Quidditch Brooms (short)

[Ahketsi at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 38751

In a message dated 5/14/2002 2:14:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ganvira1 at hotmail.com writes:


> .  And it does come down to skill in the ond, because if player 1 isn't as 
> skilled as player 2, but player 1 has the better broom, I would think 
> player 2's still going to have the advantage since it takes skill no matter 
> what kind of gear you've got.
> 
> 

Yes, but if two people are skilled, and one has the better broom, then he's 
got quite an advantage. Especially if that broom is a firebolt. The truth is 
it isn't fair and the school ought to provide decent brooms for all the kids 
to use, IMO. Like nimbus2000s. 

In a message dated 5/14/2002 1:58:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
editor at texas.net writes:


> 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.]
> 

I certainly didn't learn that the world was perfectly fair in High School! I 
was constantly complaining about unfair rules, if I remember correctly, and I 
like to think that I do. In fact, I'd go into it, but I'm afraid it would be 
considered off topic. I think you're looking at it a little too closely. 
Besides, it seems that Harry has come across plenty of unfairness at 
Hogwarts. 

-Ahketsi


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