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=== Literature ===
* In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and Thethe Philosopher's Stone (novel)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the protagonists break Slytherin House's seven-year winning streak in the House Cup. Dumbledore gives the [[Three Amigos]] enough last-minute points to put Gryffindor in ''joint'' first place, and then awards Neville "Why is it always me?" Longbottom another ten for being brave enough to stand up to his friends ([[Disobey This Message|the same ones who taught him to stand up to people in the first place]]) when he thought they were making trouble.
** A more personal version in ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and Thethe Order of Thethe Phoenix (novel)|Order of the Phoenix]]'': Gryffindor has limped its way to the Quidditch Cup final despite Umbridge kicking Harry and the Weasley twins off the team and Ron's year-long [[Performance Anxiety]] issues, but no-one's feeling very optimistic. When Hagrid asks Harry and Hermione to meet him in the forest during the match, they do so. When they hear what sounds like the Slytherins' 'Weasley is our King' song on their way back, they assume Gryffindor lost. Then they notice that the actual lyrics have changed a bit, and see Ron being carried across the field by his teammates...
=== Live-Action TelevisionTV ===
* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'': French Stewart makes an impromptu overhaul of a university football coach's strategy during their homecoming game...and then the team goes on to take the win.
* ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'': Also involving football.
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