
Topics: Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, JK Rowling, TV and Film, Books
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Topics: Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, JK Rowling, TV and Film, Books
Fans of the Harry Potter books and movies are realising that one particular element which was heavily featured in the wizarding world early on kind of faded into the background.
You've read the headline so you know we're talking about Quidditch, or Bizzumbaw if you're Scottish, that complicated wizarding sport Harry gets into very early on in the books.
Mr Potter becomes the youngest player at Hogwarts for 100 years after he's spotted catching Neville's Remembrall and is given special permission to join the game.
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As for the game itself there's seven players to a team, three of whom are chasers trying to throw a big ball called the Quaffle through one of the opposing team's three hoops, which are protected by a keeper.
It's 10 points for each goal you score with the Quaffle, but every team also has a seeker that is looking for the tiny golden orb that is the Snitch, which is worth 150 points and ends the game when caught.
There's also two other players called beaters who protect their team from a pair of Bludgers, solid balls which basically just try to kill everyone on the pitch, beaters have bats to hit the Bludgers away and at members of the opposing team.
Now we've had that little refresher Harry Potter fans are realising that his record in the game during his time at Hogwarts has quite a few holes in it as he kept missing games for all sorts of reasons.
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Full breakdown of Harry Potter's Quidditch history below
J.K. Rowling appeared to lose interest in writing Quidditch scenes as the books went on, as if you've read once that Harry flies around for a bit and catches the Snitch then you've really got the gist of it and there doesn't need to be a whole chapter about it.
Rowling also noted in an annotated copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that she invented the game after an argument with a boyfriend and enjoys when men get annoyed at an aspect of the game.
Daniel Radcliffe once told Digital Spy that he and Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton would not miss doing the scenes in the movies, saying they were 'not a pleasant experience'.
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While Harry is supposed to be this great Quidditch player, some fans have gone through his actual record over the years at Hogwarts and found him to be somewhat wanting.
This has all spilled onto social media where Harry Potter fans have had a wonderful time dissecting his career and on-pitch record.
One said he was 'the most dominant Quidditch player', pointing out that he had a strong win record and multiple trophies in his career.
Another wrote that 'Harry Potter Quidditch slander is my favourite Twitter discourse', while a third joked that Harry 'missed more games than Zion Williamson'.
Plenty of others poked at the rules of Quidditch, including how many points the Snitch earns you and whether all players should compete on the same broom for the sake of fairness.
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As for Harry's record, we'll let you decide.
Harry Potter's Quidditch Record:
1991-92 season:
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1992-93 season:
1993-94 season:
1994-95 season:
1995-96 season:
1996-97 season:
1997-98 season: