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'''''Prefects''''' are not, strictly speaking, magical. They are an integral part of the power structure of any school run on the English model; a Prefect is a member of the student body who is deemed more responsible than other students, and as such is given additional powers (the ability to dock House points, for instance) and additional responsibilities (prefects are called upon to aid the teachers in patrolling the halls in a few cases).
 
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Specific tasks and privileges are accorded to Prefects in the Harry Potter books. On the journey to [[../../Places/Hogwarts_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry|Hogwarts]] on the Hogwarts Express, prefects have a special compartment at the head of the train; they are expected to gather there at the start of the trip, to receive instructions presumably, and then periodically patrol the corridors of the train to keep the rowdiness down. While they are also presumably expected to do the same during the return trip, no mention is made of this in any of the books, even by [[../../Characters/Hermione_Granger|Hermione]], who at all other times is punctilious about her duties. Prefects are charged with maintaining order in the common rooms as well as in the hallways of the castle, and are also responsible for making sure the lower grades learn their way around the castle in the early part of the year. One privilege of being a Prefect is that you have access to the Prefect's bathroom, as [[../../Characters/Harry_Potter|Harry]] finds out in [[../../Books/Goblet_of_Fire|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]. <!-- note: chapter reference -->
 
== Event Details ==
 
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Specific tasks and privileges are accorded to Prefects in the Harry Potter books. On the journey to [[../../Places/Hogwarts_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry|Hogwarts]] on the Hogwarts Express, prefects have a special compartment at the head of the train; they are expected to gather there at the start of the trip, to receive instructions presumably, and then periodically patrol the corridors of the train to keep the rowdiness down. While they are also presumably expected to do the same during the return trip, no mention is made of this in any of the books, even by [[../../Characters/Hermione_Granger|Hermione]], who at all other times is punctilious about her duties. Prefects are charged with maintaining order in the common rooms as well as in the hallways of the castle, and are also responsible for making sure the lower grades learn their way around the castle in the early part of the year. One privilege of being a Prefect is that you have access to the Prefect's bathroom, as [[../../Characters/Harry_Potter|Harry]] finds out in [[../../Books/Goblet_of_FireGoblet of Fire/Chapter 23|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]. <!-- note: chapter reference -->
 
In [[../../Books/Philosopher's_Stone|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]], [[../../Characters/Percy_Weasley|Percy Weasley]] has just been made Prefect, and is inordinately proud of his shiny new Prefect's badge. His (apparently pre-existing) pomposity is increased significantly by this recognition of his "superiority" over the rest of his year group. In [[../../Books/Chamber_of_Secrets/Chapter_4|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]], Percy is spotted reading a book entitled ''Prefects who Gained Power'', "a study of Hogwarts prefects and their later careers".
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== Analysis ==
 
Ron and Hermione's approach to the office of Prefect shows the two sides of the appointment. Both are extremely glad to get selected, of course; but Ron makes extensive use of the privileges, bossing the younger kids around, where Hermione is greatly taken up with the responsibilities, trying to keep the common room in order (and being thwarted at every turn by [[../../Characters/Fred and George Weasley|the Weasley twins]]). [[../../Characters/Draco_Malfoy|Malfoy's]] prefect style is an almost grotesque increase in ugliness over Ron's; he is not ashamed to use his powers to get anything he wants for himself. What little we see of Malfoy's tenure as Prefect simply screams "Abuse of Power". On the other hand, Percy's stuffiness as a prefect is equally as extreme, but in the opposite direction; Percy's maturalnatural pompousness seems to expand into an over-inflated sense of his own importance in the scheme of things.
 
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/George_Weasley|George Weasley]]) as explanation for his dismay.
 
== Questions ==