Quidditch Suspensions
Dec. 5th, 2012 10:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_susanI usually try not to come over all prefect-y here in the journals, but I heard a lot of grumbling at the breakfast table this morning about how the Quidditch suspensions are hurting the team, and I had to say something, both as a team member and as a prefect.
First of all, it's not for me to go into the details, but everyone on the team supports Diggory and agrees it was justified, even Bobolis and Smith. You notice they aren't the ones flapping their gums about how it's unfair?
Second, for all the people moaning about how it hurts our chances of winning the next match--what is Hufflepuff known for on the pitch? Playing hard, but playing with honour, that's what. Anything less isn't just isn't in the spirit of the sett. Winning's brilliant, but it's not worth losing that.
Also, it's one match. One Match. They could have got suspended for the whole season.
And finally, if you really care about Hufflepuff Quidditch as much as you say you do, take a minute to support Rickett and Goshal and let them know that you have confidence in them.
We're a team, both on the pitch and in the sett as a whole, and it's time we started acting like it.
First of all, it's not for me to go into the details, but everyone on the team supports Diggory and agrees it was justified, even Bobolis and Smith. You notice they aren't the ones flapping their gums about how it's unfair?
Second, for all the people moaning about how it hurts our chances of winning the next match--what is Hufflepuff known for on the pitch? Playing hard, but playing with honour, that's what. Anything less isn't just isn't in the spirit of the sett. Winning's brilliant, but it's not worth losing that.
Also, it's one match. One Match. They could have got suspended for the whole season.
And finally, if you really care about Hufflepuff Quidditch as much as you say you do, take a minute to support Rickett and Goshal and let them know that you have confidence in them.
We're a team, both on the pitch and in the sett as a whole, and it's time we started acting like it.
Private Message to Zach
Date: 2012-12-05 03:41 pm (UTC)But Drumgoole's lot are being a bunch of little pissants and I just couldn't resist giving them a good telling-off.
Re: Private Message to Zach
Date: 2012-12-05 04:03 pm (UTC)It's a fair cop, sitting out for a match. If I'm fussed about anything it's that Ced doesn't seem to understand that we didn't know Samuels was that badly off and favouring his side could have meant a fair few things, not only that he hadn't reversed the curse completely, you know?
I mean, if he'd just taken a blow there in practice the day before, like, and we saw him favouring it, that would have been all right. Diggory's only upset because it turned out to be more serious. Which, don't get me wrong, I'm well sorry about it but it's not exactly the capitol offence he's making it sound. Seeing him hurt like that--not ever again, thanks.
Anyway. Too right Drumgoole and her lot need to shut their gobs about it. You'd think they're the ones being forced to the bench.
Re: Private Message to Zach
Date: 2012-12-05 11:41 pm (UTC)Maybe talk to Ced again in a few days, when things are calmed down a bit.
Re: Private Message to Zach
Date: 2012-12-06 01:05 am (UTC)I can understand taking the risk, though. I still think it was stupid and dangerous, but with Umbridge hovering over us all as if we're in infant school, I can see the appeal of stupid and dangerous.
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