"Well, this one book has a nice list of what students could earn or lose points for. I think if it was posted in a common place, everyone would know. And it would prevent teachers from randomly awarding points, or taking away points, just because of their mood. There is also a nice little write-up about how for anything above 20 points, it needs more than one teacher to agree to." Hermione held out the book in question. It looked older than some of the others in her pile.

"Perhaps we should do some diagnostic tests on the hat. Make sure that it is not corrupted or flawed. I know that the hat takes into account what the student wants for themselves... I was almost a hatstall myself." Hermione taps her foot for a moment. "But I sort of agree that at age 11, no student truly knows who they want to be."

"I think that the first years should have common classes. Perhaps classes to learn about the different houses? Give them a chance to make friends, who are friends no matter how they get sorted later."