[HPforGrownups] Re: The Prefect Question & Headship
Random
random832 at rcbooks.org
Tue Jul 15 07:59:08 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 70442
On Monday, Jul 14, 2003, at 16:49 EST, bboy_mn wrote:
>
> I think Prefects are like assistant teachers;
...
> Head Boy and Head Girl, I like to think of as best boy and best girl.
...
> Perfect are chosen for their level of ability to help the
> adminstration maintain order.
...
> Head Boy and Girl are chosen for a combination of mostly academic
> excellence and to a lesser but still significant degree quality of
> character.
...
> Just a thought.
I got the impression from other posts on the subject that the concept
of prefects and head boy/girl is something that actually exists in
boarding schools in britain, not just some made-up Hogwarts thing. Can
anyone who's actually been to a boarding school clarify this point and
say whether this description is correct?
--Random832
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