Ron as prefect?

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 105756

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.

Del replies :
I don't have the post numbers to direct you to, but someone else will
surely post them later.

I just want to say that I am a tiny bit offended at the way you
dismiss Ron.

His grades might be ordinary, but then so are the grades of all
others, except Hermione, and Harry in DADA, as far as we know. So the
other boys would not have been better choices on that point.

No leadership qualities ? I beg to differ. Right from the first book
when Ron directs Harry and Hermione on the giant chess set, we see
that he *can* lead if he has a *reason* to. But the thing is, most of
the time, he doesn't have any reason to lead. As the youngest of the
Weasley brothers, he's used to older brothers deciding for him. And as
Harry and Hermione's friend, both leaders too, he's quite happy to
follow them in a life of fun and adventures. Everybody can't be a
leader at the same time. Ron's leadership abilities (courage,
initiative, strategy, and so on) are latent, but they are most
definitely present in him.

And we've never seen Seamus or Dean lead anything or anyone either.

Del