[HPforGrownups] No prefects from sixth year? Or are there?

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 70346

darrin_burnett wrote:
> There are eight prefects taken, a boy and a girl from each house, in 
> fifth year.
> 
> But, are there sixth-year prefects as well? What about seventh-year? 

The people chosen as prefects in their fifth year remain prefects 
in later years, unless removed for some reason.

> Hermione and Ron seem to be the only students in Gryffindor Tower 
> with the ability to discipline Fred and George, which would indicate 
> there were no sixth- or seventh-year prefects.

The probably just weren't around at the time.  We never saw 
Percy's female colleague.

> * There are sixth- and seventh-year prefects and they just weren't 
> around when Hermione was trying to stop Fred and George from testing 
> their stuff on first-years. Hermione was overstepping her bounds and 
> should have reported them to an older prefect.

I think all prefects have equal authority.

> * All the OoP sixth-years who were prefects in GoF resigned or were 
> sacked. Too many fights in the hallways resulting in ferrets and 
> boils and long teeth. D-Dore decides on an overhaul.

If that happened, they would probably be replaced by other 
sixth-years.