But this actually makes sense. Where else would a kid learn to play Quidditch? There are no amateur teams, IIRC. Moreover there are, what 13 professional teams and unlike the school ones they also sensibly have reserve players. It is a wonder that _everybody_ who ever played at school doesn't end up on a professional team.
Oh yes, I know! That particular comment was just noting it, not saying it didn't make sense. Though frankly, given how relatively little they do practice and play at school Harry's claims that the professional players are so much better is a little suspicious. They really shouldn't be all that much better than high school games. Better, sure, but it's not like in a world where there's a far bigger pool of athletes. And Viktor Krum, who's supposed to be the best, doesn't seem to practice either.
The dress robes do confuse me. They had to have a special note about them in GoF because they were having a ball and that was unusual. Usually there's nowhere to wear them. Unless we're supposed to think there's a sort of not-qiute-so-dressy version that Hermione wears to Slug Club parties (which she wouldn't know about at this point anyway).
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Date: 2008-09-06 03:40 pm (UTC)Oh yes, I know! That particular comment was just noting it, not saying it didn't make sense. Though frankly, given how relatively little they do practice and play at school Harry's claims that the professional players are so much better is a little suspicious. They really shouldn't be all that much better than high school games. Better, sure, but it's not like in a world where there's a far bigger pool of athletes. And Viktor Krum, who's supposed to be the best, doesn't seem to practice either.
The dress robes do confuse me. They had to have a special note about them in GoF because they were having a ball and that was unusual. Usually there's nowhere to wear them. Unless we're supposed to think there's a sort of not-qiute-so-dressy version that Hermione wears to Slug Club parties (which she wouldn't know about at this point anyway).