Quidditch "potentially lethal?"

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 114829


Steve wrote :
"I think quidditch is more dangerous 'to us' not to wizards. Broken
bones and torn whatevers can end muggle athletes' careers. Wizards
breaking bones isn't that big of a deal. Harry broke is arm in the
quidditch match on Saturday. He had it deboned, and reboned by Sunday
morning. "

Del replies :
Agreed. But the WW also has things like Cheering Charms and many kinds
of potions that can undoubtedly heal emotional wounds. So if
Quidditch-induced injuries are OK because they can easily be cured,
could it also be that emotional injuries (such as those Snape is
supposed to inflict on some students) are considered OK because they
can relatively easily be cured too ?

Steve wrote : 
" WW medicine, and wizard 'hardiness' (Neville's bouncing after being
thrown out the window) make for the lack of fatalities in quidditch."

Del replies :
No fatalities in Quidditch ? I can't find any reference right now, but
I think I remember reading that this isn't exactly true.

Steve wrote :
" Quidditch is the only sport that we know of right now; similar to
the way we know nothing of Hogsmeade visits before Harry's 3rd year.
Personally, I think there are other sports in the WW, maybe played by
the students who didn't make the house teams. We might not know about
them because Harry has not seen them. There's a charms club and a
gobstones club, why not an after school sports program?"

Del replies :
It could very well be, but it doesn't change the fact that Quidditch
is the only sport that seems to matter as far as competition is
concerned. The Quidditch cup is a big thing, all students attend all
matches. We are never told of any other sport competitions of that
importance. If students wants to distinguish themselves on an athletic
level, Quidditch is the *only* option they have at Hogwarts. Nobody
but the fans will care if a student shines in another sport, but the
whole school will greatly care if they shine at Quidditch.

Del