The Potion Puzzle

[Matt]

No: HPFGUIDX 106956

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dcgmck" <dolis5657 at y...> wrote:

> In any event, the comment about James as Seeker is 
> only in the film.  The first volume just says he was 
> an excellent player, while Snape's memory invites the 
> inference that James is a seeker because of the 
> snitch he carries.  His actual position has not been 
> identified in the books, as far as I can remember or 
> find.

This is a frequently revisited topic, and you are correct there is
nothing explicit on the subject in the books.  The source for the
statement that James was a chaser is an Internet chat in which Rowling
was asked the question.  You can find the transcript at Quick Quotes:
http://tinyurl.com/64wuo

-- Matt