Act 19 opens with Persia celebrating her birthday, and the prefects are chewed out by her house mistress and house master for their handling of the situation. Persia is upset that she has been punished, and she tells her sister that she will not listen to her. She also tells her that she would like to know what kind of person she is. She tells him to ride her hard until she cant even stand, and he agrees. He tells her to come with him to negotiate the budget for the clubs, and then to go out and ask for a boat for the boating team. He says that the clubs are perfect as they always are, and that the older sibling always gets the praise and the trust. He then tells his sister that he wants to change the world and that he needs power to do so. He asks her why she wants to be a Prefect, and when she tells him that she is busy flirting with a tiny girl, he teases her.