[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron as Head Boy ( was ...My guess about book 7)

[lil.magill at adelphia.net]

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---- Dantzel Withers <shmantzel at yahoo.com> wrote: 
 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.
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Marion here:
I don't know if I'd say political, although I agree that there don't seem to be rigid guidelines based on grades and following school rules.  Re: the choice of Ron as prefect, I'm reminded of two scenes.  First, in SS/PS, remember when Dumbledore was explaining the mirror of Erised to Harry.  He told Harry Ron's fondest desire: 

"Ron Weasley, who has always been overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all of them."

Then, in OP when Dumbledore explains to Harry why he wasn't made prefect, he says,

"...I rather thought...you had enough responsibility to be going on with."

So it seems to me that Dumbledore chooses prefects based on his uncanny insight into the students themselves and their needs.  I'm still trying to figure out how Percy and Draco fit into this scenerio, though. ;-)

Marion