What You Never Knew

Percy Weasley: The Green Weasel

1. Percy always thought his parents loved him least.

Bill was their very first child, not to mention charming, handsome and Head Boy- in other words, practically perfect. Charlie was a brilliant Gryffindor Seeker, and had a knack for dealing with any sort of wildlife, which always came in handy. Fred and George were the joking, always-laughing pranksters that everyone couldn't help but love. Ron was their last son, and no matter how many mistakes he made, he was funny in his own right and could make anyone feel better. Ginny- well, she was Ginny, the only Weasley girl in generations and the beautiful last child. But him? He was just plain old Percy.

2. He always felt sorry for the gnomes.

Believe it or not, he was an exceedingly compassionate person; he just didn't show it. So when he saw his brothers and sister throwing those poor gnomes yards and yards away, landing on their poor little heads, he couldn't help but pity them. This all ended on his tenth birthday, when a gnome bit his toe. It turned out he was allergic to gnome saliva. He was in bed for weeks.

3. For years, his favorite person was Mrs. Lovegood.

He had met the woman merely by chance one day. Returning home from the neighborhood park when he was ten years old- his parents had finally let him go by himself- he had gotten lost and come upon the oddest house. It was black, shaped like a tall cylinder, tilted slightly to the side, and looked a bit like a castle. Being lost, he steeled his nerves and went through the broken gate to knock on the front door. A beaming woman with almost waist-length blond hair and silvery-blue eyes had opened the door.

"Hello there!" She had greeted in a dreamy voice. "What's your name?"

"Percy Weasley," he had answered, pleased that someone had actually asked what his name was and not automatically stated he was a Weasley because of his red hair and freckles. "I'm trying to get home, but I'm lost."

"Oh, well that's not good, is it, Percy Weasley?" The woman had frowned. Suddenly, an idea seemed to strike her, and she smiled, "I know your family; I'll send them an owl, telling them where you are. They can come and get you, and you'll stay here until then. Does that sound alright with you? I'm Nina Lovegood, by the way; but you can call me Nina."

"Thank you, Nina," Percy had grinned thankfully.

By the time his parents had come to get him, he had firmly decided that Nina Lovegood was the nicest woman he had ever met, and frequently visited her and her family- he had even helped with one or two of her experiments. He had gone to tell her about his appointment as a Prefect when he discovered that she was dead; and anyone would tell you that he wasn't the same since.

4. He had never really liked Penelope Clearwater all that much.

Sure, she was nice enough, and not all that bad looking. But she was just… boring. In fact, Percy knew, deep down, that she was too much like him. All his life, he had firmly believed in opposites attracting; and he and Penelope were too alike. Fortunately, in his Sixth Year, they both agreed that breaking up would be the best thing, and stayed friends; Percy pretended that he still fancied her around his family, however, so that they wouldn't tease him about the end of his relationship. They had an annoying habit of doing that.

5. Asking Audrey out was the most nerve-racking thing he ever had to do.

Why? Because Audrey was a Slytherin. He was afraid that if his family found out he was dating a Slytherin, he would be shunned; despite the fact that Audrey was only in Slytherin for being cunning and ambitious, and had no malicious or evil qualities whatsoever. Percy had finally summoned the courage to do it, though, and the two dated in secret during their Seventh Year. In fact, it was with her high-ranking father's help that he got a decent position in the Ministry of Magic in the first place.

6. Out of his whole family, he was always closest to his father.

Throughout Percy's whole life, his father had always been there for him. His mother had often been too busy with the other children; but Mr. Weasley always seemed to have time for his third son. Arthur Weasley was always the most protective of Percy, though, and in his eyes, always seemed to doubt him. So when Arthur had insisted that Percy's promotion was only because he was a Weasley and the Ministry wanted to keep tabs on his family and Albus Dumbledore, he had left, fuming.

7. His worst fear was of death.

Death was the fear of so many people; but for Percy, it was a bit different. While so many wizards and witches saw the people they loved dead when they faced a bogart, Percy saw himself dead. He hated himself for being so selfish.

8. His ambitions changed as he grew older.

By the time he worked under Kingsley Shacklebolt, Percy no longer wanted to become Minister of Magic. He saw how much pressure it put on you, and saw how draining it was to have a nation depend on you. He knew that the happiest day of Kingsley's life was probably when he retired, and he didn't want that. He wanted the happiest day of his life to be the day he married Audrey, the births of his two daughters, the eventual weddings of his two daughters; things like that. So, when he was offered the position of Minister, he politely declined.

9. His daughter Lucy's middle name was Abigail.

Neither he nor Audrey had any relatives named Abigail, but Percy felt that it was only appropriate to name one of his children- however so subtly- after Aberforth Dumbledore. Aberforth had told him about the Battle of Hogwarts, had enabled Percy to go there; if it wasn't for Aberforth, he wouldn't have been able to ever reconcile with his family. For that, Percy was forever grateful.

10. He was ecstatic when his daughter Molly was the first Weasley to be Sorted into Slytherin.

In fact, she was the first Weasley to be Sorted into a House besides Gryffindor- and the fact that she was named after the Gryffindor-through-and-through Molly Prewett Weasley made the whole situation hilarious. Percy couldn't have been prouder of his daughter. Being Slytherin meant that she was her own person, and wasn't afraid of being her own person, either- and to him, that was the best type of bravery there was.

Percy was extremely ambitious, and did whatever it took to accomplish his goals without another thought. In fact, out of all of the Weasleys, he took the longest to be Sorted; though it was Gryffindor in the end. Of course. The fact still remains that Percy Weasley was a true Green Weasel; but, in his sister's words, "We love you anyways, Perce."

It seems to me like Percy is the most misunderstood Weasley to ever live- so, of course, I had to write my own version of him and his life story!

I hope you liked this chapter! Do you agree with my views or Percy? Disagree? Like? Dislike? Tell me in a review- please! And don't forget, suggestions for future characters are welcome! Next generation characters (Rose, Scorpius, etc.) too!

Thanks for reading!

-Joelle8