[HPforGrownups] Re: HRH and their Prefect badges

[Random]

No: HPFGUIDX 72290


On Monday, Jul 21, 2003, at 08:21 America/Indianapolis, serenadust 
wrote:
> Yes he has, but I ask again: are you *really* suggesting that he
> should now make Harry a prefect instead of Ron?

what EVERYONE seems to be forgetting is that Ron and Hermione were 
surprised that Harry didn't get it even after they knew they got it. (i 
can't quote right now, as i have to reread to _find_ where they get the 
badges). I think this is strong evidence that the number of prefects is 
not limited to two per year.

> Greatelderone:
>> Future maturity? How is he not mature? The kid managed to live
>> through ten years of hell with the Dursleys and has seen his
>> schoolmates and friends die which all of been major character
>> building experiences for him.
>
> Me:
> Those experiences don't mean that Harry is more mature than any of
> the other boys in his year. If that were true, then all children
> who've been bullied and abused, would be ahead of their peers in the
> maturity stakes, and that just isn't the case.

you've neatly skipped the deaths... who else in his year was present at 
Cedric's death? and, to add another point, who else has seen voldemort 
even once, let alone multiple times

> By the way, I'm certainly not a list administrator, but it has
> always been suggested that when you are quoting someone else, you
> should designate which statements were made by each poster.  It
> really does help to clarify the train of thought through the post,
> and makes it much easier to read and reply to.

I personally believe this policy originally stems from how common it is 
for people to hit 'forward' rather than 'reply', thereby omitting the > 
tags. I personally wish there would be a policy on _this_, as it's very 
hard to tell what's quoted even with such attributions when it all runs 
together. admins, comments?

--Random832