Talk:House Points/@comment-5137743-20120708162522

Given the presence and predeterminate nature of Slytherin, should it not be that you lose points not when you cheat per se, but rather when you are caught cheating, relative to your housemates. Hence an infraction by a Slytherin against a Gryffindor detected by another Slytherin might well go unpunished, unless, for personal reasons, the latter chose to turn their fellow in, whilst an offence by a Gyffindor against a Ravenclaw should provoke disdain and a penalty from their courageous fellows.

I am, of course, speaking of actions performed in character, not a player's deliberate abuse of the rules of the site, or unsporting endeavours to exploit loopholes.