The Quaffle is the ball with which Chasers score goals and due to the nature of the game, must be caught and thrown one-handed since the players have to control their broomstick simultaneously. For more information, click here.īuy on Amazon Buy on Bookshop Information and Tidbits from the Book Read by Andrew Lincoln, an actor best known for starring in the TV show The Walking Dead, the audio version was then also made available on CDs. In March 2018, an audiobook version of the original Hogwarts Library book was first offered as a digital download. According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, have raised £15.7 million. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. The book benefits the charity Comic Relief. The Firebolt is the best broomstick according to him. He lives in Nottinghamshire, where he divides his time with “ wherever the Wigtown Wanderers are playing this week.” His hobbies include backgammon, vegetarian cookery, and collecting vintage broomsticks. Some versions run under the pseudonym “Kennilworthy Whisp.” In the universe, Kennilworthy Whisp is a Quidditch expert and fanatic who has written many books about the sport. Rowling’s name does not appear on all the covers of the book. “Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland”.“Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century”.“The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick”.When Severus Snape caught Harry outside the school with this book in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, he invented the rule that no library books were allowed outside the school and confiscated it. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives – work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921. This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis. If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages. It starts with the history of broomsticks, describes the evolution of Quidditch through the generations, and includes the rules of the game as well as a chapter on modern-day play. 20% of these monies will be used by Comic Relief and 80% will be used by Lumos Foundation.Released in March 2001, Quidditch Through the Ages is charmingly reproduced as if it were a copy from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry library. At least 15% of the net retail price of this audiobook will be made available by the publisher to Comic Relief and Lumos Foundation for their work with children and young people to help them have a better life. This included the History of The Quidditch World Cup and commentary of the Quidditch World Cup final by Ginny Potter (Imogen Church) and Rita Skeeter (Annette Badland). Rowling wrote some additional content for her website. This audiobook contains over 90 minutes of bonus content: In 2014 J.K. 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. 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.
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