Quidditch is perhaps one of the most fun inventions in the Harry Potter universe. There is a reason that the sport has transitioned into a muggle form over the years and continues to obsess fans the world over. But, it is always possible to love something while also acknowledging its flaws.

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Quidditch didn't develop and adjust over the years as sports like baseball and soccer have. It was invented in the mind of JK Rowling and hasn't had its rules changed ever. Thus, there are a few things that make no sense about the sport, no matter how much fun fans have playing, watching, and reading about it.

There Are No Standard Broomsticks

Harry Potter Riding His Nimbus 2000 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

It was very exciting to see Harry receive his Nimbus 2000 in the first book and film, and even more exciting to watch him receive his Firebolt broomstick in Prisoner of Azkaban. However, the fact that broomsticks can vary so widely and, at least at the school level, players are required to provide their own broomsticks puts a lot more emphasis on the tools a player uses rather than their actual skill.

At one point, much fuss is made when Draco Malfoy boasts that his rich father bought the entire Slytherin team the latest brooms, giving them an advantage over everyone else. Imagine if there were no rules that surrounded what bats could be made out of in major league baseball. It would be ridiculous.

The Scoring System Is Too Lopsided

It's okay for the snitch to be worth more than a goal with a quaffle, but does it make sense for the snitch to be worth so much more? A snitch could be worth 50 points rather than 150 and still make a major difference in the game, but not be almost the singular focus of a team.

Right now (with the exception of the World Cup in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), no team in the series ever wins a game without catching the snitch. That's a failure in design, not in play.

The Seeker Is Too Important

Due to the unbalanced scoring system, the seeker thus becomes far more important than any member of their team. They are so important that, in fact, it would make more sense for beaters to simply play defense around a seeker rather than try and take out chaser members of the opposing team.

It's okay for every position to play a different role, but not so much so that almost all the other players hardly matter, in the end, when it comes to winning or losing a match.

The Beaters' Strategy

Fred and George Weasley Quidditch Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone

Except when there is a rogue bludger in Harry's second year, the beaters fans usually see (hi, Fred and George) are often playing offense, smashing bludgers toward players on the opposing side.

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As mentioned above, it would make more sense for beaters to play a more defensive role (especially around a seeker). The way they are currently depicted doesn't make much sense in terms of how the game is scored.

Quidditch Is Intentionally Violent & Dangerous

People get injured playing sports; it's a working hazard that all professional athletes are aware of and in some cases (especially contact sports), it's part of the spectacle. Sometimes, a pitcher gets hit by a line drive in baseball. A slide tackle can seriously injure someone in soccer. Players get checked into the boards in hockey. These are all, however, accidental.

Meanwhile, quidditch is deliberately violent. The fact that the bludgers exist, even without beaters as a team position, means quidditch was designed for its violence sort of like American football, but certainly more magical and a lot worse. This isn't even one-on-one violence like a boxing match; it's an inanimate object verses a human being.

Quidditch Players Can Only Focus On One Ball

There are four balls in quidditch: two bludgers, one quaffle, and the golden snitch. That being said, it doesn't make sense that each position on the team is only allowed to interact with one of the above.

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Sure, every position should have a focus, but wouldn't it be more interesting if a chaser could catch the snitch if they spotted it? Or a beater could baseball slam a quaffle toward the goal hoops? It makes very little sense that so many of the rules keep the teams from being creative and working together more.

The Bludgers Are Laser-Focused On Beaters

Beyond the singular violence that bludgers were created to accomplish, it is strange that they never go after audience members. Beaters would be far more important if they were protecting not only their teammates, but their fans as well.

It's very specific magic, certainly, that bludgers only target quidditch players, but it's strange that they should be so confined when the snitch can fly about and show up just about anywhere.

The Snitch Comes & Goes As It Pleases

The Golden Snitch

The snitch disappears and can show up again just about anywhere. It isn't confined by the same magic that seems to affect the bludgers. Yet, the fact that the snitch can show back up (and always does) sounds like it could have been more purposefully or properly designed.

Perhaps there should have been a time limit for how long a snitch can disappear at one time, just to keep things moving and interesting. Quidditch, like baseball, still wouldn't exist under time constraints, but it would keep all the players moving at least.

There's No Bench Team

Quidditch

Each quidditch team is made up of seven players, because there are seven positions, and that's it. Why doesn't quidditch have any substitutions or bench players?

Of course when a member is kicked off the team (as Harry, Fred, and George are in Order of the Phoenix) a new player can be brought in (hi, Ginny). But there are still no substitutes during a game. When the keeper gets knocked out, the team now doesn't have a keeper and they just have to deal with it. That's very dangerous, and a bit unfair.

The Snitch Is A Gamebreaker

As Oliver Wood tells Harry, "Get to that snitch before Malfoy or die trying." That's about all there is to strategy in quidditch because of the incredible weight the snitch holds in terms of points.

No matter how well chasers may be playing or how much the beaters knock opposing players from their brooms, 150 points will always be the main focus of any quidditch game, and that hurts the play overall.

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