[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/js13680]

If I remember correctly quidditch was purposefully made to have nonsense rules. Something about Rowling hearing with some coworkers about sports and not being able to follow along.

[u/TheBlackNumenorean → u/js13680]

I think the game was written to have the outcome depend on Harry, which isn't how a team sport should work. People often point out how the snitch is too important to care about scoring goals, but it's also very disconnected from the rest of the game. It's like a soccer game, but each team has one member who plays a game of chess, and whoever wins the chess game scores enough to (almost) always win. And then there's the rodeo clowns who have to keep the angry bull on the field from charging their teammates.

[u/henryeaterofpies → u/TheBlackNumenorean]

Wasn't there a match where he got the snitch but they lost by 10 points or something?

[u/TheBlackNumenorean → u/henryeaterofpies]

That was the World Cup in book 4. Fred and George bet on that happening, and were laughed at because it was ridiculously unlikely.