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Sorry about the irregularity folks. I'll try to keep up as best as I can.

*Despite the fact that Harry almost borders on rudeness in his interaction with him, Colin is still up at the Crack of Dawn when he hears Harry's name mentioned.
Forget fanboy, Colin's looking more like a creepy stalker at this point!

*Harry's exasperated greetings don't seem to get Colin down. What Harry? No social charity for the lesser mortals, hmm?

*And Harry does the exposition for a change! Usually it's Hermione's job, but she couldn't handle this one because she'll only embarrass herself if she talks about Quidditch.

*Too bad Ginny didn't explain it to Colin, what with her being mad about Qudditch and stealing her brother's brooms since the age of six. Oh, wait, that Ginny isn't in this book.

*Twenty minutes Oliver Wood takes to explain one board and Harry falls into a stupor. Strategy, even in games, is not Harry's strong point.

*Of course, it's only dirty houses like Slytherin who implement strategy in sports. Gryffindors win on sheer athletic skill alone, without any mental effort. Planning how to play is a disgusting Slytherin practice.

*Wood talks about failing due to "circumstances beyond our control" and Harry feels guilty. It was all his fault. He was unconscious, and the team couldn't possibly win without him.

*Gryffindor had been one player short.... What, no replacements? Not even a single Seeker (inferior to Harry, of course) in a school that JKR claims has 400+ students? Not even broom-stealing-at-the-age-of-six Ginny with her Awesome Quidditch Skillz?

*Forget replacements; playing without a Seeker makes as much sense as playing a World Cup soccer match without a goalkeeper for one of the teams! And if both the Seekers of the two teams are injured, and the show must go on without replacements, how the hell does the game end???

*Oh, and Slytherin played with one extra player? OMG the CHEATERS!

*At least Colin has his photography as a side interest. I hope he catches Harry doing something illegal in future (preferably of a dirty nature), promptly takes snaps and sends them to the Daily Prophet to make big bucks.

*Wood is paranoid about Colin taking pictures as a spy for Slytherin. Because only Slytherin would resort to underhanded sneaky methods such as spying! Wait. Didn't Messrs Fred and George Weasley of the Noble House of Gryffindor do that only a few books later?

*It's funny how fandom thinks that line about the Slytherin team having no girls makes them sexist. I mean, these couldn't possibly be the genuinely best players on offer...

*Of course you could argue that Millicent Bulstrode would be on the team if they weren't sexist and wanted a size-over-skill lineup. Looks like they might care about talent after all...

*As Draco makes his entrance, Fred's first comment is: "Aren't you Lucius Malfoy's son?" and looking at him with dislike. Remember kids, it's the Slytherins who judge you based on your family.

*Flint is actually quite smooth here. Focus more on the "cunning" part in "trollish cunning". I guess his extra year made him more suave.

*Malfoy's joke about the Cleansweeps is actually funny, proving that the Slytherin sense of humour is sometimes better than the Gryffindor version. (Think Ginny's "hilarious" Quidditch jokes and impressions that had the team in giggles in HBP)

*Hermione accuses Draco Malfoy of buying his way on the team. . Then, 4 books later, Hermione sabotages another player so her best friend/romantic interest can get on the team. Pot. Kettle. Black.

*For plot purposes, everybody is shocked and horrified when Draco uses "Mudblood". After this though, all reactions to the word are mildly hostile. It's a bit of an anti-climax really. Enjoy it while it lasts folks.

*And Ron, as the Designated Whipping Boy starts puking up slugs. Colin takes pictures. This does not mean he is a paparazzo: it's the kid's first week at Hogwarts and this is probably the first curse he's seen. He wants to record it for scientific perusal dammit! < /impassioned defense of Colin >

*The reason Lockhart does all that showing off and giving his own books away? He doesn't trust the distributors. It's business, you know.

*How does Hagrid know Lockhart was the only man for the job? I assume applications would be accessible only to higher staff members? And Hagrid is still some sort of servant gamekeeper at this point.

* 'spect Lucius Malfoy would've come marchin' up ter school if yeh'd cursed his son. Funny how that never happened despite Draco getting hexed and punched thoroughly for the entire the series (Let's not even mention Sectumsempra).

*And of course Hagrid approves of it. At least yer not in trouble, he says. I hope that alchemical red phase is coming up in HP and the DH.....

*Hagrid's plucking a half dead rooster and Ginny's already visited him. She began killing roosters one week into term? That explains why it took her so long to make friends, try out for the Qudditch team and find her inner superpowers!

*Hermione's torn between amusement and disapproval at the Engorgement Charm on the pumpkins. Any bets her mind went straight to the gutter there? (Seeing how she rarely shows a sense of humour as the books progress)

*Judging from all the fanmail Lockhart receives, one thing is clear. Wizards may have teh wonderful magical powers, but they are still as fixated by celebrity as their Muggle counterparts.

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*Gryffindor had been one player short.... What, no replacements? Not even a single Seeker (inferior to Harry, of course) in a school that JKR claims has 400+ students? Not even broom-stealing-at-the-age-of-six Ginny with her Awesome Quidditch Skillz?

She wasn't in school at the time (although she could have flown to Hogwarts, caught the Snitch and then everyone cheers for Jo - I mean, Ginny)


*Oh, and Slytherin played with one extra player? OMG the CHEATERS!

It was Ravenclaw, actually.


*It's funny how fandom thinks that line about the Slytherin team having no girls makes them sexist. I mean, these couldn't possibly be the genuinely best players on offer...

I don't see why the teams should be mixed. Boys would be far better at swinging a bat and throwing a ball, I'd say it would be unusual to have any girls on a team.