The Basics
Quidditch is played on a long oval pitch, a grassed field 500 feet (152 metres) long and 180 feet (55 metres) wide. At each end of the pitch is a 'scoring area', which contains three goal hoops mounted on posts, each fifty feet (15 metres) high. In the centre of the pitch is a small circle, two feet (60 cm) in diameter, from which the game is begun. Players are required to remain within the bounds set by the pitch in horizontal directions, though they may rise to any height above the ground they desire, and the enchanted balls have similar limitations to their movement.

There are over 700 fouls in Quidditch, although ninety percent of them are impossible due to the ban on using magic wands on other players. Quidditch is overseen by a referee, airborne like the players, who may award a free shot at goal (a 'penalty') to teams who are the victims of rule-breakages.



The Players
3 Chasers: The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it through one of the hoops to score a goal. Ten points every time the Quaffle goes through one of the hoops.

2 Beaters: It's their job to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them towards the other team.

1 Keeper: Their job is to fly around their teams hoops to make sure the other team doesn't score by throwing a Quaffle into them. They are like a goalie.

1 Seeker: It's the Seeker's job to catch the Golden Snitch. They've got to weave in and out of the Chasers, Beaters, Bludgers and Quaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker, because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points(and the game ends).



The Balls
1 Quaffle: This is a big red ball about the size of a soccer ball.

2 Bludgers: Two identical balls, jet black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle. The Bludgers rocket around trying to knock players off their brooms.

1 Snitch: Very tiny, about the size of a walnut. It's bright gold in color, and has fluttering silver wings.



Books about Quidditch
-Quidditch Through The Ages, a general reference work, by Kennilworthy Whisp
-Flying With The Cannons, a book devoted to the Chudley Cannons team
-Which Broomstick, helpful for choosing which broomstick to purchase
-Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
-Beaters' Bible by Brutus Scrimgeour
-The Wonder of the Wigtown Wanderers by Kennilworthy Whisp
-He Flew Like A Madman by Kennilworthy Whisp; biography of "Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn
-Beating the Bludgers - A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
-The Noble Sport of Warlocks by Quintius Umfraville



The Gryffindor Quidditch Team
Captain: Open
Keeper - Open
Chasers - Open
Beaters - Open
Seeker - Open



The Ravenclaw Quidditch Team
Captain: Open
Keeper - Open
Chasers - Open
Beaters - Open
Seeker - Open



The Hufflepuff Quidditch Team
Captain: Open
Keeper - Open
Chasers - Open
Beaters - Open
Seeker - Open



The Slytherin Quidditch Team
Captain: Nina Farrel
Keeper - Open
Chasers - Nina Farrel
Beaters - Open
Seeker - Open