Who, When, Why, and How Many…
student: Harry
teacher: Umbridge
points taken: -10
reason: “Hmmm, let’s think…maybe Lord Voldemort?”
notes: Hermione had started an argument by pointing out that the course aims didn’t cover application of the theory, and the rest of the class joined in. Harry lost the points by parrying the question of what the students could possibly think was waiting for them out in the real world.
ref: OP12
student: Hermione
teacher: Grubbly-Plank
points given: +10
reason: for identifying Bowtruckles, and also what they eat
notes: awarded by 5 points first for correctly identifying them, then 5 more for identifying the woodlice as their food
ref: OP13
student: Hermione
teacher: Umbridge
points taken: -5
reason: “For disrupting my class with pointless interruptions”
notes: Hermione had to hush Harry to keep him from getting involved as she questioned Umbridge’s teaching methods.
ref: OP15
student: Angelina
teacher: McGonagall
points taken: -5
reason: yelling at Harry in the Great Hall
notes: quickly followed by the next 5 points off
ref: OP15
student: Harry
teacher: McGonagall
points taken: -5
reason: because detention had had no effect
notes: McGonagall didn’t know what Umbridge was doing to him; Harry agreed with Ron that she’d go nuts if she knew, and thinking ahead figured Umbridge would have McGonagall sacked after that
ref: OP15
student: Harry, Ron, Neville
teacher: Snape
points taken: -10
reason: He thought the three of them were fighting, not realizing that the other two were holding Neville back from attacking Draco Malfoy with his bare hands. Not that that would have sounded any better.
notes: Draco made what he thought was a throwaway comment about the closed ward in St. Mungo’s, and Neville wasn’t about to stand for that.
ref: OP17
student: Hermione
teacher: Hagrid
points given: +10
reason: knowing why some of the class could see thestrals and some couldn’t
notes: first time Hagrid’s been shown using his authority to give or take House points
ref: OP21
student: Harry
teacher: Umbridge
points taken: -50
reason: The Quibbler interview
notes: with loss of Hogsmeade privileges plus detention
ref: OP26
student: Harry
teacher: Sprout
points given: +20
reason: passing her a watering can
notes: no other way to express her approval of his interview what with Educational Decree 26
ref: OP26
student: Draco
teacher: Umbridge
points given: +50
reason: for catching Harry escaping from the Room of Requirement after Dobby’s warning at the D.A. meeting
notes:
ref: OP27
student: Hermione
teacher: none (Malfoy as member of Inquisitorial Squad)
points taken: -5
reason: being rude about Umbridge
notes: Draco cooked up excuses to dock everyone in the little group who’d been talking in the Entrance Hall
ref: OP28
student: Ernie Macmillan
teacher: none (Malfoy as member of Inquisitorial Squad)
points taken: -5
reason: contradicting Malfoy’s claim to be able to dock points
notes: Draco cooked up excuses to dock everyone in the little group who’d been talking in the Entrance Hall
ref: OP28
student: Harry
teacher: none (Malfoy as member of Inquisitorial Squad)
points taken: -5
reason: “because I don’t like you, Potter”
notes: Draco cooked up excuses to dock everyone in the little group who’d been talking in the Entrance Hall
ref: OP28
student: Ron
teacher: none (Malfoy as member of Inquisitorial Squad)
points taken: -5
reason: shirt untucked
notes: Draco cooked up excuses to dock everyone in the little group who’d been talking in the Entrance Hall
ref: OP28
student: Hermione
teacher: none (Malfoy as member of Inquisitorial Squad)
points taken: -10
reason: for being Muggle-born
notes: Draco cooked up excuses to dock everyone in the little group who’d been talking in the Entrance Hall
ref: OP28
student: Harry
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +50
reason: alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who
notes: offsetting the damage done by the Inquisitorial Squad’s authority to dock House points
ref: OP38
student: Ron
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +50
reason: alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who
notes: offsetting the damage done by the Inquisitorial Squad’s authority to dock House points
ref: OP38
student: Ginny
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +50
reason: alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who
notes: offsetting the damage done by the Inquisitorial Squad’s authority to dock House points
ref: OP38
student: Neville
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +50
reason: alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who
notes: offsetting the damage done by the Inquisitorial Squad’s authority to dock House points
ref: OP38
student: Hermione
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +50
reason: alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who
notes: offsetting the damage done by the Inquisitorial Squad’s authority to dock House points
ref: OP38
student: Luna
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +50
reason: alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who
notes: afterthought, her main concern was with the Gryffindors
ref: OP38
student: Harry
teacher: Snape
points taken: -10
reason: “I’m trying to decide what curse to use on Malfoy, sir.”
notes: points couldn’t be deducted until McGonagall added more
ref: OP38
Final point totals at the end of the 1995 – 1996 school year:
totals not given, winner of House Cup not specified
House Points by Year: