Quidditch for Harry in HBP? Alternate View.

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 126736


> bboyminn wrote:
> 
> I've had this belief that Harry and Ron would be Beaters for years,
> believe it or not. Part of this theory allows for the fact that 
Harry WANTS to be Seeker and Ron wants to be Keeper, but they will 
sacrifice those desires for the greater good of the team. So, to 
your question, the Team won't /make/ them do this, it will be a 
strategic move that
> Harry and Ron will make for the greater good of the Team. 
<snip>> 
> I also think that Beaters are critical to the on-going game. 
Without
> effective Beaters, the Chasers are crippled, and can't do their job
> properly. True, Gryffindor did manage to scape a win, aided 
greatly by
> Ron's goal Keeping, but you can't build a whole effective team 
around
> one or two good players. They are going to have to do their best to
> move people into positions that serve the team rather than the 
individual.
<snip>

Hannah:
I agree that Beaters are important, but I think that by far the 
single most important player in a Quidditch team is the Seeker.  
It's a fact that, usually, the team that gets the Snitch wins.  I 
personally think the rules of Quidditch are a bit daft, because it 
makes all the goal scoring business seem rather a waste of energy, 
but that's the way it is.

Having an excellent Seeker who's almost certain to get the Snitch is 
a much greater asset to the team than even a pair of good Beaters.  
After all, there are three Chasers and only two Bludgers, and they 
can use evasive flying to avoid them.  Of course, it would be best 
to have good Beaters and a good Seeker.  But given a choice, it 
makes much more sense to have a great Seeker.

JMO

Hannah