OotP Mistake (spoilers)

[brassgryphon]

No: HPFGUIDX 62372

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Claire Browning" 
<dis_aliter_visum at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laurence59" 
<laurence59 at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Maybee im wrong but in OotP Malfoy threatens to take house points 
> off 
> > because he is a member of the 'Inquisitorial Squadron(?)'. It is 
> then 
> > noted that prefects cant take points off. Yet on CoS Percy takes 
> > points off Ron for being in a girls bathroom whist 'fingering hs 
> > prefects badge' - he isn't even head boy yet.
> > 
> > Just a Thought
> > 
> > Laurence
> 
> This topic has been mentioned in other posts, so I apologize if I 
am 
> repeating something, but it could it be that a prefect can only 
take 
> points from the *own* House.  Clearly something a Prefect would 
only 
> do as a last resort, or in Percy's case, the first :)

Whereas I thought it was a part of an Educational Decree that I had 
skimmed over, but I do think it says "dock points from *other* 
houses", so I trust Claire's judgement.

Brass Gryphon

(Look up Andromeda. Chapter Six. You won't regret it, unless JKR gets 
REALLY sadistic...)