Who sets the passwords?

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No: HPFGUIDX 77565

Margaret:

> I always assumed that the prefects made up the passwords, it would 
> account for them always knowing what they were and when they were 
> changed, as well as the fact that McGonagall is rarely seen near 
> Gryffindor tower (I think it's mentioned in CoS that when she came 
to 
> tell them Ginny had been taken into the chamber it was the first 
time 
> arry had ever seen her there).  If she had to tell the Fat Lady the 
> new passwords, she'd have to be there on a fairly regular basis. (I 
> also don't think they are changed nearly as often as once a week, 
it 
> seemed like the password was mimbulus mimbeltonia for a really long 
> time, but I'd have to check.)
> 
> Given that the Gryffindor prefects are Ron and Hermione, both of 
whom 
> are well aquainted with Neville's poor memory, it would be very 
kind 
> of them to have made it something easy for him to remember for the 
> beginning of the year.  Get him off on the right foot and all 
that :-)



Though this makes a lot of sense, I always thought that it was the 
Fat Lady (or, in PoA, Sir Cadogan) who made up the passwords. In PoA, 
I'm not sure of the exact spot, but when Sir Cadogan has replaced the 
Fat Lady following the 'slashing incident'.. it says that he changes 
the password several times a day, making it very difficult to 
remember them.. 

Anna