OOP: prefects & head boy

[Matt]

No: HPFGUIDX 63822

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Wednesday, June 25, 2003, 8:20:03 AM, rayheuer3 wrote:
> 
> > I'm hoping that they are chosen either by a specific criteria or by
> > popular 
> > vote.  I'd prefer the popular vote method...
> 
> And looking at school dynamics, I doubt the popular vot
> would actually go to the person who *should* be voted for.
> 
> I suspect, voting would get the popular people in, and they
> can sometimes be the worst choice...
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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Keep in mind that at the end of OoP that Dumbledore states that he
chose Ron as Prefect and not Harry was because Harry had too much on
his mind.  So if Dumbledore chooses Prefects it stands to reason that
he (or whoever is the Headmaster) chooses the Head Boy and Head Girl.

Matt