Points awarded to Trio in PS/SS WAS:Re: First potions lesson

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No: HPFGUIDX 145969

Chris:
> The trio did not defeat LV, and neither did Harry, he
> just expelled a demon.

Alla:

Without Trio expelling a demon and this demon was Voldemort himself 
in his spirit form, Voldemort may have had a chance on getting a 
stone and reemerging in full glory several years earlier than he did, 
IMO.

Chris:
> How could Sliths expect to be treated with anything as
> good as indifference after that stunt.  DD told almost
> 100 Sliths and about 200 others that no matter how
> good they are or how hard they work, all it take is
> one moment of stupidity that their personalities are
> not wired for to be loved and win all the glory. He
> all but says that standing up for what is right is
> good, but not nearly as good as breaking the rules and
> putting lives in danger aka "It's ok as long as the
> world is saved".

Alla:

Erm... yes. A LOT of things are forgiven in Potterverse IMO if you 
are saving the world and I would not have the books any other way. It 
is OK for two students to go to the dangerous Chamber of Secrets 
because of they were saving an innocent life, it is more than OK but 
commendable to break the rules and use the time turner ( with the 
blessing of the Headmaster no less) when youa re saving not one but 
two innocent lives.

I think JKR is very loud and clear  that for higher noble purpose 
rules not only could be broken but SHOULD be broken.

Fred and George are leaving  the school as heroes after they 
initiated of very LOUD breaking the rules against dear Umbridge and 
this was not even saving the world, just act of civil disobedience, 
IMO.

As to how Slyths could expect to be treated good after this - they 
WERE. They won the cup for SEVEN years. After that little fact I 
personally don't buy for a second that Dumbledore is in any way, 
shape or form prejudiced against Slytherins. It is just as Valky 
said - this year Trio committed IMO the act of heroism and were 
rewarded for that.

Could Dumbledore award points earlier? I guess, but it made for such 
great read and I like what Pippin speculated that maybe last minutes 
points are often awarded, we just have not seen it.

IMO of course,

Alla