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Mad Eye Touz 
"You think? Nah. They're for the students that need a number, a value, on how smart they are, or how well they do." Aspen got her his in order, then worked on rubbing his back and unwrinkling the mess of robes. "Points are grains of sand in an hour glass and mean nothing in reality." And in a whisper, she added, "I've lost tons this term." Tons. She couldn't have possibly cared less.
"We? Nooo. No, you did wonderfully. How many times did you score?" Aspen KNEW, but she wanted him to go on and on about it, possibly in detail, in distracting detail.
"I don't need a number. Dad never gave us numbers." West sniffled but it was clear he was listening and absorbing and taking on board all the things that she said, and he wasn't even squirming at being fussed over.
Sniff.
"Six." And, "Theo got three." West had loyalty, see?