James' Quidditch position? (was: houses/ snape's worst memory)

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 76896

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nick M." <tomcats at b...> wrote:
> Mandy said:
> > Rowling was asked: What position did James play on the Gryffindor 
> > Quidditch team? Was he seeker like Harry, or something different? 
> > Her answer:  James was Chaser. 
> 
> Something to think about: In the Snape's pensieve scene - James was 
> showing off his extreme talents with the Snitch... it doesn't make 
> sense to me why he would be a Chaser if he was THAT good with 
> catching Snitches...
> 
> "Nick M."

Mandy again:
I disagree as I think the position James played is irrelevant to the 
fact he was messing about with a Snitch.  The Snitch is small enough 
to steal, pocket, pull out, play with and show off to anyone who 
cared.  He could hardly do that with a Quaffle.  All James wanted was 
to been seen with a representation of the game of Quiditch to remind 
everyone what a great player he was (or thought he was) on the team. 

Also I have to agree with Ginny in OotP and have always thought being 
a Chaser was much more exciting than being a Seeker, as the Seeker 
spend most of the game hovering and waiting to catch a glimpse of the 
Snitch only charging into action when it was seen.  The chaser is a 
more active position to play.

Mandy