Post by Albus Dumbledore on Sept 14, 2004 22:55:13 GMT -5
quidditch through the ages
Quidditch has been around for quite some time. The exact date it started is not for sure, but wizard and witch archeologists have found what they believe is an ancient snitch made of dolomite. These archeologists think this came from a group of wizards/witches called Unicasts in 17 B.C. Some experts believe that flying brooms weren't made until 962 A.D. How did the Unicasts play without flying brooms? Well we think that they used an earlier method of flying called Rhenmus. Rhenmus is a spell that will enable a person to float gently in the sky. This was banned in 1109 A.D. because the person has no control over which direction they go caused by the wind.
Famous Players Past + Present
Juniverous Caniper- (wizard) famous chaser for Australia in 1569.
Bailey Scott- (wizard) famous beater for Ireland in 1629.
Jennifer Kenip- (witch) famous seeker for Austria in 1789.
Josef Wronski- (wizard) famous seeker for Poland in 1814.
Petrova Porskoff- (witch) famous chaser for Russia in 1905.
Elisabeth Moran- (witch) famous chaser for Ireland currently.
Viktor Krum- (wizard) famous seeker for Bulgaria currently.
Jobs of Keepers, Chasers, Beaters, + Seekers
Keepers - Their job is to guard the hoops on their side and stop the other team from scoring
Chasers - Their job is to throw the quaffle to each other and score goals in the other teams hoops.
Beaters - Their job is to protect their side from the bludgers and beat them toward the other team.
Seekers - Their job is to fly around and try to find and catch the golden snitch.
Quidditch Balls
Quaffle - red ball, largest of the four
Bludgers - jet black, a bit smaller than the Quaffle
Golden Snitch - bright gold with silver wings, size of a walnut
Fouls
There are 700 fouls in Quidditch which all occurred in the final of the first World Cup in 1473. Here are some of the more commonly known.
Blagging: grabbing onto the tail of the broom of another player to slow him/her down
Blatching: flying with intent to collide.
Cobbing: excessive use of elbows towards the other team.
Deving: grabbing onto another persons robes.
Jabbing: using front end of the broom to "jab" into another players back.
Knitching: putting grease on the snitch so it slides out of seekers hand when trying to catch it.
Labbing: wacking opposing team member with the tail end of broom.
Stooging: more than one chaser entering scoring field.
Moves
Advancing Fooling Formation: the chasers fly side-by-side toward the opposing chasers then the two on the end break apart distracting the chasers so the middle has a chance to grab the Quaffle.
Cating Pass: The chaser with the Quaffle pretends to throw it to another chaser until the beaters beat a bludger at him/her then that chaser throws it to the third chaser while everyone is thinking about the second.
Porskoff Ploy: The chaser flies above pretending to score then throws it down to another chaser flying beneath him/her.
Wronski Feint: The Seeker hurtles to the ground pretending to have seen the snitch, then pulls out of the dive causing the other Seeker (if he follows him) to crash
Quidditch has been around for quite some time. The exact date it started is not for sure, but wizard and witch archeologists have found what they believe is an ancient snitch made of dolomite. These archeologists think this came from a group of wizards/witches called Unicasts in 17 B.C. Some experts believe that flying brooms weren't made until 962 A.D. How did the Unicasts play without flying brooms? Well we think that they used an earlier method of flying called Rhenmus. Rhenmus is a spell that will enable a person to float gently in the sky. This was banned in 1109 A.D. because the person has no control over which direction they go caused by the wind.
Famous Players Past + Present
Juniverous Caniper- (wizard) famous chaser for Australia in 1569.
Bailey Scott- (wizard) famous beater for Ireland in 1629.
Jennifer Kenip- (witch) famous seeker for Austria in 1789.
Josef Wronski- (wizard) famous seeker for Poland in 1814.
Petrova Porskoff- (witch) famous chaser for Russia in 1905.
Elisabeth Moran- (witch) famous chaser for Ireland currently.
Viktor Krum- (wizard) famous seeker for Bulgaria currently.
Jobs of Keepers, Chasers, Beaters, + Seekers
Keepers - Their job is to guard the hoops on their side and stop the other team from scoring
Chasers - Their job is to throw the quaffle to each other and score goals in the other teams hoops.
Beaters - Their job is to protect their side from the bludgers and beat them toward the other team.
Seekers - Their job is to fly around and try to find and catch the golden snitch.
Quidditch Balls
Quaffle - red ball, largest of the four
Bludgers - jet black, a bit smaller than the Quaffle
Golden Snitch - bright gold with silver wings, size of a walnut
Fouls
There are 700 fouls in Quidditch which all occurred in the final of the first World Cup in 1473. Here are some of the more commonly known.
Blagging: grabbing onto the tail of the broom of another player to slow him/her down
Blatching: flying with intent to collide.
Cobbing: excessive use of elbows towards the other team.
Deving: grabbing onto another persons robes.
Jabbing: using front end of the broom to "jab" into another players back.
Knitching: putting grease on the snitch so it slides out of seekers hand when trying to catch it.
Labbing: wacking opposing team member with the tail end of broom.
Stooging: more than one chaser entering scoring field.
Moves
Advancing Fooling Formation: the chasers fly side-by-side toward the opposing chasers then the two on the end break apart distracting the chasers so the middle has a chance to grab the Quaffle.
Cating Pass: The chaser with the Quaffle pretends to throw it to another chaser until the beaters beat a bludger at him/her then that chaser throws it to the third chaser while everyone is thinking about the second.
Porskoff Ploy: The chaser flies above pretending to score then throws it down to another chaser flying beneath him/her.
Wronski Feint: The Seeker hurtles to the ground pretending to have seen the snitch, then pulls out of the dive causing the other Seeker (if he follows him) to crash