Quidditch must stay (was:Gryffindor's New Quidditch Team Members...)

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 44628

Percyweasley grimly stated:

>>>But really, I think the house Quidditch league will be a non-factor
in the books if not altogether scrapped.  Quidditch doesn't seem as
important with the current situation at hand.  <<<


So I reply:

What a terribly sad thing to say.  Granted in times of war and
sadness, the gentle and playful parts in our lives do seem...well
silly, but they are very important to our sanity and balance.

Yes, who wins the House Cup doesn't matter in the world view anyway
but the skills learned in quidditch could be important to the cause.
The whole reason people play sports, besides for fresh air and
sunlight, is for exercise, to learn stategy, precision, and teamwork.
 All skills much needed in battles if in fact battles are needed in
this war.

In comparison to our time today, the Army and Navy still play
football.  Their first game after September 2001 was very emotional
but also very grounding.  It wasn't a matter of priorities but a
continuance of normal life in face of adversity.

THe kids in HP are still untrained wizards, and school much go on no
matter the circumstances.  If the "good guys" are to win, then they
need a legacy, and thus, the kids need to have a reliable atmosphere
to feel safe and learn what they need.  There is no reason why they
need to worry about Voldemort in school.  Thier worrying does not help
the cause and could infact hurt it.  As in CoS, the school must carry
on and finish its reason for existing in the first place.

Quidditch may not be incredibly important to the WW, but it is a good
and vital distraction that the kids, and teachers, desperately need.
The removal quidditch would give the kids too much free time to sit
around and stew with worry and anxiety about how life is changing.
They do not need that weight on thier shoulders.  Keep quidditch in
schools.  It keeps little hands busy.

Melody