CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 11, QUIDDITCH

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No: HPFGUIDX 188405


Potioncat:
Like the others, I'll jump in with this question and answer the others later.
Boy, SSSusan, you know how to pick your questions! This ranks up there with
"Oops" in my opinion. <SNIP>

Alla:

Oh yes it does! Oops is another one which makes incredibly angry lol, I think I feel hatred of the same intensity when I read these two accidents. Unless of course we remember Snape twins, that makes me laugh, but then I want to strangle Snape anyway.


Potioncat wrote:
<SNIP>
> I fully understand why many readers would think Snape made up the rule; maybe
he did, but it would be a silly thing to do to pretend a rule existed that
didn't. Besides, we all know that librarians are a little insane when it
concerns their books and Madam Pince is one of the worst. I wouldn't be
surprised if she did have a rule that her library books cannot go outside.
Though I doubt teachers have ever enforced the rule. <SNIP>

Alla:

Why would it be silly thing to pretend that rule existed if it did not, if it helps Snape to needle Harry in any way possible? Do you think there was a rule that allowed Snape to overrule Gryffindor practice that already was scheduled or he just used his teacher's authority and abused it on the spot there?
The purpose of the library is to **loan** books, to let the reader enjoy the books **outside** the library, is it not? Now, come to think of it, if this was some sort of the "rare" book, sure I guess I would think there is a tiny possibility that this book could only be read inside, but this one? Library probably has tons of copies of this book since most wizarding kids who are Quidditch fans interested in this book. And even restricted sections books could be taken outside, right? And they are rare books and suddenly "Quidditch around the ages" gets stricter treatment? I do not buy it at all.

There is also Hermione who LOVES to read, are you saying that she would not have been whining non stop to Harry and Ron if she would not have been able to read the books from library anywhere she pleases?