Ron as prefect?

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 105880

"vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
I've said this before -- Ron's strategist skills will be put to use in
the next 2 books when the 2nd war gets underway. 
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I've heard this before and the thing is, as I mentioned in an earlier
post that went unanswered, where do we see Ron ever applying any
strategic skills outside of a chessboard?  The Fight at the DoM is a
prime example of a situation where someone with exceptional strategy
skills would be very handy and in their element.  But who was it
planning a way for the six kids to take on and elude a dozen Death
Eaters?  It was Harry.  Ron didn't stand out in the least at the
Ministry except for acting all loopy and then summoning the brain
later on.  This was a perfect time for the emergence of strategist!Ron
and instread of Ron shinning in any exceptional way, he is actually
portrayed as being quite the dope.  (Yes, I know he was under some
spell, but still, there the image sits--ingrained in my mind:  "ACCIO
BRAIN!!!"  *head desk*)  I guess I'm just pretty much questioning if
we'll ever see stragist!Ron.  I know it's one of the few things he
seems to have that Harry and Hermione don't (beating them at chess)
and that Ron fans want to see him excel, but, well, um, I think it's
been five years now and unless there's another chess game of doom in
store for them, I don't see Ron applying his chess skills to anything
other than chess peices--big or small.  

Arya
(Who's belief is that Ron will likely die.)