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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Loincloth of Armour" data-source="post: 3123343" data-attributes="member: 28201">Percy is not on the top of many people's favourite lists (except for 'Who do you want to see die?' lists), but remember that neither is he bad.He's younger than Bill and Charlie, two brothers that his parents obviously love.  Both of them seem to have been adventrous (although not as much as George and Fred), and so maybe he set out to be different from his older brothers by being 'the good boy.'Seeing how much trouble the twins were giving his parents probably helped cement the idea that he should not cause his parents any trouble.  Thus locking him into rules, regulations, and structure.  You are probably right in that with such a large family, he looked for attention via power and recognition.  If he gets power he will be seen, maybe by his family, maybe by others.  In any case, he will be noticed.He has taken things to extremes, but there is no hint that he'd join Voldemort's side.  He's not evil, but he is ambitious, and he has made choices that are perhaps not the best.  Since he was in Gryffendor he does have courage, to what extent we're not sure.Yes, he is shallow, self-gratifying, petty and holds a grudge, but considering how evil some people are in the books, he's only somewhat worthy of derision.And if you were the favourite target of Fred and George's pranks for years on end, you'd probably feel like abandoning your family at times.He is proof that not everybody makes the right choices and that sometimes family and friends do dumb things.  That's life.</blockquote>

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