On Snape -- On Quidditch -- On Flying and Brooms

[themostepotente]

Yes, yes I know -- Snape refereed the Quidditch match in book one.

Should I be convinced on this alone that he knows how to fly a broom? Um, no.

I can just see his pale, skinny arse clinging to his broom for dear life while Harry zooms past to make a grab for the snitch.

He probably vehemently protested when Madam Hooch asked that he take her place. Of course, you know, Dumbly stepped in and twinkled at him. How could he say no? Easy -- with Albus, there is no saying no.

Snape just strikes me as very clumsy on a broom. Not the picture of grace, if you know what I mean. Dare I say, I can see him being a bit of an acrophobiac. In the air, Snape is completely out of his element.

That said...

I can't see him being much of a Quidditch player. I can see him in the stands reading a text, now and again looking up to wave a Slytherin banner. Oh yes, go Slytherin. So unenthusiastic. Like whoopdeefuckingdo! The pervy Snape/Lucius slasher in me would like to believe he's drooling over Lucius, but eh, I can't see Lucius playing Quidditch either. The wind would muss his hair.

So what's your take on Snape and flying a broom? And by fly, I mean well enough. Clinging like house ivy doesn't count.

Can he or can't he?

If so -- what's your take on Snape and Quidditch? Might he have played?

Let's hear what you have to say!

--P

Comments

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall that Snape volunteered to referee Harry's next game because he wanted to protect him in case of another broom jinx. That implies that first, he's good enough that Madam Hooch would let him referee a match, and second, that he's good enough that he feels competent not only to referee a fast moving game, but to throw a counter hex while flying during the match.

Also, I believe it says in Quidditch Through the Ages that referees have to be qualified by the national governing body, rather like hockey referees at any level have to be qualified by the Amateur Hockey Association. That means that Snape not only would have to be at least competent on a broom, he'd have to know the rules of quidditch *and* know the rules violations well enough to call them. And I can't see either Dumbledore or Hooch letting him call a match if he weren't certified; Hooch could be in deep trouble with the Ministry if she allowed a non-qualified person to call a match, possibly to the point of losing her certification.

Finally...just because Snape had problems mounting a broomstick as a child doesn't mean that he's a poor flyer as an adult. Remember, he went from an awkward, stoop shouldered geek with a funny gait to a menacing adult who can, and does, dominate a room just by striding into it. He could have worked on his flying once he was out of school, or he could have been a late bloomer; clearly he grew much more graceful and developed better posture as he matured, and there's no reason that he couldn't have become a better flyer as well.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

You make some excellent counter points. You'd be a top notch litigator :-)

Thanks for coming over here and posting! I really like what you had to say.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I've worked as a legal secretary for about nine years. I guess it wore off...:)