Gronville's cheating / rule-breaking in competitions - recurring motif

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A recurring in-world motif of Gronville Honkersmith cheating or breaking rules in competitions appears across al1 (illegally bumping opponents off wobble-balls), b09 (widely believed to have cheated to win the Presidential Ironie at Marble Day), and b08 (disqualified from the Annual Cycle Race for unsporting conduct).

books Book 8 Book 9 Almanac (al1)

subjects Gronville Honkersmith - i_b08_08 - i_b09_02

Evidence

al1: Gronville will illegally bump opponents off wobble-balls to win	Most annoying boy in the school. Usually has his water bottle with him. If he needs to illegally bump someone off a wobble-ball to win a race, he'll do it.	al1:c01:p111
b09: Gronville believed to have cheated to win the Presidential Ironie at Marble Day	Gronville Honkersmith, in 2nd place, won the Presidential Ironie (although many believe he had cheated).	b09:c03:p066
b08: Gronville disqualified from the Annual Cycle Race for humming to distract competitors	Gronville Honkersmith tried to distract all the competitors by humming in an incredibly annoying way, and was disqualified.	b08:c10:p244

citations al1:c01:p111 b09:c03:p066 b08:c10:p244