Prefects and points

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 106154


-	Cathy now:
-	Even Fred and George know the only choice of Prefects is to hand out punishments.  They never say "Dock us house
-	 points? Big deal." because they know prefects can't dock house points.
-	She could have easily threatened F&G with not taking 10 house points, which no one would notice, but "If you don't stop
-	 doing it I'll take two hundred points a piece from you and just let's see how funny you'll think it is then." Didn't say it 
-	because she knew she couldn't do it.

Amey:
Maybe another reason here might be that she knew that if she took out points from her own house, she will be hated by all the house (remember the time they lost whole lot of points in PS/SS and nobody talked to them). In Gryffindor common room, only person who thought they were doing something wrong was Hermione, so she would not be popular if she took out points for that. 
Also she knows losing points is nothing for them, but telling Mrs. Weasly is the only way to make them stop. (Even Harrty thinks it’s hitting below the belt).
 
-	kitten
-	So in the fifth book how do you think Harry would act 
-	like, as prefect?

Amey:
With his great anger boiling just below the surface, no way!! The whole year, Ron was the the better balanced person than Harry was, and I am sure the way he was going with Umbridge, what with daily detentions and all (I am not saying he is wrong), he is not the person who showed any Prefect spirit. And I am sure being a prefect wouldn’t have changed that a bit.

-	Del replies :
-	That's the thing that bothers me most. There were *four* Prefects out
-	there who didn't seem to know that Prefects can dock points. 2 of them
-	are admittedly very bright (Hermione and Ernie), one would just have
-	loved to dock points off other Houses so it's quite certain that he
-	wouldn't forget such a piece of information (Draco), and then there's
-	Ron. Yes, it *is* in character for Ron not to pay attention, or not to
-	really want to do his job seriously. But the point is : he wasn't the
-	only one who didn't know. So why (WHY ???) did JKR get on his case,
-	and on his case only ? There's only one word for it : unfair.

Amey:
Foreshadowing anyone, Ron thinks he didn’t do the job properly, resigns from Prefect’s post, Dumbledore makes Harry prefect now, paving way for his being Head Boy in 7th year.

-	Del replies :
-	Do you know why I would HATE (and I mean HATE !!!!) for Ron to be
-	"just comic relief" ? Because Ron is the only one of the Trio who is
-	normal. Hermione is a gross exxageration of the smart kid, and Harry
-	is the typical hero who always gets things right.

Amey:
I agree (not totally) on this one. He is the one person who at least many people will identify with. Not great, but certainly above average where he chooses. Ron has definitely a role to play other than the third person of the trio.
I don’t agree with Hermione, I am in many ways like her, reading a lot, not believing anything till it’s not in any book, and studying till the last moment (well not the last moment exactly). She is not exaggeration, she is just one kind of person, even JKR says she was like Hermione.


Amey




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