Spoiler: Possible error

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No: HPFGUIDX 76110

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "b_now_lives_for_christ" 
<b_now_lives_for_christ at y...> wrote:
> Hey everyone. This might have already been posted on, but hey, 
thats life. 
 
> I MIGHT have found an error in the books, and was wondering what 
the sotry is on this. 
> 
> In chapter 9 of CoS, Percy takes 5 points from Gryffindor for Ron 
> giving him an attitude. He was only a prefect.
> 
> In OotP, doesn't Draco try to take points from the Gryffindor 
group, but ron or someone says you can't take points, your only a 
prefect, and that's when we here about The Dolores clan. All the 
people that are in love with her and everything?
> 
> lemme know what you think ...

This has been discussed before.  I saw several theories presented, 
but I can't remember them all.  The one that made the most sense to 
me was that prefects can take point from their own houses, but not 
from the other houses.  That would keep them from abusing the power.

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