"Potter for President"

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 91101

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Robert Jones" 
<jones.r.h.j at w...> wrote:
> This is not an important question, but I was wondering about 
this.  
> In Book 1, chapter 11, for Harry's first Quidditch match, Ron and 
> Hermione make a banner saying "Potter for President!"  President 
of 
> what?  What office in the school system or government 
> is "president"?  It's in the UK version and not just the American 
> version.
> 
> Bobby

For some reason, and I never understood this, but for some 
reason "_________ for President" is something seen on signs at 
baseball games quite frequently in the US. As a Boston native I have 
seen signs with "Pedro for President" (refering to Pedro Martinez, a 
Red Sox starting pitcher). I don't know where the tradition comes 
from, but I think that it is just a sign of support for a star 
player. 
Meri