Some questions (JKR's chat)--Quidditch captain

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Molly Rahe" <molly at e...> 
wrote:
> 
> > 
> > bboy_mn:
> > 
> > I think Harry COULD be a good Quidditch captain under the right
> > circumstances, but the next book or two will hardly be the right
> > circumstances. I predict that in the next book Harry will be very
> > busy.
> cut-edit
> > 
> > Second, Ron has grown up in a Quidditch family, he has been 
surround
> > by Quidditch, walked Quidditch, talked Quidditch, and played 
Quidditch
> > his whole life. I think he understand the game and the strategy 
better
> > than Harry.
> cut-edit
> > 
> > I make this prediction long ago, even before book five came out. 
Here
> > is what I see happening. Harry is named captain, and Ron 
continues as
> > Keeper. 
> cut-edit
> > Short version; a conflict that will be resolved when Harry 
realizes
> > that he doesn't like being captain, he's too busy and distracted 
to be
> > captain, and that Ron is better at it than he is, so he will 
turn the
> > Captainship over to Ron, who will do an impressive job.
> > 
> > I made this prediction well over a year ago, and I'm sticking 
too it.
> >
> 
> 
> bboy_mn,
> This is exactly what I thought, only you put it so much more 
clearly
> than I could! I didn't want to edit the post I was refering to 
because
> it explains it so very well! 
> This also ties in with the possiblity of Ron's view in the mirror 
of
> Erised being true- a hint by J.K. He is already a prefect, so who 
knows?

Bookworm:
I have to give the discouraged "I agree" but with an additional 
comment. When I read JKR's comment I also immediately thought of 
Ginny - a funny twist in sibling relations. I've posted in the past 
that Ron has my vote for Captain. I think he would make a very good 
captain, for reasons explained by previous posters. Those reasons 
could also apply to Ginny with the added experience of being 
creative enough to figure out a lot of the plays on her own since 
she was practicing in secret. 

The other thing I have noticed is that the Captain also seems to act 
as the coach. Oliver Wood was the Captain/coach for several years. 
Now we have a new Captain in book 5 (I think the Harry wasn't made 
captain for the same reason he wasn't made prefect.) and a new 
Captain in book 6.  If Katie is the Captain in book 6, that means 
there will be a new Captain in book 7.  And if Ron is the Captain in 
book 7, that means there will be a new Captain in year 7+1.  That's 
four years in a row that there will be a new Captain/coach.  

If Ron becomes Captain, the team will have continuity for two years; 
if Ginny gets it, that gives them continuity for three years. I 
guess the next question is: How badly does Professor McGonagall 
really want the Quidditch Cup?

Ravenclaw Bookworm