A/N: Thanks very much for the reviews! ThiefOfMagic here is Percy and I'm doing Hermione and Ron and their year next so look out! Thanks again and keep reviewing, they're very much appreciated. Enjoy!
Percy Ignatius Weasley
Being the third oldest in the family was hard. Bill and Charlie didn't need any guidance but I constantly worried about Fred and George and Ron. Ginny was too young to be influenced by Fred and George's antics but I'm afraid it was already too late for Ron. Bill and Charlie even encourage Fred and George to carry out their idiotic practical jokes! Dad does too, sometimes it seems my mother and I are the only sensible ones in the family. And to think Bill's still encouraging them when he's Head Boy!
I'm going to become Head Boy one day! I've got everything planned out; I'm going to be a Prefect, Head Boy then go in to the Ministry of Magic like dad! But I was going to work in the Department of Law Enforcement first, and then hopefully one day I may become the Minister for Magic! Then I could buy a bigger house for my family and give them some money. I was going to be rich because I know what it's like being poor! Wearing Charlie's old robes, eating the same old meals of stew and potatoes; I don't think I have one possession that is not second hand! I don't blame my parents however. My mum stayed at home looking after Fred, George, Ron and Ginny who could really be a handful, then my dad working hard at the Ministry but not earning much. He should have been earning far more than he did, but his department didn't get enough notice. It was not fair at all. So if I become Minister for Magic the first thing I'd do is give my dad a promotion, to head of office! He does deserve it.
I looked around the hall, after my brothers telling me stories about it and how elaborate it I still managed to be extremely impressed by the sheer size of it and all the little details. I looked over at my brothers who sat at the Gryffindor table. Bill was wearing the Head Boy badge, his long red hair tied up in a ponytail and his recent pierced ear, filled with a silver stud. I had no clue how he'd become Head Boy! Then there was Charlie. He was Seeker for the Gryffindor team. He was going into his fourth year now. They both grinned happily at me and I smiled back at them politely. Fred and George would be coming in two years time, Ron following two years after then finally Ginny.
"Weasley, Percy." Professor McGonagall called out. It was very annoying to have the surname Weasley as it meant that I was always last for things! I walked up, holding my head up high and sat down on the small stool. Professor McGonagall put the hat on my head.
"A Weasley? You are certainly very ambitious and willing to do anything to get to the top." The hat said.
"Isn't everyone?" I asked.
"Yes but are you willing to give up your family and friends to get there?" it asked me. I had to pause for a moment.
"Of course but only so I can help them! I would come back to them; and I'd be doing it all for them!" I thought, but I wasn't entirely convinced myself.
"Just remember, stick with your family. They'll all need you." It said before it shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"
My brothers both stood up in ovation and everyone was clapping loudly but I just couldn't get the hat's words out of my head. It was like it knew something that would happen, but I'd only choice my job over my family as to help them, wouldn't I?