Talk:Quidditch
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A reminder that as this article refers to a sport invented by a British author, writing about British characters at a British school and fighting a British enemy, the films being shot in Britain with an all-British cast; this article, and the Harry Potter series, should use British English rather than American English and, in particular, should use the global name for the first book/film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, not "Sorceror's Stone". See Harry Potter Manual of Style. Happy-melon 18:07, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Break off into new article suggestion
This article, though not marked, most definitely falls into the class of articles that are written in an in-universe style. That said, I think I am going to make the suggestion that this article be broken off into two articles, perhaps one Quidditch (Harry Potter) and the other Quidditch (sport). I say this only because Quidditch is now not only played by muggles everywhere, but is even a division sport played intercollegiately, with its own set of rules (NCAA regulated? probably not) apparently. Obviously the rules are different for that variant since the players don't fly, and the snitch is a person who runs around. I am not making this change but merely suggesting it to see what other editors think. Slugmaster (talk) 17:23, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Dates for players + James Potter
I think most of these dates should be removed. An assumption seems to have been made that any character who was on a Quidditch team when Harry came to the school had been so since they had entered Hogwarts. This is despite Harry being told it is very unusual for a first year to get on the house team, and despite us seeing people much older than their first year join the teams in the last two books.
Unless there's a canon source for this information that I've missed?
Also, James Potter is listed as a Seeker. This information is from the first movie, but it does not apply to the books. In an interview in 2000, Rowling confirmed that he was a Chaser. Philip Reuben 03:16, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
Could you give a list of all the games mentioned in the 6 books: houses, final score, players (where given) and notable occurances? Thanks, David Freitag
- Please sign your posts by striking the tilde key four times. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 23:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Anti-gravity claims
Hi all,
Periodically, there's this claim about anti-gravity technology. It was deleted by 3 other users and is against, I think, the WP:NOT#Wikipedia_is_not_a_crystal_ball policy. I'll treat it as vandalism from now on. Hit me up on my talk page if you think it's wrong. Tony 19:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bowman Wright
WHY didn't you include Bowman Wright? He was featured as Wizard of the month at J.K. ROWLING'S OFFICIAL site. He created the golden snitch. Can someone please add him there?!? -Lil_Flip246
- Why didn't WHO do WHAT? You realize of course you could have added this information yourself at any time, right?
- I added a note about it anyway, but I was seriously considering NOT adding it, precisely because anyone can edit Wikipedia, and complaining about what is or is not in an article, and then not adding it yourself when it's a fairly minor addition to boot, well that's just plain silly. Runa27 04:37, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Critcism
I think there should be a section added that discusses the criticism JK Rowling receives about the potentially flawed scoring system in quidditch- if you catch the snitch you almost always win, therefore making the other players in the game completely pointless
I came here wondering if there was any such mention. It really is a terrible scoring system. Bakert 13:13, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
I thought I was the only one who noticed that. Maybe someone should add a section, if people have actually pointed out the inanity in a formal way (so as to avoid the whole OR thing)86.147.117.234 17:29, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
- While the scoring by other players often isn't a factor who wins individual games, it is important to who wins tournaments. Gryffindor won the Quidditch cup on total points, not most games won, all three times that they won it during Harry's years in Hogwarts. Don Sample 05:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Do you know what would be cool? Through wires, mirrors or some other special effect is have a Quidditch game at the Opening Ceremonies in London in 2012. Or better Yet, re-enact the Quidditch World cup which was cut from the movie. The Harry potter Fans would go nuts!
Yes, the Quidditch World Cup from Goblet of Fire could be a full-length feature film all by itself. It could be done entirely with computer animation, so there would be no need to employ the film's actors. Das Baz, 15 April 2006, 3:53 PM.
You lnow, I bet that quidditch could be made into a real sport now. I mean, if people can make flying saucers now, I bet we could make flying broomsticks... or something like them. Wouldn't it be awesome if in a few years you could say, "Oh yeah, I'm on a high school quidditch team." Cool idea...
69.19.14.15 (talk) 03:24, 19 December 2007 (UTC) Tuesday, December 18, 2007
[edit] Fictional
Its really not that fictional any more now that theres a video game. That'd be like saying Halo is a fictional game. savidan(talk) (e@) 00:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
- No, it's still fictional. A video game representation doesn't make it real (except once in a while). -- RevRagnarok Talk Contrib Reverts 21:42, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- What are you smoking man. Halo is fiction, while game itself its real everything inside of its its fake. Covenant are fictional for example.
- yeah but halo is not a fictional game. an example of a fictional game would be Dudleys playstation game "Mega-Mutilation Part Three" (mentioned in goblet of fire in harrys letter to sirius)
--Numberwang 15:17, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
- yeah but halo is not a fictional game. an example of a fictional game would be Dudleys playstation game "Mega-Mutilation Part Three" (mentioned in goblet of fire in harrys letter to sirius)
- What are you smoking man. Halo is fiction, while game itself its real everything inside of its its fake. Covenant are fictional for example.
[edit] Harry
Has Harry ever played three matches in a school year? Rmhermen 04:59, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
in Poa he does.
[edit] Youngest in a century vs. only first year in a century
Page 152, paperback Sorceror's Stone, about halfway down:
Seeker? [Ron] said. "But first years never—you must be the youngest house player in about—" "—a century," said Harry.
Ron does NOT say "You must be the only first year", he says "you must be the youngest", meaning there may have been other first year Quidditch players over the years, but none as young as Harry. Unless it is mentioned elsewhere and I have missed it, saying he's the only first year in a century cannot be verified.
E946 02:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Besides, Ron saying it doesn't make it true. VdSV9•♫ 20:04, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Check your fiction
Some parts of this article, especially history, tend to blur the fictional Harry Potter world with the real world. Please read Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction). Thanks, --EngineerScotty 04:51, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Middlebury College
Removed from article. Unsourced. Possibly unnotable.
At Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont Quidditch exists as a pick up sport with matches Sundays at noon. The players are required to wear capes, usually blankets or towels, and while playing they must also have a broom stick between their legs at all times. The game, for obvious reason, has been adapted: the snitch is a cross country player dressed all in yellow and one must grab the sock ball attached to their back and the capture of the snitch only earns 50 points (for practicallity); the quaffle is a volley ball; the bludgers are dodgeballs that the bludgers throw at the opposite team's players (when hit the player must drop the quaffle, if they have it, and they must stand still for five seconds); and the hoops are hoola hoops taped to chairs instead of 50 feet in the air.
-- Ec5618 22:47, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What's this nonsense?
Possibly the best way for a death to happen is fatal cheating, especially with spells and flying creatures. Harry Potter constantly experienced this during his Quidditch matches at Hogwarts.
Firstly, what does it even mean, "the best way for a death to happen"? Secondly, POV. Thirdly, the way it's worded makes it sound like Harry Potter constantly experienced deaths during his Quidditch matches!!! 84.70.0.193
- I would suggest you just make the changes. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 14:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Translations.
It's interesting to have all (or most of the) translations here. We could include, of course, seeker, beater, chaser and keeper to the list... All I know is in portuguese:
Apanhador, batedor, artilheiro and goleiro.
VdSV9•♫ 20:10, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Regional teams
What are the sources for the names of Regional teams outside of the UK? These should all have sources. I deleted one team, that was added a week ago, that had an offensive name. Tuyvan 20:59, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Towers or tribunes?
The article says the quidditch pit at hogwarts has towers for spectators, but nothing of this is mentioned in the books. Furthermore, events like the one described in the first book, atthe first match, suggest ongoing tribunes, not towers. How else would Hermione be able to quickly run around to Quirrels place? - Redmess 11:38, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] In-Universe
5 out of the 7 major sections are entirely in-universe. Much of the intro is in-universe. I believe this article qualifies being labeled "primarily in-universe". Neitherday 15:00, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Game Sports
Why is there a category box for game sports at the end, this is fiction?
[edit] International Quidditch Teams
G'day everyone, In the paragraph about international Quidditch teams, there are teams that have been mentioned in the Harry Potter books, films and games, but there are many national sides that having been placed on seeminly at random, as there is no evidence from the books, films, or games the these national teams exist. For example; Albania, this country is not even mentioned in any of the books, and yet it is still said to have a Quidditch team. There are many more like this, and I was wondering how the writer(s) managed to work out which un-mentioned countries had Quidditch teams. Thanks, Furry9 12:34, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, Albania is mentioned several times and is very important in the book, the team is not mentioned though--69.113.219.55 02:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
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- And why are there American, Australian, Canadian, German, etc. teams listed under "British and Irish Quidditch Teams"? Don Sample 07:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- I put up a request for sources and will denote the ringers in four weeks. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 23:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- The teams are all discussed in Quidditch Through the Ages. Cheers, faithless (speak) 23:35, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- Dear Faithless: It would be nice if you had inserted the source. I had to do it, based on your say-so. And when you say "discussed," do you mean "discussed" or simply "mentioned"? Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 02:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- I put up a request for sources and will denote the ringers in four weeks. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 23:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- And why are there American, Australian, Canadian, German, etc. teams listed under "British and Irish Quidditch Teams"? Don Sample 07:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Do the books ever say what happens if there is a tie?
If one team scores 15 Goals and since each goal is 10 points that make 150 points so if the other team scored no goal but caught the snich there would be a tie. So does anyone know what happens then?
The team with the Snitch would win 69.19.14.15 (talk) 03:30, 19 December 2007 (UTC) December 18, 2007
[edit] Team sports
I think the team sports template should be removed from this article. Quiddich isn't even on the template! Codelyoko193 Talk 13:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Genuine Snitch?
The Golden Snitch's artist depiction in the history section at the Golden Snitch looks more like a 5 year old child trying to draw a snitch than a real depiction by a real artist to me. I'll bet that the picture was put up by some father who wanted their offspring to be famous. Personally, I would waqnt the picture taken off. Do you agree? Gunnerdevil4 03:30, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- I agree, but would like to see another image put in its place if removed. A poor image is better than no image, IMHO. I realize that there is another picture of a snitch in the article, but still... faithless (speak) 03:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Dude, that thing looks like a chicken nugget with Kid Icarus wings. --Prell 18:07, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] No Quidditch
"The game features in every Harry Potter book but the seventh, as Harry Potter plays an important position for his house team at Hogwarts." There was one other book, I believe, that didn't have a Quidditch match.GeorgeLouis (talk) 23:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- There was no Quidditch at Hogwarts in GoF due to the Triwizard Tournament, but there was the Quidditch World Cup, so there technically was Quidditch in that book. The sentence should probably be rewritten for accuracy. Really, this entire article needs an overhaul. faithless (speak) 23:24, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
OK. I added it. (The only way to get an "overhaul" past the eagle eyes of the HP fanatics is a little bit at a time, and it would help if each revision were sourced.) Yours on a broomstick, GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:28, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Right to carry wands
I've inserted an uncited reference to Quidditch Through the Ages under "rules" - specifically the right to carry wands at all times was granted during the height of magical persecution by Muggles. I'm going to cite it when and if I find my copy of said book, but if anyone else has the book (or a third-party web source), please insert the citation so it doesn't go uncited. (It'd also help to say the year this right was granted, which I'm pretty sure is in there.) --Dbutler1986 (talk) 02:19, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
