Prefects

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 26469

Hi

Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch wrote:

>    I think I've got a handle on what prefects are,
> (upperclassmen) and what they do, (nag other students)
> but how many of them are there? Just one per House or
> seven, one for each year? Are they all as annoying as Percy?

Hey!  Some of us think Percy is endearing, not annoying!  :--)

Anyway, back to your prefects question, you might want to take a look at 
the Hogwarts FAQ (there's a section on Prefects roughly 2/3 of the way 
through the essay):

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faqs/hogwarts.html

My own belief is that there are 2 prefects per House for each of the 
years 5-7, with 2 of the 7th year prefects being chosen as Head Boy & 
Head Girl.  That works out to be 24 in all and makes the prefects having 
2 compartments to themselves on the Hogwarts Express more plausible 
(than if there were say only 2 per year for a total of 6).

Penny