OOP: Ron

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 55131

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Troels Forchhammer
<t.forch at m...> wrote:
> At 17:41 10-04-03 +0000, derannimer wrote:
> >After all, as Ron is Harry's best friend, and would be a valuable
> >player, as Keeper, and *is* good at strategy,
> 
> Who says Ron's good at strategy?
> I have seen this many times, but I have yet to discover any
> kind of canonical support for it. ... one might wonder why
> Kasparov wasn't leading the coalition forces.
> 
> Troels


bboy_mn:

Kasparov as a world class chess player is probably very good at
strategy, but what knowledge does he have of war, of arms and
munitions, and what leadership skills does he have. 

Ron on the other hand comes from a long line of school champion
Quidditch players, and he has interest and experience in the game.
OTH: Kasparov may have fantastic strategic skill but if he has no
interest in or knowledge of chess or war, what good is it? He needs
experience and interest to apply it. Ron has both those things.

See my point? 

Ron's strategic skills are only one of many talents he has that can be
applied to the game of Quidditch, and this makes him the logical
choice for the Keeper position. I also believe the Ron and Harry will
have some degree of condflict over running the team that in the end
will be resolved by Harry turn the captain-ship of the team over to
Ron. I really don't think Harry wants to be captain, although, I'm
sure initially he will reluctantly accept the responsibility. In the
end, they will all realize that not only does Ron want it, but that he
is good at it and he deserves it. 

The only other Gryffindor that we know of that has any flying
experience is Seamus, but to the best of my knowledge, Seamus didn't
have five skilled older brothers to teach him the game. The only thing
Ron really lacks is a decent broom, but a Keeper doesn't do that much
flying; he stays pretty close to the goals, so he wouldn't need a
world class broom. If it gets right down to it, I think Harry might be
able to persuade the Twins to be benevolent enough to by Ron a decent
broom. Maybe not a world class top-of-the-line racing broom, but still
a good enough broom for a Keeper.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn

PS: HA!! I told you so. I've been saying for months that Ron would be
the new Keeper. I also predict that he will be next years captain.