No prefects from sixth year? and Harry's year.

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 70394

Shaun: 

> 
> I've been there as a prefect trying to keep a bunch of kids in 
line. Frankly, Fred and George wouldn't have worried me too much 
*provided* I could keep an eye on what they were doing, and block 
their worst excesses. Last thing you'd want to do is drive them 
underground (-8. 
> It's better to tolerate them, and just step in occasionally if they 
seem  to be going too far. And by their seventh year - frankly, you 
wouldn't want the power struggle, especially with two boys who seem 
to be pretty popular. In all honesty, you'd want to get them onside 
to help you with any serious issues that arose - even if that meant 
letting them get away> with the minor stuff.
 

Fair enough, and in my original post, I did suggest the possibility 
that Hermione had overstepped, perhaps trying to control too much.

Again, I chalk this up to a bit of "if it's not in Harry's year, it's 
not worth mentioning" that you and others have done a credible job 
explaining.

And, to another poster, I do think that Draco attained way too much 
sway over the entirety of House Slytherin for a young student. I use 
this mainly as a counter to the "well, there MUST be a good Slyth" 
somewhere.

If there is a Slyth who disagrees with Draco's philosophies, which 
were actually most rancid during his second year and the "You'll be 
next, Mudblood" filth, then it would seem like a sixth- or a seventh-
year could introduce young Master Malfoy's face to a toilet easily 
enough. Or perhaps a simple, "Shut up, you fool. You're drawing too 
much attention to us" would have sufficed.

I grant that fear of Lucius might have something to do with the hands-
off Draco policy, but still, it is hard for me to see how a second-
year can essentially speak for the House and get away with it... 
unless he was speaking things the House generally believes.

But, again, this is probably chalked up to "everything in Harry's 
year is important, while the rest isn't."

Darrin