"You don't like Quidditch?" Luna seemed to have noticed Tris's gaze and turned away from the match to look at him.
"He's just a weirdo. He's never liked Quidditch," Ron answered for Tris.
"So not liking Quidditch makes me a weirdo?" Tris said irritably.
"Ask everyone here. Who doesn't like Quidditch?" Ron gestured around them, and almost everyone nodded to show that they did.
Tris shrugged.
Fine. Among this crowd, he did seem to be the odd one out.
"Why don't you like Quidditch?" Luna ignored everyone else's reactions and looked at Tris with the earnest air of someone exploring a question.
"Hmm. Because the rules aren't rigorous enough, I suppose." Tris thought for a moment. "Look at that match between Transylvania and Chile. It was over in less than five minutes. But the match where Luxembourg beat Scotland lasted almost a whole day."
"Isn't that perfectly normal?" Sirius asked, puzzled.
"You're used to it, so perhaps it seems normal to you. But I don't think it's normal at all." Tris spread his hands. "Sirius, you've got money and time to spare. You can watch a match from a box whenever you like. But some people have to really stretch their budget to afford a ticket.
"Some might even have to take time off work. A match that lasts a day is one thing, but I've heard of matches lasting days or even months. What are the spectators supposed to do? And then there are matches that end in just a few minutes. You might buy a ticket, let your mind wander for a moment, and find the match already over. Isn't that a terrible deal?"
"You think having a Seeker is unreasonable?" While the others were still mulling over Tris's words, Luna had already pinpointed his main objection.
"Yes.