Fred and George--Prefects?

[Richard Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 125853



As I continue my rereading of OOTP, I noticed something germane to 
this issue in the infamous letter from Percy to Ron (OOTP, 14/296, US 
ed.).  There Percy congratulates Ron for becoming a Prefect and says 
he was afraid that Ron would take the "Fred and George" route rather 
than follow in Percy's footsteps.  "You have stopped flouting 
authority and have decided to shoulder some real responsibility."  
That means that even when he was the Head Boy at Hogwarts he did not 
know anything about any "secret Prefects" and did not see anything in 
Fred and George's behavior that would suggest leadership or taking 
any responsibility.

Richard Jones