[HPforGrownups] Keeping track of House Points

[Grrl Scout]

No: HPFGUIDX 31516

oz_widgeon <Littlered32773 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Here's something I've been thinking about for quite
> a while.  With 
> all the 5 points from Gryffindor, 10 points to
> Gryffindor, 10 points 
> from Slytherin, etc, how do they keep track of it? 
> I mean McGonagall 
> and Snape alone must take away points from students
> all day (in 
> addition to what we see in the books, which
> generally only involves 
> Harry's year and class) and we've seen I believe
> Sprout and Lockhart 
> pass them out like candy.  I 
> think that there is some type of enchantment at
> Hogwarts that 
> automatically 'updates' the points the instant a
> teacher or prefect 
> says the words.  

I've thought about this too, actually. I also don't
have an office set of the books, but I seem to recall
in SS/PS that the students see the points reflected in
some set of hourglass-like pillars in a central
location. A magical way of keeping track of the
points, a la the magic quill that records the birth of
young wizards and witches, seems like the most
efficient way of recording the points.

Also, has anyone else noticed some, um, point
inflation between the books? In SS/PS, Snape takes
away one point from Harry for his "cheek," and I think
it was pretty common for points to be given or taken
away one at a time. By GF, though, points are almost
always given at least five at a time, aren't they?

Of all the details to pay attention to... :)

Scout




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