that Percy thinks he less against him than the others and that makes him nervous or something. Ron, for all his violent temper, actually seems one of the more easy-going types. He's got his prejudices, but doesn't seem so directed in his beliefs as other characters at times. Underneath I think Ron genuinely *wants* to like everybody even if he doesn't. Ginny definitely seemed to embody the kind of Weasley-way-or-the-highway thinking I can see Percy feeling stifled by.
It's so easy to diss Percy for betraying his family, or Draco, et al for sucking up to and supporting Umbridge, but I think, as far as they can see, Umbridge, as a representative of the Ministry, is in the right, and anyone fighting against her must be doing so in an attempt to undermine stability and the rule of law.
Yes she *was* working for the Ministry, that's true. Though she also seems in contact with Lucius she seems genuinely loyal to Fudge--like Percy that way, perhaps. So she may actually be being used for Lucius' purposes, but she also for the first time offers an alternative that many students other than Slytherins seem to find reasonable (and coming from the Ministry). That most people in the world don't know what's actually going on, and aren't in Dumbledore's special group, is a big thing to remember.
I'll have to do something about Millicent! I have a feeling I don't even remember a lot of her scenes--not that there are many of them. Mostly it's just that I feel like though we're supposed to see her as a kind of female Crabbe and Goyle I respect her for being a girl who seems like a force to be reckoned with instead of just feeling sorry for herself for not being what a girl is supposed to be. (Small and pretty.)