Who Will be Head Boy?-- Was:Ron as Head Boy?

[pennygbrooks]

No: HPFGUIDX 88842

bboy_mn:
> My instinct tells me that Harry will be Best/Head Boy, but Ron will
sufficiently distinguish himself to the point that the Head Boy honor
will not be necessary for him to feel proud of himself and his
accomplishments.
> 
> In summary, I agree with Shaun, who is far more knowledgable that I
am, that Head Boy is a broad school-wide honor bestowed upon a 
student who has distinguished himself in a variety of ways.


I have a feeling--and it's just a feeling, but it's a wickedly fun 
one--that neither Ron or Harry will be Head Boy.  DD has already 
told Harry that he wasn't made a prefect because Harry already had 
enough to worry about, and I think by Book 7 that situation will 
only be exacerbated--he'll really have a lot to worry about then, I 
fear.  

I also don't think Ron will be Head Boy...he hasn't shown a lot of 
aptitude for these types of positions (his work as prefect hasn't 
exactly been exemplary), and since there's only 1 Head Boy as 
opposed to 4 male prefects (1 per house), I think his chances are 
slim.  

Therefore, I suspect (and only suspect) that the Head Boy in the 7th 
year will be....(drumroll)....Draco Malfoy!!!! (Ta-Daaaaahhh!)

I see your eyes rolling.  But there is some reasoning here:
1)  Draco's a prefect.  And likely to continue being one from 
Slytherin.
2)  It opens up so many interesting possibilities for JKR as the 
author.  We saw how much conflict Draco and pals stirred up when he 
was prefect...imagine what could happen if he were head boy?  
Conflict and plot-points galore!  A writer's dream.  And if Hermione 
is Head Girl (all evidence points to her)--ooh!  More fun conflict.
3)  I also suspect that Dumbledore will not be at Hogwarts at the 
beginning of Book 7...and this is only speculation as well.  I'm 
thinking that something will happen in Book 6 to take DD out of the 
picture...only to have him reappear in Book 7 'just in the nick of 
time' for the final big action to occur (whatever that is).  And, if 
DD isn't at Hogwarts when the Head Boy is selected, then Draco has a 
good shot at getting the post.

Ah, my lively imagination.  Although I don't like Malfoy, I think 
this scenario would be most intriguing.