Draco as Prefect

[jepetta at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27808

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., magpie1112 at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., suki_willoughby at y... wrote:
> > [snip]
> > 
> > > ...AND...Hermione has to work side-by-side with the git!  I 
bet 
> > > on her becoming prefect and *then* Head Girl, right along 
with 
> Head Boy Draco Malfoy.  The tension, conflict, and possibilities 
> > > (*and* plausibility!) are at a maximum with this 
combination, and 
> I'm making it *my* hard-and-fast prediction.  Ron and Harry 
may be 
> > > getting the shaft, but I don't think either will become a 
prefect.
> > > 
> > > --Jepetta
> > 
> > **de-lurking momentarily**
> > 
> > Okay, not that it isn't within the realm of possiblity but where 
is 
> > any evidence that Draco Malfoy would become a Prefect, let 
alone 
> > Head Boy? When compared with Percy (the most well drawn 
Prefect 
> > thus far in the Canon), Draco lacks the two most obvious 
> > characteristics that would qualify one to become a Prefect, 
i.e., 
> > ability to follow rules and high marks academically. 
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 
> Oh, the possibilities!  I'd hate to be in Hermione's shoes if she 
> ever has to penalize Harry & Ron for something they did to 
Draco!  
> I'm even starting to see the possibility of a H/D ship (as much 
as I 
> root for H/R).
> 
> Rehashing a prior ramble of mine, I think that Draco is 
definitely 
> prefect material for the House of Slytherin.  For one, his father 
is 
> incredibly well connected.  And Draco is a leader in his House, 
or at 
> the very least, of his class.  Crabbe & Goyle follow him like 
> puppies, and his other class-mates follow his lead.  He is a 
prime 
> example of a Slytherin student; ambitious, crafty, and willing to 
use 
> any means to get what he wants.  And being an outstanding 
meber of 
> your house probably counts for something when prefects are 
selected.
> 
> Additionally, I think that Draco is probably an excellent student.  
> Why?  He's got to live up to Daddy's expectations.  In CoS, 
Lucius 
> Malfoy says to Mr. Borgin, "...if his grades don't pick up..." and to 
> Draco, "I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of no 
> wizard family beat you in every exam."  Draco is probably an 
above 
> average student without having to try (much like Harry).  But 
after 
> being insulted by his father, he's probably trying very hard to 
win 
> his father's approval.
> 
> It would be intersting to see how Lucius would react if 
Hermione was 
> chosen Head Girl, but Draco was passed over for Head Boy....
> 
> - Denise

That would also be interesting and fun; I can definitely see the 
point of those who are saying that the Hogwarts staff as a whole 
would never make Draco Head Boy.  He could still be a seventh-
year prefect alongside our Hermione, and it would be almost as 
tension-filled...maybe more so, with an angry Lucius looking on.

I have to stand by my prediction that he *will* be made a prefect 
next year, though, because
--As said very nicely above, he *probably* gets very good grades.
--Who else could the next male Slytherin prefect be?  Crabbe or 
Goyle?  Hardly.  They're followers, supplicants, the "big dumb 
jocks" of the series.  We haven't really been exposed to the rest 
of the candidates, but since some of the new Ravenclaw and 
Hufflepuff prefects are presumably going to have to be relative 
unknowns, I would hope that JKR gives us a few prefects that we 
are already fairly acquainted with.
--It would be fun, interesting, and full of possibilities!  We've 
covered that already.  Author's dream.
--He's got more political clout and money behind him than any 
other student in Hogwarts--Hey, it got him on the Quidditch team, 
presumably, right?
--Troublemakers *can* be given the position.  (James Potter!!!)  
Percy may not have been the prototype prefect, you know; he's 
just the one we've had the most experience with thus far.
--Um, Snape, Snape, and Snape!  All good reasons.

I was not saying earlier, by any means, that I thought Hermione 
and Draco as Head Boy and Girl = love, romance, cooperation, 
etc.  I was actually saying that the absence of all this would 
hopefully mean some very tense situations--with Draco in a 
power position, the Hogwarts staff expecting nothing but 
perfection, and the boys, well, being themselves, Hermione 
could have conflicts involving ethics, loyalty, morals, and safety 
on her hands.

I can't wait!

Anyway, I'm not a shipper; I only predict what I personally think is 
most likely to happen, and a Hermione/Draco affair in the future 
books is, in my opinion, about as likely as Hagrid getting a sex 
change.  I'm not saying that it wouldn't be all adorable and/or 
passionate if it *did* happen (No, I'm not talking about the sex 
change anymore), but that, my friends, is what fan fiction is for.  :)

--Jepetta