OotP: House Points

[katrinawitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 66034

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> At last in OotP we see how the House points are collected in those 
> big hour glass thingies, very interesting ! but although 
Gryffindors got themselves rubies and the Slytherins, emeralds; 
likewise the Ravenclaws, sapphires. What did the Hufflepuffs get to 
signify thier points ? Does it say in any other book, I may have 
missed this. Or maybe an educated guess from any one out there?
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> kindly, Narcissa( can't help falling for the bad boys!)Malfoy.

Good question!  I thought it was neat that they finally revealed 
more about the house points, and where they're collected.  I also 
assume that, in order to award or take away points, the person (who 
I'm sure must have the authorization to do this) simply states "50 
points to Gryffindor", or whatever, and the points just magically 
appear!

I think the Hufflepuff colors are black and yellow, so I'd assume 
that the gems in their indicator would be topaz or some other yellow 
stone.

Kat