Prefect Ron (was DD on the Dursleys).

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 151164

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, OctobersChild48 at ... wrote:
>
> belviso:
> 
> 
> > Then he pulls out that, "I really wanted to make you, Prefect,
> > you know!" (Hey Ron, you were right to feel inadequate! And 
> > thank goodness Harry has that awful hardship fixed!) with 
> > his single tear.

> OctobersChild48/Sandy:
> 
> ...
> 
> In fact, IMO, Ron WAS inadequate as Prefect material and as a
> Prefect. I think this is one of the worst contrivances JKR has 
> foisted on us. ... I, of course, expected Harry to be made a 
> Prefect, and Dumbledore's speech at least explained why he 
> wasn't, ..., but Ron of all people? Puhleeze! There was 
> absolutely nothing to recommend Ron as a viable candidate for 
> it. ...editd...
> 
> Sandy, 

bboyminn:

I'm going to repeat some of what others have said, though from a
slightly different angle.

If you /only/ look at Ron and his qualifications as Prefect, then you
are distorting the picture. You have to look at Ron along side the
other possible candidates. First, there /will be/ a male Prefect
selected from Gryffindor from amoung the fifth year students. The
possible candidates are Harry, Ron, Dean, Seamus, and Neville. Now, it
seems that Dumbledore decided Harry had enough problems to deal with
so he eliminated him from the running. That leaves Ron, Dean, Seamus,
and Neville.

Now let us ask where were Seamus and Dean when ever there was trouble,
when ever there was a battle to be fought? They were tucked away nice
and snug in their beds sleeping soundly. Only Ron, Harry, and Neville
bravely fought every battle that can their way.

Ron may not be the perfect student, but he has proven himself in
battle. He has proven that he is capable of operating under extreme
pressure. He has faced fears the few men could face. So, now ask
yourself, if Hogwarts is attacked, who do you want defending the First
Years, battle proven Ron, or always safe in his bed Seamus? 

Further, while Ron certainly doesn't compare to Hermione as a Prefect,
neither does any other Prefect. Prefects are selected in fifth year,
and they remain Prefects until they leave school. That means there are
SIX Prefects in Gryffindor House. Where were all these other Prefects
when Ron was suppose to be doing such a bad job of it? Doing an
equally bad job apparently. 

The turth is not that Ron is bad, because he seems very much like all
the Prefects with the exception of Percy, but that Hermione is an
overzealous Prefect which makes Ron look bad along side her.

Ron seems to fulfill his duties duties nicely. He patrols the
corridors. He monitors study hall. He does what all the other Prefects
do, and seem to do it at the same level as the others with the
exception of Hermione. Certainly, he won't win any awards for his
Prefect skills, but he doesn't seem any better or worse than anyone else. 

So, the choices are Ron, Dean, Seamus, and Neville. Who has proven
themselves better? Who amoung them has shown himself more capable and
responsible in real-life situations? It seems that Ron has. That's why
he's Prefect. 

Ron is second to Harry amoung the boys that Dumbledore knows he can
count on, with Harry eliminated, that makes Ron number one. That make
Ron Prefect. 

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn