Head Boy, Head Girl, and Prefects:

Under my leadership as Headmaster, I am reinstating point docking to your list of responsibilities. As your role requires you to act as a bridge between students and staff, your aid in enforcing the school rules is required with this ability to deduct points from students. Allowing you to do so is to ensure that every student at Hogwarts is behaving the way they are supposed to and to give those that are not an immediate consequence when a professor is not present.

With this power comes great responsibility. The following are the guidelines I expect you to follow:

• You may deduct points from students of any House. You cannot deduct points from the Head Boy, Head Girl, or another Prefect; should they not follow the rules themselves, they must be reported to me immediately.
  
  
• If you see a student breaking any of the school rules, you must dock points from them — even if they are your friend or from your own House. You are held in a position of authority over them and were selected because of your adherence to the school rules.
  
  
• Point deductions must be logged in the black leather pocket notebook provided for you. Simply write the student's name, their House, the point value to be docked, and the reason for points needing to be docked from them. There is no need to turn these books in to me on a regular basis as what you write in them will magically appear on a master list that is kept in my possession.
  
  
• If a student is breaking a major school rule that require more than mere point loss, notify the appropriate Head of House as well as myself immediately.
  
  
• Do not abuse this power or refuse to use it when school rules are being broken, or you will be the one facing the consequences.

If there are any questions or concerns about point docking or any of your existing responsibilities, communicate with your Head of House or myself.


Headmaster Scrimgeour