Will Ginny be a prefect?

[joyfulstoryteller]

No: HPFGUIDX 131121

JJ:
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> Do you think Ginny will be made a prefect in HBP?  If she is
> not, then what does that say about Ginny and her similarities to
> the twins?  
> Would Molly and Aurthur be extremely disappointed if she were not
> made a prefect?  If she is made a prefect, would Molly be as 
> overjoyed as she was when Ron became one (although other factors 
> played into Molly desparately needing to hear good news at that 
> time).  Would the twins tease Ginny like they teased Ron ? The
> twins seem to have a greater respect for Ginny than Ron.


I think that Ginny would make an excellent prefect.  She has courage,
good interpersonal skills, a lot of maturity for her age, and shows
solid leadership skills.  She probably also has fairly good marks. 
With both parents and a number of siblings active in the Order of the
Phoenix, she may be a great liason between the order and the student
body (I think that the DA will continue in importance).

The one thing I could see as a potential drawback, is that she HAS
spent time possessed by Tom Riddle.  While personally I think it might
be more of a benefit (she will have insight that others lack) I don't
know how Dumbledore or the other Staff might view this issue.

As for Fred & George, they don't give Ginny nearly as much grief as
they do Ron, but I'm sure they wouldn't miss an opportunity to twit
her a bit.  If she wasn't a prefect, they would probably congratulate
her for following in their footsteps.  She does seem to have a
rebellious streak similar to that of the twins.

What might be an interesting discussion would be to look at the
various Weasley offspring and how being a prefect or not (or Head Boy
or not) affected them.

As for her parents, I think that in many ways, Ginny being the
youngest and the only girl puts her in a special place.  Not being
made a prefect wouldn't get her the kind of scolding from Molly that
not being prefects earned the twins (although if one prefect has to be
a girl, maybe Dumbledore didn't want to separate the twins by choosing
one over the other as a prefect and so chose neither). 

Joyfulstoryteller