Muggle Quidditch for Harry Potter Fans or Nerds?

Harry Potter nerds fans anyone? Ever wished you could play Quidditch like Harry Potter? Well now you can with MUGGLE QUIDDITCH! That's right, quidditch for muggles like us.

"In Muggle Quidditch, as in Wizard Quidditch there are four positions on a team. In Wizard Quidditch, all positions are played in the air on magical flying brooms; however, due to the non-existence of such devices, Muggle Quidditch is played on the ground, with game play confined to a playing field comparable in size to a soccer field."

When I first read about this over at Strife's LJ, I thought to myself 'Hey that's awesome, we can all live out our fantasy dream now!' HOWEVER, after reading and watching how it was being played, I have to take back my words.

So this is how the game goes. First of all, just like Wizard Quidditch, all players have a broom between their legs. The only difference between that of the Harry Potter world and reality is that you have to support the broom and not the other way around. Yes, the players have to hold the brooms. You still have the positions of the "Chasers" whose job is to get the quaffle through the hoops , "Keepers" to defend the hoops, "Beaters" who throws the balls called Bludgers at the opponents and to defend their team mates from them, and last but not least, the "Seekers" (Harry Potter), yep they are ones who catch the snitch.



In case you still haven't figured out where the snitch was in the above video, well its the yellow guy who keeps jumping and running around with a sock ball attached his back. In order to score, you need to tackle the guy and get the ball that's in the sock.

You would be surprised to know that there are actually associations and leagues for this so called sport! And schools such as Princeton are actually taking this sport up! I don't know whether to feel amused or sad.

Unbelievable!