[L]et us simply get this out, once and for all: Quidditch makes no sense whatsoever. You score only two ways: ten points for throwing a huge “quaffle” through a defended hoop or 150 points for capturing the little “snitch”—which capture immediately ends the game. Now, we have read all the books, and the notion that a team would ever have a 15 goal, 150 point lead is unheard of. Therefore, everything about the game is irrelevant other than catching the fucking snitch, since those 150 game-ending points are always enough to win. What the—? We honestly don’t understand how the most identifiable set-piece in the entire Potter franchise could be so utterly devoid of competitive logic, and we would really like to see a worldwide movement in which little Potterheads in their round, black specs knock on the door of what assume is J. K. Rowling’s billion-pound British estate to demand a better sport, and now.
Explain that one, Colin.
Alex's note:
Stop Snitching is a movement started by Baltimore drug dealers to prevent people from acting as law enforcement informants in drug cases. While catching the snitch in Baltimore does not result in 150 points it often does mean the end of the game, at least for the snitch, and the end of the prosecution's case.
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