[HPforGrownups] Quidditch Question from the Spouse

[Simon]

No: HPFGUIDX 17720

Amanda: <<<On Quidditch. Jan came in and asked if players are allowed to
*hold* the Quaffle. Heidi and I found the passage in QTA that indicates
they do (p. 20), covering the older quaffles with holding straps, and how
the new ones have Gripping Charms. So they clearly hold it.

So then he asks if they hold it away from their bodies, or do they "tuck"
it under an arm? And if the latter, how can it be "taken" from them by
other players?

He says his mental image is one of soccer, where players pass the ball from
one to the other as they run down the field. In that case, taking it is a
matter of getting it when it's between players. But if the Quaffle is held
by one player while he/she zooms down the field, how (other than pitching a
bludger at them and making them drop it) does another player take it?>>>

My guess on this is based on netball. In this sport when you have the ball
you are only allowed limited movement (a couple of step or something in
that line) and you move the ball down the pitch by passing it between
yourselves and then running down the pitch when you do not have the ball.

I would guess that this is the case in Quidditch as well. The chasers throw
the ball between them and move down the pitch. Only being able to fly when
they do not have the ball. There are a few technicalities that would need
explaining to make this system work, but it does explain why passing is so
important and not just trying to fly round someone (which in 3d is fairly
easy).



Simon