What to do with the Quidditch team? (WAS Untackled (?) Questions) and intro

[christi0469]

No: HPFGUIDX 32631

> So, for my first post, I thought I would jump in with this topic 
and ask 
> someone a question regarding Quidditch. Harry was the youngest 
Quidditch 
> player in 100 years. It is now the almost the 5th year and knowing 
of Ron't 
> interest in playing Quidditch, why hasn't he joined the team yet? 
Surely he 
> is old enough to join, Malfoy was able to even though part of it 
was 
> because his dad bought his way in to the team. Why hasn't it been 
mentioned 
> that Ron has tried out for the team? It can't be because he can't 
afford a 
> broom, I am assuming that the school would supply  them, albeit 
not as good 
> as the Nimbus2001 or the Firebolt.  Did I miss it in my reading? 
Will I be 
> forced to read the books all over again to find this little tidbit?
> 

I don't think the school would provide them. When Harry's nimbus 
2000 was destroyed Wood kept hounding him to buy a new broom, as he 
could not possibly play on a school broom. Unless there is some kind 
of financial aid for lower-income families who's children are 
interested in playing Quidditch, I am afraid Ron is out of luck. 
Perhaps the twin's will spend some of the winnings Harry gave them 
to buy Ron a new broom, or at least buy new brooms for themselves 
and hand their old ones down to Ron and Ginny.
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