What do Hogwarts prefects do?

Prefects patrol the corridors of the Hogwarts Express on the way to school and attend a meeting in a special prefects’ carriage where they are instructed by the Head Boy and Girl. They also patrol hallways to ensure that other students are not breaking curfew.

How many prefects does a Hogwarts house have?

six prefects
One male and one female student were chosen from each house in their fifth year to act as prefects. They would continue to be prefects in their sixth and seventh years until they left school. Thus, there were approximately six prefects per house and twenty-four prefects in the whole school at one time.

Why was Ron a prefect and not Harry?

Ron was made prefect because the prefects from that year for Gryffindor had to be the Golden Trio. Hermione was locked in, so that left Harry and Ron. Because most of the series is from Harry’s viewpoint, JKR didn’t want to bore the readers with “Harry Potter and the Prefects Duties”.

Was Cedric a Prefect?

Cedric playing as Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team In 1993, Cedric became a Prefect and Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.

Who was the Ravenclaw Prefect?

10 Penelope Clearwater Penelope was a Ravenclaw Prefect best known for being the long-time girlfriend of Percy Weasley.

Are there any corridors that prefects never patrol?

There are likely corridors that prefects never patrol. For instance, no one was supposed to enter the third floor corridor on the right-hand side during Harry’s first year, so presumably no prefects patrolled there.

Why does Harry Potter walk through empty corridors so often?

Harry has walked through empty corridors countless numbers of times (both at night and during the day) because prefects are human too, meaning they need to sleep, go to class, and do all the other things students need to do.

Can a prefect dock points from other prefects?

However Prefects can not dock points from other Prefects. The issue here is that in earlier prints, this was the excerpt from Order of the Phoneix. Prefects can take away points from students. ‘You don’t care about Ginny,’ said Ron, whose ears were reddening now.