[HPforGrownups] Re:Prefect Ron (was DD on the Dursleys).

[catherine higgins]

No: HPFGUIDX 151159



OctobersChild48 at aol.com wrote:    Sandy:
In fact, IMO, Ron WAS inadequate as Prefect material and as a Prefect.(snip)  By the end of OoP we are made to understand why Harry 
wasn't made Prefect, but I still have to ask what was JKR's intention by 
making Ron one? 
   
  Catherine:
   
  I agree that Ron as Prefect was a little strange. But besides Harry, there's Dean, Seamus and Neville as Gryffindor 5th years. Dean and Seamus are a little too minor to be made Prefects. That leaves Neville, which would have been an interesting choice, post OotP and HBP. But up through the 4 years they've had to make an impression, Ron was in fact the next logical choice after Harry. He was there for the Troll, in fact it was his spell that levitated the troll's club. He was the one who got them through the Chess set, and sacrificed himself for the good of the team. He went with Harry through the forest to meet Aragog, despite his phobia of spiders. Ron has proven himself to be loyal and trustworthy, brave and self-sacrificing. DD trusted him enough to have Harry tell him about the Prophecy and even the Horcrux's. The only time we really see him as a prefect was with Fred and George, and it is very hard to stand up to an older sibling, let alone 2 of them. 
  And to look at Mad-Eye's point of view, Ron can probably deal with most jinxes and hexes better than Neville, Dean or Seamus.....
   
  Catherine

		
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