[HPforGrownups] What to do with the Quidditch team? (WAS Untackled (?) Questions)

[Aja]

No: HPFGUIDX 32579


On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Katze wrote:

> For year 5, I suspect (no...I hope) that Ron will become the new Keeper
> and take Wood's place. My feeling is that Angelina will become the new
> captain. When year 6 comes around, they'll just have regular old
> try-outs like they do every year and fill up the team. 

My money's on Dean Thomas for the new Keeper thanks to the fact that he's
already such a die-hard soccer fan; I'm sure JKR wouldn't have emphasized
his sports love as one of the only things we're shown about his
personality if he weren't bound to be an athlete in the wizard world as
well. 

> I'm hope that JKR give Ron a little bit of glory in the next book, 

As for Ron, I believe Ron's battle with jealousy and insecurity is just
going to intensify in Book 5, and his place on the team will either be as
a chaser--sharing the role with two others, and ultimately secondary to
Harry as the seeker in the glory department, or still as a member of the
audience, frustrated either way because of his inability to steal
attention away from Harry. (Note--I don't want Ron to die, but I'm
definitely in the Ron-betrayal camp for future books, and I believe JKR
will set that up clearly in Book 5) 

As for future Harry defeats, I'd stake my money on Malfoy, who's a good
flyer in his own right, and who as far as we know will be one of the only
5th year players to have had a major role on his team for more than a
couple of years.  It'd be interesting to see him defeat Harry once for the
Snitch--perhaps just as tensions between the Dumbledore-camp and the
Death-eaters are at their most intense--nothing better than a little
symbolic rivalry! :)

Aja