[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: prefects & head boy

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 61996

On 23 Jun 2003 at 10:51, Me1is wrote:

> In this situation you do not have to be a house captain to become 
> school captain.  Infact, I don't think you are allowed to be both 
> house captain and school captain at the same time.  If the 
> prefect/headboy/girl system in the UK is the same as the house 
> captain/school captain system in Australia, then Harry could very 
> easily become Head boy without ever being a prefect.

Bear in mind, different schools have very different systems across Australia - I'm familiar 
with about six different systems in schools I work with in Melbourne, alone.

But the prefect/head boy thing threw me through a loop though, so I've been checking 
some details on how those six schools do it here (all six have a prefect and head 
boy/captain system).

In two cases, the 'Head Boy' role must be taken by a prefect. In three cases, it doesn't 
have to be - but it generally is. In the sixth case, while the Head Boy doesn't have to be 
a Prefect prior to becoming Head Boy, they become a Prefect at the time that happens, 
if they weren't already.

How Hogwarts does it, remains to be seen - but there's plenty of possibilities.

Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately |webpage: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       |email: drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200 
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They
don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit
the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the
facts that need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia