[HPforGrownups] Quidditch Brooms (short)

[Amanda]

No: HPFGUIDX 38741

Ron Yu asked

> Doesn't anyone here think it's a bit unfair that
> different brooms are used in a Quidditch match, with
> the 'richer' players allowed to have the advantage of
> using faster brooms? IMO I think it would be more fair
> if all players are required to use the same type of
> broom. Cleansweeps they may be, at least the game
> comes down to pure skill.

The difference in brooms follows the style of school administration. It
tends to be rather "hands off," allowing students to learn not only their
lessons, but some life lessons as well--like life isn't always fair. Other
students may have better brooms. People in authority may not be open-minded
or even-handed. You won't always get heard. Etc. [I personally feel that
this is a better approach than one finds in many American schools, where we
lead students to believe that the world is fair and you are owed a level
playing field; it ain't the case, and it's unfair to expect kids to learn it
when they hit college, after having been kid-gloved for twelve years.]

So no, I think it's fine that the brooms differ. And as for bringing it down
to pure skill, well, how well one can work with the tools one has is an
important aspect of sharpening skills.

--Amanda