Ron as Head Boy ( was ...My guess about book 7)

[Dantzel Withers]

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Janette <jnferr at gmail.com> wrote:                                  
 montims:
 I don't quite understand this.  Hogwarts is a boarding school, but most
 schools in Britain are day schools, and ALL schools in Britain, to the best
 of my knowledge, have head boys and girls, and prefects.  We also had those
 in my primary school, with obviously lesser responsibilities.
 
 The wonder to me is still that American schools do not have them...


Dantzel:
Oh that's no surprise! :) We have too many parents that throw fits if their children are not just as special as every other child, so we would have to have either all be prefects or none. ;)
On the topic of Ron being Head Boy, however, IF the Trio comes back to Hogwarts I see no reason why he shouldn't be. We don't exactly gets lots of examples of exemplary Head Boys or Girls, besides Percy and Penelope, so if we are to base our theories on canon, Hermione would pretty easily be Head Girl and Ron might as well be Head Boy just for the plotline. :)

We know that Rowling does not give out sweets for the good boys and girls in her books and give coal to the naughty ones. The appointment of Head Boy/Girl, in my opinion, is based on politics, since it is the Headmaster/mistress that chooses. Dumbledore chose Ron to be prefect despite less than awesome grades and his uncanny ability to cause trouble with Harry.