Ron as Prefect Again (Was: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 21, The Eye of the Snake

[Amber_ Falls]

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> Shaun Hately wrote:
> I think Harry, all things being equal, would have 
> been the better choice <snip>. 

Debbie <elfundeb at comcast.net> wrote:
> I think the answer to why Ron was made prefect lies 
> in the way Dumbledore does things.  <snip>  Harry 
> doesn't need the experience of being a prefect.  Ron 
> does need it, because he has no confidence in himself 
> and he needs on-the-job training to develop.  
> 
> What Ron's selection does tell us, as I see it, is that 
> behind the slacker student there is talent waiting to be
> tapped.


Amber:
I agree with Shaun that Harry would have been a better
choice, but you're making some valid points, too. I
agree that Ron needed that push in the back so to
speak. I guess he got enough self confident to apply
for the position as keeper in the Griffindor
quidditch-team.