finally, a bit of what i promised in the first place
ok, i'm going to start with a minor character so i dont feel too pressured just yet. So on to PERCY WEASLEY!
Again, what i've done here is read through the books and tried to glean some sort of insight into what these characters are really like, whats going on behind doors, what they would likely do, so as to present a base on which fanfic writers can draw from. See, many fanfic authors don't understand the characters,a dn dont really have a sense of what they would and would not do. Which is where i come in...
So why is percy portrayed as a pompous ass? whats going on in his head to make him say those things, what is he feeling that leads him to ostracize his family after he joins the ministry? what has caused him to turn out the way he has, do the things he does, and say the things he says?
Our first real glimpse of percy's inner feelings starts in book 2. I think a valid point to make here is that percy gets teased all the time. This must have some effect on his personality. If we think of people that were teased very often, they become introverted and often try to find some way to deal with their pain. I feel very strongly that percy is hiding behind his haughtyness, using it as a tool to deal with the things he is feeling. Remember we dont see any other side of percy than that of distain. As i read through pg 28 of the second book, the teasing from his family members became very apparent to me, and it was a very harsh teasing too, not a lovable poke.
* Percy puts on a face of being annoying, but its really because thats his way of dealing with life.
Which leads me to my next point. In the second book, pg 164 shows that percy relishes power: he really uses it to the extent. What could be causing this? A drive to show up the siblings that have always made fun of him? A determination to show everyone that he is better than them, despite what they say?
* Percy dearly wants to prove himself to people
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ok.. i'm going to stop for now, because i'm awful tired. and i know that this is most likely garbled and too long and difficult to read, but never fear, this will be constantly undergoing rewrites and edits :)
p.s., this isn't even half of what i have down for percy, and i still have harry, draco, sirius, and remus to go XD hope you think its worth it, cuz theres much more to come <3!
Again, what i've done here is read through the books and tried to glean some sort of insight into what these characters are really like, whats going on behind doors, what they would likely do, so as to present a base on which fanfic writers can draw from. See, many fanfic authors don't understand the characters,a dn dont really have a sense of what they would and would not do. Which is where i come in...
So why is percy portrayed as a pompous ass? whats going on in his head to make him say those things, what is he feeling that leads him to ostracize his family after he joins the ministry? what has caused him to turn out the way he has, do the things he does, and say the things he says?
Our first real glimpse of percy's inner feelings starts in book 2. I think a valid point to make here is that percy gets teased all the time. This must have some effect on his personality. If we think of people that were teased very often, they become introverted and often try to find some way to deal with their pain. I feel very strongly that percy is hiding behind his haughtyness, using it as a tool to deal with the things he is feeling. Remember we dont see any other side of percy than that of distain. As i read through pg 28 of the second book, the teasing from his family members became very apparent to me, and it was a very harsh teasing too, not a lovable poke.
* Percy puts on a face of being annoying, but its really because thats his way of dealing with life.
Which leads me to my next point. In the second book, pg 164 shows that percy relishes power: he really uses it to the extent. What could be causing this? A drive to show up the siblings that have always made fun of him? A determination to show everyone that he is better than them, despite what they say?
* Percy dearly wants to prove himself to people
~~~~~~
ok.. i'm going to stop for now, because i'm awful tired. and i know that this is most likely garbled and too long and difficult to read, but never fear, this will be constantly undergoing rewrites and edits :)
p.s., this isn't even half of what i have down for percy, and i still have harry, draco, sirius, and remus to go XD hope you think its worth it, cuz theres much more to come <3!