Prefect Ron (was DD on the Dursleys).

[richandlaura1]

No: HPFGUIDX 151177

I don't think anyone has said this already.  (If they have, please 
forgive the repetition.)  From my first reading of OoTP, I thought 
that Ron was an odd choice for Prefect from the standpoint of an 
outstanding role model for other students to look up to and count 
on.  However, I always assumed that Dumbledore didn't put Ron in 
that position because he was the best candidate.  I believe that 
Dumbledore chose Ron and Hermione because they are Harry's best 
friends.  
Harry needs all the extra help and priviledges he can get without 
any more responsibility.  With both of his best friends in positions 
of limited power, that arrangement could help Harry when (not if) he 
gets into another difficult situation.  Dumbledore has known these 
are Harry's confidants since PS/SS.  In HBP Dumbledore advises Harry 
to relay all important information to Ron and Hermione because he 
knows Harry is going to need them, just like he has many times 
before.  What makes Harry a formidible opponent to LV is his support 
network.  IMO, that network is what will make all the difference in 
the final book.  
That's why Ron (and Hermione though she does fit the Prefect mold a 
bit better) were made prefect, because it would help Harry as he 
prepared himself for the future.  A future that Dumbledore knows 
will inevitably come.

Laura -who is very tired and going to bed