The only close antecedent for feeling what he felt had been just before fifth year, when Ron had been – to the shock of nearly everyone, including his now-girlfriend – appointed a Prefect for Gryffindor House, whereas Harry hadn't even received a prestigious post, not even Quidditch Captain (though that would ultimately come the following year). Harry had had to wrestle then with what he disconcertingly had pinpointed as an unconscious sense of entitlement due to his fame insomuch that he almost expected accolades since they had come to him so frequently ever since he was 11.