OOP & Quidditch

[dina_aka_nicky]

No: HPFGUIDX 41052

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "rosie" <crana at n...> wrote:
Hi,

> Remember how important the House Cup was in the first books, then 
as they grew older (& had more serious things to think about) it 
wasn't so important? Do you think that Quidditch could have a similar 
fate? Has it been done to death?

IMO, Quidditch hasn't been "done to death". But unless Harry becomes 
captain of Gryffindor, there isn't anything new about the Quidditch 
cup. I mean Gryffindor already won it in PoA, thus breaking 
Slytherin's winning streak as they did with the House Cup in PS.

As for Harry being Gryffindor's captain: I think that's very likely 
to happen because he's the only member of the team who isn't in 7th 
year and therefore (with the new keeper) will be the core of the new 
team in the years ahead.

>(hmm) Or [Quidditch will be there] just to take his mind off things 
and so on, be a happy Patronus memory?

I think that's more likely... and I sincerely hope that Sirius gets 
cleared as soon as possible and thus provides Harry with happy 
memories other than Quidditch.

> The only thing I can think of in terms of predictions is that JKR 
said in some interview or other that the new Gryffindor captain would 
surprise us... 

Oh, I didn't know that but I don't really follow the interviews. But 
who'd be really a surprising captain? The only thing that would 
really surprise me is if it were the new keeper... If the Weasley-
twins put just half as much work into Quidditch as they do with their 
pranks they could come up with some amazing tactics. And the 3 
girls... Well, it would be time a girl/woman took the center-stage in 
the HP-books. 

But I still don't see that happen and stick with my opinion of Harry 
being the next captain. Unless he refuses and offers Ron who could be 
the new keeper the captainship because of his tactical skills... *g*

Claudia, a 25-year-old hopeless HP-addict :-)