Quidditch reserves (again!) (Was Re: Harry's importance and threats of expulsion

[errolowl]

No: HPFGUIDX 57236




>Lynn:
>Also, we don't know that there weren't reserves
>for the rest of the team, just that there wasn't
>a reserve Seeker, which may well be the problem
>position.

Troels:
>In that case Wood would surely have fielded someone
>as Seeker in that catastrophy match where Harry was
>missing. Instead he played one player short.
>Of course he might have found reserves for the other
>positions since then, but if Ron is the new Keeper,
>then any reserve Keeper must have been Woods own year
>or the year below.



Troels, I find it hard to believe that Wood played one player short. 
Where's the canon for that?

SS 302:
"You missed the last Quidditch match, we were steamrollered by 
Ravenclaw without you"

Now, Ron says without *Harry* – not without a seeker. I assume 
someone else played seeker, probably whoever had that position before 
Harry if that person was still around. It makes no sense to play one 
player short, especially the seeker position, cause then Griffindor 
could never finish the match. They would never win even if they 
compiled a huge goal difference since they would be totally at the 
mercy of the other team to close the match.

Oh no, they had a seeker all right, just not a very talented one.
I'd go so far as to say they have reserves for the positions, but 
they are just not considered important enough to mention 
specifically. Though it wouldn't have hurt JKR to tell us who
*did* 
play in Harry's place. (sigh)


Errol