Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Quidditch

Quidditch

Wizard sport. Played up in the air on broomsticks. Two teams. Each team has seven players. Four different-sized balls. At either end of the field are three 50 feet high golden poles with hoops on the end. Quidditch only ends when the Snitch is caught. There are 700 ways of committing a foul.

Four Balls

Quaffle

Bright red ball about the size of a soccer ball.

Two Bludgers

Jet-black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle. Rocket around, trying to knock players off their brooms.

Golden Snitch

Tiny, about the size of a large walnut. Bright gold. Has little fluttering silver wings. Very fast.

Seven players

Three Chasers

Throw the Quaffle to each other and try to get it through one of the hoops to score a goal (10 points).

Keeper

Guards the goal posts. Flies around the hoops to stop the other team from scoring.

Two Beaters

Try to protect their team from the Bludgers. Try to knock the Bludgers towards the other team.

Seeker

Has to catch the Golden Snitch.

Gryffindor Team (scarlet robes)

Chasers

Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell

Keeper

Oliver Wood

Beaters

The Weasley twins

Seeker

Harry Potter

Slytherin Team (green robes)

Marcus Flint

A sixth-year boy. Slytherin Quidditch captain and Chaser

Adrian Pucey

Chaser

Bletchley

Keeper

Bell

Chaser

Terence Higgs

Seeker

Others

Madam Hooch

Refereed Slytherins vs. Gryffindor. Gryffindor won.

Prof. Snape

Refereed Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff. Gryffindor won.

Commentary

Lee Jordan