[HPforGrownups] Slytherin's behavior at the GoF final feast (was Re: Dumbledore's awarding of points PS/SS)

[Odile Falaise]

No: HPFGUIDX 57118

--- Ladi lyndi <ladilyndi at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
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> Besides, even in my world, I would consider it
> cheating to even try to bruise someone.  It's
> wrong to purposely go out and try to hurt
> someone.  Period.  Degree of injury isn't a
> justification.

True, it's certainly not sporting to go out of one's
way to hurt someone, but I think of Quidditch as being
more akin to hockey than basketball.  (Maybe it's the
Quebecoise in me!)  I was right behind the Boston
Bruins' bench for the first hockey game I ever went
to: man, those guys pounded eachother! *SPLAT!!*  And
if they get in a fight, do they get kicked out of the
game?  Nope.  A sit in the penalty box is all. 
Whoop-dee-doo.  As in hockey, so in Quidditch, IMO.  

Then again, "checking" is part of the game; Harry is a
target, but not just because he is Seeker.  The
Slytherin team happens to know his vulnerabilities and
exploits them.  Granted, it also makes me think of
professional athletes who have to put up with being
heckled by the crowd - either they tune it out and
focus on the game or they go mad. (Although I have yet
to see how Derek Jeter would handle a Dementor...)

Odile,
who has to get to work, and really hopes this makes sense

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Best regards,

Odile Falaise

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