Quidditch matches are played over an oval-shaped pitch, with a scoring area at each end consisting of three hooped goal posts, each at a different height.Rowling published Quidditch Through the Ages in 2001 to benefit Comic Relief Quidditch Through The Ages Illustrated Edition was published in 2020, with banners being presented to 11 towns in the UK and Ireland that in the books have Quidditch teams, including the Ballycastle Bats, Falmouth Falcons, Holyhead Harpies, Montrose Magpies, Pride of Portree and Wigtown Wanderers two teams based in fictional places, the Chudley Cannons and Puddlemere United, were also celebrated. This generated interest from several media outlets, as it was the first new writing about the Harry Potter characters since the end of the series in 2007. In 2014 Rowling started publishing a series of match reports from the Quidditch World Cup on Pottermore, culminating in a short story about the final featuring the return of Harry, Ron, Hermione and their friends as adults. A major motif of five of the Harry Potter books is the competition among the four Hogwarts houses for the Quidditch Cup each school year in particular, the rivalry between Gryffindor and Slytherin. It is depicted as being played by both professionals (as in tournaments like the Quidditch World Cup) and amateurs. Quidditch is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and is a regularly recurring feature throughout the first six books. Rowling experienced "fiendish glee" writing this scene, which features memorable commentary by Luna Lovegood. The final Quidditch scene in the books appears in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. They are necessary in that people expect Harry to play Quidditch, but there is a limit to how many ways you can have them play Quidditch together and for something new to happen. To be honest with you, Quidditch matches have been the bane of my life in the Harry Potter books. ĭespite the sport's popularity with fans, Rowling grew to dislike describing the matches. She explained: "I had been pondering the things that hold a society together, cause it to congregate and signify its particular character and knew I needed a sport." Rowling claims that the word "Quidditch" is not derived from any particular etymological root, but was the result of filling five pages of a notebook with different words beginning with "Q". Rowling came up with the sport in a Manchester hotel room after a row with her then-boyfriend. Aspects of the sport's history are revealed in Quidditch Through the Ages, published by Rowling in 2001 to benefit Comic Relief.Ī real-life version of the game has been created, in which the players use brooms, but run instead of flying. Regional and international Quidditch competitions are mentioned throughout the series. ![]() Harry Potter plays as Seeker for his house team at Hogwarts. The team with the most points at the end wins. ![]() ![]() The Chasers and the Keeper respectively score with and defend the goals against the Quaffle the two Beaters bat the Bludgers away from their teammates and towards their opponents and the Seeker locates and catches the Golden Snitch, whose capture simultaneously wins the Seeker's team 150 points and ends the game. Matches are played on a large oval pitch with three ring-shaped goals of different heights on each side, between two opposing teams of seven players each: three Chasers, two Beaters, the Keeper, and the Seeker. It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. Quidditch / ˈ k w ɪ d ɪ tʃ/ is a fictional sport invented by author J.
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