First potions lesson/Harry getting special treatment

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 145965

lebeto:
> 
> Now I might be absolutely wrong here and if so please feel free to
> correct me.  I thought that the colors presented in the Great Hall are
> those of the previous winner which for the past seven years or so has
> been the Slyths.  I saw it more as a changing of the guard from last
> year's winner to this year's winner.  It was a little rude to leave
> the awarding of the points until the last minute but I thought this
> was JKR making it more dramatic than Harry seeing they won and being
> told that the Trio plus Neville were awarded some points. Of course
> this is all my own opinion.

Ceridwen:
I got the impression that the Great Hall had been decorated in 
Slytherin colors especially for the last feast.  I've never attended a 
boarding school, but I did attend one that awarded an 'E' banner to the 
best class of the month.  The points were always tallied in advance, 
and announced in chapel when the banner was awarded.  I was thoroughly 
embarrassed by the late addition of points when the house cup had all 
but been awarded.  I thought it was tacky.

But, I also think JKR did it for an overt sense of satisfaction for 
younger readers.

Ceridwen.