[HPforGrownups] Re: My hard and fast prediction for HP5

[tillrules at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27779

In a message dated 10/16/2001 3:23:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
cynthiaanncoe at home.com writes:

<< I can provide the best, most believable, most real-life reason 
 possible:  political connections.  I suspect that a few well-placed 
 donations and a nudge from the Minister of Magic, and Draco is a shoe-
 in for prefect. >>

But who would Lucius Malfoy have influence over?  Presuming that the choice 
is made by the staff (since it's doubtful that fellow students would choose 
the irritating Percy as a prefect, knowing his predeliction for being anal)  
he realy only Shape influence over Snape and only if Snape needs to keep up 
his "evil" facade.    It is possible that Malfoy could have Snape do this as 
Draco's head of house.  

Draco may be a prefect, but its unlikely that he'll be head boy, a decision 
the whole staff would have to make.  Especially to fit into a Draco becomes 
Head Boy, Hermione Head Girl and she reforms him when they fall in love thing 
since JKR already said that Draco & Harry (which presumably means Hermione as 
well) are never going to be on the same side.

I'd personally like to see Ron as Head Boy to finally end the insecure 
"secondary to Harry" part of his personality once and for all.  Harry can 
settle for Quidditch captain and savior of the wizarding world.