Sports and cheating

[Lisa Armstrong <renitentraven@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50756

 DangerMouse wrote : "I've been thinking about magical cheating and 
it's use in sports."

 I'm from Australia so I'm not going to pretend to understand your 
grid-iron references. (If that's even what they were, I'm not sure.)

 But Quidditch, I follow you there.
I have a theory a future Rita Skeeter scoop may shed light on this 
particular well-hidden Quidditch controversy. 
All this is (of course), supposition.
 Early on in his career Ludo Bagman began passing information to the 
Death-Eaters - not, as we have been led to believe - because of   
half-formed hopes of a career in the MOM, but because they offered to 
bury his involvement in the Quidditch/Billywig scandal rocking the 
wizarding world.
 Billywigs cause levitation, an excellent advantage on a broom-stick 
as you no longer have to contend with your broom struggling against 
the force of gravity. 
Just lightly hold on to your broom and direct all the excess magical 
energy into impressive turns, astounding bursts of speed and no-risk 
Wronsky Feints.
 Sadly Ludo Bagman forgot the spell that bound his *ahem* rear to his 
broom, and spectators at a Wimbourne Wasps training session were let 
in on the secret when Bagman was left in the air after unseating 
himself after a violent right at a bludger.

 This abuse may be continuing even today.
'Krum hardly looked as though he was using a broomstick at all; he 
moved so easily through the air it looked as though he was 
unsupported and weightless.' GOF pg.99 English p.b.

Cheers, Lisa