[HPforGrownups] Re: Quidditch for Harry in HBP?

[elfundeb]

No: HPFGUIDX 126754

 -p <captivity at g...> wrote:
> > -I have a nagging suspiscion that JKR may keep Harry off the
> > Quidditch pitch for good.
> >
> > Just because Umbridge has been discredited doesn't mean everything
> > is hunky-dory does it? What if Harry's school Quidditch days are
> > over?

A.J. wrote:
> The interesting thing is that at the end of OOTP, Harry is
> contemplating his fate and the seriousness of the war to come and so
> forth, and notes that the other students are worried about Quidditch
> and other 'rubbish.'

I'm not a fan of the Quidditch sequences generally, but I'm quite
certain that Quidditch will continue, because it is part of the
structure of the books.  Like the seven obstacles to the Philosopher's
Stone in PS/SS, which appear to foreshadow the climax of each book,
the Quidditch sequences in each book also foreshadows its climax.

In OOP, Harry's anger and lack of control caused him to go after Draco
(I think it was Draco; I don't have the books with me right now) which
cost him his position on the team.  Later on, Harry's anger and
unwillingness to attempt to control his visions of the DoM led to the
near-debacle there.  His Keeper and substitute Seeker saved the
Quidditch Cup (after the Keeper's mistakes nearly lost it for the
Gryffs), and his real-life keeper, after making some mistakes of his
own in OOP (like letting Snape teach Occlumency to Harry), arrived at
the DoM in time to stave off further tragedy, while his #1 real-life
chaser (and temporary captain, perhaps), Hermione, was busy
maneuvering Harry (e.g., pushing him to start the DA, the Rita Skeeter
interview).

In HBP, I fully expect to see Harry back at Seeker, Ginny winning a
Chaser position (which, as she says, is more suited to her), and Ron
back at Keeper.  But I doubt the outcome will be just another
Quidditch Cup with Gryffindor's name on it; there will be a twist, and
it will be something unexpected.

That's the nutshell analysis; the full, pre-OOP version is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/48192
And the post-OOP update is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/88055

Debbie
who thought the Quidditch scenes were boring until making this connection