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[yolandacarroll]

No: HPFGUIDX 87370

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at n...> 
wrote:
> 
> > Yolanda here:
> 
> >
> > Why can't someone be smart and brave?  All the
> > intelligent kids don't have to be in Ravenclaw.
> > What about the prefects for the other houses?
> > Aren't they good students?  I don't know if we
> > can count the Slytherin prefects.  I admit that
> > their appointment appears to be based on favoritism
> > and in-house politics.
> >
> 
> K
> 
> Are you basing that on something other than Draco's appointment - 
because I
> don't think we can blame favouritism for Draco being a prefect. I 
mean look
> at the competition, 
<snip>
> although the
> fact that Harry has classes with them and they've never made an 
impression
> doesn't suggest they have the presence to be a prefect. I agree 
that Draco
> is an irritating little brat but unless we see anyone better out 
of the boys
> in his year and House I'm going to give him the benefit of the 
doubt and
> assume he got his position on merit. Besides Dumbledore seems to 
appoint
> prefects (he explains to Harry why he chose not to make him a 
prefect at any
> rate) and he doesn't favour the Slytherins.
<snip>

Yolanda here again:
I agree that Draco probably got the position by 
default.  He may have been the best choice in his 
year.  Of course, if Crabbe and Goyle were an example 
of his competition then that isn't saying much.  Draco 
may have gotten lucky and been born in the right year.  
We know there are other Slytherin boys in Harry and 
Draco's year (the boy that could see the Thestrals 
for instance).  We don't know much about them though.  
I would say that anyone would be better than Draco, 
then quickly correct myself.  Again, Crabbe or Goyle 
would definately have been worse.

Yes, it does sound like Dumbledore choses the prefects, 
however I would imagine the Heads of House make 
suggestions and we all know who Snape would have 
suggested.

Yolanda