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Professor Snape took five points from Gryffindor house because he claimed that library books were not to be taken outside the school after he found Harry reading Quidditch Through the Ages in the grounds. Harry, Ron and Hermione were sure he had made that rule up on the spot.

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Q: Why did Severus Snape take five points away from Gryffindor in Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone?
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