Gryffindor's Prefects: DD's subtle put-down?

[D.G.]

No: HPFGUIDX 68740

Michael Vaccian said:

"The danger for authors is sometimes to create perfect heroes. JKR 
seems to defuse this with Ron's nomination as prefect, and touches 
on the fact that Harry might not have all the skills required..."  

Me: 
  
Even more than this, Michael -- JKR has definitely shown Harry's 
less-than-perfect nature by allowing his temper to get himself [and, 
potentially, others] in trouble throughout much of OoP.  Granted, 
t's understandable that a guy living under all that pressure 
might sometimes explode;  and, in retrospect, we now know that in at 
least some cases, the passions roiling around inside Harry were --
shall we say-- "borrowed" involuntarily from outside sources.
>  
Nonetheless, a guy who will risk his own standing as a Quiddich 
player (to say nothing of his team's welfare) to attack a mealy-
mouth'd blowhard/bully [it seems that Malfoy can push Harry's 
buttons virtually on command];  or who still, after five years, 
hasn't learned how to let the caustic in-class comments of Snape 
(or, for that matter, Umbridge] to roll off his back, is a guy who 
needs a few pointers in self-control.  
  
Less-than-perfect, undoubtedly.

D.G.