Harry had an unfair advantage

[Snape Uchiha]

Throughout the Harry Potter series, people praised Harry for his Seeking skills and his overall prowess at Quiddich. Now, it is true that Harry had a lot of skill, however, I believe he had an unfair advantage.

In every single one of Harry's matches, except for one in the second book, Harry had the FASTEST BROOM.

Book One
Gryffendor vs Slytherin: Had fastem broom, Nimbus 2000
Gryffendor vs Hufflepuff: Had fastest broom, nimbus 2000
Book 2
Gryffendor vs Slytherin: Had 2nd fastest broom, won NOT because of skill, but because Malfoy wasn't doing anything
Book 3
Gryffendor vs Hufflepuff: Had fastem broom, Nimbus 2000, lost only because of Dementors
Gryffendor vs Ravenclaw: Had fastest broom: Firebolt
Gryffendor vs Slytherin: Had fastest Broom: Firebolt
Book 5
All Matches: Fastest broom, Firebolt
Book 6
All Matches: Fastest Broom, Firebolt

This isn't really a criticism on Harry, more like on the game of Quiddich in general. The players are not on equal footing: Those with faster brooms have an unfair advantage.

 

[rama2]

That's called "being the main character". All main characters always have some sort of advantage in the storylines.

 

[-PK-]

I always thought about that.
The fastest broom automatically gave a lot of advantage.

 

[ZIMBO]

why on earth did macgonagall buy him a nimbus 2000 anyway?

 

[-PK-]

why on earth did macgonagall buy him a nimbus 2000 anyway?

Because she was gryffindor's head and wanted them to win the quidditch cup. Harry could have also easily afforded the Nimbus 2000 and i guess she knew he liked it a lot.

 

[ROHAN]

A nice thought, + Repped.