Chapter Discussion Chamber of Secrets Ch. 7 Mudbloods and Murmurs

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 188943

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:

> > 3: Did you find it unfair that the Slytherin team were given permission to practise when Gryffindor have already booked the pitch?

Potioncat:
> Unfair? But they really needed the time on the practice pitch more than the Gryffindors did. The Gryffindors were very familiar with their team mates and equipment.  The Slytherins had to learn to work with a new seeker and had to learn how to manage all those state of the art brooms. It wouldn't be fair to have to go out and compete without extra time to prepare!

Geoff:
Speaking from my experience as a teacher, some of which time involved 
me with games, it didn't have to happen.

There should have been time available for Slytherin to have their own 
practice slot. I wonder whether Marcus Flint had approached Snape and 
asked for the time without going further or whether Snape was just being
Snapeish.

I can remember getting quite cross with a colleague many years ago under 
similar circumstances. I was running a tennis club just for leisure and had 
booked the courts after school when my colleague arrived with a group 
whom he said were due for a match with another school and needed the 
practice and insisted that my group got off the court. There was a lively 
exchange of views - but fortunately no slugs.
:-)