Ron as prefect?

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 105885


Neil wrote :
Yes, and Ron's leadership qualities stayed latent the entire year.  He
was a do nothing prefect.  Did nothing on his own and didn't help 
Hermione when she called for his assistance.
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Del replies :
Not true at all. The *only* times when we see Ron refusing to back up
Hermione is when she's going after the Twins. Other than that, we
never hear Hermione complaining that Ron is not doing his job as a
Prefect, which to me is an indication that he must be doing it. But
Harry can't tell us that, because Harry doesn't follow Ron around to
see what he's doing as a Prefect.
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Well, I might ageree with you, Del, if it weren't for JKR telling us
herself that Ron wasn't the best prefect and didn't even know by the
end of the year that prefects could dock points. (Referencing her
website's FAQ page.) I just don't see Ron having taken his
responsibilities very seriously--and you'd think for someone with such
ambitions as to be Head Boy one day, he might want to work a bit for
it.  Taking points seems to be a pretty basic principle in the duty of
a prefect to enforce rules but, erm, Ron never even *knew* he could or
should do this.  That doesn't make him look too stellar with any spin
you might put on it. 

Arya