[HPforGrownups] Re: HRH and their Prefect badges

[Random]

No: HPFGUIDX 72021


On Sunday, Jul 20, 2003, at 17:59 America/Indianapolis, oh have faith 
wrote:

> Faith's Girl said re her hopes that Harry wouldn't be made prefect
> next year:
>
>>> Dumbledore still shouldn't make exceptions for him, just because of 
>>> who he is.
>>
>
> Random said:
>
>> the _exception_ was not being made prefect.. you seem to be laboring 
>> under the misapprehension that he was not made prefect because he 
>> wasn't good enough.
>>
>
> Faith's Girl replies
>
> Not at all - Dumbledore made his decision for a reason,

yes, he did... and that decision, which he had a good reason for, WAS 
AN EXCEPTION.

> and who's to say he was wrong?  You're assuming it was an error in 
> judgment not to make Harry prefect - maybe it wasn't.

i'm not saying it was an error, i'm saying it was an EXCEPTION, made 
BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS.

> Besides, I can't see any way of Harry getting given the badge next 
> year after all that wouldn't smack of major favouritism.  He's been 
> considered for a prefect's badge once, and rejected.  I really doubt 
> that Dumbledore would ever reconsider for anyone except Harry.

Or maybe everyone's routinely considered every year. you don't know for 
sure how the system works, or that there are only two in each year.

> If he earns it by spectaclar merit, maybe.

or, as you nor i have any clue as to how the system works, it's quite 
possible ordinary merit will be quite enough. can anyone with _real_ 
boarding school experience weigh in? is it normal for people who were 
passed over in one year to make prefect the next?

> This is not to say JKR won't hand it to him on a plate, but even if 
> she does, I will stand by my conviction that it's blatant favouritism 
> and is a bad idea for Harry's future maturity.

And i'll stand by mine that you're making knee-jerk judgements based on 
_your_ completely unconfirmed theory of how the system works. It's 
quite possible a whole pack of kids who didn't get it fifth year for 
lack of empty slots will be added sixth year. THEN is it favoritism to 
include Harry with the rest of them?

--Random832