Rethinking Ron from several angles.

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 106119

Steve wrote:
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> Prefect Qualifications-
> 
> For the moment, let's not compare Ron to Harry, how about if we
> compare Ron's qualification to Seamus's? What has Seamus ever done?
> How has he ever distinguished himself in any way? When has he ever
> shown that he has what it takes to function in a crisis, and take
> initiative under extreme pressure? He hasn't. He hasn't demonstrated
> any skills or taken any initiative to suggest that he could be a 
> good Prefect. 

Eustace_Scrubb:
Just one small comment on a post that I almost completely agree with.
 The only caveat I would have on this comparison is that we really
don't know much about what Seamus or Dean may or may not have done to
deserve being appointed prefect, because Harry doesn't hang with them
as much as he does with Ron and Hermione.  And since the books are
written from Harry's point of view, that colors our vision rather a
lot.  And to be fair, most of the students are a lot less aware of
what either Harry or Ron may have done to be worthy of prefecture than
we are as readers.  Certainly Harry would never select Seamus or Dean
over Ron and so we as readers aren't apt to either.  I certainly know
that Ron was the better choice after Seamus and Harry have their spat
in OoTP.

Now, Dumbledore undoubtedly knows more about all of them than they
know about themselves.  And he probably made a wise choice in this
case, although he has admitted to making foolish mistakes in the past
in an effort to make Harry's life less burdensome--and he chose Ron in
part because he felt Harry "had rather enough to be going on with" (is
that quote right?) already.

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb