[HPforGrownups] How many Prefects are there?

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 84860

On 12 Nov 2003 at 17:37, Robert Jones wrote:

> Nothing in the plot turns on this question, but I would still like 
> to know the answer: how many Prefects are there?  I mean, is being 
> appointed a Prefect a one-year gig, or do those who are appointed 
> Prefects in their fifth year remain Prefects in their sixth and 
> seventh years?  In other words, at any given time, are there *two* 
> Gryffindor Prefects or *six*?  Maybe someone who knows the British 
> boarding school system can shed some light on this.

There's no single system - every school does it slightly differently. My impression 
(as someone who was a Prefect in a very British style school in Australia) is that 
there are most likely 6 in each house - those who become Prefects in fifth year, 
remain prefects in 6th year and 7th year.

BTW - I've made this offer on HPOT, so I'll make it here as well.

I've come across something some people on this list might be 
interested in seeing. I've been reading a book about the 'Six Great Schools' 
of Victoria, one of which I attended - it contains a rather 
interesting subchapter talking about Prefects, what they do, 
their attitudes, duties, privileges, etc. These six schools 
were very much (and still are to a great extent) on a 
British model, and given we've had discussions on this
on the list, I thought some people might like to see it - 
it's short enough (about five or six pages in a 300 page 
book) that it can be quoted without creating Copyright 
problems. I don't intend to send it here - it's a little 
long for that - but I'd be happy to send a copy to anyone 
who wants to see it.




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