[HPforGrownups] Re: Captain of Quidditch

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 29515

Heather Moore wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Joywitch M. Curmudgeon" <joym999 at a...> wrote:

> > This brings up another thing about the Gryffindor Quidditch team in
> > SS/PS -- does it make sense that the team members are all 5th years
> > and younger?  Weren't there any Gryffindor 6th and 7th years who
> > played Quidditch?  Isn't this a tremendous disadvantage for
> > Gryffindor -- all their team members are 15 or younger, whereas the
> > other House teams probably have lots of 16 and 17 year olds.

>  It may be a factor in why they haven't won the Quidditch Cup in a while.

If their players have been rather "green," yes.  But there may be
size and weight advantages to a younger team, as well.  I doubt
that Seeker is the only position where it helps to be a little,
nippy person.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>