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Photo of the house points in the Hogwarts Castle at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando. I was quite offended when I saw this actually - WHY ON EARTH IS RAVENCLAW IN LAST PLACE??? Ravenclaw is supposed to have intelligent, creative, and witty students, so why can't we at least beat the loyal and friendly Puffs? (No bias here at all.
) Photo taken in August 2010; edited with Photoshop.
Harry Potter (c) J.K. Rowling, Wizarding World (c) Universal Studios.
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bahaha! Y'know, I may be a Huffledor, but being more concerned about the Marauders Era instead of the Trio Era, I'm pretty sure Gryffindor was in last place A LOT those years! It wouldn't bother me!
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Emerald, sapphire, ruby, and topaz stones. I love it all
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HAHA! That is, um, not what I thought about when I saw this!
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at least you got to see it
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Right!!? Darn it Gryffindor! And Slytherin! And what the hell is a Hufflepuff!?
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YES!!! THANK YOU!
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OMG. I WENT TO THE WIZARDING WORLD AND WAS SO PISSED OFF BY THAT. Of couuuurse, my sister is a gryffindor and was like "hahaha I beat you!" and I was like "stfu, sister, I'm smarter than you. You go daringly risk your life and I'll save everyone in a less violent more intellectual way"
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We Ravenclaws are smart enough to recognize that House points are of no real importance, so we don't bother with them. Considering the number of points Gryffies get for doing stupid things, winning House points can hardly be considered a sign of intelligence.
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Hm. That's a very shrewd point. But we're all still teenagers (assuming we're in hogwarts), and all still highly competitive. So, being in Ravenclaw and seeing people get house points for being a suck up to Snape or risking their lives to look cool rightfully gets me peeved. We do the best on OWLs and NEWTs, so shouldn't we be slightly rewarded for that? At least not look too dumb in front of the muggles that pass by that place every day, who have no understanding of house points.
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I don't think the Slytherins have to suck up to Snape to get extra points. He seems to do it entirely on his own, in retaliation for the injustices he suffered due to the House system when he was a student. I suspect most of the actual punishment Snape deals out to his Slytherins occurs in-house and off the record.
If things were done in a rational and systematic fashion, there would be an agreed-upon point value for grades, awarded automatically. One could even have a system that awarded higher points for good grades in harder subjects, such as Potions or Arithmancy, than for softer classes such as Divination or Herbology. We Ravenclaws could stack up points on an ongoing basis to offset the bonuses Gryffies get for being heroic dunderheads.
P.S. Is it really necessary for ALL students to take five full years of Herbology, or is it just so Hogwarts won't have to hire a gardening staff?
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Haha. I'm pretty sure herbology is for the.... cerebral-ly challenged, so to speak. But it's a nice respite from real classes, right? It's like care of magical creatures - not challenging in the least (unless you don't have a green thumb), but it can be fun. I can get behind lessons with nifflers. I have a soft spot for them. Not so much mandrakes or devil's snare.
I do believe Slytherins suck up to Snape, but I concede that maybe it's not for points. And you know he punishes Gryffindors (although most the time they deserve some form of reprimand) more severely. Since Snape really doesn't have an opinion on us Ravenclaws one way or another, I suppose it doesn't affect us. I just have a sore spot for unfair treatment, especially since we're obviously going further than most anyone in the other houses.
I agree with the house point system you devised!! Sigh. Only Ravenclaws can get things done. Although I admit I have a bias.
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I don't think it's quite true that only Ravenclaws can get things done. I'd say we're the only ones who can get things done RATIONALLY!
Herbology should be an elective, like Care of Magical Creatures. I suspect one of the reasons it's a requirement is so Sprout can have the same status as the other three Heads of Houses. Academic politics has its own rules!
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True, true. Maybe the only ones to get things done that continue to function properly after time has passed.
I've always wondered why Sprout was a head. She clearly proved herself in the Battle, but before that? I don't know, are there no other hufflepuff teachers? She's very sweet, but I have doubts as to if she can effectively lead. Although leading hufflepufs isn't too hard, they're very cooperative.
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In normal times, a Head of House would not have to be skilled in battle. The supposed kindness and motherliness of Sprout is mostly fanon (we see little of her in canon), but it's a much better qualification for caring for a House full of children than McGonagall's distant toughness. Minerva doesn't seem to pay much attention to her children, and just lets them run wild.
We see even less of Flitwick than we do of Sprout, but I imagine he focuses on academics, and is mainly concerned with whether they keep up on their schoolwork. Snape looks out for his Slytherins and protects them, then gets criticized for favoritism because of it. I don't suppose he's particularly warm, though.
I saw one fanfic in which Sprout and Snape were depicted as the most effective Heads, partly because they help each other. Snape sends his emotionally distraught children to Sprout to be comforted, and Sprout sends her uncontrolled delinquents to Snape to be disciplined.
Considering the heavy class-load carried by teachers of required subjects, it would probably make more sense for the Heads of Houses to be chosen from among the teachers of electives. But whoever said Hogwarts makes sense?
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Also, strictly on a somewhat (entirely) biased level, Flitwick doesn't NEED to be there. Ravenclaws can hold their own. I think each house needs what the house leader gives them. For us, it's basically the trust we aren't going to screw things up, and relative freedom. For Puffies, it's the mothering, big boned love, since they usually need the most attention (not like attention whores, like they're not quite yet capable of being w/o a loving adult figure). McGonagall works for Gryffindor and Snape for Slytherin. They embody their houses.
Hogwarts is an enigma. That's what makes it so lovable!
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Hahaha! I'm so happy I wasn't the only one annoyed by this! GO RAVENCLAW! We are WAAYYY smarter than those idiotic Gryffindors.
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I know. So lame. That person who made it musta got their ass whooped by a ravenclaw, and then were like "Well, imma be vindictive and give them no house points!"
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I love the house point vials (?), they are really awesome cooling
Could you tell what the actual "points" were made of? Like a shitload of glitter or glass beads?
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ok awesome COOLING? wtf?
I meant awesome looking...
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Haha! Thanks! I totally assumed that was what you meant!
I'm pretty sure they are hourglasses, and I think the points are glass beads. I couldn't get close to it however, so I could be wrong.
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I'm not real brilliant tonight. Seriously how did I not see that they are hour glasses!?
Maybe its time for me to get some sleep? LOL Wow...
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No worries! I actually didn't notice they were hourglasses at first either!
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Poor Ravenclaw. I love hourglasses
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I know! Someone needs to break in and fix this sad situation immediately. I love hourglasses too!
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I have 7 with different sizes and colours
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Really?!? That's so awesome! I would love to see a picture of all of them!
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I'll take a picture next time I'm uploading and send you a link
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YAY! Please do! Thank you!
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UNFAIR. Slytherin deserves all the awards
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Haha! But, Ravenclaw is BETTER.
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NO ONE IS BETTER THAN SLYTHERIN
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What's wrong with being a Loyal Hard-working Hufflepuff? JK, They should change the house points weekly or something.
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Hufflepuffs are great! Gryffindors are the ancient Celts: wild and fearless, casting aside their plaids and racing into battle naked, swinging their broadswords. Hufflepuffs are the Roman legions: loyal, disciplined, digging formal entrenchments at every night’s encampment, marching into battle with shields interlocked, short swords at the ready. The Celts are romantic and we all love them, but who wins the Empire?
Ravenclaws are the ancient Egyptians, the ones with centuries of arcane knowledge and impressive technical skills. And Slytherins are the Greeks: reaching for greatness, creating a brief civilization of unparalleled brilliance, establishing the foundations of Western intellectual culture, then falling apart in petty wars and political struggles and mutual distrust. And the Roman Legions march over them, and all they have is their history. Hufflepuff rules the world!
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OMG I like totally love you for this!
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Haha! 
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people are lazy, I mean they change all the times in the books. Heck, Gryffindor is almost always last until the end.
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It's actually hard for me to choose which I think would come in last place. They all have such great traits that could put them in front of another! I was offended when I saw Ravenclaw in last, as well! xD
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Yes, admittedly, all the houses have good traits, but I'm a Ravenclaw through and through. So, of course, it's the best house!
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I never knew these were how house points looked until I got a vague idea from Pottermore. XD
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Hmm, interesting. Was this ever in the movies? I wasn't surprised when I saw it, so I thought it must have been in the movies. But, yeah, Pottermore is great! I love the extra info it gives us!
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Yeah! What's your username?
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Hmm, okay, then I was just imagining it. Haha. My Pottermore username is GalleonUnicorn37.
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YAY! Thanks! I finally have a Slytherin frined!!!
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Yup! Most of my friends haven't gotten on yet, and the ones that have are all in Ravenclaw (which probably says something about me!). But, I do LOVE Slytherin. It is definitely my second house choice.
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Ah, Ravenclaw is my second ^^ Majority of my friends aren't on either, or are Slytherin on Pottermore
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