SPOILER!!: Rooney <3
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Shanners 
"You don't have to respond." Rooney hadn't pleaded with him, nor had he begged and he most definitely did not need him to answer if he didn't want to. This wasn't an interview. He was just curious. Definitely curious, because he couldn't quite understand anything that was coming out of the first years mouth.
What was the point? Why should they be more special? Rooney raised an eyebrow, something that he found himself doing a lot since he had returned to school for his second year. "They aren't any more special than any of the other students here in the castle... They're just given a sense of responsibility.. Given a choice and a say.. Why shouldn't we have something to work towards? I'd rather be homeschooled if there was nothing for me to aim for by the end of my school days." And he had no idea why this other kid thought different. Rooney wasn't at all sure that he could understand any other view about this.. Maybe it was because he'd had it in his head since he was little that he would be a prefect one day, but he most certainly couldn't come to terms with an idea that was a world without badged students.
"Some people need the confidence that comes with being recognised for your hard work.."
They weren't any more special? While he did believe that, he did not believe that they weren't
treated like they were more special. They had more
power. People had more faith in them. Honestly it sounded like there was more pressure on them. He hadn't really thought about the prefects much because he honestly didn't care. He wasn't as angry about power dynamics as his sister was. He just didn't have an interest in any of it.
He shrugged. It wasn't like this kid was trying to convince him to be totally on board with the idea of prefects. Which was good, because that would be a losing battle. But Oliver wasn't trying to convince the boy of the opposite either. If he wanted to be a prefect, good for him.
"But there are only two prefects per house at a time. So obviously not everyone who wants to be a prefect can be one. I'm sure there are a lot of people who would be suited for the job but they can't all get it. Which means that some people who are looking forward to a position like that are just going to end up disappointed." Which wasn't fair.
It was a good goal to have, he supposed. It gave students who believed in the idea a reason to work hard and act appropriately. But it couldn't end well for everyone.