Percy supported his superior at the Ministry. He *always* supports an authority figure. At school, it was Dumbledore. At the Ministry, it was first Crouch and then Fudge.
He is frightfully willing to be a sheep, but then so are most of the people in the Wizarding World.
Percy is also the one who noticed Ginny was upset in CoS, and the one who jumped in to help Ron out of the lake after Harry rescued him in GoF. He loves his family, he just disagrees with them completely about what is important.
If the rules are wrong and cruel, does following them unquestioningly make you a "good" person?
No, it doesn't neccessarily make you good. If you haven't examined your motives, you're not 'good', you're just compliant.
However, if the rules are wrong and cruel, does breaking them unquestionally make you a good person?
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Re: Devil's Advocate Time
Date: 2005-03-18 11:39 am (UTC)Percy supported his superior at the Ministry. He *always* supports an authority figure. At school, it was Dumbledore. At the Ministry, it was first Crouch and then Fudge.
He is frightfully willing to be a sheep, but then so are most of the people in the Wizarding World.
Percy is also the one who noticed Ginny was upset in CoS, and the one who jumped in to help Ron out of the lake after Harry rescued him in GoF. He loves his family, he just disagrees with them completely about what is important.
If the rules are wrong and cruel, does following them unquestioningly make you a "good" person?
No, it doesn't neccessarily make you good. If you haven't examined your motives, you're not 'good', you're just compliant.
However, if the rules are wrong and cruel, does breaking them unquestionally make you a good person?