Quidditch in HBP

[mfterman]

No: HPFGUIDX 126931


My predictions:

Seeker: Harry Potter
Keeper: Ron Weasley
Chaser: Katie Bell (Captain)
Chaser: Ginny Weasley
Chaser: (unknown)
Beater: (unknown 2nd year)
Beater: (unknown 2nd year)

While everyone would like to put a bunch of sixth years on the 
team, I don't think it's likely to happen. Remember that they had 
three Chasers and a Keeper who were upperclassmen and only made 
token appearances in the first three books, I don't really see any 
reason not to stick in new faces.

As for the Beaters being unknown second years, that follows from 
the fact that no one wants to go with this years Beaters if 
possible, and given they were the best of the lot available from 
2nd-7th years, any Beaters with talent will have to have been 
first years in OotP, but without getting Harry's lucky break.

Harry isn't quite ready to be Captain this year, and may not be 
ready next year either. As Dumbledore observed when he passed 
Harry over for Prefect, Harry already has a considerable amount 
on his plate. On the whole, I don't think Harry will be 
particularly upset if Katie's Captain this year. It's one less 
thing for him to worry about.

"mfterman"