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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Playing Quidditch)
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October 20, 1894 — The Leaky Cauldron

"Aye, I've heard what people are saying about the Cannons," Adam said to his table partner. "I think the whole thing is nonsense." With a brother in professional quidditch, and a whole family with at least an interest in the sport, Adam usually kept abreast of what was going on in that world. And, frankly, at least some people expected him to have an opinion on matters. Which, of course, he did, though he wondered if it was always the opinion the person talking to him wanted to hear.

"I say if their families don't have a problem with them playing, I don't see why anyone else ought to," Adam continued. "And the whole idea that women shouldn't play is silly when they've clearly got the talent for it." And never mind that the League had an entire team entirely made up of women. It wasn't as though the Harpies only played themselves, after all. "If they'd won against the Falcons, people would be moaning just as much, it's all silly."


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Truth be told, Cleon did not care all that much about Quidditch or ladies and their ability to play it. Having a sister like Persy did tend to make one a pseudo-feminist against their own will, though. Otherwise he might have given the matter very little thought. Not out of any sort of inherent sexism but rather because it did not personally affect him.

"I say let people live as they like as long as it doesn't harm anyone. Off the pitch, that is." Quidditch could get pretty hardcore, after all. "A lot of them are probably just offended that a lady dares to have better skill than some men."


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"That's almost certainly true," Adam mused. "Personally, if my own ego was so easily endangered, I wouldn't be telling everyone who will listen." He understood being embarrassed or occasionally feeling inferior as much as anyone, but he'd think publicizing it would only make the feeling so much worse. "Hopefully these lady players take it as a challenge. It'll make quidditch news more interesting to follow, certainly."



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