Questions about Prefects & Head Boy/Girl

[Meredith]

No: HPFGUIDX 100198

Rhonda:
> 1) Do the prefects stay the same for the 6th year?
- It appear so. Remus said he was made a prefect and James and 
Sirius were not. If prefects changed you'd think perhaps James might 
have been made a prefect in 6th year. Also, Percy was made prefect 
in his 5th year and remained one in CoS.

> 2) In 7th year, there are is a Head Boy and a Head Girl - But is 
there just one of each overall?  And do the others (the one that 
were prefects) stay prefects or does the 7th year only have a Head 
Boy and a Head Girl!  
- There is on head boy and one head girl every year. British 
boarding schools use this model, as well as schools based on the 
British model (mostly in countries that were once a part of the 
empire). Every year a new boy and girl are named head boy and head 
girl (some schools also just have a head of house, depending on the 
size of the school). Some internet research might help you find some 
more models. But at Hogwarts I *believe* once a prefect, always a 
prefect. My major question with the prefects is: If one is forced to 
drop out of school or gets into such major trouble they can no 
longer continue as a prefect (Draco Malfoy?), are they replaced? As 
Hermione told Ron in the Hog's head: "You are a prefect!" Meaning 
your behavior is monitored and should you fail to set a good 
example, your position may be in jeopardy. 

If, as I believe, there are about 270 students at Hogwarts, and 
there are 8 prefects in 5th, 6th, and 7th year, there are 22 
prefects total, plus head boy and head girl, meaning less than one 
tenth of students make prefect.

~Luckie