Head Boy/Lupin Re: Current "Marauders" vs. Original Marauders

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No: HPFGUIDX 30902

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Ama Byer <ladjables at y...> wrote:
> Secondly, I went to a school similar to Hogwarts(!)
> never mind the ghosts considered it beneath them to be
> house mascots.  However, the head boy/girl was not
> necessarily the best student in the class, but the
> well-rounded one, who pulled satisfactory grades, was
> active in the student council, a good sportsperson,
> showed a sense of responisibility and so on and so on.
>  Therefore James and Sirius were outstanding students
> but James' maturity, as evinced by his reaction to
> Sirius' foolish prank may have made him a better
> choice for Head Boy, even if he weren't brilliant. 
> Clear as mud?  Good.
> 
> Ladjables 


Yes, clear, but unfortunately incorrect.  Several of the professors 
have mentioned that James was one of the most brilliant wizards of 
his time, and Sirius as well (Dumbledore does at one point, and 
McGonagall/Flit do during the "Butterbeer scene" in PA.)  The absence 
of any such credit being given to Remus isn't necessarily damning, 
but it is somewhat telling.

Joshua Dyal