last minute points was Re: First potions lesson/Harry getting special treatment

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 145991


> > >>Valky:
> > <snip>
> > It looked as though Dumbledore was punishing Slytherin House,
> > because he *was*, in a sense. 
> > <snip>
> > Basically I think the point is that Harry and Co had done them all 
> > (DD and Hogwarts including Slytherin) a favour because his actions 
> > had enabled Dumbledore the means to demonstrate the true meaning   
> > of House virtue to the school.
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> Oh, ick!  I really, really, hope not.  Because if this were the case 
> (and I agree with Magpie that you're building off of a lot of 
> assumptions here, Valky)

Valky:
LOL! You and me both, then <g> because I see your argument building
off the assumption that the Slytherins *deserved* that win in PS/SS
which would in turn assume that they worked hard to legally and
rightfully gain every single point awarded them and we know
unequivocally that they didn't. Gryffindor lost 150 points that was
rightfully earned because Draco deliberately schemed to ensure that
they did lose those points. We can agree to disagree on this point but
I think the trio did the right thing to break the rules to protect
Norbert, the thing Dumbledore would have done except that they never
asked him to. The House cup is about House *virtue*, Harry and Ron
were showing the virtuous qualities of their house that night, and
Draco was showing the negative side of his house. Yet Slytherin ending
up winning as a result. If it was wrong for Dumbledore to publicly
demonstrate the virtuous way to win the cup, then sign me up for
"wrong". <g>

Valky