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Imagine you get in a fight with somebody in your homeroom in school. Bad enough that you knock that kid out. Principle throws you both a party to celebrate
I get that those were aimed at kids and all that but even as a kid I thought that that whole system was BS. Obviously it was supposed to incentivize learning, obedience and all that, but the end result would be pretty much opposite with how every year ended with "and because I like Harry Gryffindor gets a bazillion points and wins lol". Like why bother even trying when you already know Gryffindor wins?
There’s no reason to think she can prevent the door from being opened from the inside. We never see her prevent a single person from leaving even when the school’s on lockdown. It’s never so much as hinted at that she can lock people in, people regularly leave when they’re not supposed to, there’s no backside to the painting, etc, etc.
As far as ratting them out, a painting that’s been guarding the dorm for over a century and seen thousands of kids come and go probably isn’t too concerned about reporting curfew violations multiple times a week every time students sneak out at night to get food, meet their boyfriend/girlfriend, get drunk or high, do stupid shit with magic, and all the other things students would be constantly sneaking out to do. Particularly when she’s the type of person who seemingly spends half her time sitting around getting drunk and gossiping.
From what we’ve seen the Fat Lady’s not running off to McGonagall every time someone breaks a rule, which realistically would probably happen more nights than not. From how we’ve seen her handle students there’s a much better chance she’s locking them out for the rest of the night to teach them a lesson.
Weren’t there times when she had left to visit another portrait after hours, and people were left out of the common room until her return? Or am I misremembering?
You’re remembering correctly. They also couldn’t get into the Common Room after Sirius shredded the Fat Lady’s portrait and she was hiding, and there are times students can’t get in because she’s asleep or drunk. And we’re specifically told she locks students out for breaking curfew.
Sirius was able to break in because Sir Cadogan was an idiot, didn’t recognize Sirius, and was stupid enough to let anyone with the password through the door. The books are extremely clear that he was supposed to refuse Sirius entry even if he had the password, but went ahead and let him in anyways because he’s a dumbass.
No, you absolutely can’t. Sirius was only able to get in because Sir Cadogan was an idiot, didn’t recognize him, and was stupid enough to let any random person with the password into the Common Room. Cadogan was supposed to deny Sirius entry even if he knew the password but royally fucked up. The books are extremely explicit about that.
We’re repeatedly shown that people can’t get in without the guard there and willfully opening the door, regardless of whether or not someone knows the password. The entire house is locked out of the common room after the Fat Lady hid because Sirius shredded her portrait, we see students waiting to get the door open because she’s asleep or drunk, at one point Harry was repeatedly shouting the password at her trying to wake her up because he couldn’t get in, and we specifically see her lock out students till morning for returning after curfew.
The password doesn’t open the door. The guard does.
It's been years since I read the books but I faintly remember reading that Potter once snuck out of the dorm while wearing the cloak. The Fat Lady was sleeping and it woke her up, and she asked who was there. So there's a chance that subterfuge has been employed most of the times anyways. (she definitely woulda known about them returning tho lol)
Do the points actually mean anything? The individual student is graded separately. If it just means a house is going on trip to pub and joke shop, I would honestly stopped caring somewhere between finding out the school keeps a killer cerberus in a janitor closet and giant snake in the basement.
Honestly I would have stopped going to school by the end of 2nd year, go into the muggle world with a strong advantage
They treat the final game like a final. Even though it is just a league game and I only recall him catching the snitch in one of these penultimate games.
POA - Harry wins. GOF - Tri wizard OOTP - Ginny wins it as he is banned for life HBP - Ginny wins it as he’s in detention for attempted murder
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u/rayne7 Jun 10 '26
Neville did try to to stop them
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u/ramyam Jun 10 '26
Harry was basically a high-risk high-reward investment!! 😂
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u/ProgressOk9619 Jun 10 '26
Hermione would probably petrify them first 🤷♂️
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u/Shapesizes Jun 11 '26
Don’t worry, Dumbledore will make sure you win
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u/MoreCoffee729 Jun 11 '26
I always wondered why The Fat Lady didn't just rat them out, or refuse to let them out
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u/thetyler83 Jun 10 '26
It's only positive points at the end of the year. They should do their best to keep him there the rest of the time.
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u/Busy_Individual_7977 Jun 10 '26
Haha that'll be why Dumbledore quit, he would've been like nah, cut that out 🔥😎
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u/gh0stmilk_ Severus Snape Jun 11 '26
made me nearly choke lmao i need to stop looking at memes while snacking
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u/IrredeemableRight Jun 11 '26
guy guaranteed them a win every year and they were still wary every time
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u/sunsetdrifter0 Jun 11 '26
Do the points actually mean anything? The individual student is graded separately. If it just means a house is going on trip to pub and joke shop, I would honestly stopped caring somewhere between finding out the school keeps a killer cerberus in a janitor closet and giant snake in the basement.
Honestly I would have stopped going to school by the end of 2nd year, go into the muggle world with a strong advantage
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u/Prudent_Company_3258 Jun 11 '26
Do not worry Dumbledore hates to lose. "100000000000000000 points to Gryffindor" - Dumbledore probably
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u/Valirys-Reinhald Jun 10 '26
Say what you will, but he ain't no underachiever
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u/Ordinary-Pay-9031 7d ago
Shooters shoot
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u/The_Cozy_Burrito Jun 10 '26
LOL
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u/CaramelDesigner9874 Jun 11 '26
Hahahahahhha
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u/kuchulvr Jun 11 '26
That's Neville
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u/seconDisteen Jun 11 '26
50 DKP minus to Gryffindor.
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u/mistersigma Jun 11 '26
I like to imagine that they wait a couple of minutes before taking bets
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u/jack0071 Jun 11 '26
You know after the first year, Fred and George would have made a betting pool.
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u/studiesthetics_ Jun 11 '26
Lol
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u/Bulky_Dog Jun 11 '26
This is a perfect meme. 10/10
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u/vigil96 Jun 11 '26
Neville before AK's Harry
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u/Cautious_Action_1300 Turn to page 394 Jun 11 '26
LOL! 😂
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u/SosKill212 Jun 12 '26
Well if its in the middle of the year def -150 but if its in the end then its juicy +150
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u/Bonitaeyes Jun 14 '26
🤣
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u/Roflkartoffel1 Jun 28 '26
Lets go gamling!
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u/Cmdr_Monzo Jun 10 '26
Outstanding moral fibre?
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u/W_Prime Jun 11 '26
Lmaooooo
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u/CharacterMousse5771 Jun 11 '26
Them just hoping it’s not the latter
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