If they are selected by the professors or by magical methods, can a chosen prefect reject the position?
Number of Prefects Are there two prefects per House, two prefects per House for each of the 5th – 7th year classes, or is it not necessarily an equal number for each House (particularly if they are selected based on merit)? [Yahoo Club Messages #4577, 4594, 4600, 4654, 4698, 6400; Yahoogroups Messages #13386, 13437, 13447] One member noted that it can’t be that there is one male and one female prefect for each year (or just each House) since Molly Weasley did ask the twins why they hadn’t been made prefects. [Yahoo Clubs Message #4654] Another member noted that Percy Weasley says that the prefects have two compartments to themselves on the Hogwarts Express (SS), and two compartments would be far too much space for only 8 prefects (2 per House). [Yahoo Clubs Message #1552] Prefects in Harry’s Year: Speculation We have debated whether any of Harry, Ron or Hermione might be a prefect in Book 5. There are a number of people who argue that Hermione is a natural selection for prefect. Howeve
