Gobstones Club

[doddiemoemoe]

No: HPFGUIDX 136531

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "spotsgal" <Nanagose at a...> 
wrote:
> > singapotter:
> > Does anybody know just what do members of the Gobstones Club do?
>**snip**> > Eileen Prince was a member in HBP. 

***snip**** 
> 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 
**snip**
 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?). 

**snip**

I think Gobstones is something akin to muggle Pool/Snooker/Texas 
Hold'em Poker...

If Snapes mum was as skilled an occlumens/leguimens as him it makes 
sense why she was president of the gobstones club, why she loved her 
son so much (inheriting her best qualities---not because of his own 
self)...

And why Snape feels he must use his gifts to succeed in the WW. 
(since his mum married a muggle in the end---)

Just what I think.

Doddie 
(who wonders how snapes muggle dad spent all snapes mum's winnings)