[HPforGrownups] Re: DISCUSSION - Quidditch

[Simon]

No: HPFGUIDX 21261

David: <<<Thought provoking discussion, Simon.  I think Quidditch will play a
role in the final showdown.  Can the Quidditch captain be a prefect as
well?>>>

I see no reason for the Quidditch captain to be excluded from being prefect.


David: <<<May I draw attention to the unusual scoring system for the Hogwarts
Quidditch league (and perhaps other leagues)?  The winning team is the one
with the highest overall score, not the one with the most points on a 2 or 3
for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a lose basis. (BTW, *can* you draw at
Quidditch? If the scores are even, does the snitch-taker win?)>>>

I am not sure that this is the case. My understanding was that in Harry's
third year, going into the final game, we have:

Gryffindor: 1 win (R), 1 loss (H)
Slytherin: 2 wins (R, H)
Ravenclaw: 1 win (H) and 2 losses (G, S)
Hufflepuff: 1 win (G) and 2 losses (R, S)

So going into the last game we have the situation that if Gryffindor win then
two teams will each have 2 wins (G, S). If this is the case then the teams
need to be separated by some other means to decide which one wins the cup.
Seemingly this is done by points difference (points scored - points conceded).
Hence Gryffindor must win by a certain number of points in the final game,
thus enabling them to end up with a better points difference than Slytherin
and win the cup.


Me: <<< > 1) Who will be the new captains for the Hogwarts Quidditch teams?
<snip>
(a) For Gryffindor we have a choice of 6 people, the three chasers [5], the
Weasley Twins or Harry. I cannot see the justification for bringing a new
player into the team and instantly making them the captain. The first five of
these have the most experience, but there is the problem that they are all in
their final year at Hogwarts.>>>

Penny: <<<I don't think this matters so much (someone being made captain who
is in his/her final year).  This happens frequently with US sports teams
anyway.  I would like to think that the next Gryffindor captain *won't* be
Harry.>>>

My question is more over what then happens to the team in the following year.
The best thing for the team in OotP is for one of the 7th years to be made
captain, but this leaves problems for Harry's 6th year. Either he or someone
else would then become captain as the only players left on the team from the
preceding year. Meaning that they would have to learn the captain job and pick
an entire new team all in one go. Not an easy thing to do. It would benefit
the person who is going to be captain in Harry's 6th year if they are captain
in his 5th year. Thus enabling them to get practise as captain with the added
bonus of a team that practically runs itself.


Me: <<<3) Other players touching the Quaffle?>>>

Penny: <<<There is such a ban against the beaters or seeker touching the
Quaffle in the Warner Brothers Quidditch board game.  :--)>>>

Where would you like for your ton of salt to be delivered?



Simon
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Dr. Simon Branford: "...a handsome blond mediwizard who really seemed a bit
too young to be fully credentialed..."
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