Gobstones Club

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> singapotter:
> Does anybody know just what do members of the Gobstones Club do?
What
> is a Gobstone anyway? Something Potion-y?
> 
> Eileen Prince was a member in HBP. It was also briefly mentioned in
> OotP, when Umbridge issued a decree to disband all
> clubs/associations/teams.


Christina:

According to the Harry Potter Lexicon, "Gobstones is a game involving
stones played something like marbles, in which the stones spit
disgusting liquid at the opposing player when they lose a point. There
are Gobstone clubs at Hogwarts (OP17) and also an International
Gobstones League (DP) Many of the kids at Hogwarts have a set of
Gobstones and it's played fairly regularly (CS10, PA16, GF20). Harry
was tempted to buy a solid gold set in Diagon Alley (PA4). The offices
of the Official Gobstones Club are in the Department of Games and
Sports on level seven of the Ministry of Magic (OP7)."

Interesting that JRK would choose to have Eileen Prince associated
with this particular pasttime (why not have her captain of the
Quidditch team, or some kind of Wizard's Chess club for something more
intellectual?).  I also never realized that the game has been
mentioned so many times throughout the series, although I suspect it's
like the Every-Flavor Beans - nothing really significant, just a
little detail to further set apart the WW and make it more fun.

Christina