The trouble with Quidditch

[Sonya]

No: HPFGUIDX 169161

Bart Lidofsky <bartl@> wrote:
> > The basic problem in Quidditch is that there are just too damned
> > many points for catching the Golden Snitch. < <snip>

Leaverish:
> 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.


I like the suggestion of losing points for the team that catches the
the Golden Snitch.

Perhaps JKR was trying to keep the rules of this wacky game somewhat
simple as not to confuse/frustrate the readers.  After all, she had
to describe it in a way that was easy to visualize and comprehend for
an audience that didn't have the benefit of observing an actual game
in order to pick up on how it would actually be played.

- Sonya