Percy the Prefect

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 141268


> 
> Deborah, now: > 
> So, then, what did Our Perce learn from his Gryffindor years? The
> reassuring message that the opinions of one's family don't necessarily
> count for anything! There he is, ignored or unpopular among his
> siblings, a poor sportsman, but he still gets to be Head Boy, just
> like his big brother. 

Potioncat:
Has it ever been determined which classmate of Harry's will be a 
teacher? I predict Percy and I see two possible settings:
Once again the MoM puts someone at Hogwarts whose first loyalty is to 
the Minister.

Or, McGonagall is the headmistress and as she apparantly thought highly 
of Percy before, hires him as Head of Gryffindor. I'm sure he could 
teach Transfiguration. 

Or both of the above.

Think about it; someone has to fill Snape's role as Unreasonable 
Teacher. Can't you see it, "I am Professor Weasley, Master of 
Transfiguration."


Deborah:
> Come to think of it, what House could have suited the future Professor
> Trelawney? We assume that Hufflepuff is the catch-all House for the
> kids who don't fit in anywhere else ... perhaps Gryffindor also has
> that function?

Potioncat:
If courage is the overall determining factor, you can have highly 
intelligent or incredibly dull students  who just happen to be brave. 
But I would hope that all the students in all the the Houses have 
degrees of loyalty, courage ambition, and intelligence. Although have 
we ever discussed whether being clever means being intelligent?