[HPforGrownups] Prefect system - brief notes

[Przemyslaw Plaskowicki]

No: HPFGUIDX 70644

On 7/15/2003 12:13 PM, Shaun Hately wrote:

> Comments would be appreciated.
> 
> Notes on possible Hogwarts prefect system
> 
> We have four houses. Each house has a total of six prefects.
> 
> Two prefects (one boy and one girl about to begin their Fifth Year) are 
> appointed from each House. Under normal circumstances, they will remain 
> Prefects for their three remaining years at Hogwarts. Therefore for each 
> house there are two fifth year prefects, two sixth year prefects, and 
> two seventh prefects.

I belive that is plausible explanation supported by canon.

Six prefects from each house means that there are 24 prefects in whole 
school. That would justify prefects having special carriage not just 
compartment (OotP chapter 10).

If we consider (despite JKR's statement), that each house have 7x20=140 
students, it's still 22,3 students per one prefect -- reasonable number 
to take care of.

Percy being prefect in 6th year is supported by CoS.

It seem's that 5th years prefects job is to lead 1st years to their 
dormitories. It is what Percy does in SS/PS. CoS does not contradict it 
-- Ron & Harry missed welcome feast.

Head Boy/Girl seems to elected not selected -- there has to be some kind 
of voting: "At that moment Mrs. Weasley entered the bar, laden with 
shopping bags and followed by the twins, Fred and George, who were about 
to start their fifth year at Hogwarts; the newly *elected* [emphasis 
mine - P.] Head Boy, Percy; and the Weasleys' youngest child and only 
girl, Ginny." (PoA chapter 4).

On the side note: in Book Six, there will be new prefects and I belive 
that nobody doubts that Ginny would be one of them.

-- 
Regards,
Pshemekan