• Source The teams of the British and Irish Quidditch League are discussed in turn. The thirteen teams in the League are: Appleby Arrows, Ballycastle Bats, Caerphilly Catapults,  Chudley Cannons, Falmouth Falcons, Holyhead Harpies, Kenmare Kestrels, Montrose Magpies, Pride of Portree, Puddlemere United, Tutshill Tornados, Wigtown Wanderers and Wimbourne… Read More
• Quote QUIDDITCH THROUGH THE AGES is one of the most popular titles in the Hogwarts school library. Madam Pince, our librarian, tells me that it is “pawed about, dribbled on, and generally maltreated” nearly every day – a high compliment for any book. Read More
• Character Quentin Trimble was the author of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection (PS5). Read More
• Publications The Quibbler is a tabloid newspaper of the Wizarding World. The current editor is Xenophilius Lovegood (OP10). It publishes an edition every month (OP26). The Quibbler prints wild, silly, and bizarre stories about famous people, particularly involving conspiracy theories. However, they also printed Harry’s story of the rise of Voldemort. Read More
• Magical objects A Quick-Quotes Quill is a quill that is enchanted to be set up on a sheet of paper without human support, which when activated will write an exaggerated account of whatever is said in its presence. Rita Skeeter carries an acid-green Quick-Quotes Quill in her crocodile skin handbag. When she wants… Read More
• Books and Literature • Quidditch • Sports and competitions Quidditch Through the Ages is the standard guide to the game of Quidditch, the sport favoured by fans all over Britain and worldwide. The book was written by Kennilworthy Whisp and first published in 1952 by Whizz Hard Books. The book contains information about the history of… Read More
• Source Quidditch Through the Ages is a popular Hogwarts library book, reproduced in a facsimile edition for Muggles. The book covers the history of Quidditch from its origins in ancient broom games to the present day. Details UK Muggle edition published on 12 March 2001 by Bloomsbury, in… Read More
• Event Quidditch Through the Ages, the extremely popular book by Kennilworthy Whisp, has since gone through many revisions — the current edition which contains information into the 1990s. However, the original edition was published in 1952 by Whizz Hard Books, Diagon Alley, London. Read More
• Occupations Quidditch Correspondent is the job title of the sports reporter on location covering Quidditch for the Daily Prophet. Canon appearances Ginny Weasley Potter is the Daily Prophet‘s Quidditch Correspondent, and she covered the 2014 Quidditch World Cup in Patagonia (QWC). Read More
• Books and Literature Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland is a book with descriptions of the various Quidditch teams in the UK. Hermione Granger gave a copy of this to Harry Potter as a Christmas present during their fourth year (GF23). It was one of the books Harry tried… Read More
• Event In the Daily Prophet article “Place Your Bets with Ludo Bagman”, former Wimbourne Wasps and English National Team Beater Ludo Bagman rated the four teams in the Semi-finals and gave odds on the likelihood of each team winning the tournament (QWC). Read More
• Event In her article “Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at the Quidditch World Cup Final” for the Daily Prophet, Rita Skeeter writes about the former Dumbledore’s Army members as they got together before the 2014 Quidditch World Cup final (QWC). Read More
• Magical objects The Quidditch World Cup stadium had a huge blackboard upon which gold writing appeared as if written by a huge invisible hand. (GF8)… Read More
• Character Finbar Quigley is the Captain of the Ballycastle Bats quidditch team and plays in the position of Beater (DP1, DP2). If eligible to play for Ireland, he is possibly the same person as the Quigley who a member of the Irish National Team that won the 1994 Quidditch… Read More
• Communication Members of the wizarding community use quill pens and parchment for writing rather than modern Muggle pens and paper. Read More
• Character Hambledon Quince was a wizard who has published a theory that wizards originate from Mars and Muggles from mushrooms (JKR, WoM). Read More
• Books and Literature Quintessence: A Quest was a book on Charms assigned to sixth-year Charms students at Hogwarts (HBP15). Read More
• Character Quintius Umfraville was the author of the book The Noble Sport of Warlocks, a seventeenth-century description of the game of Quidditch. His book describes a pitch with scoring areas – which simplified the Keeper’s role – and baskets mounted on higher goalposts than previously recorded (QA6). Read More
• Character Ballyfumble Stranger is from Conundrum 5: The Miserable Ode of Quivering Quintus, part of Miranda Goshawk’s Book of Spells. He is a nervous and cowardly character, who flees from danger quickly and lacks bravery and daring. (BoS)… Read More
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We all know the quotes. They’re turned into memes, they’re spouted by cosplayers — they seem to define the characters who said them. Except DID they say them? In many cases, the answer is no. Yes, Quirrell did say “Troll — in the dungeons — thought you ought to know” (PS10)… Read More
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From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban “And Professor Lupin stepped over you, and walked toward the dementor, and pulled out his wand,” said Hermione, “and he said, ‘None of us is hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks. Go.’ But the dementor didn’t move, so Lupin muttered something, and… Read More