OOP & Quidditch

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No: HPFGUIDX 41238

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Jesta Hijinx" <jestahijinx at h...> wrote:

>that's right, we're losing our charming young 
> Oliver Wood with this book, aren't we?

Well, he was out of school in GoF, there just weren't any Quidditch 
games in that book.  I've heard people on here bring up the fact that 
it's kind of bizarre a new captain, or at least a new Keeper, wasn't 
chosen before now. 

> Surprise me, surprise me...well, they've got to bring on, what, 
three new 
> players this year.  I'd be extremely surprised if an existing team 
member 
> wasn't promoted (I'd think it would be Harry myself).

Are they bringing on three new players in OoP?  I thought Fred, 
George, Angelina, Alicia, and Katie were all going to be 7th years.  
Am I wrong there?  Also, I think Harry would make sense as Captain, 
but that would hardly count as a surprise.
 
> I can't beliee no one else plays Quidditch just because they're 
> not on a house team.
> 

Yeah, I know what you mean.  Like, do none of the kids play it on 
weekends or whatever?  Otherwise, they don't really need to know how 
to ride brooms.  They aren't mentioned using them in school, outside 
of Harry playing Quidditch, and when they're out of school they can 
Apparate.  Huh...  any thoughts, anyone, as to why they need to have 
brooms in the first place, if they aren't playing Quidditch?  Or does 
this imply they DO play Quidditch in their free time?

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