Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 72: The Origin of Quidditch

"Then... take a look here, let's go out and fly for a while." Fred glanced at the broomstick Albert put beside him, turned and left the locker room with the others.

Albert picked up the book and broom and went to the auditorium, found a place, and read Quidditch Origins carefully:

Quidditch takes its name from the Quidditch Marsh where it originated.

Albert's knowledge of Quidditch lies only in the simplest common sense. As for the origin of the name, it seems unexpected but reasonable.

In the 11th century, Gerty Kidder, a witch who lived near the Quidditch Marsh, described it in the diary:

One day, a group of people were riding broomsticks to play ball over Quidditch Moor. The ball fell into the vegetable field of witch Gertie and was confiscated by her.

The next day, the players didn't give up, they made a new ball and started throwing it into the woods at the end of the swamp to score.

On the third day, the players got two rocks flying around in the sky, trying to knock them off their brooms.

This is the original ghost ball, the scoring ring and the Bludger.

Albert reached out and gently turned another page:

A Quidditch game in 1269, when Barberw Bregg, the president of the Wizarding Council, came to watch, and he told the players on the field that whoever caught the Golden Flying Man in the game would get 150 Galleons .

At the time, the hunt for the Flying Man was all the rage, and any wizard who caught a Flying Man could gain fame.

Since then, Golden Flying Man and Quidditch have been linked.

Later, Quidditch had hunters who were responsible for catching Golden Fly.

If any hunter can catch and kill Golden Fly, his team can earn 150 points to symbolize the 150 Galleons promised by Breno.

"150 Galleons in 1269? This wizard's council president is really rich." Albert muttered softly. "No wonder, I got 150 points for catching the Snitch later."

However, it is not difficult for Albert to guess the fate of Golden Flying Man.

Sure enough, in the mid-14th century, the Golden Flying Man was seen as a protected species by the Wizarding Council led by Elida Cragg, whose numbers had plummeted due to Quidditch matches.

Later, Bowman Wright, a metalsmith from Godric's Hollow, invented the Snitch. Eventually the Snitch became the replacement for the Snitch, and the Quidditch game continued.

Albert had seen the Snitch. It is hard to imagine that a wizard in the late fifteenth century could make such a delicate Snitch.

Of course, since the shock-absorbing spell wasn't invented until the 19th century, Albert couldn't help but maliciously guess how the Quidditch players before that had overcome their grief and rode on broomsticks. for the game.

In the second half of Quidditch Origins, there is also an introduction to the rules of the Quidditch game. The one that caught Albert's attention the most was the rules about the Snitch.

It is a foul for any athlete other than the Seeker to touch or catch the Snitch. That is to say, there is no such thing as a coquettish operation for the team members to catch the Golden Snitch and hand it over to their own Seekers.

The game won't end until the Snitch is caught.

Of course, there is also a situation, that is, with the consent of the captains of the two teams, the game can also end.

It can be simply understood as one side admits defeat.

In any kind of competition, admitting defeat is always allowed.

Albert continued to scroll down and found several interesting rules.

In a Quidditch match, if the team is disabled, no other players may be replaced, but the injured player is allowed to be treated. If the player withdraws, the team will continue the game after the injured player leaves the field.

Well, there is no substitute?

Albert finds another problem, is Charlie looking for them as backups when he can't replace players?

"Is that the case, the real candidate?" Albert couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Probably several people on the team will be graduating next year, so Charlie is busy looking for players to fill their positions!

After all, the selection will be made next year. How can it be faster to cultivate outstanding players this year? As long as you are in a formality, you will not worry about others gossiping.

In the later stages of Quidditch Origins, Albert really discovered that it was really possible to replace players during Quidditch matches. That's when the game goes on for a few days, and teams are allowed to send substitutes on the field and replace the players to sleep.

This is the only situation where alternate players are allowed.

Having said that, the audience is not crazy, how can they watch the game for several days without sleep?

In fact, Albert felt that a Quidditch match, once more than a day, had lost the meaning of continuing the game.

He continued to scroll down, and in the later stages of the rules, some fouls:

Such as igniting an opponent's broom tail.

Use the stick to hit the opponent's broom. (Albert is pretty sure that both Erin and Mark have definitely done this.)

In addition, there is also deliberately hitting the opponent or using the elbow to bump the opponent while flying. (Basically, all Quidditch players except the goalkeeper have done this kind of thing)

Grab your opponent's broom tail to slow or hinder your opponent's progress. (Malfoy used this trick on Potter.)

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Of course, ~IndoMTL.com~ violates the above rules, and in most cases will only be penalized for free throws, and in serious cases will be suspended.

In fact, Mark is the best example, and he does not miss out on deliberately hitting his opponent.

If he uses his elbow to get the opposing Seeker off the field, Albert thinks he will do the same, and in a way, he has a huge advantage.

Albert thought maliciously: That match that lasted for three months, shouldn't it be like this?

Both sides took the other's Seeker off the field, no one caught the Snitch, and neither side intended to admit defeat, so the game naturally needed to continue.

When he noticed that someone fell beside him, Albert turned his head and saw that Charlie and his party had finished their training.

Charlie asked, "Why didn't you go to practice flying?"

"There seems to be something wrong with the broom, it's shaking violently."

"It's probably too old. The brooms from the school have been used for a long time, and they are more or less faulty." Charlie sighed softly and greeted the few people who were still flying in the sky. "George, Fred, and you guys, come down and listen to the tactical analysis."

"Is the training over?" Fred and the others also landed and came to Charlie's side to ask.

"Not yet, I'll tell you about Quidditch tactics later, so you can come and listen too."

"But we've heard it."

"I listened to you all summer."

The twins looked at each other, each talking.

"Shut up."

Angelina is very happy, Charlie can teach tactics to a few people, and he doesn't treat them as outsiders.

After putting the Ghost Ball and Bludger in the box, Charlie took a few people into the locker room. He stood in front of the blackboard and began to explain the Quidditch tactics he had come up with during the summer vacation.