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

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 93939

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> --- 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

We do not have canon for the girl prefect, but my guess would be 
Lilly.  She is the one who tries to stop the Marauders in the 
pensieve and she seemed to feel full authority to do so.  Hermione 
anyone?

Sue