[HPforGrownups] Re: why is malfoy a prefect? Harry as HB

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 101056

[Jason writes re Draco as Prefect]:
| I guess my question would be, why *wouldn't* he be one?
|
| We all know he's a little brown noser anyway. He's seemingly a
| pretty bright kid with influence over his peers. He's obviously a
| better candidate than Crabbe or Goyle. Theo Nott maybe? Nah, he's
| not a leader from what I've seen.

[Lee]:
All true, but surely Draco isn't the brightest of the bunch.  I do recall in
COS the remark Lucius made in Nocturne Alley about Draco's grades...that if
he didn't get better grades he might just end up a thief, etc.

I have another awful thought: Lucius bribed Fudge to plead with Dumbledore
to make Draco a prefect.  Perhaps Lucius knew that Umbridge was going to be
at Hogwarts and felt that Draco might be of some use to her/Fudge/Etc.?

Cheers,

Lee (Shuddering at the thought!) :-)

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