Gryffindor Quidditch Team

[Kristie]

No: HPFGUIDX 33773


>    From: Alexander <lav at tut.by>
> Subject: Gryffindor Quidditch Team
> 
>   Greetings!
> 
>   Has anybody noticed the inconsistencies in JKR
> books
> concerning the Gryffindor Quidditch team? It
> definitely
> looks like the team has no reserve players. Only in
> Book 1
> does Rowling say a word about Alicia Spinnet being
> an
> ex-reserve player - and that's all. Throughout books
> 1-4
> there are no reserve players training for GryQuiT,
> though in
> Book 4 there are no trainings at all.

This did bother me too. I figured in Book 1 they might
have had Quidditch trials but we didn't really hear of
them since they weren't important to Harry. After all
he didn't know how to fly or anything about Quidditch,
so he probably didn't care. I also theorized that Wood
was looking high and low for a Seeker and couldn't
find a decent one during trials. Or else he'd have had
one already and he wouldn't have looked so excited
when Professor McGonagall found Harry for him. I
suspect finding a good Seeker is hard, as they're the
most important players and have to be on top of their
game. With Wood being so determined to win he probably
only entrusted the position of Seeker to the very best
of the best.

The only workable theory for lack of Quidditch trials
in other books in the other is that Wood kept the same
team because they worked well together. He didn't want
to mess with success.

As for the Reserves... I believe they do have them,
but as finding a Seeker was so difficult they didn't
have one for that position. As a matter of fact in
Chapter 13, where they find out Snape's refereeing the
next match, Ron and Hermione are telling Harry to find
a way not to play.

"Pretend to break your leg," Hermione suggested.

"Really break your leg," said Ron.

"I can't," said Harry. "There isn't a reserve Seeker.
If I back out, Griffyndor can't play at all."

Also, maybe the Reserves don't practice with the
regular team? They don't appear to be needed much.

In Book 4 there was no Quidditch because it was
cancelled in favor of the Triwizard Tournament. I
wouldn't imagine them practicing. I do wonder how they
will address Quidditch in Book 5. Now with Wood gone
it's a totally different team. No neurotic leader with
a "Win or Die Trying" attitude to drive them. :) Maybe
JKR will finally show us some Quidditch trials!!!!

Here's to hoping,

Kristie


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