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Harry even caught it in his mouth once (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/leaky_cauldron@diagonlemmy.social

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[–] Infynis@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They need to up the intelligence on the snitch. Make it so hard to catch that it hardly ever happens. Seekers now spend most of their time as normal players, while keeping an eye out for the snitch, then darting away every once in a while for a catch attempt

[–] Bruhh@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That was my take when watching the movies (never read the books). I figured the snitch was near to impossible but Harry just had main character syndrome, being able to actually see the snitch.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah harry is just cracked at the game for no particular reason (never even flew before he went to Hogwarts)... they allude to some quidditch games lasting days, at which point 150 points isn't a big deal anymore.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

never even flew before he went to Hogwarts

Or so he thought. We later find out that Sirius sent him a toy practice broom for his first birthday. Harry could have had three months of practice at a very impressionable age, which could account for some of his "immediate talent" when he gets to Hogwarts.

[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When was this revealed?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

DH10, in Lily's letter to Sirius:

Dear Padfoot,

Thank you, thank you, for Harry’s birthday present! It was his favorite by far. One year old and already zooming along on a toy broomstick, he looked so pleased with himself, I’m enclosing a picture so you can see. You know it only rises about two feet off the ground, but he nearly killed the cat and he smashed a horrible vase Petunia sent me for Christmas (no complaints there). Of course, James thought it was so funny, says he’s going to be a great Quidditch player, but we’ve had to pack away all the ornaments and make sure we don’t take our eyes off him when he gets going.

[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Totally forgot about that, thanks! I kind of like that it implies that he has a natural talent with the broom.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I'm often hesitant to dismiss skills which can be acquired through practice and persistence as "natural talent", but in this case, that could be a valid interpretation as well.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

This helps but doesn't address the other issue, which is spectators can't see anything related to the snitch.

[–] Starkstruck@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Another way to balance would be to simply make it not an instant win. Instead it's just worth a large amount of points, but the other team could still win if they score enough before the game ends.

[–] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It's not an instant win. It's already 150 points and an instant end to the game. It usually happens that whoever catches the snitch wins, but not always. See: Quidditch world cup in Book 4 of the series.

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's technically not an instant win, just a ton of points and an instant end to the game. In a lopsided enough match a team could catch it and still lose.

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

In a lopsided enough match a team could catch it and still lose.

That literally happens in the books