[HPforGrownups] Quidditch: Ron, Wizarding population and the rules

Torsten sevothtarte at gmx.net
Wed Jan 15 13:39:02 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 49848

Ali:
>Whilst it is true that team support often runs geographically or
>through families, it is also true that fans follow success. In
>Britain this is particularly true of youngsters flocking in their
>droves to support Manchester United.

Ron's not the type to change loyalities easily, Draco's more the person to support
whichever team is the most successful at the moment. Also, Ron who is a kind of
underdog in society (poor family) as well as in his family life (all those successfull
brothers) probably feels a strong bond to a team which apparently is the biggest
underdog of all.
As for the comparison to the youngsters supporting ManU: there still are a lot of kids
who stay true to their teams, why should it be different in the WW? There are
probably even more by comparison since traditionalism plays a huge role in the WW.

>I'm slightly confused. Wood tells Harry that he thinks that the
>record for a professional match is 3 months. "They had to keep
>bringing on substitutes so the players could get some sleep". (PS/SS
>UK edition p.125). This contrasts with Rule 5 in QTTA (p.28 UK
>edition): In the case of injury no substitution of players will take
>place. The team will play on without the injured player. This
>inconsistency is  either a Flint, or the rule about no substitutions
>is relatively recent and actually serves to shorten the length of the
>match.

There's a difference between injury and exhaustion. Maybe substitues are only allowed
if the game lasts very long (we don't know when they started bringing them in in that
three months game) and both the team captains and the referee agree on it.

Also, perhaps there is a rule in professional Quidditch for the game to be a draw if the 
Snitch isn't caught after a certain time, but that game was a kind of cup final which had 
to have a winner.

Torsten









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