I don't agree with your claim that Percy doesn't fit in with the family. Granted, I haven't closely reread the books to get a thorough picture, but I was never under the impression that he was some kind of black sheep. Yes, the twins tease and taunt him, and Ron picks up on that because he's an impressionable little brother, but *both* his parents always seemed proud of him. And I don't recall hearing anything about what Bill and Charlie think, but given that Bill was a prefect, and Charlie was apparently a model student, too, I can't imagine they would harass Percy about it. Actually, the *twins* are the black sheep of the family, however much Ron admires them
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I don't agree with your claim that Percy doesn't fit in with the family. Granted, I haven't closely reread the books to get a thorough picture, but I was never under the impression that he was some kind of black sheep. Yes, the twins tease and taunt him, and Ron picks up on that because he's an impressionable little brother, but *both* his parents always seemed proud of him. And I don't recall hearing anything about what Bill and Charlie think, but given that Bill was a prefect, and Charlie was apparently a model student, too, I can't imagine they would harass Percy about it. Actually, the *twins* are the black sheep of the family, however much Ron admires them.You brought up an interesting point
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True. And that implies that he's less of a victim, and more deliberately chosing to make different decisions than the rest of his family. He's trying to differentiate himself from them.
So...you think he's making the choices he does because he wants to differentiate himself? It seems to me that he's already different and is simply acting on his convictions. I wasn't trying to say that Percy is a victim. :)
Sorry - didn't mean to imply you said he was a victim, but the original poster implied it.
I do think, though, that he partly makes his decisions *because* he wants to differentiate himself from his family. He rather clearly sets himself up against his father, for example. And in his letter to Ron, he seems to be urging Ron to "choose sides" even within the family.
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I do think, though, that he partly makes his decisions *because* he wants to differentiate himself from his family. He rather clearly sets himself up against his father, for example. And in his letter to Ron, he seems to be urging Ron to "choose sides" even within the family.
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