why is malfoy a prefect?

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 101093

> Mandy wrote:
> > Draco is perfect Prefect material. Yes he's a Slytherin and a 
> > complete wanker, but 20 years ago DD believed enough in another 
> > complete wanker to make him head boy.  Mr James Potter.
> 
> Jo wrote:
> Granted, we've seem James at less than his best in the pensive 
scene but he's not a complete wanker.  He did save Snape's life and 
gave his own fighting against Voldemort which is pretty non-wankish, 
IMO.


Mandy again:
Saving a life and fighting LV isn't wankerish, but you can't deny the 
way James behaved toward Snape and Lily was not the behavior of a 
complete wanker?  Granted that was in James' 5th year and he was not 
a prefect at that time, and he appears to have grown up before his 
7th year and the head boyship. Thanks to the desire to impress Lily I 
expect. 

My point is it doesn't seem that DD or the head of houses let 
immature bullying behavior affect their choices for either prefects 
or Head boy/girl.  I imagine they are hoping the responsibility will 
be an encouragement to grow up.

I'm holding out for Draco to grow up like James and Sirius did.  I'm 
not saying that Draco will be converting to the good side, but he 
will mature.  We've already seen a more focused, darker and scarier 
Draco at the end of OOP.

Mandy