Wands and Qudditch Pitch Architecture (was Take *7*)

[Cindy C.]

Mike wrote:

>Implication: the book is working with the image of a
> pitch surrounded by bleachers (as we have always assumed) - and the 
movie
> has introduced an entirely new layout.
> 
> What intrigues me is how they came up with this (very clever!) 
idea. <snip reasons for bleacher layout>
> 
> Later on I noticed another issue: in GoF the final task is carried 
out on
> the Quidditch pitch, which has been set up with a great maze made of
> twenty-foot high hedgerows (ch. 31). Of course, Flint hunters have 
often
> wondered how the spectators managed to see anything from their 
seats - but
> with the movie's stands, the problem is solved.
> 
> So is it possible that Jo's own thinking about quidditch pitches 
has also
> developed a bit since PS - and that the stands in the movie version 
of PS
> are an import from GoF?
> 

Hmmm.  I kind of envisioned the bleachers for the Third Task a bit 
differently.  First, it would be logical that the bleachers might 
actually be full -- it is the *Third Task* and newsworthy, after 
all.  The other thing I wondered about is that it might be nifty if 
the bleachers were suspended in mid-air to give a view of all four 
contestants in the maze.

But then again, you'd still have the problem that the audience will 
see Moody's shenanigans.

Cindy