Good Slytherin - Plus an old debate

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No: HPFGUIDX 71257

> > Kathryn continues:
> >
> > But IMO Gryffindor was just 'awarded' victory at the end of PS.
> > If any of the other houses had bee in the position of Slytherin 
> > and Dumbledore had snatched the victory away by awarding points 
to 
> > another house for blatently disregarding the rules then I would 
feel
> > for them too.
> 
> bboy_mn responds:
> See, this is the root of the problem between the opposing sides on
> this issue. Slytherin hadn't won the House Cup, they were only in 
the
> lead and expected to win. Dumbledore is well within his rights and
> well with in the rules to award last minute points. So, if Snape 
can
> dock 50 points (or 20 or 10) for minor infraction, then certainly
> Dumbledore can award 50 points for extreme acts of selflessness and
> courage, even if it wasn't tempered with the best of wisdom.
> 
> But... I guess that's pretty much the standard postion on my side 
of
> the fence.
> 

I'm not going into whether Dumbledore should have awarded the 
points.  I can see both sides of the arguement, and I'm not sure 
which I agree with.

I do have a much bigger problem with Dumbledore's actions in PS.  He 
should have awarded the point immediately (the day before the feast) 
and then explained them at the feast.  The Great Hall should nver 
have been decorated in green and silver.  The let the Slytherin go 
in like than and then change it was (probably unintentionall) cruel.

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