Head Boy/Girl Material, was: Re: James, Lupin, and the Head Boy Badge

[nibleswik]

No: HPFGUIDX 85143

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> It is hard to define what makes a Head girl or boy.  The decision 
> of course rests in the headmaster.  But I could go through and
> tell you who I think were or should have been Heads in their day. 
> James was definitely head boy material, as was Lily. Arthur is not 
> Head material although Molly is. Lucius Malfoy is Head boy 
> material, dangerously so, but Bellatrix is not.(Bella is a leader 
> but far to unabashedly psychotic for any headmaster to responsibly 
> give her that job.) Hermione and Harry both embody the qualities 
> for Headship but Ron does not. (Although he might grow into it.)
> Cedric Diggory definitely head boy material. I can't remember if 
> he was or not? None of the Dursleys are. Dumbledore and McGonagall 
> are, Snape is not. Ginny Weasley definitely head girl material but 
> I would have said Percy was not, so ultimately who knows?

Me:
Hmm . . . though Harry may be Head Boy material, I'm very much 
hoping he won't get the position. For one thing, he really does have 
too much to worry about as it is. For another, wouldn't it be more 
interesting for Ron to be Head Boy? Now, wouldn't it be REALLY 
interesting if Neville or Draco were Head Boy? Those would both have 
really weird effects on everything. Neville would be more surprised 
than anyone else, have no idea what to do, but end up being a 
wonderful Head Boy. Draco . . . well, I just want to see Harry that 
mad. .:Cackles:.

I agree with most of your assessments, though. I'm not sure I agree 
with your assessment of Bella -- how do we know she was ALWAYS that 
blatantly psychotic? I mean, in OotP, she's just escaped from a long 
stint in Azkaban, so her screwiness is understandable. Our only 
previous direct exposure to her (not just hearing about her 
torturing the Longbottoms) was in DD's Pensieve, and there she could 
just have been going out with a bang. Furthermore, she had then 
spent quite a few years as a DE. All these experiences happened 
after she left Hogwarts. She could have acted entirely differently 
then.

The other one I don't agree with is Percy. Granted, he may not be a 
fantastic leader, but mightn't the criteria for Head Boyhood change 
from year to year? The year he was Head Boy, dangerous criminal 
Sirius Black had escaped. It was a time when order was needed, when 
following rules was important. Percy exemplifies the studious and 
lawful wizard. I think he was just the right Humongous Bighead for 
that year, and that he might not have gotten the position in another.

Natalie, who would really like it if people stopped writing Blaise 
Zambini, as his last name is Zabini, and who will now scamper off 
and be the spelling nazi no more