OotP Harry not a prefect & his Inner Voice

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 115117


Salit wrote :
" Actually there is enough evidence that Harry was considered to be
the best candidate:

1. Everyone is astonished that he was not chosen."

Del replies :
Everyone ? Who's that ? Ron, Hermione and the Twins : people who are
already used to supporting Harry. Who else ?

Salit wrote :
" 2. The four other Gryffindor boys (Dean, Seamus, Neville and Ron)
show clear lack of leadership skills and (with the possible exception
of Neville) are pretty immature."

Del replies :
Ah ?? Can you point me to canon proofs of that ? And Harry strikes me
as pretty immature too.

Salit wrote :
" 3. At the end of OOP Dumbledore admits to Harry that the only reason
he did not make him prefect was that he felt he already was dealing
with enough burdens. This clearly upsets Dumbledore much as that was
the only point in the whole serie where Dumbledore shows strong
emotions (not anger)."

Del replies :
I don't know how to handle that one, because this statement by DD
makes me cringe each and every time. Not really because of what it
says, but because of *when* it is said. IMO it just doesn't belong in
the discussion following Sirius's death, and each time I read it I get
the same impression : that JKR felt like she had to give us some kind
of explanation as to why she gave the badge to Ron but couldn't find a
better way to do it. It simply doesn't ring true to me. But
technically, you do have a point.

Del