Well I don't imagine you'd prefer Baddock. Not that he'd have got it anyway, he's only been Prefect a few months.
Imagine if it were Ollivander. Does that make you feel any better?
Here's the thing Ron. As hard as it is for you and Fred and George, if you TELL HIM you're so glad he's going to be Head Boy because he's fair and trustworthy and will never side with someone JUST because they're a pureblood, he's more likely to act fair and trustworthy and the rest. This is one of the easiest ways to get someone to act the way you want them to, usually they don't even realise you're doing it to manipulate them. It's how Miss Winchers got Mrs Stretton to buy me the things I needed, she told her that of COURSE she was going to do it because she was a good foster mum! And then Mrs Stretton felt like she had to.
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Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2010-07-31 01:04 am (UTC)Imagine if it were Ollivander. Does that make you feel any better?
Here's the thing Ron. As hard as it is for you and Fred and George, if you TELL HIM you're so glad he's going to be Head Boy because he's fair and trustworthy and will never side with someone JUST because they're a pureblood, he's more likely to act fair and trustworthy and the rest. This is one of the easiest ways to get someone to act the way you want them to, usually they don't even realise you're doing it to manipulate them. It's how Miss Winchers got Mrs Stretton to buy me the things I needed, she told her that of COURSE she was going to do it because she was a good foster mum! And then Mrs Stretton felt like she had to.