Percy Weasley Character Analysis

The third Weasley child. Though Percy has always been a fan of rules and order, he takes this to the extreme in the weeks before the novel starts. Rather than stand with the rest of his family, believe that Voldemort is back, and join the resistance effort, Percy doubles down on his loyalty to the Ministry and their version of events, which state that Voldemort hasn’t returned at all. The Weasleys suspect that Fudge made Percy a secretary so that he could spy on the rest of the family, but when Mr. Weasley suggested this to Percy, Percy angrily packed his things, moved out, and disowned his family. He ignores Harry and his family whenever he sees them and is more than happy to help Umbridge and Fudge in their work, even if it directly and negatively impacts his family. When he learns that Ron has been made a prefect, Percy writes and attempts to convince Ron to follow him in disowning the rest of the family.