The Quidditch game was played between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw in May[1] 1996. The game was the final one of the year and the decider of whether Gryffindor would win the Quidditch Cup for the second time since Harry Potter joined the in team in 1991, though he would not play.[2]
Background
The Inter-House Quidditch Cup was very grim that year. Every team had failed to win their games by large enough margins that would probably have won them the league which meant the final game would be the decider for the top two.
Gryffindor only managed to win their game with Slytherin by 90 points when Harry Potter won the Snitch. Their new Keeper, Ron Weasley had no confidence and Harry had no choice but to intervene when he let in too many goals. The top three players for the team were then banned from playing for fighting with Slytherin leaving Angelina to find three replacements.
The replacement Beaters were not very good and while their new Seeker, Ginny Weasley was good, she was not better than Harry. They were very lucky that they only lost by ten points when they played Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff then only narrowly defeated Slytherin leaving them top of the league by only a small point margin. If Ravenclaw had defeated Slytherin and Hufflepuff, they only won by a small enough margin for Gryffindor's to be good enough to have a chance of winning the league.
The match
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 30 (Grawp) - "The final match of the Quidditch season, Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw, was to take place on the last weekend of May."
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 30 (Grawp)
