{"id":1252,"date":"2003-07-29T19:19:24","date_gmt":"2003-07-30T03:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kira-kira.net\/fanfiction\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2009-09-06T16:25:50","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T00:25:50","slug":"what-exactly-are-the-duties-of-a-head-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kira-kira.net\/fanfiction\/2003\/what-exactly-are-the-duties-of-a-head-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter, What Exactly Are The Duties of a Head Boy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Title<\/b>: What Exactly Are The Duties of a Head Boy? [Harry, Hermione, Draco]
\nRating\/Warnings<\/b>: PG
\nSummary<\/b>: Harry’s the Head Boy, but if it isn’t Hermione, who’s the Head Girl? And is that really her job?
\nA\/N<\/b>: My friend was introduced as ‘the Head RA’ once to a group of male freshmen, and they inquired what time they should stop by her room. <\/p>\n

What Exactly Are The Duties of a Head Boy?<\/b><\/p>\n

Harry noted with interest that his seventh and final Hogwarts letter seemed a bit heavier than usual. He slit the envelope and shook the contents out. Out fell the usual sheets of parchments with his timetable, book list, and the welcome back drivel. <\/p>\n

\tAnd a shiny, gold pin.<\/p>\n

\tHeart beating in his throat, he picked it up to see the Gryffindor lion curled around a capital \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcH\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n

\tHe was still staring at it a minute later when Ron came in.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Got your letter, did you?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron asked cheerfully. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Say, did you\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tRon stopped short as he saw what Harry was staring at. There was a moment of tense silence, then Ron let out a whoop.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Head Boy!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he crowed. He leaned out the door and shouted down the stairs, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mom, Ginny, Harry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s made HEAD BOY!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tThat snapped Harry out of it.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ron, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry yanked him back in to the room, flushing. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t upset?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Upset?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron stared at Harry. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m ecstatic! D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122you think I really wanted to be Head Boy after all the fuss of me being Prefect? Do you have any idea what Fred and George would have done to me? You can have it!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Um, thanks,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry suddenly felt a bit less enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Besides, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m taken, aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t I?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron shrugged. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not like I can use the services of the Head Girl.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry asked, staring at Ron uncomprehendingly.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Honestly, Harry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron snickered. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122you think she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called the HEAD Girl?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Er, right,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry looked back down at the pin. The lion seemed to be grinning ferally all of a sudden.<\/p>\n

\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*<\/p>\n

\tThey met Hermione at Diagon Alley that Saturday for their very last school supply expedition. Ron was exuberant, but Harry noticed Hermione was a bit subdued. While Ron ran ahead to glue his nose to the glass and drool over the new racing brooms, Harry lagged behind to ask what the matter was.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh, nothing,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione said briskly. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6I was sure I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d make Head Girl.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Head Girl?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry was stunned. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6oh, bullocks, it had better not be Pansy. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not putting up with her tripe all year!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Putting up with\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione narrowed her eyes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Head Boy, aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry admitted grudgingly.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Harry!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione looked stung. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you tell me?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s embarrassing,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry mumbled. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ron\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mum\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been going on about it all week, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m fairly well sick of it by now.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153So they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell you who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got Head Girl then?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione asked, furrowing her brow.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The letter didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry shrugged. <\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Seems a bit suspicious to me,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione pressed her lips together.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Maybe they just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want you owl-bombing the poor girl,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron interrupted, popping up in front of them.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ron!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry and Hermione exclaimed at once.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh relax,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron rolled his eyes, as he slipped his arm through Hermione\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll give you more time for me and the library, right? Come on, I told Fred and George we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d stop by.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tLooking slightly mollified, Hermione let Ron drag her into Weasley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wizarding Wheezes.<\/p>\n

\tInside they found Fred wrapping up an economy-sized package of Exploding Charcoals (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Not for the Faint of Art\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) for Seamus Finnigan. <\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oi, Finnigan!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron called. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What are you up to?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to slip them into Dean\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sketchbox one a time all year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Seamus grinned wickedly. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to go absolutely mad!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tFred came around the counter and handed Seamus his change. Seamus waved and slipped out the door.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I love back to school!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred beamed. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sales are booming! And everything\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s selling too!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tHermione stifled a giggle while Ron and Harry rolled their eyes. <\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oi, George!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred yelled towards the storage room. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Prefects are here for a visit!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d George\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s muffled voice came from the back, and second later there was a loud CRACK and the other twin Apparated nearly into Harry, sending him nearly into a display of Weasleys\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Wildfire Whiz-Bangs.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred exclaimed, grabbing Harry by the shirt just in time to keep him from knocking over the whole stack. The display wobbled for a second, but only one sparkler toppled to the ground.<\/p>\n

\tIt ignited in blue sparks, and a little cloud floated up, spelling the word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Shuckaroos\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh, bloody hell,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred swore, watching the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcobscenity\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 float out the door. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I THOUGHT that batch seemed a bit weak\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6I was hoping they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d get stronger after they hardened.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Have to make a new batch then,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d George shrugged. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Now, about you,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he pointed at Ron. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Have you gone and embarrassed the family again?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nope!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron grinned. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Still a Prefect!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Me too,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione added, sounding a tad less enthused.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Excellent!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred exclaimed, slapping Ron on the back. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No more Big Head Boys in THIS family, no SIR! Sorry, Hermione, Big Head Girls, either\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tHarry coughed. Fred and George ceased mid-whoop.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh, no,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d George said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s you, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tHarry sighed and nodded.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Buck up,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred said encouragingly. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153At least we know Malfoy didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This calls for a celebration!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d George announced. He leaned over the counter and brought out a box of sparklers that looked suspiciously like the kind Harry had just knocked over.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We can curse on our own, thanks,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione informed them.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No, no,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred assured her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153These are a new brand, Celebrational Sparklers for birthday parties and graduations! They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still experimental, but go on and try them!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tHermione, Ron, and Harry all dubiously chose a sparkler and set them off.<\/p>\n

\tRon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s said \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBRILLIANT!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n

\tHermione\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s said \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHUZZAH!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n

\tHarry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s said \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTICKLED UP THE BUM!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fred!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d George cried in exasperation, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve told you over and over, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t reuse the same cauldron for these after you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made the erotic ones!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I rather like that one,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fred sniffed.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Erotic ones?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron asked, looking intrigued.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even THINK about it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Hermione threatened him flatly.<\/p>\n

\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*<\/p>\n

\tHermione brought up the topic of Head Girl again as they were settling their things into a compartment on the Hogwarts Express.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I suppose we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find out who it is in a minute at the prefect meeting,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she sighed.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be half as good as you, whoever she is,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron said loyally.<\/p>\n

\tHermione gazed at him adoringly, and Harry privately thought that Ron could afford to be loyal, now that he knew his Hermione time wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t being threatened.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d better go.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tAs they were about to enter the Prefects car, Draco came swishing up the corridor from the other end of the train, his smirk even bigger than usual.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your chance!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ron cackled. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t boss you around this year, Harry! Rub it in for all it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hello, Malfoy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry said evenly, thinking rather similar thoughts himself.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lost, Potter?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Malfoy sneered. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is the Prefects\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 compartment, not the Terminal Loser seating!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh, I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s you that will be getting lost shortly,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry responded with a feral smile. He puffed his chest slightly so that Malfoy would be sure to catch the glint of his Head Boy Badge.<\/p>\n

\tMalfoy opened his mouth to retort, then his eyes narrowed.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Potter,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, voice gone dangerously quiet, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that on your robe?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry started, then noticed a similar, silver glint on Malfoy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s robe.<\/p>\n

\tEmanating from silver \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcH\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with a serpent curled around it.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153YOU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122RE the Head GIRL?!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Draco and Ron exclaimed at the same time.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh bollocks,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry swore.<\/p>\n

\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*\t\t*<\/p>\n

\tWithin five minutes of entering Hogwarts, Harry and Draco were demanding to be let in to Dumbledore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office to see the Headmaster himself. McGonagall and Snape were standing by the gargoyle already, both looking rather irate themselves.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rice Pudding!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d McGonagall told the gargoyle sharply, her lips pressed together so tightly they were nearly invisible.<\/p>\n

\tDumbledore didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even bat an eye when the four of them stormed in, as if he had expected this very scene to play out before him.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Has it escaped your notice,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Draco shouted without preamble, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re both MALE?!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I assure you, Mr. Malfoy, that it has not,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dumbledore replied placidly.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t both be Head Boy!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry added loudly.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The school by-laws only state that two students shall be chosen each year to head the student body,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dumbledore informed them casually. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They do not specify which gender those two students must be.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153But\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry, Draco, McGonagall, and Snape all exclaimed at once.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I assure you,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dumbledore interrupted them, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have given much thought to the choice of Head Students this year, and I am confidant that I have chosen the best candidates possible in Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy. Now, the Sorting will begin shortly,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dumbledore stood up and ushered the four spluttering visitors out the door, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153so we had all better be on our way, hmm?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tHarry and Draco paused to glare at each other as the three professors disappeared down the hall towards the Feast.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My father is going to hear about this!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Draco snarled loudly down the hall.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your father going to do?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Harry asked nastily. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tell his prison penpal?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tDraco whirled to jab Harry in the chest with an accusatory finger.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You just stay out of my way, Potter until this is all sorted out!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Draco barked in his face. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And if I hear one word about utilizing my services as HEAD Boy, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll make YOU Head Girl, and then there won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t BE a problem!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\tDraco stormed off down the hall and Harry gave an irritated snort.<\/p>\n

\t\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is going to be a LONG year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he sighed to no one in particular.<\/p>\n

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