Chapter 10 - Prefect Choices
The sun was shining brightly through the window to the fifth years boys dormitory. Harry woke and looked at the time on his watch, it was the right time to wake up, for today, lessons started again. Harry woke Ron and they got ready for breakfast. The Dining Hall was empty aside from the early birds and the teachers. It was only minutes away until the morning rush began so Harry and Ron grabbed good seats at the table talking about the new girl, Aryante. Soon the hall was full of chatter and the delicious smells of breakfast. The timetables came down the table. Harry stared at his watch for a little while, until Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement. 'Good morning students, I have a very important announcement to make. Today the new prefects will be chosen, and it is essential that before we pick anyone, we have to know who wants to be a prefect. Will those who want to be a prefect come up to the front of the hall, knowing that there are only two per house.' Dumbledore sat for a bit longer, waiting for the students to go up to the front of the hall. 'This is your chance Ron, to live up to what you want to be!' said Hermione, 'I'm going for it.' 'OK, I'll go for it,' said Ron, while getting up from the table. Hermione got up as well. 'Are you going to come Harry, it'll be good, if all of us get to be prefects,' said Hermione. Harry also got up, watching Neville, he decided to ask if he would try. 'Neville are you going to try, it'll make your Aunt proud,' said Harry. 'No, I won't try, cause I am no good at organization, and that is something you need to be to be a prefect,' sighed Neville. All the fifth year students who wanted to be prefects got up and walked to the front, they stood in groups in front of their house tables. Dumbledore stood up again. 'Those who want to be prefects, have you thought about this clearly? It takes a lot of determination to be a prefect.' All the students replied. 'OK, now we will start with the Gryffindor table, can those who want Hermione Granger to be a prefect please put up their hands?' Someone at the table was doing the counting. Lots of hands went up, everyone knew Hermione was an A+ student. Harry could feel the butterflies in his stomach. 'OK, next, who would like Ronald Weasley to be a Prefect please put their hand up, knowing that you can't vote twice!' At least a quarter of the table's people put their hands up. Ron had some fans. Harry looked over to Ron and noticed that his whole face was red. Harry's gaze travelled to the Slytherin yet to be prefects! Malfoy was standing there with a smirk on his face. 'Next, would those who want Lavender Brown to be a prefect please put their hand up? A few hands went up here and there, but everyone knew that she wasn't going to be a prefect. 'Right, would those who want Harry Potter to be a prefect please put their hand up?' A quarter of Gryffindor who haven't voted put their hands up. The counting had finished. McGonagall handed the parchment to Dumbledore with a bemused look on her face. Dumbledore looked at the paper and stared in amazement. 'The Prefects for Gryffindor are Hermione Granger...(there was a lot of cheers and applauses)...and we have a tie between Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter!' 'So, our staff have decided to choose, by how well they do in class and what activities they do!' continued Dumbledore. 'Overall, Harry has done better than Ron by half a mark, but on the other hand, Ron doesn't have any activities! So, we have decided that Ron shall be the Gryffindor prefect,' said McGonagall. Loads of cheers erupted from the Gryffindor table. Harry looked at Ron's brothers and notice that they looked all very pleased. He looked back at Ron who was looking at him like he felt very sorry that Harry was the only one out of their trio not to be a prefect. Harry just looked away. I shouldn't have tried entering this prefect business, thought Harry. 'May the two Gryffindor prefects please go into the room behind the teachers table,' asked Dumbledore, watching Harry. Harry watched the rest of the prefects go into the room, table by table. The only thing that made him happy was that Draco didn't become a prefect either. 'We have on more problem to solve, will all Gryffindor students please stay behind? Thank-you,' said Dumbledore, turning to talk to McGonagall. I wonder what this is about, wondered Harry. Dumbledore walked into the door behind the table with the heads of each house. Harry always wondered who the head of Ravenclaw was, no one knew, cause there wasn't one according to Professor Dumbledore. As Harry's thoughts travelled on, so did the minutes. The door behind the table opened and the new prefects and the Professors' came out. Everyone applauded. Ron and Hermione came back to the table, both grinning. I suppose it's fair, I did get to compete last year in the Triwizard Tournament, thought Harry giving Ron and Hermione a very painful smile.
The sun was shining brightly through the window to the fifth years boys dormitory. Harry woke and looked at the time on his watch, it was the right time to wake up, for today, lessons started again. Harry woke Ron and they got ready for breakfast. The Dining Hall was empty aside from the early birds and the teachers. It was only minutes away until the morning rush began so Harry and Ron grabbed good seats at the table talking about the new girl, Aryante. Soon the hall was full of chatter and the delicious smells of breakfast. The timetables came down the table. Harry stared at his watch for a little while, until Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement. 'Good morning students, I have a very important announcement to make. Today the new prefects will be chosen, and it is essential that before we pick anyone, we have to know who wants to be a prefect. Will those who want to be a prefect come up to the front of the hall, knowing that there are only two per house.' Dumbledore sat for a bit longer, waiting for the students to go up to the front of the hall. 'This is your chance Ron, to live up to what you want to be!' said Hermione, 'I'm going for it.' 'OK, I'll go for it,' said Ron, while getting up from the table. Hermione got up as well. 'Are you going to come Harry, it'll be good, if all of us get to be prefects,' said Hermione. Harry also got up, watching Neville, he decided to ask if he would try. 'Neville are you going to try, it'll make your Aunt proud,' said Harry. 'No, I won't try, cause I am no good at organization, and that is something you need to be to be a prefect,' sighed Neville. All the fifth year students who wanted to be prefects got up and walked to the front, they stood in groups in front of their house tables. Dumbledore stood up again. 'Those who want to be prefects, have you thought about this clearly? It takes a lot of determination to be a prefect.' All the students replied. 'OK, now we will start with the Gryffindor table, can those who want Hermione Granger to be a prefect please put up their hands?' Someone at the table was doing the counting. Lots of hands went up, everyone knew Hermione was an A+ student. Harry could feel the butterflies in his stomach. 'OK, next, who would like Ronald Weasley to be a Prefect please put their hand up, knowing that you can't vote twice!' At least a quarter of the table's people put their hands up. Ron had some fans. Harry looked over to Ron and noticed that his whole face was red. Harry's gaze travelled to the Slytherin yet to be prefects! Malfoy was standing there with a smirk on his face. 'Next, would those who want Lavender Brown to be a prefect please put their hand up? A few hands went up here and there, but everyone knew that she wasn't going to be a prefect. 'Right, would those who want Harry Potter to be a prefect please put their hand up?' A quarter of Gryffindor who haven't voted put their hands up. The counting had finished. McGonagall handed the parchment to Dumbledore with a bemused look on her face. Dumbledore looked at the paper and stared in amazement. 'The Prefects for Gryffindor are Hermione Granger...(there was a lot of cheers and applauses)...and we have a tie between Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter!' 'So, our staff have decided to choose, by how well they do in class and what activities they do!' continued Dumbledore. 'Overall, Harry has done better than Ron by half a mark, but on the other hand, Ron doesn't have any activities! So, we have decided that Ron shall be the Gryffindor prefect,' said McGonagall. Loads of cheers erupted from the Gryffindor table. Harry looked at Ron's brothers and notice that they looked all very pleased. He looked back at Ron who was looking at him like he felt very sorry that Harry was the only one out of their trio not to be a prefect. Harry just looked away. I shouldn't have tried entering this prefect business, thought Harry. 'May the two Gryffindor prefects please go into the room behind the teachers table,' asked Dumbledore, watching Harry. Harry watched the rest of the prefects go into the room, table by table. The only thing that made him happy was that Draco didn't become a prefect either. 'We have on more problem to solve, will all Gryffindor students please stay behind? Thank-you,' said Dumbledore, turning to talk to McGonagall. I wonder what this is about, wondered Harry. Dumbledore walked into the door behind the table with the heads of each house. Harry always wondered who the head of Ravenclaw was, no one knew, cause there wasn't one according to Professor Dumbledore. As Harry's thoughts travelled on, so did the minutes. The door behind the table opened and the new prefects and the Professors' came out. Everyone applauded. Ron and Hermione came back to the table, both grinning. I suppose it's fair, I did get to compete last year in the Triwizard Tournament, thought Harry giving Ron and Hermione a very painful smile.