Harry receives a Nimbus in Philosopher's Stone so that he can play for Gryffindor house. Lucius Malfoy buys a full set of the more advanced Nimbus s for the Slytherin team as a bribe, so they would choose his son Draco as Seeker the following 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 is destroyed during a Quidditch match in Prisoner of Azkaban. 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.

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.

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.

For example, Heilman and Donaldson argue that the female players ultimately have little impact on the outcome of the game, [12] and it has also been noted that the female players on the Gryffindor Quidditch team have very few lines.

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.

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.

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. Oxford Dictionaries associate editor Charlotte Buxton explained that Quidditch had gained recognition beyond the books, pointing to its existence as a real-life sport.

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 ".

In contrast to the fictional sport, the game is played on foot while using one hand to hold a broom between the legs.

Since , many American schools, such as UC Berkeley , have added Quidditch to their list of team sports. 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.

Real life Quidditch is featured in the movie The Internship. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from List of Quidditch teams. Fictional sport from Harry Potter.

For the real-world adaptation of the sport, see Quidditch real-life sport. Main article: Quidditch sport. The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May Rowling on The Diane Rehm Show".

Retrieved 29 May Quidditch is an exciting and dynamic game that is based on the fictional game of Quidditch popularised in the Harry Potter books.

Played by two teams consisting of seven players each, it is designed to mirror the book version of the game as much as possible. The most obvious way this is done is that each player is mounted on a broomstick and attempts to win the game by having more points than their opponents by the time the Golden Snitch is caught which in this version of the game, is a tennis ball in a long yellow sock.

According to the IQA, the sport is now played by over teams in over 20 countries. The object of the game of Quidditch is to score more points than your opponents.

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