Ron as prefect?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 105753

Sad1199 wrote:
> I have a question that has probably already been posted. If so, 
> please direct me... Question is, what qualities does Ron possess 
to 
> make him a prefect? Unless Dumbledore chose him to help protect 
> Harry in the future, I would think that his ordinary grades and 
lack 
> of leadership would eliminate him from the process. One would 
think 
> Seamus or Dean would be better prefect material than Ron.
> 


Potioncat:
How about courage?  As for leadership, who had shown leadership at 
that point?  Ron definitely showed leader ability when he managed 
the chess game.

We don't know enough about Seamus and Dean (I'm assumimng we've 
eliminated Neville)  Who knows what their grades are or what their 
reputations are.  Dean may be in detention half the time for 
forgery ;-)

I really think the Powers that Be looked at the 5 boys and decided 
Ron and Harry were the leading candidates and chose Ron.
Potioncat