HRH and their Prefect badges

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 72087

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone" 
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
 
> Just because I say that the fellow is immature and isn't deserving 
of the badge does not mean I'm a "Ron-basher".>

Actually, that is exactly what you are, but that's okay.  I admitted 
that I can't stand Hagrid and it's true.  I hate him.  You can admit 
that you don't like Ron and that maybe, just maybe it is swaying your 
opinion of who he is in the series.

Okay, there is just too much confusing snipped material here for me to 
snip again and respond to so I'll just make some general comments.

First, why in the world do you insist that the prefect position should 
be taken away from Ron and *now* given to Harry?  Can you please 
please please show me, using canon and not your own opinions, where in 
the book Ron failed so badly at being a prefect?  Contemplating buying 
firewhiskey isn't enough for me, so sorry.

I was quite pleased when Harry was not selected to be a prefect in 
OoP.  There is no one and I do mean no one who supports Harry as much 
as I do, but I think being a prefect would have been too much for him 
to handle.  Harry has a full plate as it is and while he might be a 
good prefect (as he is good at everything he does, IMO), I don't think 
he would have enjoyed it.  I think he would have been just as 
reluctant as Ron was to pull rank on his peers and his animosity with 
Draco would have gone much farther than it did.  He also would have 
been incredibly distracted, as he was already, dealing with the rise 
of Voldemort and no one believing it.

Ron is not perfect, but he did a damned good job of being Harry's 
friend in OoP.  Harry did not need another Hermione breathing down his 
neck every five mintues exclaiming "You can't do that!".  I think Ron 
showed a lot of respect for Harry when he allowed Harry to make his 
own decisions.  Ron took the initiative to take a step back from Harry 
when it was needed, like when Harry lost his temper - again and again.  
That's being a good friend - knowing when to let your friends have 
some space to vent.

Ron had some anger issues in GoF and Harry has them now.  They are 
both teens dealing with mounting pressures both in school and outside 
in the WW.  The fact that their friendship remains intact is 
impressive to me.  I believe it will continue, and as much as I like 
Neville and see him and Harry developing quite a bond, he will never 
be the best friend the way Ron is.

--jenny from ravenclaw, who will late for her class if she doesn't log 
off right now ********************