I love Hermione’s face. She’s just like, “you clueless little bitch.”
Kinda ironic, considering that Hermione was the clueless one in that scenario. That was all Ron’s own talent, but she thought he could only save goals due to luck potion. In the books, she was honestly looking out for him and worried that he’d get disqualified for it. Not so much in the films, where she just comes across as not believing in Ron’s abilities. Although, considering that the film-makers cut all of Ron’s Quidditch subplot in OOTP (where he showcased his growth in confidence, as well as Quidditch abilities), that’s hardly surprising.
the other day @carryonsimoncarryon , @baz-n-simon and I were talking about the saying “to touch wood” and all of the sudden we came up with this headcanon that every time someone in Hogwarts says it all the Gryffindors would immediately try to locate Oliver Wood and touch him. So here´s the Gryffindor Quidditch team, wishing for good luck 😀
Dumbledore strode into his office, the weight of a long day heavy on his shoulders. As Headmaster, his day was full of dreary, tedious tasks. But all wasn’t without a silver lining, he supposed. The students had reacted remarkably well, been enthused even, at the prospect of the Triwizard Tournament replacing Quidditch for the year. Pleased, Dumbledore began towards his desk to finish up the day’s work.
Suddenly, he heard a rapping at the window. He spotted an owl hovering in view, a piece of mail clutched in its claws. Puzzled yet intrigued, Dumbledore opened the window and admitted the creature. It dropped the mail into his hand: a Howler.
This was not the first Howler Dumbledore had received, nor, he speculated, would it be his last. With a slightly amused sigh, Dumbledore opened the envelope.
“YOU CAN’T JUST CANCEL QUIDDITCH!!!!!!!!” it screamed, Oliver Wood’s distraught voice echoing through the room.
Oliver Wood, you Quidditch-obsessed dork; never change.
#suchabean
Has anyone else noticed that, in the HP films, Ron is the only member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team who is seen wearing a skull-cap?
Heck, even at tryouts, he was the only keeper-applicant wearing a cap…
You could make the argument that it was because the keeper position needed it, but Oliver Wood never wore a cap. If anything, the keeper is the least likely Quidditch player to need a cap, as they wouldn’t be flying at high speeds like the chasers or seekers, or getting repeatedly close to the Bludgers like the beaters would be.
Basically, Ron seems to have deliberately made to seem as ‘un-heroic’ (nervous about his personal safety when he was the least likely player to be in physical danger) as possible compared to everyone-else around him. Which is incredibly weird, considering that (given all the physical dangers from playing on flying brooms) none of the other players seem interested in their physical safety.
And it doesn’t even make sense from a character perspective. Ron grew up around brooms and was confident flying on them. Four of his siblings (Charlie, Fred, George, and Ginny) all played Quidditch, and none of them were ever shown wearing skull-caps. Why would none of them wear caps except Ron? All of them were more likely to be injured than he was, so why make the distinction?
I’m guessing the film-makers just wanted to poke fun at Ron in any way they could.
imagine oliver wood when he’s an old man talking to his grandchildren and they’re like, “grandpa, you must’ve known harry potter, right!” and he’s like “oh yes, he was on my quidditch team, he was a great seeker even just as a first year-” “yeah but what was he like? was he a total hero?! did you think he could destroy voldemort back when he was eleven!?” “i remember his very first game-” “no no no, tell us how he found the philosopher’s stone!” “HE CAUGHT THE SNITCH IN HIS MOUTH” “grandpa no-” “WE ARE TALKING ABOUT QUIDDITCH”
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