The Gryffindor Quidditch Team

[Meggido]

Who do you think will be in the team?

I think that Harry, Katie and Ron will continue in the team

[Phoenix_Fawkes]

Did angilina Graduate? Then I agree that it will be harry, Katie, RON, ginny, and someone else! I think Harry will be captin this time I hope so anywayz that would make him Happy!

[Earendil]

If the Chasers are all in the same year, then I'm pretty sure that they will have graduated this year with Fred and George, leaving Harry, Ron, and Ginny (who we knew is planning to try out for Chaser next year). If we knew what year Katie was in--well, we do know that she was a reserve on the team the year before Harry got to Hogwarts, and that first years very rarely make the House teams at all, so either Katie was a rare case in even being made reserve in her first year, or she's two years older than Harry and will have already graduated. Hmm...I'm guessing that we'll see plenty of new faces on the team next year.

[Ecthelion]

Keeper: Ron
Chaser: Ginny
Chaser: ?
Chaser: ?
Beater: ?
Beater: ?
Seeker: Harry

Yah, I'd be say we'd be seeing quite a bit of new faces. :)

(I know there were those two beaters that replaced F and G, but they weren't very good so......)

[martinnyg]

There was one of this years chasers that didn't graduate. Can't remember which though, think it was Katie Bell. I'm pretty sure of that it was mentioned in OOTP.

[Meggido]

Ginny said something about trying for chaser because Alicia and Angelina were leaving the school.

[MadMagic]

I could also see Ginny being made a beater, because it is mentioned and alluded to several times that she is a lot like the twins.

Either way, I think that Ginny, Ron, and HArry will definately be on the team. I don't know if Katie graduated or not.

Do they still have a reserve team? If so, then someone on it will probably make the team.

[Eva]

On Page 575 of the American edition, Ginny says, "Anyway, once you're back, I think I'll try out for Chaser. Angelina and Alicia are both leaving next year and I prefer goal-scoring to Seeking anyway." So from this I would assume that Katie will still be at Hogwarts next year.

[animagus1369]

Seeker/Captain - Harry
Chaser-Katie
Chaser-Ginny
Chaser-new
Beater-Colin Creevey
Beater-Dennis Creevey
Keeper - Ron

I know, I know, but the Creeveys are just so darned cute! LOL

[FizzingWhizbee]

I felt so bad for the team this year... all that crazy/evil stuff happened to the team.

We don't even know if there will be Quidditch... with the war and everything...?

[Jessica]

Originally posted by animagus1369 (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=397514#post397514))
Seeker/Captain - Harry
Chaser-Katie
Chaser-Ginny
Chaser-new
Beater-Colin Creevey
Beater-Dennis Creevey
Keeper - Ron

I know, I know, but the Creeveys are just so darned cute! LOL



Sorry, I have to shut you down on the Creevey's being beaters, just not gonna happen. :)

But I was thinking it would be great if one of them were made chaser.

I've always liked Dennis, but Colin was much less annoying in the DA than he has been in previous books.

Also maybe now that Neville has come out of his shell he could be a beater.

I'm pretty sure the other one is going to come from a different year though. They can't all be from Harry's year.

I would LOVE to see Ron as captain. It's beeen brought up on other threads that his chess skills would really serve him well as captain.

I was so happy when he turned out to be a good keeper after all!

YAAAYYYY RON!!!

[Bit]

Argh. In QTTA, JKR says that guys usually play the position of Beater, because they have more powerful upper bodies. I personally see the Creevey brothers as spaghetti-armed, so rather than hitting the Bludger at opposing players, they'd probably fall off their brooms from the shock of it all. Here's my guesses:

Captain - Katie Bell or Ron Weasley. We don't know that much about Katie, but we do know that Ron is a great strategist.

Seeker - Harry (DUH - I wouldn't be surprised if his Quidditch ban was lifted by McGonagall the instant Umbridge was off Hogwarts property)
Keeper - Ron
Chasers - Ginny
Katie
??? (not Hermione... that would compromise her grades! :P ) Maybe that little kid that Harry saw at the Sorting ceremony but was frightened... he's gotta have been mentioned for some reason.
Beaters - no idea. Who in Gryffindor has a lot of brute strength? We're told that Fred and George were stockier than Ron and very good Beaters, who could replace them? I doubt they'd come back to the school to finish their 7th year... their exit was too grand for them to come back.

[FawkesBox]

I agree with j/c. Perhaps some of the awful players that they have this year will continue into next year- although I definitely see Harry, Ginny and Ron back again.

[Sw33TLiLBuMbL3B]

Ginny will definitely be in the team since she showed some skills when Harry couldn't play... but she will be a chaser, like she wanted to be

[martinnyg]

I guess they will keep those untalented beaters that played after Fred and George got banned. Though they sucked, they apperently was the best beaters in Griffindor after Fred and George. So it wouldn't make sense if they didn't come back.

[crazychick0762]

I really doubt Ron will be captain. It wouldnt be fair, hes been on the team for a year, and he sucked up until the last game...nah, I think it'll be Harry...or Katie (but I really thought she was the same age as Alicia and Angelina....oh well)

[Eva]

I agree with Bit. The kid at the Sorting Ceremonyhas to have to some importance--we got his name and everything--and it seems plausible that he could be on the quidditch team. He didn't seem especially beater-like, so maybe a chaser?

[Dark Fallen Pride]

Originally posted by FizzingWhizbee (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=397563#post397563))
I felt so bad for the team this year... all that crazy/evil stuff happened to the team.

We don't even know if there will be Quidditch... with the war and everything...?


I think there will be Quidditch I mean they want the kids to probably have some fun and try to go along as normal...and also I don't think anything major will happen at least within the first few months of school so there will, I think be some.

[Quidditch Capt.]

Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Katie will all be back. Harry as capt. probably, and I say Seamus and Dean will show up as beaters. Then that new kid as a chaser.

[itsybitsyspider]

In the first book I remember Neville was seeker in Harry's dream, I think that is foreshadow that he will be chaser or something. Plus he now has more confidence.

[atac109]

Harry shouldn't be the captain because he has never shown an obsession with Quidditch like Wood or Angelina; he's always had something more important on his mind. Quidditch is where Harry can have fun and forget about everything else going on in his life. He's just not cut out to be thinking about a game all day and pumping up the people on his team.

I hope all new kids fill the empty positions.

[Quidditch Capt.]

I disagree. He says in the first few books many times that the ony thing that kept him going at certain times was quidditch. Also he thought about it every moment that he was not thinkng about dieing or having to save the school. He is also the best player that Hogwarts has ever seen. For him not to be the captain of his team would be a travesty. Just because he always ends up fighting to save the school/wizarding world, does not mean he should not be quidditch captain.

[Ollivander]

if harry isnt captain whoever picks the captain is a moron.... harry is one of the biggest leaders i have ever read about... + he is the best quidditch player @ the school right now..... (possibly the best ever)

[ChaliceInnana]

I was thinking maybe Ginny should go for beater, cause the guys they have beating now are just a danger to themselves. But she wants to chase and she is probably going to get the chance.

Keeper: Ron
Seeker: Harry
Chaser: Katie
Chaser: Ginny
Chaser: Another girl, to keep the all girl Griffendor chaser thing alive.
Beater: Dean; if Ginny really is his girlfriend he may have to get over this soccer thing.
Beater: Neville, yeah, Neville. I think Beating might be a great way to releash horrible pent up frustrations.

[Quidditch Capt.]

Veville as a beater, good call. Only if he can figure out how to fly though. Remember last time we read about him flying??

[animagus1369]

Originally posted by Quidditch Capt. (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=403851#post403851))
Veville as a beater, good call. Only if he can figure out how to fly though. Remember last time we read about him flying??


LOL good point. Gryffindor's going to be challenged enough as it is! :smile:

[gryffindordude]

Seeker: Harry
Keeper: Ron
Chasers: Ginny, Katie? (did she graduate??), ???
Beaters: ???

Possibilities: Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Neville Longbottom,
the nervous kid mentioned during the Sorting hat scene, maybe some younger gryffindors.

I would love to see Hermione on the quidditch team, but it would just interfere with her studying. I mean come on, why do anything fun?!?! :)

[superjess]

I think that Ginny will be named the Captain. I think that her strong will would help the team in the coming years.

[Phoenix_Fawkes]

No the captin can not be Ron! Or Ginny Its going to be Harry or Katie. And I hope Harry! He was the first first year to make the team for a 100 years hes gotta be captin!

[Fast Luck]

Gryffindor will win the Quidditch Cup easily next season. Ron really matured as Keeper, and being long and gangly as he is, he will probably be the best Keeper in any of the Houses. Harry, of course, is the best player in Hogwarts, first to the Snitch every single game. That's all they need really, the best Keeper and the best Seeker, and they will never lose.

[gryffindordude]

Ginny would never be captain. First of all, we don't even know how good she is at chaser. I mean, hopefully, she'll make the team, but she's too young to be captain when people like Harry or Ron are in their sixth year.

Also, Harry lost out on prefect but I don't think he'll lose captain to Ron. He's definately the best quidditch player in the school and maybe even in Hogwarts history.

[ChaliceInnana]

Also the beauty of Harry being captain is that they'll have a captain for 2 consecutive years. It will help with training.

I am sure if Ginny can be a seeker, she'll be a really good chaser.

Now seriously...Neville...beater! Give the boy a bat!

[Rosie B.]

I just thought of somthing. Lee Jordon graduated. That means he won't be comintating. It's such a tradgity!!!!!! Maybe we'll get lucky and he's been held back but I doubt it.

[aggiemuggle]

first, i was wondering if anyone knows (for certain) what grade katie is in, b/c i'm doing an insanely long sixth year fanfic and i need to know if katie's there or not.

second, who's captain? no one has been or the team for more than one year, since harry's technically not on the team anymore. harry would be the obvious choice (except maybe katie), but i don't know if they'd let him be captain after a year off.

[NeedAM!nT]

Someone said that Katie still had a year to go. Somewhere. Someone.

Alrighty!

Keeper: Ron
Chaser: Katie
Chaser:
Chaser:
Beater: one of those kids
Beater: one of those other kids (the ones who replaced the twins)
Seeker: Harry

[bubblesofdeath88]

Seeker: Harry
Keeper: Ron
Beaters: Neville(smash it right in Draco's face!), . . .
Chasers: Ginny, Katie, . . .

Captain: Ron, because of his ability to strategize moves. (chess) Not to mentions that it was in the mirror of Erised that he was captain.

[Guardian Angel]

I think two chasers (Angelina and Alicia I think ) and the beaters are going to be gone next year. All that'll be left is Harry, Ron and Katie. I definitely think Ron's staying - first of all he proved himself and besides they have to take whoever they've got 'cause things are pretty desperate right now. I think Ginny will be a chaser, but other than her there's basically no one left that we know - they're not all going to be from one year and we don't know Gryffindors from other years. There will be new people, I hope.

[Master Dragonfly]

I think Ron should be captain. He's a master strategist, and that's what captains are. Harry's a good teacher, but Ron's a good general, and that's what the team needs. The captain needs to be a guy who's responsible and doesn't get in a lot of trouble. Ron's a prefect. He has to stay out of trouble. And Ron can focus on Quidditch. He doesn't save the world or anything, he can be a great captain because he won't be stewing in his own self-pity like Harry will. After Sirius's death Harry will be all angry at everyone like he was throughout most of book 5, but now it'll be worse because Sirius is dead. The closest thing he has to a father is gone forever. He'll be too mad to be able to effectively lead the team. Ron, however, is perfectly okay. He's not angry about anything, at least not angry enough to lose his temper and have emotional outbursts like Harry. I think Ron will be captain. I hope Ron will be captain. It would be dumb if Katie Bell was captain. It was kind of dumb how Angelina was captain. WOOD RULES!!!

[Joshman687]

I do not think that GInny will continue to be on the team. SHe was brought in to replace Harry, thats it.

[Mutant for Hire]

The most important question is:

Who is going to announce the games next book?

[Rowena Ravenclaw]

^Indeed. They'll probably have to hold auditions. I think McGonagall and Snape doing commentary together would be hilarious, but it'll most likely be a student. Seamus, perhaps?

As for the team itself, I took Ginny's comment to mean Katie was staying, so she'd probably be Captain by virtue of seniority. Ginny and the Beaters will probably stay on, so they'll just need a third Chaser. Colin or Dennis might work for that, at least.

[K.K. Slider]

Harry or Katie will be caption. Collin will be the announcer.

The Team


Keeper-Ron
Seaker-Harry
Chaser#1-Katie
Chaser#2-Ginny
Chaser#3-???
Beater#1-Dean
Beater#2-Seamus

[aphelion]

Actually, if you count seniority, Harry and Katie would be equal. Katie was a reserve the year before Harry, but I believe that reserve rarely are played. Furthermore, Harry is a star player; he never lost except when Dementors interfered; Katie was not as important to the team.

[Tim the Wiz]

BUT Katie is a year older than Harry so I'd think she'd be given Captaincy. If it went by star players why wouldn't Harry been Captain in the fifth book. Plus have you noticed that seekers are rarely Captain and usually are Chasers or Keepers. Captain for Book 7 should be given to Ron. I mean I don't see Harry as a tactical genius...

THE TEAM (Book 6)

Keeper: Ron
Chaser: Katie
Chaser: Ginny
Chaser: ?
Beater: Kirke
Beater: Sloper
Seeker: Harry

Commentator : Seamus Finnigan (Like the accent)

[aphelion]

Nah, seniority doesn't work that way. Its how senior you are in the TEAM, not your grade. Plus, you don't want Ron as the captain, he forgets the whole strategy the moment Malfoy says anything. Harry is the seeker, he sees all the positions most clearly as he is the highest and has the overview. And you forget, Cedric is the captain, and in Quidditch of the Ages, a lot of the captains are Seekers (ie, Robert Plumpton). Just that we don't see that due to Flint and Wood in most of the books.

[Guardian Angel]

Imagine Hermione as the new chaser! *starts laughing maniacally* Maybe Krum teaches her a few moves this summer... *continues with laughing* Okay, okay - I'll shut up. *giggles*

[Tim the Wiz]

Hm... Maybe but after winning the Cup I think Ron's got a lot more confidence. I'm sorry but I just don't see Harry being Skipper next year, maybe in his Seventh but not the 6th. But thats just my opinion anyways...

[Veritaserum]

I'd like to see Dean and Seamus being the beaters lol. Oh what if one of the chasers turns out to be like Parvarti or Lavander, that'd be interesting. Otherwise I reckon:
Seekera and captain - Harry
Chaser - Ginny
Chaser - Hermione???
Chaser - Lavander/Parvarti
Beater - Dean
Beater - Seamus
Keeper - Ron

[Robin]

I do not think that GInny will continue to be on the team. SHe was brought in to replace Harry, thats it.

Of course Ginny will still be on the time...
She was a good seeker and will have no problems being a chaser.

Even though some captains have been seekers I think it's easier for any of the other players to be captain as a seeker always has to stay focused on the snitch.

[Taichi]

My Guess:

Keeper: Ron Weasley
Chaser: Ginny Weasley
Chaser: Seamus Finnegan
Chaser: Dean Thomas
Beater: Colin Creevey
Beater: Dennis Creevey
Seeker: Harry Potter

[remus81]

I think that Ginny will continue on the team, there is room now as a chaser, and Ginny is really good. In fact, I don't see why she couldn't be captain. We know that Wood was captain in his 5th year at least ( that was Harry's first year). Ginny is versatile enough to be a good Seeker (she beat Cho and Wood said Cho was pretty good), and we can assume from the fact that JKR brought it up that she will try out for Chaser next year. One would assume she gets it for the same reason Ron got on.

I think that Ron will have the same confidence problems again, and go back to being terrible next year. I have known a lot of athletes with similar problems, and there is no quick fix. He did ok because he knew he couldn't do worse, well, he won't feel that way forever. He'll forget by next season and he'll be awful again.

[Oo bUMbLE bEE oO]

I really hope that the Gryffindor team will make a comeback. All the elder comic reliefs are leaving. JKR is definitely going to be making a dynamic point of sharpening all the other characters and hopefully involving people from other Houses. I'm really hoping for a GOOD slytherin. Come on now, who says they all have to be bad.

Anyway! to the point. I think Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan should join. I wonder if there's any other game besides Quidditch?? I mean, variety of athletics.

[Taichi]

I think the Creevey brothers are going to become a source of entertainment......

just a thought.......

[Joshman687]

Eh i dont think that the Creevy brothers are exactly Quiditch material. The only spots for the two of them are beaters, and they do not exactly have the muscles for beaters.

[emikkime]

Seeker - Harry 100%
Keeper - Ron 100%
Chaser - Katie 100%
Chaser - Ginny 100%
Chaser - ???
Beater - ???
Beater - ???

I think that Dean might make the Quidditch team maybe as a beater...he has been mentioned to be very tall, even taller than Ron!

I can imagine Seamus taking over from Lee Jordan as the Commentator...It would be very funny! *thinks of Seamus' accent*

As for the 2 other players I have no ideas...I expect we might have some new people.......

[GreenEyedMonster]

we know harry is seeker.
ron is beater.
i thought katie graduated, but apparently not, so she's a chaser.
ginny's a chaser, we know she's good, even harry said she was a good seeker...
the beaters have to be 2 people who can work together perfectly, so i would say dean and seamus, they are in 6th year, they work well together, and seamus is good on a broom...his was one of the first to rise at that first flying lesson, and we also know he's a huge quidditch fan...and dean seems athletic, and would want every opportunity to be near ginny, specially with harry (her first crush) around showing off...we dont know if dean gets jealous or not...
for the 3rd chaser, it'll be someone younger...maybe (and this is a crazy theory) it'll be mark evans! if he's a wizard, and in gryffindor, and has some of the same talent as harry...ok, getting carried away...
but who will commentate? lee, i miss you already! even if you were fred and george's 3rd wheel lol

[Joshman687]

WOw, i completely agree with ur lineup, thats very good the only thing u made a mistake is Ron, u said hed be a beater but i think u meant keeper

[GreenEyedMonster]

yeah...i meant keeper

[Auror77]

Well, we know for sure that Harry, Ron, and Katie are on the team. Ginny said she probably try out for a chaser postion. As for the rest of the team, I dunno. Maybe the Creevey brothers..lol

[Auror77]

Yeah, I guess Ron would make a good captain. He probably knows just a little more about the game then Harry, due to Harry's absence from the wizarding world until age 11. And Ron comes from a family of good Quidittch players.

[Tim the Wiz]

I think Dean'll be the new seeker and Seamus the commentator...

I also think that Kirke and Sloper will still be beaters...

[volkert]

My guesses:

Captain & Seeker: Harry
Beaters: Kirke & Sloper
Chasers: Ginny, Katie, and a young new player... have to keep the talent coming from below, probably a third or second year student
Keeper: Ron

As for the commentator, I'd love to see Luna making an appearance there :o) Probably not though... How about Pansy Parkinson... I'd love to see that happening too!

[Kristus_Vesanus]

Ok, to clear things up for some ppl here, it said that Katie was a second year the first time it mentioned her. Also, I'm pretty sure that the two beaters that replaced Fred and George will continue to beat. Like it was said before, they were the best that Gryffindor had and nothing is really going to change that. So I have:

Seeker: Harry
Beaters: Kirke and Sloper
Chasers: Katie, Ginny and probably another second year so that she will be able to mature with a new team
Keeper: Ron

As for the captain, I'm pretty sure it will be Ron. It will still go along with his desire in the Mirror of Erised for one, for two, he knows quidditch like no other. He wasn't even on a team and he was obsessed with quidditch like Oliver Wood. Plus he has a very tactical mind and I don't think the fact that he has only been on the team a year will dampen his chances. He has always loved quidditch and knows a lot about it, probably more than anyone else on the team.

[haycheng]

I believe captain is given by McD. I can not believe she would give it to Ron though, Ron has not proved himself in this department in the eyes of McD. Ron may be talent in tactic, but a leader require certain quality that Ron is lacking.

[crazyforharry]

seeker/captain:harry
chaser1:ginny chaser2:katie chaser3:hermione
beater1:dean
beater2:seamus
keeper:ron

[peevesfan]

I agree that Harry deserves to be captain, but I would think that he would have too much on his plate in the next book with everything else going on. I think it will be Katie. Also, has anyone noticed how young the Quidditch team was in SS? Harry was a first year, Fred and George were third years, Angelina and Alicia were seventh years in OoTP so they had to have been third years in SS, and in OoTP it mentions that Katie will still be around next year, making her at the most a sixth year, which would put her in second year in SS. Oliver Wood was the only older member, and he was only a fifth year. It just seems funny to me that the team would be so young; you'd think they'd want older, more experienced players for positions other than the Seeker.

[Tim the Wiz]

Maybe because that the Twins were the best beaters around. And the 3 chaser girls have been continually praised. And Harry is probably one of the best young seeker's in the world.

[nitRAM]

I can't see Hermione being in the team, there has been nothing in any of the books aprt from the very first fling lesson in the PS/SS that associates her with a broomstick.
The only spot free from what we have ascertained is a chaser and I am betting that Seamus will get it.

[Tim the Wiz]

Finaly people are agreeing with me!

Kirke and Sloper will be the beaters and Katie will be Captain. She was in the squad as a reserve. So she was their earlier than Harry. Thus it would be very unfair if she wasn't Captain.

[Tim the Wiz]

I say Seamus for Commentator!

I say Dean for Chaser!

[Mutant for Hire]

Something to remember is that Fred and George stated in book one that they had been on the team the previous year, which was their second year. So it is possible for second years to join the team as Beaters, obviously. Given that none of the Gryffindors who tried out for Beater in book five had any talent, if there is any talent it will be among the first years of book five, who will be old enough to try out for the team in book six.

Quite possibly we will see another pair of practical jokers, determined to follow in the Weasley footsteps. Given that Fred and George have left, there is a hole that needs to be filled. I don't think they'll be as significant to the story as Fred and George were, they'll just be a pair of background characters pulling pranks now and then. I don't expect Katie Bell to have that significant a role except as captain of the team, another Oliver Wood so to speak.

As for the third Chaser, I doubt it's Hermione or any of the other sixth year Gryffindor girls. It could be a girl from just about any other year. I tend to think it's going to be a random name, as the girl won't be that significant a character outside of Quidditch matches.

[YouKnowWho]

There has to be 1 new chaser (we know Ginny and Katie are the other chasers)
One new captain.
Two new beaters.
A new person to do the commentary.

I think the new chaser will be Dean or Seamus.

The new beaters could indeed be some tallented second-years, who couldn't apply the last year.

Also, whe have an empty spot at the commentary-function. Who would be the person to do that? I really have no idea...

[dobby_rocks]

Here what i think the team will be

Harry- Captin and Seeker
Ron- Keeper
Ginny- Chaser
Katie - Chaser
Dean Thomas? Chaser



Beaters -? Maybe some new students, 4th or 5th years


as far as Commentaored who to say it will be another Gryfindor?

[Mad I]

Chasers: Ginny, Katie, someone young (third or fourth year)

Seeker: Harry

Beaters: Kirke and Sloper

Keeper: Ron

I don't think that Ron will be Captain because he is a Prefect and the reason that Dumbledore didn't make Harry a Prefect is because he thought that Harry already had too much on his mind and Ron is beginning to have many responsibilities too (Prefecting, he will have to work harder in school, Quidditch Keeper).

[lmort]

There will be no quidditch in the next book.

[Hazelnutt1230]

I think there will definitely be quidditch in the next book. Dumbledore will want everyone to try to live their lives as normal as possible and if you just cancel quidditch, then that would make a lot of students very unhappy with Dumbledore. Plus, you have to have some fun throughout the year!

[Sarmi]

Who do you think will be in the team?

I think that Harry, Katie and Ron will continue in the team


I think that Katie will still be there because one of the Quidditch Team members mentioned that Alicia and Angelina were leaving at the end of Harry's 5th year.

If Katie is still gonna be there, then I can see her being the next Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Ron will definitely still be on the team.

Harry.......now that's an iffy. Harry was banned by Umbridge, and a lifetime ban at that. Even though Ginny commented that it was only because Umbridge was there...........I'm not so sure about that. Ginny doesn't have a track record of being right or wrong. If Hermione had said that then I would believe it, but because Ginny said it.....I won't be heartbroken if he doesn't get back on the team.

Sarmi

[Fairydust]

I think the team will stand with Ron, Harry, Katie, Ginny, the two beaters Jack and Kirke? and a new chaser. I don't think it will be Hermione because she has shown no interest or ability in quidditch. another thing is that she's not that great at flying. i think that maybe Katie or Harry will become captain next year. but i want captain to be Ron. for one thing, Ron's a great strategist and could come up with new moves and plans and all that. but i'm up in the air as to who will really be captain.

[brinkz10]

the new players will 2 new people and neville

[Mirkwood]

Ginny shows some leadership capabilities, so she could be caption.
Katie however is the most logical choice.

[mr.berts'n'botts]

did katie ever graduate yet?? :whistle:

[Fortescue]

I'm hoping Harry becomes Quidditch Captain, but I'm not sure, seeing as Katie's older than him. I think Ginny will become a Chaser with Katie, and they'll find another Chaser. Harry will be seeker, unless he gets another Quidditch ban (ugh). My guess is that Ron will become a good Keeper, since the Quidditch final in Book 5 will have given him some confidence. I have no clue about Beaters, but I have this interesting theory that Colin Creevey will be the new commentator. I dunno why I think that, though, but it just seems to fit.

[hesdead-dealwithit]

Seeker: Harry
Chaser: Katie
Chaser: Ginny
Chaser: New girl
Beater: Last year guy #1
Beater: Last year guy #2
Keeper: Ron

Commentator: Luna (I want her to bust out some comment about heliopaths and everyone will be like, "say what?"

[humongoratdropping]

Luna for commentator!! Yes!
"And there's Ronald Weasely, the Gryffindor Keeper, who is pretty good, and good looking too.."
"LOVEGOOD!!" yelled McGonagall..

Ha! That would be perfect. But i think Seamus or Dean should be beaters.(Kirke and Sloper are going to knock themselves senseless one of these days or Ginny is going to do it for them out of temper.)

[Hazelnutt1230]

I think Semeus should be the commentor. His accent is so cool!!!

[Tim the Wiz]

If their were 2 new beaters they'd be new characters. Or one of those guys who tried out for Keeper with Ron.

New Chaser? That girl (Something Patil?) Harry went out with for the TriWizard Ball or her friend Lavander Brown or Dean Thomas or once again one of those guys who tried out for Keeper with Ron...

And oh yes, Seamus for Commentator!

I just hope there's loads more Quidditch in Book 6! Sure the World Cup was nice but I think it was too short and Harry being banned from Quidditch made the Quidditch boring.

I just hope there's as much Quidditch this year as in Book 3!

If there isn't I'll be happy enough playing that new Quidditch video game on my X-box or Gamecube...

[LESTRANGEMUSTDIE]

the day parvati and lavender join the team will be a sad day indeed...

[haycheng]

I actually like the idea having Luna doing the talk. It would be fun!!

[S'up Figgy?]

"Quite possibly we will see another pair of practical jokers, determined to follow in the Weasley footsteps. Given that Fred and George have left, there is a hole that needs to be filled. I don't think they'll be as significant to the story as Fred and George were, they'll just be a pair of background characters pulling pranks now and then. I don't expect Katie Bell to have that significant a role except as captain of the team, another Oliver Wood so to speak."


You know... JKR had been hinting that the Creevy Brothers (especially Colin) might be mischievous enough... granted, they need to grow but if it is a continuing theme to have troublemakers and relatives then I'd say they stand a chance.

Colin (worshipping Harry) might be fun as commentator... Dean as well... I kinda think Seamus could be a beater too...

Chaser: Katie Bell (Captain)
Chaser: Ginny Weasley
Chaser: Seamus Finnigan
Keeper: Ron Weasley
Beater: Colin Creevy
Beater: (Other) Creevy
Seeker: Harry Potter

Year Seven, I think Neville will play and Ron will be Quidditch Captain (Harry will forfeit his opportunity in interest of being Head Boy). Just a theory...

How funny would the learning curve on the Creevy Brothers be? I could see many hilarious mistakes.

"Oops! S-S-Sorry 'bout that Haaaarry! Got away from me a bit, didn't it?"

[Hpmons]

IF. (note I said IF, thats IF) Quidditch continues...

Chaser: Katie Bell (captain)
Chaser:Ginny Weasley
Chaser: Vicky Frobisher/Seamus/Neville
Keeper: Ron
Beater: Jack Sloper/Creevy/NEW
Beater: Andrew Kirke/Creevy/NEW
Seeker: Harry

Commentator: Dean/Luna!!!!

[Fortescue]

Colin would be a really funny commentator. He's so er--"enthusiastic but erratic." It would be really funny. I can see it now...

"And...THEY'RE OFF! And there goes Harry Potter, particularly famous for escaping death when You-Know-Who turned up on his doorstep sixteen years ago, once the youngest House player in the century. He's up there, squinting around for a sign of the Snitch...all right, there, Harry?"

Hehe. My guess for Beaters is Seamus and Dean, but I don't really have a clue. Hopefully Kirke and Sloper were seventh years and will be gone. Maybe some new characters will become Beaters?

[S'up Figgy?]

Fortescue: I am going to build on that (hilarious) concept a bit...

"And...THEY'RE OFF! And there goes Harry Potter, particularly famous for escaping death when Voldemort..."

The crowd gasped at the name... Professor McGonagle scowled at Colin as a second-year Hufflepuff girl promptly fainted...

"Err... Oooops, sorry professor... I mean, You-know-who... yeah," Colin cleared his throat, "Err.. anyway, Harry Potter, once the youngest House player in a century, He's up there, squinting around for a sign of the Snitch...all right, there, Harry?" He waved excitedly.

[Hamish D]

Fortescue: I am going to build on that (hilarious) concept a bit...

"And...THEY'RE OFF! And there goes Harry Potter, particularly famous for escaping death when Voldemort..."

The crowd gasped at the name... Professor McGonagle scowled at Colin as a second-year Hufflepuff girl promptly fainted...

"Err... Oooops, sorry professor... I mean, You-know-who... yeah," Colin cleared his throat, "Err.. anyway, Harry Potter, once the youngest House player in a century, He's up there, squinting around for a sign of the Snitch...all right, there, Harry?" He waved excitedly.

lol.... :clap: :D thats great both of you. :lol: :D

[azkaban]

i believe katie will be made the captain now that she's the eldest one in the team. of course, it can be harry, too but i suppose harry will be the captain in his seventh year.
i think katie will be just like angelina in captaincy. she'll think she was too hard on wood in old times and she'll get ambitious to win the cup. i think she'll want harry's help to offer her some new names for the team.
yeah, i believe that seamus and dean might try their chances to get in the team, too.
and i think ron will have a big improvement this year. ;)

[remus81]

Neville nearly killed himself the first time he flew, no way he'll be a chaser.

Dean as commentator or Luna, maybe!

[peevesfan]

How about Ernie MacMillan as commentator? We've gotten to know him a bit better in the fifth book, and he seems like the type that would be perfect for the job.

[magnus the man]

seeker=lily potter
chaser=james potter
chaser=cedric diggory
chaser=poochie (my dead dog)
keeper=queen mother
beater=sirios
beater=diana



o not the dead team

[Arissya_00]

LOL Magnus!!
Ok, this was in the Seer thread, and someone posted this, but Harry supposedly said if Hagrid let down Dumbledore, Neville would play Quidditch for England. And they found out Hagrid let someone know how to get past Fluffy, so, thats kind of betraying Dumbledore's trust. I know it is Ron that usually makes these jokes, but, Neville really shined in OotP, so a little Quidditch won't hurt.

[Hazelnutt1230]

I could see Neville as a beater, if he learns to fly!

[Tim the Wiz]

Neville ... Quidditch! Ha you're both going mad!

[Hazelnutt1230]

LOL....Tim the Wiz, i suppose you are right!

[Arissya_00]

Actually, no we aren't. Neville showed dramatic improvement, so I would not be surprised if he was on the team.

[phoenix_gurl]

~~~I can sorta picture Neville as a chaser and JKR mentioned in the second book that Longbottom should be in the team because he had no brains. Neville has certainly been improving. Who knows. As for the Captain, i hope its Harry! Though i'd be kinda mean not to choose Katie, but Harry would make a better captain, besides, JKR has never put much attention to Katie Bell. GO harry!~~~

[KAMB]

The best player should be the captain. Harry really shouldn't be counted as the best player. His duty is to catch the snitch. If he was the captain, during the match he would have to do a lot more than worry about the snitch.

Source:
Quiddatch match's in Book 1

[aphelion]

Doesn't it seem a little ridiculous that people think that out of a house of at least 70 people (about 200 if we take JKR's word for it), all the proposed Quidditch players are acquaintances of Harry and in his grade? Maybe, just maybe, some one Harry doesn't know would make the team?

[peevesfan]

Sure, it could be people that aren't acquaintances of Harry. But since we're making predictions, we can't really name anyone that we don't know of yet, can we? Personally I'm all for new faces on the Quidditch team; I love new characters, but I think JKR is more likely to bring in at least a couple of people that we already know for the team next year. I will be very surprised, for example, if Ginny doesn't make the team.

[Mutant for Hire]

Ron and Ginny are from a Quidditch-playing family. The two Beaters were totally new names, and I expect that next year the Beaters will be two new second years with talent, and there will be a third Chaser who we've never heard of before but is talented as well, and they along with Katie will be background characters for the Quidditch team.

[aphelion]

I'm not sure, Kirke and Sloper do sound like transitoru characters but still keep in mind that next year they will still be better than the prospective beaters of the 3rd to 7th years, unless there can be other people who refused to try out last time than can be persuaded to do it. I really don't see the need to create new characters really, Kirke and Sloper are basically blank slates ready to be filled and developed.

[Mutant for Hire]

The opposite view is that those two are also easily replacable. They did so badly and we found out so little about the two of them that replacing them requires very little justification.

[Tim the Wiz]

True ... True ...

[aphelion]

Yes. Since its the same anyways, why do it? Use Occam's rule, and disregard irrelevant possibilities. Creating a new character is a waste of time and effort in to something purposeless and fruitless.

[peevesfan]

I would agree that Kirke and Sloper will be out (I mean, JKR doesn't even refer to them by their first names, which to me shows just how important they are to her) and replaced by second-years, but it seems that once a player is on the team, they stay on. None of the books ever mention tryouts or anything, which seems a bit unfair to me -- I mean, if, during a student's first year, the position they play is filled by a second-year, that student wouldn't get an opportunity to even try for the position until seventh year, would they?

[Mirror of Erised]

Well, as it stands now, I think we have

Keeper - Ron Weasley
Seeker - Harry Potter
Beater - ????? ??????
Beater - ????? ??????
Chaser - Katie Bell
Chaser - Ginny Weasley
Chaser - ????? ??????

3 seperate spots on the quidditch team.
I think Seamus Finnegan will Probably be on the team. The first book states that Seamus spent many summers flying around the country side, So perhaps chaser would be a good position for him.
As for the 2 beaters, I tihkn it would have to be 2 people who spend a good amount of time together (i.e. Crabbe and Goyle, Fred and George)
So here's my big guess; Colin and Dennis Creevey.
My reasoning is that when they were in the DA together, their wizarding skills were not all that bad, and they do have the connection of hanging around eachother while at Hogwarts.

[aphelion]

Seeker: Harry Potter (maybe captain)
Keeper: Ron Weasley
Chaser: Katie Bell (maybe captain
Chaser: Ginny Weasley
Chaser: Someone new. could be Seamus Finnigan, but is up for grabs
Beater: Kirke / someone new
Beater: Sloper/ someone new

[Drusilla]

The team looks pretty good as of right now:they've got Ron and Katie and I think Ginny'll be good as a Chaser,they'll get Harry back so all that remains is for them to find two decent Beaters and a third Chaser.

[Siriusly]

I think Katie will be captain, not just because of seniority but because if Harry was made captain, that would mean Harry would be captain in his 7th year, and I think Ron is going to be captain in their 7th year. I think that although the mirror of Erised does not show the future, what Ron saw was himself shining above all his brothers, and those are goals he could achieve. I think it is too soon for him to be captain this year since he is just now getting into a groove, but he is already an excellent chess player which means he has strategic tendencies and if he has a great year, despite seniority, I think he will be captain over Harry. And off topic, I think he may become head boy as well.

As far as the rest of the team is concerned, I think we could see two new players as beaters and a new chaser as well. If it were going to be Seamus, Dean, or Neville, they would have shown more interest in playing by now.

[MoonyX]

Captain: Either Katie or Harry
Keeper: Ron
Chaser: Katie Bell
Chaser: Ginny
Chaser: Seamus!
Beater: Parvati Patil
Beater: Lavender Brown [they've got a vicious side to them]
Seeker: Harry
Commentator: Dean Thomas! [though Colin Creevey would be very funny :D]

I think Colin and Dennis could be beaters as well but I'm partial to Lavender and Parvati. We don't know too much about them. Maybe they're beater material?

[Hestia]

Neville will definitely play Quidditch. hes been improving recently so maybe hel be able to play this year. Its foreshadowed twice in SS the first time at a game Malfoy says I know how they pick people for the Gryffindor team its people they feel sorry for... Potters got no family and the Weasleys have no money Longbottom you should play seeing as you have no brains..... and then later the if Hagrid lets down dumbledore then Neville will play Quidditch for England. Ginny will definitely be back seeing as she did so well but obviously not as Seeker. Im thinking Seamus and Dean will be there as well but Parvati and Lavender are also possible.. what about the two kids who replaced Fred and George, Kirke and Sloper? I cant imagine theyd just kick them off or anything.

[aphelion]

Katie captain over Harry I can accept...Ron over Harry no way. Harry simply has put much more into the team, and he has much more seniority AND a better player. What will the team do when Ron loses his head at Malfoy? Plus, I believe Malfoy will be made captain sometime and I think a Harry-Malfoy rivalry is very possible.

[Jonny Boy]

I think that in Harry's sixth year the quidditch team will go like this:
Katie Bell-Chaser & captain
Harry Potter-Seeker
Ron Weasley-Keeper
Jack Sloper-beater
Kirk whatever-beater
Ginny Weasley-Chaser
?-Chaser
and in his seventh year:
Harry Potter-Seeker & captain
Ron Weasley-Keeper
Ginny Weasley-chaser
?-chaser
?-chaser
Kirk-Beater
Jack Sloper-Beater.

[Merrymime]

Yeah, I do think Harry will probably be the Captain in book 7, but I have a theory in regards to the team next year and I know you will all start hitting me with bludgers for this one. But, I think Ginny has become quite a good Seeker and she's probably even better than she's letting on. I think she may be holding back a little so she doesn't look better than Harry.

I predict, (and I know I might be wrong; I'm just throwing it out there) that perhaps Ginny will stay on as Seeker and Harry will become a Beater. He might not at first. Because I'm sure at first they'll automatically put Harry back as Seeker, but I think Harry might see Ginny practicing by herself sometime and he'll suck up his pride and suggest that she stay the Gryffindor Seeker. It might even be a situation where they can only find one good Beater, so it's what they have to do. Or it might be a situation where one of the new Beaters gets hurt or something and can't play. So, Harry fills in for Beater and Ginny fills in for Seeker and they both do such a great job, that they keep it that way. Personally, I think this would just be cool. I'd love to see Harry having to keep Bludgers away from Ginny. :love:

Okay, go ahead and hit me. I'm ready to duck. :D

[rotsiepots]

I doubt, very much, whether Harry will ever play anything but Seeker. Ginny admitted to enjoying playing Chaser, so she'll probably fit into the team in one of the position vacated by the three girls.

Ron will stay as Keeper, obviously, so perhaps some of the other sixth year Gryffindors will fill the other spots? I'd love to see Parvati and Lavendar as the Beaters, for some reason. Just for amusement purposes, of course. ;)

[Pyro Duo]

I think Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Katie will continue on into Quditch next year. I don't think that Neville will join the team because he's always been a sort of a klutz, but maybe he's grown out of that stage and he could be well somthing. He's still got butterfingers so he can't really be a Chaser. Most likely a beater if he beefs it up a little bit. :lol: (Neville being buff)

[Morgan LeFay]

I wanna say something, what not in every part is connected with this thread, but whatever.

First, I wanna say that I think Ginny could be a great seeker. She is small, thin and she flies her broom very well, as we could see.
As for Harry, remember what Wood said in first movie (I think we can look into this movie, cause JKR was keeping her eye on the script)?
"Very well Potter. You could be a beater"
I agree with Oliver. I know Harry entered Hogwarts as very small and skinny boy, but I think, after everything he had lived through, he got a lot of physical strength. He could grow up too. I know some people say that he'll be an averaged height man. But he should grow up more - in his fifth year James has the same size as Harry (we know that from the pensieve scene). But when Harry saw his father in GoF (When he came out from LV wand), he saw The smoky shadow of a tall man with untidy hair fell to the ground as Bertha had done
So James was a tall man when he was 21.

Changing position in team could not be so unusual. Well, look again at James. Long, long time ago, just after the first book was published, JKR Rowling said that James was chaser. But in the movie, he was a seeker. In pensieve he was playing with snitch. It could be a mistake, but he could change his position.

So I think it would be cool, if Harry tried himself as a beater. Ginny would be a seeker, Ron a keeper and Katie (who's a year younger then Alicia, Angelina and the Twins) a chaser. I agree that Lavender or Parvati (or both) could be a chaser(s). They would be more than two silly gossip-girls. Seamus and Dean - chasers? Propably, but I'd rather like the girls. Or we could meet another skilled Gryffindors. Who knows.

[Merrymime]

Yeah, wouldn't it be cool if Dean Thomas got on the team. He's Ginny's boyfriend now. Wouldn't that be interesting if we had Ginny as Seeker, Harry as a beater and Dean as maybe the other beater. Hah! :eyebrows:

I could see some crazy things happening on the Quidditch pitch with that little group. Ron could stay as Keeper, of course, and I like Katie becoming Captain and chaser. But, if Dean was on the team and does a good job and Ginny talks about how good he is, I could see Harry getting really jealous, but denying it and not really understanding why he's jealous. It could raise some interesting conflicts.

[dobydoo]

Yeah, I do think Harry will probably be the Captain in book 7, but I have a theory in regards to the team next year and I know you will all start hitting me with bludgers for this one. But, I think Ginny has become quite a good Seeker and she's probably even better than she's letting on. I think she may be holding back a little so she doesn't look better than Harry.

If she didn't try her best, than why would you want her at the most important position. I know this is a big if, but if she is better than Harry, but doesn't try, while Harry is great and does try, who would you want back there. Its simple, Harry. Why doesn't anyone else mention that they think Ginny is better. A lot of people at Hogwart's are already against Harry already, so then they could rub it in his face.

There is a reason why Harry is the best seeker. I believe Krum was even impressed. Harry's flying abilities are stressed time and time again. There is NOOOOOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY that Ginny is better.

[deadlocked]

There is a reason why Harry is the best seeker. I believe Krum was even impressed. Harry's flying abilities are stressed time and time again. There is NOOOOOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY that Ginny is better

Ya but krum is still better. Hatty will be cap in nxt book. he is a NBL(natural born leader)

[Southern]

Hi,
Probably the team will be:

Keeper: Ron
Chasers:Ginny, Katie and someone else.(Creevey, Dean, Seamus or a new character?)
Beaters:Sloper, Kirke (actually maybe Seamus and Dean or something?)
Seeker:Harry

Can't see Harry being a beater, Ginny said she preffered goalscoring and Harry is easily the best seeker in the school. Even Krum complimented his flying skills.

And the captain might be Harry, but i can easily see Katie (sp?) becoming captain.

[lightofmagic]

I can see the following students taking their positions in the quidditch pitch team:

Goalkeeper: Ron,
Seeker: Harry,
Casers: Ginny as she is quite quick, Seamus or Dean Thomas,
Beaters: Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil,
Captain: Harry or Ron.

[WeasleyIsOurKing]

Ya but krum is still better. Hatty will be cap in nxt book. he is a NBL(natural born leader)

Krum is a professional. He has more experience, but that does not mean anything. I think Harry's got more talent.

I'm not sure if Harry would want to be captain. Okay, I know he would, but would he want the responsibility? By Book Six he'll have more of Voldemort and his Death Eaters and the problems they create to deal with, and I'm not sure if he would have the time to be captain.

[playmaker9]

seeker-harry
keeper-ron (captain)
beater-kirke/sloper
beater-neville
chaser-katie
chaser-ginny
chaser-dean
announcer-seamus

[Tim the Wiz]

Seeker: Harry Potter (Vc)
Keeper: Ronald Weasley
Beater: Andrew Kirke
Beater: Jack Sloper
Chaser: Ginny Weasley
Chaser: Geoffrey Hooper
Chaser: Katie Bell (C)

Anouncer: Seamus Finnigan


Katie and Harry both have the same seniority in the team. Remember she was a reserve the year before Harry came. On performance Harry is better than Katie but isn't good at the organisational part of the job.

In the 7th year I could see Harry as Captain and Ron as Vice Captain, but 6th year I'd have to say no.

I'd even like to see Hermione as Manager of the team.

[thinkpink38]

Fred and George are gone, Ron and Ginny will probably be on the new team, and maybe Harry will be allowed too. But four more players are still needed! I think it could be Neville, Lavender, Seamus, and Colin Creevey.

[Tim the Wiz]

You do know Katie Bell is going to be still in the team as a 7th year come next book?

[Hermione]

Keeper- Ron
Seeker- Harry
Chaser- Katie (if she hasn't graduated)
Chaser- Ginny

The two beaters could be the same two that took Fred and George's places last year but seeing as thet weren't very good I think we might be seeing some new second years on the team. I really don't know who could take the place of the last chaser but I do think that Katie will be the new captian.

[Tim the Wiz]

Yeah but it would be hard to take out two people (Kirke and Sloper) who have won a Hogwarts Cup for Gryffindor.

But some new blood wouldn't be too bad ...

[Haynesworth]

I don't know if Katie is still going to be on the team, because there's no time in the book where it ever says she was a different year than Angelina and Alicia. And also, in the first book it says Alicia was the reserve the year before, not Katie.

[jen15poms]

Definitely Harry, Ron and Ginny will still be on the team. I think it would be good to get some new people on the team, especially after the disasterous season they had the year before, for numerous reasons!

[forgetfulgenius]

On one of the earlier pages, someone commented that when Harry joined the team, it was a very young team. It looks to me that, if we do see vacant spots filled by cohorts of Ron and Harry, when they leave, we're going to see (or not) another young team (even younger). Because of this, if katie gets captain, i think she'll look for young blood for continuity later on. Ron may possibly do the same, but i don't know about Harry.

I think it all depends on how important quidditch is in the next books. If it's just a side-plot, I think we could see some younger players coming in. If however, it's going to be a major part of the story, I think that we might see some more familiar faces.

As for commentator, a new one might well be from another house. Wouldn't it be funny if it were a Slytherin?

[icecubecat14]

i'd like a new girl to be a chaser. Maybe a poential love intreset for harry. maybe a new girl come to hogwarts called....chola chung? Hey what happans if u go to hogwarts late. Like if you went to durmstrang and then changed.? would u have to get sorted with the first years?

[Albusdaughter]

In the 7th year I could see Harry as Captain and Ron as Vice Captain, but 6th year I'd have to say no.

I'd even like to see Hermione as Manager of the team.

Since when have there ever been managers and vice-captains? And what could Hermione contribute? She is not that bothered by quidditch.

I doubt somehow that Ron will be captain, he does not have enough experience and it might just swell his head (unless of course that is what the plot of book 6 demands). I can see Dumbledore/McGonagall (whoever decides) making Harry captain, sort of making up for not making him prefect. Harry is equally the most experienced with Katie, and by far the most talented player in the school. He is also a leader, I haven't seen any evidence of leadership from Katie.

The conversation between Ginny and Harry after the Hufflepuff match convinces me that Harry will return as seeker and Ginny will become a chaser. Ron will stay as Keeper and Katie as chaser.

Correct me if I am wrong but were the years of the beaters from OotP ever mentioned? They may have left. Even if they are still there their positions seem precarious so they may stay or be replaced as the plot demands.

This leaves up to 3 vacancies, 1 chaser and 1 or 2 beaters.

I can see one or both of the Creevey brothers coming in. They are the only younger students apart from Ginny we have seen anything of. They are probably too small to be beaters but one could be chaser.

As mentioned by others, it depends on how important quidditch is to the plot.

[Haynesworth]

I don't really see Lavender and Parvati as Quidditch players, let alone beaters. I think that Seamus will probably be on the team since in the beginning he said he was a decent flyer and also is a big Quidditch fan; we know he was a big Ireland supporter at the World Cup. Also Dean seems like the type of person to play Quidditch, so maybe them two will be beaters.

I'm still not sure if Katie will be back, so that means 1 or 2 chaser positions need to be filled. I can't really think of anyone, maybe some new people?

[PeevesUnleashed]

What about some new brilliant first year, kinda like harry, that can fill a spot for chaser or something.I mean we never know, about kids comin up. And i like the idea of somebody moving to Hogwarts, and being on the team.

[dobydoo]

I'm sure it will be one of the kids names that we heard in GoF sorting hat scene that will make the team. It would make sense b/c then they wouldn't be 100% new.

[jcuzo]

I was just reading an interview J.K. gave after OoTP and it says this:

Will Ron ever get on the Gryffindor quidditch team?
JK Rowling replies -> Well, he's already there! The question is, whether the new Quidditch Captain will allow him to stay!

so, by the 'tone' of this reply, maybe someone other than harry becomes captain and gives ron the boot. that would be horrible, but i guess that would also means harry wont be captain in 6th year, cause i cannot imagine him hurting his best friend like that... is there anybody in Gryffindor who could somehow who holds a grudge against ron who could also become captain....? but who knows, maybe somehing happens to harry and ron over the summer friendship wise... rowling did go on to say that this would be harry's shortest stay with the dursley's...what do u guys think?

[Silver Stag]

Ithink Ron will be the quiditch captian.I think what he saw in the mirror of erised will be he future. cause hes already one step closer ot being head boy by becoming prefect.and hes one step closer to becoming quiditch captian by joining the team.plus he knows more aobut quiditch than harry.

[jcuzo]

i agree with your reasoning, by J.K. saying: "The question is, whether the new Quidditch Captain will allow him to stay!" would not make sense of ron were to be the new captain. of course ron would not kick himself off the team, so it must be someone else.

[bowlwoman]

It seems as if the Gryffindor captains are chosen based on senority, and by seniority I mean oldest player.

Wood was the captain for the first 3 books, and he was the oldest on the team. He was 7th year in PoA, Angelina, Alicia and the Twins 7th years in OotP, and Katie will be 7th year in the 6th book (Ginny says only Angelina and Alicia are leaving at the end of OotP).

Because 4 team members were leaving school at the end of OotP, you might think they would choose a captain who would be around longer than just one year. But, Angelina was the captain. If this stays true, then Katie will be the captain this year, even if only for one year.

Now, we've never seen in canon of the Inquisitor Decrees being lifted, so there still remains the possibility that Harry will still have the ban. I doubt it, tho. It will probably be lifted, if it hasn't already. Ginny thinks as soon as Umbridge is gone, Harry can play again.

This is who I see on the team this year:

Katie - Chaser (Captain)
Ginny - Chaser
Unknown Younger Student - Chaser
Ron - Keeper
Unknown Younger Student - Beater
Unknown Younger Student - Beater
Harry - Seeker

I don't think they'll keep the 2 beaters from the 5th year, because they weren't very good. I think they'll find some talent in the younger players, maybe even the first years. Maybe Mark Evans? :D

bowlwoman

[Siriusly]

I like your line up for next year Bowlwoman, but I also think that Ron will be captain in book 7. Even though Harry would have seniority, I have a feeling that he may be too busy or distracted with other things; like preparing for his final showdown with Voldemort.

[luna_potter]

Keeper: Ron
Chaser: Ginny
Chaser: katie
Chaser: ?
Beater: ?
Beater: ?
Seeker: Harry

[PeevesUnleashed]

Ya know why are we so sure that Ron will still be there next year? I mean maybe he won't. Or he might not play keeper. Maybe hes better at some other postion.

[Stephie]

I think this will be the line up: (mind you I THINK)

Keeper: Ron
1 Beater: -
2 Beater: -
1 Chaser: Katie
2 Chaser: Ginny
3 Chaser: (male)
Seeker: Harry

comenting: (:(Lee's leaving) I think it'll be someone whom has already had a bit of a "main character" part

[mevam]

I wonder if we'll see the Creevey brothers as beaters? lol Probably not, they'd be knocked off their brooms by just a strong gust of wind, let alone by hitting a bludger. I'm thinking that the new beaters might be Dean or Seamus, or some other unknown Gryffindors.

[squirpy]

I agree with those who have put down Kirke and Sloper for the team. It seems like one of those things where characters are mentioned in one book, and then show up again.

mevam: heehee - I thought the same thing about the Creevy brothers. :)

[RemusLupinFan]

Captain- Harry probably, either in his sixth or seventh year
Seeker- Harry of course
Keeper- Ron, since he's proven (to himself and to others) that he can do it
Chaser 1- Katie. I'd almost forgotten about her, I thought she graduated with Angelina Johnson
Chaser 2- Ginny, since she played on the team in OotP
Chaser 3- not sure, maybe Dean, Seamus, or one of the Creevey brothers. Also could be a new character
Beaters- either Dean, Seamus, or a new character.

[Da_Chinkster]

I did intially think of someone in the higher years as beaters, but if Kirke and Sloper were the best of a bad lot I dont see it changing, although some new second years could arrive on the scene. People see Ron as captain but to me it wouldnt be fair to Harry seeing as it is his passion and he has been on the team for such a long time.

[IceKat55]

People see Ron as captain but to me it wouldnt be fair to Harry seeing as it is his passion and he has been on the team for such a long time.
Good point...but also, if Ron were chosen as Captain, then that would be one more "thing" he'd have on Harry, and perhaps Ron's simmering jealousy would lessen a bit more...

I'd personally like it to be Ginny. Have her switch to Chaser and be named Captain. Unlikely, I know...but seeing her have an even bigger role in Books 6 & 7 would be shiny! :agree:

[Cheezewiz_911]

I think that ron will stay as keeper, harry would become seeker, and katie stays as chaser. Let's not forget that ginny still has to try out to be a chaser but she will still make it. I have no clue about the rest though.

[charredtwilight]

I really don't anticipate Harry becoming captain. My main reasoning behind this is that why would Dumbledore or McGonagall make him Quidditch captain when they didn't make him a prefect? I think it's another instance of them not wanting to put another burden on him. I think Ron will be captain because he's such a great strategist. I would love to see one of the Creevey's take Lee's place and be the commentator though!

[Prince Dobby]

Regarding who will become Captain: There are four players we can assume will be on the team for sure (Ginny, Ron, Harry, Katie). Ginny hasn't been playing as long as the others and she is the youngest so I doubt she will be Captain. Ron has grown up with Quidditch, has new confidence, and is a great tactical leader. Harry is obviously the most talented and would make a good leader, but will always have plenty of other things to worry about. Katie is the oldest, but I don't think they would want their captain to be someone who will only be around for just one more year.

So it all boils down to Harry and Ron. I say it's a toss up between the two, but McGonagall might make Harry the Captain since he didn't get to be Prefect.

Seeker: Harry Potter
Keeper: Ron Weasley
Chaser: Katie Bell
Chaser: Ginny Weasley
Chaser:
Beater: Jack Sloper
Beater: Andrew Kirke

I would also like to see Loopy, Loony, Luna do the commentating. She expressed an interest in Quidditch with the Lion Hat thing and would provide some comic releif. I do not think Seamus, Dean, or Neville will make the team because they don't want to have too many players in the same year. Jack Sloper and Andrew Kirke are apperently the best Gryffindor has, so I see no reason for them to change unless someone better is found. That would mean there is only one Chaser position that needs to be filled.

[Cheezewiz_911]

I checked everywere and i didn't find anything on this topic.

So anyways I just read an interview and JK Rowling said Ron might get kicked of the team.

"bibwhang: Will Ron ever get on the Gryffindor quidditch team?
JK Rowling replies -> Well, he's already there! The question is, whether the new Quidditch Captain will allow him to stay!"

[slavetopadfoot]

i have a feeling this has been discussed in other threads... but anyways...
i feel that harry will be the captain and during tryouts, if there is someone who is better than ron, harry will have to make that decision... oooh 'twould be interesting, no?

[tantrix]

discussed in a lot of places.. but i think ron will stay!

[jo schmo]

i have a feeling this has been discussed in other threads... but anyways...
i feel that harry will be the captain and during tryouts, if there is someone who is better than ron, harry will have to make that decision... oooh 'twould be interesting, no?
that's right, i forgot harry would be the oldest/ have the most experience on the team. i doubt harry would cut ron after his spectacular game he had. i think someone should start a thread on who they think harry will put on the team since it will only be harry and ron.

[Crookshanksy]

Harry won't be the oldest, Katie Bell will be, she was a 6th year in the 5th book... only Angelina and Katie are leaving.

[Classical_Wizar]

Some threads on the Captain: New Quidditch Captain when angelina leaves??
(http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=30226&highlight=Quidditch%2A) and The New Quidditch Captain (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=24626&highlight=Quidditch%2A)

[MasterDarkNinja]

that's right, i forgot harry would be the oldest/ have the most experience on the team. i doubt harry would cut ron after his spectacular game he had. i think someone should start a thread on who they think harry will put on the team since it will only be harry and ron.
Not really, remember when Harry, Fred, and George got kicked off the team by Umbridge in book 5? They had to get 3 replacements then, they got Ginny added to the team to and two other replacements (I forget who the other two were, I tried for like 5 minutes to find the place in the book where Harry was told who the replacements were but I couldn't find it). One of those people (Ginny I think) was replacing Harry however so obviously she'll be a different player on the team (probably a Chaser I bet). So assuming that those 3 replacements all stay on the team there's only 2 people left to replace not 5.

But anyway to the topic, I doubt it that Ron will get removed from the team. Unless he feels that he's screwing up the team again and ends up quiting himself I don't see him leaving the team. Though Harry may not be the captain of the quidditch team, Ron does still know more about quidditch then he does.

Edit: Harry won't be the oldest, Katie Bell will be, she was a 6th year in the 5th book... only Angelina and Katie are leaving. She is? I thought that Harry was the only new person in Griffindors quidditch team in book 1, from the normal rules about having to be a 2nd year or higher to get on the quidditch teams she would have had to have joined the team the same year that Harry did.

[NeuroComp]

keeper Ron
Beater?
chaser guessing ginny and 2 others girls or seamus and dean
seeker Harry

[Cheezewiz_911]

Harry and Katie joined the team the same year.
Even if Harry becomes captain why would he even think of kicking Ron off the team. If Katie was captain she can't kick him off because Ron was the reason they one the cup.

[daz]

I hear this but ron had 1 good game that does not make a good player

and 1 player nevers win a cup its the TEAM

[sere35]

I have to disagree there is no I in team. However there is a me.

[Moonstruck]

If there's someone who shows up better than Ron, then there's a chance. Slavetopadfoot's idea is good. And there's going to be tryouts. The people who replaced Fred and George were not good, remember?

[Barbara Kennedy]

Perhaps this thread is relevant?

The Gryffindor Quidditch Team (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=11701)

[Trisha]

That's what makes a good leader -- taking responsibility for the tough decisions.
Yeah, I can see Harry coaching the Gryffindore Quidditch team and benching his best friend. Or his best friend's sister (I expect to see Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione.)

Although I still think Ron's prophesy in the Mirror of Erised in SS/PS will come true (Head Boy and Quidditch Captain.) Maybe Harry has to bench himself, or the team votes to replace him as captain with Ron.

It would be a way to test their maturing friendship.

[slavetopadfoot]

possibly... i know of katie, but i didn't say that my theory specifically applied to book six... muahahaha *sorry, i'm tired* but yes, i think it's a possibility and would be an interesting way to stir up trouble between the trio

[Kimmetje]

I thought Ron did good at the last match and that he might calm down and get a little more faith in himself for upcoming books. I think Ron might even turn out to be a very good keeper. After the first match he might get it up too high in his head like last time when they had won. I think that he might lose his confidence after one loss, but I definitely don't think they'll kick Ron off the team.

[Balderdash007]

Wasn't Katie a reserve player in her first year? I'm probably wrong but if she was she would have been on the team the longest....
It would be very interesting though, if Harry was the captain and they found a better keeper than Ron... Would Harry replace him?

[Bmonk]

If Ron was able to make the team after tryouts and first years usually dont make the team (cept Harry of course) then I dont see a way he will be replaced.

[cassius335]

I have to disagree there is no I in team. However there is a me.
Where are you getting 'me' from? Even backwards, the 'a' is in the way.

I can see a 'tea' though. Good, I dislike coffee...

[stormcat_5000]

Ron will stay! Did you all not notice, He was given the position of a keeper!(by J.K.R) the only other quidditch position held by one person!! the other being that of Seeker occupied by Harry!

[Tane]

This sounds interesting; sounds like Harry might become the new quidditch captain and at the moment is not too happy with his best friends. I wonder whether Harry would kick Ron off the team, I mean he knows how much it means to Ron. If Harry did kick Ron off the team then I wonder whether this might cause Ron to feel really let down by his own friend. I hope if Harry does get to become quidditch captain that he does not take his emotions out on Ron by kicking him out of the team as he knows it is Ron's deepest desire according to the Mirror of Erised.

I hope Ron stays in the team it would boost his confidence more.

[stormcat_5000]

Hey what if Ron and Harry became joint captains? nevermind!.....Ron will stay on, I am sure of it!

[atherella]

Any takers on who will be announcing now that Lee Jordan is done at Hogwarts?

[Cheezewiz_911]

I always thought Dean should do the job. But he is probably still ubsest about soccer (football).

[soccergoddess24]

oh man, good point cheezewiz 911...maybe ernie, he seems like he could do it! :tu: i hope the creevy brothers don't play, and i hope those crappy beaters get replaced but maybe seamus and dean? that seems likely...if harry's not captain, who will be? katie's still there right? and ginny's still playing, and ron, and then they would still need beaters and another chaser right? hmm...i think seamus and dean would be good at quidditch since dean likes soccer and seamus likes quidditch, it just seems like it would work..did Alicia graduate?

[Trisha]

Luna Lovegood as Quidditch announcer... it won't happen, but it would be like Gracie Allen covering the Olympics.

[bmw600]

After looking over the other threads on this topic (linked above), a lot of people seem to think that Ron will be Quidditch captain, and everyone assumes that he is automatically on the team. However, I found this quote online (World Book Day Online Chat, 4/4/2004):

bibwhang: Will Ron ever get on the Gryffindor quidditch team?
JK Rowling replies -> Well, he's already there! The question is, whether the new Quidditch Captain will allow him to stay!

Pretty much shoots down the idea of him being captain, let alone even being a definite on the team. Do you think he really may be replaced, or is this just Rowling messing with our minds again?

[Egla]

Hey what if Ron and Harry became joint captains? nevermind!.....Ron will stay on, I am sure of it!
I sort of think that will happen, Harry will become officialy captain but Ron will be his "strategic adviser" of some sort. Making plays and strategies and let Harry do the talking and organising. Then in 7th year Ron takes over the captain spot and Harry becomes headboy, this is the way I suspect it will be like.

Ron really doesn't seem to care about being prefect or headboy (yes i know about the mirror of erised, but things change and I don't believe in that you get anything you hart desires it's too goody goody) but being Quidditch captain is something I'm quite sure of he would like above anything else.

[Slim_Moody]

beaters: dunno(neville or lee jorden or seamus or someone new)
Chasers: Ginny,Hermione or someone else
Seeker: Harry
Keeper: the one and only Ronald Weasley.

[Kimmetje]

After having looked at things I see Colin Creevey as Quidditch Announcer, this as he still has three years at Hogwarts and seems a good spokesperson. Anyhow I definitely Ginny will go to be chaser as said in the books that she preferred that and I think that might be a clue. Anyhow I don't think Hermione will join the team as she seems to care more for reading books than being outside in the rain training in the dirt. She clearly said that in the last few books (especially OotP).

[potterfied]

I think that harry, ron, katie and ginny will be on the team. Ginny not as seeker obviously but as something else. I also think that new people should be included
Chaya

[C8H10N4O2]

I really don't anticipate Harry becoming captain. My main reasoning behind this is that why would Dumbledore or McGonagall make him Quidditch captain when they didn't make him a prefect? I think it's another instance of them not wanting to put another burden on him. I think Ron will be captain because he's such a great strategist. I would love to see one of the Creevey's take Lee's place and be the commentator though!I would add one other objection to Harry being captain, besides the most important one, which you mention. That is, he has not followed Quidditch all his life, and has only played Seeker, the least comprehensive of the roles -- that is, he really has had no interest in the strategy and tactics of the play below beyond dodging a bludger or two. Seekers are loners doing one thing, seeking the snitch. He has played in 8(?) games total -- 2 in PS/SS, 2(?) in CoS, 3 in PoA, 0 in GoF and 1 in OotP. So I don't think that he is qualified.

Even though Ron was sub-par his first 2 matches, he grew up playing it, and has followed it for years. Same with Ginny. I'm not sure about the others. So it is up in the air as far as I am concerned.

[JDBrown]

Seeker: Harry Potter
Chasers: Katie Bell, Ginny Weasley, ?
Beaters: Seamus Finnegan and Dean Thomas
Keeper: Ronald Weasley

As for the captain debate it is really between Katie and Ron IMHO.

[Nicole]

By making it Katie Bell for Book 6, JKR can leave us to debate between Ron and Harry for Book 7....

[JDBrown]

That would make an excellent tension builder and it would fit JKR's style.

[hpfan_08]

I think Hermione would make a great beater if she just pictured Dracos head as the blugger (sp)

[crumseekerlynch]

I think that Hermione will sudenly be good at Quidditch and join the team, then the whole gain will be on the team!

[aggiefan1206]

Harry , ROn, Ginny, Katie will be on the team but i dont know who else will be put on the team i supposed they will try and find some other beaters or at least train the ones up that they have.

[hpfan_08]

I think that the team will stay the exact same, since the only new additions will be first years, who rarely make the team. I could see krum transffering to Hogwarts though if he hasn't graduated yet.

[SquibOnline]

Harry will be captain of it now and I think Ron will also be keeper now he has more confidence