[HPforGrownups] I Hate Ginny Weasley!!!!

[Meng Yu]

No: HPFGUIDX 122455


Magda:
> Budding Quidditch star Ginny was slightly over the
> top, and that I found hard to accept.   Magda

I think of think the key is Budding.  As Ginny pointed
out herself in the book, during the match against
Hufflepuff the other seeker had a cold and sneezed
during a bad time.  She also said that since Harry
took the normal snitch and the one they had was slow. 
Harry also said that he thought he could have done
better and since Harry is pretty humble about his own
skills normally, Ginny probably wasn't great.  In the
game against Ravenclaw and Cho, we don't know how well
Ginny flew.  But Hermione had said earlier in the book
when she was explaining Cho's constant crying to Ron
and Harry that Cho was flying really badly that year
and was close to being kicked off the team. So maybe
she wasn't that hard to beat.  It would have been
interesting to see if Ginny could have beaten Malfoy. 
:P

After all the hoo-haa about the importance of
> practice etc. it was slightly unbelievable that
> borrowing the brooms at home and flying around a
field, alone (presumably), would somehow
> quailify as getting in shape. Magda

We do know that first years at least had flying
lessons.  So Ginny would have gotten at least basic
training in it and she did have team practice before
the actual matches.  We don't know how much practice
people who are not on the team gets so maybe she was
good compared to everyone else who tried out.  Also
from Ron's keeper tryouts we know that Angelina was
considering commitment to the team along with other
things(such as family?) when she picked the players.
(Since she didn't think Ron was the best keeper who
tried out but she picked him anyways.)

> So I could have lived without that part.

me too :P I think JKR probably just didn't want to
introduce another character at that point.  Wonder who
the other new chaser is going to be?

ltl