A Real Life Quidditch Experience

April 1, 2008 at 2:34 am (Diverse Ideas, Interesting 101, Internet Stuff)

Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling for the Harry Potter book series. It is described as an extremely rough but very popular semi-contact sport played by wizards and witches around the world. Matches are played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals. In the Harry Potter universe, Quidditch holds a fervent following similar to football as a globally popular sport. — Wikipedia

But have you ever seen a Muggle Quidditch match? If not, thanks to mtvU for highlighting the Intercollegiate Quidditch on their Spring Break Tour 2008 and to CBS News for reporting the growing trend of colleges playing one another in Muggle Quidditch. Here is an enjoyable video of a Muggle Quidditch Match:

And yet another:

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