Quidditch!Ron...

[Amy Z]

Catherine wrote:

> Isn't keeper the one position when it isn't 
> necessary to have a really good broom?  I don't know how far apart 
> the three baskets are at each end - but I would have thought that 
the 
> keeper sticks close to one small area, doesn't need the same speed 
as 
> the Chasers or Seeker, and if he is good, can tell which basket the 
> chaser is going for and get there in plenty of time to cover it.

I would think you'd need a broom that is quick on reverses, braking 
and such--goalies have to have great reflexes and the broom will have 
to be able to follow them.  

I can see Ron as Keeper for the same reasons Rita gave.  But physical 
characteristics aside, I was just reading an interesting interview 
with Scott Garlick, goalie for the Tampa Bay Mutiny (=soccer, home of 
the incomparable Carlos Valderrama, for those who care), and he was 
saying goalkeeping is 60-70% mental.  So does that make Ron more or 
less likely to be a good Keeper?

To your question, Amber, I agree with Simon (Quidditch talent runs in 
the Weasley family, so why not in Ron?) and Rita (he hasn't had a 
chance to try out yet, at least not for the first string), but I'd add 
a third reason why ff writers love to posit a Quidditch!Ron:  they are 
only slightly less sick than Ron of Harry getting all the attention.

Hey, if Ron has been harboring dreams of trying out for Keeper, add 
that to the mix of why he's so damn pissed at Harry in GF.  He's 
actually ticked off about the Tournament itself 'cause it cancelled 
Quidditch just when Ollie had vacated the position.

Amy Z