Prefects

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 156991

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rlace2003" wrote:
>
> > > Carodave:
> > > Are there three years worth of prefects (5th years, 6th years
> > > and 7th years)? That seems like alot of chiefs for not alot of
> > > Indians.
> 
> > Carol responds:
> > With two Prefects (a boy and a girl) from each House for three  
> > years, that's eight per year times three (or six per House times 
> > four), totalling 24. <snip>
> 
> Ryan:
> 
> Based on canon, prefects are all 5th year or above.  And I suspect
> there's only 2 (1 boy, 1 girl) for each house.  That's 8 prefects,
> not including the head boy and head girl.
> 
> Ryan
>
Mike:

I take it you are thinking that each house gets only two prefects 
that are only replaced after they graduate. But Percy was a 
Gryffindor prefect who graduated at the end of PoA. There wouldn't 
be a prefect position available for Ron if a new prefect was 
selected the year before. Besides, at the beginning of OotP Hermione 
recites all eight of the new fifth year prefects. Heck of a 
coincidence that every house lost both of their prefects last year 
wasn't it (especially since one of them had to be killed in the 
graveyard). 

I think Carol has the correct formula. Moreover, I also agree with 
Carol's reasoning regarding the ratio of prefects to student 
population and have nothing to add to it. <g>