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Quidditch is a fictional sport invented by author J.K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997). It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
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. 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. The team with the most points at the end wins.
Harry Potter plays as Seeker for his house team at Hogwarts. Regional and international Quidditch competitions are mentioned throughout the series. Aspects of the sport’s history are revealed in Quidditch Through the Ages, published by Rowling in 2001 to benefit Comic Relief.
A real-life version of the game has been created, in which the players use brooms, but run instead of flying.
Development[edit]
Rowling came up with the sport in a Manchester hotel room after a row with her then-boyfriend. 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.»[1] 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».[2]
Despite the sport’s popularity with fans, Rowling grew to dislike describing the matches. She commented in an interview:
To be honest with you, Quidditch matches have been the bane of my life in the Harry Potter books. 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.[3]
The final Quidditch scene in the books appears in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Rowling experienced «fiendish glee» writing this scene, which features memorable commentary by Luna Lovegood.[3]
Quidditch is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and is a regularly recurring feature throughout the first six books. It is depicted as being played by both professionals (as in tournaments like the Quidditch World Cup) and amateurs. 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.
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. 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.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
Game progression[edit]
- 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. Each team is made up of seven players, consisting of three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper and one Seeker.
- The job of the Chasers is to keep possession of the scarlet Quaffle, a leather ball passed between fellow chasers. They must attempt to score goals (worth 10 points) by throwing it through one of the opponents’ three hoops. These hoops are defended by the opposing team’s Keeper, who ideally tries to block their goals and throw the «Quaffle» to fellow chasers.
- Meanwhile, players of both teams are attacked indiscriminately by the two Bludgers. These are round, jet-black balls made of iron that fly around violently trying to knock players off their brooms. It is the Beaters’ job to defend their teammates from the Bludgers; they carry short wooden clubs, which they use to knock the Bludgers away from their teammates and/or toward the opposing team.
- Finally, the role of the Seeker is to catch the Golden Snitch. This is a small golden ball the approximate size of a walnut. The winged Snitch is enchanted to hover, dart, and fly around the pitch rapidly and indiscriminately, avoiding capture while remaining within the boundaries of the playing area. A Seeker catching the Snitch ends the game and scores the successful Seeker’s team an additional 150 points. (15 goals) As the team with the most points wins, this often guarantees victory for the successful Seeker’s team. A notable exception is when Bulgaria Seeker Viktor Krum catches the Snitch for Bulgaria during the World Cup Final in Goblet of Fire, while his team are still 160 points behind Ireland (their opponents), thus making his own team lose by only 10 points.
Broomsticks[edit]
Broomsticks are one of the forms of transportation for wizards and witches, as well as being used for playing Quidditch. The three most prominent broomsticks in the books are the Nimbus 2000, Nimbus 2001, and the Firebolt, both of which have been produced as merchandise by Warner Bros.[9]
The Nimbus is introduced as one of the best broomsticks in the wizarding world. Harry receives a Nimbus 2000 in Philosopher’s Stone so that he can play for Gryffindor house. In Chamber of Secrets, Lucius Malfoy buys a full set of the more advanced Nimbus 2001s for the Slytherin team as a bribe, so they would choose his son Draco as Seeker that year.
The Firebolt later supersedes the Nimbus as the fastest and one of the most expensive racing brooms in existence. Harry receives a Firebolt model from his godfather, Sirius Black, after his Nimbus 2000 is destroyed during a Quidditch match in Prisoner of Azkaban. In Goblet of Fire, Harry uses his Firebolt to escape the Hungarian Horntail during the Triwizard Tournament.
Films and video games[edit]
Quidditch appears in five of the eight Harry Potter films. Some Quidditch subplots, such as Ron’s Keeper storyline in Order of the Phoenix, were cut to save time in the films.[10] Video games that feature Quidditch include:
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
In the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Islands of Adventure theme park, Quidditch is featured near the end where riders are flown through the Quidditch pitch. A storefront near Ollivanders Wand Shop is themed as a Quidditch supply with a Golden Snitch on the sign and a case containing animated Quaffle and Bludgers surrounded by Beaters’ bats.[11]
Reception[edit]
According to David K. Steege, the books «follow very closely the school story tradition of making games and sports central to the boarding school experience; some of the most vivid and popular scenes in the series take place on the playing field.»[12]
However, some critics have claimed that Rowling’s presentation of Quidditch reinforces gender inequality. For example, Heilman and Donaldson argue that the female players ultimately have little impact on the outcome of the game,[13] and it has also been noted that the female players on the Gryffindor Quidditch team have very few lines.[14] This view has been disputed by Mimi R. Gladstein, who points to the presence of female players on the victorious Irish team at the Quidditch World Cup. She argues: «The inclusion of female Quidditch players at the highest level of the sport is done without a trace of self-consciousness and their inclusion isn’t an issue within the minds of the characters.»[15] On the other hand, D. Bruno Starrs notes Quidditch’s rarity as a sport in which males and females compete against each other, and describes it as «levelling» the genders.[16]
Quidditch has been criticised for its emphasis on catching the Snitch.[17] Rowling claims that Quidditch is a sport that «infuriates» men in particular, who are bothered by the unrealistic scoring system.[1] Because of the emphasis on the Snitch, legal scholar William Baude called Quidditch «a really stupid game».[18]
Non-fictional Quidditch[edit]
Quidditch Lane in Lower Cambourne
Dedication plaque outside the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
In the real world, the word «Quidditch», long predating Harry Potter, occurs in some English placenames, and seems to come from Anglo-Saxon cwǣð-dīc = «mud-ditch».
A street in Lower Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, England is named Quidditch Lane, supposedly after a type of nearby dry ditch called a Quidditch. Fans have been known to visit the area.[19]
In November 2014, a plaque appeared outside the entrance of Bristol Children’s Hospital attesting that the famous hooped sculptures which stand in front of the paediatric institution are, in fact, not a 50-foot-tall (15 m) interactive installation inaugurated in 2001, but instead the goalposts used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.[20]
In 2017, «Quidditch» was defined by Oxford Dictionaries, following the inclusion of «Muggle» in the Third (2003) Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford Dictionaries associate editor Charlotte Buxton explained that Quidditch had gained recognition beyond the books, pointing to its existence as a real-life sport.[21]
As a real-life sport[edit]
In 2007 the United States Quidditch Association, back then named the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association or (I.Q.A), was founded to regulate quidditch in the United States and abroad, a very popular sport amongst college students. According to the International Quidditch Association, the current international governing body of the sport, the original rules and regulation of the popular collegiate sport known as quidditch were formed «. … on a sunny Sunday afternoon in 2005 by Xander Manshel and Alex Benepe, students at Middlebury College in Vermont, US». In contrast to the fictional sport, the game is played on foot while using one hand to hold a broom between the legs.
Since 2005, many American schools, such as UC Berkeley, have added Quidditch to their list of team sports.[22] In the United States, college teams compete in their respective regions and compete in an annual national tournament, last year held in Texas and won by The University of Texas over runner-ups, The University of California, Berkeley (Cal Quidditch).[23] The sport has since then spread across more than 25 countries and includes multiple international tournaments, including a World Cup.[24][25] In 2012, the International Quidditch Association held the IQA World Cup, then named the IQA Summer Games, as the torch was passing through Oxford, UK for the Summer Olympics.[26]
Gameplay is based on the description in the books, films, and game adaptations, though the sport has been adapted to suit real-world constraints. Quidditch is still evolving to suit safe play for the members of the teams, male and female. Apart from joining teams registered with their national governing body, individuals are also able to become an official certified referee to officiate tournaments and games throughout the year as teams compete to take part in various national and international tournaments. As the oldest national governing body, USQ has hosted a grand total of ten US Quidditch Cups as of 2017.
In the United Kingdom, the Quidditch Premier League is played between 10 teams, split between the North and South divisions. In 2017, West Midlands Revolution won the QPL.
In response to allegations of J.K. Rowling’s «anti-trans positions», US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch announced in 2022 that they were renaming the sport «Quadball».[27]
See also[edit]
- List of fictional sports
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Furness, Hannah. «JK Rowling invented Quidditch after a row with her boyfriend». The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ «J.K. Rowling on The Diane Rehm Show». WAMU. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b «The Leaky Cauldron and MN Interview J.K. Rowling». The Leaky Cauldron. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Tobar, Hector (17 April 2014). «J.K. Rowling covers the ‘2014 Quidditch World Cup’«. LA Times. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Flood, Alison (8 July 2014). «Harry Potter makes first appearance for seven years as he turns 34». The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Gibson, Megan. «J.K. Rowling Just Published a New Harry Potter Story». Time. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ «Harry Potter fans can now visit ‘Quidditch towns’ across these locations». WION. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Cassidy, Jane (5 October 2020). «Three Scottish locations in list of ‘Quidditch towns’ given special status». The National. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Brady (24 March 2016). «Let’s go on a virtual shopping spree at Universal’s new Wizarding World». LA Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (10 July 2007). «Harry Potter’s First Date Flops, Quidditch Ditched: What ‘Phoenix’ Flick Leaves Out». MTV. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ «Harry Potter’s magic conjures success for theme park». CNN International. 6 April 2011.
- ^ Steege, David K. (2004). «Harry Potter, Tom Brown, and the British School Story». In Whited, Lana A. (ed.). The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press. p. 148.
- ^ Heilman, Elizabeth E.; Donaldson, Trevor (2009). «From Sexist to (sort-of) Feminist: Representations of Gender in the Harry Potter Series». In Heilman, Elizabeth E. (ed.). Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 142.
- ^ Doughty, Terri (2004). «Locating Harry Potter in the «Boys’ Book» Market». In Whited, Lana A. (ed.). The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press. p. 243.
- ^ Gladstein, Mimi R. (2004). «Feminism and Equal Opportunity: Hermione and the Women of Hogwarts.». In Baggett, David; Klein, Shawn (eds.). Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts. Open Court Publishing. ISBN 9780812694550.
- ^ Starrs, D.Bruno (2007). «Quidditch: J. K. Rowling’s Leveller». In Mead, David; Frelik, Pawel (eds.). Playing the Universe: Games and Gaming in Science Fiction. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. pp. 77–85.
- ^ Manfred, Tony. «Sorry Harry Potter Fans, Quidditch Is The Dumbest Sport Ever». Business Insider. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Baude, Will (14 May 2014). «The Volokh Conspiracy: More thoughts on the rules of Quidditch». The Washington Post (Opinion). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Village sign attracts Potter fans, BBC News
- ^ The story of the mysterious Harry Potter plaque, BBC
- ^ Thelwell, Emma (13 April 2017). «The next Harry Potter words to join the dictionary?». BBC News. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ «The basics of Quidditch at Cal». The Daily Californian. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ «Winners of US Quidditch Cup 12 | US Quidditch».
- ^ Carey, Alexis (15 April 2014). «From Harry Potter to Sydney schools, Quidditch has become a real competitive sport». Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Flood, Alison (22 June 2016). «Quidditch leaves Harry Potter behind as (real) World Cup fever grows». The Guardian.
- ^ Black, Alan (6 July 2012). «London 2012: Olympic Quidditch Explo Tournament Preview». Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ «Quidditch changes name to quadball after JK Rowling’s trans statements». TheGuardian.com. 20 July 2022.
Bibliography[edit]
- Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. UK ISBN 0-7475-3269-9/U.S. ISBN 0-590-35340-3.
- Rowling, J. K. (1998). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. UK ISBN 0-7475-3849-2/U.S. ISBN 0-439-06486-4.
- Rowling, J. K. (Kennilworthy Whisp; 2001). Quidditch Through the Ages (in English). London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. ISBN 0613329740.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quidditch.
- Quidditch on Harry Potter Wiki, an external wiki
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Quidditch gear at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in California |
|
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Contact | Full |
| Mixed-sex | Yes |
| Equipment |
|
| Venue | Quidditch pitch |
Quidditch is a fictional sport invented by author J.K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997). It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
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. 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. The team with the most points at the end wins.
Harry Potter plays as Seeker for his house team at Hogwarts. Regional and international Quidditch competitions are mentioned throughout the series. Aspects of the sport’s history are revealed in Quidditch Through the Ages, published by Rowling in 2001 to benefit Comic Relief.
A real-life version of the game has been created, in which the players use brooms, but run instead of flying.
Development[edit]
Rowling came up with the sport in a Manchester hotel room after a row with her then-boyfriend. 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.»[1] 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».[2]
Despite the sport’s popularity with fans, Rowling grew to dislike describing the matches. She commented in an interview:
To be honest with you, Quidditch matches have been the bane of my life in the Harry Potter books. 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.[3]
The final Quidditch scene in the books appears in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Rowling experienced «fiendish glee» writing this scene, which features memorable commentary by Luna Lovegood.[3]
Quidditch is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and is a regularly recurring feature throughout the first six books. It is depicted as being played by both professionals (as in tournaments like the Quidditch World Cup) and amateurs. 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.
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. 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.[4][5][6]
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.[7][8]
Game progression[edit]
- 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. Each team is made up of seven players, consisting of three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper and one Seeker.
- The job of the Chasers is to keep possession of the scarlet Quaffle, a leather ball passed between fellow chasers. They must attempt to score goals (worth 10 points) by throwing it through one of the opponents’ three hoops. These hoops are defended by the opposing team’s Keeper, who ideally tries to block their goals and throw the «Quaffle» to fellow chasers.
- Meanwhile, players of both teams are attacked indiscriminately by the two Bludgers. These are round, jet-black balls made of iron that fly around violently trying to knock players off their brooms. It is the Beaters’ job to defend their teammates from the Bludgers; they carry short wooden clubs, which they use to knock the Bludgers away from their teammates and/or toward the opposing team.
- Finally, the role of the Seeker is to catch the Golden Snitch. This is a small golden ball the approximate size of a walnut. The winged Snitch is enchanted to hover, dart, and fly around the pitch rapidly and indiscriminately, avoiding capture while remaining within the boundaries of the playing area. A Seeker catching the Snitch ends the game and scores the successful Seeker’s team an additional 150 points. (15 goals) As the team with the most points wins, this often guarantees victory for the successful Seeker’s team. A notable exception is when Bulgaria Seeker Viktor Krum catches the Snitch for Bulgaria during the World Cup Final in Goblet of Fire, while his team are still 160 points behind Ireland (their opponents), thus making his own team lose by only 10 points.
Broomsticks[edit]
Broomsticks are one of the forms of transportation for wizards and witches, as well as being used for playing Quidditch. The three most prominent broomsticks in the books are the Nimbus 2000, Nimbus 2001, and the Firebolt, both of which have been produced as merchandise by Warner Bros.[9]
The Nimbus is introduced as one of the best broomsticks in the wizarding world. Harry receives a Nimbus 2000 in Philosopher’s Stone so that he can play for Gryffindor house. In Chamber of Secrets, Lucius Malfoy buys a full set of the more advanced Nimbus 2001s for the Slytherin team as a bribe, so they would choose his son Draco as Seeker that year.
The Firebolt later supersedes the Nimbus as the fastest and one of the most expensive racing brooms in existence. Harry receives a Firebolt model from his godfather, Sirius Black, after his Nimbus 2000 is destroyed during a Quidditch match in Prisoner of Azkaban. In Goblet of Fire, Harry uses his Firebolt to escape the Hungarian Horntail during the Triwizard Tournament.
Films and video games[edit]
Quidditch appears in five of the eight Harry Potter films. Some Quidditch subplots, such as Ron’s Keeper storyline in Order of the Phoenix, were cut to save time in the films.[10] Video games that feature Quidditch include:
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
In the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Islands of Adventure theme park, Quidditch is featured near the end where riders are flown through the Quidditch pitch. A storefront near Ollivanders Wand Shop is themed as a Quidditch supply with a Golden Snitch on the sign and a case containing animated Quaffle and Bludgers surrounded by Beaters’ bats.[11]
Reception[edit]
According to David K. Steege, the books «follow very closely the school story tradition of making games and sports central to the boarding school experience; some of the most vivid and popular scenes in the series take place on the playing field.»[12]
However, some critics have claimed that Rowling’s presentation of Quidditch reinforces gender inequality. For example, Heilman and Donaldson argue that the female players ultimately have little impact on the outcome of the game,[13] and it has also been noted that the female players on the Gryffindor Quidditch team have very few lines.[14] This view has been disputed by Mimi R. Gladstein, who points to the presence of female players on the victorious Irish team at the Quidditch World Cup. She argues: «The inclusion of female Quidditch players at the highest level of the sport is done without a trace of self-consciousness and their inclusion isn’t an issue within the minds of the characters.»[15] On the other hand, D. Bruno Starrs notes Quidditch’s rarity as a sport in which males and females compete against each other, and describes it as «levelling» the genders.[16]
Quidditch has been criticised for its emphasis on catching the Snitch.[17] Rowling claims that Quidditch is a sport that «infuriates» men in particular, who are bothered by the unrealistic scoring system.[1] Because of the emphasis on the Snitch, legal scholar William Baude called Quidditch «a really stupid game».[18]
Non-fictional Quidditch[edit]
Quidditch Lane in Lower Cambourne
Dedication plaque outside the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
In the real world, the word «Quidditch», long predating Harry Potter, occurs in some English placenames, and seems to come from Anglo-Saxon cwǣð-dīc = «mud-ditch».
A street in Lower Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, England is named Quidditch Lane, supposedly after a type of nearby dry ditch called a Quidditch. Fans have been known to visit the area.[19]
In November 2014, a plaque appeared outside the entrance of Bristol Children’s Hospital attesting that the famous hooped sculptures which stand in front of the paediatric institution are, in fact, not a 50-foot-tall (15 m) interactive installation inaugurated in 2001, but instead the goalposts used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.[20]
In 2017, «Quidditch» was defined by Oxford Dictionaries, following the inclusion of «Muggle» in the Third (2003) Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford Dictionaries associate editor Charlotte Buxton explained that Quidditch had gained recognition beyond the books, pointing to its existence as a real-life sport.[21]
As a real-life sport[edit]
In 2007 the United States Quidditch Association, back then named the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association or (I.Q.A), was founded to regulate quidditch in the United States and abroad, a very popular sport amongst college students. According to the International Quidditch Association, the current international governing body of the sport, the original rules and regulation of the popular collegiate sport known as quidditch were formed «. … on a sunny Sunday afternoon in 2005 by Xander Manshel and Alex Benepe, students at Middlebury College in Vermont, US». In contrast to the fictional sport, the game is played on foot while using one hand to hold a broom between the legs.
Since 2005, many American schools, such as UC Berkeley, have added Quidditch to their list of team sports.[22] In the United States, college teams compete in their respective regions and compete in an annual national tournament, last year held in Texas and won by The University of Texas over runner-ups, The University of California, Berkeley (Cal Quidditch).[23] The sport has since then spread across more than 25 countries and includes multiple international tournaments, including a World Cup.[24][25] In 2012, the International Quidditch Association held the IQA World Cup, then named the IQA Summer Games, as the torch was passing through Oxford, UK for the Summer Olympics.[26]
Gameplay is based on the description in the books, films, and game adaptations, though the sport has been adapted to suit real-world constraints. Quidditch is still evolving to suit safe play for the members of the teams, male and female. Apart from joining teams registered with their national governing body, individuals are also able to become an official certified referee to officiate tournaments and games throughout the year as teams compete to take part in various national and international tournaments. As the oldest national governing body, USQ has hosted a grand total of ten US Quidditch Cups as of 2017.
In the United Kingdom, the Quidditch Premier League is played between 10 teams, split between the North and South divisions. In 2017, West Midlands Revolution won the QPL.
In response to allegations of J.K. Rowling’s «anti-trans positions», US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch announced in 2022 that they were renaming the sport «Quadball».[27]
See also[edit]
- List of fictional sports
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Furness, Hannah. «JK Rowling invented Quidditch after a row with her boyfriend». The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ «J.K. Rowling on The Diane Rehm Show». WAMU. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b «The Leaky Cauldron and MN Interview J.K. Rowling». The Leaky Cauldron. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Tobar, Hector (17 April 2014). «J.K. Rowling covers the ‘2014 Quidditch World Cup’«. LA Times. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Flood, Alison (8 July 2014). «Harry Potter makes first appearance for seven years as he turns 34». The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Gibson, Megan. «J.K. Rowling Just Published a New Harry Potter Story». Time. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ «Harry Potter fans can now visit ‘Quidditch towns’ across these locations». WION. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Cassidy, Jane (5 October 2020). «Three Scottish locations in list of ‘Quidditch towns’ given special status». The National. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Brady (24 March 2016). «Let’s go on a virtual shopping spree at Universal’s new Wizarding World». LA Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (10 July 2007). «Harry Potter’s First Date Flops, Quidditch Ditched: What ‘Phoenix’ Flick Leaves Out». MTV. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ «Harry Potter’s magic conjures success for theme park». CNN International. 6 April 2011.
- ^ Steege, David K. (2004). «Harry Potter, Tom Brown, and the British School Story». In Whited, Lana A. (ed.). The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press. p. 148.
- ^ Heilman, Elizabeth E.; Donaldson, Trevor (2009). «From Sexist to (sort-of) Feminist: Representations of Gender in the Harry Potter Series». In Heilman, Elizabeth E. (ed.). Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 142.
- ^ Doughty, Terri (2004). «Locating Harry Potter in the «Boys’ Book» Market». In Whited, Lana A. (ed.). The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press. p. 243.
- ^ Gladstein, Mimi R. (2004). «Feminism and Equal Opportunity: Hermione and the Women of Hogwarts.». In Baggett, David; Klein, Shawn (eds.). Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts. Open Court Publishing. ISBN 9780812694550.
- ^ Starrs, D.Bruno (2007). «Quidditch: J. K. Rowling’s Leveller». In Mead, David; Frelik, Pawel (eds.). Playing the Universe: Games and Gaming in Science Fiction. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. pp. 77–85.
- ^ Manfred, Tony. «Sorry Harry Potter Fans, Quidditch Is The Dumbest Sport Ever». Business Insider. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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Bibliography[edit]
- Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. UK ISBN 0-7475-3269-9/U.S. ISBN 0-590-35340-3.
- Rowling, J. K. (1998). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. UK ISBN 0-7475-3849-2/U.S. ISBN 0-439-06486-4.
- Rowling, J. K. (Kennilworthy Whisp; 2001). Quidditch Through the Ages (in English). London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. ISBN 0613329740.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quidditch.
- Quidditch on Harry Potter Wiki, an external wiki
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Квиддич сквозь века — Quidditch Through the Ages Автор: Дж. К. Роулинг Жанр: энциклопедия Язык оригин … Википедия
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Квиддич с древности до наших дней — Quidditch Through the Ages Обложка русского издания книги Автор: Дж. К. Роулинг … Википедия
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Квиддич (значения) — Квиддич вымышленная спортивная командная игра, в которую играют персонажи романов Джоан К. Роулинг о Гарри Поттере. Маггловский квиддич реально существующая спортивная игра на основе игры «Квиддич» из вымышленного мира Гарри Поттера … Википедия
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Маггловский квиддич — Многие фанаты Гарри Поттера пытались адаптировать правила квиддича для маглов. Существуют различные варианты правил «квиддича без мётел», но в России локальную популярность среди ролевиков Москвы, Санкт Петербурга, Нижнего Новгорода и Брянска… … Википедия
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Квиддитч — Оригинал Росмэн Народные переводы Мария Спивак Бялко Левитова Quidditch Квиддич Квиддитч Квидиш Квиддич (англ. Quidditch) вымышленная спортивная игра, в которую играют персонажи романов Джоан К. Роулинг о Гарри Поттере. В квиддич играют, летая на … Википедия
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Квидиш — Оригинал Росмэн Народные переводы Мария Спивак Бялко Левитова Quidditch Квиддич Квиддитч Квидиш Квиддич (англ. Quidditch) вымышленная спортивная игра, в которую играют персонажи романов Джоан К. Роулинг о Гарри Поттере. В квиддич играют, летая на … Википедия
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Перевод «Квиддич» на английский
Уоллес изобрел игру, в которую в реальной жизни ещё сложнее играть, чем в Квиддич.
11 Wallace invented a game probably even harder to play in the real world than Quidditch.
Может, Люк ударил тебя метлой, когда вы играли в Квиддич.
Maybe Luke hit you with his broomstick when you guys were playing Quidditch.
Для сцены игры в Квиддич маленькому актеру приходилось висеть на высоте нескольких метров, привязанным к метле, что впрочем ничуть его не испугало.
For example, in Quidditch scenes, the actor was hanging in the air on a broomstick at a height of several meters, and this did not frighten him at all.
Квиддич» — наконец, секреты спецэффектов потребовавшихся для создания захватывающих дух сцен Квиддича раскрыты!
Quidditch — At last, the secrets behind the special effects required for the breathtaking Quidditch scenes are revealed!
Давайте внесем ясность: есть прекрасная возможность написать о Дэниэле Рэдклиффе, не прибегая к шуткам про Квиддич или сальностям по поводу волшебных палочек.
Let’s be clear: It is perfectly possible to write about Daniel Radcliffe without resorting to Quidditch jokes or salty references to magic wands.
Квиддич — тоже приятная вещь, чтобы увидеть, насколько велика волшебник Гарри. +13
Quidditch is also a nice thing to see how great of a wizard Harry really is.
Ни один матч Квиддич не оканчивается, пока не пойман Золотой Снитч.
No Quidditch match ends until the Golden Snitch is caught.
Квиддич — захватывающая и динамичная игра, основанная на вымышленной игре, популярной в книгах о Гарри Поттере.
Quidditch is an exciting and dynamic game that is based on the fictional game of Quidditch popularised in the Harry Potter books.
Да, Квиддич — это воображаемая игра, созданная в мире книг о Гарри Поттере, но сегодня уже существует реальная версия этой игры для всех «маглов» в США.
Yes, Quidditch is an imaginary game created for the Harry Potter books, but there’s a real-world version for all us muggles.
Все обкуриваются и говорят: «Квиддич — такая скукотища!».
In New Orleans, they’re all getting stoned, going, «Quidditch is really boring!»
Письменный стол был придвинут к открытому окну, из которого открывался вид на фруктовый сад, где он и Джинни играли двое надвое в Квиддич с Роном и Гермионой, и где сейчас возвышался огромный, жемчужно-белый шатер.
A desk stood facing the open window, which looked out over the orchard where he and Ginny had once played two-a-side Quidditch with Ron and Hermione, and which now housed a large, pearly white marquee.
«Квиддич? — спросил Рон, — уверен, ты не думаешь о Горговиче?»
«Quidditch?» said Ron. «Sure you’re not thinking of Gorgovitch?»
Гарри думал, что Умбридж забирала у него все, что скрашивало его жизнь в Хогвартсе: визиты в домик Хагрида, письма от Сириуса, его Молния и Квиддич.
It seemed to Harry that Umbridge was steadily depriving him of everything that made his life at Hogwarts worth living: visits to Hagrid’s house, letters from Sirius, his Firebolt and Quidditch.
Эти темы включают две темы для Волан-де-морта, две темы Для Хогвартса, темы Диагона Аллея, темы [Квиддич], летающей темы, двух тем дружбы и главной темы («Тема Хедвига»).
These themes include two themes for Voldemort, two themes for Hogwarts, a Diagon Alley theme, a Quidditch theme, a flying theme, two friendship themes, and the main theme («Hedwig’s Theme»).
Помимо этого, британская писательница выпустила три книги из вселенной «Гарри Поттера»: «Фантастические звери и места их обитания», «Сказки Барда Бидля» и «Квиддич с древности до наших дней».
In addition, the British writer published three books from the universe of «Harry Potter»: «Fantastic animals and their habitats», «Tales of Bard Beadle» and «Quidditch from antiquity to the present day.»
Квиддич с древности до наших дней/ Quidditch Through the Ages
Quidditch through the Ages Quidditch through the Ages
Квиддич с древности до наших дней — Глава 6 (Изменения в квиддиче с XIV века)
Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 6 (Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century)
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— Cэр, зaвтрa Квиддич.
Tогдa прeдлaгaю вaм быть oчeнь оcторoжным, м-р Поттeр.
As an antidote to your ignorance, and on my desk, by Monday morning two rolls of parchment on the werewolf, with particular emphasis on recognizing it.
— Sir, It’s Quidditch tomorrow.
Then I suggest you take extra care, Mr. Potter.
Ты испытал себя в битве с троллем.
Игра в квиддич должна показаться сущим пустяком.
Даже против Слизерина.
You’ve proven yourself against a troll.
A game of Quidditch should be easy work.
Even if it is against Slytherin.
Ясно?
Если я увижу хоть одну метлу в воздухе наездник вылетит отсюда быстрее, чем скажет «квиддич«.
Видели его лицо?
Understand?
If I see a single broom in the air the one riding it will be expelled before they can say Quidditch.
Did you see his face?
Но твёрдо обещать не станем.
Квиддич — суровая игра.
Но уже много лет никто не погибал.
Can’t make any promises.
Rough game, Quidditch.
But no one’s died in years.
Давай.
Квиддич — это здорово.
Лучшая на свете игра, и ты станешь лучшим.
Go on.
Quidditch is great.
Best game there is, and you’ll be great too.
Ей следует сменить приоритеты.
В квиддиче легко разобраться.
В каждой команде семь игроков.
She needs to sort out her priorities.
Quidditch is easy to understand.
Each team has seven players.
И очнулся в больнице через неделю.
Добро пожаловать на первую сезонную игру Хогвартса в квиддич.
Сегодня Слизерин против Гриффиндора!
Woke up in hospital a week later.
Welcome to Hogwarts’ first Quidditch game of the season.
Today’s game, Slytherin versus Gryffindor!
только я тут старше.
И я держу в руках кубок по квиддичу.
Чёрт побери!
Only I’m head boy.
And I’m holding the Quidditch Cup.
And bloody hell!
Серьезно.
Итак, добро пожаловать на матч по квиддичу.
Честной игры, нуглеры.
For real.
All right, teams, welcome to the Quidditch pitch.
Let’s have a good clean match, Nooglers.
Привет, Четти!
Неплохо сработано на матче по квиддичу, верно?
Это была игра с мячами.
Hey, Chetty!
Pretty good effort on the Quidditch field, huh?
It was a game throwing balls.
— Почему у них у всех метлы?
— Понятно, же что я учу их Квиддичу.
Эй!
— Why have they all got brooms?
— Obviously I was teaching them Quidditch.
— Oi!
Я только что тут сорвался на одном Гарри Поттере.
Нет, ну серьезно, Гриффиндор дал маме нести его метлу для Квиддича! ?
Что это, блин, за Пуффендуй?
I kind of just took it out on a harry potter.
Seriously,though,a gryffindor letting his mom carry his quidditch broom?
How hufflepuff is that?
Какой-то спорт-бар.
Похоже, они даже никогда не слышали про квиддич.
Нам правда так нужно идти?
Some sports bar.
It’s like they never even heard of Quidditch.
Do we really have to go?
Гриффиндор.
Ловец в команде по квиддичу.
Дайан, а вот и мой стул.
Gryffindor.
Seeker on the Quidditch team.
Diane, that’s my chair, right there.
Бензин.
Квиддич.
Кому это нужно?
Petrol.
Quidditch.
(chuckles) Who needs it? (laughs)
Что… что… что такое «настучать»?
(шар в квиддиче из ГП)
Нет.
What… what… what is it… snitch?
It’s like golden snitch and…
No.
Я не позволю ему везти огромную, острую деревянную палку в качестве ручной клади.
которую подарила Гарри Поттеру Минерва Макгонагалл, когда он присоединился к команде Гриффиндора по квиддичу
— Гас.
He’s not bringing a giant, sharp, wooden stick as a carry-on.
That «stick» is a Nimbus 2000, a gift the wizard Potter received from Minerva McGonagall, when he joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team as a seeker… which you would know if you had ever successfully opened a book!
— Gus.
Если ты не согласишься, Ронни отменит план, а ты обломаешь наш шанс стать раскрывающими международные преступления джентльменами без определенных занятий.
помочь, но у меня открытие церемонии распределения, а после охота за Крестражами, а после турнир по Квиддичу
У меня плотное расписание.
If you don’t do this, Ronnie is gonna call off the whole heist, and you are gonna blow our shot at being international crime-solving gentlemen of leisure.
Ah, you know, Shawn, I really would like to help you, but, you know, I have the opening hat ceremony and then the Horcrux scavenger hunt and then the Quidditch tournament.
My afternoon is booked solid.
Приводи профессора Снейпа.
Вечерком в квиддич поиграем.
Отвали от меня.
Feel free to bring Professor Snape.
Come by. We’ll play some late-night Quidditch.
Just leave it. Yeah.
Но я не хочу заниматься зельями.
Скоро отборочные по Квиддичу — мне нужно тренироваться.
Внимание при подготовке очень важно для планирования.
I don’t wanna take Potions.
There’s Quidditch trials coming up. I need to practice.
Attention to detail in the preparation is the prerequisite of all planning.
Я знаю Кэти.
Вне поля для Квиддича она и мухи не обидит.
Если она и несла его профессору Дамблдору, то только по незнанию.
I know Katie.
Off the pitch, she wouldn’t hurt a fly.
If she was delivering that to Dumbledore, she wasn’t doing it knowingly.
— Cu vi parolas Esperanton?
— Моя квиддич.
Вы говорите — Cu vi, вы владеете словами Эсперанто?
Cu vi parolas Esperanton?
Quidditch.
do you have Esperanto words?
О, смотрите как управляются с щеткой.
Они вообще не должны играть в квиддич.
Пока четыре из семи скрижалей не найдены.
Oh, look at that broom work.
Ah, they shouldn’t be playing quidditch at all.
Not while four of the seven horcruxes are still unfound.
В восьмиугольнике.
— Мы просто играли в квиддич. — Вот оно что.
По-моему, это нормально… летать.
In an octangle.
there you are.
I suppose…flying.
Я всю игру вытворяла крутые штуки.
Но самая большая загадка для меня в квиддиче:
если снитч стоит 150 очков, зачем тогда вообще переживать из-за квоффла?
I’ve been doing cool stuff all game.
Whoo! But my biggest problem with quiddich is,
If the snitch is 150 points, Why does anyone bother with the quaffle?
Сэр не поддался мании, потому что ходил в элитную школу.
Играл в квиддич с Дэвидом Камероном.
Не учился я в Хогвартсе.
Sir didn’t get crazes, cos he went to a posh boys school.
Too busy playing quidditch with David Cameron.
Right, I didn’t go to Hogwarts.
Добрый вeчeр!
удовольcтвиeм приветcтвую кaждoго из вac, нaxoдящиxcя здеcь нa финaльном мaтче 422-гo Чемпионaтa мирa пo квиддичу
Итaк, мaтч нaчинaeтcя!
Good evening!
As Minister for Magic it gives me great pleasure to welcome each and every one of you to the final of the 422nd Quidditch World Cup!
Let the match begin!
Этo волшeбcтво.
Покупaйтe прoгрaммку Чeмпионaтa мирa по квиддичу!
Ceрьeзно, пaп, дaлекo нaм ещe?
I love magic.
Get your Quidditch World Cup programs here!
Blimey, Dad. How far up are we?
Cкoрeе, cмотритe!
Hу, рeбятa, добрo пожaлoвaть нa Чемпионaт мирa по квиддичу!
Держитecь вмecте!
Go on, look at that!
Well, kids, welcome to the Quidditch World Cup!
Stay together!
Я нe видeл его лицa.
Ужac нa Чeмпионaте мирa по квиддичу
Tелeжкa cо cлaдоcтями!
I didn’t see his face.
Anything from the trolley?
Anything from the trolley?
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квиддич — перевод на английский
квиддич — quidditch
Квиддич — суровая игра.
Rough game, Quidditch.
Квиддич — это здорово.
Quidditch is great.
Игра в квиддич должна показаться сущим пустяком.
A game of Quidditch should be easy work.
Добро пожаловать на первую сезонную игру Хогвартса в квиддич.
Welcome to Hogwarts’ first Quidditch game of the season.
— Cэр, зaвтрa Квиддич.
— Sir, It’s Quidditch tomorrow.
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