Quidditch conception (was Why Does Krum Catch The Snitch?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 26647

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., cynthiaanncoe at h... wrote:
> But then again, the seeker really has far more power than the 
> pitcher in baseball.  Half the time, the contribution of the pitcher 
> is nil because he is sitting on the bench while others on his team 
> are at bat.  In Quiddich, the seeker is always on the field, able to 
> end the game by performing one task successfully.

Yeah, the "perfect pitcher" game is a reasonable example just like the 
goalie (like a Keeper in Quidditch) is a good example under that "if 
they can't score..." philosophy.  But as you also seem to be starting 
to say, the Seeker's job is much more frequent in it's one-sidedness. 
 At least it's a *rarity* for a pitcher to pitch a perfect game, or a 
goalie to block every attempted shot.  But with the Seeker, every game 
it's like this, because every game requires catching the Snitch to end 
it.

That's the other thing that annoys me about the Seeker concept.  He or 
she is really not much of a team player.  He or she has only one job 
the entire match which really has nothing to do with the rest of the 
game.  And it basically involves no interaction with the Chasers or 
the Keeper, though there's at least some interaction with the Beaters.

Okay, I'm sure billions upon billions of people have pointed all this 
out before, so as I'm saying nothing new or althogether interesting, 
I'll stop.

-Luke