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

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

I have a hard time seeing wizards as acrophobic. JKR seems to have established that they're much hardier than Muggles and more difficult to injure. Any phobia really isn't a fear of the thing itself, more a fear that the thing will cause serious pain and injury. A bludger to the skull would kill a Muggle, but merely knock out a wizard. Oliver Wood may have been out for a week, but suffered no lasting ill effects. A Muggle would likely have suffered brain damage.

That doesn't mean they are fearless.

Do I think Snape is "good enough" on a broom? Yes. It's the wizard equivalent of a motor vehicle. You're a wizard, you know how to fly a broom. I think as a pureblood, he'd be especially proud of his magical heritage and the uniquely magical legacy that is flying. As other peope have said, while he may not have gotten the hang of it so easily as a student, he's an adult now and likely has overcome whatever awkwardness he had as a teenager. You'll notice only teen!Snape moved like a spider. Adult!Snape moves like a bat.

How do you account for Neville Longbottom?

[raendrop.livejournal.com]

How do you account for Neville Longbottom?

He's still going through those awkward teenage years.