First meetings; Poor poor Slytherin at the House Cup

[bibphile]

No: HPFGUIDX 71430


> <bibphile at y...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I think K is referring to the fact that the great hall was
> decorated 
> > in green and silver then changed.  
> > 
> > If Dumbledore was going to award the points, he should have 
> awarded  them immediately (the night before) and explained 
> them at the feast.
> > 
> > The Great Hall should never have been decorated in green and 
> > silver.  The was it was done was unneccessarily (and probably 
> > unintionally) cruel.
> 
>Pippin sapd: 
> There is no evidence that any Slytherin other than Draco was 
> expecting Slytherin to win the House Cup, or that anybody in the 
> Great Hall apart from Harry was surprised that last minute points 
> were awarded. Dumbledore's announcement that recent events 
> must be taken into account is not greeted by any outcry or 
> murmur of surprise or protest, unlike the many other times when 
> unexpected announcements are made from the High Table.

(SS page 381 U.S paperback)  "Which mean," Dumbledore called over 
the storm of applause, . . ."we need a change of decoration."

He clapped his hands.  In an instant, the green hanging became 
scarlet and th siler be came gold.

The Great hall was decorated in Slytherin colors.  Students don't 
appear to decorate it.  That makes me think everyone expected 
Slytherin to win.

I have no problem with the fact that Gryffindor won last minute.  I 
have a probelm with the way the points were awarded.  There points 
were earned the night before; they should have been awarded the 
night before.

bibphile