Played on broomsticks, high in the air,
Quidditch is an easy game to understand, but it's not too
easy to play. There are in-fact seven hundred ways to
commit a foul during a Quidditch match, all of which
occurred during the 1473 World Cup!
Quaffles, Chasers and Keepers
Quidditch is played with four different sized balls and
two teams of seven players. Each team has three Chasers,
who try to put the bright red, football sized, Quaffle
through one of three hoops to score ten points. One
Keeper per team tries to stop the Chasers scoring by
flying around his/her team's hoops
Bludgers and Beaters
During a match two jet-black balls, slightly smaller than
the Quaffle, known as the Bludgers, chase after players
to try and knock them off their broomsticks. It is the
Beaters job to protect their team from the Bludgers and
to knock the balls towards the opposing team
Snitches and Seekers
The most important ball is the Golden Snitch, as once
caught the match is over and the team that caught the
Snitch wins 150 points, therefore almost always winning
the match too. The Seekers job is to catch the Snitch.
The Seeker is the player who is fouled most often due to
the importance of the Snitch. A Quidditch match cannot
end until the Snitch has been caught and the longest ever
match is said to have been three months!
Harry Potter is the Gryffindor Seeker. He was picked for
the team during his first year at Hogwarts, despite being
a first year student (first years are not allowed
broomsticks at Hogwarts). Harry was seen skilfully flying
after and catching Neville's Remembrall during his first
flying lesson and was chosen for the Gryffindor team by
Professor McGonagall. |