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At least some content in this article is derived from information located on Pottermore. As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Please take care when reading this article if you do not wish to be spoiled.A Head Boy or Head Girl is a seventh year student who has authority over prefects at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each year, both a Head Boy and a Head Girl are selected by the current Headmaster of Hogwarts. The pair of students are instructed to do many duties that help the school, as they lead both the prefects and, in many cases, the entire student body.
Appointment[]
At the beginning of the school year, the Headmaster appoints new prefects, as well as one Head Boy and one Head Girl from all of the seventh-year students. These students are chosen because of their fantastic academic work, outstanding reputation as a student, and an honest, good, and hard-working personality. On the Hogwarts Express, the Head Boy or Head Girl has to go through all of the information that is needed to be a Prefect and inform them accordingly. It should be noted that being a Prefect is not a required prequisite to being appointed a Head Boy or Head Girl.
Duties[]
One of the duties known of the Head Boy and Head Girl is to instruct the Prefects of their duties on the Hogwarts Express (usually in a compartment chosen for prefects to ride in). On the train ride, the Head Boy and Girl can be seen telling the prefects the times they will need to patrol the train.[1]
Head Boys also have special responsibilities whenever required. In 1993, when Sirius Black had broken into Hogwarts, Headmaster Dumbledore asked the Head Boy and Head Girl to watch over the students in the Great Hall while he and the rest of the faculty searched for Black in the castle.[2]
Other duties of the Head Boy and Head Girl are unknown.
Recognition[]
The trophy room contains a list of Head Boys and Head Girls. The Head Boy and Head Girl are in charge of the prefects and should be an example to the other students. Head Boys and Girls also have the special privilege of being able to use the prefects' bathroom.
Known Head Boys and Girls[]
![Albus Dumbledore † (1898-99) [Gryffindor]](/wiki/File:Dumbledore.jpg.jpg "Dumbledore.jpg.jpg (73 KB)")
![Minerva McGonagall[3] (unknown) [Gryffindor]](/wiki/File:Mcgonagall.jpg "Mcgonagall.jpg (22 KB)")
![Tom Riddle † (1944-45) [Slytherin]](/wiki/File:FullRiddle.jpg "FullRiddle.jpg (17 KB)")
![James Potter I[4] † (1977-78) [Gryffindor]](/wiki/File:Best_Main_James_Potter.jpg "Best Main James Potter.jpg (21 KB)")
![Lily Potter[4] † (1977-78) [Gryffindor]](/wiki/File:Dh.c34-the-forest-again.jpg "Dh.c34-the-forest-again.jpg (63 KB)")
![Bill Weasley (1988-89) [Gryffindor]](/wiki/File:DH_promo_headshot_Bill_Weasley.jpg "DH promo headshot Bill Weasley.jpg (45 KB)")
![Jacob's sibling[5] (1990–1991) [Unknown house]](/wiki/File:Jacob%27s_sibling_generic.png "Jacob's sibling generic.png (89 KB)")
![Percy Weasley (1993-94) [Gryffindor]](/wiki/File:Percy-weasley.jpg "Percy-weasley.jpg (12 KB)")
![Edward Lupin[6] (2015-16) [Hufflepuff]](/wiki/File:Teddy_Lupin.png "Teddy Lupin.png (377 KB)")
Appearances[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ Pottermore biography of Minerva McGonagall (transcription available here)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 4
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Side Quest "Head Boys and Girls"
- ↑ Have just heard that James S Potter has been Sorted (to nobody's surprise) into Gryffindor. Teddy Lupin (Head Boy, Hufflepuff) disappointed. posted by JKR on Twitter on 1 September 2015