Ron as Head Boy? Was:CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 9, The Woes

[justcarol67]

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> Carol wrote:
> > Isn't Head Boy an academic honor, based primarily on marks 
> (grades)?
> > That's why James was made Head boy even though he wasn't a prefect.
> > (I'm betting on Ernie McMillan as Head Boy, which will free both 
> Ron
> > and Harry to concentrate on fighting Voldemort in Book 7--though if
> > they want to be aurors, they'll also have to work on their NEWTs.)
> 

Andrew responded: 
> With the twins out of the way, isnt it possible for Ron to really 
> open up and become into his own. He already started this at the end 
> of OOTP. 


Yes, but that was only an aside, not my primary purpose for writing
this post. (I've got to stop adding remarks in parentheses!)

Back to the original question: Isn't Head Boy primarily an academic
honor? If so, it's unlikely that Harry or Ron will be Head Boy because
neither of them makes high marks in every subject (or puts in eight to
ten hours a day studying for exams like Ernie MacMillan)--even with
the twins out of the way.

Carol