Harry's future in Quidditch (was Ginny's)

[dcyasser]

No: HPFGUIDX 74694

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "T.M. Sommers" <tms2 at m...>
> >   I suspect, though, that Harry won't be 
> > all that eager to play again. <snip> But mostly, I think Rowling 
has 
> > done about all she can do with quidditch without getting 
> > repetitious.  So perhaps Harry will step aside and let the next 
> > generation have their turn.

Picking up on this late, but had Yahoomort problems earlier so I'll 
see if I can remember my thoughts... 

I greatly fear that Harry will not play Quidditch 6th year, and 
Ginny has been introduced as seeker to take the burden from him. 
Harry will have far too much going on in terms of dealing with the 
prophecy, the war, and his newfound role to dedicate time to 
Quidditch, even if he wanted to play. Once he was banned in OoP, his 
time was quickly filled with more important issues (the DA, Hagrid 
returns, occlumency starts) leading to him "putting away childish 
things" as the quote goes, even if not by his own choice.  That he 
has lost at least some of his enthusiasm for Quidditch is evident in 
his reaction to Gryffindor winning the house cup, which was pleased 
but not excited. (Harry? Not excited by Quidditch and winning the 
house cup?)  Yes Harry and Hermione "beamed up" at Ron as he passed 
on the shoulders of the Gryffindors, but they didn't join him, and 
as soon as the crowd was out of sight their smiles faded and they 
turned back to thinking about Grawp.  The narration that follows, 
from Harry's POV, tells us he is waiting for Ron to stop talking 
about Quidditch so they can move on to what Harry considers more 
important.   

"All he wanted to do was talk over the match and Harry and Hermione 
foudn it very difficult to find an opening in which to mention 
Grawp...neither was keen to bring Ron back to reality in quite such 
a brutal fashion."  p.703 US hardcover 

Time was when all Harry would want to do is go over the match as 
well, in great detail, but now he is pressed by other issues. The 
most we hear Harry say is "I'm just glad we won"  and that was to 
cover for his smirking at Ron reminding him of James.  I do feel 
sorry for Ron, who has finally achieved the level of Quidditch hero, 
but now Harry has advanced beyond that.  Quite a difference from PoA 
where "Harry's euphoria at finally winning the Quidditch Cup lasted 
at least a week." (p.314 US hardcover)

Ah, I love when Harry plays Quidditch. Maybe after, if he survives...

cheers
dc