Does JKR dislike writing about Quidditch matches? (long)

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Debbie wrote: THE MATCHES AS FORESHADOWING
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> CoS
> Here Harry's battle with the rogue bludger seems to parallel 
Harry's later battle with the Basilisk. Dobby, bless him, 
unwittingly prepares Harry for the encounter. In the Quidditch 
match, Harry elects to take on the rogue Bludger by himself, to 
allow Fred and George to concentrate on protecting the rest of the 
team from the other Bludger. He does this even though he has no idea 
if it will do any good. But Harry outplays the Bludger, just as 
later on he outplays the Basilisk. The Bludger does manage to land a 
nasty blow on Harry's right arm, just above the elbow, as Harry 
grabs the Snitch. In the Chamber, the Basilisk bites Harry in the 
elbow -- almost exactly the same spot - just as Harry punches 
Godric's sword through the Basilisk and kills him (ch. 17). Both the 
Bludger and the Basilisk produce exactly the same "searing pain" in 
Harry's elbow; in both instances, he needs outside help to recover.


** Marcela now:  I'd like to add to this that Harry wasn't aware of 
both Ginny's and Dobby's well-meant yet harmful involvements: Ginny 
with the Diary and Dobby with the jinx on the Bludgers.

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Debbie again (Cont'd): PS/SS
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> I've left this for last, because the parallels do not seem to work 
as foreshadowing like the parallels in the later books do. The 
primary parallel I see in the first Quidditch match, against 
Slytherin, is that the Trio suspect Snape both of trying to kill 
Harry during the Quidditch match and of trying to get through the 
obstacles to reach the Stone. However, since Harry doesn't learn 
that Snape was protecting him instead of jinxing him at the 
Quidditch match until he faces Quirrelmort, the element of 
foreshadowing is lacking. There is some foreshadowing in the 
Hufflepuff match, where Harry's grab of the Snitch in record time 
foreshadows his ability later on to retrieve the Stone instantly 
from the Mirror when he realizes he needs to keep Quirrelmort from 
getting it (ch. 17). However, I find this parallel less satisfying 
than those in the later books.
 
>* vmonte replied: I believe that the quidditch in this book 
reflects what happened at Godric's Hollow. Debbie wrote about the 
ease of Harry catching the snitch above. Well, look at how baby 
Harry was able to defeat Voldemort at GH. (And it was really due to 
the fact that his mother had placed a spell on Harry to protect him.)

** Marcela now:  What I think that was very significant in this 
match, and ultimately foreshadowing the end of the book, was that 
Harry didn't literally "catch" the Snitch with his hands but with 
his "mouth", almost swallowing it.  This to me foreshadows that 
Harry "contained" the Stone all this time (Mirror scene), but 
didn't "want" it for himself (didn't swallow Snitch).

I loved reading your interpretation of Quidditch.  Games in modern 
world are a healthy (well, most of times :) ) way to subliminate our 
natural Human tendencies for Warring and Fighting.
But I'd say that to complete your essay (because it looks like one), 
you'd need to analyze the significance of the Snitch.
If we interpret the Snitch as the Philosophical Stone/Path for 
Liberation of the Soul/Freedom/Soul/Ultimate Goal/You-Name-It, we 
have Harry pursuing his goal as a Seeker throughout the whole 
series, and the matches suspensions were a way for Jo to foreshadow 
that Harry got distractions from his path: Dumbledore not telling 
him everything, Voldemort, Fudge, WW not believing him, etc.

Marcela