First off, Prim doesn't go into The Hunger Games. Katniss takes her place in the drawing. So technically Prim does live but she isn't in the Hunger Games.
Prim's name was only put in the reaping once unlike others whose bands were put in many times. She also was very scared and worried Which added to her stunned reaction.
For the girls Primrose Everdeen is selected at the reaping, Katniss Everdeen volunteers as tribute. She takes Prim's place. For the boys Peeta Mellark is selected
When her sister Primrose got chosen during the reaping, Katniss volunteered to be a tribute. To save Prim's life.
For district 12, it was Katniss, since she was the only female victor, and Haymitch, but Peeta volunteered for Haymitch.
In District 12 Prim's name is pulled out but Katniss volunteers and Peeta's name is pulled out and no one volunteers.
when prim gets reaped she volunteers herself
Katniss saves Prim from the reaping by volunteering to go into the arena instead of her little sister.Really, Katniss saves Prim from the Hunger Games, not the reaping. When Prim's name was called to come onto the stage so she would be announced as a tribute, Katniss was pulled back into memories. Katniss couldn't stand the thought of Prim going into the Hunger Games, she loved her so much. So Katniss volunteered to take Prim's place, and Prim was saved.
Prim's name was only put in the reaping once unlike others whose bands were put in many times. She also was very scared and worried Which added to her stunned reaction.
In The Hunger Games, Katniss's name is entered in the reaping 20 times. Her name never gets chosen in the first book, her sister's Prim name does. Katniss then volunteers as tribute to compete in place of Prim.
For the girls Primrose Everdeen is selected at the reaping, Katniss Everdeen volunteers as tribute. She takes Prim's place. For the boys Peeta Mellark is selected
There was silence at the reaping first of all because Katniss volunteered as tribute for her little sister......no one has volunteered as tribute in a while at District 12. Also there was kind of some relief that Prim (little sister) didnt go because there were a good number of people that knew her, they also knew Katniss but being that Prim was younger and knew more people.
When her sister Primrose got chosen during the reaping, Katniss volunteered to be a tribute. To save Prim's life.
There were 20 pieces of paper with her name, 1 with Prim, if thats what youre looking for. They had no other number.
It ironis that Prim's name is only in the reaping ball once, and she gets picked. Peeta says he has a crush on Katniss then joins the careers to kill her (really he is steering them away but we dont find this out till later) This is all i can think of at the moment. Hope this helped (:
The reaping is when all the citizens in each district between 12-18 are to report to the Justuce Building (Which to me is like a small White House). Then one boy and one girl are picked in a raffle. The ones that are picked go into the Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
After the reaping before she leaves District 12, she is visited by Madge who gives her the mockingjay pin, Gale, Prim and her mom, and the Baker who gives her cookies.
Prim was 12-years-old in The Hunger Games and she was 13 in Catching Fire and Mockingjay.