OOP: prefects & head boy

[kcartweel]

No: HPFGUIDX 61453

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ewdotson" <ewdotson at s...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "doseylel" <doseylel at a...> 
> wrote:
> > I'm not sure I understand the process of selecting Head Boy and 
> > Girl.  I was under the impression that head boy and girl were 
> chosen 
> > from the prefects.  We already knew that James was Head Boy, but in 
> > OOP we learned that Lupin was made prefect in 5th year.  Of course, 
> > if they were in different houses, this wouldn't matter, but I've 
> > always pictured MWPP as being in the same house.  Am I way off base?
> 
> I don't think so.  While I always kinda liked the theory that each 
> Maurader was from a different house, the penseive seen seemed to 
> shoot that down.  They definitely all seemed to be Gryffindors.  
> Also, in The Woes of Mrs. Weasley, she says to Ron after finding out 
> that he made prefect that "...you could end up Head Boy just like 
> Bill and Percy, it's the first step!" (OOP, pg 163, US hardcover)
> 
> Now, as I see it, this leaves us with four possibilities as I see it.
> 
> 1.  Hagrid's statement the James was Head Boy is a flint.  I don't 
> buy this for a second.
> 
> 2.  For some reason, Lupin had to step down as prefect between 5th 
> and 7th years, and James was chosen to replace him.
> 
> 3.  Additional prefects are chosen in 6th year.  As far as I know, 
> there's nothing in cannon that flat out contradicts this, and Mrs. 
> Wealey's exhoration to the twins in GoF that she noticed that they 
> hadnt been made prefects could be used to support this.  Certainly 
> the total number of prefect has never been set in stone afaik.  For 
> some reason, I dont know that I really care for this possibility 
> though.
> 
> 4.  Being a prefect, while it counts towards becoming Head Boy/Girl, 
> is not an actual requirement.  I can certainly see a system where 
> being a prefect counts X points, each OWL y points, etc. when 
> figuring up who the new HB/HG will be.  And JKR does observe that 
> James and Sirius were the cleverest wizards of their age.  Of course, 
> Lupin was supposed to be smart as a whip too, but this is the theory 
> I find most palatable.  YMMV, of course.
> 
> ewdotson


Does anyone see Neville becoming Head Boy? I think that once he gets
some more confidence he will be able to do some amazing stuff. I dont
like the idea of Harry being head boy. He brakes a lot of rules and
doesn't do too well in a lot of classes. When he was being tested in
potions without Snape being there, he still did not get the potion to
be perfect.

~Kelsey