English
Phrase
ten points for Gryffindor
- Alternative form of ten points to Gryffindor.
2015 August 18, Linas Alsenas, chapter 15, in Beyond Clueless, New York, N.Y.: Amulet Books, →ISBN, page 122:Moments later, Jimmy materialized in front of me. “You,” he exclaimed, wild-eyed. “And . . . that guy!” Jimmy flailed his other arm toward the door. / I snapped my fingers in a sassy arc. “Damn straight.” / He was giving me an appraising look, clearly impressed. “I cannot believe this. Seriously. Well played, Sullivan. Ten points for Gryffindor!”
2017 August 17, Sierra Abrams, “Queued: On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter”, in The Color Project, Columbus, Oh.: Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN, page 226:“Like the color? I borrowed it from Astrid.” I wave the bright pink in front of his eyes. / “You could wear dull brown on your nails and I’d still think it’s pretty.” / “Oooh,” I say, batting my lashes as he kisses my forehead. “Good answer. Ten points for Gryffindor.”
2019 November 12, Melissa Brayden, chapter 5, in Back to September, Valley Falls, N.Y.: Bold Strokes Books, →ISBN:You remember my cats’ names? Wow. Ten points for Gryffindor.
2020 February 4, Clare Pooley, “Monica”, in The Authenticity Project, Toronto, Ont.: Penguin Canada, published 2025, →ISBN, page 40:“I look forward to working with you, Monica. I have a hunch that you and I might just become friends.” Monica went to make his coffee, feeling like she’d just been awarded ten points for Gryffindor.
2020 May 12, Eve Yohalem, chapter 35, in The Truth According to Blue, New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN:“Let me guess,” I said. “He talked to my dad?” / “Ten points for Gryffindor,” Jules said. “Don’t worry about it. I get the phone back tomorrow.”
2020 June 2, Leah Johnson, chapter 13, in You Should See Me in a Crown, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Press, →ISBN, Week Two:“In all fairness, G, it only took her two-and-a-half seconds to come up with that slogan.” I shrug. “We should be grateful for the gift that is her sheer lack of creativity and complete inability to put a remarkable twist on the English language.” / Britt points the pen she’s been using to draw on her bare knee in my direction. “Ten points for Gryffindor!”