Injured seekers...a logical problems

[gingersnape1966 <gingersnape1966@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51528

> Kristjan Arnason wrote:
> > 
> > Wait a moment, if a game only ends when one of the
> > Seekers catches the snitch, and injured players cannot
> > be replaced, what happens if both seekers are injured?
> > How does the game end?
> > 
> > K
(Me:  I love that question!)

To which Jazmyn replied: 
> "
> rule #7
> 
> A game of Quidditch ends only when the Golden Snitch has been 
caught, or
> by mutual consent of the two team Captains.
> "
Grey Wolf also astutely commented (quoting QTTA) that the snitch may 
be caught *only* by the Seeker, else it is Snitchnip. 

Me:  Thank you for looking that up, Grey Wolf.  It put me out of 
my "oooh, I know there's something...." misery.

I got an amusing mental picture of someone "helping" an injured/dead 
seeker catch the snitch.  Suppose Cho and Harry were both 
killed/injured and it was a deciding game that neither captain wanted 
to end in a draw?  (side question-would it end in a draw or with the 
score at the time of the agreement? Total points matter, you know!)

Could, say, Fred continue as beater whilst George flew around with 
Harry on his broomstick chasing the snitch, but having Harry catch it 
ala tree-frog?  

Or could one of the remaining 6 players change positions and "report 
in as an eligible receiver" as in American football, thus abandoning 
their previous position?

Perhaps this is covered in one of those 700 rules of which we know so 
few.  
Thoughts?

Ginger, who would love a good sports discussion now that her beloved 
American football is over for another season.