[HPforGrownups] HP and the democratic equilibrium(Re: Umbridge, brooms and DEs)

[Ali]

No: HPFGUIDX 87249

K wrote:

> Because cheerleaders are a pretty much unheard of concept in the UK. Most
> quidditch fans would probably insist the annoyingly cheerful girls in the
> ridiculous skirts get out of the way and let them concentrate on the
serious
> business of quidditch!
>
> But there should be mascots - like at football games, then whenever the
game
> got boring the fans could watch the large pluch lion wrestling with the
big
> snake :)

Ali:

1) I totally agree.  Cheerleaders, even if they weren't a foreign concept in
the UK, would be too distracting in a school quidditch match.  From the
descriptions, the viewers no need encouragment in the cheering department
anyways.  There's also the idea that quidditch is a fast-paced game taking
place in the air.  Unless the cheerleaders get on their brooms to do their
cheers, they would be quite useless, and if they get on their brooms to
cheer, they would (1) distract from the game, thereby making the viewers
angry, and (2) annoy the players by getting in their way.  Overall, it seems
a really bad idea to have cheerleaders at one of these games.

2) I also agree that there should be mascots.  That would be fun and not too
distracting.  One person getting on a broom (or even just being on the
ground) to encourage cheering/booing from the crowd would be absolutely
normal and possibly even expected at sporting events.  (Goodness knows it
happened at the World Cup.)

Ali