will Ginny be a prefect

[jlv230]

No: HPFGUIDX 131534

> > Derek
> > I personally don't think Ginny will be a prefect - that is, if 
> > Dumbledore decides to make no changes in the Griffindor ones.  In
> > OotP Chapter 10 Hermione tells Harry and the others in the
> > compartment that there are two prefects from each house.
> > Actually, assuming that was still the case when 
> > Percy was a prefect, we don't hear who the girl prefect at that 
> > time was.
> 
> Chris:
> Prefects remain prefects until the time they leave school or "get 
> promoted" to Head Boy or Girl, am I right? I'm not sure from 
> the readings. It seems Percy was a prefect until he was made Head 
> Boy. Using Percy as an example, I think Hermione will more than 
> likely make Head Girl in her seventh year (not so sure about Ron). 
> This would leave an opening for a girl prefect in Gryffindor, and 
> Ginny may be the potential person to fill it.

Actually Hermione says that there are two *fifth year* prefects from 
each house - I take this to mean that two fifth years are made 
prefects every year, so each house has three male and three female 
prefects at all times. It does not seem to be necessary to be a 
prefect to become Head Boy/Girl (James wasn't made a prefect in his 
fifth year but was Head Boy), but you can be both at the same time 
(like Percy). It may be that James was made a prefect in addition to 
Lupin, or Lupin gave up/was stripped of the honour, making it so the 
Head Boy is/was a prefect, but canon doesn't give us any information 
on this.

The potential is there for Ginny to be a prefect, especially as she 
showed her mettle so well at the DoM and she hasn't made trouble 
like Fred and George. The only question is whether or nor there are 
better candidates in her year in the house. My instinct is to think 
that there aren't, and Mrs Weasley is going to be a very happy lady.

JLV xx