Who'll be a prefect?/that boring Harry guy

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 11741

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:

> I agree with Cassie (and Ebony) re: the stereotypes.  :--)

Me too - each of the trio are so mutil-faceted and really much more 
interesting than just their respective roles if they were plugged into 
your average adventure story or what have you.  If you were to try, 
what's to say Hermione doesn't fit the bill as the sidekick just as 
well as Ron does?  It's not that simple.  Nobody's the sidekick - 
they're all 3 very dear friends.  The only time I can bring myself to 
make those generalizations is for comparison with other stories and 
story types.  

> 
> As for the prefect issue -- I'm not even so sure about Hermione.  
How
> will the professors/staff feel about her close friendship with 2
> notorious rule-breakers?  :--)  Sure, she's got the grades and she's 
an
> obvious choice but for her association with her 2 best friends and 
her
> own past involvement in fairly serious rule-breaking.  I guess some 
of
> the things that she's done may not be known by the teachers 
(stealing
> the polyjuice potion ingredients from Snape's office for example).  
But,
> all in all, I'm not completely positive that she will be made 
prefect
> either.
> 


I guess it depends on who exactly makes the decisions.  But her 
rule-breaking has always been either in the general interests of the 
school, or in the interest of protecting others, so I think that would 
be considered.  Maybe they *want* someone who thinks for themselves 
and can make an informed decision even if it would otherwise go 
against policy?


> But, she's a much clearer choice than Harry or Ron.  Like Cassie, 
I'm
> not sure how their grades stack up with the other Gryffindors.  I 
have
> the feeling that they are both about average, perhaps slightly above
> average, as far as grades go.  But, more importantly, are they 
really
> the type students to be put in charge of seeing that everyone else
> adheres to the rules?  <g>


I was trying to imagine this last night when I was reading the 
suggestions.  If Harry or Ron were made prefect, I can't imagine 
either one of them *not* turning a blind eye to the misadventures of 
the others.  And if they *had* to be disciplinarians, I'm sure they'd 
be thoroughly embarrassed, if not completely disgusted to do so.  I'm 
sure Harry wouldn't want the job - not another reason to set him apart 
- ugh!
Hermione, on the other hand, would be flattered by the responsibility, 
and it would be interesting to see her try to reconcile it with her 
past and most likely continuing tendency to end up right in the middle 
of the rule-breaking whether she meant to or not.  And of course, 
she'll be torn between her perfectionist nature and her indulgence 
toward her incorrigible friends.  And I'm sure Fred and George would 
tease her some too - would be fun to see how she took that.  


> 
> I think my bet is on Hermione (Parvarti if not Hermione) and Dean
> Thomas.  Don't ask me why I chose Dean -- he just "seems" like he 
might
> be smarter than Seamus.  And, I figure Neville's potion grades are 
going
> to throw his overall grade average way down.  And, he'd never 
remember
> the password to let everyone into the Common Room.  <g>
> 


But wouldn't it be cool!
Maybe it's just what Neville needs, to be given a little 
responsibility.  Would be a great vote of confidence in him, which 
might make for a much needed ego-boost.  Seems like his finer moments 
are when he's looking out for the others.  Maybe if he focused on 
that, instead of worrying about what he can and can't do, he'd find 
himself far more capable than he ever believed...
Would be so cool to see him get the chance to live up to someone's 
*positive* expectations of him for a change.  Sweet Neville.  Have I 
mentioned how much I love underdogs?

Kimberly