Quidditch for Harry in HBP?

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 126716


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> 
> Karen: there
> was certainly no professional sport played in Britain during WW II -
apart from anything else, all the professional sportsmen were
> fighting in the war. As certain of the older Hogswarts students
> will be doing so too in some capacity or other, I wouldn't be at all
> surprised if Quidditch was one of the first casuaties.
> 
> Vivian: I doubt it. JKR has already made several references regarding 
> Quidditch in the next book. One that comes to mind is that there will 
> be a new captain and that he/she might not want Ron on the team. 
> Also, the character of Ginny has already told Harry that when 
> Umbridge gets kicked out of school he'll be able to play on the team 
> again. Ginny also makes it known that she wants to play Chaser in 
> sixth year. 


Well, Ginny doesn't know that there will be Quidditch or not, she just
assumes there will be, but I agree with you we'll have Quidditch.  For
one thing, it's really important to give the kids, especially Harry,
as normal a school experience as possible. Nothing should be cut
unless it has to be.

I bet JKR's statement that next year's captain may not want Ron on the
team is a red herring.  the captain's likely to be Harry, or Ginny, or
Ron.