Head Boy

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85391

lola
> 
> The reason I think Harry will be head boy has very little to do with 
> grades.  It is pretty obvious that Voldie-war 2 will come to a head 
> in Harry's seventh year, it has to.  In that seventh year the school 
> is going to need a strong leader.  Dumbledore is not going to be 
> around ( I predict that Lord Thingy is going to try to take Hogwarts 
> in book 6, and that Dumbledore will die heroically, but thats another 
> post).  I can't really see any of the other teachers truly taking his 
> place
> 
> Harry has already proven his mettle as a leader, with the DA.  More 
> importantly, people will follow him - despite intelligent objections, 
> Hermionie did follow Harry to the MoM in OOP.  Furthermore, Harry is 
> the leader of the student 'light side:'  the entire school already 
> knows what side he is on.  They also know that he is a powerful 
> wizard via the numerous speeches Dumbledore has mentioned him in.  
> 
> (If)When Hogwarts is attacked, I feel that Harry will become 
> something of a 'rallying point' for the students.
> I don't believe that Ernie McMillan (really the only other choice - 
> can you imagine Draco as head boy!?)  has the same effect on people. 
> While he would certainly be an excellent administrative head boy, 
> that is not what is going to be required in book 7. 
> 
> lola 


I agree except for one small detail. I think Head Boy is an academic
position better held by someone else. Certainly Harry needs to lead
the battle when Hogwarts is besieged, and I agree that it will be, but
he doesn't need to be Head Boy to do thatt. (BTW, he's going to have
to take his N.E.W.T.S. with or without Dumbledore and with or without
a war, but the last thing he needs is to be tied down by other
school-related duties. Let Ernie have that job, holding down the
administrative end while Harry leads the troops.)

I still think that Head Boy is probably an automatically awarded
position but I'm waiting to hear the arguments before pursuing the
idea any further.

Carol