The trouble with Quidditch

[leaverish]

No: HPFGUIDX 169016

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bartl at ...> wrote:
> The basic problem in Quidditch is that there are just too damned
many points for catching the Golden Snitch. < <snip>



I disagree. As someone else has already said, I think that
concentrating on the seeker (in real wizarding life, not in a card
game) would mean you'll loose the game as the other team would easily
score enough points to counteract the snitch (unless their seeker was
extremely lucky).

However, it occured to me that JKR could have made the game MUCH more
interesting IMO if she made the team who catched the snitch LOOSE
points instead of gain points. You have to catch the snitch in order
to end the game, but you have to make sure your way up in points
before you do so!

I think this would have added a whole new level of strategy,
uncertainty and excitement to the game, and it really is in
accordance with the general craziness of the wizarding world...

Leaverish