points in GF and in general (was Interhouse . . .)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 27724

There are actually several cases of points being rewarded and subtracted in 
GoF.  I compiled them during a bout of LOON-Binns Disease, a chronic 
condition that flares up now and then.

student: Ron and Harry
teacher: Snape
points taken: -50 combined
reason: shouting at Snape
notes: In defense of Hermione.  "It was lucky . . . their voices echoed so 
much in the stone corridor, for in the confused din, it was impossible for 
[Snape] to hear exactly what they were calling him.  He got the gist, 
however."  They also get detention (pickling rats' brains, GF19).
ref: GF18

student: Fawcett (Hufflepuff girl)
teacher:  Snape
points taken: -10
reason: smooching in the rosebushes
notes: Is that against the rules?
ref: GF23

student: Stebbins (Ravenclaw boy)
teacher:  Snape
points taken: -10
reason: smooching in the rosebushes
notes: see above
ref: GF23

student: Hermione
teacher:  Snape
points taken: -10
reason: discussing her fascinating social life in class
ref: GF27

student: Hermione
teacher:  give you three guesses and the first two don't count
points taken: -10
reason: reading magazines in class (Witch Weekly)
notes: he also reads the article aloud, to the Slytherins' amusement
ref: GF27

The Quidditch Cup and House Cup are undoubtedly two different things.  
"Gryffindor house, meanwhile, largely thanks to their spectacular 
performance in the Quidditch Cup, had won the House Championship for the 
third year running" (PA 22).

Interestingly, although the Quidditch Cup is awarded on the basis of total 
scores as well as win/loss record (or even instead of--it's unclear), a win 
in Quidditch seems to garner a house a flat number of points toward the 
*House* Cup:  50 points for a win, period.  I base the former on the race 
for the Cup in PA, in which Gryffindor needs to win by a certain margin in 
order to capture the Cup--it isn't enough to win more matches than any other 
team (since G and S each end up with three victories, it may be the case 
that total score is only used as a tiebreaker).  The flat-number 
observation, on the other hand, comes from CS 11, in which Percy tells Harry 
that G's win gave them 50 points toward the House Cup.  It seems unlikely 
that G's victory was by a margin of 50 points, meaning they were down by 100 
when Harry caught the Snitch: the game in question is the one with the rogue 
bludger (CS 10), and although Slytherin is winning by 60 points the last 
time we hear the score, it seems unlikely that the scoring would continue to 
be that uneven once Fred and George return to defending the rest of the 
team.  It's impossible to be sure, though.

Amy Z

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The Whomping Willow was a very violent tree that
stood alone in the middle of the grounds.
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