OotP Harry not a prefect & his Inner Voice

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 115168

Del said:
> Don't forget that you're talking about someone who doesn't even know
> the name of someone he's had a common class with for several years
> (Theo Nott). In general terms, we could say that unless someone 
shines
> in something that interests Harry, he simply won't notice them. 

Geoff replied:
"That is an assumption which could be wrong. I've been trying to 
locate a message I wrote on this very point some while ago when I 
pointed out that when I was in my grammar school, I didn't know 
everyone in a group necessarily."

DuffyPoo:
OotP "If anything more was needed to complete Harry's happiness, it was the reaction he got from Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.  He saw them with their heads together later that afternoon in the library; they were with a weedy-looking boy Hermione whispered was called Theodore Nott."  Obviously Harry didn't know his name or Hermione wouldn't have had to tell him.  Harry's lack of knowledge about other kids in his house/classes has always sort of bothered me.  At the most, using the number in HP's year, there are 70 kids in Gryffindor house, and a maximum of 20 kids in any class when two classes are together.  Yet HP doesn't know their names?  This boggles my mind.  Harry's been in Potions class with the Slytherin ten for five years and Care of Magical Creatures for three, and he doesn't even know this kid's first name?  I knew the names of every kid in my home form (which was made up of all 5 grades) in high school, and there were more than 20 for sure.  I may not have known them all personally, but I knew their names at least.  



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