1. Harry Potter Promise NR.11


    Date: 9/18/2017, Categories: Fiction Fan fiction, Author: zimbi

    ... questioned it when Minster Fudge had offered him a position in his office as Junior Undersecretary. He had flown off the handle at his father because, well, why couldn't he understand and be happy that Percy was succeeding? Didn't he want that? Perhaps he had been so defensive because he hadn't wanted to acknowledge the truth in his father's words. And there was some truth there. It hadn't even been six months later when Minister Fudge had been removed from office, Amelia Bones elected as Interim Minister, and Percy effectively cut off at the knees. The first thing Madam Bones – Minister Bones, he corrected himself – had done, was sort through Fudge's former staff, and remove those she did not feel were suited to their positions. Percy had been one of those. Oh, he hadn't been fired, just shifted sideways and down, into a position in the Department of Magical Transportation. He knew it was because Minister Bones felt she couldn't trust him. And could he really blame her? At the time, he had been suitably upset, but over the course of the last year and a half, he had done a lot of thinking, and come to the conclusion that she had been right. He hadn't been ready for that position. His dad was right as well. The only reason he had been promoted was because Fudge wanted him close. For some reason, the former Minister had thought he could be used to spy on his family, Dumbledore, and Harry. Harry. Percy hadn't been too thrilled to learn of his sister's relationship with the Boy ...
    ... Who Lived at first, but after Harry had made his plea, Percy had decided to tentatively trust him. It seemed like he really cared for Ginny, and would do anything to protect her. So why had he been so quick to follow the Minister and believe Harry to be nothing more than an attention-seeking liar? He was ashamed of the letter he had sent Ron the previous year. Harry had never given him any reason to believe any of the drivel that had come out of the former Minister's mouth. He had just believed Fudge because that was easier than admitting that You-Know-Who was back. And because Fudge was the Minister. Surely that meant he couldn't be wrong? Right? No, not right. Percy's faith in authority figures had been badly shaken after Fudge's removal from office. He couldn't believe he had estranged himself from his family just to further his own career. Actually, he snorted derisively, he could. He was ambitious. He had wanted to move ahead, and hadn't really thought about the strain he was putting on his family, beyond his sniping that they had never believed in him. He wanted to reconcile, and he knew he would need to be the one to take that step. He had been wrong, and he wanted his family back. That was the one thing the Weasleys prided themselves on, always remaining a family. No matter what, they looked after each other. He just had to swallow his damn pride and take the first step. And that meant walking the thirty feet down Diagon Alley to greet his father. Percy had been on his ...
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