User blog comment:TheNewProtagonist/Episode 12: And now it allllll makes sense./@comment-85.86.193.45-20131004085141

Well, I don't know whether anyone has said this before, but they didn't just accept him. You probbably should watch episode 7 again, and listen to what Glynda says. For me, it's quite clear that it was Ozpin's own decision to take Jaune into the school, probably because he has envisioned some sort of plan or growth that will turn Jaune into a true hunter.

As for the blackmail, it's probably not getting expelled that troubles Jaune, but the reaction of the people around him. I think that, if it were to be known that he faked his transcripts, he thinks that many people would stop respecting him or even being friends with him. He would be a shame to his family, for the name would be stained, even without any proof. And we can relate to the real world for cases like this. Once that kind of news gets out, it's impossible to completely clean one's name. that's why he has to take the blackmail.

I also think that it adds to the character in the sense that it's something different from usual. It's not the typical development of a series because he is not the typical character. In that sense, Monty and his crew did surprise, as I was expecting something more on the line of Jaune and team JNPR giving a lesson to Cardin and team CRDL. I'm waiting for next week!