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IcyStomach4471 t1_iy7nb3w wrote

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THIS MADE ME LAUGH MORE THAN IT SHOULD'VE!

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damnappdoesntwork t1_iy7op3p wrote

I liked the Dumbledore character better when he was played by Gandalf.

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Sterogon t1_iy7ujef wrote

Any thoughts why they think that adding this rivalry is a good thing to cultivate?

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cuntffucker_69 t1_iy7ulu2 wrote

Tbh the trio defeated Voldemort ffs plus, earlier 150 points were deducted from Gryffindor because of the same trio going out at night

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11hortong t1_iy801nx wrote

Replying to Sterogon (#760,633)

Rivalry is healthy provided it's a fair playing field. A system that rewards hard work and good behaviour is not a bad thing. But it fails when the points are just blatantly handed out

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Staggeringpage8 t1_iy858nb wrote

Replying to cuntffucker_69 (#760,649)

To add to that it was going out at night to stop Voldemort after nobody would believe that there was someone trying to get the sorcerer's stone. I think 150 points is honestly less than they deserve.

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siddharth_pillai t1_iy85g9d wrote

The points they got for defeating fucking voldemort is only 10 more than that got deducted when they were roaming around at night (and they had to serve detention for that too).

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meme_planet_13 t1_iy86uaz wrote

Replying to 11hortong (#761,805)

We had a similar system at my school, but instead of getting points through discipline and such, we only got them through extra curricular activities.

Like whichever house came 1st in the quiz, spelling bee, recitation, etc. got more points than the others.

It was a real good system. Unfortunately, my house never won, but we couldn't be mad because we fucked up bad on multiple occasions

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dedarou96 t1_iy89g8j wrote

Replying to Sterogon (#760,633)

I think it's a custom of the school at this point. It has probably been been there since the school was founded. I think it's fine it just needs rules that are explicit about the activities that will make you loose or win points instead of the biased judgment of teachers and events should be held to win a big number of points. Like if you get extra points for exposing certain subjects and replicating magic/potions in class we would have more Hermiones in the school

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WhoSmokesThaBlunts t1_iy8b2kq wrote

Replying to ALinkToThePants (#763,235)

We just watched this last night and unless I missed something, this post is from the perspective of every other student that didn't even know the events around the stone took place.

Slytherin and even Ravenclaw should be pissed especially if the mario party bonus points at the end had never been done before. At the very least I'd be demanding an explanation. All this assuming the house cup is actually meaningful and comes with extras but if its not a big deal then probably no one actually cares

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TurnipForYourThought t1_iy8cgdy wrote

Replying to WhoSmokesThaBlunts (#764,568)

>All this assuming the house cup is actually meaningful and comes with extras but if its not a big deal then probably no one actually cares

It's a boarding school for children and teenagers. You bet your ass they gave that House Cup some meaning.

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Comprehensive-Bat-50 t1_iy8d9kt wrote

Harry wet his bed on wet the bed Wednesday 100 points for griffondor

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Ghasty_001 t1_iy8dk5j wrote

Replying to siddharth_pillai (#763,067)

I imagine aftwr the final fight in the 7tb book/8th film.

"Guys, okey, you defended the school and all, but you created a mess, -1000 points to all houses except slytherings who were in prison"

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RandomLegend t1_iy8ekvo wrote

As if Snape didn't rig the house cup for 7 years straight.

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8_Gauge_Tempest t1_iy8godn wrote

Just separate them by nation of origin. England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. If you know, you know.

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Everyoneheresamoron t1_iy8it6r wrote

The point system basically creates bullying and intimidation from the houses.

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Helmet_Icicle t1_iy8jmd2 wrote

Replying to Sterogon (#760,633)

It facilities inter-group social bonding to substitute the absence of pastoral care students would otherwise miss without living at home. It also mitigates poor student:teacher ratios when older students look after younger students.

Scholastic rivalry promotes healthy competitive scenarios in a relatively safe atmosphere, which engenders growth and development.

Based on real academic structure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_system

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creedman21 t1_iy8kkul wrote

Harry - breaths

Snape - 5 points from Gryffindor.

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Kommander-in-Keef t1_iy8sr62 wrote

“Yes yes slytherin wins but oh hey what’s this? Neville longbottom was brave? Fucking 50 points. Oh what else is there oh hey Harry Potter murdered one of our faculty another 50 points. Oh would you look at that gryffindor came out on top what a coincidence!”

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AngryAntArmy t1_iy8udsv wrote

Also the whole house cup system and houses were not a big deal.

They were a big deal to Harry when he first came to hogwarts; because that was his first sense of community, and friendship. Most of the slytherine are just like “oh that sucks, anyway: yeah can’t wait to go home.”

Even for Harry the whole house cup and point systems fades as he realizes it’s just a silly way to help keep kids in line. About halfway thru the series they don’t even mention the house cup because Harry doesn’t even think about it anymore.

So giving grfandor the house cup was clearly a “aww it means a lot to him” thing.

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MahaSura_3619 t1_iy8wpdu wrote

This kept me laughing for like 5 minutes straight. I wish I had an award to give. Totally deserves it.

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EphemeralMemory t1_iy8yf04 wrote

Replying to Ghasty_001 (#765,224)

I think Rowling retconned this after the final book was released, saying Slughorn came back with a small army of slytherins to combat voldemort, to give slytherin a bit of positive exposure.

Not sure how that worked out specifically, but apparently it was a verified retcon.

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Force3vo t1_iy911fg wrote

Replying to HaViNgT (#762,368)

But how would they know which house to just treat like criminals once something happens? Or which children can be bullied for possibly becoming evil later on for having a hat tell them to be in the "evil" house?

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TheMiniRobot t1_iy92sqz wrote

Snape: "It appears that Gryffindor is winning the house cup..."

Dumbledore: "What of it?"

Snape: "It just seems odd to me that Mr. Potter keeps being awarded 50 points in the late hours of the night. He also spends a great deal of time in your office wouldn't you say?"

Dumbledore: "Special wizard training, he needs to master my wand."

Snape: "Do you mean his wand?"

Dumbledore: "Yeah sure whatever"

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siddharth_pillai t1_iy96c9f wrote

Replying to m7samuel (#770,407)

I'm not joking when I say that she once said

>Hogwarts didn't always have bathrooms. Before adopting Muggle plumbing methods in the eighteenth century, witches and wizards simply relieved themselves wherever they stood, and vanished the evidence.

The above is a direct quote

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thenbmeade t1_iy96r70 wrote

Just all the points wrongfully taken away going back to them

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Aegillade t1_iy9ayh9 wrote

Replying to RandomLegend (#765,478)

Seriously it's been a while since I've read Harry Potter, was there anything stopping someone from rigging the fuck out of the point system? Or was it just an honor system?

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peruzgnaus t1_iy9hvtm wrote

So the bad (the Snake thing) have won, but i want Harry ti win because he Is good, so 1737493846 points to griffindors

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nick124699 t1_iy9hwor wrote

Y'all never read the books and it shows.

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Notoday t1_iy9knc5 wrote

Replying to Staggeringpage8 (#763,002)

Nah man. They are 11. They broke a lot of rules and put themselves in very serious danger. Yes, they stopped Hitler, so you can't really punish them... but they're still children, and as a school you probably shouldn't encourage students to put their lives in danger lol

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Pennywise_clown99 t1_iy9kyad wrote

Replying to pilesofcleanlaundry (#771,227)

Self defense? He was actively seeking him out. I don't think that fits the legal definition of self defense. Even if it was, murder isn't an appropriate response, since you can only kill someone if there is absolutely nothing you can do and your life is actively in danger, otherwise knocking them out if the most you can do.

And stalking someone and murdering them after they fight you off for doing that I do not think can be justified as self defense

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sulris t1_iy9ypg8 wrote

Replying to fdar (#769,518)

To be fair they were also roaming at night when they defeated voldy so they should have lost an additional 150 points as well.

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sulris t1_iy9z8xa wrote

Replying to Aegillade (#773,371)

We did something similar with points as camp counselors and honestly the authority figures just want to motivate the children to act right. We didn’t really care who had the most points. So it came out pretty fair.

There was an inflation that started as the kids got points (that we just made up) they became less willing to seek more points unless the same tasks offered more point than before. Maybe just a quirk of human nature.

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Sly8790 t1_iyafv28 wrote

Haha dumbledor was it

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MathigNihilcehk t1_iyavqmv wrote

Replying to Staggeringpage8 (#785,355)

He wouldn’t have been able to best the mirror, AND dumbledore was on his way back to the castle pretty much immediately.

He couldn’t best the mirror puzzle with Harry Potter being present (the only way he had any chance of cracking the mirror puzzle) because dumbledore showed up without any aid from the rest of the team. If he had to do so without Potter in the same amount of time before the principle returned… he would’ve failed.

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Savitar-1 t1_iyax4mx wrote

Gryffindor - Does nothing special while Slytherins do everything and get approval from all teachers.

Wins house cup

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Kremit_OFogg t1_iybv3nj wrote

"Harry was able to the his shoes all by himself today, 10 trillion points to griffindoor"

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iKnowbetta15 t1_iybwj6e wrote

Yoooooo they were cheating that shit 😂

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fillytopper t1_iyc3a6m wrote

Lol, from the beginning its so obvious there's a preference and its not going to be fair and impartial

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NickSchultz t1_iycfec3 wrote

Replying to Mocei (#777,871)

Honestly that was the weirdest inclusion in the movies that he ran to the house just to cradle her dead body (at least I'm hoping that's all he did)

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