Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-26397825-20151213001402

On the subject of the Headmaster not recognising the students, they probably would have compiled a list of students going over for the Vytal Festival. Cinder may have slipped her team profile into the list in transit, or just before it was sent but after it was signed off by the Headmaster.

Also, the teachers would recognise the students in their class (I have a friend who is a teacher at a high school, he may not know their names but he knows their faces). There should be at least two teachers who would recognise Cinder's group, especially the sparring class teacher, and I'm sure they are watching the tournament. If they saw a team claiming to be from Haven, I would think they would mention it to their colleagues, who would in turn mention it to someone else to find out who knows them, if only so they can find out how good they are. Eventually it would come up that not one of the teachers recognises them, and a search of school records would show that they have never submitted assignments or papers even if they are enrolled, and they wouldn't have a dorm room. Or if they did, it wouldn't have any gear in it to say it had ever been lived in, even if they're not living there right now.

I doubt Cinder is going to forge assignments and marks for her little scheme for each and every member of her team. She'd be found out eventually simply because a teacher would be curious about this team that's doing so well.