prefect debates!

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Starter Debate Questions:

1) How will you make your House a better place?
2) Are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced?
3) Teamwork is important. How do you get along with the members of your House?
4) If you were to get your ass kicked, who would you want to do it and why?
5) Who is your hero and why?
6) Where my lasers at?


Rules for the Debate:

A. Any persons currently nominated for Prefect may choose to answer or not answer any questions asked.

B. Any Hogwarts student or staff member, including those running for Prefect, may pose additional questions to any or all nominees. If you would like to ask nominees questions, please ask them now ((OOCly: post them in a comment or comments to this post. Be sure to indicate in your subject line that your comment contains questions, and if they are directed to specific candidates, please indicate that, as well.)) Keep in mind that nominees are not required to answer any questions. Voters may choose to take failure to answer any way they would like.

C. Question answering begins immediately, and lasts until the time the Polls go up, which will be approximately 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2009. ((OOCly that's 8 pm Eastern Daylight Time. ICly it wouldn't make any sense to specify a time zone since they're all at Hogwarts XD ))

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[maid-brienne.livejournal.com]

Brienne had been startled by the nomination, but she had decided, after not very much soul-searching at all, that she really ought to accept it.

She had no idea what to expect from the prefect debates, so she showed up in the Great Hall in freshly clean armor, Oathkeeper a striking presence at her hip. She kept one hand on the hilt of the blade, more for courage than anything else, and strode purposefully onto the stage. Public speaking was not a forte, but this was, she reasoned, no more stressful than a tourney and she'd competed in any number of those.

She cleared her throat, hearing the echo of the sound as the mic amplified her voice, and stared out at the assembled faces, looking for familliar people. Satisfied that she recognized a few faces, she cleared her throat and began.



"How will you make your House a better place? Well, I have already gotten the sorting hat to provide Gryffindor some workout equipment. (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/1706303.html) I would see Gryffindor become as lively a place for people to gather as Ravenclaw or Slytherin."

"Are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced? Not in being a prefect, no. But I have been at Hogwarts for some time, so I think that counts for something. At least, I hope it does.

"Teamwork is important. How do you get along with the members of your House? I do not know many of them as well as I would like, but there are some I like a great deal. The Gryffindors I know prize loyalty highly, and I would stand with any of them should the need ever arise.

"If you were to get your ass kicked, who would you want to do it and why?" Here she paused to actually consider, then ventured slowly. "I have several answers to this one. Firstly, I would choose Beowulf, because his valor and prowess in combat makes him a worthy opponent. I might also choose James Bond, because he would defeat me with panache. If I were to go outside my house, I would choose Sanada Yukimura, because at the end of the encounter, he would still be charming and gracious." Her gaze moved through the room, looking for one face in particular. "In the end, though, I would choose an opponent whose years of fighting far exceed any of those I've mentioned before, someone with patience, integrity and wisdom, because he could teach me much." Presuming she actually did catch Methos's eye, she gave him a fleeting but sincere smile. Let it never be said that there is no place for shippiness in these prefect debates.

"Who is your hero and why? There is a legendary warrior in Westeros, where I come from, called Ser Duncan the Tall. He was a simple hedge knight, and his deeds were numerous. He was companion to King Aegon the Unlikely, though the tales say he did not realize this at the time that Aegon acted as his squire. I have no idea what sort of a man he really was, because it's hard to know what is truth in such tales, but he brought himself up in the world through strength of will and character. He was not, perhaps, one of the most distinguished knights in the realm aside from the company he kept, but I've always liked him because he had principles. More recently, I admire my friend Jill of Deverry, whose world is very much like the one I came from, and who made a name for herself, despite the obstacles she faced being a woman. I can only hope to be half the person that she is.

"Where my lasers at?" This one gave her more than a bit of pause. She glanced up at the starry night sky on the ceiling as if searching it for answers, then shrugged. "What are lasers?" she asked. "Because I have no idea."

That was the last question, and she had no idea how to actually conclude her remarks, so she bowed, and went to take a seat somewhere in case of questions.