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== Notable Consequences ==
Percy has just become a Prefect when we first meet him in [[../../Books/Philosopher's_Stone/Chapter_6|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]], so we cannot easily judge what he was like before he became a Prefect. From the reaction later when he became [[../Head Boy/]], one can extrapolate that he was always pompous and always a little ashamed of his family's
In [[../../Books/Order_of_the_Phoenix/Chapter_9|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]], [[../../Characters/Hermione_Granger|Hermione]] becomes a prefect, to nobody's surprise. What is a surprise is that [[../../Characters/Harry_Potter|Harry]] is passed over in favour of [[../../Characters/Ron_Weasley|Ron]] for the position. Ron's being made a prefect threatens to destroy the friendship between him and Harry, as Harry shares the general feeling that the position '''ought''' to have gone to Harry; in the end, though, Harry resolves to make the best of it, and their friendship goes on pretty much as before. This issue is not completely resolved until the end of the book, however; in his interview with [[../../Characters/Albus_Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] after the battle at the Ministry, Dumbledore explains why he had passed over Harry for the position: "I
The dynamic of the story requires, in [[../../Books/Chamber_of_Secrets/Chapter_16|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]], that Percy should have some secret that he prefers [[../../Characters/Ginny_Weasley|Ginny]] not reveal. The obvious one would be that Percy has a girlfriend, which turns out to be [[../../Characters/Penelope_Clearwater|Penelope Clearwater]]. When she gets [[../../Books/Chamber_of_Secrets/Chapter_14|Petrified]], there has to be a reason that Percy gets distraught, other than the fact that she is his girlfriend, to keep that secret concealed for a few more weeks; the author uses Percy's apparent belief in Prefect invulnerability as explanation (as put forward by [[../../Characters/Fred_Weasley|Fred Weasley]]) for his dismay.▼
▲In [[../../Books/Order_of_the_Phoenix/Chapter_9|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]], [[../../Characters/Hermione_Granger|Hermione]] becomes a prefect, to nobody's surprise. What is a surprise is that [[../../Characters/Harry_Potter|Harry]] is passed over in favour of [[../../Characters/Ron_Weasley|Ron]] for the position. Ron's being made a prefect threatens to destroy the friendship between him and Harry, as Harry shares the general feeling that the position '''ought''' to have gone to Harry; in the end, though, Harry resolves to make the best of it, and their friendship goes on pretty much as before. This issue is not completely resolved until the end of the book, however; in his interview with [[../../Characters/Albus_Dumbledore|Professor Dumbledore]] after the battle at the Ministry, Dumbledore explains why he had passed over Harry for the position: "I thought that, on the whole, you already had enough responsibility to be going on with." <!-- Pending: confirm wording of this quote -->
== Analysis ==
▲The dynamic of the story requires, in [[../../Books/Chamber_of_Secrets/Chapter_16|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]], that Percy should have some secret that he prefers [[../../Characters/Ginny_Weasley|Ginny]] not reveal. The obvious one would be that Percy has a girlfriend, which turns out to be [[../../Characters/Penelope_Clearwater|Penelope Clearwater]]. When she gets [[../../Books/Chamber_of_Secrets/Chapter_14|Petrified]], there has to be a reason that Percy gets distraught, other than the fact that she is his girlfriend, to keep that secret concealed for a few more weeks; the author uses Percy's apparent belief in Prefect invulnerability as explanation (as put forward by [[../../Characters/
== Questions ==
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