[HPforGrownups] Re: House-elves - SB's/RL's regret - Blowing up the house - Quidditch

[Betty Landers]

No: HPFGUIDX 37216

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Marinafrants:
> In GoF, we find out that Oliver Wood made the reserve team for
> Puddlemere United after Hogwarts.  If professional teams have
> reserve players, it makes sense that school teams would, too.
>
> Also, in PoA, when Gryffindor is getting ready to play Ravenclaw,
> Wood tells the team that he's surprised to find Cho is playing
> seeker for Ravenclaw, because she's had "problems with injuries in
> the past."  That implies that Ravenclaw has a reserve seeker who
> plays when Cho is hurt.

this was mentioned a couple days ago, but I think it must have gotten lost
in the shuffle.  It's more than implied that Gryffindor has some reserves.
In SS 11, Lee Jordan, while commentating, describes Alicia Spinnet as "a
good friend of Oliver Wood's--last year only a reserve".
Perhaps the question is *why* isn't there a reserve Seeker?  Surely they
could find someone in Gryffindor house who could play the roll when Harry
couldn't and do it adequately.
Betty, who is evidence that people of digest are less likely to post than
people who are on individual mail.