Hagrid's blunder or can any student by head boy/girl

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 93915

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "prongsnpadfoot" <koo at u...>  
Dan wrote:
 
> So can any of the students be head boy/girl, or did Hagrid have his 
> facts wrong?
> 


Potioncat:
It appears that being a prefect isn't required to be a head boy/girl.
There have been lots of ideas as to why James was given 
headboy...academics, a secret nod to his bravery in saving Snape, a 
general change in behavior...who knows?

BTW, do we know who the Gryffindor girl prefect was for that year 
group?
Potioncat