Prefects & Rules

[plinsenmayer]

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No: HPFGUIDX C6546
From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Prefects & Rules
Date: 8/10/00 7:06 pm  (ET)

Hi:

In reference to whether Hermione is likely to be made a prefect or not,
Catlady observed: <<<Remember whose invisibility cloak it is! JAMES had
no problem wandering around in the invisibility cloak breaking rules
with his friends, and he must have been a prefect considering that he
became Head Boy.>>>>

Good point! My only counter might be that it seems (from what we know)
that the rule-breaking of the Trio (H, H & R) is more conspicuous,
visible, notorious, well-known . . . than any of the Marauders'
rule-breaking. Dumbledore (says) he didn't know about the 3 unregistered
animagi. He *told* Harry that James used the invisibility cloak *mainly*
for stealing food from the kitchens. Now, granted, I'm not so sure
that I believe Dumbledore (seemingly all-knowing as he is) knew nothing
about the other uses to which that invisibility cloak was put. But, be
that as it may, it does seem that the Marauders' were less conspicuous
rule-breakers than the Trio.

Penny