Charlie and Quidditch (was: Time line Question)

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 23335

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Demelza" <muggle-reader at a...> wrote:
> > However, I don't believe it would be outlandish to think that 
> > Charlie's last year coincided with Percy's second year. According 
> to 
> > Oliver Wood, Charlie was good enough to play for England if 
> he "didn't 
> > go chasing dragons".  I think Charlie Weasley won the House 
> Quidditch 
> > Cup in his 6th year. During his 7th year, I think he sat out in 
> order 
> > to concentrate more on his dragon studies. Of course, until it's 
> > written in the canon, we can only speculate.
> > 
> > Demelza
> 
> This makes sense to me.  Without getting into the timeline thing, 
the 
> comment about students not playing for the house team in their 
final 
> year does seem reasonable, considering they have the dreaded 
> N.E.W.T.s to contend with.  People such as Oliver Wood do not count 
> as they intend to make a career of quidditch, and therefore would 
> want the kudos of captaining the winning team in their final year.
> 

I agree with both of you. I have the impression that the Weasley's 
are very goal directed. Percy has his career mapped out. Even Fred 
and George got serious enough to plan their futures as joke shop 
proprietors. Charlie probably realized that a career in Quidditch 
(like with most sports) only last as long as his health holds up. 
Dragon study might be dangerous, but I can see Charlie's ultimate 
goal is to be like Newt Scamander, well-known author and beast 
authority. Another hint is Percy's comment to Harry in CoS about 
Charlie liking the outdoors and deciding to study dragons. Even 
Hagrid had a comment or two about Charlie being good with animals. So 
I have a feeling Charlie more or less knew what he wanted to do with 
his life and playing Quidditch wasn't it.

Oliver Wood's comments about Charlie seem bitter. Could Charlie have 
sat out his final two years? It would be maddening for a Quidditch 
fanatic like Wood if Charlie lead the team to victory in his fifth 
year, then decided to sit out in his final years to study. 

:-)Milz