The Future of Quidditch?

[Mad-I Moody]

What does everyone think might happen with Quidditch in future books? After all, Ron just got on the team, and the whole team will really have to be re-vamped for next year. Do you think, in light of the second war, that Quidditch will continue? Or is Quidditch over for the time being? I myself cannot decide what I think will happen. there seems to be a case for both.

Thoughts?:coolblue:

[Jerkwater]

I think it will continue. It is a very popular part of JKR's books, and one of everyone's favorite bit of creativity from Rowling. I can't imagine they will discontinue it.

I'm sure Ron will remain at Keeper and Harry at Seeker. Are any chasers left? I think they have all graduated. I am sure that Ginny would make a fine Chaser, and with Neville's newfound confidence, I wouldn't be surprised to see him out there too (remember, he was the first of Harry's year to fly a broom at Hogwarts).

[~BrandyTook~]

I definitely don't think that Quidditch will stop now. It is one of the best parts of her novels. An genius idea that everyone loves. Quidditch has seen it rough as it is. It was cancelled halfway through CoS because of the attacks. It was out of Book 4 for the Triwizard Tournament. Harry was banned from it in Book 5. It will not be left out again. Ron will stay as keeper. Harry will stay as seeker. Ginny will become a chaser. Neville might join like Jerkwater said. It wouldn't surprise me. This is one major ray of joy and freedom in her books amid the frighteningly dark war that is coming. It needs to be kept in. It's too important to lose completely.

[doctor23]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see only DA's as Quidditch players other than the Slytherin team of course. But look at how many of the DA's are Quidditch players. Heck the whole Gryfendor team was part of it (except the new beaters). Cho and Roger Davies from Ravenclaw, Earnie Macmillian and Zach what was his last name from Hufflepuff

[Daily Propheter]

I hope it stays around, Harry said so himself, it's one of the few things he finds enjoyable at Hogwarts anymore. Without that, he's almost got nothing left. I can't wait to see how the new team does in Year 6 though.

[Lily Black]

Quidditch is gonna stay and harry's gonna be captain. I'm pretty sure Ginny and Neville would make awesome Chasers. I dont think they'll keep the same beaters though. Harry enjoys Quidditch too much for it to be cancelled after Sirius died. He's way too depressed....

[flibbertigibbet]

It might be disrupted, as usual, but I think it'll continue. How could Harry not play it for his last 2 and a half years at school?? It would kill him. He's angry enough as it is - he needs an outlet for all those emotions.

[You-Know-Who]

First off Ginny said she wanted the chaser job and would try out next year when Angelina and the other chasers are gone etc.

Originally posted by Lily Black (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=390818#post390818))
Quidditch is gonna stay and harry's gonna be captain.


Why is Harry going to be the new captain? He doesn't have a strategic mind at all...

[Picko]

YKW: Harry really is the only student who has been in the team for a while. Ron might have the strategic mind but lets face it he's too busy just trying to catch the quaffle let alone actually work out what others should be doing. Anyway I'd argue that Harry does have a strategic mind - afterall who led the group into the final battle?

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Harry will be captain, Ron will remain keeper but Harry will think about replacing him. Ginny will become a chaser as will Hermione, this will be an example of what JK said about Hermione easing up a little.

[Bexfizz]

harry deffinatly becomes captain, hes been there the longest

[You-Know-Who]

Picko: You're right on Harry having more experience, although it's not as much as you might think, he is a seeker after all, the most important job of a seeker is paying attention to the snitch not the field.
If you're a keeper you have a more insight on the field it self (position of chasers and beaters).

And about Harry leading the group is another good point but who owns everyone in chess ;)

[Picko]

I would say that Quidditch is a little more dynamic than chess - even Wizard chess ;) :D

I think Harry would be pretty good, he's been exposed to Wood afterall and he was a pretty good leader. I'm sure some of that has worn off on him. And I think it's too premature to give captaincy to Ron when if there was a better selection of candiates he wouldn't even be in the team. It's no good having a captain who loses the plot when he's down on form.

[Virtuousdream]

Katie Bell isn't leaving, I can see her being Captain in book 6 and Harry in book 7, though as I am adament that Dumbledore has to make him head boy to keep along with his dad, it may be a little too much, not to mention that Harry will have his NEWTS and will probably have to kill Voldemort in his last year.

Pretty busy life eh?

[Hpmons]

I personally think there will be very little Quidditch in the future.
A - Voldermort is on the loose, and it could be unsafe
B - JKR would either have to invent loads of new characters to replace the team, or use old ones; and none of them seem very skilled at Quidditch.
BUT if there is a team:
Harry will be Captain
Ron will be Beater (I think he could be good at it)
A Creevy/ Ginny/new character will be other Beater.
Ginny/Seamus will be chaser
Hermione/Neville will be chaser
Katie Bell will be Chaser

Thats just a rough guess, not really much reason behind it.

[Picko]

Pretty busy life eh?

Haha...it's all in a days work for Harry "The Weapon" Potter :p

[Charmed]

I don't think we will be seeing very much of Quidditch in the last two books. It seems that Harry's energies will be focussed on many other events.

[Picko]

I agree we probably won't see as much of Quidditch because I get the feeling that JK herself has become quite bored with the sport. Perhaps she'll have Voldemort blow up the pitch or something :p

[Llopin]

Dumbledore will unban Harry, because the lifetime ban Umbridge gave him can be broken (at least I hope so) but I also agree he won't be very concerned in Quidditch (but he'll keeep playing).

[AutumnCro]

I think the ban will be broken. I remember somewhere there was mention that the ban would be lifted as soon as she wasn't headmistress anymore. If quidditch does continue then Harry will be captain to make up for the fact that he wasn't Prefect. We already know he's a good leader because of his teaching of the DA.

[IMustNotBeNamed]

I think that we won't see much more Quidditch. It is possible that is was just a gimmick and JKR has gotten tired of it. It certainly has died down a bit. She doesn't write about it as extensively as she used to. However; it would be odd for her to stop with it just as Ron makes the team.

[randomfan86]

I think that Harry will indeed become captain simply because his head of house hold respects him the most, and he has the longest tenure on the team.

[atac109]

I hope quidditch is done with in future books. With most players of the formerly great Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff teams gone, quidditch will just suck from here on in. Who could possibly beat Harry? There's no Cedric any more. I was hoping that in this book Harry's arrogance would lead into a defeat at the hands of Malfoy, but, since that never happened, I'm through with quidditch. I wanted to throw up when all the teams went downhill in OoTP. It was pathetic.

Maybe somebody will die out on the quidditch field; then they'll have to postpone it until Voldemort is defeated.

[rikuownsyou]

I belive that it will continue and be cooler with a game Ron and Harry both win the cup. I don't think it will stop..why should it? Maybe alot of people love the game and would kinda not like the book if it wasn't in it at all..in GOF it kinda was but not the same without Harry in it.

[moon_lit_raven]

there's got to be more quidditch, but i like what doctor23 said about the DA being made up of alot of quidditch players, its an advantage if they can fly, if they had to attack. so they could be in the middle of a match or practice and they get attacked!!! it would make good reading.

I think ginny and hermione should be the new chasers or maybe nevillie and ginny, but i think nevillie might make a good beater, cause he's getting more confident. But what about the comintater(sp?) cause lee jordan was in the same year as the twins and that means he left as well. maybe colin creevey?

[remus81]

I think there will definately be more Quidditch. There is a Quidditch game coming out, people love Quidditch.

JKR set up Ginny on the team as a Chaser. Ron now knows how to Keep. Harry is back as Seeker. Now we can wonder who will be captain again, too!!!

[Picko]

I don't really care whether we see much of Quidditch in the next few books, for me Harry probably should be in a professional team seeing as he's that much better than anyone else in the school, afterall the only person who's ever beaten him's now dead :D

[Mutant for Hire]

Rowling has usually used Quidditch to drive other storylines.

In book one, Harry feels pretty much incompetant at everything until he picks up Quidditch and finds that he's gifted there. That boosts his confidence.

In book two, Draco demonstrates his family's wealth and becomes the Slytherin seeker, reinforcing his status as Harry's opposite number.

In book three, Harry's personal war against the dementors has key moments on the Quidditch field. Oh yes, and Harry and his mates finally win the Quidditch cup.

Book four had no Quidditch, but it is rather appropriate that the final ordeal which becomes Harry's rite of passage almost, is performed on the Quidditch field.

In book five, the battle between the MInistry and the school is reflected in what happens with the Quidditch season. Rowling also uses it to give Ginny a more prominent role and to build up Ron's confidence as well as give him the spotlight independent of Harry, having him win the cup. There is also a little bit of the Cho business reflected in the games.

I should add that the games themselves have been getting briefer and briefer, at least so far as I see it. In some ways, what happens on the playing field is important only in how characters react to it. Ron's winning the cup is done almost entirely off camera. It's not really important, all that matters is that he won.

So in book six, the question is, what does Rowling intend to use the Quidditch games and the practice for?

My personal feeling is that Rowling is going to try to load as many familiar Gryffindor faces as possible onto the team, and she'll use the practice and games as a way to show and infliuence the relationships between the characters. She'll only show the games to the extent that she can demonstrate what is going on between characters.

[animagus1369]

Originally posted by You-Know-Who (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=391375#post391375))
First off Ginny said she wanted the chaser job and would try out next year when Angelina and the other chasers are gone etc.



Why is Harry going to be the new captain? He doesn't have a strategic mind at all...


Arguable, but someone or other might see it as a good way of helping to develop one. Though he does play Wizard's Chess with Ron an awful lot--can't have a totally un-strategic mind and manage that, good as Ron is.

Could there be co-captains, Ron and Harry?

[Daveydee]

I read a newspaper interview with JK just before OotP came out. She was asked why there were 4 balls in Quidditch as opposed to just one. Her explanation was that she wanted to portray that in life people have more than one aim, and that she wanted to depict that concept in her sport. She also said that that it was something she would elaborate on in future books.

So in answer to the question - Yes I think there is still a future for Quidditch.

[Witflick]

I think there will be Quidditch in Book 6, but not as much as we have seen in previous books. Mainly because there's a much bigger threat now and there are more important things Harry has to deal with.

[Sirius83]

I think there will be Quidditch...and Harry will have his ban lifted. As for the team:

Harry - Seeker & Captain
Ron - Keeper
Ginny - Chaser
Katie - Chaser
? - Chaser
Neville - Beater
Seamus - Beater

Now, who is the missing Chaser? Hermione could join the team, although i have my doubts on that. It would make sense for her to, though. I can also see Dean Thomas taking up the spot. Those two new beaters will be gone i'm sure.

[Rain]

I think that Harry is going to be the team caption. And I also think that slytherine's cation might be Draco.

[Amylou]

I think it will continue. Wouldn't it be great if the Creevy brothers made the team. Colin snapping pictures of Harry and Dennis constantly falling off his broom. Ahh, good times. J/K. Anywho...I think Harry will be made seeker again and ginny will become a chaser. Maybe Dean or Seamus or even Neville will get in on the act. Can you imagine Neville as a beater? Hitting Malfoy on the head with a bludger..*pictures it* Well, those are my thoughts....Do with with them what you want.

[dark1_black]

I dont think neville will become a member of the quidditch team because in the 1st book remember.... neville could'nt ride a broom and i think he's the sort off type that cant ride brooms and are better at other things.

[sindatur]

Yea, I don't see Neville on the team either, didn't he also dislike riding the Thestral in OotP (I could be wrong, I'm only halfway through my 2nd read of OotP).

Definitely Quidditch will be allowed back in the Cirriculum. Harry, I think will be too busy, and being Quidditch Captain is not for him, it's an all consuming job, and if Harry is made Captain, someone else will need to pick up the slack in his absence, I just don't think he'll be available enough of the time to do a good job. I definitely agree he's earned it and deserves it, but, I think it's a bad idea for the team.

The Creevys are in 3rd and 4th year now, and were in the DA, I think they may have grown enough to become competent Quidditch Players

[ginnybatbogeysyou]

I don't really care whether we see much of Quidditch in the next few books, for me Harry probably should be in a professional team seeing as he's that much better than anyone else in the school, afterall the only person who's ever beaten him's now dead :D

Well, it would be a clever carreer-move ;)

Nah, just kidding, I think Quidditch will be playing a role in the books. It's the only thing Harry really enjoys and we al saw what a state he was in when Umbridge banned him from playing.

[eVaNeScEnCe]

well, we know Harry's bound to become captain of the team, although I don't know if he'll be emotionally up to it by the beginning of the 7th book. Ginny will probably become a permanent player, with a different position. It's a great way for them to get together. :D

[deadlocked]

sure don´t the whole school turn up to watch the matchs even when their house isnt playing

I wonder why Dean dosent play footy

[Twinkly eyed]

i dont think they have football in Hogwarts lol! as for harry becoming captain of the team, i think he'd do well, he can keep his cool, i know he can lose his temper sometimes, but i think hed be great as Gryffindor captain!

[Tirwen Lupin]

Quidditch will probably continue, with some disruptions and whatnot. It's an important part of Harry's life--he's good at it, he enjoys it, and it's something of an escape from a lot of the troubles he has to deal with. It's also popular with the entire wizarding world, and they'll be needing some relief from the things that will happen in the dark future.
It's also played a part in the plot throughout. It'll be interesting to see how that continues...
As for the new captain, I really can't make a guess. Harry has been on for quite a while, Ron is excellent at strategy, and at least one of the chasers are staying on--they'd be the most experienced and have been influenced by Oliver. Ginny will probably be a Chaser like she wanted to be. She did well as a temporary Seeker, so she'll probably get to play on the permanent team easily.
I do hope they get new beaters, or the current ones improve...

[dark1_black]

Does anyone think we'll see a new broomstick in the next two Harry Potter books? I mean a broom better than the firebolt?

[deadlocked]

Id say so because wasnt the nimbus the best only for awhile.
Is the firebolt a completly new series??

[dark1_black]

Id say so because wasnt the nimbus the best only for awhile.
Is the firebolt a completly new series??

Yes the firebolt is a new series as there has been no other brooms by that name anyway!

[haycheng]

I see someone have raised the possibility that Quidditch may not be held.I have to agree with that. I believe JKR has been asked why the activity of Quidditch is lower in OFTP. She mention there are simply other important things to write. It is possible that she may remove Harry from Quidditch or drop Quidditch completely.

[dark1_black]

I dont think that is very lickely as most fans love quidditch and just the sheer originality of it.

[chop]

I think Qidditch will be back, just as another sign of the school going back to 'business as usual' situation. Anyway I think the games will not have the same weight in the plot as in the first three books. On the other hand, I think Harry has enough burdens to become Quidditch captain, so my money is in Ron for that post. Of course Malfoy will be Slytherin Captain so to have a new field for Weasley / Malfoy fights.

For the new players, either will be unknow Characters or we will see the Creevey brothers as a reedition of Fred & George for Beaters, with Ron as Keeper and Captain, Harry as Seeker and Ginny, Katie and someone new as Chasers.

My point against Neville, Dean or Seamus in the team is based on:

1) Neville hardly can mount a broom.
2) Dean and Seamus could have been in the team in OotP, where there were free spots and they didn't.
3) With Ron and Harry in the team they could be too much 6th years on it.

[Ford Anglia]

Here's a few ideas to knock around.

1) Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle have been revealed to be death eaters, so Voldy will order Snape to distance himself from their children (to keep out of trouble and preserve his position as Voldy's spy at Hogwarts). As a result, Draco will have to actually compete with other slytherins for his position, and may not keep it. Ditto for C&G. I'm hoping that the team will keep a low profile, no stupid songs or attempts to attack opposing players in the halls.

2) We know how Ginny's been breaking into the broom cupboard at the burrow for years and that's how she learned to fly. Was she flying alone? If she wasn't, who would she have been practicing with? Which member of the DA was the most comfortable on a thestral? Which team may need a new seeker? Being completely insane is an advantage for the role anyway.

3) Harry's not a totally clear choice for the captain's job. He was introduced to Quidditch only five years previous and doesn't know any role but the seeker's particularly well. Ron may not be as good a player (yet), but he know's a lot more about the game than Harry does, the same is true of Katie (and Ginny, for that matter). It'll be Harry, Ron or Katie, but which I don't know. Oh, and I'm expecting Colin Creevy and Ginny to replace Alicia and Angelina, and for Dean Thomas to replace Lee Jordan.

4) As with the first, second, third and fifth years, (all the years when Quidditch was played at all), Griffindor will win two of its three games. The cup will be won on points, or, like in second year, cancelled towards the end due to acts of Riddle.

[Taichi]

Harry is no longer the Gryffindor Seeker, he was banned from playing Quidditch for life, there was no mention of him being reinstated, and there was no mention whatsoever of him retrieving his broom, until such time, we cannot speculate that Harry is still on the team, as he has no broom, and they already chose a new Seeker......

[chop]

Harry is no longer the Gryffindor Seeker, he was banned from playing Quidditch for life, there was no mention of him being reinstated, and there was no mention whatsoever of him retrieving his broom, until such time, we cannot speculate that Harry is still on the team, as he has no broom, and they already chose a new Seeker......

You're Kidding, right?
Do you really think any of Dolores Umbridge Educational Decrees, Inquisitorial Sqads, Bans or actions will survive her at Hogwarts?
Curious, at least...

[Picko]

Does anyone think we'll see a new broomstick in the next two Harry Potter books? I mean a broom better than the firebolt?

I suspect so, it would be easy to introduce a new Nimbus or Firebolt or a new broom which is better than the Firebolt and try to add something new to the game.

[chop]

Does anyone think we'll see a new broomstick in the next two Harry Potter books? I mean a broom better than the firebolt?
I'm not sure, but I don't think so, unless we see some games from professional teams, because the Firebolt is already a professional broom, extremely expensive and something really outside normal students possibilities.

[SnorkackCatcher]

I can't see any reason for school Quidditch not to continue - it's within the school grounds, after all. It'll probably be more of a sub-plot compared to Books 1-3, much as in OotP. (GoF was after all the turning point of the series where everything suddenly gets much darker, with a broader focus on the wider wizarding world and less on the school itself.)

Harry's going to be back on the team as Seeker - I'm pretty sure all of the Umbridge decrees are going to be scrapped. Ginny's pretty clearly been flagged as a Chaser, and Ron as Keeper (he's pretty good at it once he gets his confidence up). Katie Bell's still there and will probably get the captaincy in Book 6. (Either Ron or Harry will get the captaincy in Book 7 - I think it might be a re-run of the prefect's badge saga in OotP. I've always had a suspicion that JKR's been hinting that Ron will get both Head Boy and Quidditch Captain positions, as he saw in the Mirror of Erised.)

I hope that Kirke and Sloper stay on the team as Beaters. I know we haven't really seen them "on-stage" yet, but I felt that it worked well (as part of the general broadening of the range of Hogwarts characters in OotP) to have two entirely new people come in, rather than reusing the same few.

One Chaser position left in that case - it would be nice to have another new character, but it's unlikely unless they're going to play a role in the story outside of Quidditch. I can't see Neville or Hermione playing (neither of them have shown much affinity for flying), but Seamus, Dean, or one of the Creeveys are possible. Outside bet - Parvati Patil who seems to be a character ripe for further development.

[Nagini]

The Creevey brothers will become the new beaters. I think they have something of the Weasley twins in them, just look in the hat ceremony in book four, where the Dennis falls in the water, and when he tells his brother about this incident, Colin get jealous. They'll probably get as fond of adventures in the next book as the Weasley twins were, and become the new troublemakers at Hogwarts. The brotherly bond between them will probably make them great beaters, as one of them probably know what the other's thinking, just as the Weasley twins.

[dark1_black]

That is quite a good idea. But we have never actually known that the creevy brothers are interested in quidditch.

[deadlocked]

Harry is no longer the Gryffindor Seeker, he was banned from playing Quidditch for life, there was no mention of him being reinstated, and there was no mention whatsoever of him retrieving his broom, until such time, we cannot speculate that Harry is still on the team, as he has no broom, and they already chose a new Seeker......

Harry will have the ban lifted. 10 zillion to 1 its says on!!

[Murgatroid]

I think it'll still be something he loves to do. I don't think it was ever a huge part of the Harry Potter books, but it shows something about the magical world.

[Slaide]

Well I know Angelina and Alicia are gone in next book... But wasn't it mentionned somewhere that the captaincy went to the oldest wizard in the group.

And If I remember, Katie Bell was a 6 th year player last book. She'll be at her last year and thus I believe that SHE will have the captaincy.

BUT... About Harry playing Quidditch... I dunno, Dumbledore is doing ALL he can to protect harry, will he disallow harry from playing quidditch because it would be too easy to do an attack on him? It sure was in the other books...

Which will **** Harry off of course...

[Runes]

Here's a few ideas to knock around.

2) We know how Ginny's been breaking into the broom cupboard at the burrow for years and that's how she learned to fly. Was she flying alone? If she wasn't, who would she have been practicing with? Which member of the DA was the most comfortable on a thestral? Which team may need a new seeker? Being completely insane is an advantage for the role anyway.



If you mean Luna Lovegood being the new Ravenclaw seeker, yeah, it is a good idea. But how is being completely insane an advantage for the role? :p

[Drusilla]

Harry's going to need Quidditch more than ever now that Voldemort's back and out in the open-if nothing else,it'll help him deal with all that excess adrenaline,and give him a sense of achievement,not to mention normalcy.Whether he cares about it as much now is open to doubt,especially after the death of Sirius.There are worlds separating pre-DoM Harry from post-DoM Harry.
But if he rejoins the Quidditch team,I'm guessing it'll be like this:
Chaser 1/captain-Katie Bell
Chaser 2 -Ginny Weasley
Chaser 3-Unknown
Beater 1-Andrew Kirke
Beater 2-Jack Sloper
Keeper -Ron Weasley
Seeker-Harry Potter

[Tim the Wiz]

My view:

Captain & Chaser -- Katie Bell (She's been in the team longer than Harry; was Reserve the year before Harry came. Plus do you honestly think McGonagall is going to show Harry leniency?)

Chaser -- Ginny Weasley

Chaser -- ?

Beater -- ?

Beater -- ?

Keeper -- Ron Weasely

Seeker -- Harry Potter


That leaves three spots open, as I'm pretty sure Kirke and Sloper will be dropped from the team ...

[Chrysalis]

Quidditch will continue, I think, but at a lesser scale than in book 1-4. There's more important things to be done, seeing as the whole series is moving towards its climax. And no, I think it's fairly unlikely that Harry will be the captain, it's just too good to be true. I think that it might be Katie Bell or Ron Weasley, since both know far more about Quidditch than Harry, and Ron has a more strategic mine(which is evident from his chess skills). I suspect that the team will again have to hold try-outs for new Quidditch players. And I don't think that anyone from the 'Group of Six'(Harry, Ron, Hermy, Neville, Ginny, Luna) who wasn't already playing Quidditch will enter the teams. Sorry, I don't see Neville as a beater. He just isn't the sporty type, and neither are Hermione and Luna.:)

[Tim the Wiz]

Luna

Well I think it would be hard for her to get on the same Quidditch team as Harry, since shes in Ravenclaw ...

[Chrysalis]

No I mean that she wouldn't get on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, she's not really the sporty type.:)

[Lanc]

More to the point with Luna, I doubt the Ravenclaws would really want her to be on the team. She doesn't seem exactly popular with her housemates (or anyone, really), and since Gryffindor didn't want somebody who is a moaner or with outside concerns like the Charms Club, I doubt Ravenclaw's captain and team members would choose her to join the team unless she was truly exceptional, in which case I'd expect her to already be on the team. I think she'd probably have more fun as a spectator anyway - she can't really wear her life-sized lion's head or eagle hats if she's playing can she? Still, she's not exactly a bad flyer (on a thestral, anyway), so while I think it's unlikely she will be on the Ravenclaw team, I wouldn't completely rule it out.

[Slaide]

I still am unsure... Remember the sorting hat song about encouraging unity instead of insisting on differences?

Quidditch is THE wizard sport, and all national sports are the worst possible events if you want to encourage people to pick sides and show their belonging... So maybe Quidditch will be cancelled due to dumbledore not wanting to encourage enmity OR they might change the rules so that each team will now be house mixed. Where each teams MUSt have at least one player from each house and no more than two from the same house.

Who knows!

[golete]

Do you really thik that hermione would play a sport? That would be weird, the trio trainning together to the next match, although JKR has changed Hermione and Neville a lot

[atherella]

Now that Lee Jordan has graduated, at least I am assuming he did, since he was in the same year as Fred & George who would have graduated had they stayed in school, who do you think will do the annoucing at the quidditch games?

Perhaps Luna? She seems a bit nutty, and we know that Lee was a pretty 'big' personality while announcing. Luna seems pretty into quidditch, and she's definitely very enthusiastic, as evidenced by her hat she made. I'm not sure it would be her though, as I think that JKR has other things in store for her in the books.

Any takers? :D

[snakeshark66]

Since we all know no one can do anything on Hogwarts grounds without Dumbledore's consent (or so one would naturally believe), such as "apparate", entertain this notion:

On the Quidditch pitch, the students are NOT on school grounds, or at least, not within the boundaries of charms placed on the school by the Headmasters of years previous. I would back this up by noting where and where not the dementors could go in book three. So, if I were going to pick a place for something to happen with a lot of students and a lot of Death Eaters, it would be on the Quidditch Pitch. ;)

[SnorkackCatcher]

Since we all know no one can do anything on Hogwarts grounds without Dumbledore's consent (or so one would naturally believe), such as "apparate", entertain this notion:

On the Quidditch pitch, the students are NOT on school grounds, or at least, not within the boundaries of charms placed on the school by the Headmasters of years previous. I would back this up by noting where and where not the dementors could go in book three.I'm fairly sure that the Pitch is within the grounds, certainly as far as Apparation is concerned. The block on Apparation appears to be a longstanding magical ward, not something Dumbledore allows or disallows.

The dementors are a different matter - their ban from the grounds was just because Dumbledore forbade them to enter, but even so they ignored it on a couple of occasions (the Quidditch game, the scene near the lake).

[atherella]

Originally Posted by snakeshark66
Since we all know no one can do anything on Hogwarts grounds without Dumbledore's consent (or so one would naturally believe), such as "apparate", entertain this notion:

On the Quidditch pitch, the students are NOT on school grounds, or at least, not within the boundaries of charms placed on the school by the Headmasters of years previous. I would back this up by noting where and where not the dementors could go in book three.

You know, I'm not sure that's true, but if it is, that erases the question whether Snape would have been able to disapparate to head to the graveyard in GoF at the last task of the tournament. We know that the maze was where the quidditch pitch was, so if it was out of bounds of the charms, he could have disapparated. But, I've always thought it was still part of Hogwarts grounds, why wouldn't it be?

[uc0n]

Maybe to get off the grounds Snape set up his own port key to get there....but as far a quidditch i think it will have a bigger role than we ever thought it would...my best guesses are:
Keeper - Ron
Seeker - Harry (cptn)
Beaters - The Creevey Bro's
Chasers - Katie Bell, Neville, and Ginny
I feel that i might be really close because the beaters have to think alike and i know of no one else that does that in gryffindore except harry/ron and the Creevey's....plus it can be a way for JK showing them maturing and able to fight the bigger battle. As far as chasers the only one i'm iffy on is Neville, the only time we saw him on a broom he almost killed himself (book one) but i think since he is slowly becoming part of the 'inner circle' he will make it

[atherella]

but as far a quidditch i think it will have a bigger role than we ever thought it would...my best guesses are:
Keeper - Ron
Seeker - Harry (cptn)
Beaters - The Creevey Bro's
Chasers - Katie Bell, Neville, and Ginny
I feel that i might be really close because the beaters have to think alike and i know of no one else that does that in gryffindore except harry/ron and the Creevey's....plus it can be a way for JK showing them maturing and able to fight the bigger battle. As far as chasers the only one i'm iffy on is Neville, the only time we saw him on a broom he almost killed himself (book one) but i think since he is slowly becoming part of the 'inner circle' he will make it

I'm not laughing at your idea, I promise, I'm just having a giggle at the thought of little Dennis Creevey being a beater. He's always described as so strong. Does he have enough power in him to knock bludgers?

Any takers on who the new commentator might be now that Lee is out of school?

[Prof.Blink]

Any takers on who the new commentator might be now that Lee is out of school?
I have absolutely no idea. Maybe someone like Dean or Seamus. In fact, i think it would be quite funny if Luna did the commentry.

Anyway, i was thinking about whether we would actually see any qudditch in the next book... and decided that the outlook doesn't look to good. Of course, i'm sure we'll see plenty of it if the school isn't attacked. However, an attack on Hogwarts is looking more and more likely.

[Egla]

And no, I think it's fairly unlikely that Harry will be the captain, it's just too good to be true. I think that it might be Katie Bell or Ron Weasley, since both know far more about Quidditch than Harry, and Ron has a more strategic mine(which is evident from his chess skills).
Ron captain? after half a season of playing Quidditch, I don't think so. And what do you mean by too good to be true, Harry is the most experienced player together with Katie. Ron could very well function as assistant captain/trainer in book 6 and become officially captain in book 7 so that Harry can be headboy in book 7. This way it is a nice transition and thus the most likely scenario imo.

[Nox182]

Katie Bell has to be captain. Neither Ron or Harry would plan properly (remember how far behind they were with their homework on OotP?).
I can just imagine them walking to the pitch without even knowing what house they're playing against.
(sniggers...)

[Kobila]

Why couldnt Harry be captain, Quidditch is one of the things Harry is best at and he defiently takes Quidditch seriously..more than any other thing at hogwarts IMO. It would also give him practise at takin control of situations..which I might add he is good at as shown in ootp. It would also be a good distraction from all the horrible things going on at the time. I for one would like to see Harry have some fun in this next book...ootp was sucg a downer

[crumseekerlynch]

I think that Ron will become a really good quidditch player, and of course it will go on its one of the best parts of the book.

[SeekerLynch]

Ron already is a good Quidditch player.

[crumseekerlynch]

Well I know that, I'm saying better than Harry.

[Kobila]

Well I know that, I'm saying better than Harry.

Im sorry are you saying ron will be better than harry?
only want to understand not sayin your wrong:D

[crumseekerlynch]

Better as in more popular.

[SeekerLynch]

Well I know that, I'm saying better than Harry.They play two totally different possitions. It's hard to measure which one's better.

[crumseekerlynch]

That has nothing to do with popularity. In football a running back is more popular that a kicker.

[Kobila]

:huh: alright Ron will have to be more confident in himself to become captain..i think we saw loads of improvement towards the end of ootp but it just doesnt seem possible to make such a new player captain..but the song "Weasly is our king" could forshadow Ms Rowlings faith in him.

[SeekerLynch]

That has nothing to do with popularity. In football a running back is more popular that a kicker.
I posted that before I read that you meant in popularity.

[crumseekerlynch]

Could you please apologize then.

[SeekerLynch]

Okay, I'm sorry. Can we please get back on topic now?

[RemusLupinFan]

Any takers on who the new commentator might be now that Lee is out of school?That's a good question. I'd have to say I like the idea of it being Dean or Seamus, as Prof.Blink suggested, but I'm also thinking about people from other houses too. Wouldn't it put a different spin on things if a Slytherin were to do the commenting? This probably won't happen though, as it's not likely that McGonagall (or whomever approves the choice of commentator) would allow someone who would constantly makes derrogatory remarks about the opposing team/players that go "below the belt", so to speak, but to have a Slytherin do the commentating would certainly give us a bit of a different angle on the game. Personally, I hope it's Dean or Seamus.

I'm not sure I can see Luna as being the announcer...she seems a bit too shy, although she'd probably be very fair in her commentating. She would be a good choice, but I can't really see her doing it.

As for Ron's Quidditch skills- I believe that he'll develop more confidence in himself and therefore become a better player. Once he's able to ignore the jeers of the Slytherins and focus on defending the hoops, his Keeping skills should improve.

[crumseekerlynch]

Yes we can. I accept your sorryness.

[Kobila]

If Ginny wasnt on the team I think she could be good at it..I wouldnt mind if jkr introduced someone we havent heard from as the announcer her new characters are always interesting..just look at luna

[Alci]

It rather depends if you are using logic, wishful thinking or one of JKRs leaps of back ending for plot development.

Cold hard logic says no seeker should be captain as the position is so remote and disassociated from the rest of the team. (you can't watch the game at all as other players can) The same applies to some extent for Keeper. Ideally its probably best to have a beater as Captain or failing that a chaser. They can both see what's happening in the game and pass on orders easily as they move around the field.

Wishful thinking seems to cover Hermione/Neville who have not shown basic competently or interest in the game. The Creevy brothers are far too slight to be beaters - chasers or seekers....but obviously not for some time yet.

Ron as captain makes no rational sense as he has no real experience (1/2 a season counts for little) and being an enthusiastic fan is little or nothing to do with actually playing or captaining a sport. However I won't put it past JKR for sentimental reasons but no logic to put someone in the team. [After Ginny logic is looking decidedly unwell]

We have no idea of Katie's tactical skill, though on balance she is the logical if not the sentimental (for H/R fans) choice.

[Egla]

Well I know that, I'm saying better than Harry.
Well he will neither be better nor more popular, seekers are the most popular players and are crucial for your teams victory 9 out of 10 times.

It's just like football a striker will always be more popular than a keeper.

[SquibOnline]

I hope and think it will continue

[soccergoddess24]

yeah, i think we'll definitely see more of quidditch! as for harry being captain, i can really see someone new and REALLY good coming onto the team, like an unespected talent from gryffindor and becoming captain...because JKR will want to take SOME pressure off of harry because he has enough to deal with, so i think that she'll bring in a new character who's real good and has a good mind for planning out plays, and maybe harry will become jealous (thinking *not necessarily WANTING* that he was going to become captain), and that will raise yet another problem for poor harry...as for what they'll play..i'm not sure, maybe replace one of the beaters? wow, there is just SO much you can do if JKR DID do that :eyebrows:

[Egla]

Why are so many people always saying that Harry is so busy with other stuff? What other stuff exactly? Fighting Voldemort is not something that's a weekly occurence.

[filius]

I'm positive it will continue. :D
Quidditch clams Harry down. I don't think he can survive without it now that things are as bad as they are.

Also, it's a good way for him to meet girls. ;)

[SnorkackCatcher]

Cold hard logic says no seeker should be captain as the position is so remote and disassociated from the rest of the team. (you can't watch the game at all as other players can)True, but the same argument applies to making strikers captains of a football (soccer) team. Despite that logic, it's often the case that the captaincy goes to the best and/or most senior and/or most charismatic player, regardless of their position. Think Shearer or Owen as England captains or Batistuta as Argentina captain, or in HP Cedric Diggory being Hufflepuff captain and Seeker. So Harry is still a possible captain.

[aggiefan1206]

I really hope Quidditch will continue Harry needs something else to make him relax a bit. I hope that harry will be allowed to play now. Ron will continue to improve hopefully. The next quidditch captain may or may not let ron play. iNteresting. Im sure there will be some quidditch, it will be good for harry it may even relax him a bit.

[LuvHP_001]

I personally think that future of Quidditch isn't very big because probably Harry,Fred,and George will be back on the team but JK will describe a small part of whatever matchs (if there will be),will be. JK's main focus right now is the war and how the characters are growing up together (especially Ron and Hermione growing closer :p).

[SnorkackCatcher]

I personally think that future of Quidditch isn't very big because probably Harry,Fred,and George will be back on the team but JK will describe a small part of whatever matchs (if there will be),will be. JK's main focus right now is the war and how the characters are growing up together (especially Ron and Hermione growing closer :p).Harry will probably be back on the team, but Fred and George won't - they were in their final year when they left, and I can't see them coming back to finish it off now they've got their shop up and running. :)

Quidditch is probably going to play the role it did in OotP - something for Harry to try to enjoy that isn't schoolwork or fighting dark wizards. Whether it works out for him like that is another matter, of course. :)

[lewis8604]

I personally think that future of Quidditch isn't very big because probably Harry,Fred,and George will be back on the team but JK will describe a small part of whatever matchs (if there will be),will be. JK's main focus right now is the war and how the characters are growing up together (especially Ron and Hermione growing closer :p).
Quidditch is important because it calms Harry down it lets him become free, free from all the terror in his life. Seekers are captains alot of the time too. What about charlie, and Diggory. Was Cho captain i can't remeber? Harry is also one of te best players in the school. Maybe he will be offered captain and turn it down. Whatever it is I think Gryffindor is going to win the cup intil Harry graduates.(And hermione likes to see Harry in quidditch robes so that's gotta stay. Thats why she goes to all the games :eyebrows: )

[LuvHP_001]

Harry will probably be back on the team, but Fred and George won't - they were in their final year when they left, and I can't see them coming back to finish it off now they've got their shop up and running. :)

Quidditch is probably going to play the role it did in OotP - something for Harry to try to enjoy that isn't schoolwork or fighting dark wizards. Whether it works out for him like that is another matter, of course. :)

Oh,stupid me,I forgot they were in their last year. Thanks!

Quidditch is important because it calms Harry down it lets him become free, free from all the terror in his life. Seekers are captains alot of the time too. What about charlie, and Diggory. Was Cho captain i can't remeber? Harry is also one of te best players in the school. Maybe he will be offered captain and turn it down. Whatever it is I think Gryffindor is going to win the cup intil Harry graduates.(And hermione likes to see Harry in quidditch robes so that's gotta stay. Thats why she goes to all the games :eyebrows: )

I agree,it is very important. I don't want Harry to become a quidditch captain because it's too much pressure and the poor guy doesn't need that now. I think they will win it;in a way I'll be happy because Harry needs happiness but in another,I feel like all the other houses were in the shadows and I want some glory for them.

Hermione wants to see him in robes? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Dirrty thoughts eh? I don't think so,but I don't want another love thread argument.

[Wairay]

Quidditch has become a less and less focus on the last books (4 and 5), and I presume with all the activities going on out of school, the sport will probably stop.

[TheGreatest]

I don't think we will see it again in the books. Harry had already won the Cup. JK used the Triwizard in Book 4 and Umbridge in book 5. Wonder what she willl use in book 6.

[Egla]

I personally think that future of Quidditch isn't very big because probably Harry,Fred,and George will be back on the team but JK will describe a small part of whatever matchs (if there will be),will be. JK's main focus right now is the war and how the characters are growing up together (especially Ron and Hermione growing closer :p).
Like someone else already said Fred and George won't return but I'm pretty sure they lifted the ban on Harry and all those other stupid decree's.

This belongs more in the love thread, but if any couple in the OotP is growing more close than it's Harry and Hermione. But I won't discuss this in here just something I like to point out.

[Shiin]

Cold hard logic says no seeker should be captain as the position is so remote and disassociated from the rest of the team. (you can't watch the game at all as other players can) The same applies to some extent for Keeper.

I'd disagree, I'd say the Keeper position is probably best for watching the rest of the team - you can watch exactly what the chasers are doing right/wrong and keep an eye on the rest of the team - the only time your distracted is if the quaffle happens to be coming your way.
At the same time however, I don't think Ron would make a very good captain, and Katie being the most experienced she would probably get the job.
It's McGonnagle that chooses the captain, right? Does it say anywhere that the captain has to be on the team? Maybe a non-quidditch player with tactical knowledge if without skill would get it. Hermione perhaps? I know she's no good at sports, and as Ron says she "just doesn't understand about Quidditch", but with her brains I'm sure she could quickly become an expert on tactics. Also, she's in contact with Krumm and her two best friends are on the team, as well as Ginny who she apparently talks to quite a bit (she knew about Ginny playing Quidditch before her siblings, anyway)... and she seems to be McGonnagle's favourite....
Maybe it's a bit far-fetched, but it's a possibility, ne? (PS, I've not read many of the other posts, so if anyone else has mentioned this possibility, I didn't copy it and sorry for repetition)

[Alci]

I'd disagree, I'd say the Keeper position is probably best for watching the rest of the team - you can watch exactly what the chasers are doing right/wrong and keep an eye on the rest of the team - While we don't have pitch dimensions from JKR (we have some from the commercial products) have you ever tried standing one end of a football/rugby pitch and trying to see whats happening at the other end; I think not. :)

[SnorkackCatcher]

While we don't have pitch dimensions from JKR (we have some from the commercial products) have you ever tried standing one end of a football/rugby pitch and trying to see whats happening at the other end; I think not. :)We have the dimensions of the 14th century pitch from Quidditch Through The Ages (:)): oval shaped, 500 feet long and 180 feet wide. There's no suggestion that it changed since then, although it does seem a bit small now I look at the figures.

[Egla]

We have the dimensions of the 14th century pitch from Quidditch Through The Ages (:)): oval shaped, 500 feet long and 180 feet wide. There's no suggestion that it changed since then, although it does seem a bit small now I look at the figures.
Small? that's bigger than a soccer field.

The captain position isn't as important when you're playing the game, it goes so fast you don't have time to radically change things. You practice and practice all the possible situations and when it's game time you hope for the best.

[SnorkackCatcher]

Small? that's bigger than a soccer field.Yeah, but on a football pitch (oh, all right, soccer field if you insist) the players aren't travelling at speeds of up to 100mph. 500ft isn't very big in that context - you could get end to end in about 3-4 seconds.

[Alci]

Small? that's bigger than a soccer field.
Except the firebold does 0-150 in ten seconds. With those dimensions you'd never stay in bounds!

[Egla]

Except the firebold does 0-150 in ten seconds. With those dimensions you'd never stay in bounds!
Well Quidditch takes up another dimension namely the one against gravity. Besides that if the field becomes bigger the spectators aren't able to follow the game properly.

[SnorkackCatcher]

Except the firebold does 0-150 in ten seconds. With those dimensions you'd never stay in bounds!Which is another reason it seems small - apparently, according to Quidditch Through The Ages again, going over the pitch boundary is a foul and the player's team must surrender the Quaffle to the opposition. Now if the pitch is small enough that you can cross it side to side at its widest point in about two seconds flying at high speeds, how on earth do players manage not to do this about every other minute? (OK, the referee might find it hard to spot, but you'd think they would have come up with some kind of charm to act as an alarm by now.)

Of course, the 500x180ft dimensions I quoted from Quidditch Through The Ages were supposedly those of medieval times, when brooms were slower. Someone upthread mentioned pitch dimensions from commercial products - can anyone say which ones and quote the dimensions?

[godrics hollow]

haha cant remember who posted it but the idea of voldy blowing up the pitch was hilarious :p i just think it would be even funnier though if it was actually neville flying toward the goal with the quaffle when bang he get hit with a bludger and his wand just something funny and blows it up (completely stupid but it would be funny)

[Shiin]

*shrugs* You can get a better idea of what the chasers are playing like when you're not ducking bludgers / passing the ball around, trying to hit bludgers at people (and not knock yourself out with your own bats in the case of the new beaters) or looking out for a tiny golden ball. In that respect, the Keeper is the best, though it's true he may not be able to see as well as if he were an impartial side-line viewer, ne?

[DHH]

It seems to me that the biggest reason that J.K. Rowling wouldn't include Quidditch in the sixth book would be that Quidditch tends to take up a lot of pages. So, there maybe a length reason that she wouldn't put Quidditch in.

[skistar123]

I don't think she'd make harry that depressed for a start... Also, Hogwarts isn't going to be discontinued, so wyh should Quidditch?

[Anike]

It seems to me that the biggest reason that J.K. Rowling wouldn't include Quidditch in the sixth book would be that Quidditch tends to take up a lot of pages. So, there maybe a length reason that she wouldn't put Quidditch in.

I've heard it before and I tend to disagree with this...It;s true that it takes up a lot of pages but I think (hope) that she will find a good way to use it. I'd be dissapointed if there would be no more Quidditch :(

[LexiBlack]

I think quidditch will most definitely be a part of the sixth book and more than likely the seventh as well. I think that Harry will become quidditch captain, since he didn't get to be a prefect (yes, I'm still bitter over that fact!!:p) He has to have something that will occupy his mind. He can't just dwell on the prophecy and what it stated all the time. That could and probably would drive him into St. Mungos! Quidditch has always been his way to just chill out and be a normal kid. He had the DA last year to keep him busy, but that's different. He might be teaching and enjoying it, but the reason why he is having to do it is basically because of the prophecy. He plays quidditch because he wants to. It's something that he can't tie in to Voldemort. It's all Harry. And he needs something that is just fun in his life.

[gryffin_hauz_88]

I think, Harry's batch will not win the Quidditch Cup until their last year... maybe, that's one of the main events in the seventh book: Gryffindor House, winning the Quidditch Cup

[Fawkesified]

I searched, I used a microscopic lens to examine every square inch of the search, I found nothing related I laughed. So as usual feel free to throw into the pits of the abyss, move, delete, laugh at the author, or recycle.

Now, please do not comment on the poor quality of this thread - I know it is the contents of a litter-filled bin, but I thought it needed to be brought to people's attention.
In books 2 and 4, the Quidditch cup has been called off. In CoS, it was because of the basalisk attacks and in GoF it was because of the Triwizard Tournament. On a side note, both of these circumstances were directly related to Voldemort's actions. Is it possible, therefor, that in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there will be no Quidditch cup. This could be cambatted by JK's comment about whether the new captain would allow Ron to stay on the team, but I feel she may have been talking about HP_VII. Perhaps in every second book there will be no tournament? You could argue that there was no Quidditch for Harry in OotP, and as he is the main character you could say that there was no cup, but he did play for the first match.

I really hate this thread, and I don't think it's got much truth in it, especially as I feel it would be horrible if Harry had to endure almost two years solid of no Quidditch. Ok, now feel free to destroy.

[peterbb]

I personally think there won't be any Quidditch in HBP. The war will be getting more serious, and it seems frivolous. If it does continue, and Harry can play, I think its importance will be minimized. It was a fun diversion, but not serious enough for HBP in my humble opinion.

[Fawkesified]

I think that's very possible, peterbb.

[niffler12]

I personally think there won't be any Quidditch in HBP. The war will be getting more serious, and it seems frivolous. If it does continue, and Harry can play, I think its importance will be minimized. It was a fun diversion, but not serious enough for HBP in my humble opinion.
I think the war will cause a lot of things to be put on hold. I also think Dumbledore might intially want to keep the students aware but to go about their normal lives to defy Voldemort; I think the season will be canceled as the safety of the students becomes increasingly endangered. I agree what you've said about quidditch being a fun diversion, I think now Harry will be too involved in more imortant things to worry about the cup.

[Yetisnowman]

Quidditch has to still go on because it is one thing that will take the students minds off what is going on in the outside world.

[Wimsey]

We have no evidence that that the Quidditch Cup was cancelled during the prior war. Indeed, we know that James was flying while at school, which was during that time.

The odd cancelling of a Quidditch game because the School was about to be closed was considered nearly blasphemous by people like Wood - they noted that Quidditch is never cancelled. Similarly, everyone was shocked when Dumbledore announced its cancellation in GoF. There was no mention of “not since the war…”

During wars, it is very important to maintain as much of a sense of normality as possible. Thus, there will be Quidditch at Hogwarts. It is not as if it will suddenly become more dangerous than it was or that DE terrorists will blow up the Quidditch Stadium.

Now, Quidditch probably will not be prominent in the narrative anymore - probably terse summaries such as it was given in OotP. However, it is still a part of Harry's life, and as the story is about Harry, it will get some mentin.

[peterbb]

Having thought about this, I think I agree. I doubt Quidditch will be canceled, but it'll be downplayed, for the reasons you and I have stated.

[Snidget66]

It won't be as popular, then again maybe people will want to get away from the fear of Voldemort that they will like to see there favourite sport. It could go either way.