From its origins on Queerditch Marsh in the eleventh century to the sophisticated sport played today, discover how ‘Quidditch unites witches and wizards from all walks of life, bringing us together to share moments of exhilaration, triumph and (for those who support the Chudley Cannons) despair’ , according to Professor Albus Dumbledore’s foreword.
Do you know why refereeing a Quidditch match was once a task for only the bravest witches and wizards, or how to tell a Transylvanian Tackle from a Woollongong Shimmy? In this enlightening and highly popular Hogwarts library book, Kennilworthy Whisp reveals the daring highs and dangerous lows of the glorious game of Quidditch.
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Дж. К. Роулинг. Quidditch Through the Ages
Praise for Quidditch through the Ages
Foreword
Chapter One. The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick
Chapter Two. Ancient Broom Games
Chapter Three. The Game from Queerditch Marsh
Chapter Four. The Arrival of the Golden Snitch
Chapter Five. Anti-Muggle Precautions
Chapter Six. Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century
Pitch
Balls
Players
Rules
Referees
Chapter Seven. Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
Chapter Eight. The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide
Chapter Nine. The Development of the Racing Broom
Chapter Ten. Quidditch Today
About the Author
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With thanks to J. K. Rowling for creating this book and so generously giving all her royalties from it to Comic Relief and Lumos
It was with some difficulty, I must own, that I persuaded Madam Pince to part with one of her books so that it might be copied for wider consumption. Indeed, when I told her it was to be made available to Muggles, she was rendered temporarily speechless and neither moved nor blinked for several minutes. When she came to herself she was thoughtful enough to ask whether I had taken leave of my senses. I was pleased to reassure her on that point and went on to explain why I had taken this unprecedented decision.
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I would be deceiving my readers if I said that this explanation made Madam Pince happy about handing over a library book to Muggles. She suggested several alternatives, such as telling the people from Comic Relief and Lumos that the library had burned down, or simply pretending that I had dropped dead without leaving instructions. When I told her that on the whole I preferred my original plan, she reluctantly agreed to hand over the book, though at the point when it came to let go of it, her nerve failed her and I was forced to prise her fingers individually from the spine.
Although I have removed the usual library-book spells from this volume, I cannot promise that every trace has gone. Madam Pince has been known to add unusual jinxes to the books in her care. I myself doodled absent-mindedly on a copy of Theories of Transubstantial Transfiguration last year and next moment found the book beating me fiercely around the head. Please be careful how you treat this book. Do not rip out the pages. Do not drop it in the bath. I cannot promise that Madam Pince will not swoop down on you, wherever you are, and demand a heavy fine.
