Everyone /knows/ that Graves is a merciless, humorless lawman who takes his job Very Seriously.
He really isn't. But after he was promoted to Director of Magical Law Enforcement, he thought that he should act with the dignity and decorum his station necessitated.
Post-Grindlewald (and post-rescue) he decides that obviously /that/ hadn't worked out. So he decides instead to fall back on what he /knows/ works.
Percival Graves' real attitude towards the Law and Doing His Goddamn Job is disturbingly reminiscent of that of Sir His Grace Sam Vimes.
Just - give me Vimes!style Graves, please?
Bonus:
+ Tina is /immediately/ promoted to his second in command, because apparently she's the only Auror in the entire goddamn /department/ who can tell the difference between the law and the Law. And yes, there is a difference, and it's called not letting someone abuse a child in front of you, YOU FUCKING IDIOTS HOW COULD YOU THINK THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO?!
++ The entire damn underworld tries to dive under the bed and hide when it becomes apparent that Percival 'Percy' Graves is back. And he is Not Happy.
+++ President Picquery is actually faintly nostalgic. She kinda missed this Graves.
++++ x Infinity: Graves has the same knee-jerk reaction to anything /resembling/ a King as Vimes.
Graves - the Vimes Approach
He really isn't. But after he was promoted to Director of Magical Law Enforcement, he thought that he should act with the dignity and decorum his station necessitated.
Post-Grindlewald (and post-rescue) he decides that obviously /that/ hadn't worked out. So he decides instead to fall back on what he /knows/ works.
Percival Graves' real attitude towards the Law and Doing His Goddamn Job is disturbingly reminiscent of that of Sir His Grace Sam Vimes.
Just - give me Vimes!style Graves, please?
Bonus:
+ Tina is /immediately/ promoted to his second in command, because apparently she's the only Auror in the entire goddamn /department/ who can tell the difference between the law and the Law. And yes, there is a difference, and it's called not letting someone abuse a child in front of you, YOU FUCKING IDIOTS HOW COULD YOU THINK THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO?!
++ The entire damn underworld tries to dive under the bed and hide when it becomes apparent that Percival 'Percy' Graves is back. And he is Not Happy.
+++ President Picquery is actually faintly nostalgic. She kinda missed this Graves.
++++ x Infinity: Graves has the same knee-jerk reaction to anything /resembling/ a King as Vimes.