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  Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Punishments:
House Points 1991-1992
EDITOR: Amy Z.
 

Who, When, Why, and How Many...

student: Harry 
teacher: Snape 
points taken: -1 
reason: "cheek" - 
notes: When asked a question by Snape, who was intentionally provoking him, he responded, "I don't know. I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?"
ref: SS8

student: Harry 
teacher: Snape 
points taken: -1 
reason: not helping Neville 
notes: Ironic, since Snape is also given to taking away points when people do help Neville (see PoA 7).  Neville doesn't lose any points himself…yet.
ref: SS8

student: Hermione 
teacher: McGonagall 
points given: + unknown ("all the points")
reason: knowing about Switching Spells 
ref: SS9

student: Hermione 
teacher: McGonagall 
points taken: -5
reason: tackling a troll on her own 
ref: SS10

student: Harry
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +5
reason: defeating a Mountain Troll
ref: SS10

student: Ron
teacher: McGonagall
points given: +10
reason: defeating a Mountain Troll
ref: SS10

student: Harry 
teacher: Snape 
points taken: -5 
reason: having a library book out of the castle
notes: The book is Quidditch Through The Ages.  Harry protests to Ron and Hermione that "he's just made that rule up."  Anyone got a Hogwarts Handbook?
ref: SS11

student: Ron
teacher: Snape 
points taken: -10
reason: fighting
notes: Snape catches him grabbing Malfoy by the front of his robes.  Hagrid says he was provoked (Malfoy was insulting his family), but Snape is unswayed
ref: SS8

student: Draco 
teacher: McGonagall 
points taken: -20 + detention
reason: out of bed at midnight 
ref: SS14

student: Harry 
teacher: McGonagall 
points taken: -50 + detention
reason: out of bed at midnight
notes: This plus the losses by Hermione and Neville put them all in disgrace--except with the Slytherins.  This is also the first and (as of GF) only time we hear about the "giant hourglasses" that display the House points.
ref: SS15

student: Hermione 
teacher: McGonagall 
points taken: -50 + detention
reason: out of bed at midnight 
ref: SS15

student: Neville 
teacher: McGonagall 
points taken: -50 + detention
reason: out of bed at midnight
ref: SS15

student: Ron 
teacher: Dumbledore
points given: +50
reason: "the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years"
ref: SS17

student: Hermione 
teacher: Dumbledore 
points given: +50
reason: "cool logic in the face of fire" 
ref: SS17

student: Harry 
teacher: Dumbledore 
points given: +60
reason: "pure nerve and outstanding courage" 
notes: Brings Gryffindor to a tie with Slytherin for the House Cup.
ref: SS17

student: Neville 
teacher: Dumbledore 
points given: +10 
reason: standing up to his friends for what he thought was right
notes: Puts Gryffindor over the top to win the Cup. The first points Neville has ever garnered, according to our narrator.  He ought to get a Purple Heart, too, for suffering the Full Body-Bind Curse…
ref: SS17

Final point totals at the end of the 1991-1992 school year:

  • Gryffindor: 312 plus 170 at the last minute for a total of 482
  • Slytherin: 472
  • Ravenclaw: 426
  • Hufflepuff: 352

original content copyright 2001 The Harry Potter Lexicon
original page date 4/3/01
last page update 4/12/01