Ron & Quidditch

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

No: HPFGUIDX 11804

A thought crossed my mind just now (A miracle! Call the Pope!).  Why isn't
Ron on the Quidditch team?  He's so avid about Quidditch; his brothers
Charlie, Fred, and George are/were all on the Gryffindor team... Why, after
four years, is Ron still sitting in the stands during the games?

I realize that the whole school got cheated out of Quidditch in GoF (I STILL
don't understand why Harry and the others couldn't play -- the tournament
didn't seem to take all that much time out of the Champions' free time, and
all the rest of the students got gypped out of a whole season.)  Still, it
seems odd to me that we don't see any mention of Ron trying out in Cos or
PoA, much less getting on the team (even as a second-string player).
Another area of resentment or jealousy from Ron toward Harry?  Ron doesn't
SEEM to resent Harry's starring role in the games.

I guess in Book 5 we'll see a new Gryffindor Keeper replacing Oliver Wood, a
new Team Captain, again replacing Wood, and possibly a Chaser or two, since
we don't know if any of the three female Chasers have completed their
schooling.  Angelina Johnson was 17 in the autumn of Gof school year... I
would think she might have graduated in June?  Will there be any ROOM in
Book 5 for Quidditch except a 'mention in passing'?