"I don't see it as a price. I've watched my father accomplish nothing, and taking a long time to do that. I wanted something from my life that didn't include a brood of children." His father had always been happy with the family and Dumbledore. Percy wanted nothing to do with either one of them.
He slid down toward the edge of the sofa, resting his head back. "My desire not to have children cuts down on the women's front. No matter what they say at the beginning, most want a family. I want peace. Working sounds like a blessing as opposed to a price to pay."
Percy patted his own knee and Plato came closer and rested his head on Percy's knee for a while, letting Percy pet him, until he lay down by his feet. "He likes his calm and peace too."