Next Head Boy and Head Girl

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 138617

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "heathrawlings" 
<lynnheath at r...> wrote:
 
> 
> But as for HB, you don't think that Neville's got a shot, what with 
> McGonagall being Headmistress now and his recent (attempted at 
> least) heroics in the two battles against the DEs?
> 
> Wasn't Ernie staring blearily out the door of his dormitory as 
Harry 
> and the DEs roared past?
> 
> JKR is going to give Neville some compensation for being 'the-boy-
> who-was-nearly-king,' as she puts it. Besides, he's got a little 
> more confidence now, and a better wand.
> 
> Heathrawlings

Hickengruendler:

I can't really see Neville as Headboy. I love him, he's my favourite 
character, but Headboy? First of all, it would be a bit problematic 
to have a headboy who can't remember the passwords. It's possible 
that his memory became better, since we didn't hear anything about 
this in book 6, but still. And also, in spite of everything I still 
can't see him being respected enough by the other students to be a 
good enough Headboy.

And in Ernie's defense, he just didn't realise the Death Eaters were 
there, and it's hardly surprising. The DA was practically dead for 
more than a year. If I were a DA member, I, too, wouldn't have 
checked my coins anymore.