A prefect at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a student who has been given extra authority and responsibilities by the Head of House, Headteacher. One male and one female student are chosen from each house in their fifth year to act as prefects, and would continue to be prefects in their sixth and seventh years until they leave school. Thus, there are approximately six prefects per house, and twenty-four prefects in the whole school at one time. The Head Boy and Head Girl may be chosen from among this number and may not be replaced, but, like with James Potter, the Head Boy or Girl does not have to be a prefect.[/QUOTE]
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Староста Хогвартса -это студент у которого есть дополнительные обязанности, бла-бла, мальчик и девочка с 5 курса, и они же остаются старостами на их 6 и 7 курсе, пока не закончат школу. Примерно 6 старост на факультет, и 24 старосты на всю школу. Старосты школы могут быть выбраны из их числа, но не обязательно (Джеймс Поттер не был старостой, но стал старостой школы).