Quidditch Cup

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 53596

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
<catlady at w...> wrote:
 
> I have a problem here with PS/SS: "It was decked out in the 
> Slytherin colors of green and silver to celebrate Slytherin's 
> winning the house cup for the seventh year in a row." 
> 
> 1991-2 - Gryff wins House Cup (PS/SS)
> 1990-1 - 6th year Gryff doesn't win House Cup
> 1989-90- 5th
> 1988-9 - 4th
> 1987-8 - 3rd
> 1986-7 - 2nd
> 1985-6 - 1st
> 1984-5 - presumably Gryff won House Cup. 
> Why didn't Gryff win the House Cup in 1985-6, when they had the 
> advantage of having won the Quidditch Cup?

Not sure... but I think Slythrins made false challenges and dares to 
lure Gryffindors into breaking rules, thus losing enough points to 
lose the House Cup? (At least Malfoy has done this to Harry, but 
Harry didn't get caught all that often, thanks to invisibility Cloak).
Also, there's more than Quidditch to earn points... who knows what 
has happened during those years? Also, it seems that Bill&Charlie 
Weasley were bright students and earned house points in class...

-- Finwitch