capture

Scabior • Character Scabior was a member of the group of Snatchers who captured Harry, Ron, and Hermione (DH23). Read More

Tony Silva • Character Tony Silva played Seeker for Brazil’s National Team at the 2014 Quidditch World Cup. Read More

Darius Smackhammer • Character Darius Smackhammer played Seeker for the United States National Team at the Quidditch World Cup tournament in 2014. Smackhammer was considered to be the “outstanding player” from the US team at the 2014 tournament (Pm). A controversial but close-fought match against Jamaica ended when the opposing… Read More

Snidget introduced into Quidditch • Event At a Quidditch match, Chief Barberus Bragge of the Wizards’ Council releases a Golden Snidget and offers 150 Galleons to whichever player catches it first; this eventually proves so popular that a new position is added to Quidditch teams, the “Hunter,” whose sole task is to catch a Golden Snidget… Read More

A Snitch escapes during a Quidditch game • Event A Golden Snitch allegedly evades capture by either team’s Seeker during a game on Bodmin Moor in 1884; some say it is still out there somewhere, living wild on the moor (QA6). Read More

Snitch record set by Roderick Plumpton of the Tornados • Event Roderick Plumpton of the Tutshill Tornados makes the fastest-ever capture of a Snitch in 1921 – only three and a half seconds – in a match against the Caerphilly Catapaults. He casually swerved just after the start of the match and the Snitch flew right up… Read More